- Welcome to Scholastic HI-Q, The game where knowledge rules.

I'm your host, Jordan Spedville, and today we have two super awesome teams joining us.

On the bottom row, we have Hamilton County with Maddie, Mayzie, and Ashlee.

On the top row, we have Frankfort with Ryan, Joseph, and Presley.

Now that we know our contestants, it's time to go over the rules.

I'm going to be reading a series of toss-up questions that are worth 10 points a piece, that both teams can answer.

If a contestant answers the toss-up correctly, their team has the chance to answer a bonus question worth 20 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 will be in effect in today's game.

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

As usual, we'll be having our lightning round halfway through our game where I'm going to be reading a series of questions worth 10 points, a peach, piece in each, in any given category and both teams will have a chance to answer as many as they possibly can in 60 seconds.

We know our contestants and we know the rules.

It's time to put on our thinking caps and let's get down to quiz-ness.

Starting with our first toss-up question for both teams.

What scientists appointed the names "alpha decay" and "beta decay" and oversaw an experiment showing the existence of the nucleus using sheets of gold foil?

(buzzer rings) Joseph.

- Marie Curie.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

(buzzer rings) Ashlee.

- Thor.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's also incorrect.

The answer that we were looking for was Ernest Rutherford.

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

What man who planned at the Cape to Cairo Railway founded the diamond company, De Beres, and created a namesake scholarship for study at Oxford University?

(buzzer ringing) The answer we were looking for for that one was Cecil Rhodes.

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

What artist who depicted a warships last voyage in the The Fighting Temeraire, showed a train crossing Maidenhead bridge in rain, steam and speed?

(buzzer ringing) That's all right.

The answer we were looking for was J.M.

W. Turner.

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

In November 2020, what country accused terrorist of assassinating Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a nuclear scientist in a shootout near its capital of Tehran?

(buzzer ringing) Ryan.

- Iran.

- That's correct for 10 points.

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

What team, which was upset by the Atlanta Hawks, (buzzer ringing) in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs is coached by Tom Tibideau?

(buzzer ringing) Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

(buzzer ringing) And that's time on that question.

The answer was the New York Knicks.

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

What empire's army inflicted hundreds of casualties on British Calvary at the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade, but ultimately lost the Crimean War?

(buzzer ringing) Presley.

- Turkey.

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

(buzzer ringing) The answer we were looking for was the Russian Empire.

We're now going to move on to our first media question, lighten it up a bit.

It's a video question, let's take a look.

This YouTuber has amassed nearly 10 million subscribers, known for his Minecraft videos and gameplays (buzzer ringing) Mayzie.

- Technoblade.

That's correct for 10 points.

Now I'm going to move on to our next toss-up for both teams worth 10 points.

This is a math question.

Let's get those pencils and paper ready.

What is a student's mean average score on a series of four tests on which she scored 60, 60, 70, and 90?

(buzzer ringing) Maddie.

- 70.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Hamilton county, here's your first 20 point bonus question.

India's COVID-19 efforts have hampered the fight against what endemic bacterial illness, whose symptoms include night sweats, fever, and weight loss?

- Swine flu?

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

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

- Malaria.

- I'm sorry, that's also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was tuberculosis.

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

What author of the essays, The Rebel and the Myth of Sisyphus wrote about Marceau, who shoots an Arab on the beach in his novel, The Stranger?

(buzzer ringing) Ashlee.

- Camus.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Hamilton County, here's your next 20 point bonus question.

Eris throwing the apple of discord led to what event in which Aphrodite, Athena and Hara competed?

(buzzer ringing) [Jordan] Frankfort, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- The church in war.

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was the Judgment of Paris.

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

What Senator who wrote op EDS in 2021, opposing the For the People Act and abolishing the filibuster is a conservative Democrat from West Virginia?

(buzzer ringing) And the answer we were looking for for that was Joe Manchin.

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

What organisms, which are connected by a tissue called the coenosarc are affected by bleaching accelerated by climate change and live in reefs?

(buzzer ringing) Joseph.

- Coral.

- That's correct for 10 points.

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

What 19th century French author denounced anti-semitism in his political writings and depicted lower class life in novels, such as Nana and Germinal?

(buzzer ringing) [Jordan] Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Upton Sinclair.

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Émile Zola.

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

What territory governed from a city once called Frobisher Bay and now named Iqaluit, is the northernmost and most recently created territory in Canada?

(buzzer ringing) Presley.

- Nunavut territory.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Frankfort, here's your 20 point bonus question.

This is a math question, so let's get those pencils and paper ready.

If 3/4 X equals 225, what is the value of 1/10th X?

(buzzer ringing) [Jordan] Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- 30.

That's correct for 10 points.

It's now time for our next media question.

This is an audio question, let's have a listen.

