- Today we kick off our 18th Season here on "Quiz Central" with a match between Davison and Traverse City Central.

Coming up right after this.

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(upbeat music) - [Matthew] Here's your first question on "Quiz Central."

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- Correct.

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- Correct.

- Our Season 17 Grand Champions are the students from Roscommon High School.

Hello everyone, I'm Matthew Ozanich and it's my pleasure to welcome you to the very first episode of our 18th season of "Quiz Central" here on WCMU.

We are once again thrilled to be joined by some of the brightest minds from high schools across Michigan.

Each episode, we will be joined virtually by students from two different schools.

Competitors being selected based on school size.

Our two competing teams will be 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 at the end of the 18th Season four "Quiz Central" seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU Bookstore.

This week the red division will kick off the first round of our tournament with Davison taking on Traverse City Central.

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

Our first round is the Maroon and Gold rush.

Our teams will have just two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is worth 10 points.

There is no deduction for incorrect answers.

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

Davison you're up first.

So here comes the starter question in today's Maroon and Gold rush.

What man was the subject of a massive seated sculpture by Daniel Chester French that is surrounded by white columns in the Washington DC Memorial?

- Abe Lincoln.

- Abe Lincoln.

- [Matthew] Correct.

In 1807, tensions between the US and Britain increased when what American frigate was attacked and boarded by the HMS Leopard near Virginia?

(indistinct) - Try it.

- USS Ulysses.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Next question.

What city where a British diplomat was kidnapped by the FLQ in the October crisis is home to McGill University and is Quebec's most populous city?

- Montreal.

- Montreal.

- [Matthew] Correct.

In May, 2022 Shot Sage Blue Marilyn a silkscreen painting by what American artist set a new record when it was sold for $195 million?

- Pass.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass.

Next question.

What poem Whose elderly narrator vows "not to yield" was written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and has a Latin title referring to the hero of the Odyssey?

(indistinct) - Ulysses.

- Ulysses is correct.

What Netflix show set in the 1980s starred Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin as members of the title league for women wrestlers?

- Just pass.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, onto the next question.

What type of animal with impenetrable skin was strangled to death by Heracles in Nemea and was placed in the night sky as the constellation Leo?

(indistinct) Sorry again?

- A Nemean lion.

- Lion is correct.

What politician became speaker of the house after his contract with America helped Republicans win con... (bell ringing) Oh, sorry.

The bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

Davison has a strong start today with four correct answers and 40 points.

Now it's Traverse City Central's turn in the Maroon and Gold rush.

Let's put two minutes back on the clock.

What man was the subject of a massive seated sculpture by Daniel Chester French that is surrounded by white columns in a Washington DC Memorial?

- Lincoln.

- Lincoln's correct.

In 1807 tensions between the US and Britain increased when what American frigate was attacked and boarded by the HMS Leopard near Virginia?

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What city where a British diplomat was kidnapped by the FLQ in the October crisis is home to McGill University and is Quebec's most populous city?

- Montreal.

- Correct.

In May 2022 Shot Sage Blue Marilyn a silk screen painting by what American artist set a new record when it was sold for 195 million dollars?

- Pass - Pass.

Next question.

What poem whose elderly narrator vows "not to yield" was written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and has a Latin title referring to the hero of the Odyssey?

(indistinct) - Odysseus.

- I'm sorry.

Cannot accept Odysseus.

What Netflix show set in the 1980s starred Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin as members of the title league for women wrestlers?

- Glow.

I think.

- Glow.

- Glow is correct.

What type of animal with impenetrable skin was strangled to death by Heracles in Nemea and was placed in the the night sky as the constellation Leo?

- Oh Lion.

- Lion.

- [Matthew] Lion is correct.

What politician became speaker of the house after his contract with America helped Republicans win control of Congress in the 1994 midterm elections?

- Gingrich, Gingrich.

- Gingrich.

- Gingrich is correct.

(bell ringing) Oh, we're not gonna be able to get to the next question.

A close game after the Maroon and Gold rush with Davison 40, Traverse City Central 50.

