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This time on "Quiz Central", Traverse City Central takes on Ludington, we've got that game coming up for you next.

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(epic music) - Hello everyone, I'm David Nicholas and welcome to our 19th season of "Quiz Central" here on WCMU.

This time it's students from Traverse City Central and they are taking on the team from Ludington.

Now before we kick things off, here's the format for our single elimination tournament this year.

Our two competing 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.

And we'll continue with that process 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.

Now let's get to our game tonight.

Our first round is the Maroon and Gold Rush.

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

Each correct answer is worth 10 points with no point deduction for any incorrect answers.

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

So let's get things started here with Traverse City Central.

Good luck players.

Here comes your first question in the Maroon and Gold Rush.

What particles, which are the heaviest outputs of beta minus decay consist of two up quarks and one down quark and are positively charged nucleons?

- Protons.

- [David] Correct.

The Library of Ashurbanipal, founded at Nineveh, was a collection of over 30,000 tablets acquired by what Middle Eastern empire ruled by Sargon II?

- Akkad?

- [David] Incorrect.

What Midwestern city, whose police were accused by a 2023 DOJ report of bias against Black and native residents, is where George Floyd was killed?

- Minneapolis?

- [David] Again please?

- Minneapolis.

- [David] That is correct.

What influential 18th century English publisher wrote the lengthy epistolary novels "Pamela" and "Clarissa"?

- Milton?

- [David] Incorrect.

What singer collaborated with Sean Paul on the song "No Lie" and released the 2020 album "Future Nostalgia" which contains "Levitating" and "Don't Start Now"?

- Dua Lipa?

- [David] Correct.

What loud and startling phenomenon occurs when an object travels through air faster than the speed of sound creating shock waves?

- Sonic boom.

- [David] Correct.

What 1999 coming of age novel in which the English teacher, Bill, introduces the teenager, Charlie, to classic books was written by Stephen Chbosky?

- Pass.

- [David] Acabi, excuse me, Abkhazia is a largely unrecognized breakaway republic from what country on the Black Sea?

- Georgia.

- [David] Correct.

What type of animal is represented by the constellation that includes Polaris and by the constellation containing the Big Dipper, namely Ursa Major?

- Bear.

- [David] Correct.

In August, 2023, Donald Trump was charged with violating what law originally?

(bell ringing) Sorry, the bell signaled the end of that round.

We didn't get that question all the way in, but a good start for you players, well done today.

Thank you Traverse City Central, Ludington, you are up next, it is your turn.

Good luck players, here comes your first question in our Maroon and Gold Rush today.

What particles, which are the heaviest outputs of beta minus decay consist of two up quarks and one down quark and are positively charged nucleons?

- Answer, proton.

- [David] Correct.

The library of Ashurbanipal, found at Nineveh, was a collection of over 30,000 tablets acquired by what Middle Eastern empire ruled by Sargon II?

- Answer, Babylonian?

- Incorrect.

What Midwestern city, whose police were accused by a 2023 DOJ report of bias against Black and native residents, is where George Floyd was killed?

- Answer, Minneapolis.

- [David] Correct.

What influential 18th century publisher wrote the lengthy epistolary novels "Pamela" and "Clarissa"?

- Answer, Joyce?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What singer collaborated with Sean Paul on the song "No Lie" and released the 2020 album "Future Nostalgia" which contains "Levitating" and "Don't Start Now"?

- Answer, Dua Lipa?

- [David] That is correct.

What loud and startling phenomenon occurs when an object travels through air faster than the speed of sound creating shock waves?

- Answer, sonic boom.

- [David] That is correct.

What 1999 coming of age novel in which the English teacher, Bill, introduces the teenager, Charlie, to classic books was written by Stephen Chbosky?

- Pass.

- Abkhazia is a largely unrecognized breakaway republic from what country on the Black Sea?

- Answer, Georgia.

- [David] That is correct.

What type of animal is represented by the constellation that includes Polaris and by the constellation containing the Big Dipper, namely Ursa Major?

- Answer, bear.

- [David] Correct.

In August, 2023, Donald Trump was charged with violating what law origi.

(bell sounding) The bell signals the end of that so we didn't get in that whole question.

Well, a good first round.

We find ourselves in a 60 all tie, both teams with a lot of success in that opening round.

Let's take a look back at the missed questions from round one today.

The library with a collection of 30,000 tablets was acquired by the Assyrian Empire.

The influential 18th century publisher who wrote the novels "Pamela" and "Clarissa", that was Samuel Richardson.

The 1999 coming of age novel was "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and finally in August, 2023, Donald Trump was charged with violating the Ku Klux Klan Act.