(instrument playing) Used in practically any musical band, this instrument was first invented in the early 1840's by a Belgian inventor, whom this instrument is named for.

This instrument produces sound with an oscillating lead (buzzer ringing) and single-read mouthpiece.

Joseph.

- Saxophone.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Time for our next toss up question for both teams.

What woman who caught, who cuts an oxide into strips (buzzer ringing) while founding a city, killed herself on a funeral pyre, was a mythical queen of Carthage who loved Aeneas?

(buzzer ringing) Answer we were looking for was Dido.

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

What poet, who wrote about a house that seemed a swelling of the ground, and a carriage that contained immortality in "Because I could not stop for Death"?

(buzzer ringing) Okay, the answer we were looking for was Emily Dickinson.

Moving on to our next 10 point toss-up, we have yet another math question.

So, let's get those pencils and paper ready.

What is the largest integer that is both a multiple of nine and less than 500, given that it's digits must have a sum of 18?

(buzzer ringing) And the answer to that was 495.

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

What New York governor, who lost the 1944 presidential race to Franklin Roosevelt, was wrongly said to have defeated Harry Truman in 1948?

(buzzer ringing) Ryan.

- Dewey.

That's correct for 10 points.

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

In June 2020, protesters declared an autonomous zone named for what neighborhood in Seattle?

(buzzer ringing) Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

(buzzer ringing) That's okay.

The answer we were looking for was Capitol Hill.

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

What author invented a cipher called the Code of Claw for her Underland Chronicles and created the dystopian Pa Am in her series, The Hunger Games?

(buzzer ringing) The answer we were looking for for that was Suzanne Collins.

We've now made it halfway through our game and it's time for our lightning round.

(wind hurling) All right, Hamilton County, you are a little bit behind, so we're going to let you choose your lightning round first.

We have four categories for you to choose from.

You can either answer questions about chemistry by the numbers, musical notation, silent first letters or repeated sounds.

- Silent first letters.

- Silent first letters it is, great choice.

All right, in this lightning round, I need you to give these words whose first letters are silent.

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

Hamilton County, are you ready for your lightning round?

Let's do it.

Your lightning round starts in 3, 2, 1.

The joint between the arm and the hand?

- Wrist.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Title of address used to show respect, such as doctor or Reverend?

- Skip.

- [Jordan] Prehistoric flying reptile, whose name means a winged finger?

- Pterodactyl.

- [Jordan] Correct.

To chew persistently, perhaps to the bone?

- Skip.

- [Jordan] A person who benefits from another's person will?

- Skip.

- [Jordan] Pattern, acronym or other trick used to help remember something?

- Mnemonic.

- [Jordan] Correct.

One of the seven deadly sins, meaning significant anger?

- Wrath.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Golden mascot of Las Vegas's NHL team?

- Skip.

- [Jordan] Insane, as in the title of an Alfred Hitchcock film?

- Psycho.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Small humanoid ornamental statutes (buzzer ringing) I'm sorry, we're out of time to finish, that question was, small humanoid ornamental statues often placed in a garden?

Did you know that one?

- [Girl] Gnomes.

- Gnomes, that was correct.

The ones that you passed; the title of address used to show respect such as doctor or Reverend was an honorific.

To chew persistently, perhaps to the bone, was to gnaw.

A person who benefits from another person's will was an heir.

And then a golden mascot of Las Vegas's NHL team was the Knights.

Overall, great lightning round, Hamilton County, but Frankfort, it's now your turn to choose a category.

We have three left for you.

You can choose chemistry by the numbers, musical notation or repeated sounds.

- Musical notation.

- Musical notation it is.

In this lightning round, answer the following about musical notation.

Frankfort, are you ready for your lightning round?

Same rules apply.

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

Your lightning round begins in 3, 2, 1.

A pair of numbers indicating the length of a measure?

- Skip.

- [Jordan] Markings such as andante that indicate the speed?

- Tempo.

- [Jordan] Correct.

A large symbol at the start of a staff specifying the staff's pitches?

- Key signature.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

Symbol to raise a note, a half-step?

- Sharp.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Symbol extending a notes duration by 50%.

- Dot.

- [Jordan] That's correct.

Lines above or below the staff?

- Ledger line.

- Correct.

A less than sign or crescendo means to do this?

- Get louder.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Italian name for a symbol indicating a note is held?

- Fermata.

- [Jordan] Correct.

Orchestral group most often found at the bottom of a score?

- Tonic.

- [Jordan] That is incorrect.

Abbreviated S.F., it means to heavily accent a note, (buzzer ringing) I'm sorry, we're out of time.

Did you know the answer to that last one?

- [Boy] Sforzando.

- That is correct.

Going back to the ones that you passed; a pair of numbers indicating the length of a measure was a time signature.

The large symbol at the start of a staff specifying the staff's pitches was the clef, and the orchestral group most often found at the bottom of a score were the string instruments.

