
Crestview vs Bowling Green
Season 2023 Episode 14 | 24m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Crestview and Bowling Green face off in a high school quiz bowl show.
Crestview and Bowling Green high schools compete in a second round match.
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Crestview vs Bowling Green
Season 2023 Episode 14 | 24m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Crestview and Bowling Green high schools compete in a second round match.
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I think we better get ready for a mega mental mashup.
Oh yeah!
Only one team can leave victorious.
Who's it going to be?
Only one way to find out.
BGSU'S "Brain Game" starts right now.
(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) And welcome to BGSU "Brain Game".
Let's take a look at our starting lineups For Crestview, led by Coach Bassett, in slot number one, we have Levi, a senior.
In slot number two, we have Sam, a junior.
In slot number three, we have Saxton, a junior.
Now for Bowling Green led by Coach Parrish.
In slot number one, we have Cole, a sophomore.
In slot number two, we have Alexandra, a senior.
and in slot number three, the sophomore, Owen.
Welcome to all of our players and welcome to BGSU "Brain Game".
Start things off as we always do with our toss up round.
In this round, all questions are worth 10 points, no deduction for an incorrect answer.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal.
I repeat, you can steal a question in this round.
BG, Crestview, you ready?
Here we go.
This French scientist who is often referred to as the father of- (buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Pasteur?
- Pasteur is correct.
Which of your body's organs synthesizes Vitamin D?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- The liver?
- Incorrect.
Crestview, chance to steal.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Sam.
- Gallbladder.
- Incorrect.
The skin.
It's the skin.
In the novels, "Gulliver's Travels" and "Brave New World," what literary form that uses irony, sarcasm and humor to criticize a current social practice or opinion is demonstrated?
The correct response begins with the letter S. (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Satire.
- Satire is correct.
Although Cairo is the capital of Egypt, this second most populous city was the site of an- (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Alexandria?
- Alexandria is correct.
In cooking, what is it called when you quickly boil a vegetable to set the bright color?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Alexandra?
- Blanche?
- Blanche is correct.
Algebra is based on the concept of unknown values known as what?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Variables.
- Variables is correct.
Only the elite of Romans were allowed to wear clothing of this color.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Purple.
- Purple is correct.
Which US state would a person be visiting if he floated the Mohawk River, fished on the western shore of Lake Champlain and hiked in the Adirondack Mountains?
That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- New York.
- New York is correct.
Multiple choice question.
A parasite feeds upon living matter.
What is the term for a plant that feeds on dead or decaying matter?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Uh.
(bell dings) - Time.
Multiple choice here.
A, trichinosis, B, saprophytes, or C, flukes?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Levi?
- B?
- B is correct.
Multiple choice, again.
What is the name of the author of the short story ”To Build a Fire ” and the novel, "Call of the Wild?"
Is it A, Jack London, B, John Muir or C, Walt Whitman?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Alexandra?
- A.
- A, Jack London is correct.
That is all 10 questions in this round.
What a competition.
It is only separated by 10 points.
Crestview, 40.
And Bowling Green at 50 points.
Stick around.
We're just getting started.
Risk and reward is coming up next.
Stay tuned.
(upbeat music) (clock ticking) (dramatic music) And welcome back to BGSU "Brain Game".
Crestview at 40, Bowling Green at 50 points.
Before we move on, let's welcome some new players for Crestview.
In slot number three, we have Jacob, a junior.
Brand new lineup for Bowling Green.
Starting in slot one, we have Mason, a junior.
Slot number two, we have Ben, a senior.
And in slot number three, we have Edison, a sophomore.
Alright, this is the risk and reward round.
Both teams, you're going to get the same 10 questions or the opportunity at the same 10 questions.
The first nine are 10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.
Now the 10th question is our risk and reward question.
We will give you a topic and you can risk up to 30 points in five point increments based upon that topic.
Get it right?
Get the bonus points.
Get it wrong or a non-answer?
You lose those points.
That is why they call it risk and reward.
Make sense?
Alright, BG has 50, Crestview has 40.
Bowling Green, you will be sticking around.
Crestview, Levi, take 'em to isolation.
Alright, Bowling Green, are you ready for the the risk and reward round?
- Hmm hmm.
- Hmm hmm.
- Alright, starts right now.
Multiple choice.
Which football team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
Was it A, can't- (buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Mason?
- The Green Bay Packers.
- The Green Bay Packers.
Starting in your throat, what wave-like contractions push food through the elementary canal in humans?
Is it segmentation or peristalsis?
- Segmentation.
- Segmentation?
(buzzer beeps) - Alright, that would be Ben.
