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This time on "Quiz Central," it's Mackinaw City taking on Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart.

We have that for you, coming up next.

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(inspiring 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 Mackinaw City and they're taking on the team from Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart.

Before we kick things off today, here is the format of our single elimination tournament.

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 qualify for the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament.

Now let's get to today's game.

Our first round is the maroon and gold rush.

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

Each correct answer worth 10 points, no point deduction for incorrect answers.

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

Let's get things started with the team from Mackinaw City.

Good luck to you players.

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

What realm of Norse mythology created using the eyebrows of the Jotunn Ymir is connected to Asgard by the Bifrost Bridge in his home of humans?

- Midgard.

- Midgard.

- [David] Correct.

Laurie Strode has a final showdown with supernatural killer Michael Myers in a 2022 entry in what horror film series?

- Halloween.

- [David] Correct.

What author depicted a Babylonian thinker in his book "Zadig," and satirized mathematician Gottfried Leibniz as the optimistic Dr. Pangloss in "Candide?"

- Pass.

- [David] Members of the Moravian Church are modern day followers of what Czech religious reformer who was burned at the stake in 1415?

- Joan of Arc.

- [David] Incorrect.

The world's lowest freshwater body of water is what Israeli sea where Jesus is said to have walked on water?

(students chattering) - I think so.

- Dead sea.

- [David] Incorrect.

What theorist whose ideas were a major basis of Jacques Lacan's writings analyzed Irma in the "Interpretation of Dreams" and founded psychoanalysis?

- Pass.

- [David] What Italian author wrote about novice monk, Adso of Melk, who helps William of Baskerville find a murderer in the 1980 novel, "The name of the rose?"

- Pass.

- [David] What man whose colitis forced him to resign as head of the LDP in 2020 was assassinated after being the longest serving Japanese prime minister?

- Pass.

- [David] In 1959, African-American pinch hitter (bell dinging) Pumpsie Green debuted against... And the bell signals the end of that first round.

We didn't get that question in.

Thank you, Mackinaw City.

Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart, you're up next.

Good luck to you.

Here comes your first question in our maroon and gold rush today.

What realm of Norse mythology created using the eyebrows of Jotunn Ymir is connected to Asgard by the Bifrost bridge and is the home of humans?

- Anything?

Earth.

- Guys, realm.

- Earth.

- [David] Ah, that's incorrect.

Laurie Strode has a final showdown with supernatural killer Michael Myers in a 2022 entry in what horror film series?

- Halloween.

- Halloween.

- [David] Correct.

What author depicted a Babylonian thinker in his book "Zadig" and satirized mathematician Gottfried Leibniz as the optimistic Dr. Pangloss in "Candide?"

- Voltaire, Voltaire.

- [David] That is correct.

Members of the Moravian church are modern day followers of what Czech religious reformer who was burned at the stake in 1415?

- Pass.

- Pass.

- [David] The world's lowest freshwater body of water is what Israelis sea where Jesus is said to have walked on water?

- Dead sea, right?

Dead Sea.

- [David] Incorrect.

What theorist whose ideas were a major basis of Jacques Lacan's writings analyzed Irma in the "Interpretation of Dreams" and founded psychoanalysis?

- Pass.

- Okay, pass.

- [David] What Italian author wrote about novice monk, Adso of Melk, who helps William of Baskerville find a murderer in the 1980 novel, "The name of the Rose?"

- Anything?

- Pass.

- Pass.

- What man whose colitis forced him to resign as head of the LDP in 2020 was assassinated after being the longest serving Japanese prime minister?

(bell dinging) And the bell gets us at the end of that round, not time for an answer.

That was a tough set of questions for both schools to start our game.

Let's find out the answers to those missed questions.

Members of the Moravian Church are modern day followers of Jan Hus.

The sea where Jesus is said to have walked on water, that's the Sea of Galilee.

The theorist who founded psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

The Italian author who wrote "The Name of the Rose," Umberto Eco.

And finally, the man who was assassinated after being the longest serving Japanese prime minister, we were looking for Shinzo Abe as the answer today.

At the conclusion of that first round, we have a 20 to 20 tie.

And before we start our next round on today's "Quiz Central," let's meet our players competing today.

First up, we'll say hello to the students from Mackinaw City.

