1994 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.
Matt Morris — a senior from Louisville, Kentucky
Alice Handley — a senior from Capitola, California
Scott Alport — a senior from Overland Park, Kansas
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | $400 | $1,900 | $4,500 |
$500
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$4,500
11 R, 1 W |
| Alice | $1,000 | $2,300 | $5,900 |
$3,900
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$6,100
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Matt | $1,900 | $2,300 | $12,100 |
$12,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$10,900
28 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| 19th CENTURY AMERICA | TELEVISION | MONEY MATTERS | MUSIC | FAMOUS WOMEN | WORD ORIGINS |
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$100
[2]
The War of 1812 began June 18, 1812 when the U.S. declared war on this country
England
Alice
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$100
[25]
Dan Castellaneta won a special Emmy in 1993 for playing Homer on this FOX animated series
The Simpsons
Matt
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$100
[26]
To determine your net worth, add your assets & subtract these
your debts (liabilities)
Scott
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$100
[6]
It's the term for a piece or passage played by only one performer
solo
Matt
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$100
[23]
On Oct. 11, 1984 she met George Bush in a vice presidential debate in Philadelphia
Geraldine Ferraro
Matt
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$100
[1]
A synonym for labyrinth, it comes from the Old English word masian, meaning "'to confuse"
maze
Matt
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$200
[3]
To avoid exploitation like that of Niagara Falls, Congress made this the first national park
Yellowstone
Matt
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$200
[24]
This science fiction series features a "talking" dolphin named Darwin
seaQuest
Alice
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$200
[27]
To earn more money to buy music CDs, you might invest in a bank CD, which stands for this
a certificate of deposit
Scott
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$200
[15]
It's the note found at the approximate center of a piano keyboard
middle C
Matt
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$200
[21]
She died in 1901 on the Isle of Wight, in the 64th year of her reign
Queen Victoria
Alice
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$200
[5]
The Greek for "flat-footed" gives us the name of this duck-billed mammal
the platypus
Alice
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$300
[4]
In July 1804 this vice president killed a man in a duel
Aaron Burr
Scott
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$300
[9]
In 1993 Debbe Dunning replaced Pamela Anderson as the "Tool Time" girl on this sitcom
Home Improvement
Alice
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$300
[28]
A dollar sign looks like an S with a line through it & this unit's symbol resembles a crossed L
a pound
Alice
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$300
[14]
Of the 3 natural male singing voices, it's the highest one
tenor
Scott
Alice
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$300
[17]
In 1957 Louis S.B. Leakey suggested she begin studying the chimpanzees of Tanzania
Jane Goodall
Alice
Matt
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$300
[19]
A partial wig used to cover baldness, its name comes from Old French for "tuft of hair"
a toupee
Scott
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|
$400
[7]
He negotiated the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened Japan's ports to U.S. ships
Commodore Perry
Scott
Matt
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$400
[11]
Connie Chung is hostess of this CBS news magazine
Eye to Eye
Matt
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$400
[29]
The discount rate at which national banks borrow money is set by this agency, & in turn can affect the prime rate
the Federal Reserve Board
Scott
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$400
[10]
Including over half the musicians, it's the largest section of a symphony orchestra
strings
Alice
Matt
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$400
[16]
In "The Fountainhead", she wrote, "Great men can't be ruled"
Ayn Rand
Matt
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DD
$300
[22]
The name of this type of legislative body comes from French for "to talk"
parliament
Alice
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$500
[8]
This state seceded almost 4 months before shots were fired on Fort Sumter
South Carolina
Matt
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$500
[12]
This current sitcom is based on books by a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist
Dave's World
Alice
Matt
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$500
[30]
A special currency unit called the ecu is used among members of this European organization
the Common Market
Matt
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$500
[13]
The cantata & oratorio came into being during this period of music that lasted until around 1750
the Baroque
Matt
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$500
[18]
Once dismissed as "a mom in tennis shoes", Patty Murray won a Senate seat from this state in 1992
Washington
Scott
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$400
[20]
The name of this bed pad comes from the Arabic taraha, meaning "to throw"
a mattress
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| WORLD FACTS | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | POETRY | HISTORIC NAMES | THE NEW TESTAMENT | LOST TIME |
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$200
[5]
Romanians call this "beautiful blue" river Dunarea
the Danube
Matt
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$200
[17]
Forefather's Day, December 21, honors the 1620 landing of the pilgrims at this spot
Plymouth Rock
Matt
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$200
[1]
Poe was referring to these when he wrote, "What a world of merriment their melody foretells!"
