- Welcome to the studios of WCMU Public Television.

This time on Quiz Central, Lapeer and Mount Pleasant take center stage and that's coming up next.

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(upbeat music) - Hello everyone, I'm David Nicholas and it's my pleasure to welcome you to our 19th season of Quiz Central on WCMU.

This time students from Lapeer taking on the team from Mount Pleasant.

Before we kick things off, here's the format for our single elimination tournament.

Our two teams will be independently challenged with an identical set of questions.

The school that answers the most questions correctly in the time allotted advances to the next round.

That until we crown a Quiz Central Season 19 Champion.

At the end of the season four lucky Quiz Central seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU bookstore and top teams from Quiz Central will qualify for the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament.

And now let's get to our game.

Our first round is the maroon and gold rush.

Our teams will have just two minutes to answer or pass on each question.

Each correct answer is worth 10 points.

There is no point deduction for incorrect answers.

Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but the final answers will be coming from the team's captain.

Ready players.

Alright, Lapeer, here comes your first question in the maroon and gold rush.

In October, 2022, Jay Alexander King pled guilty to charges in the death of what man murdered when Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck in Minneapolis?

- George Floyd.

- [David] Correct.

The so-called is aught problem was discussed by what Scottish philosopher?

An imperious who wrote an an inquiry concerning human understanding.

- Pass.

- [David] What Explorer who could captain the HMS resolution while trying to find the northwest passage was killed in Hawaii on his third voyage to the Pacific?

- Cook.

- [David] Correct.

Battles like Poltava and Narva were fought in what 18th century war in which Peter the Greats Russian empire defeated Sweden?

- Pass.

- [David] What term derived from French describes the quality of a note that distinguishes different instruments such as violin versus a flute?

- Pass.

- [David] In anatomy, the adjective renal is used to describe things related to what organ?

- Kidney.

- [David] Correct.

What general who declared that Savannah was his Christmas present for Abraham Lincoln in 1864 ravaged Georgia during his march to the sea?

- Grant.

- [David] That's incorrect.

In what Olympic sport would one use an ape, a foil or a saber?

- Fencing.

- [David] Correct.

What region of the EM spectrum is detected by the James Webb Space telescope and has wavelengths between those of radio waves and visible light?

- Infrared.

- [David] Correct.

What American author described the title character's attempt- (bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the round, good job players.

And now we turn to Mount Pleasant.

Here comes your first question in the maroon and gold rush.

In October, 2022, Jay Alexander King pled guilty to charges in the death of what man murdered when Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck in Minneapolis?

- George Floyd.

- [David] Correct.

The so-called is aught problem was discussed by what Scottish philosopher, an empiricist who wrote an inquiry concerning human understanding?

- Adam Smith.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What explorer who captained the HMS resolution while trying to find the northwest passage was killed in Hawaii on his third visit and voyage to the Pacific?

- Cook.

- [David] Correct.

Battles like Poltava and Narvo were found in what 18th century war in which Peter the Greats Russian empire defeated Sweden?

- The hundred years war?

- [David] That's incorrect.

What term derived from French describes the quality of a note that distinguishes different instruments such as a violin versus a flute?

- Tambour.

- [David] Correct.

In anatomy the adjective renal is used to describe things related to what organ?

- Kidneys.

- [David] Correct.

What general who declared that Savannah was his "Christmas present" for Abraham Lincoln?

- Truman.

- [David] Correct.

In which Olympic sport would one use an ape, a foil, or a saber?

- Fencing?

- [David] Correct.

What region of the EM spectrum is detected by the James Webb Space telescope and has wavelengths between those of radio waves and visible light?

- Infrared.

- [David] Correct.

What American author described the title character's attempt to become a successful actress in his 1900 novel, "Sister Kerry?"

- No answer.

- [David] What artists of Madonna- (bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the round.

Let's take a look at the answers that were missed by both schools in that first round.

The Scottish philosopher who wrote an inquiry concerning human understanding was David Hume.

The 18th century war we were looking for was the Great Northern War.

The American author who wrote Sister Kerry was Theodore Dreiser.

Before we start our next round, let's meet the players from both teams.

