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This time we have a second round game between Mackinaw City and Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart.

We've got that coming up next.

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(gentle epic music) (gentle epic music continues) - Hello again everyone, I'm David Nicholas and welcome to "Quiz Central".

This time students from Mackinaw City are taking on the team from Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart.

We have a 16-team single elimination tournament.

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

So let's get to our game for today.

Our first round is the Maroon and Gold Rush.

Teams will have two minutes to answer as many toss-up questions as they can.

If a team answers incorrectly, the opposing school has the opportunity to answer that question.

Teams may not consult during this round.

Throughout our game, correct answers are worth 10 points apiece with no deduction for incorrect answers.

All set, players?

Here comes your first question.

What metal is combined with cadmium in some rechargeable batteries?

(bell dinging) - Lithium.

- [David] That is incorrect.

Mt Pleasant for the guess?

(bell dinging) Is rechargeable batteries is found with iron in Earth's core and is still used in namesake coins.

(bell dinging) Answer?

- Alkaline?

- [David] That is incorrect.

Toss-up for both.

The Satyr-like god Pan was a resident of what region of the Peloponnese whose name became a byword for "pristine wilderness"?

Time, we'll go on to the next question.

In what country was General Juan Jose Zuniga arrested on live television after a failed June 2024 coup against President Luis Arce in La Paz?

(bell dinging) - Spain?

- [David] That is incorrect.

Mt Pleasant?

(bell dinging) - Bolivia?

- [David] Bolivia is correct.

(bright tone) Toss-up for both.

Torque is the rotational analog of what quantity which equals the rate of change of momentum or on average, impulse over time?

Time, we'll go on to the next question.

What author of "Institutes of the Christian Religion" preached the doctrine of predestination while working in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation?

(bell dinging) - Was it Martin Luther?

- [David] It was not, Mt Pleasant, do you have the guess?

Okay, we'll go on to the next question.

Baseball stars Stan Musial and Albert Pujols both started their careers with what MLB team that now plays in Bush St?

(bell dinging) - St Louis Cardinals.

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) Toss-up for both.

(bright bell dinging) What novel?

And the bell signals the end of that round, we did not get to that.

The author that we are looking for was John Calvin and the metal was Nickel and Arcadia was the byword for pristine wilderness and the rotational analog of what quantity, we were looking for force.

Brings us to the close of the first round and Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart holds a 20 point lead.

Now, before we start our next round, let's learn a little bit more about our competing students today.

First, we welcome in the students from Mackinaw City.

- I'm Eden, I am a junior and I play percussion.

- Hi, my name is Ben.

I'm a junior at Mac City, I play basketball.

- I'm Tyler, I am a sophomore at Mackinaw City and I'm in the Boy Scouts.

- Hi, I'm Nathaniel and I like martial arts.

- Thank you, Mackinaw City High School.

Now let's take a moment to meet the team from Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart.

- I'm Aidan Baker, I'm a senior at Sacred Heart Academy and I'm participating in Quiz Bowl, National Honor Society and I love sports.

- Hi, my name is Ishuria Shankar I'm a senior at Sacred Heart Academy and I like playing golf and I'm part of the National Honor Society.

- Hi, my name is Noah Dubridge, I'm a sophomore from Sacred Heart Academy and I like playing cross country and track.

- I'm Joe McDonald, I'm a senior at Sacred Heart Academy and I play football, basketball, and baseball.

- Thank you Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart, good to have you here, too.

And thanks to all of our students today.

The next round here on "Quiz Central" is the Kickoff round and this round includes a combination of toss-up and bonus questions.

The team that correctly answers the toss-up will get the opportunity to answer a single bonus question.

Missed toss-ups can be stolen but there is no consulting on these questions.

A correct answer on a toss-up allows for a single follow-up bonus question.

There's no stealing on the bonuses, however, teams can confer and we'll take answers from the captain.

After a bonus question, we'll go back to a toss-up for both teams.

If your buzzers are all set, here comes the first question.

The Regency Era describes the latter part of the reign of what British King who suffered?

(bell dinging) - George IV?

- [David] That is incorrect.

Mt Pleasant?

Finish the question for you.

What British King who suffered from a debilitating mental illness beginning in the 1780s?

And we are looking for George III.

Toss-up for both teams.

What Russian scientist correctly predicted the properties of Gallium years before its discovery and is credited with creating the periodic table?

(bell dinging) - Mendeleev?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) And your bonus question.

In mathematics, what property of a set is simply a measure of its size and for a finite set is just the number of elements?

Your answer?

- Number?

- [David] Nope, we were looking for cardinality.

Toss-up for both.