bells
Alice
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$200
[8]
Mark Antony declared her "Queen of Queens"
Cleopatra
Matt
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$200
[19]
Matthew 3 begins with this man "preaching in the wilderness of Judaea"
John the Baptist
Scott
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$200
[23]
On Oct. 31, 1993, at 2 A.M., all Amtrak trains stopped for this length of time
one hour
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$400
[6]
Pickled herring & omelets are among the taste treats in this ever-popular Swedish buffet
a smorgasbord
Alice
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$400
[20]
On October 12, the date of this U.S. holiday, Honduras & the Bahamas celebrate Discovery Day
Columbus Day
Matt
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$400
[2]
Because of her seclusion, she was called "The Nun of Amherst"
Emily Dickinson
Alice
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$400
[9]
Some folks called this great 19th century orator "The God-like Daniel"
Daniel Webster
Matt
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$400
[18]
The shepherds were told how to recognize Jesus: he'd be the baby wrapped in these
swaddling clothes
Matt
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$400
[26]
Amount of time Rip Van Winkle lost while asleep on the mountain
20 years
Matt
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$600
[13]
In Ireland, the Irish form of this Celtic language is usually called Irish
Gaelic
Alice
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$600
[24]
The earliest that this holiday can occur is March 22; the latest, April 25
Easter
Alice
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$600
[3]
Poem containing the line, "With my crossbow I shot the albatross!"
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Matt
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$600
[10]
The teacher and spy who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
Nathan Hale
Matt
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$600
[16]
Mark 3 says Jesus ordained this many people & gave them the power to cast out devils
12
Scott
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$600
[27]
Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands skipped Aug. 21, 1993 when it moved from one side of this line to the other
the International Date Line
Alice
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$800
[14]
Wayang puppet plays are a traditional entertainment on the island of Java in this country
Indonesia
Scott
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$800
[25]
On Feb. 29, 1952 this president signed a bill designating September 17 as Citizenship Day
Truman
Matt
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DD
$1,000
[4]
This Frost poem ends, "I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference"
"The Road Not Taken"
Matt
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$800
[11]
He was a beekeeper before he became world-famous for climbing Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary
Matt
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$800
[21]
The epistles to his colleagues Timothy & Titus are called the pastoral epistles
Paul
Alice
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$800
[29]
The Grimms' Sleeping Beauty, Briar-Rose, was 15 when she went to sleep which made her this old when she awoke
115
Matt
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$1,000
[15]
Found in Tibet, the dzo is a cross between a cow & this beast of burden
yak
Alice
Matt
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$1,000
[28]
National Freedom Day, Feb. 1, commemorates the signing of the 13th Amendment, which abolished this
slavery
Matt
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$1,000
[7]
After visiting this ruined medieval church July 13, 1798, Wordsworth put his thoughts into a poem
Tintern Abbey
|
DD
$2,000
[12]
Gujarati was the native language of this 20th century leader, the prophet of nonviolence
(Mahatma) Gandhi
Matt
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$1,000
[22]
Following the crucifixion, he provided his own tomb for Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea
Scott
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$1,000
[30]
The Proust title that literally translates to "In Search of Lost Time" is known as this in English
Remembrance of Things Past
Alice
Matt
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In a 1963 speech JFK declared, "2,000 years ago the proudest boast was 'civis romanus sum.' Today" it's this
Ich bin ein Berliner