Show #8527 2021-12-07 (taped 2021-10-25) Professors Tournament

2021 Professors Tournament quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Katie Reed — an associate professor of musicology from Cal State Fullerton

John Harkless — an associate professor of chemistry from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Marti Canipe — an elementary science education professor from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marti	$1,400	$4,800	$10,400	$13,400 Automatic semifinalist	$9,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
John	$2,400	$2,400	$12,000	$4,000 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$12,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Katie	$2,800	$4,400	$14,000	$12,000 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$15,600 18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT	NONFICTION	OFFICE, OURS	POP CULTURE	MOUNTAINS	IN THE CURRICULUM
$200 [26] He was a member of the Missouri National Guard Truman Katie	$200 [15] "Apple", "Cancer" & "Legacy" are chapters in a biography about him, "The Man Who Thought Different" (Steve) Jobs Marti Katie	$200 [10] Looks like Barb brought a video of her dog; aw, it's this breed seen here which can hit 40 miles per hour when in the mood a Greyhound John	$200 [3] Seen here, she brought the funny to shows like "Shrill" & "Saturday Night Live" Aidy Bryant Katie	$200 [23] China's Mount Huang translates as the mountain of this color yellow Marti	$200 [9] An ol' pal, or chopped up fish used to attract bigger ones chum John
$400 [29] He was a Rhodes Scholar Bill Clinton Marti	$600 [17] Edward Gibbon's historical work "The Decline and Fall of" this was published in 6 volumes between 1776 & 1788 Roman Empire Katie	$400 [11] Pat submits receipts from a business trip--seems she enjoyed all the good things of Gothenburg in this European country Sweden Marti	$400 [2] 2021 saw the first stand-alone movie about this Marvel-ous title female, set during the time of "Captain America: Civil War" Black Widow John	$400 [24] The world's fourth-highest peak, Lhotse is found in this range the Himalayas Marti	$400 [8] An old special object kept due to its association with a saint relic Katie
$600 [28] He defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista Zachary Taylor	$800 [18] "The Immortal Life of" this woman tells how her He La cells aided medical research, without her knowledge or consent Henrietta Lacks Katie	$600 [12] Shohei begins a water cooler discussion about this drama on Starz about pro wrestlers featuring Stephen Amell Heels	$600 [1] In 2019, this young rapper moseyed onto the scene in a really big way Lil Nas X John	$600 [20] Here'sthe view from the peak of Ben Nevis, Scotland's highest peak, part of this geographic region named for its altitude the Highlands Marti	$600 [6] You rang? It's a sudden move in an unexpected direction lurch Katie
$800 [27] He killed lawyer Charles Dickinson in a duel Andrew Jackson	DD $1,000 [16] This bestselling memoir about a woman's quest to find balance in her life was published in Spanish as "Come, reza, ama" Eat, Pray, Love Marti	$800 [13] Amal leads the pool in the Mega Millions lottery; Brad runs the pool for this one that's in D.C. & all but 5 states Powerball Marti	$800 [4] Rob Delaney narrates this Netflix dating show in which contestants are outfitted as all sorts of creatures Sexy Beasts Katie	$800 [21] Uhuru & Mawenzi are peaks of this African mountain Mount Kilimanjaro Marti	$800 [7] From a 1933 play, "When I hear" this artsy word "I reach for my pistol" is often wrongly attributed to Hermann Goering culture
$1,000 [30] He was sheriff of Erie County & mayor of Buffalo Grover Cleveland Katie	$1,000 [19] He wrote "Between the World and Me", about racial injustice, in the form of a letter to his teenage son Ta-Nehisi Coates Katie	$1,000 [14] It's quittin' time, & Sally is buying round 1 of this Russian-sounding drink with vodka & ginger beer that has quite a kick! a Moscow Mule John	$1,000 [5] In 2021, herode on to movie screens as Snake Eyes Henry Golding Katie	$1,000 [22] First summited in 1966, this 16,000-foot peak overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf Vinson Massif Marti	$1,000 [25] This stomach trouble is caused by the H. pylori bacterium & can be made worse by too many pain relievers an ulcer Marti

