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Ludington vs. Roscommon
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And on this episode of Quiz Central, we conclude our season with our grand championship game between Ludington and Roscommon, coming up right after this.
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- [Matthew Ozanich] Let's get today's match underway.
Here is your first question on Quiz Central.
(bell chimes) - Teddy Roosevelt.
- [Matthew Ozanich] That is correct.
(bell chimes) - Crimson.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Yes, that answer is correct.
(bell chimes) - Patella.
- Correct.
Congratulations, Ludington.
You are the Quiz Central season 16 grand champions.
Hello, everyone.
I'm Matthew Ozanich and welcome to the grand championship match on the 17th season of Quiz Central right here on WCMU.
Today, we're gonna be joined by students from Ludington and Roscommon.
Now, both of these teams have performed exceptionally well this season and have answered a lot of questions correctly to get here, but now it all comes down to this.
Also, the top teams from this season of Quiz Central will qualify for NAQT's High School National Championship Tournament.
Our teams today will be independently challenged with an identical set of questions and the school that answers the most questions correctly in the time allotted will be crowned the Quiz Central season 17 grand champions.
So, let's not waste any time and get today's championship match underway.
Our first round is the Maroon and Gold Rush.
Our teams will have two minutes to answer as many questions correctly as they can.
Each correct answer is worth 10 points.
There's no deduction for incorrect answers.
Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but final answers will be coming from the team's captain.
Ludington, you're up first.
So here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.
What property that has an inclusive form involving kin selection is, according to Charles Darwin, maximized by those organisms most likely to survive?
- Fitness.
- Can you repeat that, Aidan?
- Fitness.
- Sitness?
(Aidan sighs) - Fitness.
- Sitness.
- [Matthew Ozanich] I'm sorry, I'm not gonna be able to accept that.
On to the next question.
John F. Kennedy established what award, which, along with the Congressional Gold Medal, is America's highest civilian honor?
- Pass.
- Medal of honor.
- Medal of honor?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Next question.
What Hungarian-born rival of William Randolph Hearst published the New York World and lends his name to prizes for the arts and journalism?
- Pulitzer.
- Pulitzer.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What numerical term refers to the interval between "baa baa" and "black sheep" in the nursery rhyme or the interval between C and F?
- Third?
- Third?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Third is incorrect.
Next question.
What street, which includes the so-called Canyon of Heroes, crosses Manhattan's grid system and is the namesake of New York City's theater district?
- Broadway.
- Broadway.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Communist infighting on what small Caribbean island nation prompted the US to invade it in 1983?
- Cuba.
- Cuba.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Next question.
What title character learns that he is the nephew of Squire Allworthy and subsequently marries Sophia Western in a 1749 novel by Henry Fielding?
- Pass.
- [Matthew Ozanich] What novel in which a rotten goose egg acquired by the rat Templeton causes stench to fill Wilbur's barn is an E. B.
White book named for a spider?
- "Charlotte's Web".
- Correct.
What year's presidential election, which included the constitut- (bell chimes) Oh, sorry, that bell's gonna indicate the end of the round.
So we're not gonna be able to get to that last question.
Ludington struggles a tad in the opening round with three correct answers and 30 points.
Now, Roscommon, let's see how your team fairs in the Maroon and Gold Rush.
Let's put two minutes back up on the clock.
What property that has an inclusive form involving kin selection is, according to Charles Darwin, maximized by those organisms most likely to survive?
- Natural selection?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Natural selection is incorrect.
Next question.
John F. Kennedy established what award, which, along with the Congressional Gold Medal, is America's highest civilian honor?
- The Medal of Freedom.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What Hungarian-born rival of William Randolph Hearst published the New York World and lends his name to prizes for the arts and journalism?
- Pulitzer.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What numerical term refers to the interval between "baa baa" and "black sheep" in the nursery rhyme or the interval between C and F?
- Fourth.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Fourth is correct.
What street, which includes the so-called Canyon of Heroes crosses Manhattan's grid system and is the namesake of New York City's theater district?
- Broadway.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Communist infighting on what small Caribbean island nation prompted the US to invade it in 1983?
(Jackson clears throat) - Grenada.
- [Matthew Ozanich] That is correct.
What title character learns that he is the nephew of Squire Allworthy and subsequently marries Sophia Western in a 1749 novel by Henry Fielding?
- Tom Jones?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What novel in which a rotten goose egg acquired by the rat Templeton causes stench to fill Wilbur's barn is an E. B.
White book named for a spider?
- Charlotte's Web.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What year's presidential election, which included the Constitutional Union Party, led to the succession of southern states after Abraham Lincoln won?
