Show #2642 1996-02-13 (taped 1996-01-09) College Championship

1996 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Jeff Warren — a senior from Abilene Christian University

Colin Campbell — a sophomore from Princeton University

Bronwyn Bedient — a freshman from University of North Carolina

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bronwyn	$1,300	$4,200	$10,000	$9,201 Automatic semifinalist	$12,500 33 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Colin	$500	$800	$4,600	$0 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,600 10 R, 1 W
Jeff	$-400	$-700	$1,900	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$1,300 10 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	ANNUAL EVENTS	BIOGRAPHIES	THE MOVIES	THE WHITE HOUSE	HOMONYMS
$100 [3] 800 miles in diameter, the Caloris Basin is a feature of this innermost planet Mercury Bronwyn	$100 [6] If you want to celebrate old Dover days, head for this state in early May Delaware Bronwyn	$100 [14] "Slave and Citizen" is N.I. Huggins' book about this American orator Frederck Douglass Bronwyn	$100 [1] Kevin Bacon played command module pilot Jack Swigert in this 1995 blockbuster Apollo 13 Colin	$100 [2] The Harrisons were afraid to turn off these, installed during their stay, for fear of shock the electric lights Jeff	$100 [16] It's the organ of hearing, or the seed-bearing spike of a corn plant the ear Bronwyn
$200 [23] In medicine the person whose organ is removed for transplantation is called this a donor Bronwyn	$200 [7] Every October this state capital hosts the South Carolina State Fair Columbia Colin	$200 [15] Noel B. Gerson called his biography of this marquis "Statue in Search of a Pedestal" the Marquis de Lafayette Bronwyn	$200 [4] Demi Moore played the adulterous Hester Prynne in the screen adaptation of this book The Scarlett Letter Colin	$200 [5] The grounds contain "The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden & this famous garden named for a flower the Rose Garden Bronwyn	$200 [17] A small piece, or the part of a bridle that goes into a horse's mouth the bit Bronwyn
$300 [24] Carbonization of this fuel in an oven produces coke used in blast furnaces coal Jeff	$300 [19] April events in this capital include the Georgetown House Tour & the Georgetown Garden Tour Washington, D.C. Bronwyn	$300 [28] "The Raven" is Marquis James' biography of this president of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston Jeff	$300 [8] She portrayed former Marine turned high school teacher Louanne Johnson in "Dangerous Minds" Michelle Pfeiffer Bronwyn	$300 [11] This president planted the magnolia, not hickory, trees that shade the South Portico Andrew Jackson Bronwyn	$300 [18] To remain suspended on water, or a moving exhibit in a parade a float Colin
$400 [25] A triploid cell has this many times the number of chromosomes as a haploid 3 times as many Jeff	$400 [20] Houma in this state is home to an annual praline festival Louisiana Bronwyn	$400 [29] "King of the Night" is a 1989 book about this former late night television host Johnny Carson Bronwyn	$500 [10] This "Slippery When Wet" rock star played a hunky house painter in "Moonlight and Valentino" Jon Bon Jovi Bronwyn	$400 [12] This president had a horseshoe pit installed at the White House in 1989 George Bush Bronwyn	$400 [21] A medieval spiked club, or a spray used today for protection mace Bronwyn
$500 [26] Sir Charles Lyell is remembered for contributing the theory of uniformitarianism to this earth science geology Jeff	$500 [27] Dogsled races are part of the Fur Rendezvous held each February in this largest Alaskan city Anchorage Bronwyn	$500 [30] "Jack's book" is an oral biography of this beat generation writer (Jack) Kerouac Bronwyn	DD $700 [9] Villain in a 1995 film who used a prop like the one seen here: the Riddler Bronwyn	$500 [13] The White House design is based on Leinster House, now the meeting place of this country's parliament Ireland Jeff	$500 [22] A straight line joining any 2 points on an arc, or 3 or more musical tones sounded in harmony a chord Bronwyn

