(soft music) (upbeat music) - Welcome to Scholastic HI-Q, the game knowledge rules.

I'm your host, Jordan Spudville, and today we have one team returning with us, facing a new team.

On the bottom row we have returning Fairfield with Trenton, Hunter, and Cale.

Good, thumbs up all around.

And on now the top, we have newcomers Herrin with Alyssa, Graham, and Keagan.

Few waves, a few thumbs, appreciate it.

We know our contestants, it's time to go over the rules.

As usual, I'll be reading a series of 10 point toss up questions that any contestant can answer.

If a contestant answers a toss up correctly, their team has the chance to answer a 20 point bonus question.

However, if they get that bonus question incorrect, the other team can steal it away from them and earn themselves 10 points.

The interruption rule is in effect in today's game.

So if someone decides to interrupt me and they answer incorrectly, the other team automatically receives five points and they get to hear the entire question.

As usual, we'll have our lightning round halfway through our game where I'll be reading a series of questions in any given category that both teams will have a chance to answer as many as they possibly can in under 60 seconds.

We know the contestants, we know the rules.

It's time to put on our thinking caps, and let's get down to quizzness.

starting with our first 10 point toss up for both teams.

What genre of musical works includes Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance," and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by their namesake?

Trenton.

- March.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Fairfield, here's your first 20 point bonus question.

What general led at the defeat of Spartacus's revolt and died in 53 BC at Carrhae after forming the first triumvirate with Pompeii and Julius Caesar?

- Decimus.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you do have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Spartacus.

- [Jordan] Sorry?

- Spartacus.

- I'm sorry, that is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Crassus.

It's okay, we're gonna shake that off, move on to our next 10 point toss up question for both teams.

What abolitionist, who was the running mate of Victoria Woodhole in 1872, escaped from slavery in Maryland and wrote, Cale?

- Frederick Douglas.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your next bonus question, Fairfield.

Most modern research telescopes are what general type of telescope created by Isaac Newton, which relies on mirrors rather than lenses?

- Refraction.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Reflection telescope.

- That's correct for 10 points.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What novel, which helped inspire the Pure Food and Drug Act, centers on a Lithuanian, Graham?

- "The Jungle."

- That is correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Herrin.

The so-called Shadow Docket is sometimes used by what group whose current members include Steven Brier?

- Pass.

- [Jordan] All right.

Fairfield, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- No answer.

- It's okay.

The answer we were looking for was the Supreme Court of the United States.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What physicist, who shared a Nobel prize with, excuse me, Shinichiro Tomonaga and Julian Schwinger depicted particle interactions in his namesake diagrams?

(bell chimes) Alyssa.

- Fore?

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

(alarm rings) The answer we were looking for for that question was Richard Feynman.

That's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What general, who chaired America's Promise and led the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989, excuse me, to 1993 was the first African-American Secretary of State?

(bell chimes) Cale.

- Colin Powell.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What German physicist who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves is the namesake of a unit of frequency?

- Herz.

- That's correct for 20 points.

It's now time for our first media question.

This one is an audio question.

Let's have a listen.

(woman speaking Vulcan) This language is one of the many fictional languages found in the star Trek universe.

It was first featured in the episode "Amok Time."

- Trenton.

- Klingon.

- I'm sorry, that is incorrect, and because of the interruption rule, Herrin, you get five points and I'll finish reading the question.

It was first featured in the episode, "Amok Time," and Mark Akron is credited for creating the spoken version of this language for "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."

Name this language.

(woman speaking Vulcan) (alarm rings) That is time for that question.

The answer we were looking for was Vulcan.

It's okay, we're gonna shake that one off, move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What book in which Thrasymachus offers a definition of justice, describes an ideal city state ruled by a philosopher king, and is by Plato?

(bell chimes) Hunter.

- "Republic."

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What state is home to the fictional town of Forks, the setting of the Twilight films?

- Washington.

