Show #2704 1996-05-09 Teen Tournament

1996 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

Amanda Goad — a junior from Richmond, Virginia

Lawson Fite — a senior from Vancouver, Washington

Carmen Abrazado — a senior from Governors Island, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carmen	$300	$2,600	$6,600	$500 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Lawson	$2,700	$3,700	$8,500	$3,500 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$8,500 20 R, 0 W
Amanda	$1,600	$1,900	$8,600	$11,200 Automatic semifinalist	$9,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1995	CELEBRITY ASTROLOGY	SPORTS	AROUND THE HOUSE	WORLD POTPOURRI	FIRST____LAST
$100 [6] France drew worldwide protests in September by doing this at the Mururoa Atoll detonating an atomic bomb Amanda	$100 [26] His wife Nicole Kidman could tell you if he's a real homebody, like other Cancerians Tom Cruise Carmen Amanda	$100 [1] In January 1996 this team beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 to win its 3rd Super Bowl in 4 years the Dallas Cowboys Carmen	$100 [21] This hot spot is usually found under a mantel a fireplace Carmen	$100 [11] On March 17 Dubliners celebrate the feast day of this saint with music & a parade St. Patrick Lawson	$100 [16] Tom____Harry Dick and Lawson
$200 [7] This city's subway was hit by a nerve gas attack March 20, 1995 Tokyo Amanda	$200 [27] This ventriloquist was born January 17 under the sign of the goat, not the sign of the Lamb Chop Shari Lewis Carmen	$200 [2] This Disney-owned hockey team earned its first victory October 13, 1993, defeating Edmonton 4-3 the Anaheim Mighty Ducks Lawson	$200 [22] Common name for a "flotation sleep system" a waterbed Lawson	$200 [12] Barcelona's Maritime Museum includes a map made by this man for whom America is named Amerigo Vespucci Carmen	$200 [17] Hop____jump skip Carmen
DD $400 [8] In March Dr. Norman E. Thagard became the first American to board this space station Mir Amanda	$300 [28] Women born under this "bullish" sign, like Michelle Pfeiffer, are known for their beauty Taurus Amanda	$300 [3] In 1995 Pete Sampras won his 3rd Wimbledon singles title & she won her 6th Steffi Graf Lawson	$300 [23] These may squeak when a tread rubs against a riser stairs Lawson	$300 [13] Most flights to this country land at Ben-Gurion International Airport Israel Lawson	$300 [18] Signed ____delivered sealed Carmen Amanda
$400 [9] One of the early dropouts of the 1996 presidential race was this California governor in September Pete Wilson Lawson	$400 [29] Though Chevy Chase was born under this sign of balance & equilibrium, he's known for his pratfalls Libra Carmen	$400 [4] In the Olympics it consists of horseback riding, fencing, swimming, pistol shooting & cross country running the pentathlon Lawson	$400 [24] The induction glasstop type of this common kitchen appliance uses magnetic energy a stove Amanda	$400 [14] This country is one of the few with 2 capitals: La Paz & Sucre Bolivia Amanda	$400 [19] Life ____ the pursuit of happiness liberty Lawson
$500 [10] On January 31 the president offered this country $20 billion in aid Mexico Lawson	$500 [30] People born under this chaste sign, like Jason Priestley & Gloria Estefan, are perfectionists Virgo Carmen	$500 [5] In 1995 this man who guided the Seattle Mariners to the playoffs was the American League Manager of the Year Lou Piniella Lawson	$500 [25] 2-word name for the decorative bedding that covers the box spring of your mattress set & hangs down a dust ruffle	$500 [15] When visiting Macao, it might help to know a little Chinese & this European language; it's official Portuguese Amanda	$500 [20] Athos ____ Aramis Porthos Carmen

Double Jeopardy! Round

TEENS OF THE PAST	AMERICANA	POETS & POETRY	FOOD	LAKES & RIVERS	FISH
$200 [21] When Ptolemy XIII & this sister ascended the Egyptian throne, he was 10 & she was about 18 Cleopatra Lawson	$200 [16] Though its name sounds diminutive, it's the largest city in Arkansas Little Rock Carmen	$200 [11] This poet's farm in Derry, New Hampshire was purchased for him by his paternal grandfather Frost Amanda	$200 [6] With prime rib, you might serve this vegetable baked or twice-baked a potato Carmen	$200 [22] This river was "locked up" to form a seaway between Montreal & Lake Ontario the St. Lawrence Amanda	$200 [1] The name of this fierce ocean fish comes from barraco, meaning "protruding tooth" barracuda Lawson
$400 [27] This 16-year-old didn't have a "Terrible" reputation yet when he was crowned Czar of Russia in 1547 Ivan (the Terrible) Carmen	$400 [17] A middle school in this state capital was named for Marie Drake, who wrote the lyrics to Alaska's state song Juneau Amanda	$400 [12] In 1674 Milton redivided this poem about the fall of man into 12 books instead of the original 10 "Paradise Lost" Amanda	$400 [7] Melanzana is the Italian name for this purple vegetable that can be served "parmigiana" an eggplant Carmen	$400 [23] Its largest tributary, the Rio Negro, is called the Guainia in Colombia the Amazon Carmen	$400 [2] This popular pet, Carassius auratus, is olive green in its natural state a goldfish Lawson
$800 [29] She was a teenage governess in her native Poland before she moved to Paris & became a physicist Marie Curie Lawson	$600 [18] The California dog-face type of this is California's state insect a butterfly Amanda	$600 [13] In this Chaucer work, 29 pilgrims gather at the Tabard Inn The Canterbury Tales Carmen	$600 [8] This southern side dish is made by simmering ground hominy with milk or water grits Amanda	$600 [24] The name of Bras d'Or, a lake in Nova Scotia, comes from the name of this nearby peninsula Labrador Amanda	$600 [3] The basking variety of this cartilaginous fish may reach 43 feet in length a shark Lawson
DD $1,000 [28] Born near Bel Air, Maryland in 1838, this future assassin made his stage debut at age 17 John Wilkes Booth Carmen	$800 [19] A Rhode Island bay is named for these Indians whose name means "people of the small point" the Narragansett Lawson	$800 [14] In Great Britain John Masefield served in this post 37 years, longer than anyone except Tennyson Poet Laureate Amanda	$800 [9] Unsweetened cocoa powder is the classic coating for these fungus-shaped chocolates truffles Lawson	$1,000 [26] The Congo River's other name, it's from a native word for river, making it the River River Zaire Lawson	$800 [4] Pipefish are members of the same family as these equine fish seahorses Carmen
$1,000 [30] Ferdinando, a member of this ruling family of Florence, became a cardinal when he was only 14 the Medici Amanda	$1,000 [20] At 8,751 feet, Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in this big state Texas Amanda	$1,000 [15] In 1924 he published "The New Spoon River", a sequel to a 1915 work (Edgar Lee) Masters Amanda	$1,000 [10] Whether served hot or cold, this Russian beet soup should always be garnished with sour cream borscht Amanda	DD $1,100 [25] The first naval battle between American & British forces took place on this lake October 11, 1776 Lake Champlain Amanda	$1,000 [5] Native to Asia, the "walking" type of this fish was discovered near Palm Beach in 1967 catfish

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

This North Carolina city was the 1st in the U.S. to name itself after the Marquis de Lafayette

Fayetteville

Carmen "What is Raleigh" — wagered $6,100

Lawson "What is Charlotte?" — wagered $5,000

Amanda "What is Fayetteville?" — wagered $2,600

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