- Welcome to the studios of WCMU Public Television, and on this episode of "Quiz Central," we continue our season with a first round game between Ludington and Sheboygan coming up right after this.

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- [Matthew] Let's get today's match underway.

Here's your first question on "Quiz Central."

- Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

- Crimson.

- [Matthew] Yes, that answer is correct.

- Patella.

- Correct.

Congratulations, Ludington.

You are the "Quiz Central" season 16 grand champions.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Matthew Ozanich, and it's my pleasure to welcome you to the 17th season of "Quiz Central" right here on WCMU.

Thank you so much for joining us.

16 teams are also joining us from schools throughout central and northern Michigan this season.

And today we'll be joined by teams from Ludington and Sheboygan.

Now, this season on "Quiz Central," our two teams are being virtually, independently challenged with an identical set of questions.

The school that answers the most questions correctly in the time allotted advances to the next round and perhaps will be ground, our season 17 grand champions.

At the end of the season four "Quiz Central" seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU Bookstore.

This week, it's the white division that takes center stage.

So, without further ado, let's get today's match underway.

Let's head into our first round, the Maroon and Gold Rush.

Our teams will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can with each correct answer being worth 10 points.

Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but the final answers will be coming from the team's captains.

Ludington, you're up first.

Here comes the first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

What author created a talking wolf named Maugrim who helps the White Witch to fight against the godlike lion Aslan in "The Chronicles of Narnia?"

- CS Lewis.

- CS Lewis.

- CS Lewis is correct.

Contestants try to identify songs in the bid a note and golden medley rounds of what game show, which Fox revived in 2021 with Jane Krakowski as host?

- [Aiden] "Jeopardy?"

- "Jeopardy."

- [Matthew] "Jeopardy" is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What quantity whose first time derivative is the jerk equals force over mass by Newton's second law and is the rate of change of velocity?

- Acceleration.

- Acceleration.

- [Matthew] Acceleration is correct.

What long-time leader of the Teamsters Union, who may have been killed by the mafia, disappeared in Detroit in 1975?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer?

Onto the next question.

What man who, was fired as First Lord of the Admiralty after the Gallipoli campaign, succeeded Neville Chamberlain in 1940 as UK prime minister?

- Winston Churchill.

- Winston Churchill.

- [Matthew] Churchill's correct.

A young mother named Nora Helmer realizes that she has duties to herself and decides to leave her husband, Torvald, in what 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

What artist, who showed a beam of light illuminating a tax collector's face in "The Calling of St. Matthew" was an Italian master of chiaroscuro?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer?

Next question.

What law named for a Dutch scientist relates the angle of incidence and angle of refraction of waves at a boundary between two materials?

- Hoeken's law?

- Hoeken's law.

- Hoeken's law is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

(bell dings) Oh, what that bell's going to signify the end of the round.

Great job on your first round there, Ludington.

You were able to get three correct answers for a total of 30 points.

Sheboygan, it's now your turn in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

Here comes your first question.

What author created a talking wolf named Maugrim, who helps the White Witch to fight against the godlike lion Aslan in "The Chronicles of Narnia?"

- Lewis.

- CS Lewis.

- CS Lewis.

- [Matthew] CS Lewis is correct.

Contestants tried to identify songs in the bid a note and golden medley rounds of what game show, which Fox revived in 2021 with Jane Krakowski as host?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass?

Next question.

What quantity whose first time derivative is the jerk equals force over mass by Newton's second law and is the rate of change of velocity?

- Acceleration.

- Acceleration.

- [Matthew] Acceleration's correct.

What long time leader of the Teamsters Union, who may have been killed by the mafia, disappeared in Detroit in 1975?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass?

Next question.

What man, who was fired as first Lord of the Admiralty after the Gallipoli campaign, succeeded Neville Chamberlain in 1940 as UK prime minister?

- Winston Churchill.

- [Matthew] Winston Churchill's correct.

A young mother named Nora Helmer realizes that she has duties to herself and decides to leave her husband, Torvald, in what 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass.

