Show #2471 1995-05-08 (taped 1995-04-02) College Championship

1995 College Championship semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Neal Vermillion — a senior from Illinois Wesleyan University

Rebekah Reeves — a freshman from Texas A&M University

Tamir Waser — a senior from the University of Virginia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tamir	$500	$3,300	$5,900	$900 3rd place: $5,000	$5,900 18 R, 4 W
Rebekah	$1,000	$400	$8,500	$5,100 Finalist	$7,000 21 R (including 3 DDs), 6 W
Neal	$1,100	$2,100	$1,500	$3,000 2nd place: $5,000	$1,500 12 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

MAMMALS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	VIDEO GAMES	U.S.A.	GUINNESS RECORDS	FIRST LADIES
$100 [16] The jerboa, which resembles a kangaroo rat, belongs to this order of mammals the rodent family Rebekah	$100 [1] On March 21 this country remembers the birth of Benito Juarez, who led the revolt against France Mexico Rebekah	$100 [26] This company brings you Starfox, Donkey Kong Country & Wario Land Nintendo Tamir	$100 [11] A Kona is a southwesterly wind that blows over this U.S. state Hawaii Neal	$100 [21] In 1971 & 1972 a total of 1,224 1/2 inches of this fell on part of Mt. Rainier in 12 months snow Neal	$100 [2] Hillary Rodham graduated from this law school, where she met Bill Clinton Yale Tamir
$200 [17] A hippopotamus has this many toes on each foot 4 Tamir Neal	$200 [3] The beheading of this forerunner of Jesus is commemorated on August 29 John the Baptist Rebekah	$200 [27] Thanks to Sony Imagesoft, you can play these 2 top game shows on your Sega CD Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune Tamir	$200 [12] Tar Heels know its state motto is "Esse Quam Videri" — to be rather than to seem North Carolina Tamir	$200 [22] Guinness credits this Iraqi with the worst single assault on the environment Saddam Hussein Neal	$200 [7] John Adams' & Millard Fillmore's wives shared this first name Abigail Rebekah
$300 [18] This 2-humped camel has shorter legs than the dromedary a Bactrian Tamir	$300 [4] Freedom Day, February 25 in the Philippines, celebrates the 1986 peaceful overthrow of this man Marcos Neal	$300 [28] As the game's name tells you, he's the "Consulting Detective" Sherlock Holmes Tamir	$300 [13] In 1609 Henry Hudson explored the area of Sandy Hook Bay in what is now this state New Jersey Tamir Rebekah	$300 [23] The oldest army is this one based in Vatican City the Swiss Guard Tamir	$300 [8] In 1961 she said, "I feel as though I have just become a piece of public property" Jackie Kennedy Neal
$400 [19] Grant's, Speke's & Cuvier's are 3 African species of this graceful antelope a gazelle Tamir	$400 [5] These islands celebrate their transfer from Denmark to the United States on March 31 the Virgin Island Rebekah	$400 [29] Doom is this type of program: it's distributed free, but you have to pay for continuing adventures shareware Tamir	$400 [14] The Cherokee Advocate, the 1st newspaper in what is now this state, was printed in English & in Cherokee Oklahoma Rebekah	$400 [24] The largest yacht to compete for this prize was the 1903 Defender Reliance at 144 feet in length the America's Cup Neal	$400 [9] She sat in on cabinet sessions & participated in the Camp David meetings between Sadat & Begin Rosalynn Carter Neal
$500 [20] The colugo, a forest mammal that glides from tree to tree, is also called this kind of "lemur" a flying lemur Tamir	$500 [6] On April 6 this country marks the founding of its Chakri Dynasty by King Rama I Thailand	$500 [30] Tie Fighter from Lucas Arts is based on this film series Star Wars Tamir	DD $500 [15] Its official nickname is "The Bay State" Massachusetts Rebekah	$500 [25] The world's largest swamp is the Gran Pantanal in this South American country's Mato Grosso state Brazil Rebekah Neal	$500 [10] She got angry if old friends treated her differently after she became first lady in 1945 Bess Truman Tamir Rebekah

