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And on this episode of quiz central, we continue our season with a final four game between Luddington and Traverse City Central.

Coming up right after this.

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- [Matthew] Let's get today's match underway.

Here's your first question on quiz central.

(bell ringing) - Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

(bell ringing) - Crimson.

- [Matthew] Yes.

That answer is correct.

(bell ringing) - Patella.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Congratulations, Luddington.

You are the quiz central season 16 grand champions.

Hello everyone.

I'm Matthew Ozanich and welcome to another installment of the 17th season of quiz central right here on WCMU.

Today, we'll be having the first game in the final four of our tournament, and we'll be joined by students from Luddington and Traverse City Central.

Both of our teams today will be independently challenged with an identical set of questions.

The school that answers the most questions correctly in the time allotted will advance to the grand championship of season 17.

At the end of the season, four quiz central seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU bookstore.

So let's not waste any time and get today's match underway.

Our first round is the maroon and gold rush.

Our teams will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can with each correct answer being worth 10 points and 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 captains.

Luddington, you're up first.

So here comes your first question in today's maroon and gold rush.

What archipelago that includes Fernandina island is home to the sharp beaked ground finch and many other endemic species studied by Charles Darwin.

- The Galapagos.

- The Galapagos.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What painting technique used by George Seurat involves using many small dots to form an image.

- Pointillism?

- Sorry, repeat that Lucas.

- Pointillism.

- Can I defer to Lucas?

- [Matthew] Yes.

Pointillism?

- Pointillism.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What novel in which Pierre escapes death at the court of miracles by wedding Esmerelda is a Victor Hugo book partly named for a cathedral.

- Hunchback of Notre Dame.

- Hunchback of Notre Dame.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Soweto is a suburb of what most populous city in South Africa?

- Johannesburg?

- Johannesburg.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What lake, which by volume, is the US sixth largest, after the great lakes, abuts many ski resorts along the California and Nevada border.

- Isn't that the great, no it's not the Great Salt Lake.

- I'd say guess it.

- All right.

Great Salt Lake?

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Next question.

Universal donors are people with what blood type generally acceptable for transfusions into most patients.

- O negative.

- [Matthew] Final answer?

- Sorry, what was that, Analisa?

- O negative.

- O negative?

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What state hosted the entire men's 2021 NCAA division one basketball tournament and is the home of Reggie Miller's only NBA team, the Pacers.

- Indiana.

- [Matthew] Indiana's correct.

A holiday honoring author Douglas Adams is named for what everyday object, which is deemed massively useful by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

- Duct tape?

- Duct tape.

- [Matthew] Duct tape is incorrect.

Next question.

(bell ringing) Oh, with that bell, we're not going to be able to get to that last question.

Luddington comes out of the gate with six correct answers and 60 points.

Traverse City Central, it's now your turn to enter the maroon and gold rush.

Let's put two minutes back up on the clock.

What archipelago that includes Fernandina island is home to the sharp beaked ground finch, and many other endemic species studied by Charles Darwin.

- Galapagos Island.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What painting technique used by George Seurat involves using many small dots to form an image?

- Pointillism.

- Pointillism?

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What novel in which Pierre escapes death at the court of miracles by wedding Esmerelda is a Victor Hugo book partly named for a cathedral?

- (indistinct) - Say Les Miserables.

- Les Miserables.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Next question.

Soweto is a suburb of what most populous city in South Africa?

- Johannesburg.

- [Matthew] Johannesburg is correct.

What lake, which by volume, is the US largest lake, after the great lakes, abuts many ski resorts along the California and Nevada border?

- Lake Tahoe.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Universal donors are people with what blood type generally acceptable for transfusions into most patients?

- O negative.

- [Matthew] O negative's correct.

What state hosted the entire men's 2021 NCAA division one basketball tournament and is the home of Reggie Miller's only NBA team- - Indiana.

- [Matthew] Indiana is correct.

A holiday honoring author Douglas Adams is named after what everyday object, which is deemed massively useful by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

- Towel.

- [Matthew] Towel is correct.

What novel that depicts the reservation of Malpais and a hedonistic "World State" led by an upper cast called "Alphas" was written by Aldous Huxley.

- No answer.

- What president who approved the Rush Bagot treaty with Britain and the Missouri compromise presided over the era of good feelings from 1817 to 1825?

- Monroe.

- Monroe.

- [Matthew] Monroe is correct.

What economics term who's (indistinct) type- (bell ringing) Oh, sorry.

But that bell is going to signify the end of the round.