And here are the answers to the missed questions in that round.

The American frigate that was boarded by the HMS leopard was the USS Chesapeake.

And the artist of the record setting Shot Sage Blue Marilyn was Andy Warhol.

Only one round in the books so far but it's already looking like we are in store for a tight game.

But right now we're gonna take a pause and take this opportunity to meet each of our players from both of today's schools.

We're gonna start with the students from Davison High School.

- Hi, my name is Katherine House and I am the varsity quiz bowl captain.

- Hi, I'm Katie O'Connor and I'm on the varsity basketball and soccer teams.

- Oh, I'm Maya Rogers.

I'm in student council and on the varsity tennis team.

- I'm Andrew Shorkey and I play trumpet in the school's wind ensemble.

- Thank you Davison.

Now the team from Traverse City Central, take it away.

- I'm Jackson and I'm a junior.

I also do cross country and track.

- I'm Henry.

I'm a freshman and I also do band.

- Yeah hi, I'm Evan, I'm a junior and I'm in a robotics and band.

- Hi I'm Andrew and I'm, I also do robotics.

I'm a junior.

- Now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of competition, The Perfect 10.

(upbeat music) In The Perfect 10 round, our teams will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions correctly as they can.

In our first Perfect 10 category of Season 18 is A, B, C. Give these words that contain the letters A, B and C in any order.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock as we start with a team from Davison in today's Perfect 10.

A color that absorbs all light?

- Black.

- Black.

- Correct.

Hasbro game involving making words with tiles?

- Scrabble.

- Correct.

- Seafood used in a cake popular in Maryland?

- Crab.

- Crab.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Counting device with columns of beads?

- Abacus.

- Abacus.

- Correct.

Having a pH greater than seven?

- Basic.

- Basic.

- Yep basic.

- Basic.

- [Matthew] Basic is correct.

A signifier or lighthouse?

- Beacon.

- Beacon.

- [Matthew] Correct.

The B in a BA degree stands for this?

- Bachelor's.

- Bachelor's.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Handheld instrument composed of two telescopes?

- Binoculars.

- Binoculars.

- [Matthew] Correct.

A type of Italian vinegar made from grape must?

- Balsamic.

- Balsamic.

- Oh I just heard balsamic and I think you got it in right there before the bell.

Davison puts the pedal to the metal in The Perfect 10 round with nine straight correct answers bringing their score up to 130 points.

Let's see if Traverse City Central has the same good fortune in The Perfect 10.

Let's put 60 seconds back on the clock.

Color that absorbs all light?

- Black.

- Correct.

Hasbro game involving making words with tiles.

- Scramble.

- Scramble.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Seafood used in a cake popular in Maryland?

- Crab.

- Crab.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Counting device with columns of beads?

- Abacus.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Having a pH greater than seven?

- Basic.

- Basic.

- [Matthew] Basic is correct.

A signifier or lighthouse?

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

The B in a BA degree stands for this?

- Bachelor.

- Correct.

Handheld instrument composed of two telescopes.

- Binoculars.

- Correct.

A type of Italian vinegar made from grape must?

(bell ringing) Oh sorry, but we're not gonna be able to get an answer to that one as the time for the round is up.

Traverse City Central stays in the fight adding 70 points to their score in The Perfect 10.

With two rounds finished our score is Davison 130 Traverse City Central 120.

Now there's still many questions to be asked and many points to be attained, as we enter our third round and the penultimate round of the day The Homestretch Round.

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

Correct answers are still worth 10 points a piece and final answers will be coming from our team's captains.

We're gonna start with Davison in The Homestretch round.

Davison here comes your first question.

What element whose trioxide is added to Pyrex and other glassware to increase their thermal resistance is a metalloid with atomic symbol B?

- Friends?

- Yes.

- Boron.

- Boron's correct.

W.W. Jacobs wrote what 1902 short story whose cursed title object fulfills the wishes of Mr. and Mrs. White in an ironic and horrifying manner?

- Monkeys.

- Say it again Davison.

