Show #2239 1994-05-05 (taped 1994-02-27) College Championship

1994 College Championship quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

Shawn Wrobel — a freshman from Stanford University

Benoy Chacko — a sophomore from the University of Michigan

Kristin Brewe — a senior from the University of Minnesota

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kristin	$0	$600	$8,200	$9,200 Automatic semifinalist	$8,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Benoy	$800	$2,000	$4,200	$8,400 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,200 15 R, 3 W
Shawn	$1,200	$2,800	$7,800	$5,300 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	MONSTERS	PROVERBS	1949	THE CIRCLE	COMMON BONDS
$100 [6] This city on Ohio's Scioto River was laid out in 1812 Columbus Shawn	$100 [1] It's affectionately known as Nessie the Loch Ness Monster Kristin	$100 [8] "You can't judge a book by its binding", nor by this its cover Kristin	$100 [16] On August 23 a manslaughter charge was filed against the cabbie who killed this "Gone with the Wind" author (Margaret) Mitchell Shawn	$100 [20] It's the device with one pointed leg & a pencil on the other, used to draw circles a compass Kristin Benoy	$100 [26] The Royal Standard, the Jolly Roger, the Starsand Stripes flags Kristin
$200 [7] Until 1900 Newport & this city were co-capitals of Rhode Island Providence Benoy	$200 [2] It's the name native Tibetans have given to the Abominaible Snowman the Yeti Shawn	$200 [9] It's long been said, "If you want peace, you must prepare" for this war Benoy	$200 [17] Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, shah of this country, was wounded when a reporter fired 5 shots at him Iran Kristin	$200 [21] Name for the chord or line that goes through the center the diameter Kristin	$200 [27] Art, wax, natural history types of museums Benoy
$300 [13] The art center in this Iowa capital was designed in the 1940s by Eliel Saarinen Des Moines Shawn	$300 [3] The simurgh, like the roc, was a giant one of these a giant bird Shawn	$300 [10] An African proverb says, "Leave a log in the water as long as you like, it will never be" this reptile a crocodile Kristin	$300 [18] In this country's first election, David Ben-Gurion's Mapai Party won a large plurality Israel Shawn	$300 [22] An arc that covers 25% of the circumference measures this many degrees 90 Shawn	$300 [28] Sudd, Dismal, Okefenokee swamps Kristin
$400 [14] Battle Abbey in this city is the headquarters of the Virginia Historical Society Richmond Benoy Shawn	$400 [4] A manticore has a human head, the body of a lion & the tail of this zodiac arachnid a scorpion Benoy	$400 [11] Completes the proverb "The spirit is willing, but..." the flesh is weak Benoy	$400 [19] April 14 the war crimes tribunal in this German city passed sentence on 19 criminals Nuremberg Benoy	DD $400 [24] This part of a circle shares its name with a bone in the arm the radius Shawn	$400 [29] Sheep, blessings, calories things you count Kristin
$500 [15] It's the northernmost state capital in the Rocky Mountains Helena (Montana) Benoy Shawn	$500 [5] This monster that lived under a fig tree across from Scylla swallowed & threw up the sea waters 3 times a day Charybdis Benoy	$500 [12] "No rose without a thorn" & "no garden without" these weeds Kristin	$500 [23] In his January 5 state of the union message, he called for a "Fair Deal" Truman Shawn	$500 [25] Fraction used as a common estimate for pi 22/7 Benoy	$500 [30] Scottish, Skye, sealyham different kinds of dogs (terriers) Kristin

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS NAMES	TRAVEL & TOURISM	COMPOSERS	SUPREME COURT DECISIONS	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	POTPOURRI
$200 [1] At 25 he captured a $25,000 prize for being the first person to fly the Atlantic solo Lindbergh Shawn	$200 [23] The Lambeth, Westminster & Waterloo Bridges all span this river the Thames Benoy	$200 [18] The Stadtpark in Vienna features a statue of this "Waltz King" with violin in hand (Johann) Strauss Benoy	$200 [6] 1963's Gray v. Sanders established the concept of "one man, one" this in reapportionment vote Benoy	$200 [7] The first use of this name for the heroine of "The Three Bears" occurred around 1904 Goldilocks Shawn	$200 [13] While it's been on coins since the Civil War, it wasn't made the national motto until 1956 In God We Trust Kristin
$400 [2] In one year, 1882, he received 75 patents on his inventions Edison Shawn	$400 [24] Collier's Weekly helped raise money to buy this president's Kentucky birthplace in 1905-06 Lincoln Kristin	$400 [19] Having sold the rights, he wasn't recognized as the composer of "Swanee River" until after his death (Stephen) Foster Benoy	$400 [9] Ware v. Hylton in 1796, held that these international agreements supersede state laws treaties Kristin	$400 [8] In this 1726 satire, high heels & low heels in Lilliput represent the Tories & the Whigs Gulliver's Travels Kristin	$400 [14] This outer space "breeze" interacts with the Earth's atmosphere to create the auroras the solar wind Kristin
DD $400 [5] He was teaching at the University of Chicago when he was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics (Milton) Friedman Kristin	$600 [25] A Vietnam War exhibit is one of the highlights at his presidential library in Austin, Texas Lyndon Baines Johnson Kristin	$600 [20] Beethoven called this oratorio composer "the greatest composer that ever lived" Handel Kristin	$600 [10] In Dartmouth College v. Woodward, the court kept this state from taking over the college New Hampshire Kristin Benoy	$600 [28] "Anne of Avonlea" was the first sequel to this 1908 book about a red-haired orphan girl Anne of Green Gables Kristin	$600 [15] The 3 gifts associated with Epiphany gold, frankincense and myrrh Kristin
$600 [3] Survey says from 1929-1931 this famous pollster was head of the journalism dept. at Drake University (George) Gallup Shawn	$800 [26] Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island in this state was built by James Oglethorpe in the 1730s Georgia Benoy	$800 [21] The inspiration for many of this Norwegian's songs was his cousin Nina Hagerup, whom he married in 1867 (Edvard) Grieg Shawn	DD $800 [11] As a result of this man's suit against Arizona, police must read arrestees their right (Ernesto) Miranda Kristin	$800 [29] In 1942 this "Dr. Dolittle" author wrote an anti-war poem for adults titled "Victory for the Slain" (Hugh) Lofting Shawn	$800 [16] His watercolor paintings were put on 1994 British stamps to celebrate his investiture's 25th anniversary the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) Kristin
$800 [4] To generations of dancers, this late Russian-born choreographer was known as "Mr. B." George Balanchine Kristin	$1,000 [27] The 1,815-foot CN Tower in this Canadian city is the world's tallest self-supporting structure Toronto Shawn	$1,000 [22] After composing "Peter and the Wolf", he wrote "Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution" Prokofiev Kristin	$1,000 [12] Dennis v. U.S. upheld the convictions of 11 leaders of this party under the Smith Act the Communist Party Kristin	$1,000 [30] In this Mary Rodgers story, a 13-year-old girl wakes up to find that she has become her own mother Freaky Friday Shawn	$1,000 [17] We bet you knew U Nu was this country's first premier Burma Benoy

Final Jeopardy!

THE BIBLE

Although blind, he killed 3,000 at a religious festival

Samson

Benoy "Who is Samson?" — wagered $4,200

Shawn "Who was Jacob" — wagered $2,500

Kristin "Who is [a letter or two scribbled out] Sampson" — wagered $1,000

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