Show #8526 2021-12-06 (taped 2021-10-25) Professors Tournament

2021 Professors Tournament quarterfinal game 1.Mayim Bialik hosts.

Contestants

Gary Hollis — a chemistry professor from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia

Gautam Hans — an associate clinical professor of law from Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Tennessee

Hester Blum — an English professor from Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Hester	$-400	$1,400	$8,600	$12,000 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$8,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 9 W
Gautam	$2,200	$2,200	$5,400	$1 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$5,400 11 R, 3 W
Gary	$3,400	$7,900	$21,000	$20,000 Automatic semifinalist	$21,000 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFETURNS 75	POPE-POURRI	ELBOW PATCHES	MAGAZINES	LESSER-KNOWN MARSUPIALS	POST DOCTORAL
$200 [7] In 1974 a copyright renewal failure let "Life" lapse into this 2-word "area"; royalty-free, it aired repeatedly & popularity soared the public domain Hester Gary	$200 [30] To tend his flock, a pope is said to sit in the chair of this saint Saint Peter Gary	$200 [1] Elbow & the neck were early names for this main Maine city Portland Hester Gautam	$200 [2] For your viewing pleasure, the website for this magazine of what to watch has an archive of covers going back to the early 1950s TV Guide Hester	$200 [9] Known to prey on poultry, thequollis also called the native this & sometimes competes with domestic ones for food a native cat	$200 [21] A make of car, or an attempt to evade Dodge Hester
$400 [8] Separated from his real-life brother at the holidays, Kieran Culkin catches "Life" in film 1 & again in "2" in this series Home Alone Hester	$400 [29] Around 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to decorate this room with frescoes the Sistine Chapel Hester	$400 [3] The name of this elbow pasta can also mean a dandy macaroni Gary	$400 [13] "The Talk of the Town" in this magazine's first issue in 1925 included Broadway actors out of work The New Yorker Gautam	$400 [10] These sticky-tongued insect consumers include proper ones like the giant & animals loosely called that, like Australia's numbat an anteater Gary	$400 [20] Policy-wise, a famous one was named for James Monroe a doctrine Gautam
$600 [4] Thisactress came by her all-American image honestly; her hometown of Denison, Iowa has been compared to Bedford Falls Donna Reed Gary	$600 [28] Pope Paul III is remembered for excommunicating this monarch in 1538 Henry VIII Hester Gary	$600 [27] Lateral epicondylitis is also known by this sporty name tennis elbow Gary	$600 [14] Found in doctors' offices around the world, this kids' magazine that provides "Fun with a Purpose" turned 75 in 2021 Highlights Gautam	$600 [11] Using another term for the way it moves from tree to tree, this marsupial would be called the sugar volplaner a sugar glider Hester Gautam	$600 [19] To remove one's hat as a greeting doff Gautam
$800 [5] Known for upbeat films, this director said "Life" was "the greatest film I had ever made", but it didn't do well at the box office (Frank) Capra Gary	$800 [24] In 2013 he was given the title of pope emeritus Benedict (XVI) Gary	$800 [23] This expression for strenuous physical exertion dates from at least 1672, when Andrew Marvell used it elbow grease Hester	$800 [15] From scenic road trips to incredible natural wonders, this magazine, T+L for short, has it all Travel + Leisure Gautam	$800 [12] The long-nosed potoroo lives in forest underbrush areas in this island state of Australia Tasmania Gautam	$800 [18] A position of utmost leadership in old-time Venice & Genoa a doge Gary
$1,000 [6] The schemes of this wealthy, cackling character include offering George a job Potter Gary	DD $1,500 [25] John XXIII convened the second of these meetings, which decreed mass could be celebrated in local languages Vatican Council Gary	$1,000 [22] Elbow is the name of an inept constable in this Shakespeare comedy with a repetitive title Measure for Measure Gautam	$1,000 [16] "Lifestyle, fashion & beauty" is the nature of this "magazine for African-American women" Essence Hester Gautam	$1,000 [26] To save energy when food is scarce, the mouselike dunnart enters this dormant state, from the Latin for sluggishness torpor Hester Gautam	$1,000 [17] In the 1960s Jim Buck, half a dozen or more leashes in hand, started NYC's first of these businesses dog walking Hester