- "Monkey's Paw."

- Correct.

What novel in which Basil Hallward creates an object that becomes increasingly loathsome in response to a man's depravity-- (indistinct) - Picture of Dorian.

- Picture of Dorian Gray.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What adjective describes collisions in which momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved.

- Pass.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass.

Next question.

What Monarch who was named the successor of Charles VI in the pragmatic sanction opposed Frederick II in the War of Austrian's succession?

- Charles VII.

- That is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What surname is shared by ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's dummy Charlie and the American author of the novel-- - McCarthy.

- McCarthy is correct.

What mountain range has its eastern terminus at the Cap de Creus in the home of the Basque people and separates France from the Iberian Peninsula?

- The French Alps.

- The French Alps.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

What jazz singer discussed her 1939 recording of the anti lynching song "Strange Fruit" in an autobiography titled after her album, "Lady Sings The Blues?"

- Philly Holiday.

- Philly Holiday.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What long poem which is dedicated to Carl Solomon describes the "best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" and is by Allen Ginsburg?

- The Lost Generation.

- The Lost Generation.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

In 1943, US forces killed what Japanese admiral who planned and oversaw the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

- Pass.

- Pass.

Onto the next question.

What man whose namesake time independent equation sets H psi equal to E psi proposed a thought experiment about a box with an alive and dead cat?

- Schrödinger.

- Schrödinger.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

In what class of reactions that includes disproportionation reactions are electrons transferred from one species to another?

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

In July, 2022, what number went into effect nationwide as a three digit toll freak shortcut to mental health hotlines... (bell ringing) Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

Davison performs well on the home stretch and adds 70 points to their score, bringing their total up to 190.

We now turn to Traverse City Central to see how they'll handle the home stretch round.

TCC, here comes your first question.

What element whose trioxide is added to Pyrex and other glassware to increase their thermal resistance is a metalloid with the atomic symbol B?

- Boron.

- Correct.

W.W. Jacobs wrote what 1902 short story whose curse title object fulfills the wishes of Mr. And Mrs. White in an ironic and horrifying manner?

- I don't know.

- I don't know.

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What novel in which Basil Hallward creates an object that becomes increasingly loathsome in response to a man's depravity was written by Oscar Wilde?

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What adjective describes collisions in which momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved?

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What Monarch Who was named the successor of Charles vI in the pragmatic sanction opposed Frederick II in the war of the Austrian Succession?

(indistinct) - Catherine.

- That is incorrect.

Next question.

What surname is shared by ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's dummy Charlie and the American author of the novel "No Country for Old Men?"

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What mountain range has its eastern terminus at the Cap de Creus is the home of the Basque people and separates France from the Iberian peninsula?

- Pyrenees.

- Pyrenees is correct.

What jazz singer discussed her 1939 recording of the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" in an autobiography titled after her album, "Lady Sings The Blues?"

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What long poem which is dedicated to Carl Solomon describes "the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" and is by Allen Ginsberg.

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

In 1943, US forces killed what Japanese admiral who planned and oversaw the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?

(indistinct) - Yamato.

- [Matthew] Sorry, I'm not gonna be able to accept that.

Onto the next question.

What man whose namesake time independent equation sets H psi equal to E psi proposed a thought experiment about a box with an alive and dead cat?

- Schrödinger.

- Correct.

- In what class of reactions that includes disproportionation reactions are electrons transferred from one species to another?

- Redox.

- Correct.

In July 2022, what number went into effect nationwide as a three digit toll-free shortcut to mental health hotlines as a compliment to 911?

(indistinct) - No, that's a mistake.

922.

(bell ringing) - Oh sorry, the time we're not gonna be able to get an answer on that one.

Traverse City Central finishes up their home stretch with four correct answers and 40 points.

And before we give you an update on the score let's go ahead and take a look at the questions that were missed during The Home Stretch.

The adjective to describe collisions in momentum we were looking for was inelastic collision.

The monarch who succeeded Charles VI was Maria Theresa.