- 1860.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
In what decade of the 1900s did Charles de Gaulle return to power as the French Fourth Republic collapsed during the Algerian crisis?
- The 1940s.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Forties is incorrect.
(bell chimes) Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.
Roscommon able to get eight correct answers in the opening round, which means we wrap up our Maroon and Gold Rush with Ludington, 30, Roscommon, 80.
And for the questions that were missed in that round, the property with an inclusive form involving kin selection was fitness.
And the decade that Charles de Gaulle returned to power was the 1950s.
Roscommon starts off our game with a sizable lead after the first round, but there is still lots of Quiz Central left to play.
And right now, we're gonna take a break and meet our players from each of today's schools.
Let's start with the students from Ludington High School.
- My name is Annalisa Smith.
I'm a senior at Ludington High School, and I play bass in the jazz band.
- Hi, my name is Jack Macowicky.
I'm a senior at Ludington High School and I'm planning on going into cyber security.
- Hi, my name is Lucas (indistinct).
I'm a senior at Ludington High School and I play alto sax in the jazz band.
- Hello.
My name is Aidan deMorrow.
I'm a senior at Ludington High School, and my favorite color is magenta.
- All right.
Thank you very much, Ludington.
Now the team from Roscommon, take it away.
- I'm Jackson Thiel.
I'm a senior at Roscommon High School and I run cross country, played baseball, and in student council and in band.
- Hi, I'm Terrence (indistinct).
I'm a junior here at RHS and I'm part of the Boy Scouts and I do band.
- I'm Alex.
I'm a sophomore.
I play soccer, basketball, and baseball.
- I'm Joshua Jacobs.
I'm a senior and I play soccer and baseball and I'm on student council.
- Alrighty, now that you've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of competition, The Perfect Ten.
In this round, our teams will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions correctly as they can.
And our Perfect Ten category for today's championship game is Movies by the Numbers.
Given an incomplete movie title and one of its stars, give the number that begins the title.
Ludington, we're gonna start this round off with you, so let's put 60 seconds on the clock as we head into The Perfect Ten.
Glenn Close, blank Dalmatians.
- Hundred and one.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Keir Dullea, blank a Space Odyssey.
- 2001.
- 2000.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
- 2000.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Jonah Hill, blank Jump Street.
- 21.
- 21.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Heath Ledger, blank Things I Hate About You.
- 10.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Marilyn Monroe, The blank Year Itch.
- Seven.
- Seven.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Katherine Heigl, blank Dresses.
- 27.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Zac Efron, blank Again.
- 21.
- 17.
- Sorry, 17, sorry.
- [Matthew Ozanich] 17 is correct.
Brad Pitt, blank Monkeys.
- [Team Member] 12.
- 12.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
- James Franco, blank Hours.
- 21.
- 21.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Eminem, blank Mile.
- Eight.
- Eight.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
All right, Ludington has a great Perfect Ten round with nine correct answers for 90 points, bringing their score to 120.
It's now Roscommon's turn to add to their score in The Perfect Ten, so let's put 60 seconds back up on the clock.
Glenn Close, blank Dalmatians.
- Hundred and one.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Keir Dullea, blank a Space Odyssey.
- 2001.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Jonah Hill, blank Jump Street.
- 21.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Heath Ledger, blank Things I Hate About You.
- 10.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Marilyn Monroe, The blank Year Itch.
- Seven.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Katherine Heigl, blank Dresses.
- Shoot, what is it?
(Jackson sighs) Oh, shoot, no answer.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Zac Efron, blank Again.
- 17.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Brad Pitt, blank Monkeys.
- Five?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
James Franco, blank Hours.
- 24.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Eminem, blank Mile.
- Eight.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
(bell chimes) Roscommon finishes out their Perfect Ten with 70 points, bringing their total to 150.
And there was only one Perfect Ten answer that was missed.
James Franco was the star of "127 Hours".
Now with two rounds in the books, our score has tightened, with Ludington, 120, Roscommon, 150.
In this round, I'll be asking each team a series of random questions.
Team members will be able to consult with each other and final answers will be coming from the team's captain.
We're gonna start with Ludington in today's Homestretch round.
So, Ludington, here comes your first question.
What thinker is traditionally considered the author of "The Five Classics", had his teachings collected in "The Analects", and was a Chinese philosopher?
- Confucius.
- Confucius.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
The Marquis of Pombal helped create what capital city that was leveled by an earthquake and tsunami on All Saints' Day in 1755?
- Lisbon?
- Lisbon.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What series in which the gelatinous engineer Yaphit serves under Ed Mercer is a live action show starring Seth MacFarlane that parodies Star Trek?
- Pretty sure that's "The Orville".
- [Team Member] I think it might be Firefly, but- - Which one do you want me to go with?