Now before we start the next round on today's "Quiz Central", let's take a moment to meet our players competing today.

First up, we say hello to our team from Traverse City Central.

- I'm Jackson.

I'm a senior at Traverse City Central and I do band and cross country.

- I'm Helly.

I'm a sophomore at Traverse City Central.

I do tennis.

- I'm Henry.

I'm a sophomore at Traverse City Central and I do band.

- I'm Arthur.

I'm a sophomore at Traverse City Central High School and I am on the debate team.

- Welcome Traverse City Central.

Nice to meet you, players.

Let's check out your opponents for today as we say hello to our team from Ludington.

- I'm Jackson Schipper, I'm a junior at Ludington High School and I play the trombone in concert and marching band.

- Hi, I am Raiden, I'm a senior at Ludington High School and I haven't missed a Quiz Bowl practice since sixth grade.

- Hello, my name is Gabriel Hill, you can call me Gabe.

I'm a junior here at Ludington High School and I do Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a hobby.

- My name's Quinn Merchant.

I'm the drummer in the jazz band and I'm the section leader of the drum line.

- Thanks to all of our students.

All right, now onto our next round and it is the Perfect 10.

In the Perfect 10, our teams will be given a category with 60 seconds then to answer or pass on each of the 10 questions pertaining to that category.

Correct answers worth 10 points, no point deduction for any incorrect answers.

Our Perfect 10 category for today is stars.

Name these things about stars.

Traverse City Central, you are up first.

Here comes your first question in today's Perfect 10.

The lightest element which main sequence stars fuse into helium.

- Hydrogen?

- [David] Correct.

Dense star type named for uncharged subatomic particles.

- Neutron star.

- [David] Correct.

Brightest star in the night sky.

- Betelgeuse?

- [David] Incorrect.

Stellar explosion with a core collapse type.

- Supernova.

- [David] Correct.

Continuous stream of charged particles from the sun.

- Solar wind?

- [David] Correct.

Star that in 12,000 years will become the new north star.

- Rigel?

- [David] Incorrect.

Outermost layer of the sun that produces mass ejections.

- Corona.

- [David] Correct.

Type of variable star for which Henrietta Swan Leavitt found a period luminosity relation.

- Pulsar?

- [David] That is incorrect.

Diagram.

(bell sounding) And the bell signals the end of that round but a good run through the Perfect 10.

Thank you, Traverse City Central.

Ludington, you get a shot now at the Perfect 10.

Here comes your first question.

The lightest element, which main sequence stars fuse in helium.

- Answer, hydrogen.

- [David] Answer?

- Answer, hydrogen.

- [David] That is correct.

Dense star type named for uncharged subatomic particles.

- Answer, dwarf?

- [David] Incorrect.

Brightest star in the night sky.

- Answer, Polaris.

- [David] Incorrect.

Stellar explosion with a core collapse type.

- Answer, supernova.

- [David] Correct.

Continuous stream of charged particles from the sun.

- Answer, solar wind.

- [David] Correct.

- Star that in 12,000 years will become the new North Star.

- Answer, Sirius?

- [David] That's incorrect.

Outermost layer of the sun that produces mass ejection.

- Answer, corona?

- [David] Correct.

Type of variable star from which Henrietta Swan Leavitt found a period luminosity relation.

(bell sounding) Bell signals the end of that round but a good run through the Perfect 10, players.

Both teams shining bright at the conclusion of that Perfect 10.

Let's take a look back at the questions that stumped both of our teams for today.

The brightest star in the night sky, that is Sirius.

The star that will eventually become the new North Star is Vega and the type of variable star, we were looking for the answer of Cepheids.

Traverse City Central breaks our first round tie, they've got a 110 to 100 lead as we head into the Homestretch round.

I'll have more questions for our teams, correct answers worth 10 points with no deduction for incorrect answers.

Traverse City Central, good luck, players, here comes your first question.

What quantity represented by a curve that slopes downwards in a price versus quantity graph is often plotted by economists along supply?

- Demand.

- [David] Correct.

Many proteins including insulin are held together by what amino acid that can form disulfide bridges?

- Pass.

- [David] What effect which is used by weather radars and speed guns explains why an ambulance siren appears to.

Once again, please?

- Plarifax?

- [David] That is incorrect.

James Boswell wrote a biography of what author of "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets" who published a 1755 English dictionary?

- Pass.

- What novel, in which a proposal from farmer Robert Martin is unwisely rejected by Harriet Smith, is named for a matchmaker and is by Jane Austen?

- "Emma"?

- [David] That is correct.

In 1915, what country signed the Treaty of London to join the Allied powers after nominally being allied with Germany at the start of World War I?

