(gentle music) (upbeat music) - Welcome to Scholastic HI-Q.

The game where knowledge rules.

I'm your host, Jordan Spudville.

And today we have two awesome teams joining us.

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

And on the top row, we have Marissa, with Gramm, David, and Jeffrey.

Now that we've met our contestants, it's time, as always, to go over the rules.

I'm going to 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 opportunity to answer a bonus question for double the points.

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 while I'm reading a question 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 lightening round halfway through our game where I'll read 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.

Now that we know the rules, it's time to put on our thinking caps and let's get down to quizness.

Starting with our first 10 point toss-up for both teams.

What state's research triangle, which includes the cities of Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh... (beeping) Trenton.

- [Trenton] North Carolina.

- That's correct for 10 points.

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

What ethnic group comprises over 90% of the population of China making them the most populous ethnic group in the world?

- [Trenton] Han.

- That's correct for 20 points.

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

What novel, that ends with the funeral of Ilyusha and depicts Dmitri's trial for patricide, was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky about Russian siblings?

(beeping) Hunter?

- Crime and Punishment.

- Sorry.

That's incorrect.

(buzzing) The answer we were looking for for that one was The Brothers Karamazov.

So, okay.

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

This is a math question.

So let's get those pencils and paper ready.

What is the second smallest positive value of x for which the sine of x equals one, given the smallest value is 90 degrees?

(buzzing) That is time.

The answer we were looking for was 450 degrees.

Okay, we're going to shake that one off.

Move on to our next 10 point toss-up for both teams.

In 1861, John Merryman was jailed in what state, the site of the battle of South Mountain, where a Confederate invasion was turned back at Antietam?

(beeping) Trenton?

- Virginia.

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

(buzzing) And that is time.

The answer we were looking for was Maryland.

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

What group of movements venerate people such as Prince Philip and John Frum and believe in the ritual arrival of material goods to Pacific islands?

(buzzing) That is time.

The answer we were looking for was Cargo Cults.

Okay.

It is time for our first media question.

This is a video question.

Let's have a look.

This YouTube star is also a comedian and actress.

She is the creator and host of her own YouTube channel and is the creator and host for the podcast Pile It On, Not Too Deep, and This Might Get Weird.

Name this YouTube personality.

(beeping) Gramm.

- [Gramm] Grace Helbig.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Now gonna move on to our next 10 point toss-up for both teams.

What type of object, after which the currency of Denmark is named, includes varieties like a diadems and coronets and is worn on the head by monarchs?

(beeping) Hunter?

- Crown.

- That's correct for 10 points.

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

Which member of the Hudson River School painted The Oxbow in a series titled The Course of Empire?

- [Hunter] No answer.

- All right.

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

- [Jeffrey] No answer.

- That's okay.

The answer that we were looking for was Thomas Cole.

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

In August, 2021, what politician, who lost a 2012 house race to Chris Collins, became the first female governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo resigned?

(beeping) Cale.

- Hillary Clinton.

- I'm sorry.

That's incorrect.

(buzzing) That is time on that question.

As much as I wanted to accept Hillary Clinton, the answer we were looking for was Kathy Hochul.

Okay.

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

And it is another math question.

So get your pencils and paper ready.

How many students are in a school, if one third of the students wear glasses and there are 160 students not wearing glasses?

(beeping) Hunter.

- 240.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is about a native American warrior who loves Minnehaha?

- [Hunter] The song.

- [Jordan] Can you be more specific?

- [Hunter] I can't.

- I'm sorry, we're not going to be able to take that answer.

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

- [Gramm] Song of Hiawatha?

- That is correct for 10 points.

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

What city was targeted by Little Boy, and is the site of a peace Memorial honoring the people killed, when it was hit by an atomic bomb before Nagasaki?

(beeping) Cale.

- Hiroshima.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your next bonus question, Fairfield.

Azeotropic mixtures are classified based on their values for what quantity, differences in which are used to separate mixtures and distillation?

(buzzing) That is time.

Marissa you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- [Jeffrey] No answer.

- That's okay.

The answer we were looking for was boiling points.

Gonna move on to our next 10 point toss-up for both teams.

What country, who's two co-rulers include the Bishop of Urgell, has Catalan as its official language, and is the Pyrenees between France and Spain?

(beeping) Cale.

- Catalonia.

- I'm sorry.

That's incorrect.

(buzzing) And the answer were looking for for that question was Andorra.

That is okay.

We're gonna move on to our next media question.

This one is an audio question.

Let's have a listen.

(eerie music playing) Developed in 1920, this instrument is often used in movies for eerie situations.

Controlled without physical contact by the performer, this instrument consists of two antennas.

(beeping) Gramm.

- Theremin?

- That is correct for 10 points.

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

What poet who claimed "I have had to kill you" in a poem addressed to her father, killed herself in 1963 after the release of her novel, The Bell Jar?

