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This time on "Quiz Central," White Cloud is taking on Mackinaw City.

We have that game coming up for you next.

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(upbeat music) (dramatic music) - Hello, everyone.

I'm David Nicholas.

Welcome to our 19th season of "Quiz Central" here on WCMU.

This time, students from White Cloud are taking on the team from Mackinaw City.

Before we kick things off tonight, here's the format for 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, they advance to the next round, and we'll continue that 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 the top teams from "Quiz Central" will qualify for the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament.

Now let's get to our game.

The 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 incorrect answers.

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

So let's get things started with our team from White Cloud.

Good luck, players.

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

What man, who was the first person ever to resign from the Soviet Politburo, defeated Nikolai Ryzhkov in 1991 in Russia's first presidential election?

- Boris Yeltsin.

- Correct.

What general led the punitive expedition against Pancho Villa and the American Expeditionary Force- - Pershing.

- Correct.

What man stated that a certain line segment sweeps out equal areas in equal times and that orbits are elliptical in his laws of planetary motion?

- Kepler.

- Correct.

The Vaal is a major tributary of what colorfully named river that forms a part of the border between Namibia and South Africa?

- Pass.

- What prehistoric period whose late portion names a civilizational collapse of the 12th century BC occurred between the Stone Age and Iron Age?

- Bronze.

- Bronze Age?

- [David] That is correct.

Ukraine has accused Russia of planning what alliteratively named attacks in which a country blames another nation for an act they commit?

- False flag.

- [David] That is correct.

What city which contains the glass-making island of Murano is home to the Rialto Bridge and the Bridge of Sighs, which both cross its many canals?

- Venice?

- Venice.

- [David] Correct.

What American author published the 1856 collection, "The Piazza Tales," which includes a novella about a slave revolt titled "Benito Cereno"?

- No answer.

- In what state was architect Rex Heuermann arrested in 2023 after being linked to the murder of four women discovered on Gilgo Beach in Long Island?

- New York.

- New York.

- [David] Correct.

What Chinese politician whose three principles - Wow.

- were nationalism, democracy, and livelihood was a, bell signals the end of that round, but a good strong start, players.

Good job.

All right, thank you, White Cloud.

Mackinaw City, it's your turn next.

Good luck, players.

Here comes your first question in our Maroon and Gold Rush today.

What man, who was the first person ever to resign from the Soviet Politburo, defeated Nikolai Ryzhkov in 1991 in Russia's first presidential election?

- Yeltsin, Boris Yeltsin.

- Boris Yeltsin.

- [David] Correct.

- What general led the punitive expedition against Pancho Villa and the American Expeditionary Force in World War I?

- Pass.

- [David] What man stated that a certain line segment sweeps out equal areas and equal times and that orbits are elliptical in his laws of planetary motion?

- Galileo.

- Galileo - [David] Incorrect.

The Vaal is a major tributary of what colorfully named river that forms part of the border between Namibia and South Africa?

- Yellow.

- That is incorrect.

What prehistoric period whose late portion names a civilizational collapse of the 12th century BC occurred between the Stone Age and Iron Age?

- Romans.

- Incorrect.

Ukraine has accused Russia of planning what alliteratively named attacks in which a country blames another nation for an act they commit?

- Terrorism.

- Terrorism.

- [David] Incorrect.

What city which contains the glass-making island of Murano and is home to the Rialto Bridge and Bridge of Sighs, which both cross its many canals?

- Venice.

- Venice.

- [David] Correct.

What American Author published the 1856 collection, "The Piazza Tales," which includes a novella about a slave revolt titled "Bernito Cereno"?

- Harriet Beecher Stowe.

- Incorrect.

In what state was architect Rex Heuermann arrested in 2023 after being linked to the murder of, and the bell signals the end of that first round.

We didn't get into that question.

At the end of that first round, let's take a look back at the answers both teams missed today.

The Vaal is a major tributary of the Orange River.

The American author who published the 1856 collection called "The Piazza Tales," we were looking for Herman Melville, and finally, the Chinese politician whose three principles were nationalism, democracy, and livelihood, our answer was Sun Yat-sen. White Cloud jumps out to an early 70 to 10 lead.

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

First up, we'll say hello to our team from White Cloud.

- My name is Brian Schaefer.

I'm a senior at White Cloud High School, and I'm the captain of the Quiz Bowl team.

- Hi, my name is Wyatt, I go to White Cloud, I'm a junior, and I work at Culver's.

