Show #2406 1995-02-06 (taped 1995-01-03) Teen Tournament

1995 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Gus Splittorf — a senior from North Canton, Ohio

Gwen Shen — a junior from Hillsborough, California

Chris Jacobs — a sophomore from Orefield, Pennsylvania

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chris	$1,100	$2,300	$8,600	$8,000 Automatic semifinalist	$9,100 21 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Gwen	$600	$2,000	$5,200	$399 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,200 13 R, 2 W
Gus	$1,600	$3,500	$5,000	$1,500 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,200 20 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NAMES	POP MUSIC	FAMOUS FIRSTS	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	MUSEUMS	ABBREVIATIONS
$100 [1] This pharaoh was only about 18 when he died circa 1339 B.C.; the cause of his death is still a mystery King Tut Gus	$100 [3] Georgia quartet whose hits include "Stand" & "Losing My Religion" R.E.M. Gwen	$100 [11] In 1885 Gottlieb Daimler & Wilhelm Maybach mounted an engine on a bike, creating the first of these a motorcycle Chris	$100 [23] The first remark the Mad Hatter addresses to her is "Your hair wants cutting" — how rude Alice Chris	$100 [21] Museum Island in this German capital has several notable museums, including the Pergamon & Bode Berlin Gus	$100 [16] You're on the money if you know that S&L is the abbreviation for this savings & loan Chris
$200 [2] In 1474 she became Queen of Castile & Leon Queen Isabella Gus	$200 [4] On the CD "If I Were" one of these, Sheryl Crow & 4 Non Blondes emulated Karen & Richard a Carpenter Gwen	$200 [12] In 1874 David Kalakaua, king of these islands, became the 1st reigning monarch to visit the U.S. Hawaii (the Hawaiian Islands) Chris	$200 [27] In "Wuthering Heights", young Hindley Earnshaw calls him a "beggarly interloper" & an "imp of Satan" Heathcliff Gus	$200 [22] In 1988 the National Gallery of Canada in this city moved into a permanent home Ottawa	$200 [17] Those of you who are preparing for the SAT should know that SAT stands for this Scholastic Aptitude Test Chris Gwen
$300 [8] Emperor Valentinian III's sister Honoria wanted to marry this horrific Hun but it never worked out Attila the Hun Gus	$300 [5] In 1994 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey remade this Lionel Richie/Diana Ross duet "Endless Love" Gwen	$300 [13] In 1903 the first Rhodes scholars began attending this university Oxford Chris	$300 [28] Jonathan Harker is amazed to see him crawl down his castle wall face down, his cloak spread out like wings Dracula Gus	$300 [24] This capital's Norsk Folkemuseum has 150 rebuilt structures from all over the country Oslo Chris	$300 [18] HC can refer to Holy Communion or to this, in the British Parliament House of Commons Gwen
$400 [9] This famed British nurse nearly died of Crimean fever during the Crimean War Florence Nightingale Gus	$400 [6] Trent Reznor's alternative band who recorded the album "The Downward Spiral" Nine Inch Nails Gus	$400 [14] It occurred July 20, 1969 the first Moon landing Gus	$400 [29] This Oscar Wilde character says, "Oh, I am tired of sitting, and I don't want a life-sized portrait" Dorian Gray Gwen	$400 [25] His presidential museum is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan Gerald Ford Gus	$400 [19] To a demographer, ZPG is an abbreviation for this zero population growth Gus
$500 [10] In 1952 Argentine workers contributed 1 day's wages to pay for this woman's tomb Eva Peron Gus	DD $700 [7] Singer heard here, she's been compared to Bruce Springsteen & Janis Joplin:"Come to my window /Crawl inside, wait by the light of the Moon /Come to my window /I'll be home soon..." Melissa Etheridge Gus	$500 [15] In 1934 Evangeline Booth became this organization's first woman general the Salvation Army Chris	$500 [30] In a Russian novel, Kitty Shcherbatsky & this title character both fall in love with Count Vronsky Anna Karenina Gwen	$500 [26] The Whitney Museum of American Art has America's largest collection of the art of this mobile maker (Alexander) Calder Gus	$500 [20] SALT, as in the SALT agreements to limit the production of nuclear weapons, stands for this Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (or Treaty) Chris