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CITIES	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	ROCKS & MINERALS	HISTORIC NAMES	ART	SHAKESPEARE
$200 [6] The ancient Romans called the site of this Algerian capital Icosium Algiers Tamir	$200 [26] This instrument also known as a mouth organ can be traced back to the Chinese sheng of 1100 B.C. the harmonica Rebekah	$200 [21] As you might guess, cuprite is an important ore of this metal copper Rebekah	$200 [12] When this conquistador first sighted the Pacific Ocean in 1513, he called it the South Sea Balboa Rebekah	$200 [1] Claude Monet was the foremost exponent of this style of art Impressionism Rebekah Neal	$200 [11] Antony says he comes "to bury Caesar, not to" do this praise him Neal
$400 [7] Omdurman, not Khartoum, is the largest city in this largest African country Sudan Rebekah	$400 [27] This side-blown instrument is an octave higher than the concert flute the piccolo Neal	$400 [22] A 50-ton block of this rock from Colorado was used to create the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier marble Tamir Rebekah	$400 [13] In 34 B.C. she was declared Queen of Queens; her son Ptolemy XV was proclaimed King of Kings Cleopatra Rebekah	$400 [2] This Spanish surrealist lived in the U.S. 1940-1955 Dali Rebekah	$400 [17] Iago tells him not to poison Desdemona but to strangle her instead Othello Rebekah
$600 [8] This French-Canadian city's stock exchange, which opened in 1874, is the oldest stock market in Canada Montreal Rebekah Neal	$600 [28] The B-flat is the most common type of this instrument sometimes called a "licorice stick" a clarinet Neal	$600 [23] With its softness & greasy feel, this form of carbon may be confused with molybdenite graphite Neal	$800 [15] On Jan. 1, 1946 this Japanese emperor renounced his divinity in an imperial decree Hirohito Rebekah	$600 [3] In 1937 he completed "Dream and Lie of Franco", a series of etchings, as well as "Guernica" Picasso Rebekah	$800 [19] At the start of this play a king asks his daughters, "Which of you shall we say doth love us most" King Lear Tamir
$800 [9] Only about 4,700 people live in Vaduz, the capital of this small European principality Liechtenstein Tamir Rebekah Neal	$800 [29] The base of this instrument has 7 foot pedals that control the pitch of the strings the harp Tamir Neal	$800 [24] Sandstone grains are made up of mainly feldspar & this mineral quartz Tamir	$1,000 [16] In 1520 this navigator became the first European to sight what is now Chile Magellan Tamir	$800 [4] Millais & Rossetti were members of this brotherhood that sought to emulate painters before Raphael the Pre-Raphaelites Rebekah	$1,000 [20] Though she breaks a lute over Hortensio's head, Petruchio still wants to marry her Kate Rebekah
$1,000 [10] Bolivia's presidential palace faces the Plaza Murillo in this city La Paz Tamir	$1,000 [30] Among the bellows types of this instrument are the Irish union & the French musette bagpipes	$1,000 [25] It's the most abundant of the volcanic rocks & the main volcanic rock of the oceans basalt	DD $1,400 [14] This general who died on June 13, 323 B.C. was later entombed in the Egyptian city named for him Alexander the Great Rebekah	$1,000 [5] Several photographs of this artist by her husband Alfred Stieglitz are in U.S. art museums Georgia O'Keeffe	DD $1,300 [18] She says, "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!" Juliet Rebekah

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LITERATURE

This 1513 work concludes with "An Exhortation to Liberate Italy from the Barbarians"

The Prince

Neal "What isThe Prince" — wagered $1,500

Tamir "What is Dante's Inferno?" — wagered $5,000

Rebekah "What is the ?" — wagered $3,400

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