Show #2413 1995-02-15 (taped 1995-01-04) Teen Tournament

1995 Teen Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Deborah Sager — a senior from Reston, Virginia

Sujit Raman — a junior from Houston, Texas

Mathew Sandler — a junior from Smithtown, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mathew	$1,100	$2,100	$3,500	$7,000 2nd place: $5,000	$5,500 19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Sujit	$800	$1,300	$700	$200 3rd place: $5,000	$700 7 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Deborah	$1,500	$3,900	$11,900	$11,900 Finalist	$10,900 24 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

MODERN U.S. HISTORY	CELEBRITY COUPLES	FINANCE	GEMS & JEWELRY	AROUND THE HOUSE	"X"s & "O"s
$100 [6] A 1993 Forest Summit discussed how to protect the northern spotted species of this bird the owl Deborah	$100 [1] She made her U.S. film debut in "Days of Thunder" opposite future husband Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Sujit	$100 [26] The amount of a product available on the market, it combines with demand in an economic "law" supply Sujit	$100 [20] These "cultured" gems can be damaged by the acids in hair sprays, perspiration or perfume pearls Deborah	$100 [16] A popular item in many kitchens is this bowl-shaped Chinese pan used for stir-frying a wok Mathew	$100 [9] A standing demonstration of acclaim with applause an ovation Deborah
$200 [7] In 1967 this city's Haight-Ashbury District celebrated a "Summer of Love" San Francisco Sujit	$200 [2] Warren Beatty went "Bugsy" over her; they wed & had a "Love Affair" Annette Bening Mathew	$200 [27] There are currently 2 forms of these government instruments: Series EE & Series HH savings bonds	$200 [21] The lovely green color of this May birthstone is said to soothe the eyes an emerald Deborah	$200 [17] It's the board inserted into a dining room table to make it larger a leaf Mathew	$200 [10] A stop sign is this shape octagonal Mathew
$300 [8] The 1918 Curtiss Jenny stamp was used for this new postal service Airmail	$300 [3] "Picket Fences" creator David Kelley is married to this "Married to the Mob" star Michelle Pfeiffer Mathew	$300 [28] Preferred stock holders receive these payouts of corporate earnings before common stock holders dividends Mathew	$300 [22] This blue-green stone found in the American Southwest is believed to bring good fortune turquoise Deborah	$300 [18] Familiar types of these include the standing, table & Tiffany lamps Mathew	$300 [11] In higher plants water is moved through this woody tissue the xylem Deborah
$400 [14] This U.S. general called for North Korea's forces to surrender in October 1950; didn't work MacArthur Sujit	$400 [4] The new Batman & the new Scarlett Val Kilmer & Joanne Whalley-Kilmer	$400 [29] Under this chapter of the 1978 Bankruptcy Reform Act, a company may keeps its assets while reorganizing Chapter 11 Sujit	$400 [23] The British Coronation ring contains these red gems in the shape of St. George's Cross rubies Mathew Deborah	$400 [19] It's the "soothing" name for an often quilted covering used in place of a bedspread a comforter Deborah	$400 [12] This noble gas is classified as atomic number 54 on the periodic table xenon Mathew
DD $500 [15] A professor at Harvard in the 1950s, he was a Secretary of State in the '70s (Henry) Kissinger Sujit	$500 [5] "General Hospital"'s Genie Francis is married to this man, the Enterprise's Will Riker Jonathan Frakes Deborah	$500 [30] The president appoints the 5 board members of this regulatory body abbreviated SEC the Securities and Exchange Commission Deborah	$500 [24] This purple variety of quartz occurs in rock cavities in the Ural Mountains amethyst Deborah	$500 [25] This pair of metal supports is used in a fireplace to hold wood andirons Mathew	$500 [13] This king of Persia was the grandson of Cyrus the Great Xerxes Deborah