Double Jeopardy! Round

I'VE GOT A THEORY	NAME THE MUSICAL	MYTHOLOGY	THEY EARNED A PhD	RUSSIAN HISTORY & CULTURE	10-LETTER WORDS
$400 [1] Redefining minor things like space, time & gravity, the theory of general this changed the world in 1915 the theory of relativity John	$400 [17] "I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwin' away my shot" Hamilton Katie	$400 [6] The immortal sisters Stheno & Euryale, whose gaze could turn you to stone, were these monsters Gorgons John	$400 [11] Under Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict & Margaret Mead both earned Ph Ds from Columbia in this subject anthropology Marti	$400 [23] Apologizing to the Russian people for the failures of his administration, he abruptly resigned as president December 31, 1999 (Boris) Yeltsin Katie	$400 [19] Footbridge is a 10-letter word that you use if you're this kind of 10-letter traveler a pedestrian Marti
$800 [2] In 1866 this monk was pushing paper--for the Natural Science Society of Brünn--detailing his theory of heredity Mendel Marti	$800 [16] "Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you" Annie Get Your Gun	$800 [7] Here'sa depiction of this mythical creature a phoenix John	$800 [12] Born into slavery, Anna Julia Cooperbecame a noted educator & activist, & in her 60s received a PhD from this Paris college the Sorbonne Katie	$800 [27] Russian for "peace" or "world", this space station hosted more than 100 people from 12 countries during its time in orbit Mir John	$800 [18] Yep, people still use this handy measuring tool in math class & in certain professions a protractor Marti
$1,200 [3] Brønsted-Lowry says any compound that transfers a proton to another compound is an acid; the one taking on a proton is a this a base John	$1,200 [13] "I could have danced all night, and still have begged for more" My Fair Lady Katie	$1,200 [8] Zeus gave a silver bow made by the Cyclops to this daughter & goddess of the hunt Artemis Marti	$1,200 [24] This chairman of the Fed from 1987 to 2006 has a PhD in economics Greenspan John	$1,200 [28] Until DNA tests in the 1990s proved otherwise, many claimed to be this youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II Anastasia Katie	$1,200 [20] This biology branch that shares a Nobel Prize category deals with the functions of living organisms physiology
$1,600 [4] In 1633 he got a life sentence for discussing Copernican theory, but it was a torture-free term Galileo John	$1,600 [14] "This needs to be perfect, these emails have to prove that we were actually friends" Dear Evan Hansen Katie	$1,600 [9] Vulcan is the Roman counterpart of this Greek god Hephaestus John	$1,600 [25] We will rock you when we tell you that this guitarist & founding member of Queen is a doctor of astrophysics Brian May Katie	DD $1,600 [29] In the early 1900s members of the faction that opposed Lenin were called these, meaning "one of the minority" the Mensheviks Katie	$1,600 [21] This word meaning "harmful" is also the name of Sleeping Beauty's nemesis maleficent John
DD $2,000 [5] Sometimes called the theory of everything, it says all the objects in our universe are made of vibrating filaments of energy string theory John	$2,000 [15] "I'm reporting live from Gander Airport where the 19th plane has just touched down" Come From Away Katie	$2,000 [10] This daughter of Tantalus turned to stone while weeping for her slain children Niobe	$2,000 [26] She holds a PhD in animal science & authored "The Autistic Brain" & "Humane Livestock Handling" Temple Grandin Marti	$2,000 [30] As the result of his "Gulag Archipelago", this author was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974 & wouldn't return for 20 years Solzhenitsyn Katie	$2,000 [22] From Greek for "to show through", it's used to describe a delicate, translucent fabric, perhaps a bridal veil diaphanous John

Final Jeopardy!

OLD GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

This term once used for western North Africa is still used today in the name of a primate from that region

Barbary

Marti "What is Barbary?" — wagered $3,000

John "What isborrhesus?" — wagered $8,000

Katie "What is Bonobo?" — wagered $2,000

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