Show #2007 1993-05-04 (taped 1993-02-22) College Championship

1993 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

John van DeWeert — a sophomore from Princeton University

Rhonda Rodriguez — a sophomore from Boston University

Sate Falley — a senior from Florida Atlantic University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sate	$900	$900	$4,900	$9,800 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,900 14 R, 4 W
Rhonda	$-400	$100	$1,700	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$1,700 8 R, 4 W
John	$900	$4,400	$11,900	$12,400 Automatic semifinalist	$12,000 27 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	COMPUTERS	IN THE NEWS-1987	CONNECTIONS	TREES	WORD ORIGINS
$100 [1] In the Netherlands this neighboring country is called Frankrijk France Sate Rhonda John	$100 [6] They can be single- or double-sided as well as double- or high-density computer disks Rhonda	$100 [7] Ralph Waldo Taylor, the last American to fight at this hill with the Rough Riders, died at age 105 San Juan Hill John	$100 [25] It's the term for the unknown evolutionary connection between man & apes the missing link	$100 [8] Species of this tree include crack, basket & weeping the willow Sate	$100 [16] The name of this raised platform where actors stand comes from the Latin meaning "to stand" the stage Sate
$200 [2] Feliciter is the official newsletter of this North American country's library association Canada John	$200 [9] A circuit to connect a peripheral to the CPU, it may be serial or parallel a port	$200 [18] A celebration was held September 17, 1987 in Philadelphia for this document's 200th anniversary the U.S. Constitution John	$200 [26] Before you were born, this cord connected you & your mommy for about 9 months the umbilical cord John	$200 [11] The aromatic oil from this Australian gum tree is used in expectorants & inhalers the eucalyptus John	$200 [17] Elly May Clampett might know that this word for an animal is an alteration of "creature" critter Rhonda
$300 [3] As you can tell from its name, the Java sparrow is native to this country Indonesia John	$300 [10] The term "boot" came from this word, something the computer would "pull itself up by" when started bootstrap John	$300 [19] "LA. Law" star Harry Hamlin was named this by People magazine the Sexiest Man of the Year (Sexiest Man Alive) Rhonda	$300 [27] The land bridge that connected Asia & North America is now covered by this strait the Bering Strait Sate	$300 [13] Caused by the fungus Certocystis ulmi, it has destroyed many trees in North America & Europe Dutch Elm disease John	$300 [20] The name of this Islamic month of fasting is from an Arabic word meaning "heat" Ramadan John
$400 [4] Shona is a major language in this country that's alphabetically last among U.N. members Zimbabwe Sate	$400 [12] Sim Wong Hoo of Creative Technology invented this board that lets your computer play music & talk the Sound Blaster Rhonda	$400 [23] Tired of politics, he resigned as head of the Moral Majority to work full-time at his ministry Jerry Falwell Rhonda John	$400 [29] Its May 1937 opening provided a more direct connection between S.F. & Marin County the Golden Gate Bridge Sate Rhonda	$400 [14] British Columbia's floral emblem, the Pacific species of this tree resembles the eastern "flowering" one the dogwood John	DD $400 [21] The name of this bone extending from the elbow to the wrist is from Latin for "elbow" the ulna John
$500 [5] San Pedro Sula is this country's 2nd-largest city; Tegucigalpa comes first Honduras Sate	$500 [28] Microsoft created the program that makes the working environment on an IBM PC look like a Macintosh's Windows John	$500 [24] This Austrian president was barred from entering the U.S. due to claims about his WWII activities Kurt Waldheim John	$500 [30] They can be coordinate or subordinate, & connect words, phrases & clauses in a sentence a conjunction John	$500 [15] The bark of the cork species of this tree is used for insulation & bottle stoppers the oak tree	$500 [22] This ballet term for a full turn of the body on tiptoe is from Middle French for "spinning top" a pirouette John

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHINESE HISTORY	SPORTS	COMPOSERS	U.S. GOVERNMENT	CONTEMPORARY WOMEN	ALPHABETS
$200 [25] In 1271 he went to China with his father Niccolo & uncle Maffeo, who'd made the trip before Marco Polo Sate	$200 [14] This Chicago Bulls star has led the NBA in scoring for most of the past decade Michael Jordan Rhonda	$200 [6] He wrote an operetta called "El Capitan" in 1896, around the same time as "The Stars And Stripes Forever" Sousa John	$200 [1] In 1982 this cabinet department established the USAF Space Command the Department of Defense Sate John	$200 [15] In January 1989 this Supreme Court justice swore in Dan Quayle as vice president Sandra Day O'Connor Sate Rhonda	$200 [16] The sign language symbol for this letter looks just like it: index & middle fingers up & apart V Sate
$400 [27] The Chou was China's longest-reigning one of these, lasting from 1122-256 B.C. a dynasty John	$400 [13] Oklahoma & Oklahoma State play basketball in this conference the Big 8 Sate	$400 [7] He composed his "Second Rhapsody" in 1931; it didn't have a color in its title Gershwin Sate	$400 [2] It's the minimum age for a member of the House of Representatives 25 John	$400 [21] In 1977, with a small business loan, she opened her first "chocolate chippery" Mrs. Fields Rhonda	$400 [17] Its letters include nun, sin & gimel the Hebrew alphabet Sate
$600 [28] The first part of China's Grand Canal linked the Yellow River with this other major river the Yangtze River Sate	$600 [10] In 1992 he won this third straight Olympic gold medal in the long jump Carl Lewis John	$600 [11] The 19th century American who wrote "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" & "Beautiful Dreamer" Stephen Foster Rhonda	$800 [4] While Congress is in session, a president has this many days, excluding Sundays, to act on a bill or it becomes law 10 John	$600 [22] According to Forbes mag., this talk show host was the highest paid female entertainer of 1991 & 1992 Oprah Winfrey Rhonda	DD $500 [24] This alphabet, an example of which is seen here, was derived from the Greek alphabet the Cyrillic alphabet John
$1,000 [26] Up to 250,000 people died during the December 1937 "rape" of this Chinese city Nanking John	$800 [9] The last American man to win this event in the Winter Olympics was Brian Boitano in 1988 figure skating Sate	$800 [12] At the age of 8 Haydn became a choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral in this Austrian city Vienna Sate	DD $1,000 [3] President Reagan's 1st Sec. of State, he previously served as supreme commander of NATO (General Alexander) Haig John	$800 [23] For her care of children, she received the 1992 Leo Tolstoy Int'l Award at her mission in India Mother Teresa John	$600 [18] The French add a cedilla to this letter, which gives it an "S" sound a C John
—	$1,000 [8] 1 of 2 new Major League Baseball teams to begin play in 1993 (1 of) the Florida Marlins (Colorado Rockies) Sate	$1,000 [20] An 1898 opera by Rimsky-Korsakov fueled the unfounded rumor that this man had poisoned Mozart Salieri	$1,000 [5] The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. falls under the jurisdiction of this cabinet department the Department of Transportation John	—	$800 [19] This Viking alphabet is called Futhark after its first 6 letters the runic alphabet

Final Jeopardy!

NATURE

About 1250 miles long, it's the largest structure ever formed by creatures other than man

the Great Barrier Reef

Rhonda "What is the Grand Canyon?" — wagered $1,700

Sate "What is the Great Barrier Reef" — wagered $4,900

John "What is the great barrier reef?" — wagered $500

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