- My name's Sebastian Pierce.

I'm senior and team captain and I play basketball and baseball.

- My name's Tristan Swanson.

I'm a senior at Mackinaw City High School and I play basketball.

- I'm Tyler Lair, I'm a freshman at Mackinaw City.

I am on the golf team and I'm in a band.

- My name is Damon Morris, I'm senior at Mackinaw City School and I'm president of the chess team.

- Welcome to you Mackinaw City.

We'll take a moment now to meet the team.

Say hello to those from Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart.

- My name is Aishwarya.

I am a 11th grader this year and I'm in the school's golf.

- My name's Jenna.

I'm a junior at Sacred Heart and I play softball and I do key club.

- My name's Grady.

I'm a junior this year and I play basketball and baseball.

- My name's Nova.

I am a ninth grader this year and I do eSports, cross country and track.

- Thanks to all of our students here today and our next round is now 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 answer is worth 10 points, no point deduction for incorrect answers.

The perfect 10 category for today is "F" initials.

For what word does the letter "F" stand for in these abbreviations?

Mackinaw City you are up first, good luck players.

Here comes your first question in our perfect 10.

NFL, a sports league.

- Football.

- Correct.

UFO, a spaceship.

- Flying - Correct.

FCC, a Government agency.

- Federal.

- Correct.

JFK, the 35th President.

- Franklin?

Franklin.

- [David] Incorrect.

SPF, a classification of sunscreen.

- Factor.

- Correct.

FDA, a government agency.

- Food.

- Correct.

AFV, a class of military equipment.

- Field.

- Incorrect.

FAQ, a list of questions.

- Frequently.

- Frequently.

- [David] Once more please.

- Frequently, frequently.

(bell dinging) - And the bell signals the end.

We got through eight, good job.

Thanks Mackinac City.

Mount Pleasant, good luck to you.

It is your turn to take on the perfect 10, and here comes your first question.

NFL, a sports league - Football.

- Correct.

UFO, a spaceship.

- Flying.

- Correct.

FCC, a government agency.

- Federal.

- Correct.

JFK, the 35th President.

- John F. (student chuckling) Frederick, Frederick.

Frederick.

- Incorrect.

SPF, a classification of sunscreen.

- Oh, sun protection.

- Follicles - Follicles.

- Incorrect.

FDA, a government agency.

- Federal, right?

Federal.

- Incorrect.

AFV, a class of military equipment.

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

Not time for an answer on that one.

Our two teams fly through a much more fulfilling perfect 10 with only a few missed questions.

Let's check those out.

JFK, our 35th President had a middle name of Fitzgerald.

And finally, AFV is a class of military equipment, that F is part of the armored fighting vehicle.

Mackinaw City breaks the round, first round tie that we had and now holds an 80 to 50 lead.

And next up we'll move to the home stretch.

I'll have more questions for our teams and correct answer's worth 10 points with no deduction for any incorrect answers.

Good luck Mackinaw City, you're up first.

And here is your first question in today's homestretch.

What bone which has a tuberosity to which the patellar ligament attaches forms a hinge joint with the femur and is commonly known as the shin bone?

- Tibia.

- [David] Correct.

What English thinker who proposed the Panopticon, a prison whose inmates are always in view of the guards is considered the founder of utilitarianism?

- John Locke.

- John Locke.

- [David] Incorrect.

What country which contains the largest portion of both the Carpathian mountains and the delta of the Danube River is also home to Transylvania?

- I think it's like Croatia.

- Croatia.

- [David] Incorrect.

What 1877 Novel by Anna Sewell is narrated by the title horse whose many owners include Farmer Grey, Squire Gordon and London cab driver Jerry?

- "My friend, Flicka."

- [David] Incorrect.

Members of what profession such as Marin Alsop, Carlo Maria Giulini and Leopold Stokowski often use a thin baton as they lead an orchestra?

- Conductor.

- [David] Correct.

Rusting is what type of process, prevented by galvanization, in which a refined metal - - Oxidation.

- [David] is degraded to a more stable oxide?

- Oxidation.

- [David] Incorrect.

What agency whose COINTELPRO initiative targeted civil rights groups under director J. Edgar Hoover, is the main federal law enforcement agency?

- FBI.

- Correct.

The bringer of war and the mystic are subtitles of movements in which suite by Gustav Holst?