- Segmentation?
- Unfortunately, wrong.
Peristalsis.
Segmentation does it in the intestines.
What is the average of the following three numbers?
84 plus 72 plus 27?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Ben.
- What do, what is the answer?
Does anyone have that?
- Uh, I don't remember.
(bell rings) - 61.
Appreciate you buzzing in, you'd use that extra time.
Smart.
Smart.
Multiple choice.
Name the author of the 1851 novel, "The House of the Seven Gables."
Is it A, Charles Dickens, B, Washington Irving, or C, Nathaniel Hawthorne?
- Which one?
- I have no idea.
- B.
- I think so.
(buzzer beeps) - That would be Ben.
- B?
- Incorrect.
It is C. Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Who was our vice president from 1789 through 1797?
- Uh, do you know?
(buzzer beeps) Time.
That would've been John Adams.
Literary character, Don Quixote, thought what were giants and jousted with them?
(group faintly chattering) (buzzer beeps) That would be Ben.
- Windmills?
- Windmills is correct.
The United Nations Security Council has how many permanent members?
- Five.
- Five.
(buzzer beeps) - That would be Mason.
- Five.
- Five is correct.
Name the company whose stock market ticker symbol is XOM.
- XOM.
(murmuring) (buzzer beeps) - That would be Mason.
- Um, I'm thinking.
- Exxon?
- Exxon.
Exxon?
- Will we accept Exxon?
We will accept Exxon.
Exxon Mobil.
In Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery," what is the prize?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Ben.
- Death?
- Will we accept death?
Yes.
The winner is stoned to death.
Alright, risk and reward time.
The category is advanced spelling.
You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments or you can pass.
- I think, no.
I think we're going to pass.
- I wouldn't, I would do five.
- I would do five.
- We're going to do five.
- Going to do five points on advanced spelling.
Meaning or relating to the middle class, spell the word bourgeois.
- B-O-U.
B-O-U-R. - Buzz in.
(buzzer beeps) - That would be Mason.
- B-O-U.
- R - G. - G. - O.
- O.
- I-S-E. - I-S-E. - Incorrect.
B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S.
Sorry about that but hey, you took the risk.
Bowling Green, that is the end of the risk and reward round for you.
It is now time to clear your score and send you off to isolation.
Off you go.
Alright, let's bring back in Crestview.
Come on in.
All right, welcome back to Crestview.
Are you ready for your risk and reward questions?
- Yeah.
- All right.
Starts right now.
First off, multiple choice.
Which football team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
Was it A, Kansas City Chiefs, B, Green Bay Packers, or C, Minnesota Vikings?
- How confident?
- Not very.
(group faintly chattering) (bell dings) - Time.
That will be B.
The Green Bay Packers.
Starting in your throat, what wavelike contractions push food through the elementary canal in humans?
Is it segmentation or peristalsis?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Peristalsis.
- Peristalsis is correct.
Segmentation starts in the intestines.
What is the average of the following three numbers?
84 plus 72 plus 27?
(timer rings) Time.
61.
Multiple choice.
Name the author of the 1851 novel, "The House of the Seven Gables."
Is it A, Charles Dickens, B, Washington Irving, or C, Nathaniel Hawthorne?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Hawthorne?
- Hawthorne is correct.
C. Who was our vice president from 1789 to 1787?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- One Jonathan Adams.
- One Jonathan Adams, indeed.
Literary character, Don Quixote, thought that what were giants and jousted- (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Windmills.
- They were indeed, windmills.
The United Nations Security Council has how many permanent members?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Five.
- Five is correct.
Name the company whose stock market symbol is XOM.
(bell dings) Time.
ExxonMobil.
In Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery," what is the prize?
(bell dings) Time.
The winner is stoned to death.
Risk and reward time.
Advanced spelling.
Advanced spelling.
You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments on advanced spelling or you can pass.
- How about we go five?
- No.
- No?
Just pass?
- Pass.
I'm sorry.
- All right, I'm fine, I'm fine.
I understand.
(laughing) - [Marc] A lot of emotion up here tonight, everybody.
What are you thinking?
- We are going to opt out.
- They are going to opt out.
They're going to pass.
All right, Crestview, that is the end of the risk and reward round for you.
It is now time to clear our scores and let's bring back in Bowling Green.
Come on in.
Welcome back, BG.
Bowling Green stands at 95 points.
Crestview stands at 90 points.
Well, well, well.
The plot thickens.
Stick around.
Coming up next is our category round where questions are worth, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 points.
Deductions are going to start.
It's going to be crazy!
Stay tuned!
