Show #1787 1992-05-12 (taped 1992-03-09) College Championship

1992 College Championship semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Nick Jungman — a sophomore from the University of Oklahoma

Glen Cotton — a senior from Louisiana State University

Chris Montplaisir — a senior from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chris	$1,900	$2,200	$9,400	$18,000 2nd place: $5,000	$7,600 22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Glen	$-100	$-600	$3,000	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$3,500 8 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Nick	$2,000	$2,600	$9,600	$18,801 Finalist	$9,600 24 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE CIVIL WAR	COMIC STRIPS	FASHION	PEOPLE	AROUND THE WORLD	PIG LATIN
$100 [21] The longest pontoon one of these erected during the war was 2,200 feet long & crossed the James River a bridge Chris	$100 [1] 'When first published in 1968, this Garry Trudeau strip was titled "Bull Tales" Doonesbury Chris	$100 [6] It's any flower worn in the buttonhole of a lapel, usually on formal occasions a boutonniere Nick	$100 [11] This politician was named for James Danforth, a family friend who was killed during World War II Dan Quayle Glen	$100 [16] The Bibliotheque Royale Albert I in Brussels is this country's national library Belgium Nick	$100 [26] Your mother may have told you that your room looked like one of these igpay ystays a pig sty Glen
$200 [22] Stonewall Jackson, a very religious man, preferred to die on this day of the week, & he did Sunday Chris	$200 [2] This sister of Charlie Brown was introduced into the "Peanuts" comic strip in 1959 Sally Chris	$200 [7] As implied by its name, the ornamental feather called an aigrette originally came from this bird an egret Glen Nick	$200 [12] A NYC paper gratified this circus founder by printing his obituary 2 weeks before he died P.T. Barnum Nick	$200 [17] Little girls in this country display special dolls during Doll Festival, or Hina-Matsuri Japan Nick	$200 [27] In Pig Latin, this pulchritudinous porker's name is Issmay Iggypay Miss Piggy Chris
$300 [23] Lincoln was shot just 5 days after this historic event the signing at Appomattox (Lee's surrender) Nick	$300 [3] "Arf" – this dog belongs to Little Orphan Annie Sandy Chris	$300 [8] It's a lightweight ornamental umbrella carried by women as a sunshade a parasol Nick	$300 [13] Dictionary Day, October 16, is celebrated, appropriately, on the birthday of this man Noah Webster Chris	$300 [18] The Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan near this capital city, is over 200 feet high Mexico City Glen	$300 [28] An ucklingsay igpay should never go near one of these uaulays a luau Chris
$400 [24] The Palmetto Armory, which made ammunition for the Confederacy, was located in this state South Carolina Chris	$400 [4] This strip was inspired by cartoonist Hank Ketcham's 4-year-old son Dennis the Menace Nick	$400 [9] Type of pants popularly worn with baggy sweaters & boots, named for the straps around their instep stirrup pants Nick	$400 [14] The Quill and Scroll, an honor society for high school journalists, was founded by this American pollster George Gallup Nick	$400 [19] Cristallo, a clear glass similar to crystal, was developed centuries ago in this Italian city Venice Chris Glen Nick	$400 [29] The pig provoker in the title of a popular porcine song, A.K.A. the Igbay Adbay Olfway the Big Bad Wolf Nick
$500 [25] This guerrilla leader who wreaked havoc in Kansas used the alias "Charley Hart" Quantrill Chris	$500 [5] He's Dagwood Bumstead's irascible boss Mr. Dithers Chris	$500 [10] Evening wear made of this fabric woven with metallic threads has been popular since the 1930s lame Chris Nick	$500 [15] When the father of this James Bond creator died in WWI, Winston Churchill wrote his obituary Ian Fleming Nick	DD $500 [20] Maud Gonne, who inspired some of Yeats' poems, was a founder of this country's Sinn Fein movement Ireland Glen	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	MARINE BIOLOGY	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	MODERN HISTORY	DRAMA	LAW
$200 [1] His presidential program in the 1980s was called "A New Beginning" Ronald Reagan Chris	$200 [30] Often found in whales & seals, this is a thick layer of fat deposited below the dermis blubber Chris	$200 [3] Thomas A. Edison State College was founded in 1972 in this New Jersey capital Trenton Chris	$200 [15] In 1987, 24 nations agreed to restrict certain chemicals that are harming this atmospheric layer the ozone Glen	$200 [2] It's whom Max Gail portrayed in a one-man show called "The Babe" Babe Ruth Nick	$200 [21] While a divorce terminates a legal marriage, this establishes that one never existed an annulment Chris
$400 [11] Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle, he gave the bride away at her wedding to Franklin Teddy Roosevelt Nick	$400 [29] Crocodiles & their relatives are unique among reptiles in having 4-chambered ones of these a heart Nick	$400 [7] In 1779 this Philadelphia school became the 1st in the U.S. to be officially designated a university the University of Pennsylvania Nick	$400 [16] In 1969 he became chairman of the PLO Yasser Arafat Nick	$400 [4] "Caesar and Cleopatra", first performed in 1901, is considered his first great play George Bernard Shaw Chris	$400 [22] While the crime of assault does not require an actual attack, this, often paired with it, does battery Nick
$600 [12] In 1793 this future president, resigned as Sec'y of State over differences with George Washington Thomas Jefferson Glen	$800 [27] Anadromous fish such as salmon migrate up rivers to do this spawn Chris	$600 [8] The John F. Kennedy School of Government is located at this university, JFK's alma mater Harvard Chris	$600 [17] U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War increased in 1964 after an alleged attack on destroyers in this gulf the Gulf of Tonkin Nick	$800 [6] Mikhail Baryshnikov gave an "insectifying" performance as Gregor Samsa in an adaptation of this Kafka work The Metamorphosis Nick	$600 [23] This can be one who sees a crime committed or one who subscribes his name to a will a witness Chris
$800 [13] In 1806 he killed Charles Dickinson in a duel for maligning the character of his wife, Rachel Jackson Glen	$1,000 [26] Their leaps of up to 35' in the air & glides of almost 1000' may be to escape undersea predators flying fish	$800 [9] Students built the main campus building at this school, founded by Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Institute Nick	$800 [18] 2 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis this Soviet leader was forced out of office Krushchev Nick	$1,000 [20] Based on Greek tragedy, this Eugene O'Neill drama has 13 acts & takes about 6 hours to perform Mourning Becomes Electra	$800 [24] In an open shop, membership in one of these is not a condition of employment a union Nick
$1,000 [14] On August 2, 1923 this president died in room 8064 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco Harding Glen	DD $1,500 [28] The skeletons of skates & rays are made of this material rather than bone cartilage Chris	$1,000 [10] The world's largest radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico is run by this Ithaca, N.Y. school Cornell Glen	$1,000 [19] In 1947 Spain passed a law of succession calling for a new monarchy upon this leader's death Franco Chris	DD $1,500 [5] More than once, Thornton Wilder portrayed the Stage Manager in this play which he also wrote Our Town Chris	$1,000 [25] This provision of a life insurance contract requires twice the payment in the event of accidental death double indemnity Nick

Final Jeopardy!

COLONIAL AMERICA

Charles II's brother, the Duke of this, was put in charge of getting the Dutch out of New Amsterdam

York

Glen "What is the Tower of London?" — wagered $3,000

Chris "What is York?" — wagered $8,600

Nick "What is York?" — wagered $9,201

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