So we're not going to be able to get to the rest of that question.

Traverse City Central able to get eight correct answers in that opening round, which means we wrap our maroon and gold rush with Luddington 60, Traverse City Central 80.

And here are the answers to the missed questions in that round.

The hedonistic "World State" that was depicted in a novel by Aldous Huxley, that was Brave New World.

Only 20 points separates our two teams after that first round.

And there are still lots more questions to come, but right now we're going to take a quick break and meet the players from each of today's schools.

Let's go ahead and start with the students from Luddington high school.

- Hi, my name is Jack Macwicky.

I'm a senior at Luddington high school, and I plan on going into cybersecurity.

- Hi, my name is Analisa Smith.

I'm a senior at Luddington high school and I play bass in the jazz band.

- Hello, my name is Aiden Damarow.

I'm a senior at Luddington high school and my favorite color is magenta.

- Hi, my name is Lucas Tibo.

I'm a senior at Luddington high school and I play the saxophone in the jazz band.

- Thank you very much, Luddington.

Now the team from Traverse City Central.

Take it away.

- Hi, my name is Leonard (indistinct).

I'm a senior Traverse City Central high school.

- Hi my name is Will Galaster.

I'm a senior from Traverse City Central.

- My name is Jackson Price.

I'm a sophomore at TC Central.

- Hi, my name is Ben McGuire.

I'm a senior Traverse City Central.

- Well, now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of competition, the perfect 10.

In the perfect 10 round, our teams will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions correctly as they can.

Our perfect 10 category for today is F in science.

Give these scientific terms, starting with the letter F. Luddington, we're going to start with you in this round.

So let's put 60 seconds on the clock and head in to the perfect 10.

Temperature scale proposed in 1724.

- Fahrenheit.

- Fahrenheit.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Preserved part of a formerly living thing.

- Fossil.

- Fossil.

- [Matthew] Fossil is correct.

Appendages of locomotion longer than cilia.

- Flagellum.

- Flagellum?

- [Matthew] Flagellum is correct.

Emission of light after the absorption of radiation.

- Fluorescence.

- Fluorescence.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Common name given to adipose tissue.

- Fat.

- Fat.

- Fat is correct.

Element with the atomic symbol FM.

- Francium?

- Francium?

- No, that's FR.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

On to the next question.

Collective term for a region's animal life contrasted with flora.

- Fauna.

- Fauna.

- [Matthew] Fauna is correct.

(bell ringing) Oh, that bell.

That's going to signify the end of the round.

We have a tough perfect 10 round today.

Yet Luddington was still able to get six correct, for 60 points, which now ups their score to 120.

But now, Traverse City Central's turned to add to their score in the perfect 10 round.

So let's put 60 seconds back up on the clock.

Temperature scale proposed in 1724.

- Fahrenheit.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Preserved part of a formerly living thing.

- (indistinct) - Forensic?

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

Appendages of locomotion longer than cilia.

- Phalanges.

That starts with a "p".

- [Matthew] Final answer?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass.

Emission of light after the absorption of radiation.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Common name given to adipose tissue.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Element with the atomic symbol FM.

- [Man] Fermium I think.

- Fermium.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Collective term for a regions animal life contrasted with flora.

- [All] Fauna.

- [Matthew] Correct.

You- (bell ringing) Oh, with that bell, that bell came in.

We're going to signify the end of the round.

So we're not gonna be able to get to the next one.

Traverse City Central finishes out the perfect 10 with three correct answers and 30 points, bringing their total to 110.

With two rounds in the books, our score is Luddington 120, Traverse City Central 110.

In the homestretch 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 going to start with Luddington in today's homestretch round.

So students, here comes your first question.

What sea contains the (indistinct) islands, is separated from the sea of Marmara by the Dardanelles and is an arm of the Mediterranean south of Greece?

- The Aegean.

- The Aegean.

- [Matthew] The Aegean is correct.

What state which moved to bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from its capital in 2021 is represented by Senator Marsha Blackburn and led from Nashville.

- Tennessee.

- Tennessee.

- [Matthew] Tennessee is correct.

What man, whose galaxy titles, a Marshall McLuhan book produced the 42 line Bible and who introduced moveable type printing to Europe?

- Gutenberg.

- Gutenberg?

- [Matthew] Gutenberg is correct.

The violent Hanson brothers are characters in what 1970 hockey comedy starring Paul Newman named after a fast attempt on goal.

- No answer.

- [Matthew] Answer Luddington?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What artist whose tomb of Julius the Second includes the dying slave and a horn sculpture of Moses also sculpted Florence's enormous marble David?

