- Next on BGSU Brain Game, it is Defiance versus Toledo Christian.

You better get ready for a mountain of mental mayhem to land in your living room.

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 electronic music) And welcome to BGSU Brain Game Defiance versus Toledo Christian, let's get right to it and meet our teams.

For Defiance in slot number one, It is Mia, a senior.

In slot number two we have Zach, the sophomore, and in slot number three, we have Katherine the senior and they are led by Coach Kerr.

Now for Toledo Christian, led by Coach Johnston, in slot number one we have Mae a senior.

We have in slot number two, Cooper the sophomore.

And finally we have Salina, the junior in slot number three.

Welcome to you all to BGSU Brain Game.

We're going to start things off as we always do.

In our Toss-Up Round, in this round there are 10 questions.

They are worth 10 points apiece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in, not after, and you can steal.

I repeat.

You can steal a question in this round.

Defiance, Toledo Christian, here we go.

First one is a multiple choice question.

Identify the marine creature whose name derives from the Greek that has body parts called a beak, mantle, siphon and arms or tentacles.

A, a starfish, B, an octopus or C, a puffer fish?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian.

Cooper?

- B octopus.

- Correct.

Question number two, if you are eating a dish of seasoned meats, cheeses and vegetables contained in a small casing of dough, which variety of Italian dumpling are you enjoying?

(bell rings) That would be the delicious ravioli.

Another multiple choice question.

Studied by British primatologist Jane Goodall in Tanzania's Gambi Stream National Park, for over 55 years this great ape is considered the closest living relative to homo sapiens.

Is it A, a chimpanzee, B, an orangutan, or C, a gorilla?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper?

- A chimpanzee.

- Correct.

Often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere, this poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a bird that visits a man slowly falling- that will be Defiance.

Zach?

- The Raven.

- It is indeed The Raven.

Found in both paint and gasoline in previous decades, the United States government has phased out the use, that would be Defiance, Zach?

- Lead.

- Yes, indeed phased out the use of lead.

- The Canary Islands, the Bermuda Islands and the Florida Keys are all examples of which land form composed of a collection of islands in a large- that would be Toledo Christian, Mae?

- In a toll.

- Incorrect, in a large body of water.

Defiance chance to steal.

(bell rings) Time.

An archipelago is what we needed there.

During World War II, this propaganda character was created to serve as motivation for female factory workers in the United States.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Mae?

- Rosie the Riveter.

- That would be indeed Rosie The Riveter.

Which social insects that live in organized communities can be classified into various groups identified as Harvester, Army... That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper?

- Bees.

- Incorrect.

And that would be Defiance.

Mia?

- Ants.

- Ants is what we needed there.

Yes.

In fencing this term acknowledges that one has been hit.

When made among friends in conversation, it is an acknowledgement of a witty retort.

Identify this French term.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Mae?

- Touché.

- Touché indeed, correct.

Identified as one of the seven wonders of the modern world, The Empire State Building was built in 1931 and decorated in distinctive fashion.

What architectural style is displayed in its features?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper?

- Modern gothic.

- Incorrect; Defiance chance to steal.

(bell rings) Time.

Art deco is what we were looking for there.

Art deco.

That is all 10 questions in this round.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have Defiance at 30 points and currently in the lead with 40 points is Toledo Christian.

We're just warming up here at BGSU Brain Game, stick around our Risk and Reward round is coming up next.

Stay tuned.

(upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

We have Defiance at 30 points and Toledo Christian at 40 points.

Both teams have stayed with the same lineup from the last round so we're going to move immediately into our risk and reward round.

Something new for you this year for the Risk and Reward round, goes a little something like this.

In this Risk and Reward round, there will be three categories to choose from.

The team with the lowest points, in this case Defiance, you will get to choose which category you like best.

You will then own that category.

You get all nine questions in that category.

There are 10 points apiece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.

The 10th question, however, you can risk up to 30 points in five point increments on that potential last question in the category that you have chosen.

However, if you don't feel good about it, you can always pass but if you do go for it, you get it right, you get the points, you get it wrong, deduction, or a non-answer is also a deduction.

Now once they're done with all of their 10 questions, Toledo Christian, it'll be your chance to choose your category from the remaining two categories and all the same rules apply.

Sound good?

Alright, are you ready to hear your categories for this Risk and Reward round?

They are chemistry, history, and art.

Defiance, you get to pick from those three categories.

And your selection is?

- Chemistry.

- Chemistry is for Defiance.

