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Teams, you know this.

In this round, questions are worth 10 points up or down.

First team to buzz in gets to answer, and the students don't see what you do on the screens at home in this round.

Teams.

5 Letter Names -- Please identify the following famous persons whose last names have only five letters.

This WNBA star plays for the Indiana -- St.

Albans?

-Caitlin Clark.

-Yeah.

-Yep.

Cathedral.

-Seuss.

-Yeah.

He was the 44th president of the United -- St.

Albans?

-Obama.

-That's right.

St.

Albans?

-Bizet.

-Yeah.

St.

Albans?

-Truth?

-Yes.

He played "Captain America" in eleven -- St.

Albans?

-Evans.

-Yeah.

Albans?

-Kagan.

-That's it.

St.

Albans?

-Degas.

-Degas is right.

St.

Albans?

-Crick.

-Yes.

St.

Albans?

-Stowe.

-Stowe.

Aren't you going to let anybody else play?

Sorry.

[ Hillary laughs ] That does it for our Fast Start.

Let's recap those scores.

Dominion, home of the Titans, 100 points.

St.

Albans, home of the Bulldogs, 190.

And their sister school, National Cathedral School, home of the Eagles, 110 points.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ Let's meet these teams before we go into the Mix & Match round.

We begin with Dominion in Sterling, Virginia.

Roshan, how you doing?

-Good.

-My name is Roshan.

I'm a sophomore at Dominion.

And in my free time, I'm on my school's debate team.

-Wonderful.

Hello, Evie.

-Hi, my name is Evie.

I'm a junior at Dominion High School, and in my free time, I love to do taekwondo.

-Oh.

That's good.

I should have you as my protection.

Hello, Elliot.

-Hi, I'm Elliot.

I'm a freshman at Dominion, and I'm in the marching band.

-Very good.

Guys, here are your questions.

They're worth 20 points.

Nothing off for a wrong answer.

Strip Olive Trees -- You can get rid of this destructive sentence by finding within it the hidden name.

Of what Capital of Libya?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Tripoli?

-Yes.

Curmudgeon, Cherub, Centenarian -- Which of these words best describe someone who is always ill tempered?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Curmudgeon.

-Correct.

Kit blank.

Rachel blank.

What same name is shared by an American frontier scout and the environmentalist author of "Silent Spring."

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Smith.

-Nah, Carson.

These are the Old Norse words for what animal who raised the fictional boy Mowgli in Kipling's story?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Grey wolf.

-Yeah, wolf.

Pterosaur, Ptarmigan, Ptyalin -- Of these three words that start with PT, which one identifies as still living species of bird noted for its flight speed?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Ptarmigan.

-Yeah.

Ptarmigan.

I saw one in Alaska.

"The ducks were not happy."

This was the comment of a duck herder after keeping his ducks penned up to prevent the spread of avian flu In what Asian country whose capital is Bangkok?

-Thailand.

-Yeah.

-And that does it for your Mix & Match.

Dominion 200 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] [ Applause ] Now to St.

Albans School here in Washington, D.C.

Hello, Kieran.

-Hi.

My name is Kieran, I'm a senior.

And I enjoy watching Jeopardy with my parents.

-Oh, very good.

So you should be very prepared for this game, of course.

-Hopefully.

-[ Hillary laughs ] Arjun, hi.

-Hi, I'm Arjun.

I'm a senior at St.

Albans School and I love hiking in my free time.

-Wonderful.

Matthew, tell us about yourself.

-Hi, I'm Matthew and I do swimming and rowing for my school.

-Alright, guys.

I Laughed or I Cried -- You won't have to cry if you can find in this sentence what type of ancient Greek column architecture simpler than Ionic or Corinthian.

-Doric.

-Yes.

Policeman, Pharmacist, Chef -- If you were playing the apothecary in "Romeo and Juliet," you'd be portraying a man whose work was similar to which of these?

-Pharmacist.

-Yeah.

Leaf blank.

John blank.

What same last name was shared by Leif, the Norse explorer and John, the Civil War designer of the ironclad ship Monitor?

-Erikson.

-Yes, again.

These are the French and Greek words for what wise bird, sacred to the goddess Athena?

-Owl.

-Owl's right.

Isolationism, Bimetallism, Impressment -- Which of these words identifies a British Navy practice that was one of the causes of the War of 1812?

