- Welcome to the studios of WCMU public television.

And on this episode of quiz central, we continue our season with a first round game between Manistee and Ovid Elsie coming up right after this.

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- Let's get today's match underway.

Here's your first question on quiz central - Teddy Roosevelt.

- That is correct.

- Crimson.

- Yes, that answer is correct.

- Patella - correct.

Congratulations Luddington.

You are the quiz central season 16 grand champions.

- Hello everyone.

I'm Matthew Ozanich and it's my pleasure to welcome you to the 17th season of quiz central right here on WCMU.

Once again, our annual academic competition is being held.

Virtually teams will be joining us via zoom from high schools all across central and Northern Michigan.

Our two competing teams today 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.

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

Today, The white division takes center stage.

So without further ado, let's 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.

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

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

Manistee you're up first.

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

What institution who's four horsemen, opposed to the new deal.

Did Franklin Roosevelt try to pack in the 1930s by adding up to six more justices?

- Supreme court?

- Correct.

What man who moved funds into pet banks as Andrew Jackson's treasury secretary later served as chief justice during the Dred Scott Case.

- I just Marshall, all right Marshall.

- Incorrect.

Next question.

In Greek myth, what musician went to Hades to retrieve his love Eurydice.

- Okay.

Apollo.

- Nope.

Incorrect.

Next question.

What eight letter term, which has no official IUPAC definition is normally used to describe substances containing atoms of two or more elements.

- When it comes on to molecules.

Okay, molecules - Molecules is incorrect, onto the next question.

What Monarch faced the Bedchamber crisis ruled throughout the tenure of prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli and was married to prince Albert - Queen Elizabeth.

- Elizabeth, incorrect.

on the next question.

What name is shared by a plaisance in Chicago that is between Washington park and Jackson park.

And Chicago's second busiest airport after O'Hare - Midway.

- Midway is correct.

What author typed his novel, the Dharma bums on a single roll of paper, as he did with his novel about a trip taken by Sal paradise on the road.

- Twain.

- No incorrect.

Next question.

What enigmatic young clerk who declines to whe- oh, sorry, that bell, that signifies the end of the round.

So the two minutes are up in the maroon and a gold rush round Manistee finishes their opening round with two correct answers and 20 points Ovid ELsie.

It's now your turn and today's maroon and gold rush.

Let's put two minutes on the clock.

What institution who's four horsemen, opposed to the new deal.

Did Franklin Roosevelt try to pack in the 1930s by adding up to six more justices, - a Supreme court?

- Correct.

What man who moved funds into pet banks as Andrew Jackson's secretary of treasury secretary later served as chief justice during the Dred Scott Case.

- John Marshall.

- Incorrect onto the next question, in Greek myth, what musician went to Hades to retrieve his love, Eurydice.

- pass - pass on the next question.

What eight letter term, which has no official IUPAC definition is normally used to describe substances containing atoms of two or more elements.

- Mixture.

- Final answer?

- Yes.

- mixture is incorrect onto the next question.

What Monarch faced the bedchamber crisis ruled throughout the tenure of prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli and was married to prince Albert - pass - Pass onto the next question.

What name is shared by a Plaisance in Chicago?

That is in-between.

That is between Washington park and Jackson park.

And Chicago's second busiest airport after O'Hare - pass - Pass.

Next question.

What author typed his novel, the Dharma bums on a single roll of paper, as he did with his novel about a trip taken by sal paradise on the road, - Charles Dickens - Dickens is incorrect onto the next question.

What enigmatic young clerk who declines to work with the remark, I would prefer not to," is the title character of a story by Herman Melville - pass - Pass, onto the next question.

What waterway includes the great bitter lake terminates in it's north at Port Said.

And is a canal that runs along a namesake, Egyptian peninsula.

Oh, sorry.

That bell that signifies the end of the rounds.

While we wrap up a very tough maroon and gold rush round with Manistee 20, Ovid ELsie 10, and here are the answers to the missed questions in that round.

The man who served as chief justice over the Dred Scott Case was Roger Taney.

That Greek musician that went to Hades for love was Orpheus.

The term describing a substance containing atoms of two or more elements.

We were looking for compound.

The Monarch that was married to prince Albert was Queen Victoria.

The novelist behind the Dharma bums and on the road was Jack Kerouac, that enigmatic young clerk created by Herman Melville was Bartleby, the Scrivener.

And finally the waterway that runs along an Egyptian, peninsula is the Suez canal.

Lots more quiz central still to play ahead.

So it could be anyone's game.

But right now we're gonna take this opportunity to meet our players from each of today's schools.

