Show #2644 1996-02-15 (taped 1996-01-09) College Championship

1996 College Championship quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

Allyson Mondoux — a senior from Boston University

Brian Gondos — a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania

Steffanie Brown — a junior from West Georgia College

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steffanie	$2,300	$4,500	$11,100	$12,200 Automatic semifinalist	$11,100 29 R, 1 W
Brian	$400	$1,500	$4,300	$8,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,300 12 R, 2 W
Allyson	$1,400	$800	$2,200	$4,400 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS	PROVERBS	COWS	FIRST LADIES	DC COMICS	AROUND THE HOUSE
$100 [16] The Virgin of Guadalupe is this country's patron saint Mexico Steffanie	$100 [1] It's what "you cannot teach an old dog" new tricks Steffanie	$100 [4] Feat accomplished by the cow in "Hey Diddle, Diddle" the cow jumped over the moon Allyson	$100 [11] Born in 1731, she was nicknamed the "Mother of Our Country" Martha Washington Allyson	$100 [26] This city is home to the Daily Planet newspaper Metropolis Steffanie	$100 [12] The Household Chartalog recommends baiting these with gumdrops or nuts, as well as cheese a mouse trap Steffanie
$200 [18] This city is home to the Icelandic Opera Reykjavik Brian	$200 [2] It "gathers no moss" a rolling stone Steffanie	$200 [5] Urbe Blanca, a cow in Cuba, holds the Guinness record for the highest yield of this in a day—241 pounds milk Brian	$200 [13] When she was a child, her classmates called her Buddy but she's best remembered as Pat Nixon Brian	$200 [27] It's Wolverine vs. Lobo, Aquaman vs. Sub-Mariner & more as this company's heroes take on DC's in a miniseries Marvel	$200 [22] It usually has a sign saying, "clean lint filter before each load" a clothes dryer Steffanie
$300 [19] The 2 official languages of instruction at the University of Helsinki are Swedish & this Finnish Brian	$300 [3] Completes the proverb "cold hands,..." a warm heart Allyson	$300 [6] Major religion that holds the cow sacred Hinduism Steffanie	$300 [14] She watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from a hill near her home with her 7-year-old-son John Quincy Abigail Adams Steffanie	$300 [28] Vertigo's "Chiaroscuro" covers "the private lives of" this major Renaissance artist/inventor da Vinci Brian	$300 [23] For a formal dinner, this item is placed to the left of the forks or on the plate a napkin Brian
$400 [20] Sutherland Falls, the fifth-highest waterfall in the world, is on this country's South Island New Zealand Allyson	$400 [7] It's what "The road to hell is paved with" good intentions Steffanie	$400 [9] Family whose cow is credited with starting the Chicago Fire the O'Learys Steffanie	$400 [15] In 1839 she moved to Springfield, Illinois to live with her sister Elizabeth Mary Todd Lincoln Allyson	$400 [29] His real name is Wally West, but he's also this hero, the fastest man alive the Flash Steffanie	$400 [24] They come in 4 basic types: valance, draw, sash & cafe curtains Steffanie
DD $1,000 [21] Artifacts from the Chaco War are displayed in the Military History Museum in this Paraguayan capital Asuncion Allyson	$500 [8] An old variation of this proverb said, "The dashe of a pen, is more greeuous then the counter use of a launce" the pen is mightier than the sword Allyson	$500 [10] Elsie the Cow is this company's mascot & spokesanimal Borden Steffanie	$500 [17] She was Georgia's first lady 1971-75, before she became First Lady of the United States Carter Steffanie	$500 [30] After the death of Superman's cousin Kara, Matrix, a shape-shifting alien, took over as this heroine Supergirl Steffanie Brian	$500 [25] You may want to set this bed, a Japanese folding pad, on a tatami mat a futon Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT HISTORY	MATH CLASS	MUSIC & LITERATURE	WORD ORIGINS	LAKES & RIVERS	AROUND THE SENATE
$200 [11] Founded in the 200s B.C., this Egyptian city's library had the world's largest collection of scrolls Alexandria Brian	$200 [16] It's the shortest distance between a pair of points on a flat surface a straight line Allyson	$200 [1] This "whale" of a Herman Melville novel inspired Peter mennin's "concertato" for orchestra Moby-Dick Steffanie	$200 [6] This trademark name of a flying plastic disk comes from a Bridgeport, Connecticut pie company Frisbee Allyson	$200 [17] When the Civil War closed this river, Mark Twain gave up his career as a steamboat pilot the Misssissippi Steffanie	$200 [18] As of January 4, 1995, this party controlled the U.S. Senate the Republican Party Steffanie
$400 [12] c. 115 B.C. the Himyarites gained ascendancy over this Arabian kingdom whose queen appears in the Bible Sheba Steffanie	$400 [23] It separates units from tenths a decimal point Steffanie	$400 [2] Liszt's symphonic poem "Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne" is based on a poem by this "Les Miz" author Victor Hugo Steffanie	$400 [7] The Latin uti, "to use", evolved into this word for a kitchen implement utensil Allyson	$600 [28] Brazil's Guanabara Bay was 1st called this by sailors who thought it was a river Rio de Janeiro Brian Allyson	$400 [19] On September 7, 1995, this Oregon senator announced his resignation Packwood Steffanie
$600 [13] In 72 B.C. this gladiator & slave defeated 3 Roman armies & reached Cisalpine Gaul Spartacus Steffanie	$600 [24] 6,450 raised to the power zero equals this 1 Steffanie	$600 [3] The libretto for Verdi's opera "Il Corsaro" is based on this English lord's poem "The Corsair" (Lord) Byron Steffanie	$600 [8] Meaning socially awkward, it's French for "left" gauche Allyson	DD $800 [27] Name shared by cities on the Greek Ilissus River & Georgia's Oconee River Athens Allyson	$600 [20] This South Carolina Republican is the president pro tem of the Senate Strom Thurmond Brian
$800 [14] The age of 9 he accompanied his father, Hamilcar Barca, on a Carthaginian expedition to Spain Hannibal Brian	$800 [25] This number is the cube root of 27 3 Steffanie	$800 [4] The title of this composer's "Pomp And Circumstance" is a quotation from "Othello" Elgar Allyson	$800 [9] A fringe benefit, "perk" is short for this perquisite	$800 [29] The 2 Great Lakes named for Indian tribes Huron & Erie Brian	$800 [21] And then there was this Georgian who will not seek reelection in 1996 after 24 years in the Senate Sam Nunn Steffanie
$1,000 [15] c. 304 B.C. Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, brought all of this island under his control Sicily Allyson	$1,000 [26] It's the highest power of an unknown variable in a quadratic equation the 2nd power Allyson	$1,000 [5] The 2nd movement of Charles Ives' "Concord Sonata" is named for this author who lived in an "Old Manse" in Concord (Nathaniel) Hawthorne Steffanie	DD $1,200 [10] Meaning "to spur to action", it comes from the name of an Italian scientist famous for experiments with frogs' legs galvanize Allyson	$1,000 [30] The 1945 Potsdam Conference set the Oder & Neisse Rivers as the border between Germany & this country Poland Steffanie Brian Allyson	$1,000 [22] These 2 women are California's senators (Dianne) Feinstein & (Barbara) Boxer Steffanie

Final Jeopardy!

NORTH AMERICA

This country contains North America's most southerly point

Panama

Allyson "What is Panama?" — wagered $2,200

Brian "What is Panama?" — wagered $4,300

Steffanie "What is Panama?" — wagered $1,100

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