- Italy.

- [David] Correct.

What agreement, which drew a line across the Louisiana Territory above which slavery was banned, allowed Maine and?

- Missouri Compromise.

- [David] That is correct.

What piano ballad from 2023's "Super Mario Bros" movie is performed by Jack Black as Bowser?

- "Peaches"?

- [David] Once more, please?

- "Peaches".

- [David] That is correct.

What state is represented by both the oldest person to become a freshman senator, Peter Welch, and the Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders?

- Vermont.

- [David] Correct.

The Salton Sea is a landlocked body of water that is near the Imperial Valley in the southern part of what state?

- California?

- [David] That is correct.

What Dutch artist painted the "Last Judgment" into his "Woman Holding a Balance" and showed a woman in a turban in "Girl With a Pearl Earring"?

- Rembrandt?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What Anglo-Saxon king, who was briefly overthrown by Sweyn Forkbeard, received his epithet because he was poorly advised?

- Ethelred the Unready?

- [David] That is correct.

What layer below the Gutenberg discontinuity hosts a dynamo powered by its convention that creates earth's magnetic field and is made of liquid iron?

- Outer core?

- [David] Correct.

What unit of memory is equivalent to 1000 terabytes or 1 million gigabytes?

- Petabyte.

- [David] Correct.

What event, for which Hugh Montgomery was tried for manslaughter but defended by John Adams, saw Crispus Attucks?

- Boston Massacre.

- [David] That is correct.

Which playwright who wrote about Nagg and Nell living in trash cans in "Endgame" created the tramps Vladimir and Estrogone in "Waiting for Godot."

- Checkov?

- [David] That's incorrect.

(bell sounding) And the bell signals the end of that round, but a very strong Homestretch for you players, well done.

Alright, thanks Traverse City Central.

Good luck to you, Ludington.

You are up next and here comes your first question of our Homestretch today.

What quantity represented by a curve that slopes downwards in a price versus quantity graph is often plotted by economists along supply?

- PPC?

- [David] That's incorrect.

Many proteins including insulin are held together by what amino acid that can form a disulfide bridges?

- Answer, pepsin?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What effect, which is used by weather radars and speed guns, explains why an ambulance siren appears to change pitch as it moves past an observer?

- Answer, Doppler effect?

- [David] That is correct.

James Boswell wrote a biography of what author of "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets" who published a 1755 English dictionary?

- Answer, Webster.

- [David] Incorrect.

What novel, in which a proposal from farmer Robert Martin is unwisely rejected by Harriet Smith, is named for a matchmaker and is by Jane Austen?

- Answer, "Emma".

- [David] Correct.

In 1915, what country signed the Treaty of London to join the Allied powers after nominally being.

- Answer, Portugal.

- [David] I'm sorry?

- Portugal.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What agreement, which drew a line across Louisiana Territory above which slavery was banned, allowed Maine and a namesake state to join the US?

- Answer, Missouri Compromise.

- [David] Correct.

What piano ballad from 2023 "Super Mario Bros" movie is performed by Jack Black as Bowser who sings about his true love?

- Answer, "Peaches".

- [David] That is correct.

What state is represented by both the oldest person to become a freshman senator, Peter Welch, and the Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders?

- Answer, Vermont.

- [David] Correct.

The Salton Sea is a landlocked body of water that is near the Imperial Valley in the southern part of what state?

- Answer, Kansas?

- [David] Incorrect.

What Dutch artist painted the "Last Judgment" into his "Woman Holding a Balance" and showed a woman in a turban in "Girl With a Pearl Earring"?

- Answer, answer, Vandeross.

- [David] Incorrect.

Which Anglo-Saxon King, who was briefly overthrown by Sweyn Forkbeard, received his epithet because he was poorly advised?

- Pass.

- What layer below the Gutenberg discontinuity hosts a dynamo powered by its convection that creates earth's magnetic field and is made of liquid iron?

- Answer, core.

- [David] Correct.

What unit of memory is equivalent to 1000 terabytes or 1 million gigabytes?

- Answer, kilobyte?

- [David] Incorrect.

What event, for which Hugh Montgomery was tried for manslaughter but defended by John Adams, saw Crispus Attucks.

- Defer, Raiden.

- [Raiden] Boston Massacre.

- [David] That is correct.

Which playwright who wrote about Nagg and Nell living in trash cans in "Endgame" created the tramps Vladimir and Estrogone in "Waiting for Godot".

- Answer, Beckett.

- [David] Once again, please?

- Beckett.

- [David] Correct.

(bell sounding) And the bell signals the end of that round, but a good, strong round, well done players.

As we wrap up the Homestretch round, let's take a look back at the incorrect answers.