This particle can decay in two tau leptons or into two photons and two W particles.

Identify this particle sometimes called The God Particle.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Zach.

- Alpha.

- Incorrect.

The Higgs boson is what we needed there.

In the periodic table of elements, each box contains which four specific pieces of information related to each element?

Identify these four.

(bell rings) Time, that will be name, chemical symbol, atomic number and atomic weight and mass.

Now removed from most automotive sources because of its toxicity to humans and animals, this chemical compound is used primarily in antifreeze solutions.

Name this compound that often results in death for animals that accidentally ingest it.

Time, that will be ethylene glycol is what we needed there.

Extracted naturally from seawater, which fuming red brown liquid is found in the periodic table of the elements in the halogen group immediately under chlorine?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Zach.

- Bromine.

- Bromine is correct.

Litmus paper is an example of what type of substance that provides a visible sign usually by a color change of the presence or absence of a threshold concentration of a chemical?

(buzzer beeps) In time.

That would be Zach.

- An indicator.

- Indicator is correct.

This hormone according to recent research increases when we hug one another.

Identify this hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that is responsible for stimulating... (buzzer beeps) That would be Defiance.

Mia?

- Dopamine.

- Incorrect.

Oxytocin is what we needed there.

Identify the chemical element that results from the natural breakdown of uranium in the soil and that has been the focus of contamination concerns in newly built airtight homes in recent years.

Its chemical symbol is RN.

(buzzer beeps) That will be Mia.

- Radon.

- Correct.

With the last century, humans have more than doubled the amount of this element that is pumped into the biosphere by burning of fossil fuels, using fertilizers, and growing legumes Identify this element.

(buzzer beeps) That will be Zach.

- Carbon monoxide.

- Incorrect, nitrogen is what we needed there.

A strong alkaline solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, this compound has been used for centuries to make soap and detergents.

Identify this compound sometimes called caustic soda.

(bell rings) Time, it would be lye.

Risk and Reward time.

You have 60 points Defiance in the chemistry category.

You can choose to risk up to 30 points and five point increments or you can pass.

Defiance, what do you want to do with your points?

Five points.

Five points it is.

Risk and Reward on chemistry.

If you were to sort the periodic table of elements according to density from greatest density to least, which one that is named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow would be second most dense behind osmium?

(bell rings) Time, that will be iridium is what we needed there.

Negative five points for you and that is the end of the Risk and Reward round for you.

(Marc clapping) Now moving on to Toledo Christian, your time for the Risk and Reward.

Your two categories you can choose from are history and art.

- I think we're going to go with history.

- Going to go with history.

During which century did the following events occur?

The eighth and last crusade took place, Kublai Khan died at the age of 78 and Marco Polo began his explorations of China?

(bell rings) Time.

That would be the 13th century.

What rock steele was used to decipher the Egyptian system of writing, the name of this rock fragment carved in black granodiorite is believed to have originally been displayed within a temple.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Mae.

- The Rosetta Stone.

- The Rosetta Stone is correct.

With which World War II leader would one associate the quote "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

He was Britain's prime minister at the time.

(bell rings) Time.

That will be Sir Winston Churchill.

Speaking of World War II, at the beginning of America's involvement in World War II, who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself?"

(buzzer beeps) That will be Cooper.

- Roosevelt.

- [Marc] They need to be more specific.

More specific please.

- FDR?

- FDR is correct.

Born Araminta Ross, this tireless worker aided African-Americans during the Civil War to escape slavery through the underground railroad.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Cooper.

- Harriet Tubman.

- Harriet Tubman is correct.

In the 19th Century, this conglomeration of interlocking trade routes connected China, India, Europe, and the Middle East.

Name this route that shares its title with a shiny soft fabric.

(buzzer beeps) - That would be Cooper.

- The Silk Road.

- Silk Road is correct.

- Name the Civil War Battle also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, that was the bloodiest single day battle in US history with some 22,000 plus battlefield deaths.

(buzzer beeps) That will be Cooper.

- Gettysburg.

- [Marc] Incorrect, Antietam.

- Antietam oh!

- This 16th century Spanish explorer and conquistador was responsible for the death of Montezuma in one of the most significant events of the Spanish colonization of South America.

Who was this Spaniard?

(bell rings) Time.

Hernando Cortes is what we needed there.

This ancient people were considered excellent sailors and from their beginnings in what is now Lebanon colonized the region near the Mediterranean Sea.

Name this group who also made significant contributions to the development of the modern alphabet.