- Michelangelo.

- Michelangelo.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What leader who founded Prophetstown along with his brother, Tenskwatawa was a Shawnee chief who was killed at the battle of the Thames in 1813.

- Sitting bull?

- Sitting bull.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Next question.

A Yokozuna is a grand champion in what form of wrestling popular in Japan?

- [All] Sumo.

- [Matthew] Sumo is correct.

What element forms a superfluid below its Lambda point was first detected as a yellow line in the sun spectrum and is the lightest noble gas?

- Helium.

- Helium.

- [Matthew] Helium is correct.

What numbers such as six and 28 are equal to the sum of their proper positive divisors.

- Square.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Square is incorrect, on to the next question.

What rebellion whose key figures include Roger Casement and Patrick Pearse was an anti British revolt in Dublin named for a Christian holiday.

- Easter.

- Easter.

- (indistinct) - [Matthew] Final answer, Luddington?

- Easter uprising.

- [Matthew] Easter is correct.

What six letter word refers to the quality of sound an instrument makes, which for example, allows one to distinguish among woodwinds.

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer.

Next question.

What organelle has a contractile type that is used to provide turgor pressure and a central type that occupies most of the volume of a plant cell?

- Vacuole.

- Vacuole.

- Differ to Lucas.

- Vacuole.

- [Matthew] Yep, vacuole is correct.

What insect with scientific name vespamandarinia has been described as an invasive species whose stings can be fatal prompting it's murder nickname.

- Hornet.

- Hornets.

- [Matthew] Hornets is correct.

(bell ringing) Oh, with that bell signifies the end of the round.

Luddington has a strong home stretch round and adds 90 points to their score, bringing their total to 210.

We now turn to Traverse City Central to see how they'll handle the home stretch round.

Students, here comes your first question.

What sea contains the (indistinct) islands is separated from the sea of Marmara by the Dardanelles and is an arm of the Mediterranean, south of Greece.

- Adriatic.

- Adriatic?

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

What state which moved a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from its capital in 2021 is represented by Senator Marsha Blackburn and led from Nashville.

- Tennessee.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What man, whose galaxy title's a Marshall McLuhan book, produced the 42 line Bible and who introduced moveable type printing to Europe?

- Gutenberg.

- Gutenberg.

- [Matthew] Correct.

The violent Hanson brothers are characters in what 1977 hockey comedy starring Paul Newman named after a fast attempt on goal.

- Slapshot.

- Slapshot.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What artist, whose tomb of Julius the Second, includes the dying slave and a horned sculpture of Moses also sculpted Florence's enormous marble David.

- Michelangelo.

- Michelangelo.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What leader who founded Prophetstown along with his brother, Tenskwatawa, was a Shawnee chief who was killed at the battle of the Thames in 1813.

- Crazy horse.

- Crazy horse.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

A Yokozuna is a grand champion in what form of wrestling popular in Japan.

- [All] Sumo.

- [Matthew] Correct.

- What element forms a superfluid below its lambda point was first detected as a yellow line in the sun's spectrum and as the lightest noble gas.

- [All] Helium.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What numbers such as six and 28 are equal to the sum of their proper positive divisors.

- Perfect.

- Perfect.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What rebellion, whose key figures included Roger Casement and Patrick Pearse was an anti British revolt in Dublin named for a Christian holiday.

- I'm gonna say Easter rising.

- Easter.

Easter rising.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What six letter word refers to the quality of the sound an instrument makes, which for example, allows one to distinguish among woodwinds.

- (indistinct) - No, no.

Is it like, timbre or something?

- Timbre?

- [Matthew] Timbre is correct.

What organelles has a contractile type that is used to provide turgor pressure and a central type that occupies most of the volume of a plant cell.

- Chlorophyll.

- Chlorophyll.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

What insect with scientific name vespamandarinia has been described as an invasive species whose stings can be fatal, prompting it's murder nickname.

- Bee.

- Hornets.

- Hornet.

- Murder hornet.

- [Matthew] Hornet is correct.

In a 1906 speech, Theodore Roosevelt used what term to refer to progressive era investigative journalists like Lincoln Steffens and Jacob Reese.

- Bully pulpit.

- Bully pulpit.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Next question.

(bell ringing) Oh, we're not going to be able to get the next question, because that bell's going to signify the end of the round.

Traverse City Central answers right back with 10 correct answers and adding 100 points to their score.

Now let's take a quick look at the questions that were missed in that round.

