Show #2186 1994-02-21 (taped 1994-01-04) Teen Tournament

1994 Teen Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Jeremy Manta — a junior from Boca Raton, Florida

Dorothy Thompson — a senior from Manchester, Connecticut

Peter Steffen — a senior from New Hampton, Iowa

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$1,400	$2,300	$8,700	$3,999 Finalist	$7,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Dorothy	$1,500	$2,000	$3,600	$3,600 2nd place: $5,000	$6,600 21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jeremy	$1,600	$2,300	$6,700	$34 3rd place: $5,000	$7,200 21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NEWS OF THE '90s	POP MUSIC	GUINNESS RECORDS	SPEAK OF THE DICKENS	ARCHITECTURE	HOMOPHONES
$100 [1] In 1991 he became the first popularly elected national leader in Russian history Boris Yeltsin Peter	$100 [3] Her 1993 album "janet." reached No. 1 partly due to the success of the single "That's The Way Love Goes" Janet Jackson Jeremy	$100 [9] In 1990 a Pringle's plant in Tennessee produced the largest of these, 23" by 14 1/2" a potato chip Peter	$100 [21] Dickens was 25 when he began this tale that features Fagin & Bill Sikes Oliver Twist Jeremy	$100 [26] Medieval castles are often encircled by these deep ditches moats Dorothy	$100 [16] A group of two, or a type of fruit a pair/pear Jeremy
$200 [2] In 1990 George Bush took a firm stand against eating this vegetable broccoli Jeremy	$200 [4] Groups from this country have included INXS & Men at Work Australia Dorothy	$200 [12] A colonel in Africa kept one of these journals the longest—91 years, 1896-1987 a diary Peter	$200 [22] It's the last word spoken in "A Christmas Carol"; it has only 3 letters one Dorothy	$200 [27] In Elizabethan mansions, people climbed the dog-legged style of these to get from floor to floor stairs (staircases) Dorothy	$200 [17] A piece of jewelry, or to twist water from a cloth ring/wring Dorothy
$300 [5] Common name of the U.N. conference on environment & development held in Rio in 1992 the Earth Summit Jeremy	$300 [6] In October 1993 this group's "Vs." album debuted at No. 1 with sales of 950,000 copies Pearl Jam Jeremy	$300 [13] The longest of these fasteners measured 9,353' & had 2,565,900 teeth a zipper Jeremy	$300 [23] Chapter 16 in this binational novel is called "Still Knitting" A Tale of Two Cities Dorothy	$300 [28] This beautiful mausoleum found in Agra is a masterpiece of Mogul architecture the Taj Mahal Jeremy	$300 [18] A large vase, or a synonym for the verb merit urn/earn Jeremy
$400 [10] On Jan. 17, 1991 Allied air forces began bombing this country in order to liberate it Kuwait Dorothy	$400 [7] This "Funky Divas" quartet consists of Dawn Robinson, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron & Maxine Jones En Vogue Jeremy	$400 [14] Roy Dean set a world record in 1970, completing one of these in the London Times in 3 min. 45 sec. a crossword puzzle Dorothy	$400 [24] Dickens' first major work concerns these "Papers" of a London club the Pickwick Papers Jeremy	$400 [29] Great English architect who designed the majestic west towers of Westminster Abbey Christopher Wren Peter Dorothy	$400 [19] A European nobleman, or a theatre overhang that displays the name of the show marquis/marquee Dorothy
$500 [11] After her election as governor in 1990, she said, "In Texas, politics is a contact sport" Ann Richards Peter	$500 [8] This group's "Janie's Got A Gun" single won a 1990 Grammy for Best Rock Vocal by a Duo or Group Aerosmith Dorothy	$500 [15] The oldest man ever to take this U.S. office was Alben Barkley, who was 71 at the time the vice president Peter	DD $500 [25] In its preface Dickens wrote, "I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child, and his name is" this David Copperfield Jeremy	$500 [30] This architect's initials stand for Ieoh Ming, which means "to inscribe brightly" I.M. Pei Peter	$500 [20] Way or direction, or unrefined course/coarse Dorothy