- My name is Jarrett Warlick VIII, I am a junior at White Cloud (laughs) High School, and on the Quiz Bowl team.

- I'm Sam, I'm a senior at White Cloud High School, and I'm also on the Quiz Bowl team.

- Welcome to you, players.

White Cloud, good to have you here.

Now let's say hello meeting our team from Mackinaw City.

- I'm Sebastian Pierce, senior and team captain here at Mackinaw City, and I play basketball and baseball.

- I'm Trystan Swanson, I'm a senior at Mackinaw City High School, and I play basketball.

- I'm Carter DeWitt for Mackinaw City High School, I'm a senior, and I play excellent golf.

I am Tyler Allaire, freshman at Mackinaw City, and I'm on the golf team.

- All right, thanks to all of our students playing today.

Our next round today is the Perfect Ten.

Here in the Perfect Ten, our teams will be given a category and the last 60 seconds to answer or pass on each of the 10 questions pertaining to that category.

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

Our Perfect Ten category for today, Bestselling Albums since 2000.

Name the singer or the band whose albums include these titles.

White Cloud, you're up first.

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

"21," which opens with "Rolling in the Deep."

- Adele.

- Yes.

- Adele?

- Correct.

"The Marshall Mathers LP," which contains the- - Eminem.

- Correct.

"American Idiot," which has songs by Billy Joe Armstrong- - Green Day.

- Correct.

The greatest hits album "1," which contains "Hey Jude."

- Beatles.

- Beatles.

- [David] Correct.

"Oops, I Did It Again," the followup to "Baby One More Time."

- Spice Girls.

- Spice Girls.

- [David] Incorrect.

"A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "X&Y."

- No answer.

- "Doo-Wops and Hooligans," which contains "Just the Way You Are."

- Bruno Mars.

- Bruno Mars.

- Correct.

"Back to Black," which contains "Rehab."

- Pass.

- "Let Go," which contains the pop punk song "Sk8er Boi."

- Avril.

Avril Lavigne.

- What?

- Avril Lavigne.

- Avril Lavigne?

- A bell signaled the end of that.

We cannot get that answer in.

A good run through the Perfect Ten, players.

Good job.

Thanks, White Cloud, Mackinaw City, it is your turn to take a swing at the Perfect Ten for today.

Here comes your first question.

"21," which opens with "Rolling in the Deep."

- Adele.

- Correct.

- "The Marshall Mathers LP," which contains "The Real"- - Eminem.

- Correct.

"American Idiot," which has songs by - Green Day.

- Correct.

The greatest hits album "1," which contains "Hey Jude."

- The Beatles.

- Correct.

"Oops, I Did It Again," the followup to "Baby"- - Britney Spears.

- Correct.

"A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "X&Y."

- Rihanna.

- Incorrect.

"Doo-Wops and Hooligans," which contains "Just the Way You Are."

- Oh, Bruno Mars.

- Correct.

"Back to Black," which contains "Rehab."

- AC/DC.

- Incorrect.

"Let Go," which contains the pop punk song "Sk8er Boi."

- Avril Lavigne.

- Correct.

- "Fallen," which contains "Bring Me to Life."

- Evanescence.

- Correct.

Bell signals the end of that round, but a good run through the Perfect Ten, players.

Well, both of our teams were rock stars in that Perfect Ten.

Lot of good answers there.

Let's take a look at a few that were missed.

"A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "X&Y," those were albums by the band Coldplay.

"Back to Black," which included the song "Rehab," that was from the late Amy Winehouse.

Mackinaw City chips away at the White Cloud lead.

White Cloud's still in front, but our game a lot tighter now.

It's 120 to 100.

Next up, we'll have our Homestretch round.

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

White Cloud, here comes your first question.

Good luck, players.

What philosophical concept the subject of Plato's Theaetetus has been defined as justified true belief and is studied by the field of epistemology?

- [Player] Morals?

(people whisper indistinctly) - Answer please.

- Morals.

I said it.

- Incorrect.

What Japanese career military officers served as prime minister between 1941 and 1944?

- Hideki Tojo.

- That is correct.

What author of the play "The Skin of our Teeth" depicted small town American life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire in his play "Our Town"?

- Wilder.

- Wilder.

- Correct.

- Wilder.

- [David] What bounty hunter fights Mother Brain and the space pirate Ridley as the protagonist of the "Metroid"- - Samus.

- Samus?

- Answer?

- Samus.

- [David] Correct.

The rusting of iron is an example of what kind of reaction in which species lose electrons?

- Oxidized.

- That is correct.

- Oxidization.