First, the students from Lapeer.

- Hi, I'm Dominic.

I'm a senior at Lapeer High School and this is my third year on Quiz Bowl.

- Hi, I am Oscar.

This is my third year in Quiz Bowl and I'm studying to be an engineer.

- Hi, I'm Dashell Campbell.

I'm a junior at Lapeer High School and I'm hoping to become a professional musician.

- Hi, my name's Zephyr.

I am new to Quiz Bowl.

This is my first year and I'm a philosophy buff.

- And now let's meet the students from Mount Pleasant.

- Hello, I'm Taylor Poss.

I'm the captain of the Quiz Bowl team and I also have played soccer in the past.

- I'm Luca, I'm a senior at Mount Pleasant High School.

I do Quiz Bowl and I also do robotics.

- Hey, my name is Mame.

I am a junior at Mount Pleasant High School and I am on the student side.

- Hi, my name is Isaac.

I'm a senior at Mount Pleasant High School and I'm in the board game club.

- The next round today is the perfect 10.

In the perfect 10 our teams will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer or pass on each of the 10 questions pertaining to that category, correct answers worth 10 points, no point deduction for incorrect answers.

And our perfect 10 category for today is starts with Q.

Give these answers that start with the letter Q, right Lapeer.

Here comes your first question in the perfect 10.

Bell ringer in the hunchback of Notre Dame?

- Quasimodo.

- [David] Correct.

Canadian province that includes Montreal?

- Quebec.

- [David] Correct, Mineral with a value of seven on the Mos hardness scale.

- Quartz.

- [David] Correct.

Nickname for members of the religious society of friend.

- Pass.

- [David] Term for an active galactic nucleus powered by a super massive black hole.

- Quasar.

- [David] Correct.

Australian state whose capital is Brisbane.

- Queensland.

- [David] Correct.

Medication used to treat malaria.

- Quinine.

- [David] Correct.

Capital of Ecuador.

- Quito.

- [David] Correct.

Minimum number of group members required to conduct business.

- Pass.

- [David] Grain- (bell dings) And the bell signals the end of the round.

Lapeer adds 70 points to their score.

Now it's Mount Pleasant's turn.

Here comes your first question in the perfect 10.

Bell ringer in the hunchback of Notre Dame.

- Quasimodo.

- [David] Correct.

Canadian province that includes Montreal.

- Quebec.

- [David] Correct.

Mineral with a value of seven on the Mos hardness scale.

- Quartz.

- [David] Correct.

Nickname for members of the religious society a friend.

- Quakers.

- [David] Correct.

Term for an active galactic nucleus powered by super massive black hole.

- Quasar.

- [David] Correct.

Australian state whose capital is Brisbane.

- Queensland.

- [David] Correct.

Medication used to treat malaria - Quinine.

- [David] Correct.

Capital of Ecuador.

- Quito.

- [David] Correct.

Minimum number of group members required to conduct business?

- Quorum.

- [David] Correct.

Grain in the Amrith family used as a food.

- Quinoa.

- [David] Correct.

(bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the round.

Very well done, players.

Mount Pleasant rolls through the perfect 10 with a perfect score and after two rounds, Mount Pleasant increases their leads slightly.

It's now a score of 170 to 120.

Our next stop is the home stretch and as we head down the home stretch, I'll have more questions for our teams.

Correct answers worth 10 points with no deduction for incorrect answers.

Lapeer, here comes your first question.

What American author described the title character's attempt to become a successful actress in his 1900 novel, "Sister Carrie?"

- Pass.

- [David] What artist of Madonna of Magnifico painted the aura of spring throwing a cloak over a nude goddess standing in on a shell in the birth of Venus?

- Rem Brandt.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What surname is shared by the husband and wife executed in 1953 by the US government two years after they were convicted of being Russian spies?

- Rosenberg.

- [David] That is correct.

Activist Angela Davis advocates for abolishing what institutions the site of Attica uprising in 1971 which also include Sing Sing and Alcatraz?

- Presence.

- [David] That is correct.

Gluons mediate what fundamental force that holds the atomic nucleus together?

- The strong force.