- [Team Member] "Orville", go with "Orville".
- "The Orville"?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What set of classical Greek marble sculptures are displayed at the British Museum, despite the Greek government's requests for their return?
- E, it starts with E. The Elbian?
No.
- We need something.
- The Elbian?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Ah, sorry, incorrect.
Next question.
What city which names a type of steel characterized by wavy flowlike bands was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and is the capital of Syria?
- Damascus.
- Damascus.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What programming language often used for scientific purposes was developed by John Backus at IBM and released in 1957?
- C#.
- C#.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Next question.
What native tribe known in their language as the Dine has the nation's largest reservation and had members serve in World War II as code talkers?
- Navajo.
- Navajo.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Madison Bumgarner threw an unofficial seven inning no-hitter in 2021 as a member of what National League West team sometimes called "The Snakes"?
- Diamondbacks.
- Diamondbacks.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What element from which most MRI machines detect signals has isotopes with mass numbers two and three and is the most abundant element in the universe?
- Hydrogen.
- Hydrogen.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What name is shared by a Danish jewelry company that makes customizable bracelets and a music streaming service bought by SiriusXM in 2019?
- Pandora.
- [Team Member] Pandora.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What US city was the site of the 12th Street race riot in 1967, includes one end of the Ambassador Bridge, and was the first headquarters of Motown?
- Detroit.
- [Team Member] Detroit.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Detroit's correct.
In Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", a bawdy wife from what English city gives an account of her five marriages?
- London.
- Pass.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Pass?
Next question.
What objects, examples of which include the Z Grill and Inverted Jenny, are studied and collected by philists and used to pay for mail postage?
- Stamps.
- Stamps.
- Correct.
(bell chimes) Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.
Ludington has a strong Homestretch round, answering 10 questions correctly for 100 points, bringing their total now to 220.
We turned to Roscommon now to see how they'll handle the Homestretch round.
Roscommon, here comes your first Homestretch question.
What thinker is traditionally considered the author of "The Five Classics", had his teachings collected in "The Analects", and was a Chinese philosopher?
- Confucius.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
The Marquis of Pombal helped rebuild what capital city that was leveled by an earthquake and tsunami on All Saints' Day in 1755?
- Lisbon.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What series in which the gelatinous engineer Yaphit serves under Ed Mercer is a live action show starring Seth MacFarlane that parodies Star Trek?
- "Orville".
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What set of classical Greek marble sculptures are displayed at the British Museum, despite the- - The Elgin Marbles.
- [Matthew Ozanich] The Elgin Marbles is correct.
What city which names a type of steel characterized by wavy flowlike bands was the- - Damascus.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Damascus is correct.
What programming language often used for scientific purposes was developed by John Backus at IBM and released in 1957?
(Alex talking indistinctly) - C++.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Next question.
What native tribe known in their language as the Dine has the nation's largest reservation and had members serve in World War II as code talkers?
- Navajo.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
Madison Bumgarner threw an unofficial seven inning no-hitter in 2021 as a member of what National League West team sometimes called "The Snakes"?
- The Arizona Diamondbacks.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What element from which most MRI machines detect signals has isotopes with mass numbers two and three and is the most abundant element- - Hydrogen.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Hydrogen's correct.
What name is shared by a Danish jewelry company that makes customizable bracelets and a music streaming service bought by SiriusXM in 2019?
- Pandora.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Pandora's correct.
What US city was the site of the 12th Street race riot in 1967, includes one end of the Ambassador Bridge, and was the first- - Detroit.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Detroit's correct.
In Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", a bawdy wife from what English city gives an account of her five marriages?
- Bath.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Bath is correct.
What objects, examples of which include the Z Grill and Inverted Jenny are studied and collected by philalists and use to pay- - Stamps.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Stamps is correct.
What current president of the Philippines announced that he would run for vice-president in the country's 2022 elections?
(Jackson groans) - No answer.
- [Matthew Ozanich] What character succeeds Finis Valorum as Supreme Chancellor after the invasion of Naboo and later lures Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side- - Senator Palpatine.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Palpatine's correct.
Santiago digs for treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids in what 1988 Paulo Coelho novel whose title character can turn lead into gold?
- "The Alchemist"?
- Correct.
Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.
Roscommon answers right back in the Homestretch round, adding 140 points to their score, which brings their team up to 290 points.
And here are the answers that were missed in the Homestretch round.
The programming language developed by John Backus that was released in 1957 was Fortran.
And the current president of the Philippines running for VP in 2022 is Rodrigo Duerte.
With three rounds in the books, our score is Ludington, 220, Roscommon, 290.
We now head into the final round of the day, The Final Countdown.