Onto the next question.

What artist, who showed a beam of light illuminating a tax collector's face in "The Calling of St. Matthew," was an Italian master of chiaroscuro?

- [Elizabeth] Pick a Ninja Turtle.

- Raphael.

- [Matthew] Raphael is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What law named for a Dutch scientist relates the angle of incidence and angle of refraction of waves at a boundary between two materials?

- Newton's law.

- [Matthew] Newton is incorrect.

Next question.

What first name.

(bell dings) Oh, sorry with that bell we're not gonna be able to get to the rest of that question.

Our Maroon and Gold Rush round wraps with Ludington and Sheboygan tied at 30 a piece.

And for those answers in the opening round that we missed, that Fox game show hosted by Jane Krakowski was "Name That Tune."

Nora left her husband Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House."

The Italian master of chiaroscuro we were looking for was Caravaggio.

And the law of refraction named for a Dutch scientist was Snell's law.

The long-time leader of the Teamsters Union, who disappeared in 1975, that was Jimmy Hoffa.

Well, with one tough round in the books, let's take a moment now and meet our contestants from each of today's schools.

We'll begin with today's competitors from Ludington.

- My name's Anna Lisa Smith.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School, and I play bass in the jazz band.

- My name is Jack MacWickie.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School, and I'm planning on going into cybersecurity.

- My name is Lucas Teebo.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School, and I play alto saxophone in the jazz band.

- Hello, I'm Aiden deMorrow.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School, and my favorite color is magenta.

- Now, let's meet our next team in today's competition.

the students from Sheboygan.

Take it away.

- I'm Adam Menusco.

I'm a senior at Sheboygan High School, and I'm in the choir and in the drama club.

- I'm Jacob Aaron, also a senior, and I'm in marching band.

- Hi, I'm Luke Patrick, and I'm a senior at Sheboygan.

I run cross country and track and play basketball, and I'm a part of the student council.

- Hi, I'm Elizabeth.

I'm a senior here at Sheboygan High School, and I'm the NHS president this year.

- Well, now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into our next round of competition today, the Perfect Ten.

In this round, our teams will be given a category, and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions correctly as they can.

Our Perfect Ten category for today is three consecutive vowels.

Give these words that contain three consecutive vowels.

Ludington, you're up first.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock as we dive into today's Perfect Ten.

So, Ludington, your category for today's game is three consecutive vowels.

Give these words that contain three consecutive vowels, again, three consecutive vowels.

Give these words that contain three consecutive vowels.

We're going to go ahead and put 60 seconds up on the clock as we head into the Perfect Ten round.

Here's your first question.

The opposite of loud.

- Quiet.

- [Jack] Quiet.

- Quiet.

- [Matthew] Quiet's correct.

Gorgeous, like the blue Danube.

- [Aiden] Beautiful.

- Beautiful.

- [Matthew] Beautiful is correct.

Goodbye in French.

- Adieu.

- Adieu.

- [Matthew] Adieu's correct.

The field of studying history through excavation.

- Paleontology - Archeology.

- Paleontology.

Archeology.

- [Matthew] Archeology is final answer?

- Yes.

- [Matthew] That's correct.

An adjective for an object that emits dangerous energetic particles.

- Radioactive.

- Radioactive.

- [Matthew] Radioactive's correct.

A word whose sound imitates the action it defines.

- Onomatopoeia.

- Onomatopoeia is correct.

A blue green mineral or its color.

- Turquoise.

- Aquamarine, I think.

- Last, final answer?

- No, turquoise.

- Turquoise.

- Turquoise is correct.

(bell dings) Oh, and with that bell, everybody get that one just under the bell there.

An impressive showing by Ludington with seven correct answers, which will now increase their score to 100.

But now it's Sheboygan's turn to up their score in today's Perfect Ten round.

The opposite of loud.

- [Elizabeth] Quiet.

- Quiet.

- [Matthew] Quiet's correct.

Gorgeous, like the blue Danube.