The correct response begins with the letter P.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Salina.

- The Persians.

- Incorrect.

The Phoenicians is what we needed there.

Risk and Reward time now for Toledo Christian.

The topic is history.

You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments on the topic of history or you can pass.

What are you thinking Toledo Christian?

- We can make it interesting and go 25.

Do we think it?

(group laughing) - No.

- No, let's just go 15.

- 15 points it is.

On history for Toledo Christian, also known as the Mark III, the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki was nicknamed Fatman by its creators.

What nickname was given to the first bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

- Little Boy.

- [Marc] Buzz in please.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Cooper.

- Little Boy.

- That would be correct.

Bonus points for Toledo Christian plus 15 and that is the end of our Risk and Reward round.

Let's take a look at our scores.

We have Defiance at 55 and currently in the lead with 95 is Toledo Christian, but we're just getting warmed up here at BGSU Brain Game.

Coming up next is the Category Round where questions are worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.

Stay tuned.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

It is Defiance 55 points and Toledo Christian at 95 points.

Before we move into our next round, we have a new player for Toledo Christian.

In slot number three, we have the freshman and her name is Faith, welcome Faith, and to all of our returning players from the last round.

This is the Category Round, this is where the power shifts a little bit to you our players.

There are six categories to choose from.

Inside each category are questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.

But I must warn you, oh yes indeed, deductions do start now.

So if you go for 20 you're actually also risking 20 points.

However, with that being said, there's also one double or nothing question hiding somewhere in there.

Double the points, no risk.

Reminder, all questions are open to all buzzers at all times.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

Alright, Defiance, since you are at 55 points, you get to make the first selection.

- [Zach] Can we get homophones for 10?

- Homophones for 10 points.

I will state a word and then read a sentence that contains that word.

You give the correct spelling of the word.

The word is grate.

Her ring slipped under the furnace grate.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper.

- G-R-A-T-E.

- Correct.

Toledo Christian takes control.

- [Cooper] We'll take music titles, 10.

- Music titles for 10 points.

I will read a clue about a song.

You will give the song title.

Edward Elgar, the British composer of the Dream of Gerontius, also wrote this march that is used at many high school and college commencement ceremonies.

Name this piece.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Defiance.

Zach?

- Pomp and Circumstance.

- That would be correct and Defiance takes back control.

- [Zach] Can we get Homophones for 15?

- Homophones for 15 points.

Suite.

The family rented a third floor suite.

That would be Toledo Christian.

Faith.

- S-U-I-T-E.

- Correct.

Toledo Christian takes back control.

- [Cooper] Do we take Homophones for 20?

Homophones for 20 please.

- Homophones for 20, okay.

Strait The ship crossed the strait of- (buzzer beeps) That would be Defiance.

Zach?

- S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T.

- Incorrect.

- Toledo Christian chance to steal.

(bell rings) Time.

S-T-R-A-I-T.

Toledo Christian's still in control.

- [Cooper] We'll take Homophones 25.

- Homophones for 25.

Council, the council met to approve the ordinance.

That will be Toledo Christian, Cooper?

- C-O-U-N-C-I-L-E.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Defiance chance to steal.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Zach.

- C-O-U-N-C-I-L.

- [Marc] Correct.

Defiance takes back control.

- [Zach] Can we get music titles for 15?

- Music titles now for 15 points.

What song sung by Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz won the Academy Award for best original song in 1940?

(buzzer beeps) That will be Toledo Christian.

Mae?

- "Somewhere over the Rainbow."

- [Marc] Correct.

Toledo Christian in control.

- Homophones 30.

- Homophones for 30.

Finishing off this category.

Bow, the bow broke and crashed- that would be Defiance, Zach?

- B-O-W.

- Incorrect.

Toledo Christian chance to steal.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Mae.

- B-O-W-E.

- Incorrect.

B-O-U-G-H is what we needed there.

End of that category but Toledo Christian, you're in control.

- [Cooper] Elements 10 please.

- Elements for 10 points.

I will give you a symbol.

You give me the element.

PT.

(buzzer beeps) That will be Toledo Christian, Cooper?

- Petroleum.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Defiance chance to steal.

(buzzer beeps) That will be Mia.

- Platinum.

- Platinum is correct.

Defiance back in control.

- [Zach] Can we have elements for 15?

- Elements for 15 points.

Na.

(buzzer beeps) That will be Toledo Christian, Mae.

- Sodium.

- [Marc] Sodium is correct.