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE & NATURE	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	RELIGION	QUOTATIONS	19th CENTURY EUROPE	HODGEPODGE
$200 [11] When the dew point is at or below freezing, this may form on grass, windows & other surfaces frost Gwen	$200 [5] The southernmost city in the continental U.S. lies on this Florida island Key West Chris	$200 [21] This item used by Catholics as an aid to prayer includes about 50 small beads & a crucifix a rosary Chris	$200 [13] In the 17th century John Selden observed that "Preachers say, do as I say, not" this as I do Chris	$200 [14] The first volume of his "Das Kapital" was published in 1867 Karl Marx Gus	$200 [1] German town rid of rats by the Pied Piper Hamelin Gus
$400 [12] Peach seeds may develop into peaches or this similar fruit nectarines Gus	$400 [6] This bay provides the western shore of the Delmarva Peninsula the Chesapeake Chris	$400 [22] It's the common name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mormons Gus	$400 [15] Virgil said, "I fear Greeks even when they" do this bring gifts Gwen	$400 [17] In the 1814-15 congress of this capital, Russia was allowed to keep Finland & most of Poland Vienna Chris	$400 [2] Time magazine reported that in 1994 the U.S. prison population reached this number for the first time 1 million Gwen
$600 [28] Number of bones in a spider's body 0 Gwen	$600 [7] The cities of Tacoma, Olympia & Bremerton all lie on this deepwater inlet in Northwest Washington Puget Sound Gwen	DD $500 [25] The Theravada School is the dominant school of this religion in Burma, Thailand & Laos Buddhism Chris	$600 [16] Carl Sandburg wrote, "Sometime they'll give" one of these "and nobody will come" a war Gus	$600 [18] After defeating the French at Oporto & Talavera in 1809, Arthur Wellesley was given this title Duke of Wellington Chris	$600 [3] The 21st letter of the alphabet, or a type of turn U Gus
$1,000 [30] These tiny green bodies in tree leaves change water into food sugar chloroplasts Gwen	$800 [8] At 4,393 feet, Mount Mansfield in this mountain range is Vermont's highest point the Green Mountains Chris	$600 [23] In Judaism this high holiday begins the ten days of penitence Rosh Hashanah Chris	$800 [26] According to George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to" do this repeat it Gus	$800 [19] Known as the "Iron Chancellor", he unified the German currency & established the Imperial Bank Bismarck Chris	$800 [4] Circa 1824 Pennsylvania's Old State House acquired this now famous nickname Independence Hall Chris
DD $1,500 [29] In 1959 the Luna 2 spacecraft confirmed the existence of this flow of particles from the Sun's corona solar wind Gus	$1,000 [9] Of the lower 48 states, this state has the longest land border with Canada Montana Gwen	$800 [24] About 97% of Pakistanis belong to this religion, most in the Sunni sect Muslim (or Islam) Chris	$1,000 [27] Claiming "A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy", he tried to blow up Parliament Guy Fawkes Gus	$1,000 [20] In 1834 this future "Red Shirts" leader participated in a revolt against the King of Sardinia Garibaldi Chris	$1,000 [10] In 1960 2 men in a bathyscaphe went into this deepest spot in the oceans the Marianas Trench Gwen

Final Jeopardy!

PHILANTHROPISTS

A college & an oceanographic institution are named for this newspaper family

the Scripps family

Gus "Who are the Hearsts?" — wagered $3,500

Gwen "Who is Hearst?" — wagered $4,801

Chris "Who is Pulitzer?" — wagered $600

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