- That's correct for 20 points.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What Chinese city is the origin of hot dry noodles, is the capital city of Hubei province, and saw the first identified cases of COVID-19?

Trenton.

- Wuhan.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

The mother of Emperor Constantine the Great names what island in the South Atlantic where Napoleon spent his final years in exile?

- Pass.

- [Jordan] All right, Herrin.

You have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Waterloo.

- Sorry, that is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Saint Helena.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What principle, which explains the lift of airplane wings, states that arise in the velocity of a fluid coincides with a decrease in pressure?

(bell chimes) Hunter.

- First law of thermodynamics.

- Sorry, that is incorrect.

(alarm rings) And the answer we were looking for was Bernoulli's Principle.

Okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What title character is protected by bodyguard Domovoi Butler and abducts the elf police officer Holly Short in a young adult book by Eowin Colfer.

(bell chimes) Hunter.

- "The Book Thief."

- Sorry, that is incorrect.

(alarm rings) The answer we were looking for for that question was "Artemis Fowl."

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What world leader who leads the En Marche party and defeated Marine Le Pen in a 2017 runoff election is the current president of France?

(bell chimes) Trenton.

- Macron.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What seer was a daughter of Priam, cursed to have her prophecies never be believed?

- Delphi.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you do have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- No answer.

- That's okay.

That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was Cassandra.

We're gonna move on to our next question.

This is a media question and it's a still question.

Let's take a look.

(bell chimes) Keagan.

- Venmo.

- That's correct for 10 points.

He's a risk taker, I like this.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What disaster whose clean up made use of bio robots caused thousands of cancer deaths after a 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant?

Trenton.

- Chernobyl.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your bonus question, Fairfield.

What vice president under Gerald Ford also served as governor of New York and was the grandson of an oil billionaire?

- Carnegie.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you have a chance to steal.

- Rockefeller.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Moving onto our next 10 point toss up question for both teams.

What taxonomic class that includes invertebrates such as cuddle fish and squids has a name that comes from the Greek words for head and foot?

(bell chimes) Cale.

- Cephalopod.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Here's your next bonus question, Fairfield.

The 2020 wildfires in California led to highly elevated levels of what volatile organic compound, a carcinogen with molecular formula C6H6?

- Carbon hydroxide.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- No answer.

- It's okay.

The answer we were looking for was benzene.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up question.

In what open world game series can a player fight with the Mythic Dawn cult and become the hero of Kvatch in it's Oblivion entry, which proceeded Skyrim, Cale.

- The Elder Scrolls.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Here's your next bonus question, Fairfield.

What city, one of the 10 most populous cities in the U.S. is served by airports named for William P. Hobby and George H. W. Bush?

- Dallas.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Atlanta.

- I'm sorry, that is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Houston.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What monarch, who founded the Royal Academy of Arts and may have suffered from porphyria or dementia ruled Britain during the American Revolution?

(bell chimes) Cale.

- George III.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Here's your next bonus question, Fairfield.

What type of graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end is often used during tetrations, titrations, excuse me.

- Erlenmeyer flask.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Graduated cylinder.

- Sorry, that is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was burettes.

But we have made it halfway through our game, so it's time to do our lightning round.

(thunder rumbles) Herrin, we're gonna let you choose your category first.

I have four categories for you to choose from.

I want you to select the one that sounds most interesting to you.

Our categories are trees, deserts, national soccer teams, and maps.

- Trees.

- Trees it is.

In this lightning round, I need you to answer the following about trees.

If you don't know the answer you can pass and we'll go back if time allows.

If you get one incorrect, we can not go back to it.

Are you ready for your lightning round, Herrin?

All right, 60 seconds on the clock, your lightning round begins in three, two, one.

Elongated stem of a tree.

- Trunk.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Adjective for trees that shed their leaves.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Plant material made from the bark of a type of oak.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Tree providing most of a koala's diet.

- Bamboo.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry?

- Bamboo.

- [Jordan] That's incorrect.

Clade of plants with enclosed seeds, including most trees.