(beeping) Gramm.

- Dickinson.

- I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

(buzzing) That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for with Sylvia Plath.

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

In April, 2020, what political party chose Keir Starmer as its leader to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, who had been defeated by Boris Johnson's Conservatives?

(beeping) Hunter.

- The Labour Party.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your next 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

The Swan River Colony, Australia's first free colony, eventually became Perth, the capital of what Australian state?

- [Trenton] Queensland.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

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

- Auckland.

- I'm sorry.

That is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Western Australia.

Okay.

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

The Davisson-Germer experiment showed diffraction of what particle, whose anti-matter partner is the positronic and is shared in covalent bonds?

(beeping) Hunter.

- Electrons.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What law of physics, which has a similar form to Newton's Law of Gravitation, gives the electrostatic force between two charged particles?

- [Hunter] Third law.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

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

- [Jeffrey] Second law.

- I'm sorry.

That is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Coulomb's Law.

So, okay.

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

What 2016 film, that features the song 'You're Welcome', has a title character whose name... (beeping) Cale.

- Moana.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What video game company was sued in 2021 by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing over it's alleged frat boy culture?

- [Cale] Activision Blizzard.

- That's correct for 20 points.

And we have now made it halfway through our game.

So it's time for our lightning round.

(thunder crashing and wind rushing) Marissa, we are going to let you choose your category first.

We have four categories for you to choose from.

Pick the category that sounds most interesting to you.

You can answer questions about Primary Instruments, P-R-E-D, 1939 or Famous Nicknames.

- [Jeffrey] The Instruments.

- Instruments it is.

In this lightning round category, name the primary instruments played by these jazz musicians.

Answers may be repeated.

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

Marissa, are you ready for your lightning round?

- [Jeffrey] Yes, ma'am.

- Let's do this.

Your lightning round begins in 3, 2, 1.

(tense music) John Coltrane?

- [Jeffrey] Alto Sax.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Miles Davis?

- [Jeffrey] Piano.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Ella Fitzgerald?

- [Jeffrey] Alto Sax.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed Bird?

- [Jeffrey] Trumpet.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Artie Shaw, who's instrument is made of ebony?

- [Jeffrey] The flute.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Duke Ellington?

- [Jeffrey] Saxophone.

- [Jordan] Incorrect.

Buddy Rich?

- [Jeffrey] The trumpet.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry.

That's incorrect.

Wynton Marsalis?

(buzzing) And that is time on that lightning round.

You guys gave it your best effort.

That's all that matters there.

I'm not a big instrument person, myself, either.

I'm going to go over the ones that you missed, starting with John Coltrane was the saxophone.

Miles Davis played the trumpet.

Ella Fitzgerald was her voice, her vocals.

Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed The Bird, was also the saxophone.

Artie Shaw, who's instrument is made of ebony, was the clarinet, close to the flute.

Duke Ellington was the piano and Buddy Rich was the drums.

Still a good job for the lightning round, you guys.

And Fairfield, we have three categories left for you to choose from.

You can answer questions about P-R-E-D, 1939 or Famous Nicknames.

- [Hunter] 1939 please.

- 1939 it is.

In this lightning round category, I need you to answer the following about the year 1939.

Same rules follow.

If you don't know the answer, you can pass.

We'll go back if time allows.

Are you ready for your lightning round, Fairfield?

All right, 60 seconds on the clock, your lightening round begins in 3, 2, 1.

(tense music) Country invaded by Germany to start World War II?

- [Trenton] Poland.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Film starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara?

- [Hunter] Pass.

- [Jordan] Dictator who ruled Spain starting in 1939?

- [Hunter] Pedro.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

Pius XII took this position in 1939?

- [Cole] Prime Minister.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

John Steinbeck novel about the Joad family?

- [Hunter] Pass.

- [Jordan] Assassin of John F. Kennedy born in 1939?

- [Trenton] Oswald.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Founder of psychoanalysis who died in 1939?

- [Hunter] Pass.

- [Jordan] Singer nicknamed Lady Day who recorded Strange Fruit?

- [Trenton] Pass.

- [Jordan] African-American contralto who performed at the Lincoln Memorial?

- [Trenton] Pass.

- Poet who wrote September 1st, 1939?

(buzzing) And that is time on that lightning round.

Once again, you guys gave good answers, gave good effort.

So overall good job on the lightning round.

I'm gonna go over the ones that you passed or missed.

Starting with a film starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara was Gone with the Wind.

Dictator who ruled Spain starting in 1939 was Francisco Franco.

Pius XII took this position was the Pope.

John Steinbeck novel about the Joad family was Grapes of Wrath.

Founder of psychoanalysis who died in 1939, Sigmund Freud.

And singer nicknamed Lady Day who recorded Strange Fruit was Billie Holiday.

Once again, good job.

But we're now going to turn back to our 10 point tossups and 20 point bonus questions.