-Impressment.

-Yes.

"Sharks eat smaller fish."

This biting proverb comes from what African country where Luanda is the capital?

-Angola.

-You've got it again.

Nice job.

St.

Albans, 310 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] [ Applause ] And now to National Cathedral School.

And first we get to greet Jane.

Hiya, Jane.

-Hi, I'm Jane, I'm a junior, and I do dance and theater.

-Lovely.

Chloe.

-Hi, I'm Chloe.

I'm a senior at National Cathedral.

I play the violin and viola, and I also play field hockey.

-Alrighty, and Babiha.

-Hi, I'm Babiha.

I'm a senior at National Cathedral School, and I like to kayak in my free time.

-Very nice.

Ladies.

Ravioli, Macaroni, Pizza -- Hidden in this list of foods is the name of what capital of Peru?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Lima.

-Yes.

False, Coherent, Forceful -- If someone were using spurious arguments, which of these words would best describe his reasoning?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Forceful.

-No, false.

Jim blank.

Matthew blank.

What same name is shared by the creator of the Muppets and the African American, who, with Robert Perry, was the first to reach the North Pole?

-Henson.

-Yes.

These are the Korean and Russian words for what large animal that in a story Androcles helped by removing a thorn from its paw?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Lion.

-Lions.

Right.

Corsica, Java, Aruba -- Which of these islands is part of Indonesia?

-Java.

-Java's it.

"Those who drink to drown their sorrows, forget sorrow knows how to swim."

This insightful proverb comes from what Caribbean country whose capital is Port-au-Prince?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Haiti.

-Haiti is right.

Nicely done.

National Cathedral, 210 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] [ Applause ] That does it for Mix & Match.

We have the Picture Perfect round next.

See you in a minute.

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[ Applause ] [ Applause ] So we've collected all these pictures for the Picture Perfect round.

You guys know questions are worth 20 points up or down.

Once again, the first team to buzz in gets to answer.

This soldier belonged to a unit honored by the French government for heroism in what war fought in the second decade -- St.

Albans?

-World War I.

-Yeah.

Nicely done.

The Battle of Hastings is depicted in this section of what embroidered -- St.

Albans.

-Bayeux Tapestry.

-Yes.

"We shall overcome," the anthem of the Civil Rights movement, was quoted in a major speech by what 36th president who signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Yes.

National Cathedral?

-Lyndon B. Johnson.

-Yeah.

That's it.

Solve for X. Anybody ready to buzz?

St.

Albans?

-Six.

-Six is right.

Nice.

These tourists are speeding through the waters near Bridgetown, capital of what Caribbean -- -Barbados.

-Barbados is right, St.

Albans.

Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride, sometimes abbreviated THPC, this compound is made from phosphine, formaldehyde, And what acid whose formula is HCl?

Yes, St.

Albans?

-Hydrochloric.

-Correct.

Over the centuries, several different countries have flown their flags over what present-day Latvian capital?

-Yes, St.

Albans?

-Riga.

Riga is right.

These formations in Arizona's Monument Valley share their name with what items of clothing lost by the three little kittens in a nursery rhyme?

-Yep.

National Cathedral?

-Mittens.

-Mittens, that is absolutely right.

And that does it for Picture Perfect.

Let's recap the scores.

Dominion, 200 points.

St.

Albans, 430 points.

National Cathedral, 250 points.

[ Applause ] And now it's time to meet the coaches.

We begin with Dominion, home of the Titans.

Who's behind you, Evie?

-Uh, we have with us today our principal, Dr.

Brewer, and also our amazing coach, Ms.

Gilomen, who's also a science teacher.

-Yeah.

What's good about him?

-Well, Dr.

Brewer has always been super friendly with the students, and Ms.

Gilomen has just been an amazing coach all my years here at Dominion.

She's always been warm and welcoming to everyone.

-Wonderful.

It's great to have you guys.

And to St.

Albans.

Arjun, who's standing directly behind you.

-With us here today is Mr.

Seese, our librarian, who's also our "It's Academic" coach, and we'd like to thank him for his preparation and help in helping us prepare for the event today.

-Alright.

Wonderful.

Really good to have you here.

And over to National Cathedral, Chloe.