The long poem dedicated to Carl Solomon by Allen Ginsberg was Howl.

And the Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor was Isoroku Yamamoto.

Three rounds in the books already and our score is now Davison 190, Traverse City Central 160.

As we head into the final round of the day, The Final Countdown.

Our teams will now just have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can with correct answers still being worth 10 points a piece.

Davison, we start with you in the final countdown.

Let's put two minutes on the clock and here comes your first question.

What president's name was removed from the former National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis when it became Gateway Arch National Park in 2018?

- Lincoln.

- Lincoln.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Next question.

What language was used to write a novel about a parallel earth with two moons titled "1Q84" as well as "Norwegian Wood" two books by Haruki Murakami?

- Pass.

- Pass.

Next question.

What operation takes two input vectors and produces a new vector perpendicular to the inputs whose direction can be found with the right hand rule?

- No.

- Division.

- Division.

(indistinct) - [Matthew] Final answer Davison - Division.

- Division is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What man who promoted philanthropy in his 1889 essay "The Gospel of Wealth" was a Scottish American businessman who founded a namesake steel company?

- Carnegie.

- Carnegie.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What achievement accomplished in June 2022 by singer Jennifer Hudson takes its name from the four competitive awards that must be won to do so?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass.

Onto the next question.

Sankore Madrasa was a center of learning in what city that was a major trading hub of the Mali Empire?

- I think Istanbul.

- Istanbul.

- [Matthew] Istanbul is incorrect.

Next question.

What university, which is home to the Ashmolean Museum and the Bodleian Library publishes an English dictionary and has a rivalry with Cambridge?

- Webster.

- Webster.

- Webster is incorrect.

On the next question.

What country's 2022 election to replace President Iván Duque was won by onetime... (bell ringing) Oh, sorry, the bell is gonna finish there.

We're not gonna be able to get to the last question.

A tough final countdown for Davison with only one correct answer.

Now Traverse City Central, it's your turn to enter the final countdown.

Here comes the first question.

What president's name was removed from the former National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis when it became Gateway Arch National Park in 2018?

- Jefferson.

- Jefferson.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What language was used to write a novel about a parallel earth with two moons titled "1Q84" as well as "Norwegian Wood" two books by Haruki Murakami?

- Japanese.

- Correct.

What operation takes two input vectors and produces a new vector perpendicular to the inputs whose direction can be found with the right hand rule?

- Pass.

- Next question.

What man who promoted philanthropy in his 1889 essay "The Gospel of Wealth" was a Scottish American businessman who founded a namesake steel company?

- Carnegie.

- Correct.

What achievement accomplished in June 2022 by singer Jennifer Hudson takes its name from the four competitive awards that must be won to do so?

- EGOT.

- EGOT's correct.

Sankore Madrasa was a center of learning in what city that was a major trading hub of the Mali Empire?

- Timbuktu.

- Correct.

What university which is home to the Ashmolean Museum and the Bodleian Library publishes an English dictionary and has a rivalry with Cambridge?

- Oxford.

- Oxford's correct.

What country's 2022 election to replace President Iván Duque was won by one time M-19 Gorilla Fighter Gustavo Petro, a former leftist mayor of Bogotá?

- Columbia.

- Columbia's correct.

What author wrote about Mr. Hooper, a clergyman who refuses to let his face be seen by the... (bell ringing) Oh, sorry.

The bell is gonna signify the end of the round.

So we're not gonna be able to get all the way through that last question.

Traverse City Central comes back big in the final countdown racking up seven correct answers for 70 points.

And before we get to our final score, let's take a look at the questions we missed in that round.

The operation including two input vectors we were looking for was cross product.

A big final countdown for Traverse City Central as they sent them eking past Davison giving us a final score of Traverse City Central 230, Davison 200.

Congratulations, Traverse City Central and we wanna thank the team from Davison for joining us for a great Season 18 "Quiz Central" opener.

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

And we invite all of you to join us again on the next installment of "Quiz Central" as two more Michigan schools compete to be our Season 18 Grand Champions.

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

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

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