- The planets.

- The planets.

- [David] Correct.

The brightest events in the universe are bursts named for what form of radiation emitted by excited nuclei which has energy higher than X-rays?

- Solar.

- [David] Incorrect.

What 17th century poem by Andrew Marvell urges the title woman to accept a lover's embrace because times winged chariot is hurrying her.

- Pass.

- [David] Pass, okay.

What 1937 novel whose characters include a man known as Tea Cake and has a resident of Eatonville named Janie Crawford is by Zora Neale Hurston?

- The Jungle.

- [David] Incorrect.

What president who signed the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 was nicknamed silent for his pronounced terseness?

- Calvin Coolidge.

- [David] Correct.

What conflict described as a splendid little war by John Hay ended with US control of the Philippines and began after the sinking of the Maine?

- Spanish-American War.

- [David] Correct.

What Italian word often used to mean a climax is used in music to mean a gradual increase in loudness?

- Crescendo.

- [David] Correct.

What quantity which is as low as possible at a mixture's eutectic point is depressed in a solution and is zero degrees Celsius for pure water?

- Freezing point.

- Correct.

(bell dinging) And the bell brings us to the end of the homestretch.

Good job players.

Thank you, Mackinac City.

Next up it's Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart.

Good luck players.

Here comes your first question in today's homestretch.

What bone which has a tuberosity to which the patellar ligament attaches forms a hinge joint with the femur and is commonly called the shin bone?

- Tibia.

- [David] Correct.

- Tibia.

- [David] And what English thinker who proposed the Panopticon, a prison whose inmates are always in view of the guards, is considered the founder of utilitarianism?

- Anything?

Pass.

- [David] What country which contains the largest portion of both the Carpathian mountains and the delta of the Danube River is also home to Transylvania?

- Romania.

- [David] Correct.

What 1877 Novel by Anna Sewell is narrated by the title horse whose many owners include Farmer Grey, Squire Gordon, and London cab driver Jerry?

- Pass.

- Members of what profession such as Marin Alsop, Carlo Maria Giulini and a Leopold Stokowski often use a thin baton as they lead an orchestra?

- Conductor, yeah.

- Correct.

- Conductor.

- [David] Correct.

- Rusting is what type of process prevented by galvanization in which a refined metal is degraded to a more stable oxide?

- Oxidation.

- [David] Incorrect.

What agency whose COINTELPRO initiative targeted civil rights groups under director J. Edgar Hoover is the main federal law enforcement agency?

- FBI.

- [David] Correct.

The bringer of war and the mystic are subtitles of movements in what suite by Gustav Holst?

- Pass.

- The brightest events in the universe are bursts named for what form of radiation emitted by excited nuclei which has energy higher than X-rays?

- Infra red.

- [David] Incorrect.

What 17th century poem by Andrew Marvell urges the title woman to accept a lover's embrace because time's winged chariot is hurrying near?

- Do you guys have anything?

I don't know.

Pass.

- What 1937 novel whose characters include a man known as Tea Cake and a resident of Eatonville named Janie Crawford is by Zora Neale Hurston?

- Pass.

- What president who signed the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 was nicknamed silent for his pronounced terseness?

- Is it Jackson?

- [Team Member] No, no, no, no, it's Calvin Coolidge.

- Calvin Coolidge.

- [David] Correct.

What conflict described as a splendid little war by John Hay, ended with US control of the Philippines and began after the sinking of the Maine?

- Spanish-American War.

- Spanish-American War.

- [David] Correct.

What Italian word often used to mean a climax is used in music to mean a gradual increase in loudness?

- Crescendo.

- Crescendo.

Crescendo.

- [David] That is correct.

What quantity which is low as possible at a mixture's eutectic point is depressed in a solution and is zero degrees Celsius for pure water?

- Frozen.

- More specific please.

- Melting point.

- That is correct.

What 19th century... (bell dinging) And the bell signals the end of that round.

We're closing out the homestretch, let's revisit the incorrect answers in that round.

The English thinker who is considered the founder of utilitarianism, that was Jeremy Bentham.

The 1877 novel narrated by the title horse was "Black Beauty."

Rusting is what type of process in which a refined metal is degraded?

We were looking for corrosion.

And that question about the brightest events in the universe needed gamma rays for the answer.