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHEMISTRY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	POLITICIANS	MYTHOLOGY	TRAVEL & TOURISM	PULITZER PRIZE PLAYWRIGHTS
$200 [26] This unit of energy is abbreviated cal. a calorie Jeremy	$200 [21] This carmaker introduced its first truck, the one-ton Model TT, on July 2, 1917 Ford Dorothy	$200 [6] In 1990 & 1991 this Arkansas governor headed the Democratic Leadership Council Bill Clinton Jeremy	$200 [1] Her abduction by Paris led to the Trojan War Helen Dorothy	$200 [16] The Tuileries Gardens & the Palais de Chaillot lie on the right bank of this Paris river the Seine Peter	$200 [11] He picked up the $3,000 prize for 1991 with "Lost in Yonkers" Neil Simon Peter
$400 [27] In the 1960s it was found that this noble gas symbolized Kr can form compounds krypton Jeremy	$400 [25] Shoebox Greetings & Ambassador are lines marketed by this Kansas City-based greeting card company Hallmark Peter	$400 [12] On July 16, 1984 this New York governor gave the keynote address at the Democratic Nat'l Convention Cuomo Dorothy	$400 [2] This hero is often depicted wearing the skin of the Nemean lion, which he killed as one of his labors Hercules Dorothy	$400 [17] Jackson Park, along Lake Michigan on this city's South Side, is popular for family outings Chicago Jeremy	$400 [10] In 1956 Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett won for a play based on this girl's diary Anne Frank Dorothy
$600 [28] It's the process of boiling a liquid & condensing the vapor distillation Dorothy	$600 [24] MTV Networks owns VH-1 & this children's cable TV network Nickelodeon Dorothy	$600 [13] After his 1973 death, this president's birthday, August 27, was made a holiday by the Texas legislature Lyndon Johnson Dorothy	$600 [3] In Greek myth this food of the gods was delivered to Zeus by doves ambrosia Dorothy	$600 [18] This New York City complex contains the GE Building & Radio City Music Hall Rockefeller Center Jeremy	$600 [7] Thornton Wilder won in 1943 for "The Skin of Our Teeth" & in 1938 for this Play Our Town Jeremy
$1,000 [30] The processes of oxidation, a loss of electrons, & this, a gain of electrons, usually occur together reduction Jeremy	$800 [23] This pocket-sized magazine's condensed book sales exceed 19 million copies worldwide a year Reader's Digest Dorothy	$800 [14] In January 1994 Dixie Lee Ray, the only woman ever to govern this state, passed away Washington Peter	$800 [4] Prometheus stole this for man from heaven; Maui took it from the underworld fire Dorothy	$800 [19] El Yunque in this commonwealth is the only tropical rain forest within the U.S. Forest Service Puerto Rico Peter Jeremy	$800 [8] A famous line in one of his award-winning works is "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" Tennessee Williams Jeremy
DD $3,000 [29] 2 atoms of this element, atomic No. 6, can join to form single, double or triple bonds carbon Dorothy	$1,000 [22] Brand names marketed by this toy company include My Little Pony, G.I. Joe & Mr. Potato Head Hasbro Dorothy Jeremy	DD $2,000 [15] When first elected in 1958, this state's Dan Rostenkowski was the youngest member of Congress at 31 Illinois Peter	$1,000 [5] This group of sisters who represent the arts taught the Sphinx its riddle the Muses Peter Jeremy	$1,000 [20] There's an international park named for this 20th century U.S. president on Canada's Campobello Island Franklin Roosevelt Peter	$1,000 [9] 1 of the 2 unrelated Millers who won the award 24 years apart (1 of) Arthur Miller (Jason Miller) Jeremy

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. LANDMARKS

This building has the world's biggest switchboard with about 1 million calls per day on 34,500 lines

the Pentagon

Dorothy "What is Ann Carry'sFoohouse" — wagered $0

Jeremy "What is the White House???" — wagered $6,666

Peter "What is the Capitol?" — wagered $4,701

« Back to Games