Show #2645 1996-02-16 (taped 1996-01-09) College Championship

1996 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Rachel Schifter — a junior from Colgate University

Alex Rucker — a sophomore from George Washington University

Bill Lee — a sophomore from the University of Washington

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$2,300	$4,800	$12,000	$11,931 Automatic semifinalist	$12,600 36 R (including 2 DDs), 7 W (including 1 DD)
Alex	$200	$900	$3,900	$900 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,900 9 R, 1 W
Rachel	$500	$1,200	$2,400	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,400 9 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	HAPPY BIRTHDAY	ODDS & ENDS	GENERAL SCIENCE	ALTERNATIVE ROCK	"L"
$100 [2] For this story James M. Barrie took the name Never Land from a district in Australia Peter Pan Bill	$100 [7] Since this day is Florence Henderson's birthday, we bet she gets a lot of heart-shaped cards Valentine's Day Rachel	$100 [24] Circus Vargas had this many rings until 1991; now it's a European-style one-ring circus three Bill	$100 [13] The distance around the earth is 24,902 miles when measured along this imaginary line the equator Rachel	$100 [1] A No. 1 album in December 1994 was this group's "Vitalogy" Pearl Jam Rachel	$100 [9] Webster's abbreviates this language "L" Latin Bill
$200 [8] Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" appears in this sequel to "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Through the Looking-Glass Alex	$200 [18] Kathie Lee Gifford & this man, her husband, were both born on August 16, but in different years Frank Gifford Bill	$200 [27] This vice president's younger brother Winthrop Rockefeller served 2 terms as gov. of Arkansas Nelson Rockefeller Bill	$200 [22] Most sunscreens work by absorbing these rays that are harmful to the skin even in the shade UV rays (ultraviolet) Alex	$200 [3] In 1995 this group featuring Michael Stipe went on its first tour in 5 years R.E.M. Rachel	$200 [14] Directionally speaking, this "L" isn't right left Bill
$300 [10] An inventor, Commander Caractacus Pott, owns this magical car created by Ian Fleming Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang Bill	$300 [19] On Nov. 30, 1995, this TV host, America's "oldest teenager", celebrated his 66th birthday Dick Clark Bill	$300 [28] The prehistoric dimetrodon was so named because some of these oral features were extremely large teeth Bill	$300 [23] Plasma has been called the fourth state of matter & in relativity theory this is the fourth dimension time Rachel	$300 [4] It's the 5-year-old annual tour whose playbill is filled with alternative rock bands Lollapalooza Bill	$300 [15] It's the "L" of the NHL or NFL League Bill
$400 [11] Mary Mapes Dodge wrote a novel about this title character without ever visiting Holland Hans Brinker Bill	$400 [20] It's appropriate to wish Gerald Ford "happy Bastille Day" & "Happy birthday" on this day July 14th Bill	$400 [29] This "Blue Boy" artist's portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Andrews is notable for its use of landscape Gainsborough Bill	$400 [25] On the typical pH scale, which runs from 0 to 14, 7 indicates this neutral Bill	$400 [5] Siouxsie's group the Banshees Bill	$400 [16] It's the metric system's "L" a liter Rachel
$500 [12] This story, called "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" in French, was first published in English in 1729 Little Red Riding Hood Bill	$500 [21] Mickey Mouse turned 65 on November 18, 1993, the day this 1st U.S. astronaut in space turned 70 Alan Shepard Bill Alex	$500 [30] To make his arrows venomous, Hercules dipped them in the blood of this many-headed monster the Hydra Bill	DD $500 [26] In 1995 scientists announced the discovery of the hypothetical particle dubbed the top one of these the quark Bill	$500 [6] This Chicago-based band's major label debut, "Siamese Dream", went platinum Smashing Pumpkins Bill	$500 [17] "L" may stand for this unit of currency used in Livorno the lira Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

FLAGS	POLES	MOUNTAINS	HISTORY	TRANSPORTATION	VOCABULARY
$200 [7] Canada's flag has 2 red stripes & this item in red on a white background the maple leaf Rachel	$200 [3] Since his October 1978 election, he is infallible if he speaks ex cathedra Pope John Paul II Bill	$200 [16] Lake Kawaguchi is famous for the inverted image of this mountain reflected in its waters Mt. Fuji Bill	$200 [21] In 1770, during the first of his 3 Pacific voyages, he discovered a passage between Australia & New Guinea Captain Cook Bill	$200 [26] This semipublic corporation operates intercity passenger trains in the U.S. Amtrak Bill	$200 [1] Of small, medium or large, the one that's a psychic a medium Alex
$400 [8] Missouri & this state have the only state flags with grizzly bears on them California Bill	$400 [4] In December 1981 he was under arrest by the government; in 1990 he was elected president Lech Walesa Bill Rachel	$400 [17] This chain that runs from Newfoundland to Alabama was formed about 250 million years ago the Appalachians Bill	$400 [22] In 1014 Brian Boru defeated the Vikings at Clontarf in this country Ireland Bill	$400 [27] The Everett Turnpike links this New Hampshire capital with Massachusetts Concord Alex	$400 [2] Easily accessible to drivers, "motel" derives its name from these 2 words motor & hotel Bill
$600 [13] The flag of this country is contained within the flags of Fiji & New Zealand Great Britain Bill	DD $400 [12] She was born Maria Sklodowska in Warsaw on November 7, 1867 Marie Curie Bill	$600 [18] Uhuru Peak is the highest point of this dormant volcano, Africa's highest mountain Kilimanjaro Bill	DD $400 [23] After Lepidus was forced from the Triumvirate & Marc Antony was dead, he became the sole ruler of Rome Octavian or Augustus Bill	$600 [28] Every 90 seconds, the air is completely changed in this tunnel between New York City & Jersey City the Holland Tunnel	$600 [6] The word language comes from lingua, Latin for this part of the body the tongue Rachel
$800 [14] This plant appears above the state seal on the flag of Kansas the sunflower Bill Alex	$600 [5] This astronomer addressed the Fifth Lateran Council's commission on calendar reform Copernicus Alex	$800 [19] W.A. Dickey, a prospector, named the highest peak in North America this Mt. McKinley Bill	$800 [24] This North African city-state held Spain from about 500 B.C. to 201 B.C. Carthage Rachel	$800 [29] This bridge at Lake Havasu City, Arizona was reconstructed block by block 1969-1971 London Bridge Bill	$800 [10] It's the type of day that might be described as nubilous a cloudy day Alex
$1,000 [15] Its flag combines colors from those of its neighbors France & Spain Andorra Bill	$800 [9] Born in Bialystok in 1906, he came to the U.S., where he created an oral polio vaccine Albert Sabin Bill Alex	$1,000 [20] Orizaba is the highest peak in this Mexican "mother range" the Sierra Madres Bill	$1,000 [25] In 1990 she defeated Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua's presidential election Violeta Chamorro Alex	$1,000 [30] Arturo Merino Benitez Airport, Chile's busiest, lies near this capital city Santiago Bill	$1,000 [11] It's a lady's dressing table, or a synonym for conceit a vanity Bill

Final Jeopardy!

ACTORS & ACTRESSES

This actor's first name is Hawaiian for "cool breeze over the mountains"

Keanu Reeves

Rachel "Who is Jo' Momma" — wagered $2,400

Alex "Who is" — wagered $3,000

Bill "Who is Denzel Was" — wagered $69

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