Let's start with the students from Manistee high school.

- Hi everybody.

My name is Lana.

I am a senior at Manistee high school, aside from Quiz bowl.

I am on the science Olympiads, soccer and swim teams, and I am excited for this season.

- My name is Vincent.

I'm a sophomore at Manistee high school.

And I do besides Quiz bowl, cross-country and track and field.

- Um Hello?

I am Jack O'Donnell.

I'm a freshman at Manistee high school.

And besides Quiz bowl, I do soccer, cross country, track science Olympiad.

I don't think I'm missing anything else.

- All right.

My name is Luke coy.

I'm a senior at Manistee high school.

I participate in football, track and field and ski along with Quiz bowl.

- Thank you, Manistee.

Now the team from Ovid ELsie high school, take it away.

- Hey, I'm Ryan Dovenda.

I'm a junior at Ovid Elsie high school, and I do cross country, swimming and track.

- Hi, I'm Alexis, I'm a junior Ovid ELsie high school.

I do cross country, swimming, track and I participate in student council.

- Hi, my name is Austin Smith.

I run cross country and track, in my spare time.

I played the accordion.

- Hi, my name is Perrin Rash.

I am a junior at Ovid ELsie high school and I play football, baseball and basketball.

- now we've had a chance to meet everyone.

Let's head into the next round of competition.

The perfect Ten.

In this 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 Ten category for today is CC's.

Give these two word answers in which each word starts with the letter C. Manistee, We're gonna start with you.

So let's put 60 seconds on the clock and head into today's perfect ten round.

All right, Manistee.

If you're ready, we're gonna go ahead and put 60 seconds on the clock.

Here comes your first question in today's perfect ten.

region jutting out from south Eastern, Massachusetts.

- Cape Cod, yeah, Cape Cod - correct.

Infectious disease that most frequently infects humans, - Covid.

- Incorrect, process that includes global warming.

- Oh I can't hear you, Climate change, Climate change - climate change is correct - Why did my audio cut out?

- Dairy product also called curds and whey.

- Cottage cheese, - Correct.

Treat made of spun sugar, - Carrot cake.

- Carrot cake, incorrect, coastal Texas city with a Latin name, meaning body of Christ.

- Corpus Christi, - Correct.

Largest land bird in north America.

- No, California Condor.

- That is correct.

Oh, sorry.

We're gonna be, we are gonna be able to count that one just got in under the wire.

So great job Manistee in that round.

Well done Manistee five, correct answers for 50 points and a total of 70 points thus far today.

It's now Ovid Elsie's turn to try and add to their score in today's perfect ten, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.

The region jutting out from south Eastern, Massachusetts.

- Cape Cod - That's correct.

Infectious disease that most frequently infects humans - Pass.

- pass onto next question process.

process includes global warming - climate change, - Correct, dairy product also called curds and whey, - Cottage cheese.

- Correct, treats made of spun sugar, - Cotton candy, - correct.

Coastal Texas city with a Latin name meeting, body of Christ answer?

- Corpus Christi, - Correct.

Largest land bird in north America, - California condor, - Correct.

Lewis Carroll character with a mischievous grin - pass - maximum population size and environment can sustain - pass - main chemical compound in limestone.

Oh, sorry.

We're it looks like the bell rang.

We're not able to get to that last question.

Ovid Elsie, finishes up today's perfect ten with 60 points.

And now sits with a total of 70.

Folks, we're all tied up here after two rounds of competition.

Those perfect ten questions that we missed were, the infectious disease we were looking for was the common cold.

Lewis Carroll's character with a mischievous grin is the Cheshire cat.

max population in an environment is called carrying capacity.

And finally that main chemical compound in limestone is calcium carbonate.

We're all tied up here on quiz central, as Manistee and Ovid ELsie prepare to enter our third round of competition, the homestretch round.

in this 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 our team's captains.

We're going to start today with Manistee in the homestretch round.

So students here comes your first question.

Indianapolis 500 champions traditionally drink what Non-alcoholic beverage from a glass bottle?

- Grape juice?

Milk.

- Milk is correct.

What singer of Versace on the floor who joins Anderson Peck in the duo silk Sonic has had hits with the lazy song, 24 karat magic, and uptown funk.

- Bruno Mars - Bruno Mars is correct.

What country of birth of August Strindberg is the setting of his naturalistic tragedy.

Miss Julie.

- Italy.

- Italy incorrect.

Next question.

What animals, which only have two germ layers are sessile organisms.

Some of whose skeletons have been utilized by humans because they absorb water - Sponge.

- Sponge is correct.