- Beautiful.

- Beautiful.

- [Matthew] Beautiful is correct.

Goodbye in French.

- Adios.

- Au revoir.

- [Matthew] Au revoir is incorrect.

The field of studying history through excavation.

- Archeology.

- Archeology.

Archeology.

- Archeology is correct.

An adjective for an object that emits dangerous energetic particles.

- Radioactive.

- Yeah, radioactive.

- [Matthew] Correct.

A word whose sound imitates the action it defines.

- Onomatopoeia.

- Onomatopoeia.

- [Matthew] Correct.

A blue green mineral or its color.

- Turquoise.

- Turquoise.

- [Matthew] Correct.

A dark outline against a lighter background.

- Silhouette.

- Silhouette.

- Silhouette.

- Silhouette's correct.

The collective, oh, sorry with that bell, we're not going to be able to get to the last two, but great job with both teams doing very well in today's Perfect Ten round.

Ludington, Sheboygan are now tied again, 100 points a piece.

As we now head into the third round of the day, the Homestretch round.

I'll be asking each team a series of random questions.

Team members will be able to consult with each other, and final answers will be coming from the teams' captains.

Ludington, we're going to start with you in today's Homestretch round.

Here comes your first question.

The territory of what modern country was united for the first time in 1802 under Emperor Gia Long of the Nguyen Dynasty?

- [Jack] China?

- Yeah, China.

- [Matthew] China is incorrect.

Next question.

Austrian physicist, Lise Meitner, discovered what phenomenon in which a single nucleus decomposes into two smaller nuclei?

- Decay?

- Is that fission?

- Fission.

- [Matthew] Fission is correct.

Onto the next question.

What Greek mathematician, the first to accurately calculate the circumference of the earth, devised a sieve used to find prime numbers?

- Archimedes?

- Archimedes.

- [Matthew] Archimedes is incorrect.

The playwright of "Death and the King's Horseman" and "The Lion and the Jewel," Wole Soyinka, was born in the Ogun region of what African country?

- Does anybody have a country?

- Kenya.

- Kenya.

- [Matthew] Kenya is incorrect.

Next question.

During the Iraq War, US officials used what word paired with awe to describe their strategy of using overwhelming force to demoralize the enemy?

- Shock.

- Can you say that again?

- [Aiden] Shock.

- Oh.

Shock.

- [Matthew] Shock is correct.

Bishop Pierre Cauchon condemned what French commander who broke the Siege of Orleans, but was burned at the stake in part for dressing like a man?

- Joan of Arc.

- Joan of Arc.

- [Matthew] Joan of Arc's correct.

The precession of gyroscopes is explained by the conservation of what quantity equal to the cross-product of position and linear momentum?

- Momentum?

- Momentum.

- [Matthew] I think you're gonna have to be a little more specific.

- Angular momentum.

- Angular momentum.

- [Matthew] Angular is correct.

Foliated rocks, such as gneiss and schist and slate are layered examples of what class of rock created by exposure to heat and pressure over time?

- Metamorphic.

- Metamorphic.

- [Matthew] Metamorphic's correct.

Benjy reflects that his sister, Caddy, smelled like trees in the rain in what novel about the decline of the Compson family written by William Faulkner?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer.

Next question.

What country, whose city of Arusha lies near the Olduvai Gorge, controls the island of Zanzibar, which lies near its economic center of Dar es Salaam?

- Tanzania.

- Tanzania.

- [Matthew] Tanzania is correct.

What African country's Tigray region is the site of a war, which has spilled over into its Amhara region?

- Ethiopia.

- Ethiopia.

- [Matthew] Ethiopia is correct.

What SEC school became the first, oh, sorry with that bell, we're not gonna be able to get to that last question, but Ludington, you did a great job in the Homestretch round.

Let's go ahead and count them up.

Seven correct answers means 70 points and a total score of 170 now for the team from Ludington.

But we now turn to Sheboygan to see how they'll handle today's Homestretch round.

Sheboygan, here comes your first question.