Our teams will have just two minutes to answer as many questions as they can with correct answers, still being worth 10 points a piece.
Ludington, you're up first in the Final Countdown.
So let's put two minutes on the clock and here comes your first question.
Phototherapy, also called light therapy, is a potential treatment for what psychological condition also treated with SSRIs and MAOIs?
- Epilepsy?
- Alzheimer's?
- Epilepsy?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Next question.
A harp's highest pitched strings are often made of what polymer discovered by Wallace Carothers while searching for a replacement for silk?
- Keflon?
- Nylon?
- [Team Member] Yeah, say nylon.
- Nylon.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What Austrian, who names an equation for the evolution of a wave function, created a thought experiment involving a cat that is both alive and dead?
- Schrodinger.
- Schrodinger.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What game, the summer national sport of Canada, is played by the Iroquois Nationals and involves cradling a rubber ball with a netted stick?
- Lacrosse.
- Lacrosse.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What city contains the Aqua Residential Tower, is the site of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Hyde Park, and has apartments on Lake Shore Drive?
- Chicago?
- Chicago.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What type of triangle has exactly two sides of equal length?
- Isosceles.
- Isosceles.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
A product originally made on Louisiana's Avery island is named after what Mexican state, whose capital is Villahermosa?
- Just say- - Pass.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Pass?
Next question.
What country, where the Sheraton Move led to Mahathir Mohammad's resignation is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia led from Kuala Lumpur?
- Cambodia.
- Cambodia.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
What volcanic glass formed from the rapid cooling of lava was used to make many pre-Columbian tools?
- Obsidian.
- Obsidian.
- Correct.
What novel in which Dr. Seward preserves documents assembled by Mina begins as Jonathan Harker travels to the- (bell chimes) Oh, sorry that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.
So we're not going to be able to get to that last question.
Thank you, Ludington.
Great job.
All right, Ludington finishes out their game with 280 points.
Now, Roscommon, it's your turn to enter The Final Countdown.
Here comes your first question.
Phototherapy, also called light therapy, is a potential treatment for what psychological condition also treated with SSRIs and MAOIs?
- PTSD?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Incorrect.
Next question.
A harp's highest pitched strings are often made of what polymer discovered by Wallace Carothers while searching for a replacement for silk?
- Nylon.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What Austrian, who names an equation for the evolution of a wave function, created a thought experiment involving a cat that is both alive and dead?
- Schrodinger.
- [Matthew Ozanich] That is correct.
What game, the summer national sport of Canada, is played by the Iroquois Nationals and involves cradling a rubber ball with a netted stick?
- Lacrosse?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Lacrosse is correct.
What city contains the Aqua Residential Tower, is the site of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Hyde Park, and has apartments on Lake Shore Drive?
- Chicago?
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What type of triangle has exactly two sides of equal length?
- Isosceles.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
A product originally made on Louisiana's Avery island is named after what Mexican state, whose capital is Villahermosa?
- No answer.
- [Matthew Ozanich] What country, where the Sheraton Move led to Mahathir Mohammad's resignation is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia led from Kuala Lumpur?
- Malaysia.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What volcanic glass formed from the rapid cooling of lava was used to make many pre-Columbian tools?
- Obsidian.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
What novel in which Dr. Seward preserves documents assembled by Mina begins as Jonathan Harker travels to the sinister castle of the title vampire?
- Dracula.
- [Matthew Ozanich] Correct.
"Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You" were singles from what- - Ed Sheeran.
Oh, oh, sorry.
"Divide".
- [Matthew Ozanich] That's correct.
What man whose prosecution was led by Keith Ellison instead of Mike Freeman was sentenced to over 22 years in prison- (bell chimes) Oh, sorry, we're not gonna be able to get to the rest of that question since that bell is gonna signify the end of the round.
Roscommon able to add 90 points to their score in that Final Countdown, which means that our season 17 Quiz Central grand champions is the team from Roscommon High School.
Congratulations, Roscommon.
And to wrap up those Final Countdown questions that we missed, phototherapy, also called light therapy, is a potential treatment for depression.
And that product originally made in Louisiana was Tabasco sauce.
And once again, our season 17 Quiz Central grand champions are the students from Roscommon High School.
Congratulations.
And we, of course, want to extend our congratulations to Ludington High School for an outstanding season, and for making it all the way to our grand championship.
Seniors, good luck to all of you in the future and underclassmen, we hope to see you right back here in the next season of Quiz Central.
And we hope all of you will join us again on next season of Quiz Central.
And as a reminder, all episodes of Quiz Central are archived online at wcmu.org.
From the crew here at WCMU Public Television, thank you for watching and we'll see you all right back here next season on Quiz Central.
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