1991 College Championship quarterfinal game 4.
Holly McCann — a senior from Wayne State University
Andre DuVoisin — a senior from the University of New Orleans
Maureen Duffy — a freshman from Ohio State University
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen | $800 | $2,500 | $2,300 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$1,600
9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| André | $1,900 | $2,500 | $6,000 |
$2,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$6,900
23 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Holly | $1,100 | $2,500 | $4,200 |
$1,600
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$4,700
15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| COLLEGE DEGREES | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | TV SITCOMS | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | SPORTS: 1990 | COMMON BONDS |
|
$100
[11]
We hope this doesn't bemuse you, but a B.Mus. is this
a bachelor of music
André
Holly
|
$100
[2]
The geographic center of this state is in Twiggs County, 18 miles from Macon
Georgia
André
|
$100
[7]
This character, a star TV reporter, has a penchant for chewing No. 2 pencils
Murphy Brown
André
|
$100
[1]
Don't tell Popeye, but the oxalic acid in this vegetable makes it difficult to absorb its iron
spinach
André
|
$100
[18]
On July 23, 1990, for the second year in a row, a person from this country won the Tour de France
the United States of America
Holly
|
$100
[8]
Duds, togs, threads
(slang words for) clothes
Holly
|
|
$200
[23]
A B.L.S. is a bachelor of this science--shhhh!
library science
Maureen
André
|
$200
[3]
The Grand Canyon is one of many canyons carved by this river
the Colorado
André
|
$200
[9]
The First Community Church of Philadelphia is the setting for this NBC sitcom
Amen
Holly
|
$200
[17]
This green citrus fruit is about half the size of a lemon
a lime
André
|
$200
[28]
He was boxing's heavyweight champ from February 10 to October 25
(Buster) Douglas
André
|
$200
[13]
Clog, frug, jig
dances
André
|
|
$300
[24]
A drama major may earn a B.F.A., which stands for this
a bachelor of fine arts
Holly
|
$300
[4]
Major rivers emptying into this bay include the James, York & Potomac
the Chesapeake Bay
|
$300
[10]
This accountant played by George Wendt is 1 of 4 characters who have been on "Cheers" since its 1982 beginning
Norm
Maureen
|
$400
[21]
This yellow string bean is an immature form of a kidney bean
the wax bean
|
$300
[29]
The 1990 Indy 500 marked his 33rd consecutive appearance in the race
A.J. Foyt
|
$300
[14]
Actor John, actress Jill, swimsuit model Kathy
people with last names of Ireland
Holly
|
|
$400
[25]
A M.S.W. is a master of this kind of work
social work
André
|
$400
[5]
The Pilgrims docked at Provincetown on this peninsula before going on to Plymouth
Cape Cod
André
|
$400
[12]
To honor the Marine Corps' 215th anniversary in 1990, Dan Quayle appeared on this series
Major Dad
André
|
$500
[22]
This pear, the most widely cultivated in the U.S., is actually the bon chretien of Europe
the Bartlett
André
Holly
|
$500
[26]
This team joined the Big 10, which could have made it the Big 11
Penn State
Holly
|
$400
[15]
Car trunk, box, beanstalk
all things that have to do with jacks (where would you find a jack)
Holly
|
|
$500
[27]
A B.E.E. is a bachelor of this, not of beekeeping
electrical engineering
André
|
$500
[6]
Descendants of Jean Laffite's men live on Grand Isle, just off the coast of this state
Louisiana
André
|
$500
[19]
In "Davis Rules", Randy Quaid plays a grammar school principal & this comedian his father, Gunny
Jonathan Winters
Maureen
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
Miso, tamari & tofu are all made from this legume
a soybean
Maureen
|
— |
$500
[16]
Punch, 3, buckle my shoe
all things that have to do with 1-2 (follow 1-2)
Maureen
|
| COMPOSERS | GOVERNMENT | ARTISTS | PHYSICAL SCIENCE | CONQUERORS | THE 1960s |
|
$200
[18]
He completed his "Messiah" oratorio in about 25 days
Handel
Maureen
|
$200
[12]
This Treasury Dept. agency handles over 100 million individual tax returns every year
the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service)
André
|
$200
[11]
His 1632 work "Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp" was an official portrait of the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons
Rembrandt
Holly
|
$200
[13]
The earliest form of capacitor, the Leyden jar, was used for storing this
an electrical charge
|
$200
[6]
This Norman conquered England but failed to conquer Wales
William the Conqueror
Maureen
|
$200
[1]
On October 1, 1962 this 2-word introduction was used for the first time on "The Tonight Show"
"Here's Johnny!"
André
|
|
$400
[19]
He dedicated the "Moonlight" sonata" to lady love Giulietta Guicciardi
Beethoven
Holly
|
$400
[20]
As head of our nation's armed forces, George Bush holds this title
the commander-in-chief
Holly
|
$400
[23]
In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, this Cubist was appointed director of the Prado
Picasso
Holly
|
$400
[14]
At a constant temperature, the volume of a gas decreases as this increases
pressure
André
|
$400
[7]
This Spaniard's 1533 execution of Atahualpa, the Incan leader, led to Spain's conquest of Peru
Pizarro
André
|
$400
[2]
Writer Norman Mailer ran for mayor of this city, wanting to make it the 51st state if elected
New York City
André
|
|
$600
[22]
In the Baroque period so many of this family held musical jobs in Erfurt, their name came to mean musician
Bach
André
|
DD
$500
[21]
The two health insurance plans established by the federal government in 1965
Medicare & Medicaid
Holly
|
$600
[24]
This artist's book "Noa Noa" is an idealized account of his early years in Tahiti
Gauguin
André
|
$600
[15]
This simple device is actually an inclined plane wrapped in a spiral around a shaft
a screw
|
$600
[8]
In 1796 France's new government, the Directory, appointed him commander of the army of Italy
Napoleon
André
|
$600
[3]
The first man to orbit the Earth, April 12, 1961, he said, "I didn't just sit in my chair, I hung in space"
Yuri Gagarin
Maureen
André
|
|
$800
[25]
Though he continued to compose other forms of music, "William Tell" was his last operatic work
Rossini
André
|
$800
[27]
In the absence of the vice president this official presides over the Senate
the president pro tem of the Senate
Maureen
|
$1,000
[29]
The subjects for most of this artist's works were the Paris cabarets, especially Moulin Rouge
Toulouse-Lautrec
André
|
$800
[16]
Radar guns used by police to judge automobile speeds make use of this scientific "effect"
the Doppler effect
André
|
$800
[9]
Noted for his cruelty, this first Russian czar conquered much of Siberia
Ivan the Terrible
Maureen
André
|
$800
[4]
President whose daughter married Marine Captain Charles Robb in the White House
Lyndon Johnson
Holly
|
|
DD
$900
[26]
On graduation day, remember that it was Sir Edward Elgar who composed this graduation march
"Pomp And Circumstance" ("Land Of Hope And Glory")
André
|
$1,000
[28]
In most states a governor can be removed by impeachment; in some by this petition process as well
recall
Holly
|
— |
$1,000
[17]
This Danish physicist's 1st work was a 1907 investigation of the surface tension of water
Niels Bohr
|
$1,000
[10]
This "Great" founder of the Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. & freed the Jewish captives
Cyrus (the Great)
Maureen
André
|
$1,000
[5]
Black Panther leader noted for the black power doctrine & his book "Soul on Ice"
Eldridge Cleaver
Maureen
Holly
|
The 3rd most nominated actress ever, she received her 9th Oscar nomination in 1991
Meryl Streep