- [David] That is correct.

What man made a covenant of the pieces pled with God to save Sodom and sacrificed a ram caught in a thicket instead of his son Isaac in the Bible?

- Abraham.

- [David] That is correct.

What gemstone is produced by the accumulation of the mostly aragonite substance Nacre at the site of an inquiry or infection outside an oyster?

- Pearl.

- [David] Correct.

What Belgian artist painted the treachery of images which shows a picture of a pipe above the phrase, "This is not a pipe?"

- Pass.

- [David] What composer of a symphony described as Beethoven's 10th and an academic festival overture also wrote a German Requiem and a namesake lullaby?

- Brahms.

- [David] That is correct.

Most of the world's Uyghurs live in what autonomous region of China whose capital is Ürümqi?

- Nepal.

- [David] That is incorrect.

In what novel are daily physical jerks compulsory for members of the outer party of Ocean including- - 1984?

- [David] That is correct.

What bird, which has the longest wingspan of any extent bird, is shot by the narrator of the poem, "The Rhyme "of the Ancient Mariner?"

- Albatross.

- [David] That is correct.

What British royal house which the Jacobites sought to restore included the king who lost power in the glorious revolution of 1688 James II?

- Tudor.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What Greek King of a pirus defeated Roman forces at the 280 BC battle of Heraclea but retreated from Italy because he suffered heavy losses?

- Midas.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What mathematician discovered the union bound in probability and is the namesake of an algebra system that only considers the values true and false?

- Boone.

- [David] That is incorrect.

(bell dings) And that bell signals the end of that round.

Now Mount Pleasant, it's your turn.

Here comes your first question of the home stretch.

What surname is shared by the husband and wife executed in 1953 by the US government two years- - Rosenberg.

- [David] Correct.

Activist Angela Davis advocates for abolishing what institutions, the site of Attica uprising in 1971, which also includes Sing Sing and Alcatraz?

- Prisons.

- [David] Correct.

Gluons mediate what fundamental force that holds the atomic nucleus together?

- Strong force.

- [David] That is correct.

What man made a covenant of the pieces pled with God to save Sodom and sacrificed a ram caught in a thicket instead of his son?

- Oh Abraham.

- [David] Correct.

What gemstone is produced by the accumulation of the mostly aragonite substance Nacre at the site of an injury or infection inside an oyster?

- Pearl.

Yeah.

- [David] Correct.

What Belgian artist painted the treachery of images which shows a picture of a pipe above the phrase, "This is not a pipe?"

- Paul Cézanne?

- [David] Incorrect.

What composer of a symphony described as Beethoven's 10th and- - Brahms.

- [David] Correct.

Most of the world's Uyghurs live in what autonomous region of China whose capital- - Tibet?

- [David] Answer again please.

- Tibet.

- [David] That is incorrect.

In what novel are daily physical jerks compulsory for members of the outer party of Oceana including Winston Smith who was torment- - 1984.

- [David] That is correct.

What bird which has the longest wingspan of any extent bird is- - Albatross.

- [David] That is correct.

What British Royal House in which the Jacobites sought to restore included the king who lost power in the glorious revolution of 1688 James II?

- Tudor.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What Greek King of the Pirus defeated Roman forces at the 280 BC Battle of Heraclea but retreated from Italy because he suffered heavy losses?

- Anschluss.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What Mathematician discovered the union bound in probability and is the namesake of an algebra system that only considers the values true and false?

- Boolean.

- [David] That is correct.

The Alvarez hypothesis explains the cause of what type of event, which marks the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago?

- Mass extinction.

- [David] Correct.

What country whose capital is on the Bagmati River has a non quadrilateral flag and is home to many Sherpas?

- Nepal.

- [David] Correct.

What former Army Major played by Alan Richon on an Amazon show and Tom Cruise in two films narrates the crime thriller "Killing Floor," by Lee Child?

- Jack Ryan.

- [David] Incorrect.

(bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the round.

Good job players.

Let's take a look at the questions that stumped both teams in that home stretch round.

The artist of Madonna of the Magnificat was Sandro Botticelli.

The Belgian artist, The Treachery of Images, was Rene Magritte.