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY WOMEN	WORLD CITIES	IN SEARCH OF ...	BUGS	NONFICTION	TOC LEFTOVERS
$200 [2] In 1992 this former British prime minister became a baroness Margaret Thatcher Mathew	$200 [1] This South African city may have been named for Surveyor-General Johannes Rissik Johannesburg Deborah	$200 [21] The official search for this missing aviatrix was called off July 19, 1937 (Amelia) Earhart Sujit	$200 [26] These red or black bugs lay down a trail that others can follow from the hill to the food supply ants Deborah	$200 [16] Theodore White's 1975 book "Breach of Faith" tells of "The Fall of" this president Nixon Deborah	$200 [3] Another name for this type of degree is a baccalaureate a B.A.
$400 [9] In 1976 this future Texas governor was elected a Travis County commissioner Ann Richards Mathew	$400 [13] On a list of Switzerland's major cities, this one is alphabetically last Zurich Mathew	$400 [22] It was Henry Morton Stanley's famous greeting on finding the subject of his quest in 1871 Dr. Livingstone, I presume? Mathew Deborah	$400 [27] A ground-level nest of these "colorful" wasps may hold several thousand of them, so be careful yellowjackets Mathew	$400 [17] A 1947 book about their Northwest expedition is subtitled "Partners in Discovery" Lewis & Clark Deborah	$400 [4] Alcoholic beverage in the names of a 1794 rebellion & an 1875 ring whiskey Mathew
$600 [10] On March 12,1993 she was sworn in as the 78th U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno Mathew	$600 [14] One of this French-Canadian city's landmarks is Le Chateau Frontenac, a hotel built in the 1890s Quebec City Mathew Deborah	$600 [23] According to tradition, this religious founder began his search for enlightenment when he was 29 Buddha Mathew	$600 [28] Common name for a bug, like the harlequin bug, that emits a foul odor from glands in its thorax stinkbugs Deborah	$600 [18] This first American woman in space shared her experiences in a children's book, "To Space and Back" Sally Ride Mathew	$600 [5] Ship captains know they come in mooring, can, nun, sell, gong & lighted varieties buoys
$1,000 [12] Working in Olduvai Gorge, she made many of the fossil discoveries credited to her husband Louis (Mary) Leakey Mathew	$800 [8] Mons, which the Flemish call Bergen, is the capital of this country's province of Hainaut Belgium Sujit Deborah	$800 [24] The discovery of this planet was the result of a 25-year search begun by Percival Lowell Pluto Deborah	$800 [29] The luminescent larvae of these bugs are called glowworms fireflies Deborah	$800 [19] He published "Treatises on Physiology and Phrenology" in 1838, but is better known for his thesaurus Roget Mathew	$800 [6] This geometric shape is a pyramid whose base & 3 sides are equilateral triangles a tetrahedron
DD $2,000 [11] Nadezhda Krupskaya briefly opposed Stalin's takeover after the death of this man, her husband Lenin Mathew	DD $2,000 [15] This capital city is home to the University of Liberia Monrovia Deborah	$1,000 [25] Like Sir Walter Raleigh, Francisco de Orellana sought this fabled land of gold but never found it El Dorado Sujit	$1,000 [30] Something ephemeral lasts for a very short time, like these insects of the order Ephemeroptera mayflies Mathew Deborah	$1,000 [20] In 1994 this veterinarian's "Cat Stories" made the bestsellers list James Herriot	$1,000 [7] He became sultan of Turkey in 1520 & brought the Ottoman Empire to its peak Suleiman (the Magnificent) Sujit

Final Jeopardy!

COMPOSERS

Hans von Bulow said his favorite key was E-flat major because it had 1 flat for each of these composers

Bach, Brahms & Beethoven (The Three Bs)

Sujit "Who are Baroque?" — wagered $500

Mathew "Who are Bach, Brahms, & Beethoven" — wagered $3,500

Deborah "Who are Bach, Beethoven and Brahms?" — wagered $0

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