(upbeat music) (clock ticking) (dramatic music) And welcome back to BGSU "Brain Game".
Crestview, 90 points, Bowling Green, 95 points.
A very close competition, indeed.
Alright, let's check our subs for Crestview.
In slot number three, we have Saxton, a junior.
For Bowling Green in slot number two, we have Alexandra, a senior.
And in slot number three is Ariana, a sophomore.
Welcome, to all of our players.
This is the category round.
In this round, there are six categories to choose from.
Inside each category are questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.
But deductions start.
You go for 20, you are risking 20 points.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question.
I repeat, you can steal a question in this round.
Somewhere in there, double or nothing.
Double the points.
No risk.
Alright, Crestview, since you're at 90 points, you get to make the first selection.
- Literary genre for 15.
- Literary genre for 15 points, based on the definition, identify the literary genre and it is the double or nothing question to start things off.
Ah!
Exciting, right?
Here we go, double or nothing.
17 syllable.
Traditional Japanese verse.
(buzzer beeps) That will be Crestview.
Sam?
- Haiku.
- Haiku is correct.
Double the points.
On a roll, in control.
- [Sam] Let's go with literary genre, 20.
- Literary genre for 20 points.
A story that includes imaginary creatures and often includes journeys.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Fantasy?
- Fantasy is correct.
In control is Crestview.
- Math polygons, 15.
- Math polygons for 15 points.
Correctly identify each of the following associated with polygons.
In the word polygon, meaning of the suffix, GON.
(group faintly chattering) (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Side.
- Incorrect.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
(group faintly chattering) They're saying no.
Angle.
Angle.
Let's see, Crestview in control.
- D words, 15 - D words, for 15.
We'll give you the part of speech and definition.
You identify each word that begin with DE.
A noun, one's behavior or conduct or bearing.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana?
- Demeanor?
- [Marc] Demeanor is what we're looking for and you got it.
In control.
- DE words for 10.
- DE words for 10.
It's a verb, to make or become gradually smaller.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
- Ariana?
- Decrease.
- Decrease is correct.
Still in control.
- Polygons for 10.
- Polygons for 10 points.
Name for the polygon with seven sides.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Heptagon.
- Heptagon is correct.
Crestview snatches back control.
- [Sam] Muscle of the body, 15.
- Muscles of the body for 15 points.
Identify each of the following terms related to muscles in the human body.
Dome-shaped muscle that moves during breathing.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam.
- The diaphragm.
- The diaphragm is correct.
In control is Crestview.
- [Sam] Motion energy forces, 15.
- Motion energy forces for 15 points.
Identify each of the following science terms that relate to motion, energy, or forces.
Temperature scale on which 32 and two- (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview, Sam?
- Fahrenheit.
- Fahrenheit is correct.
Freezing points and boiling points.
Crestview in control, making a move.
- Muscles of the body for 10.
- Muscles of the body for 10.
Fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Alexandra?
- Ligaments?
- Incorrect.
Crestview?
(buzzer beeps) Stealing, Levi?
- Tendon.
- [Marc] Tendon is what we needed there.
Tendons, yes.
Crest view in control.
- Motion energy forces for 10.
- Motion energy forces for 10.
The rate of speed at which an object changes its position?
(buzzer beeps) Crestview.
Sam?
- The velocity.
- The velocity is correct.
Crestview in control.
- Aviation for 10.
- Aviation for 10 points.
Company that introduced its 747 for- (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Boeing.
- Boeing is correct.
Crestview in control.
- Literary genre for 10.
- Literary genres for 10 points.
Three books that are connected in theme- (buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana?
- Trilogy.
- A trilogy is correct.
Bowling Green takes back control.
- Polygons for 20.
- Polygons for 20 points.
Polygon whose area is found by multiplying the sum of the bases by one half of the height.
Bowling Green.
Alexandra?
- Trapezoid.
- [Marc] Trapezoid is correct.
Bowling Green in control.
Making a move.
- DE for 20.
- DE for 20.
Verb to remove from a position of power.
(buzzer beeps) Crestview.
Levi?
- Denote?
- Incorrect.
Particularly, a throne.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
(buzzer beeps) Ariana?
- Dethrone.
Incorrect.
Depose is what we needed there.
Depose.
In control is Bowling Green.
- DE words for 25.
- DE words for 25 points.
Verb to stop the practice of keeping people of different races separate.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana?
- Desegregate.
- Desegregate is correct.
In control is Bowling Green.
- DE words for 30.
- De words for 30 points.
Noun, another name for the 10 commandments.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Mason?
- Declarations.
- Incorrect.