The territory of what modern country was united for the first time in 1802 under Emperor Gia Long of the Nguyen Dynasty?

- China.

Mongol, Mongolia?

- Mongolia.

- [Matthew] Mongolia, incorrect.

Next question.

Austrian physicist, Lise Meitner, discovered what phenomenon in which a single nucleus decomposes into two smaller nuclei?

- Radioactive decay.

- Radioactive decay.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What Greek mathematician, the first to accurately calculate the circumference of the earth, devised a sieve use to find prime numbers?

- Archimedes?

- Archimedes.

- [Matthew] Archimedes is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

The playwright of "The Death and the King's Horseman" and "The Lion and the Jewel," Wole Soyinka, was born in the Ogun region of what African country?

- South Africa.

- [Matthew] South Africa, incorrect.

Onto the next question.

Despite the Iraq War, US officials used what word paired with awe to describe their strategy of using overwhelming force to demoralize the enemy?

- Shock and awe.

- Yeah, shock and awe.

- [Matthew] Shock is correct.

Bishop Pierre Cauchon condemned what French commander who broke the Siege of Orleans, but was burned at the stake in part for dressing like a man?

- Joan of Arc.

- [Matthew] Joan of Arc is correct.

The precession of gyroscopes is explained by the conservation of what quantity equal to the cross-product of position and linear momentum?

- [Jacob] Energy?

- Energy.

- [Matthew] Energy is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

Foliated rocks such as gneiss, schist and slate are layered examples of what class of rock created by exposure to heat and pressure over time?

- Origneous.

- Igneous.

- Igneous rocks.

- [Matthew] Igneous is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

Benjy reflects that his sister, Caddy, smelled like trees in the rain in what novel about the decline of the Compson family written by William Faulkner?

- Is it the road one with the dead sister?

Which one is that?

- "Pride and prejudice."

- [Matthew] "Pride and Prejudice," incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What country, whose city of Arusha lies near the Olduvai Gorge, controls the island of Zanzibar, which lies near its economic center of Dar es Salaam?

- Mozambique.

- [Matthew] Mozambique, incorrect, onto the next question.

What African country's Tigray region is the site of a war, which has spilled over into its Amhara region?

- Egypt?

- I think it's the Congo.

I'll go with that.

- [Elizabeth] Okay.

- The Republic of the Congo.

- [Matthew] Congo is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What SEC school became the first for which a female football, oh, sorry with that bell, we're not going to be able to get to the end of that last question.

A tough Homestretch round for Sheboygan means Ludington is our leader now after three rounds with a score of 170 to 120.

The answers that were missed in the Homestretch round were, that country united for the first time in 1802 was Vietnam.

The Greek who calculated the circumference of the globe was Eratosthenes.

The playwright, Wole Soyinka, was born in the African country of Nigeria.

And finally, that William Faulkner novel about the Compson and family was "The Sound and the Fury."

Ludington has the lead as we now head into the Final Countdown.

In our final round, our teams will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can with correct answers still being worth 10 points a piece.

Ludington, you're up first in today's Final Countdown, so let's put two minutes on the clock.

Here comes your first question.

In 1995, the FDA approved a vaccine against what childhood disease, which, in adults, can reactivate as shingles?

- Chicken pox.

- Chicken pox.

- [Matthew] Chicken pox is correct.

What SI unit is used to measure luminosity, equals one joule per second, is the SI unit of power, and is commonly used to rate light bulbs?

- Watts.

- Watts.

- [Matthew] Watts is correct.

During the Holocaust, Viktor Frankl and Elie Wiesel survived being held at what largest Nazi concentration camp?

- [Jack] Auschwitz?

- I think it's Dachau.

- Dachau.

- [Matthew] Final answer?

- Dachau.

- [Matthew] Dachau is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What evidence that was invented by Percy Spencer uses a cavity magnetron to excite water molecules, generating radiation used to heat food?

- Microwave?

- What?

- Microwave.

- Microwave.

- [Matthew] Microwave is correct.