- Conifers.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

Tree name that can be preceded by Fraser or Douglas.

- Fir.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Uppermost layer of a forest formed by tree crowns.

- Canopy.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Biomes also called the boreal forest.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Tree that aspirin is derived from.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Method of dating trees using their rings.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Going back to the ones you passed, adjective for trees that shed their leaves.

- Pass.

- Buoyant material made from the bark-- And unfortunately, that is time on your lightning round.

Still, good lightning round.

You guys know more about trees than I do, which is saying something.

I'm gonna go over the ones that you passed or missed starting with the adjective for trees that shed their leaves is deciduous.

Buoyant material made from the bark of a type of oak is a cork.

Tree providing most of the koala's diet is eucalyptus.

Clade of plants with enclosed seeds including most trees was angiosperms.

The biomes also called the boreal forest is the Taiga.

Tree that aspirin is derived from is willow.

And the method of dating trees using the rings is dendrochronology.

Still a good lightening round for you guys, but now Fairfield, it is time for your lightning round.

We've got three categories remaining for you.

You can answer questions about deserts, national soccer teams or maps.

- Deserts, please.

- Deserts it is.

In this lightning round, I need you to fill in the blank.

What desert?

Same rules apply.

You can pass if you don't know the answer.

We can not go back if you get the answer incorrect.

Are you ready for your lightning round, Fairfield?

60 seconds on the clock, your lightening round begins in three, two, one.

What desert is the largest in Africa?

- Sahara - [Jordan] Correct.

Is named for the continent at the South Pole.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Is named for the peninsula that includes Yemen.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Covers most of Southern Mongolia.

- Gobi.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Covers most of Botswana.

- Kalahari.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Is the world's driest non-polar desert and is centered in Northern Chile.

- Pass.

- [Jordan] Is home to Death Valley.

- Mesa Verde.

[Jordan] Incorrect.

Is named for the Mexican state west of Chihuahua.

- Mojave.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Is in Northern Arizona and named for its bright colors.

- Mojave.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Is the site of Beersheba in Israel.

- Gaza.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Going back to once you passed.

Is named for the continent at the South Pole.

- Antarctica.

- Correct.

Is named for the peninsula that includes Yemen.

(alarm rings) And that is time, still a good lightning round for you guys as well, Fairfield.

I'm gonna go over the ones you passed or missed starting for what desert is named for the peninsula that includes Yemen is the Arabian Desert.

What desert is the world's a dry as non-polar desert and is centered in Northern Chile is the Atacama Desert.

Is home to Death Valley is the Mojave Desert.

Is named for the Mexican state west of Chihuahua was the Sonoran Desert.

Is in Northern Arizona and named for its bright colors is the Painted Desert.

And is the site of the Beersheba in Israel was the Negev Desert.

Still a good lightening round for you guys as well.

We're now gonna move forward back to our 10 point toss up and bonus questions.

We're moving on to our next toss up.

This is a math question, so get your pencils and paper ready.

What is the measure in degrees of the third angle of a triangle whose other two angles measure 62 degrees and 45 degrees?

(bell chimes) Keagan.

- 73 degrees.

- 73 is correct for 10 points.

Here's your bonus question, Herrin.

What ancient Greek dramatist wrote about parents who decide to kill their own children in his plays "Iphigenia," "Aeolus," and "Medea?"

- Plato.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Fairfield, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Socrates.

- Sorry, that is also incorrect.

The answer that we were looking for was Euripides.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next question.

This is our next media question.

And this is a video question, let's take a look.

This YouTuber is a news commentator.

He is best known for his news commentary show that is centered on current events not only in politics, but also pop culture.

Name this YouTuber.

(bell chimes) Cale.

- Ray William Johnson.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

(bell chimes) Alyssa.

- DiMarco.

- Sorry, that is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Philip DeFranco.

(alarm rings) Very close, good guess.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What author wrote 54 novels in the Extraordinary Voyages series, including one about Phileas Fogg's circumnavigation around the world in 80 days?