- That's correct.

What state which contains the eastern part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to Duke University and the city of Charlotte?

- That's North Carolina.

- North Carolina.

- [David] Correct.

What English author described enchanted fruit sold by sinister beings in her 1862 poem "Goblin Market" and was the sister of artist Dante Gabriel?

- Agatha Christie?

- Incorrect.

What case in which William Jennings Bryan was asked about biblical morality by Clarence Darrow saw a Tennessee man convicted of teaching evolution?

- Scopes trial?

- Correct.

What former president who took office after Zachary Taylor died ran as the Know-Nothing candidate in the election of 1856?

- Pass.

- What particles, which were discovered via deep-inelastic scattering, form baryons and have flavors including charm, strange, up, and down?

- Quarks.

- Quarks.

- Correct.

Alfalfa and apples are examples of what type of plant defined as one that can live for three or more years?

- No answer.

- What island lies west of Sulawesi is north of the Java Sea and is divided between the three countries of Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia?

- New Guinea?

- Incorrect.

What English artist showed a recently married couple in "Mr. And Mrs. Andrews" and painted a child dressed in the title color in "The Blue Boy"?

- "Blue Boy."

- Gauguin.

- Gauguin.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What center who lost the 1993 Stanley Cup finals while leading the Los Angeles Kings is the NHL's all time leader in both assists and goals?

- No answer.

- In 2015, the Department of the Interior changed the name of Mount McKinley, giving it what name from the- - Denali?

- That is correct.

What state was governed by segregationist Orval Faubus when, in 1957, nine students attempted to integrate at Central High School in Little Rock?

- Arkansas.

- Correct.

What name was shared by two Roman senators, the elder of whom repeatedly said (speaks in Latin) - Cato.

(David speaks in foreign language) before the Third Punic War?

- Cato.

Answer?

- Cato.

- That is correct.

Thank you.

And the bell signals the end, but we did get that last question and answer in.

Thanks, White Cloud.

Mackinaw City, your turn.

Best of luck to you, players.

Here comes your first question in our Homestretch round for today.

What philosophical concept of the subject of Plato's Theaetetus has been defined as justified true belief and is studied by the field of epistemology?

- Afterlife.

- Incorrect.

What Japanese career military officer served as prime minister between 1941 and 1944 and was executed after World War II?

- Ho Chi Minh?

- Incorrect.

What author of the play "The Skin of our Teeth" depicted small town American life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire in his play "Our Town"?

- Pass.

- What bounty hunter fights Mother Brain and the space pirate Ridley as the protagonist of the "Metroid" series?

- Samus.

- I'm sorry?

- Samus.

- [David] That is correct.

The rusting of iron is an example of what kind of reaction in which a species loses electrons?

- Oxidation.

- Correct.

What state which contains the eastern part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to Duke University and the city of Charlotte?

- North Carolina.

- Correct.

- What English author described enchanted fruit sold by sinister beings in her 1862 poem "Goblin Market" and was the sister of artist Dante Gabriel?

- Pass.

- What case in which William Jennings Bryan was asked about biblical morality by Clarence Darrow saw a Tennessee man convicted of teaching evolution?

- Brown versus Board of Education.

- [David] Incorrect.

What former president who took office after Zachary Taylor died ran as the Know-Nothing candidate in the election of 1856?

- Miller Fillmore.

- That is correct.

What particles which were discovered via deep-inelastic scattering, form baryons and have flavors including charm, strange, up, and down?

- Protons.

- That is incorrect.

Alfalfa and apples are examples of what type of plant defined as one that can live for three or more years?

- Fruit.

- Incorrect.

What island lies west of Sulawesi and north of the Java Sea and is divided between the three countries of Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia?

- Borneo.

- That is correct.

What English artist showed a recently married couple in "Mr. And Mrs. Andrews" and painted a child dressed in the title color in "The Blue Boy"?

- Monet.

- Incorrect.

What center who lost in the 1993 Stanley Cup finals while leading the Los Angeles Kings is the NHLs all time- - Wayne Gretzky.

- That is correct.

In 2015, the Department of the Interior changed the name of Mount McKinley, giving it what name from the Athabaskan- - Denali.

- That is correct.

What state was governed by segregationist Orval Faubus when, in 1957, nine students attempted to integrate at Central High School in Little Rock?

- Arkansas.

- Correct.

The bell signals the end of that round, but good strong run through that one.

Well done, players.

Closing out that Homestretch, let's take a look back at the incorrect answers.

The philosophical concept of the subject of Plato's Theaetetus was knowledge.

