Show #2408 1995-02-08 (taped 1995-01-03) Teen Tournament

1995 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Chuck Truesdell — a senior from Tollesboro, Kentucky

Jim Steichen — a senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Erika Brown — a junior from Marietta, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Erika	$100	$1,000	$1,400	$58 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,900 13 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Jim	$300	$1,100	$7,600	$6,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,300 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Chuck	$2,300	$4,600	$11,800	$8,399 Automatic semifinalist	$11,800 28 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN INDIANS	SPORTS	ENGLISH GRAMMAR	MOUNTAINS	ASTROLOGY	"TAKE" FIVE
$100 [22] As a youngster, Geronimo lived in the state of Chihuahua in this country Mexico Chuck	$100 [12] In January 1995 this school's team was voted No. 1 after defeating Miami in the Orange Bowl Nebraska Chuck	$100 [7] The word city is a common noun, while Yazoo City is this kind of noun a proper noun Chuck	$100 [1] Santiago, Chile lies between the Coastal Ranges to the west & this range to the east the Andes Erika	$100 [6] Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion, was born under this sign of the lion Leo Jim	$100 [21] To swindle someone out of of everything he has, or what you do with dirty clothes take him to the cleaners Erika
$200 [23] Squanto is famous for befriending these colonists & teaching them how to plant corn the Pilgrims Chuck	$200 [13] In 1962 Marine Corps Corporal John Uelses became the first man to exceed 16 feet in this event the pole vault Erika Jim	$200 [14] A dependent clause may begin with a relative one of these, such as who or which a pronoun Chuck	$200 [2] Among this state's Transverse Ranges are the San Gabriels & the Santa Monicas California Chuck	$200 [8] Taurus is ruled by this planet named for the Roman goddess of love Venus Chuck	$200 [27] Cliche first words of a Martian on Earth Take me to your leader Erika
$300 [24] The name of these Florida Indians means "runaways" the Seminole Chuck	$300 [15] This Kentucky Derby racetrack has the largest seating capacity of the Triple Crown sites Churchill Downs Chuck	$300 [17] From the Latin for "neither", it's the gender of a word that's neither masculine nor feminine neuter Jim	$300 [3] This Turkish peak has 2 extinct volcanoes, a glacier & perhaps an ark Mount Ararat Chuck	$300 [9] If you were born under this "maidenly" sign, you may be shy & modest Virgo Erika	$300 [28] It refers to what's left of your paycheck after the payroll deductions have been made take home pay Chuck
$400 [25] This ceremonial object, also called a calumet, was sometimes decorated with feathers a peace pipe Erika Jim	$400 [16] On Oct. 23, 1993 this Canadian team's Paul Molitor was named MVP of the World Series the Toronto Blue Jays Jim	$400 [18] In the phrase, "To boldly go where no one has gone before", "To boldly go" is a "split" one of these an infinitive Chuck	$400 [4] An Austrian & Italian portion of this system is called the Tyrol the Alps Erika	$400 [10] It's the sign of symmetry, & it's symbolized by a pair of scales Libra Chuck	$400 [29] A fair exchange of repartee give and take Erika
$500 [26] Traditionally, these Navajo dwellings are built with the doorways facing east hogans Chuck	$500 [19] In 1985 Mario Lemieux of this Pittsburgh team was named the NHL's rookie of the year the Penguins Chuck	$500 [20] In & on are 2 of the most common of these words used at the beginnings of phrases prepositions Jim	DD $500 [5] Major rivers that flow from this European range include the Ebro & Adour the Pyrenees Erika	$500 [11] Some say this sign represents a winged golden ram that was sacrificed to Zeus Aries Chuck	$500 [30] A declaration of the minimum requirement to perform an Argentine dance It takes two to tango

Double Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	THE ROYAL FAMILY	SCIENCE	LIBRARIES	U.S. HISTORY	FICTION
$200 [16] A political scandal forced this country's premier, Noboru Takeshita, to resign in 1989 Japan Erika	$200 [26] He was created Prince of Wales at age 9 but wasn't invested officially until age 20 (Prince) Charles Jim	$200 [1] It's the term for a polygon that has 3 sides a triangle Erika	$200 [21] Over 30 million items are housed in this city's Russian state library Moscow Jim	$200 [11] To assist him in the Battle of New Orleans, this general recruited 2 battalions of free blacks Andrew Jackson Jim	$200 [3] Tom Sawyer drew her as "an hour-glass with a full moon and straw limbs to it" Becky Thatcher Jim
$400 [17] The 19 counties of this Scandinavian country include Hedmark, Finnmark & Oslo Norway Erika	$400 [27] In 1991 this red-haired duchess was installed as Chancellor of Salford University Fergie Chuck	$400 [2] Merak & Dubhe are the 2 pointer stars that point to this star the North Star Jim	$400 [22] The Bibliotheque nationale in this European capital has about 400,000 coins among its collections Paris Chuck	$400 [12] On July 4, 1845 this republic voted to give up its independence & become a U.S. state Texas Chuck	$400 [4] In Kipling's , "The Spring Running", this boy reaches manhood & goes to live with humans Mowgli Chuck
$600 [18] This country leads Europe in the production of automobiles with almost 5 million a year Germany Erika	$600 [28] This prince served as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War in 1982 Prince Andrew Chuck	$600 [6] This digestive juice contains hydrochloric acid gastric juice Erika	$600 [23] This Canadian province's first subscription library opened in 1800 at Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario Chuck	$600 [13] In 1795 this "Mad" general made a treaty with the Indians in which they gave up half of what became Ohio "Mad" Anthony Wayne Chuck	$600 [5] Century in which "The Scarlet Letter" is set the 17th century (the 1600s) Erika Jim Chuck
$800 [19] This country's senate is called the Seanad Eireann Ireland Chuck	$800 [29] This 12-year-old is second in the line of succession to the British throne Prince William Chuck	$800 [7] Symbolized Sr, its radioactive 90 isotope is found in fallout strontium Chuck	$800 [24] This New Orleans university is the home of the Amistad collection of materials on black culture Tulane Jim	$800 [14] This 1854 act was named for 2 territories, which were allowed to decide the slavery issue for themselves the Kansas-Nebraska Act Erika	$1,000 [10] "Of Time and the River" was Thomas Wolfe's sequel to this book Look Homeward, Angel Erika Jim
$1,000 [20] This South American country is named for its liberator Bolivia Jim	$1,000 [30] This princess was 13 when her youngest brother, Prince Edward, was born in 1964 (Princess) Anne Chuck	$1,000 [8] Found at the top of a plant's pistil, it has a sticky surface to hold pollen grains the stigma Erika Jim	$1,000 [25] Baker Library at this Hanover, N.N. school is noted for its Stefansson Polar Exploration Collection Dartmouth College Chuck	DD $1,000 [15] In October 1780 this British general was defeated by patriot troops at Kings Mountain, South Carolina Cornwallis Erika	DD $2,100 [9] A volcano in Iceland provides the entryway in this Jules Verne classic Journey to the Center of the Earth Jim

Final Jeopardy!

BODIES OF WATER

When Jim Bridger discovered this body of water in 1824, he mistook it for an arm of the Pacific

the Great Salt Lake

Erika "What is theIndian OceArctic Ocean?" — wagered $1,342

Jim "What is the Gulf of California?" — wagered $1,000

Chuck "What is the Gulf of California?" — wagered $3,401

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