What dwarf planet discovered by Giuseppe Piazza is the largest object in the asteroid belt and is named for a Roman goddess.

- Ceres or something?

- Ceres.

- Ceres is correct.

What phenomenon plotted against wage rises on the Phillips curve comes in structural and seasonal forms and occurs when people can not find a job.

- Unemployment, unemployment.

- Correct.

What rapper whose meal at McDonald's included a quarter pounder with cheese and fries with barbecue sauce is sometimes known as cactus Jack - Travis Scott.

- Travis Scott is correct.

What man, whose company was criticized in a history written by Muckraker Ida Tarbell was the first U.S. billionaire and founded standard oil.

- Rockefeller.

- Rockefeller is correct.

What country?

The only nation in Asia that lies entirely below the equator has its capital at Dilley and gained its independence in 2002.

- Papua New Guinea.

- Incorrect.

Next question.

What 18th century English poet wrote a satirical, satirical, epic titled the Dunciad and claimed to err, is human to forgive divine in an essay on criticism.

- Shoot, I literally, John Donne.

- Donne is incorrect.

Next question.

What composer of some enchanted evening wrote the music to, oh, what a beautiful morning in Oklahoma, his first musical with Oscar Hammerstein - Pass - Pass onto next question.

What Former prime minister of Portugal succeeded Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the United nations in 2017.

- I don't know, Wilson Aaron.

- Nope.

Incorrect onto next question.

What state, which is home to the Touro synagogue and such mentions as set to, oh, sorry with that bell.

We're not gonna be able to get to that question, but great job on the home stretch round Manistee.

Manistee catches fire in today's homestretch round and adds 70 points to their score, bringing their total up to 140.

We now turn to Ovid Elsie to see how they'll handle today's homestretch round.

Ovid Elsie, Here comes your first question.

Indianapolis 500 champions traditionally drink what Non-alcoholic beverage from a glass bottle?

- Sparkling water.

- Incorrect.

Next question.

What singer of Versace on the floor who joins Anderson pack in the duo silk Sonic has had hits with the lazy song, 24 karat magic and uptown funk.

- Bruno Mars.

- Correct.

What country of birth of August Strindberg is the setting of his naturalistic tragedy, Miss Julie, - pass - no answer, on the next question.

What animals, which only have two germ layers are sessile organisms.

Some of whose skeletons have been utilized by humans because they absorb water - sponges.

- Sponge is correct.

What dwarf planet discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi is the largest object in the asteroid belt and is named for - Ceres - a Roman goddess - Ceres is correct on the next question.

What phenomenon plotted against wage rises on the Phillips curve comes in structural and seasonal forms and occurs when people cannot find a job - pass - pass on the next question.

What rapper whose meal at McDonald's included a quarter pounder with cheese and fries with barbecue sauce is sometimes known as cactus Jack - Travis Scott.

- That is correct.

What man, whose company was criticized in a history written by Muckraker Ida Tarbell was the first U.S. billionaire and founded standard oil.

- Rockefeller - Rockefeller is correct.

What country, the only nation in Asia that lies entirely below the equator has its capital at Dilley and gained its independence in 2002 - East Timor - East Timor is correct.

What 18th century English poet wrote a satirical epic titled, the Dunsiad and claimed to err, is human to forgive divine and an essay on criticism.

- pass - Pass on the next question.

What composer of some enchanted evening wrote the music to, oh, what a beautiful morning in Oklahoma, his first musical with Oscar Hammerstein - pass - pass onto the next question.

What former prime minister of Portugal seceded Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the United nations in 2017.

- pass - Pass on to the next question.

What state, which is home to the Touro synagogue and such mansions as Chateaux Sumir and the breakers and Newport is the smallest state by area?

- Rhode Island, - Correct, The deepest known part of the Pacific ocean.

The challenger deep is in what trench that curves around the American ter- - The Mariana Trench.

- The Mariana trench is correct.

What country were Cardinal Jamie high scene Jaime scene mobilized participants and the people power revolution was formerly led by Ferdinand Marcos from Manila.

- The Philippines - Philippines is correct.

Oh, sorry with that bell.

That is gonna end that round.

We won't be able to get to that next question, but great job Ovid ELsie, you were able to get through a lot of questions in that round.

Let's go ahead and take a look at those questions that were missed or incorrectly answered during that round.

The country of birth of August Strindberg and the setting of miss Julie was Sweden.

The 18th century English poet, who wrote an essay on criticism was Alexander Pope.

And that composing partner who wrote a "some Enchanted chanted evening" and his first musical with Oscar Hammerstein was Rogers.