A book about the conversion process titled "Religious Affections" was written by what preacher who gave the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer?

Next question.

What country, under Francisco Solano Lopez, lost much of its population in the War of the Triple Alliance against Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay?

- Paraguay.

- Paraguay.

- [Matthew] Paraguay is correct.

Martha, George, Nick and Honey are the four main characters in what play by Edward Albee?

- "Our Town."

- [Matthew] Nope, "Our Town's" incorrect.

Next question.

What actor sings "Being Alive" in a restaurant as theater director Charlie Barber in "Marriage Story" and plays Kylo Ren in the "Star Wars" films?

- Adam Driver.

- Adam Driver.

- Adam Driver is correct.

What musician whose namesake orchestra, sorry, but that bell, I'm not going to be able to get to the end of that question, but that becomes an end to the Final Countdown.

Ludington, you were able to get 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 correct answers in that round for 50 points, which brings your total after four rounds of competition today, 220 points.

Thank you, Ludington.

Now, Sheboygan, it's your last chance.

It's your turn to enter today's Final Countdown.

Here comes your first question.

In 1995, the FDA approved a vaccine against what childhood disease, which in adults can reactivate as shingles?

- Cow pox?

Cow pox?

- Small pox.

- No, no, chicken pox.

- [Matthew] Chicken pox is the right answer.

Onto the next question.

What SI unit is used to measure luminosity, equals one joule per second, is the SI unit of power, and is commonly used to rate light bulbs?

- Watt.

- Watts?

- Watts.

- Watts.

- [Matthew] Watts is correct.

During the Holocaust, Viktor Frankl and Elie Weisel survived being held at what largest Nazi concentration camp?

- Auschwitz?

- Auschwitz.

- Auschwitz.

- [Matthew] Auschwitz is correct.

What device, which was invented by Percy Spencer, uses a cavity magnetron to excite water molecules, generating radiation used to heat food?

- Microwave.

- Microwave.

- Yeah, yeah, microwave.

- [Matthew] Microwave's correct.

A book about the conversion process titled "Religious Affections" was written by what preacher who gave the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"

- John, something.

Just go with the last name, Smith.

- John Smith.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What country under Francisco Solano Lopez lost much of its population in the War of the Triple Alliance against Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay?

- Paraguay.

- [Matthew] Paraguay is correct.

Martha, George, Nick and Honey are the four main characters in what play by Edward Albee?

- "Romeo and Juliet."

- [Matthew] Incorrect, onto the next question.

What actor sings "Being Alive" in a restaurant as theater director Charlie Barber in "Marriage Story" and plays Kylo Ren in the "Star Wars" films?

- Keanu Reeves.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, onto the next question.

What musician, whose namesake orchestra performed a landmark 1938 jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, oh, sorry with that bell.

We are going to signify the end of the round, but Sheboygan, in our Final Countdown round, you were able to get 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 correct answers for 50 points, which brings your total today to 170 points.

Let's go ahead and take a look at those questions that we missed in that round.

The very first one you miss, the author of "Religious Affections," you had the first name, right, Jonathan, but we're actually looking for Jonathan Edwards.

Edwards was the one we were looking for there.

Martha, George, Nick and Honey are the four main characters in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

After four rounds of competition, our final score is Ludington, 220, Sheboygan, 170.

A close game today, but Ludington managed to pull ahead during that Homestretch round and made it tough for Sheboygan to capture the lead.

So, congratulations, Ludington, you'll be advancing to our next round of competition, and we want to thank Sheboygan for a hard fought match.

You guys did outstanding today.

Seniors, good luck to you in all of your future endeavors, and, underclassmen, we hope to see you next season right here on "Quiz Central."

And we hope all of you will join us again in our next episode of "Quiz Central" as two more Michigan schools compete for the season 17 title.

And as a reminder, all episodes of "Quiz Central" are archived online at wcmu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU Public Television, thank you for watching, and we'll see you right back here for the next episode of "Quiz Central."

Goodnight.

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