Double Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGES	GIRL GROUPS	WE GET LETTERS	AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS	THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR CANADA	FINALS
$400 [26] In Iran the Persian language is better known by this name Farsi Gautam	$400 [24] I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want is for you to name this group that included Mel B & Mel C the Spice Girls Hester	$400 [30] One hundred to Cicero C Hester	$400 [5] The first U.S. case study of a Black urban community was made in this city by W.E.B. Du Bois working for Penn in the 1890s Philadelphia Hester	$400 [29] The Haida of British Columbia are noted for these elaborate items totem poles Hester	$400 [27] Playing for the Boston Braves on May 25, 1935, he hit his final 3 career home runs, bringing his total to 714 Babe Ruth (the "Babe") Hester
$800 [25] Surprisingly, Lettish, the language of this country, is related to Sanskrit Latvia Gary	$800 [8] Beyoncé first came to fame as the lead singer of this group Destiny's Child Gary	DD $700 [23] Thandie Newton played Condoleezza Rice in this film W Gary	$800 [4] James McBride got the title of this bestseller from his mother, whom he once asked, "What color is God's spirit?" The Color of Water Hester	$800 [13] Late 1890s prospectors got a real rush heading to the region around this tributary of the Yukon River the Klondike Hester	$800 [28] Leaving from Frankfurt on May 3, 1937, its 63rd flight would be its last, ending in tragedy the Hindenburg Gary
$1,200 [17] The language of the Inca Empire, today it's still spoken in a handful of countries including Ecuador & Peru Quechua Gary	$1,200 [6] In 1967 Diana Ross got top billing in this group The Supremes Gary	$800 [7] Porterhouse bone T Gautam	$1,200 [1] "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" is a book of poems by this man better known as a rapper Tupac Shakur Hester	$1,200 [10] A National Historic Site in Inglis, Manitoba preserves storage structures called grain these which used to dot the prairies elevators Hester Gary	$1,200 [18] According to tradition, his final words in 1776 were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" Nathan Hale Gary
DD $2,000 [15] It's the group of 500 or more related African languages that include Xhosa & Swahili Bantu Hester	$1,600 [12] "I'm So Excited" & "Neutron Dance" were hits for these siblings the Pointer Sisters Hester Gary	$1,600 [21] German musicians use "B" for B flat & this for B natural H	$1,600 [2] "While Justice Sleeps" is the first novel under her own name by this Georgia voting rights activist & romance novelist Stacey Abrams Hester	$1,600 [9] This huge territory with an indigenous name split from the Northwest Territories in 1999 Nunavut Hester	$1,600 [19] Premiering in 1896 "The Grand Duke" was the final one of their Savoy operettas Gilbert and Sullivan Gary
$2,000 [16] After the merger of kingdoms in the 1400s, it became the standard form of Spanish spoken in Spain Castilian Hester Gautam	$2,000 [14] Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning starred in a 2010 movie about these rocker girls The Runaways Hester	$2,000 [22] It's the symbol for the metric unit equal to a cubic decimeter L Gary	$2,000 [3] After killing off this private detective in "Blonde Faith", Walter Mosley resurrected him in "Little Green" Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins	$2,000 [11] On Prince Edward Island, you can visit thefarmthat inspired this 1908 novel, a classic of Canadian literature Anne of Green Gables Hester	$2,000 [20] Sadly, the last two of these great birds were killed off the coast of Iceland in 1844 for a private collector the auk Hester

Final Jeopardy!

AESTHETIC MOVEMENTS

This turn-of-the-century movement was alternately known around the world as Nieuwe Kunst & Modernista

Art Nouveau

Gautam "What is Avant-Garde?" — wagered $5,399

Hester "What is Art Neuveau" — wagered $3,400

Gary "What is Art Deco?" — wagered $1,000

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