-Here with us today is our coach, Mr.

White.

And I would also like to thank our alternate, Alma.

They're both so helpful.

And we're really grateful to both of them for coming out and supporting us today.

-Alright.

Beautiful.

We're really grateful that all of you showed up.

Thank you so much.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] I love when we introduce the coaches.

And now of course we get to begin the Packet round.

Dominion, You answer questions first.

St.

Albans you choose what packet they answer questions from.

-Two.

-Two.

questions are worth 20 points.

Nothing off for a wrong answer.

And if you get all the questions right, there is a 25-point bonus.

Dominion.

The word nebula comes from the Latin word for what natural phenomena that can be cumulus or nimbus?

-Cloud.

-Yeah.

In 1893, New Zealand granted women what right later guaranteed in this country by the 19th amendment?

-To vote.

-Yes.

After Vasco da Gama charted a water route to the east, a lucrative spice trade developed in what city now the capital of Portugal?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Lisbon.

-Beautiful.

Lisbon.

Yes.

Here's your science question.

Fluorine, Nitrogen, Radon -- some substances will burn in an atmosphere containing only which of these gases that's even more reactive than oxygen?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Nitrogen?

-Nah.

It's fluorine.

After reading Darwin's "Origin of Species," what Russian seminary student turned to science and began investigating conditioned reflexes in dogs?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Pavlov.

-Yeah.

More than 100,000 people lined the streets in 1881 to witness the funeral procession of what Russian author whose works include "Crime and Punishment"?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Tolstoy.

-Dostoyevsky.

Here's your math question.

Evaluate this expression giving your answer as a positive integer.

[ Indistinct whispering ] [ Indistinct whispering ] -Answer, guys.

-36.

-Yeah, you've got it.

Just weeks after Santa Anna captured the Alamo, Santa Anna was himself captured at what battle in Texas?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Alamo.

-[ Laughing ] Nah, San Jacinto.

But that was good.

Dominion, home of the Titans, 300 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] [ Applause ] Over to St.

Albans.

National Cathedral, what will your partners over there at the -- at the school, because your sister or brother... Yeah, yeah okay.

Packet one or packet three?

-We'll give them three.

-Three.

Alright.

Let's see how they do with three.

Guys.

What name derived from an old word for foot soldier is applied to the most numerous pieces on a chessboard.

-Pawn.

-Pawn is right.

Japan is the land of the rising sun.

But Sun Yat-sen was an early 20th century leader in what other Asian country noted for its huge population?

-China.

-Yes.

"Pershing Pursues Poncho" might be a chapter in a biography of General Pershing as he attempted to capture what Mexican revolutionary bandit?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Pancho Villa.

-Pancho Villa is correct.

Here's your science question.

Ethanolm Thyroxin, Hydrogen Chloride -- Which of these chemical compounds is not organic?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Hydrogen chloride.

-Yeah.

Martin Van Buren, who twice ran for the presidency as a Democrat, ran a third time as the candidate of what party whose two-word name suggests giving away dirt at no cost?

-Free Soil.

-Yeah.

In Frank McCourt's bestselling memoir, "Angela's Ashes," most of the action takes place in an Irish town whose name identifies what type of five-line humorous verse?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Limerick.

-Yep.

It's right.

Here's your math question.

What is the next number in this sequence?

-96.

-It is 96.

Though still a widely read newspaper, the New York Post is no longer owned by the family of what white abolitionist who had published The Liberator ?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -William Lloyd Garrison.

-William Lloyd Garrison is right.

25-point bonus for St.

Albans.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] [ Applause ] Alright, they did okay with packet number three.

[ Laughter ] Here we go, guys.

The science of Campanology doesn't deal with camping, but with the study of what ringing object found in church towers?

-Bells?

-Yeah.

In Ian Fleming's novel "You Only Live Twice," James Bond is temporarily assigned the number 7777 instead of what other number more closely identified with him?

-007.

-007, un-huh!

"Shaken, not stirred."

Sorry.

The phrase "middle passage" referred to part of the journey involving slaves, rum, and molasses in what trade named for a geometric figure?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Triangle.

-Yeah.

The Triangle Trade.

Here's your science question.

Solution, Suspension, Emulsion -- which of these terms refers to a mixture of tiny solid particles dispersed in a liquid, which will settle on standing?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Suspension.