In what country was Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, assassinated in 2024 while attending it's President Masoud's, excuse me, Pezeshkian's inauguration in Tehran?

(bell dinging) - Iran?

- [David] Iran is the country we're looking for.

Your bonus question.

What group which infiltrated a secret society called the Molly McGuires was the leading anti-labor detective agency in 19th century America?

- You guys know?

- [David] Answer?

- No answer.

- [David] Pinkerton or the National Detective Agency, we were looking for there.

Toss-up for both teams.

What author wrote about Jankyn, a former clerk who becomes the fifth husband of the wife of Bath in a story collection titled "The Canterbury Tales"?

(bell dinging) - Chaucer.

- [David] Chaucer is the correct answer and the bonus for you.

In April 2024, California implemented a law requiring that all workers in what specific industry make at least $20 an hour?

- It's not fast food, but.

Is it fast food?

- [David] Answer?

- Just guess fast food.

- Fast food?

- [David] Fast food industry is where you can now do that, yes.

Toss-up for both.

What curves, pieces of which are used to approximate integrals in Simpson's Rule have eccentricity one and are exemplified by the graphs of quadratics?

(bell dinging) - Parabolas?

- [David] Parabola is correct.

(bright tone) And your bonus question.

What country's music label Big Hit Records released the 2023 songs "Like Crazy" and "Seven", whose lead performers are Jimin and Jungkook are in BTS?

- [Ben] Which one?

South Korea.

- South Korea?

- [David] South Korea is correct.

(bright tone) Toss-up for both.

The League of Nations condemned Italy's 1935 invasion of what country?

(bell dinging) - Ethiopia.

- [David] Ethiopia is correct.

And the bonus question to you.

What revolutionary, who was killed four months after his rival Georges Danton in the Thermidorian Reaction, led the Reign of Terror in France?

- Napoleon?

- No.

Napoleon came after.

- Okay.

Okay, guys, I don't know.

Do you guys have a guess?

- [David] Answer?

- No answer.

- [David] That was Maximilien de Robespierre.

- Oh.

- [David] Toss-up for both.

The satirical poems, "Mac Flecknoe" and "Absalom and Achitophel" were written by what author who in 1668 became England's first Poet Laureate?

We are looking for John Dryden.

(bright bell dinging) And the bell signals the end of the round.

We have a score of 60 for Sacred Heart, 30 for Mackinaw City as we head into the Perfect 10.

Teams, you'll have 60 seconds to answer questions from a choice of clues to three categories.

The opposing team will have 30 seconds to answer any unasked, incorrect or skipped questions.

And you can consult throughout the entire round and we'll take the answers from the captain.

The team that's trailing will get the first choice to pick a clue to a category and here are your Perfect 10 clues for today.

"Hang it in the Louvre."

"Take a guess."

And "I come from the land down under".

Mackinaw City, you're currently trailing, you get your first choice from those three clues.

- "I come from the land down under."

- [David] All right, as we head to that series of Perfect 10 questions, the category is Australia.

Answer the following about Australia.

We'll put the 60 seconds on the clock for your Perfect 10 that begins with this.

It's capital city.

- Canberra.

Canberra.

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) Massive coral reef system off its northeastern coast.

- Great Barrier Reef.

- [David] Correct.

(bright tone) Seven letter term for the arid region that covers its interior.

- Outback.

Outback.

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) Its most populous city home to an iconic opera house.

- Sydney.

- [David] Correct.

(bright tone) Island home to small animals called its devils.

- Tasmania.

- What?

- [Nathaniel] Tasmania.

- Tasmania.

- [David] Also correct.

(bright tone) Asterism depicted on its flag.

- Pass - Pass.

(negative tone) - [David] It's king who resides in London?

- Charles II?

- Yep.

- Charles.

- [David] More specific please.

- Charles II?

- [David] That is incorrect.

(negative tone) It's most densely populated state which contains Melbourne.

- Western?

Western?

- I think it's Western?

(bell dinging) - West.

- [David] Bell signals the end there.

Okay, we are gonna shift it over to Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart and you have now 30 seconds to pick up on any of those that were missed and potentially finish out our category.

We'll begin your portion of this Perfect 10 with this question.

Asterism depicted on its flag.

- What do you guys think?

No answer.

- [David] It's king who resides in London.

- I'm pretty sure it's Charles III.

- Charles III?

Charles III?

- [David] Charles III is correct.

(bright tone) It's most densely populated state which contains Melbourne.

- I'm pretty sure it's either Queens.

- Queens?

Queens?

- [David] That is incorrect.

Unofficial anthem about a man who drowns in a billabong.

(bright bell dinging) Bell signals the end of that round.