Crestview chance to steal.
(group faintly chattering) (bell dings) It's known known as the decalogue.
Decalogue.
Bowling Green in control.
- Polygons for 25.
- Polygons for 25.
Name for a polygon with nine sides.
(buzzer beeps) That will be Crestview.
Sam?
- Nonagon?
- Nonagon is correct.
Crestview in control.
- Aviation history for 15.
- Aviation history for 15 points.
First person to break the sound barrier?
(buzzer beeps) That will be Crestview.
Sam?
- Edsel?
- Incorrect.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
(bell dings) Time.
Chuck Yeager.
Chuck Yeager.
Crestview in control.
- Aviation history for 20.
- Aviation history for 20 points.
US State that had the first passenger air service in 1914 at St. Petersburg?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Mason?
- Minnesota?
- Incorrect.
Crestview chance to steal.
(bell dings) Chance to steal, Crestview.
Would you like to steal?
- No.
- No.
Florida is what we needed there.
Florida.
Alright, let's take a look at our score.
We have Bowling Green, 95, Crestview, 185.
It's not over yet.
We have our brainstorm round coming up next.
Questions worth 20 points a piece.
Negative 20 for an incorrect answer.
Still anybody's game.
Stay tuned.
(upbeat music) (clock ticking) (dramatic music) And welcome back to BGSU "Brain Game".
We did have a scoring correction after that last round.
We now have Bowling Green at 135 and Crestview at 185.
Our judge did take dethrone as an answer.
So that is our new score.
Alright, let's take a look at our new players here.
Crestview, in slot number three, we have Quinn, a junior.
And for BG, in slot number one is Cole, a sophomore.
And in slot number two, is Ben, a senior.
Alright, welcome to our new and returning players.
This is it.
This is where all the marbles are at.
This is the brainstorm round.
Questions are worth 20 points a piece, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
You may confer before buzzing in, but no stealing.
I repeat, no stealing in this round.
We move immediately to the next question.
At the end of the round, we'll declare a winner.
We'll spin around, meet in the middle, shake hands and call it a game.
All right?
Here we go!
Brainstorm.
BG, Crestview, you ready?
It starts right now.
In what century did the Boston massacre occur?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana?
- 18th.
- 18th is correct.
This system of writing for the blind consists of- (buzzer beeps) That will be Crestview.
Sam?
- Braille.
- Braille is correct.
What literary term makes a comparison of two things using the words- (buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- A simile.
- A simile is correct.
Square dancers pass back to back whenever this movement is called.
Name it.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Ben?
- Do-si-do?
- Do-si-do is correct.
How many Cardinal directions are there?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Four.
- Four is correct.
Who was the 20th president of the United States?
(bell dings) Time.
James Garfield.
Mulberry, heliotrope and Orchid are shades of what color?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Purple.
- Purple is correct.
What vice president was sworn in as the new president after JFK's assassin- (buzzer beeps) That would be Bowling Green.
Cole?
- LBJ?
- LBJ or Lyndon Baines Johnson is correct.
How many lines make up a musical staff?
(buzzer beeps) Crestview.
Sam?
- Five.
- Five is correct.
Name the capital of California.
(buzzer beeps) Crestview.
Sam?
- Sacramento.
- Sacramento is correct.
Who holds the record for the most hits in Major League baseball history?
(buzzer beeps) Crestview.
Quinn?
- Babe Ruth.
- Incorrect.
In algebra, what name is given to any quantity that remains the same?
(buzzer beeps) Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Uh.
Remainder.
- Incorrect.
Constant.
Among the Greek gods, which one was Aphrodite's love interest?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Aries.
- Incorrect.
Adonis.
What name is given to a physician that specializes in the heart?
(buzzer beeps) Bowling Green.
Ben?
- Cardiologist.
Cardiologist is correct.
This US president was in office during the panic of 1873. Who was this predecessor of Rutherford B. Hayes?
(bell dings) Time.
US Grant.
What continent is the native home of the giant Panda?
(buzzer beeps) Bowling Green.
Cole?
- Asia?
- Asia is correct.
The Malaguena, Fandango and Flamenco are all- (buzzer beeps) - That would be Crestview.
Sam?
- Dances?
- Incorrect, they are all dances of what nationality?
Spanish.
What is- (bell dings) End of round.
Let's take a look at our score.
Crestview, 205 and our winner, Bowling Green with 255!
Let's give both these teams a big round of applause.
(all clapping) In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let's come around, meet in the middle, shake hands, and we'll see you at the next "BGSU Brain Game".
Everyone, come out, get some TV time.
(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues)
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