-Yes.

Pope Innocent III was also the feudal overlord of what medieval Spanish kingdom that eventually merged with Castile?

[ Indistinct whispering ] It is... Aragon.

Gabriel Grub was a grubby grave digger created by what novelist who later invented the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?

[ Indistinct whispering ] -Dickens?

-Yes.

Here's your math question.

What is the positive value of x in this equation?

-10.

-You've got it right.

What 19th century Italian patriot and soldier led a thousand volunteers called the Red Shirts in an effort to unify and liberate Italy?

[ Indistinct whispering ] The answer is Garibaldi.

Nicely done.

National Cathedral, 370 points.

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[ Applause ] [ Applause ] We've done it.

We've reached the Grab Bag.

Teams in this round, questions are worth 20 points up or down.

Once again, the first team to buzz in gets to answer.

And before we dive into these questions, we're going to recap the scores.

Dominion, 300 points.

St.

Albans, 615 points.

National Cathedral, 370 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] And now we can begin.

Guys, in Victorian England, postmasters were allowed to refuse envelopes that were of what color traditional of Valentine hearts?

Yep.

National Cathedral?

-Red.

-Yeah.

The Constitution's lame duck amendment has what same number as the January date -- -20.

-Cathedral, 20.

Very good.

Choice -- Is one coulomb per second equal to one volt, ampere, or ohm?

Anybody?

Yeah, Dominion?

-Volt.

-No Ampere.

On your screens.

This self-portrait is by what renowned 17th century Dutch painter whose last name was -- St.

Albans?

-Rembrandt.

-Yes.

Lots of music is colorful.

But George Gershwin wrote rhapsody in what particular -- St.

Albans?

-Blue.

-Blue is right.

What is the area of a square whose perimeter is 36 inches?

Cathedral.

-36?

-No.

81.

This, the home of John Neville, a Pennsylvania tax official was burned by a mob during what 1794 uprising with an alcoholic name?

St.

Albans?

-Whiskey.

-Whiskey Rebellion.

Yeah.

On your screens.

"Soft words butter no turnips, but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage, either."

This tasty proverb comes from what country, home to poet William Butler Yeats?

Yep.

St.

Albans?

-Ireland.

-Ireland, it is.

What composer gave a London hospital the original score of his greatest work, "The Messiah"?

.Yep.

St.

Albans.

-Handel?

-Yeah.

Choice -- The total angular momentum of the Solar system is increasing, decreasing, or con-- Yes, Albans?

-Increasing.

-No.

It's constant, St.

Albans.

It's no secret that the Secret Service is now part of what newest cabinet department established after the 9/11 attacks?

Yep.

Dominion.

-Department of Homeland Security.

-You've got it.

On your screens.

This is Union Navy Commander David Porter, whose Civil War flagship was named for what Native American chief, the father of Pocahontas?

Yep.

Cathedral?

-Powhatan.

-Yeah.

That's it.

In 1794, the guillotine claimed the life of what Frenchman nicknamed "The Incorruptible," who had sent thousands to their deaths when he led the reign of -- Yep, St.

Albans?

-Robespierre.

-You've got it.

Choice -- If you saw Polaris at 90 degrees altitude, you'd be near the equator, North Pole, or South Pole?

Anybody?

It is the North Pole.

You would find a pair of lovers named Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo in what Gilbert and Sullivan operetta set in Japan?

The answer is "The Mikado."

On your screens.

Cuba's Bay of pigs was a military failure, but there's still a U.S.

military base and prison in what other Cuban -- Yes.

Dominion?

-Guantoma-- Guantanamo.

-Yeah, that's it.

Guantanamo Bay.

2016 saw the publication of "Dragon Teeth," a novel by what now deceased author of... [ Buzzer ] ...Jurassic Park.

And the answer was Michael Crichton.

Alright, that does it for the game.

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We begin with Dominion High School, home of the Titans, in Sterling, Virginia.

Roshan, Evie, and Elliot -- 320 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] From National Cathedral School here in DC, Jane, Chloe, Babiha -- 410 points.

[ Applause ] [ Applause ] And both of these teams know a lot, by the way.

It's just that St.

Albans was really fast and really good.

Kieran, Arjun, Matthew -- 715 points.

Way to go guys.

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