Let's check our stumped answers here.

Southern Cross was the asterism that is on the flag.

The most densely populated state is Melbourne, the unofficial anthem is "Waltzing Matilda".

And finally, one we didn't get to, red sandstone monolith once called Ayers Rock and that is the Uluru.

Now we go to Sacred Heart and you have your choice from the following remaining two clues and those are "Hang it in the Louvre" or "Take a Guess".

- Take a guess?

Take a guess.

- [David] Take a guess.

From that clue comes this category, "TA" words.

Give these words that end with the consecutive letters T A.

And we'll provide the number of letters, again from the clue, "Take a Guess", the category is "TA" words.

You're asked to give these words that end with consecutive letters T A and we'll provide the number of letters.

Your 60 seconds in your Perfect 10 begins with this.

Second letter of the Greek alphabet.

Four letters.

- Beta?

- Beta.

- Yeah, beta.

- [David] Correct.

(bright tone) Afternoon nap.

Six letters.

- What do you guys think?

No answer.

- [David] Broad sweeping view.

Five letters.

- Do you guys know?

No answer.

- [David] Largest blood vessel in humans.

Five letters.

- Aorta.

Aorta.

- [David] That is correct.

Someone whose job is making coffee?

Seven letters.

- Barista.

- Barista.

- Barista?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) Genre of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado".

Eight letters.

- You guys know?

No answer.

- [David] Deep red purple color.

Seven letters.

- Magenta.

- Magenta.

- Magenta?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) Three part achievement.

Eight letters.

- Trifecta.

- Trifecta?

- [David] Correct.

(bright tone) Musical symbol.

(bell dinging) And we did not get to that.

Two that we did not get to in that round.

Mackinaw City, you have 30 seconds to pick up on a couple of missed ones and maybe the last two we didn't get to.

So we'll put 30 seconds on the clock.

Again, the category is "TA" words.

Give these words that end with a consecutive letters T A and we'll provide you the number of letters.

30 seconds set to go.

Afternoon nap, six letters.

- Siesta.

- [David] Correct.

(bright tone) Broad sweeping view.

Five letters.

- Vista.

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) The genre of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado", eight letters.

- Pass.

- [David] And also musical symbol meaning to hold a note.

Seven letters.

- Fermata.

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) Fabric made from silk used in many prom dresses.

Seven letters.

(bell dinging) No, we did not get.

That was taffeta by the way.

And Gilbert and Sullivan, they wrote what we call operettas.

So at the end of that Perfect 10, we now have a score, a very close and good game, Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart 120 to 110 for Mackinaw City and we will be heading into the "Home Stretch".

In the "Home Stretch", we'll have a combination of toss-up and bonus questions.

The team that correctly answers the toss-up will get the opportunity to answer a single bonus question.

Missed toss-ups can be stolen but there is no consulting on these questions.

A correct answer on a toss-up allows for a single follow-up bonus question.

There's no stealing on the bonuses, however teams can confer.

We'll take those answers from the captain.

After a bonus question, we'll get back to a toss-up for both teams.

Buzzers ready?

Let's get started with your first question.

What island indented in the Gulf of Paria is the southernmost of the West Indies, is off the coast of Venezuela, and forms a republic with Tobago?

(bell dinging) - Trinidad?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) And your bonus question.

What painting which shows a pensive old man holding his son's corpse on a piece of floating wood in the ocean is by Theodore Gericault?

- [Ben] "Floating body".

- "Floating Body"?

- [David] We're looking for "The Raft of the Medusa".

Toss-up for both teams.

What home country of early modern architect Inigo Jones contains gothic style religious buildings such as Salisbury Cathedral and Westminster Abbey?

(bell dinging) - England?

- [David] That is correct.

The Kingdom of Great Britain or England.

What novel, your bonus question, what novel, whose protagonist banters with Lady Narborough, Narborough, excuse me and woos actress Sibyl Vane describes ugly changes undergone by the title painting?

- [Ben] "Starry Night".

- [David] Answer?

- "Starry Night"?

- [David] "The Picture of Dorian Gray".

Toss-up for both teams.

In 1939, what Soviet foreign minister agreed to divide Poland through a non-aggression pact signed with his Nazi counterpart, Joachim von Ribbentrop?

(bell dinging) - Molotov, I mean Molotrof.

- [David] That is correct.

Molotov is correct.

- Good job.

- [David] Your bonus question.

In what state did Wesley Bell win a 2024 primary against Congresswoman Cori Bush, a member of "The Squad", who had criticized Israel's war in Gaza?

- [Joe] I don't know, just guess a state?

- Hmm?

- [Joe] I don't know, guess a state.