(alarm rings) That his time on that question, the answer that we were looking for was Jules Verne.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What states in which hurricane Henry made landfall in 2021 is led by governor Dan McKee and is a New England state governor from Providence?

(bell chimes) Keagan.

- Rhode Island.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Herrin.

Your bonus question is a math question, so get your pencils and paper ready.

What is the volume of a cylinder with a height of 10 centimeters and a radius of five centimeters?

- 250 PI?

- That is correct for 20 points.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What acid, which is combined with nitric acid and aqua regia is a strong binary acid produced in the stomach and has the molecular formula HCL?

(bell chimes) Graham.

- Hydrochloric acid.

- That is correct for 10 points.

Here's your next bonus question, Herrin.

What name was shared by Robert Scott's 1901 Antarctic expedition and the companion ship to the HMS Resolution on James Cook's final Pacific voyage?

- No answer.

- [Jordan] Alright Fairfield, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Hudson.

- Sorry, that is incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Discovery.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What senator, nicknamed the Little Giant, articulated his Freeport Doctrine on slavery during an 1858 debate series in Illinois against Abraham Lincoln?

Graham - Douglas.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your bonus question, Herrin.

The phrase "Oh my glob" is often said by what princess from Adventure Time who resembles a purple cloud and is known by the name of her home dimension?

- Lumpy Space Princess.

- That is correct for 20 points.

You had me worried for a second, Herrin.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What term that is used for an association of 54 nations, mostly former British colonies, is used in the official name of the state of, excuse me, Pennsylvania.

(bell chimes) Trenton.

- Commonwealth.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Fairfield, here's your 20 point bonus question.

What highest point of Turkey, which is visible from neighboring Armenia, was the supposedly resting spots of Noah's Ark?

- Mount Ararat.

- That is correct for 20 points.

It's now time for our next media question.

This is an audio question.

Let's take a listen.

(bright music) This theme song is for a Nintendo, Graham.

- Wii Sports.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Everyone was on the edge of their seats.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What composer, who had an opera house built in Bayreuth, wrote the operas "Tristan and Isolde" and "Lohengrin" as well as the 15 hour Ring Cycle?

(bell chimes) Hunter.

- Sydney.

- Sorry, that is incorrect.

(alarm rings) That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was Richard Wagner.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What author of the essay collection "Notes of a Native Son" wrote about a teenager from Harlem named John Grimes in his "Go Tell It on the Mountain?"

(bell chimes) Hunter.

- Shine.

- Sorry, that is incorrect.

(alarm rings) That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was James Baldwin.

It's okay, we're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up.

What monarch, who launched the massacre of, excuse me of Novgorod, Novgorod using it oprichniki became the first Tsar of Russia in 1547 and murdered his own son.

(bell chimes) Trenton.

- Nicholas.

- Sorry, that is incorrect.

(alarm rings) That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was Ivan the Terrible.

It's okay, we're gonna go to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

What island, whose country of Arma is part of its historical region of Ulster contains a namesake Northern region that is part of the UK?

(bell chimes) Trenton - Ireland.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your bonus question, Fairfield.

What Philadelphia based painter depicted anatomists in his paintings "The Gross Clinic" and "The Agnew Clinic."

- Rockwell.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Herrin, you do have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- No answer.

- That's okay.

The answer we were looking for was Thomas Eakins.

We're gonna move on to our next 10 point toss up for both teams.

Hashimoto's and Graves' diseases are disorders of what butterfly shaped gland that makes calcitonin, is stimulated by TSH, and is enlarged in a goiter?

(bell chimes) Hunter.

- Thyroid.

- That's correct for 10 points.

And that is all the time we have for today's game of Scholastic HI-Q.

Fairfield, congratulations.

Once again, you guys are our winners.

Herrin, thank you for coming out, playing a great game, and being good sports with us.

And of course, thank you all for watching at home, and make sure to play along at home, and stick with us and watch Scholastic HI-Q.

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