Richard Rogers.

The former prime minister of Portugal was Antonio Guterrez, not to be out done Ovid Elsie answers right back with nine, correct answers for 90 points.

And today's homestretch round.

Our score is now Manistee 140, Ovid Elsie 160. as we 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 with correct answers, still being worth 10 points a piece.

Manistee, you're up first in today's final countdown.

So let's put two minutes on the clock and here comes your first question.

What man, the first African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard wrote the essay, the talented 10th and founded the NAACP magazine, The crisis - Du bois - Du bois is correct, what company co-founded in 1976 by Steve Wozniak introduced the unsuccessful Lisa and under CEO, Steve jobs, the safari browser and the iPhone - Apple - Apple's correct.

- Apple Optical pumping is used to generate a population inversion in the gain, medium of what devices first built by Theodore Maiman.

- TC pores.

- Incorrect.

Onto the next question.

Ulysses S. Grant captured what Mississippi city in July, 1863.

To give union forces control of the Mississippi river in the civil war.

- Vicksburg.

- Vicksburg is correct.

What character employs, a chief of staff named Colonel Sebastian Moran and fatally plummets into the Reichenbach falls while fighting Sherlock Holmes.

Final answer Manistee - John Watson.

Nope.

Incorrect on the next question.

What author who wrote about a flying car in the children's novel Chitty-Chitty-bang-bang also wrote a series of thrillers about James Bond.

- Shoot Dan Barry.

- Barry is incorrect.

Next question.

Goss's law for magnetism expresses the apparent, lack of what type of theoretical particle that would have a net magnetic charge.

- Oh, wait.

That's not theoretical, oh shoot, electron.

- Electron incorrect, onto the next question.

What president who served in the Senate after leaving office angered radical Republicans and was impeached after seceding Abraham Lincoln.

- johnsons - Johnson's correct.

Oh and with that bell that be able to get that one just under the wire and in the final countdown Manistee was a tough one today, but you were able to get four correct answers in the final countdown for a total of 40 points, which brings your total after four rounds of Quiz Central to 180 points.

Thank you Manistee.

Now Ovid Elsie, it's your turn to enter today's final countdown.

Here comes the first question.

What man, the first African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard wrote the essay, the talented 10th and founded the NAACP's magazine, the crisis.

- W.E.B.

Dubois - That is correct.

What company co-founded in 1976 by Steve Wozniak introduce the unsuccessful Lisa - Apple - apple is correct.

On the next question, Optical pumping is used to generate a population inversion in the gain medium of what devices first built by Theodore Maiman - pass pass onto the next question, Ulysses S Grant captured what Mississippi city in July, 1863 to give union forces control of the Mississippi river in the civil war.

The Locksey The Locksey is incorrect on to the next question.

What character employs a chief of staff named Colonel Sebastian Moran and fatally plummets into the Reichenbach falls while fighting Sherlock Holmes - pass.

- Pass, next question.

What author who wrote about a flying car in the children's novel Chitty-Chitty-bang-bang also wrote a series of thrillers about James Bond - pass.

- Pass, Next question.

Goss's law for magnetism expresses the apparent lack of what type of theoretical particle that would have a net magnetic charge - pass pass onto the next question.

What president who served in the Senate after leaving office angered radical Republicans and was impeached after seceding Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Johnson - Johnson is correct - in January, 2021.

What app received over 100,000 one-star reviews after it prevented its users from buying GameStop stock, - Robinhood, - Robinhood's Correct.

What poet, who depicted a ship of peril in the chamber Nautilus shares his full name with a Supreme court justice known as the great dissenter - pass.

- Pass Next question in what?

Oh, sorry.

We're not gonna be able to get to that last question cause that bell is going to signify the end of the round.

Great job Ovid Elsie 1, 2, 3, 4, correct answers.

After four rounds of competition.

Our final score is Manistee 180, Ovid ELsie 200.

It was a really close match today, nearly neck and neck all the way up until that final round.

And those final round answers that were missed were the devices first built by Theodore Maiman were lasers.

The character who plummeted down the falls fighting Sherlock Holmes was professor James Moriarty.

The author of the children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was Ian Fleming.

And finally that theoretical particle with a net magnetic charge was magnetic monopoles, but today's Victors on quiz central are the students from Ovid Elsie high school.

Congratulations.

And we want to thank Manistee for joining us today for a great game on quiz central.

seniors, Good luck to you and all of your future endeavors and underclassmen, We hope to see you next season right here on quest central.

And we hope all of you will join us again on 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 or archived online at wcmu.org from the crew here at WCMU public television.

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