The 17th century poem by Andrew Marvell was "To his coy mistress."

So here at the end of the third round, our homestretch today, Mackinaw City clings to a 30 point lead with a 160 to 130 score as we get set for the final round.

Teams, this is the final countdown and it'll be your last two minutes to answer or pass on these questions.

Correct answer's worth 10 points a piece, no point deduction for any incorrect answers.

Mackinaw City, we turn to you first to start off the final countdown.

Good luck players.

Two minutes now on the clock.

Here comes your first question.

What country's longtime dictator who wrote "The Green Book" and overthrew King Idris the first before being killed during the Arab Spring was Muammar Gaddafi?

- Cambodia.

- [David] Incorrect.

What show that streams on Amazon Prime Video is set in Cousins Beach stars Lola Tung as Belly, and is named after a young adult novel by Jenny Han?

- Pass.

- What English scientist names the total charge on a mole of electrons, the law of electromagnetic induction and a cage that blocks electric fields?

- Avagadro.

- [David] Incorrect.

What work in which Leonore disguises herself to save her husband Florestan from prison is the only opera by Ludwig van Beethoven?

- Phantom of the opera.

- [David] Incorrect.

What company whose CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified in Congress in March had a platform banned in Montana and is a social media... - Tiktok.

- [David] That is correct.

What epic poem whose title character is exiled on the request of Kaikeyi, features the seventh avatar of Vishnu, defeating Ravana and rescuing Sita?

- The song of Hiawatha.

- Song of Hiawatha.

- [David] Incorrect.

What first female member of the Royal Statistical Society rose to prominence during the Crimean War during which she served as a nurse to soldiers?

- Margaret Thatcher.

- [David] Incorrect.

British politician Kwasi Kwarteng was the first black person to hold what position, which is responsible for the UK's fiscal and monetary policy?

- Prime Minister.

- Prime Minister.

- Incorrect.

(bell dinging) And the bell signals the end of that last round.

Thanks, Mackinaw City.

Now it is Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart's turn.

Good luck to you players.

Here comes your first question in today's final countdown.

What country's longtime dictator who wrote "The Green Book" and overthrew King Idris the first before being killed during the Arab Spring was Muammar Gaddafi?

- Anything?

Pass.

- [David] What show which streams on Amazon Prime Video is set in Cousins Beach, stars Lola Tung as Belly, and is named after a young adult novel by Jenny Han?

- The summer I turned pretty.

- [David] That is correct.

What English scientist names the total charge on a mole of electrons, the law of electromagnetic induction, and a cage that blocks electric fields?

- Mendeleev.

- Mendeleev.

- [David] Incorrect.

What work in which Leonore disguises herself to save her husband Florestan from prison is the only opera by Ludwig van Beethoven?

- Pascal's Symphony.

Pascal's Symphony.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What company whose CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified to Congress in March and had its platform banned in Montana and is a social media site owned by ByteDance?

- Defer to Nova.

- TikTok.

- TikTok.

- [David] That is correct.

What epic poem whose title character is exiled on the request of Kaikeyi, features the seventh avatar of Vishnu, defeating Ravana and rescuing Sita?

- Rama.

- [David] That is correct.

What first female member of the Royal Statistical Society rose to prominence during the Crimean War during which she served as a nurse to soldiers?

- (indistinct) - That is incorrect.

British politician, Kwasi Kwarteng was the first black person to hold what position which is responsible for the UK's fiscal and monetary policy?

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

As we wrap up the final countdown today, let's take a look back at the questions that were missed in that round.

The country whose longtime dictator was killed during the Arab Spring, that country was Libya.

The English scientist we were looking for was Michael Faraday.

The only opera by Ludwig van Beethoven was Fidelio.

The first female member of the Royal Statistical Society, that was Florence Nightingale.

And finally, the British politician who was the first black person to hold the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Mackinaw City with just enough to edge out Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart today, 170 to 160.

Mackinac City moves on to the "Quiz Central" Season 19 semi-finals.

Great work by Mt.

Pleasant Sacred Heart.

Thank you players for joining us this season and we'd like to invite you to join us again next week right here on "Quiz Central."

Reminder, you can watch games anytime online at wcmu.org.

Thank you.

Goodnight, and we will see you next time.

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