Toledo Christian takes back control.

- [Cooper] Let's go with Rainforest 10.

- Rainforests for 10 points.

I will read a clue about a term related to the rainforest.

You identify the term described.

Slow moving animal that hangs upside down- That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper.

- Sloth.

- [Marc] Aren't they just cute?

Aren't they just fun to look at?

Correct.

Toledo Christian in control.

- Rainforests 15.

- Rainforests 15.

What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Faith.

- Amazon.

- Amazon is correct.

- [Cooper] Let's go with Rainforest 20 please.

- Rainforests for 20 points.

Layer of the rainforest in which tallest trees grow up to 200 feet tall.

(bell rings) That would be time and the answer is emergent layer.

Toledo Christian in control.

- [Cooper] Let's take biology for 10 please.

- Biology for 10 points.

I will read a clue about a biology term.

You identify the term described.

The inner membrane of this cellular organelle contains many cristae.

What is the name of this structure where most ATP is produced?

It is known as the pow- That would be Defiance, Mia?

- Mitochondria.

- [Marc] Correct.

Defiance takes control.

- [Zach] Let's go Biology 15.

- Biology for 15 points.

In the human cell, which organelle consists of a network of membranes, functions and a manufacturing and packaging system?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper.

- Ribosome.

- Incorrect.

And includes both rough and smooth types.

(buzzer beeps) Defiance, Mia?

- Endoplasmic reticulum.

- Correct.

Defiance in control.

Making a move.

- [Zach] Biology for 20.

- Biology for 20 points.

In cells, which organelle that is found in both plants and animals is much larger in the plant cell.

That would be Toledo Christian, Mae?

- Vacuole.

- Vacuole is correct.

Toledo Christian takes control.

- [Cooper] Shakespeare in a Nutshell 10 please.

- Shakespeare in a Nutshell for 10 points.

(bell rings) End of round.

All right, let's take a look at our score.

We have Defiance at 75 and Toledo Christian at 115 points.

Still very much anybody's game.

You're going to stick around.

The final round, The Brainstorm Round is coming up next.

Stay tuned.

(energetic music) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

It is Defiance 75, Toledo Christian, 115 points.

Still very much anybody's game.

It's going to all come down to our Brainstorm Round, and it goes a little something like this.

All questions in this round are worth 20 points apiece; however, that means they're also worth negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in, not after, but you cannot, I repeat, you cannot steal a question in this round.

Defiance, Toledo Christian, are you ready?

Brainstorm Round starts right now.

JPEG is a format for digitizing, compressing, and storing pictures on computers.

For what does the acronym JPEG stand?

(bell rings) Time.

Joint Photographic Experts group.

Next question.

Who was the second of the Hebrew patriarchs son of Abraham and Sarah?

That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper.

- Isaac.

- Isaac is correct.

What countries make up the United Kingdom?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper.

- Wales, Ireland, Britain, and yeah, that's it.

- Incorrect, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

This famous scientist appeared on an episode of the Big Bang Theory.

Who is he?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian.

Mae?

- Hawking.

- Hawking is correct.

This folk singing son of Woody Guthrie first played his anti-war song, "Alice's Restaurant" at Woodstock.

(bell rings) Time.

That would be Arlo.

"The Age of Innocence" was written by what wealthy New York Socialite?

(bell rings) Time.

That would be Edith Wharton.

Where is the Achilles tendon?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Cooper.

- The ankle.

- Ankle is correct.

Who carved the presidential faces on Mount Rushmore?

Time.

That would be Gutzon Borglum.

Name the verb tense in the following sentence.

I am working on my paper for history class.

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Faith.

- Present - Cannot accept that.

Present progressive is what we needed there.

Many paleontologists believe that dinosaurs are the ancestors of what creature that are alive today?

(buzzer beeps) That would be Toledo Christian, Mae.

- Birds.

- Birds is correct.

Name the chief of the Cherokee who was forced to take his tribe along the Trail of Tears to beyond the Mississippi.

(bell rings) His name was John Ross.

Under the spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands begins the poem, "The Village Smithy."

Which American Romantic wrote this poem?

(bell rings) End of round.

The answer to that question was Longfellow.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have Defiance 75 and our winner with 155 points is Toledo Christian.

Let's give both these schools a big round of applause.

In the spirit of good sportsmanship we're going to come around, meet in the middle, bump fists, shake some hands and we're going to see you at the next BGSU Brain Game.

(Marc clapping) (upbeat music) (upbeat music)