Most of the world's Uighurs live in the Xinjiang region of China.

The British royal house we were looking for was the house of Stuart and the Greek king that defeated Roman forces in the battle of Heraclea was Pyrrhus.

With the home stretch now in our rear view mirror, Mount Pleasant maintains its lead with a score of 280 to 200 with a final countdown coming up next.

Teams, the final countdown will be your last two minutes to answer or pass questions, correct answers worth 10 points a piece and no point deduction for incorrect answers.

Lapeer, we turn to you first to start with the final countdown.

Two minutes on the clock.

Here comes your first question.

The Alvarez hypothesis explains the cause of what type of event, which marks the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago?

- Ice Age.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What country whose capital is on the Bagmati River has a non quadrilateral flag and is home to many Sherpas, some of which have scaled Mount Everest?

- Katar.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What former Army Major played by Alan Richon on an Amazon show and Tom Cruise in two films narrates the crime thriller, "Killing Floor," by Lee Child?

- Jack Ryan.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What taxonomic class whose name comes from a Latin word for to cut into parts is the largest known class of animals and includes ants and wasps?

- Phylum.

- [David] That is incorrect.

Along with San Domingo, what other national capital is on the Caribbean island of Hispaniolaola?

- Port-au-Prince.

- [David] That is correct.

What groups song, "Don't Shut Me Down," from their comeback album, "Voyage" was co-written by Bjorn Veli four decades after their song Dancing Queen?

- Abba.

- [David] Correct.

What particle discovered by James Chadwick consists of one up cork and two down corks?

- Bozone.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What head of Foreign volunteers in Uruguay's Civil War became the hero of two worlds after the red shirts expedition of the thousand helped unify Italy?

- Pass.

- [David] What colony's Fundamental Orders adapted in 1639 were drafted by Roger Ludlow- (bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the final countdown round.

Mount Pleasant, it's your turn to enter the final countdown.

Along with Santo Domingo, what other national capital is on the Caribbean island of Hispaniolaola?

- Port-au-Prince.

- [David] Correct.

What group song, "Don't Shut Me Down," from their comeback album, "Voyage," was co-written by Bjorn Eves four decades after their song, "Dancing Queen?"

- Abba.

- [David] Correct.

What particle discovered by James Chadwick consists of one up cork and two down corks?

- Higgs boson.

- [David] Incorrect.

What head of foreign volunteers in Uruguay's Civil War became the hero of two worlds after the red shirts expedition of the thousand helped unify Italy?

- Gary Baldi.

- [David] Correct.

What colonies fundamental orders adopted in 1639 were drafted by Roger Ludlow and became the first written constitution in the modern US?

- Mayflower Compact.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What author of the Story Collection, the 4 million is known for stories with ironic endings like, "The Ransom of Red Chief," and, "The Gift of the Magi?"

- Oh Henry.

- [David] Correct.

What company which provides coworking spaces had a failed IPO in 2019, after which its CEO, Adam Noman resigned?

- WeWork.

- [David] Correct.

What is the most populous city that uses the Orca card, a transit card used by commuters from Tacoma and other cities along Puget Sound in Washington?

- Seattle.

- [David] Correct.

What arm of the Mediterranean Sea lies between the Italian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula?

- The Aegan.

- [David] Incorrect.

(bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the round.

Very good job players.

With the final countdown concluded let's revisit the answers missed by both teams.

The former Army major who narrates the crime thriller, "Killing Floor," was by Lee Child was Jack Reacher.

The taxonomic class from the Latin word for to cut into parts was insects.

The particle discovered by James Chadwick was the neutron.

The colony that adopted the Fundamental Orders in 1639 was Connecticut and finally the arm of the Mediterranean Sea between the Italian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula, that's the Adriatic Sea.

After four rounds of competition, our final score, Mount Pleasant, 340, Lapeer, 220.

Congratulations Mount Pleasant.

We'll advance to our next round.

Well done Lapeer, we'd like to thank you for joining us this season and we'd like to invite you to join us again next week right here on Quiz Central where you can watch games anytime online at wcu.org.

Thank you and goodnight.

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