Overall, great lightning round guys, you answered more than I would have, and that's impressive enough to me.

We're now going to move back to our 10 point toss-up questions and bonuses.

Starting with a media question, and it's a still question.

Let's have a look.

This Irish singer is a former member of the boy band, One Direction.

(buzzer ringing) Presley.

- Niall Horan.

- That's correct for 10 points.

We'll move on to our next toss-up for both teams.

What country, whose had a world stock exchange, had a 2019 IPO for the oil company, Aramco is the world's largest oil exporter and led by King Salman?

- Saudi Arabia.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Frankfort, here's your 20 point bonus question.

Which island in the US Virgin Islands, the largest, is home to Charlotte Amalie, it's capital?

(buzzer ringing) Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

(buzzer ringing) And then the answer we were looking for was St. Thomas.

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

What president, who created the interstate commerce commission, defeated Benjamin Harrison in 1892 to win his second non-consecutive term?

(buzzer ringing) - Ryan.

- Grover Cleveland.

- That's correct for 10 points.

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

Schwann cells are found in what division of the nervous system, that include everything except the brain and the spinal cord?

(buzzer ringing) Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Neural.

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was the peripheral nervous system.

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

What member of the Shakyamuni clan meditated under, under a bodhi tree before achieving enlightenment, thus founding a religion whose members seek Nirvana?

(buzzer ringing) Mayzie.

- Buddha.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Hamilton, here's your 20 point bonus question.

What country's 1918 Parliament Act, was also called the Qualification of Women Act, because it allowed women over 21 to stand for election?

(buzzer ringing) Frankfort, you have a chance to steal.

- Canada.

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was the United Kingdom.

Want to move on to our next 10 point toss for both teams.

What metallic element, whose alloys are known as amalgams, was used in evidence, excuse me, Evangelista Torricelli's barometer at a room temperature is a liquid?

(buzzer ringing) Joseph.

- Mercury.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Frankfort, here's your 20 point bonus question.

What pop rock band, whose 2020 album, Women in Music Part Three, contains the song Of the Steps consists of three sisters named Este, Alana and Danielle?

(buzzer ringing) Hamilton, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

- Weezer.

- Sorry, that's incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was Haim, You know, they're super popular, right?

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

What brand would release the vapor fly in 2017, owns converse, produces the air-max line of running shoes and is known for its swoosh logo?

(buzzer ringing) Joseph.

- Nike.

That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 points bonus question, Frankfort.

What suite by Camille Saint-Saëns appropriately include sections named Tortoises and the Elephant?

- Circus of Animals.

- That's correct for 20 points.

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

What author who wrote about a wind that blew out of a cloud and killed the title character in his poem, Annabel Lee, also wrote the Raven?

(buzzer ringing) Presley.

- Edgar Allan Poe.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Frankfort, here's your 20 point bonus question.

What rally organized by the big six leaders, including A. Philip Randolph took place in 1963 and included Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech?

- March on Washington.

- That's correct for 20 points.

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

What battle, whose landmarks include devils did, cemetery hill, and a little round top included pivots charge?

(buzzer ringing) Ryan.

- Gettysburg.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Here's your 20 point bonus question, Frankfort.

What hypothetical substance may take the form of wimps or weakly interacting massive particles?

- Dark matter.

- That's correct for 20 points.

All right, move on to our next 10 point toss-up for both teams.

What key signature used for Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth symphony is a minor key with three flats, whose tonic is on a so-called middle tone?

(buzzer ringing) The answer we were looking for was C minor.

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

What island birthplace of the ancient stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium, contains a capital city named Nicosia and is in the Eastern Mediterranean?

(buzzer ringing) Presley.

- Cyprus.

- That's correct for 10 points.

Frankfort, here's your 20 point bonus question.

What author wrote about Tyrone Slothrop, a man whose sexual encounters predict world war II rocket attacks in his novel, Gravity's Rainbow?

(buzzer ringing) Hamilton county, you have a chance to steal for 10 points.

(buzzer ringing) It's okay, the answer we were looking for was Thomas Pynchon.

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

What type of hormone that is produced in adrenal cortex has intracellular receptors and includes estrogen and other derivatives of cholesterol?

Excuse me.

(buzzer ringing) Ashlee.

- Hormones.

- [Jordan] Sorry, that's incorrect.

(buzzer ringing) Presley.

- Pheromone.

Sorry, that's also incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was steroids.

All right.

(doorbell chimes) There's that sound.

That means it's the end of our game, Frankfort, congratulations, you're our winners.

Hamilton county, thank you for coming and playing.

You guys played a great game.

Frankfort, thank you for joining us as well, and we'll see you in the next game.

Thank you all for watching at home and tune in next time for Scholastic HI-Q.

We'll see you then.

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