Show #1782 1992-05-05 (taped 1992-03-08) College Championship

1992 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Tricia Johnson — a junior from Southern Methodist University

Glen Cotton — a senior from Louisiana State University

Ernst Bell — a senior from the University of Florida

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ernst	$600	$1,500	$8,800	$14,201 Automatic semifinalist	$9,100 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Glen	$-200	$1,500	$7,100	$9,200 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,100 16 R, 4 W
Tricia	$1,200	$2,600	$2,800	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,800 16 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

INVENTORS	ROCK & RAP LETTERS	HISTORIC NICKNAMES	GUINNESS RECORDS	QUOTES	"SAINT"LY CITIES
$100 [27] In 1826 Joseph Niepce made the 1st one of these using a plate sensitized with bitumen that was exposed 8 hours a photograph Ernst Tricia	$100 [1] "The Razor's Edge" is an album by this Aussie hard rock group AC/DC Ernst	$100 [6] "The Sun King" Louis XIV Ernst	$100 [11] In 1990, 393 of these were licked & affixed in 4 minutes by John Kenmuir of Scotland (postage) stamps Tricia	$100 [12] "It is easier for a camel to go through" this "than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" the eye of a needle Tricia	$100 [18] This "Twin City" is a port of entry at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River Saint Paul Ernst Glen
$200 [28] Johann Maelzel, a friend of Beethoven's, patented a device that enabled dolls to do this speak Ernst	$200 [2] Will Smith's partner Jeff Townes is known by this name DJ Jazzy Jeff Ernst Glen	$200 [7] "The Billionaire Recluse" Howard Hughes Tricia	$200 [17] Alan McDonald of New Zealand machine-sheared 805 of these creatures in 9 hours in 1990 sheep (lambs) Glen	$200 [13] The Christophers" motto is "It is better to light one" of these "than to curse the darkness" a candle Tricia	$200 [20] This city in northeastern Florida has a Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park Saint Augustine Ernst
$300 [29] His cylinder lock invention was based on the pin tumblers of the ancient Egyptians Yale	$300 [3] This group made an unbelievable splash with "Unbelievable" EMF Ernst	$300 [8] "The Father of the Gunpowder Plot' Guy Fawkes Tricia	$300 [19] The world's largest "farm" for these fungi is in an abandoned limestone mine near Worthington, Penn. mushrooms Glen	$300 [14] Time magazine said this man "and the FBI were one—creator and creation" (J. Edgar) Hoover Tricia	$300 [23] In 1837 the 1st railroad in Russia linked what's now Pushkin with this city on the Gulf of Finland Saint Petersburg Glen
$400 [30] In the 1850s this rubber pioneer wrote an account of his discoveries in "Gum-Elastic & Its Varieties" Goodyear Glen	$400 [4] They hit the charts in 1990 with the "manufactured" song "Gonna Make You Sweat" C+C Music Factory Ernst	$400 [9] "The Hero of Lake Erie" Oliver Hazard Perry Ernst Glen	$400 [21] The largest synagogue in the world is Temple Emanu-El in this city New York City Glen Tricia	$400 [15] He wrote of human speech in "Madame Bovary", "We long to make music that will melt the stars" Gustave Flaubert Glen	$400 [24] This Scottish city between Edinburgh & Dundee is sometimes called the "Capital of Golf" Saint Andrew Tricia
$500 [26] About 5 years after inventing an elevator safety device, he invented a steam plow (Elisha) Otis Ernst	$500 [5] Big guy who sings with the Boyz on the album "Peaceful Journey" Heavy D Ernst	DD $1,000 [10] "Old Rough and Ready" Zachary Taylor Ernst	$500 [22] This author's "If" is considered the most successful poem, based on translations & reprintings Kipling Glen	$500 [16] "He who praises everybody, praises nobody" is a footnote in his "Life of Johnson" Boswell Tricia	$500 [25] Founded in 1826, this city on the Missouri was a starting point for wagon trains traveling to California Saint Joseph Glen

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH AUTHORS	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	LANGUAGES	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	THE MIDDLE AGES	THE PLANETS
$200 [13] Compton's Ency. says, "For a fictionalized account of his early life, read 'David Copperfield'" Charles Dickens Tricia	$200 [1] Exposed in 1972, it's considered the biggest political scandal in U.S. history Watergate Glen	$200 [6] This language is based on Attic, a dialect used in the region of Attica around Athens Greek Glen Tricia	$200 [26] This measurement of area comes from a Latin word meaning "pastureland" acre Glen	$200 [21] This writing material came to Europe in the 11th c. & began to replace parchment in the 13th paper Tricia	$200 [11] This planet is often hard to see from Earth, due to the sun's brightness & its innermost position Mercury Ernst
$400 [14] In 1988 his controversial book "The Satanic Verses" won Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize Salman Rushdie Glen	$400 [2] A relatively unknown candidate for office is often described by this "equine" term a dark horse Ernst	$400 [7] About 98% of Austrians speak this language German Ernst	$400 [27] It takes this many pecks to equal a bushel four	$400 [22] He was elected to parliament in 1386 & began writing "The Canterbury Tales" about a year later Chaucer Ernst	$400 [12] Although second from the Sun, this planet is actually the hottest in the solar system Venus Tricia
$600 [17] The initials in the name of this "Winnie the Pooh" author stand for Alan Alexander A.A. Milne Tricia	$600 [3] By 1873 this privilege of free mailing was so abused that it was temporarily discontinued franking Ernst	$600 [8] The Mayan languages are currently spoken in this Mexican peninsula the Yucatan Peninsula Ernst	$600 [28] The royal version of this Egyptian measurement of length was divided into units of 7 palms a cubit	$600 [23] Hagia Sophia Cathedral in this city was built in only about 6 years ending in 537 Constantinople Ernst	$600 [15] This colorful feature of Jupiter is an atmospheric storm so large, 2 Earths could fit inside it the Great Red Spot Glen
$800 [18] It's the pen name under which David John Moore Cornwell wrote "A Perfect Spy" John le Carré	$1,000 [5] Andrew Jackson is called the father of this "system", the practice of giving offices to party supporters the spoils system Glen	$800 [9] This country's 2 official languages are Spanish & Quechua, an Indian tongue Peru Ernst Tricia	$800 [29] The force needed to accelerate a 1-kg. mass 1 meter/sec./sec. is named for this 17th c. scientist Newton Tricia	$800 [24] The origins of this country go back to 1291, when 3 cantons entered into the Perpetual Compact Switzerland Ernst Tricia	$800 [16] It's the only planet in the solar system smaller than the Earth's moon Pluto Tricia
$1,000 [19] In 1910 this author of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" was awarded the Order of Merit Thomas Hardy Glen	DD $2,500 [4] In 1966 Congress passed this act allowing public access to federal records the Freedom of Information Act Ernst	DD $1,000 [10] It's the official language of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau & Angola Portuguese Ernst	$1,000 [30] This unit used to measure heat in the English system is now defined as 251.996 calories a BTU (British thermal unit) Glen	$1,000 [25] This Kurdish general recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders in 1187 Saladin Ernst Tricia	$1,000 [20] This larger, elliptical moon of Mars is named for the Greek god of fear Phobos Glen

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Verona, Italy has someone who answers dozens of letters sent each week to this 13-year-old girl

Juliet

Tricia "Who is Beatrice" — wagered $2,800

Glen "Who is Juliet?" — wagered $2,100

Ernst "Who was Juliet?" — wagered $5,401

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