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 20th CENTURY	BIRDS	SAINTS	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	THEATRE	POTPOURRI
$200 [4] In April 1912 this ship made headlines after running into an iceberg the Titanic Colin	$200 [26] Most canaries produced through selective breeding are this color yellow Bronwyn	$200 [11] She was burned as a relapsed heretic in the Old Market Square of Rouen Joan of Arc Bronwyn	$200 [1] It's the only U.S. state that lies on the Atlantic Ocean & the Gulf of Mexico Florida Jeff	$200 [18] Andrew Lloyd Webber's first musical tells of this biblical hero & his "Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Joseph Bronwyn	$200 [14] This aviator was known the world over as "Lucky Lindy" Charles Lindbergh Bronwyn
$400 [5] In 1987 19-year-old Mathias Rust penetrated 400 miles of Soviet defenses, landing his Cessna in this square Red Square Bronwyn	$400 [27] The great horned species of this bird will sometimes feed on related species the owl Jeff	$400 [12] This New Testament woman's name comes from Magdala, a town near Tiberias Mary Magdalene Jeff	$600 [3] You can reach this mountain's summit via a road owned by the city of Colorado Springs, 12 miles east Pikes Peak Colin	$400 [19] In 1995 these singing sisters were "So Excited" about touring in a production of "Ain't Misbehavin"' the Pointer Sisters Bronwyn Colin	$400 [15] Edward Bear is the real name of this A.A. Milne character Winnie-the-Pooh Jeff
$600 [6] On October 14,1933, Germany pulled out of this international organization the League of Nations Bronwyn	$600 [28] The red-legged species of this bird may be the original one in the Christmas pear tree a partridge Bronwyn	$600 [13] As pope in 800, Saint Leo III crowned this man emperor of the West Charlemagne Colin	$800 [8] This 14,495-foot mountain is located in California's Sequoia National Park Whitney Jeff	$600 [20] Play in which Happy says, I'm gonna show you and everybody else that Willy Loman did not die in vain." Death of a Salesman Bronwyn	$600 [23] They're the first 3 words of the U.S. Constitution's preamble We the people Bronwyn
$800 [7] In 1969 this Israeli leader visited the Milwaukee elementary school she had attended Golda Meir Colin Jeff	$800 [29] In 1918 William Beede wrote a "Monograph of" this bird epicureans serve under glass pheasant Bronwyn	$800 [16] This apostle called "the Greater" was one of 3 disciples who witnessed Jesus' transfiguration St. James Jeff	DD $1,000 [2] Of the Great Lakes, it's the farthest west Superior Jeff	$1,000 [22] Each act of this Beckett play ends with one of the 2 tramps saying, "Yes, let's go", but they never move Waiting for Godot Bronwyn	$800 [24] It's the only one of the Nobel Prizes that may be awarded to an institution rather than an individual the Peace Prize Bronwyn
$1,000 [10] This island wanted separate status, but was joined with Antigua at independence in 1981 Barbuda Bronwyn Jeff	$1,000 [30] The ruby-throated species of this small bird makes an annual nonstop 500-mile migration a hummingbird Bronwyn	$1,000 [17] Saint Francis Xavier met this saint of Loyola & helped him found the Jesuits Ignatius Bronwyn	$1,000 [9] Idaho's lowest point, 710 feet above sea level, lies at the juncture of the Clearwater River & this river the Snake River Colin	DD $1,800 [21] Tennessee Williams turned his unproduced screenplay "The Gentleman Caller" into this play The Glass Menagerie Bronwyn	$1,000 [25] Alphabetically, it's the last element on the periodic table zirconium Colin

Final Jeopardy!

EXPLORERS

For many years after his death in 1324, he was considered Europe's greatest liar

Marco Polo

Jeff "Who was Leif Ericson" — wagered $1,900

Colin "Who is Leif Erickson" — wagered $4,600

Bronwyn "Who was da Gama?" — wagered $799

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