Many proteins are held together by the amino acid cysteine.

James Boswell was the one who wrote a biography, Samuel Johnson.

The Dutch artist who painted the "Last Judgment" into his "Woman Holding a Balance", that was Jan Vermeer.

At the end of the third round now, Traverse City Central has turned their 10 point lead into a 40 point margin, that's one round remaining and that is the Final Countdown.

Teams, you will have these final two minutes then to answer or pass questions.

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

Traverse City Central, you are up first as we start the Final Countdown.

Good luck, players.

Two minutes now on the clock.

Here comes your first question.

In what country will the Iconic Tower be part of a yet-unnamed new administrative capital that Abd el-Fattah el-Sisi's regime is building?

- Egypt?

- [David] That is correct.

In what state's 2022 gubernatorial election did Democrat Wes Moore defeat Dan Cox to succeed term-limited Republican, Larry Hogan?

- Arizona.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What poet beseeched a goddess to "Fight by my shoulder" in "The Ode to Aphrodite", the only extent complete poem by this ancient Greek woman from Lesbos?

- Sappho?

- [David] That is correct.

What 2023 reality show on Amazon Freevee featured Roland Gladden as the only participant in a trial who was not secretly an improv actor?

- "Jury Duty"?

- [David] You are correct.

What country, whose fleet lost the battle of Tsushima, ceded half of Sakhalin in 1905 after losing a war to Japan?

- Russia.

- [David] Once again, please?

- Russia.

- [David] That is correct.

What quantity is equal to enthalpy minus temperature becomes entropy and decreases in spontaneous processes?

- Heat?

- [David] Incorrect.

What chemical principle named for a French chemist determines how a system in equilibrium responds to changes in temperature or pressure?

- Doyle?

- [David] Incorrect.

What country whose capital borders two other countries is governed from Bratislava and was once part of a union with a neighboring Czech Republic?

- Slovakia?

- [David] That is correct.

What politician who represented Bedford Stuyvesant was the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in 1968?

- Pass.

(bell sounding) - Bell signals the end of that round.

All right, Traverse City Central, now Ludington, it is your shot at the Final Countdown.

Good luck, players.

Here comes your first question.

What country will the Iconic Tower be part of a yet-unnamed new administrative capital that Abd el-Fattah el-Sisi's regime is building near Cairo?

- Answer, Egypt.

- [David] Correct.

In what state's 2022 gubernatorial election did Democrat Wes Moore defeat Dan Cox to succeed term-limited Republican Larry Hogan?

- [Jackson] Pass.

- What poet beseeched a goddess to, "Fight by my shoulder" in "The Ode to Aphrodite", the only extent complete poem by this ancient Greek woman from Lesbos?

- [Jackson] Answer, Sappho.

- [David] That is correct.

What 2023 reality show on Amazon Freevee featured Ronald Gladden as the only participant in a trial who was not secretly an improv actor?

- [Jackson] Answer, "The Truman Show".

- [David] Incorrect.

What country, whose fleet lost the battle of Tsushima, ceded half of Sakhalin in 1905 after losing a war to Japan to the reign of the final czar?

- [Jackson] Answer, Russia.

- [David] Correct.

What quantity is equal to enthalpy minus temperature times entropy and decreases in spontaneous processes?

- [Jackson] Answer, heat.

- [David] Incorrect.

What chemical principle named for a French chemist determines how a system in equilibrium responds to changes in temperature or pressure?

- [Jackson] Defer to Raiden.

- [Raiden] Le Chatelier?

- [David] Once again, we have got an answer here, please?

- [Raiden] Le Chatelier.

- [David] That is correct.

What country whose capital borders two other countries is governed from Bratislava and was once part of a union with a neighboring Czech Republic?

- [Jackson] Slovakia?

- [David] That is correct.

What politician who represented Bedford Stuyvesant was the first African American woman elected?

(bell sounding) We didn't get to that question, but a good strong run through that round, well done.

As we wrap up the Final Countdown, let's take a look at the questions that were missed.

The 2022 gubernatorial election where Democrat Wes Moore defeated Dan Cox, that took place in Maryland.

The quantity that is equal to enthalpy minus temperature times entropy, that is Gibbs free energy.

And finally, the politician who was the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in 1968, we were looking for Shirley Chisholm.

Traverse City Central hangs on to take the win today, the final score, 260 to 230, and we will see TCC right back here for our Season 19 championship game.

Great work, Ludington.

Congratulations to you, players, on a job well done.

We'd like to invite you to join us again next week right here on "Quiz Central".

Reminder that you can also watch games anytime online at wcmu.org.

Thanks.

We'll see you again next time.

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