The English author who described enchanted fruit sold by sinister beings was Christina Rossetti.

Alfalfa and apples are examples of perennial plants, and the English artist who painted a child dressed in the title color "The Blue Boy," that artist was Thomas Gainsborough.

At the end of the third round, White Cloud continues to hold the lead as we head into the final round today, and that is the Final Countdown.

Teams, it's your last two minutes now to answer or pass questions.

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

White Cloud, you're up first.

We turn to you to start off today's Final Countdown.

Good luck, players.

Two minutes now on the clock.

Here comes your first question.

What body chaired in August 2023 by Linda Thomas Greenfield is tasked with preserving international peace and has five permanent members with the vetoes?

- UN?

- That is correct.

What English poet wrote, "I hope to see my pilot face to face" in "Crossing the Bar," which he wanted to be the last piece of all collections of his poems?

- Byron?

- Incorrect.

What novel in which the wealthy child Amir witnesses the assault of his servant's son as they play with the title object is by Khaled Hosseini?

- "Gift of the Magi"?

- Incorrect.

In what Midwestern city were anarchists like August Spies arrested after an 1886 bombing during a labor protest in Haymarket Square on its west side?

- Chicago.

- Correct.

What state, which is the setting of the movies "50 First Dates" and "The Descendants" was a kingdom until 1893 and contains the island of Oahu?

- Hawaii?

- Correct.

Eskolaite is a rare ore of what transition metal highly resistant to tarnishing whose name refers to its brightly colored compounds?

- Silver?

- Incorrect.

What senator who left a woman to drown during the Chappaquiddick incident represented Massachusetts- - Kennedy?

- More specific please.

- Tim?

Damn.

- That is incorrect.

What article of the Constitution contains the Full Faith and Credit clause and outlines relations between the federal government - Fourth.

- and the states?

- Fourth?

- Correct.

What photographer whose wartime assistant was named Alexander Gardner took over 10,000 photos, capturing the reality of the Civil War's battlefields?

- Brady?

- Correct.

Porto, a city along the Duoro, and the bell signals the end of that round, but good job, players as we rolled along.

Thanks, White Cloud.

Next up, it is Mackinaw City.

Best of luck to you, players.

Here comes your first question in today's Final Countdown.

What body chaired in August 2023 by Linda Thomas Greenfield is tasked with preserving international peace and has five permanent members with vetoes?

- United Nations.

- That is correct.

What English poet wrote, "I hope to see my pilot face to face" in "Crossing the Bar," which he wanted to be the last piece in all- - William Shakespeare.

- That is incorrect.

What novel in which the wealthy child Amir witnesses the assault of his servant's son as they play with a title object is by Khaled Hosseini?

- "Prince of Persia."

- That is incorrect.

In what Midwestern city where anarchists like August Spies arrested after an 1886 bombing during a labor protest in Haymarket Square on the West Side?

- Chicago.

- Correct.

What state, which is the setting of the movies "50 First Dates" and "The Descendants" was a kingdom until 1893 and contains the island of- - Hawaii.

- That is correct.

Eskolaite is a rare ore of what transition metal highly resistant to tarnishing whose name refers to its brightly colored compounds?

- Uranium.

- Incorrect.

What senator who left a woman to drown during the Chappaquiddick incident represented Massachusetts and was a brother of a former president?

- Hilary Clinton.

- Incorrect.

What article of the Constitution contains the Full Faith and Credit clause and outlines relations between the federal government and the states?

- Article 4.

- That is correct.

What photographer whose wartime assistant was named Alexander Gardner took over 10,000 photos, capturing the reality - Pass.

- of the Civil War battles?

- Pass.

Sorry.

Porto is a city along the Duoro River, oh, sorry, the bell catches us there.

Good strong finish though, players.

Well done.

Well, as we get to the close of the Final Countdown, let's take a look back at the questions that were missed by both of our teams.

The English poet who wrote "Crossing the Bar," We were looking for Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

The novel in which the wealthy child Amir witnesses an assault, that was "The Kite Runner."

The rare transition metal highly resistant to tarnishing, we were looking for chromium.

The senator who left a woman to drown during the Chappaquiddick incident, that was Ted Kennedy, and finally, Porto, a city known for its wine trade, is the second most populous city in Portugal.

We will see you, White Cloud, back here next week for our season 19 championship game.

Congratulations, and congratulations to Mackinaw City.

Great job, players.

Thanks very much for being here.

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

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

Thanks for joining us.

We'll see you next time.

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