The leader who founded Prophetstown and was killed at the battle of the Thames was Tecumseh.

And the term used by Theodore Roosevelt in that 1906 speech was muckrakers.

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.

Correct answers still being worth 10 points a piece.

Luddington, you're up first in the final countdown.

So let's put two minutes on the clock.

Here comes your first question.

What language, which in 1864, added a glottal stop called an "okina" in its alphabet has just 12 letters and is spoken mostly in the 50th state.

- Hawaiian.

- Hawaiian?

- [Matthew] Hawaiian is correct.

What bodies may travel along a hiyashi track as they form in nuclear clouds before they begin producing energy by fusing hydrogen in their cores.

- Stars.

- Differ to Aiden.

- Stars.

- Stars.

- [Matthew] Stars is correct.

Since 2018, what country has been led by former cricket star Imran Khan and his populous PTI party.

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer.

Next question.

What country whose King Peter the Second was overthrown by the Nazis was liberated by partisans led by Joseph Tito and later broke into many Balkan nations.

- Yugoslavia.

- Yugoslavia.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Recent controversial examples of what structures include the Sardar Sarovar in India, the Belo Monte in Brazil, and the three gorges in China.

- Dams.

- Dams?

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Copenhagen and many worlds are two interpretations of what branch of physics that describes the behavior of atoms and particles.

- Quantum.

- Quantum.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What process generates earthquakes in the Wadati Beniof zones and occurs at convergent boundaries where one tectonic plate sinks below another.

- Subduction.

- Yeah, subduction.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Land purchased from Raja Jai Singh was used to build what mausoleum for a deceased wife of emperor Shah Jahan.

- Taj Mahal.

- Taj Mahal.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Queen Victoria had remanence of the HMS Resolute made into a variety of what object, which is now prominently used in the white house.

(bell ringing) Oh.

- Desks.

- [Matthew] Yeah, that bell came in before we were able to get an answer on that one.

So, unfortunately we're not going to be able to accept an answer on that last question, Luddington.

Thank you, Luddington.

Now, Traverse City Central, it's your turn to enter today's final countdown.

Here comes your first question.

What language, which in 1864 added a glottal stop called an "okina" to its alphabet has just 12 letters and is spoken- - Hawaiian.

- [Matthew] Hawaiian is correct.

What bodies may travel along a hiyashi track as they form in molecular clouds before they begin producing energy by fusing hydrogen in their cores.

- Stars.

- Stars.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Since 2018, what country has been led by former cricket star Imran Khan and his populous PTI party.

- Bangladesh.

- Bangladesh?

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

What country whose King Peter the Second was overthrown by the Nazis was liberated by partisans led by Joseph Tito and later broke into many Balkan nations.

- Yugoslavia.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Recent controversial examples of what structures include the Sardar Sarovar in India, the Belo Monte in Brazil, and the three gorges in China.

- Pass.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Copenhagen and many worlds are two interpretations of what branch of physics that describes the behavior of atoms and particles?

- Quantum?

- [Matthew] Quantum is correct.

What process generates earthquakes in Wadati Benioff zones and occurs at convergent boundaries where one tectonic plate sinks below another.

- Rift.

- [Matthew] Rift is incorrect.

Land purchased from Raja Jai Singh was used to build what mausoleum for a deceased wife of emperor Shah Jahan?

- Taj Mahal.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Queen Victoria had remanence of the HMS Resolute made into a variety of what object, which is now prominently used in the white house?

- Column.

- [Matthew] Column is incorrect.

What author who wrote about the suicide of Seymour Glass in "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" depicted Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye"?

- J. D. Salinger.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What term- (bell ringing) Oh, sorry with that bell.

That's going to signify the end of the round, but let's (indistinct).

Well, it came down to the last round here on this episode of quiz central with our final score being Luddington 280, Traverse City Central 270.

It does not get any closer than that folks.

Fantastic job for both of our teams today.

And to wrap up, let's take a look at those final countdown questions that were missed.

The country led by former cricket star, Imran Khan, was Pakistan.

And the objects that queen Victoria made from the HMS Resolute were desks.

Well today's Victors on quiz central are the students from Luddington.

Congratulations.

And of course we want to thank Traverse City Central for joining us today and congratulations on making it all the way to the final four.

Seniors, good luck to all of you in the future and underclassmen, we hope to see you next season, right back here on quiz central.

And we hope all of you will join us again in our next episode of QC as two more Michigan schools compete for the season 17 title.

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 for the next episode of quiz central.

Goodnight.

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