- Yeah.

- [Noah] New Hampshire.

- New Hampshire?

- [David] The state we were looking for was Missouri.

Toss-up for both teams.

What country whose past presidents include former soccer player George Weah, has its capital in at Monrovia and was founded by freed American slaves?

(bell dinging) - Liberia.

- [David] Liberia is the country we're looking for.

(bright tone) And your bonus question.

Richard Strauss' "Also sprach Zarathustra" is an example of what type of orchestral piece written to evoke a literary work?

Answer.

- No answer.

- [David] And if you are writing those, you are writing a tone poem.

Toss-up for both.

What second vice president of Grover Cleveland shares his name with his grandson, an Illinois governor who lost two elections to Dwight D Eisenhower?

(bell dinging) - Harrison?

- [David] It's Adelai Stevenson was the candidate we were looking for.

Toss-up for both teams.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a retainer of what daimyo and was assassinated in the Honno-ji Incident in 1582?

(bell dinging) - Julius Caesar?

- [David] Incorrect.

Mt Pleasant with a guess?

Oda Nobunaga was the answer we were looking for.

Toss-up for both teams.

What painting named for the style of the top window of the Dibble House depicts a couple whose husband is holding a pitchfork and is by Grant Wood?

(bell dinging) - "American Gothic"?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) And your toss-up question.

What billionaire, who has pushed for higher taxes on billionaires, is the CEO of holding company Berkshire Hathaway and is also called the Oracle of Omaha?

- I don't know.

- [David] And that billionaire in question, Warren Buffet.

Toss-up for both teams.

What most commonly used noun in the English language also names.

(bell dinging) Yes?

- I?

- [David] That is incorrect.

We'll finish the question for you.

The commonly used noun in the English language who also names a magazine that in 2023 selected Swift as its Person of the Year?

(bell dinging) - "Time".

- [David] "Time" magazine is correct.

(bright tone) Bonus question, what Dominican American author wrote about a boy from New Jersey who loves fantasy novels in his 2007 book, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wilde".

- You guys know?

I don't know.

Wilde?

- [David] And that author's name was Junot Diaz.

(bright bell dinging) Bell signals the end of the round and the Home Stretch ends and we remain very, very close.

Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart 150, Mackinaw City 140.

And up next it's the "Final Countdown".

Teams, you will have two minutes to answer as many toss-up questions as you can.

If a team misses a question, the opposing team has the opportunity to answer.

Teams may not consult during this round.

Got those buzzers ready?

Let's go.

Let's start it off with your first question.

Karst topography is most commonly formed by dissolving what sedimentary rock, which makes up chalk and consists of the minerals, aragonite and calcite?

(bell dinging) - Limestone?

- [David] Limestone is correct.

(bell dinging) What fibrous mineral was once widely used as insulation but has been phased out as it has been linked to cancers such as?

(bell dinging) - Asbestos?

- [David] Asbestos is correct.

What grandfather of Irad, who according to Genesis four, Genesis chapter four was exiled to the land of Nod, was cursed by God after killing his brother Abel?

(bell dinging) - Cain.

Cain.

- [David] Cain is correct.

(bright tone) What 1803 court case concerned the Jefferson Administration's refusal to recognize?

(bell dinging) - Marbury vs Madison?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) What leader who collaborated with a southern neighbor on Kaesong Industrial Park was referred to as "Dear Leader" and until 2011 led North Korea?

(bell dinging) - Kim Il-sung.

- [David] That is incorrect.

(bell dinging) - Kim Jong Un?

- [David] Also incorrect.

We are looking for Kim Jong-il.

What seven-volume novel whose narrator recalls early memories while drinking tea and eating a Madeline was written by French author, Marcel Proust?

(bell dinging) - "Remembrance of Things Past"?

- [David] That is correct.

(bright tone) "In Search of Lost Time, a Remembrance of Things Past".

What industrial process named for a German chemist reacts nitrogen and hydrogen at high pressure to create ammonia?

Time, we'll go on to the next question.

What poet was.

(bright bell dinging) And the bell signals the end of that round and our game.

We end it close and Mt Pleasant gets the win today, 180 to 160 over Mackinaw City, but a nice round for both of our teams.

(all applauding) We'll recap some of those missed answers that stumped both.

And that was primarily the industrial process, reacting nitrogen and hydrogen at high pressure was the Haber-Bosch Process.

Mackinaw City, thanks for playing such a great game with us here on "Quiz Central" today, good job players.

Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart, congratulations again on the win.

We will see you soon and we'll see all of you very soon as we continue with our tournament.

From all of us here at WCMU, I'm David Nicholas, have a good night everybody.

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