Starting with the next toss-up for both teams.

What party, which staged the Hartford Convention during the war of 1812, was once led by Alexander Hamilton and rivaled the Democratic Republicans?

(beeping) Cale.

- Federalist.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

Zadie Smith's novel On Beauty, is based on what 1910 E.M. Forster novel, which begins as Helen Schlegel visits the Wilcox family at the title house?

- [Hunter] No answer.

- All right, Marissa, you have a chance steal for 10 points.

(buzzing) And that is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was Howard's End.

That's okay.

We're gonna move on to our next media question.

This one is a still question.

Let's take a look.

This logo is for a casual puzzle app that was released in 2012.

Users must connect matching colors with pipes and cover the entire board in order to solve each puzzle.

Name this app.

(beeping) Jeffrey.

- Connect Dots.

- [Jordan] I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

(beeping) Cale.

- Color bridge.

- Sorry.

That is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Flow.

A game I played far too often.

Should have been called Connect the Dots, I agree with you, Jeffrey.

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

What creatures from Norse Myth, whose members included the Sons of Ivaldi and their rivals Brokkr and Eitri, were ugly beings gifted at smithing?

(beeping) Cale.

- Dwarves?

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your next 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What name is given to the vandals who violently resisted industrialization and the automation of mills and factories in early 19th Century England?

- [Hunter] No answer.

- [Jordan] All right.

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

- [Jeffrey] No answer.

- That's okay.

The answer we were looking for was Luddites.

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

What book, whose protagonist briefly loses a bell through a hole in his robe, is a Chris Van Allsburg?

(beeping) Hunter.

- Polar Express.

- Polar Express is correct for 10 points.

Here's your next 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

The zone of avoidance is a region of low visibility caused by what system, who's satellites include the Magellanic Clouds?

- [Hunter] Jupiter.

- [Jordan] Sorry.

That is incorrect.

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

- [Jeffrey] Saturn.

- Sorry.

That is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was the Milky Way.

Okay.

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

What shapes such as the Menger Sponge, the Sierpinski Triangle and the Mandelbrot Set can look the same at different levels of magnification?

(buzzing) That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was fractals or self-similar shapes.

It's okay.

That was a hard one.

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

What first central American country to legalize same-sex marriage, which did so in 2020, has no standing army and is governed from San José?

(beeping) Gramm?

- California.

- [Jordan] Sorry.

That is incorrect.

(beeping) Cale.

- Puerto Rico?

- Sorry.

That is also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Costa Rica.

So, okay.

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

What poet protested the Peterloo Massacre in the Mask of Anarchy and described 'the lone and level sands' surrounding a fallen statue of Ozymandias?

(buzzing) That's time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was Percy Shelley.

Okay.

It's time for our next media question.

This is a video question.

Let's take a look.

This video game console is an eight bit, third generation home console.

It is a remodeled export.

(beeping) Cale.

- Nintendo entertainment system.

- That's correct for 10 points.

I'm gonna move on to our next 10 point toss-up for both teams.

What statesman, who had the EMS Dispatch edited to provoke a war with France, delivered the Blood and Iron speech and led the unification of Germany?

(beeping) Cale.

- Adolf Hitler.

- I'm sorry.

That's incorrect.

(buzzing) That is time on that question, the answer we were looking for was Otto Von Bismarck.

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

What technique, whose results may be analyzed using a factor known as R sub F, separates components of a mixture based on polarity and has a TLC form?

(buzzing) That is time on that question.

The answer we were looking for was chromatography.

That's okay.

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

What composer of a third symphony, once dedicated to Napoleon and nicknamed Eroica, set Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy in his ninth symphony?

(beeping) Hunter.

- Mozart.

- [Jordan] Sorry.

That is incorrect.

(beeping) Gramm.

- Beethoven.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Marissa, here's your 20 point bonus question.

What Czech born politician became the first female secretary of state under Bill Clinton?

- [Jeffrey] Pass.

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

- [Hunter] Pass.

- It's okay.

The answer we were looking for for that question was Madeleine Albright.

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

Which man, who defeated Maxentius at The Battle of Milvian Bridge, moved his Roman Imperial government to Byzantium, which he renamed after himself?

(beeping) Hunter.

- Constantine.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Fairfield.

What metabolic process, whose namesake particles lose energy through a series of redox reactions, precedes oxidative phosphorylation?

- [Hunter] Glucose.

- [Jordan] Sorry.

That's incorrect.

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

- [Jeffrey] Pass.

- That's okay.

The answer we were looking for was electron transport chain, otherwise known as E.T.C.

(door bell) And that sound means that it is the end of our game.

Fairfield, you guys are our winners.

Congratulations.

Marissa, thank you for playing a good game and being with us today, and thank you for coming out as well Fairfield.

And of course thank you all for watching at home.

Make sure to play along at home and join us next time on Scholastic HI-Q.

(upbeat music)