- Welcome to the studios of WCMU Public Television.

And this episode of "Quiz Central", it's a first round game between Manistee and Sault Area High School.

Coming up right after this.

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- [Host] Let's get today's match underway.

Here's your first question, on "Quiz Central."

- Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Host] That is correct.

- Crimson.

- [Host] Yes, that answer is correct.

- Matilda.

- [Host] Correct, Traverse City Central, congratulations on being our Season 15 Champions.

- Hello everyone, I'm Matthew Ozanich and welcome to the 16th season of "Quiz Central".

This season, our teams will be independently challenged with the same set of questions.

The school that answers the most questions correctly, will advance to the next round.

This season of "Quiz Central" will consist of 16 teams divided into four divisions based on school enrollment.

At the end of the season, four "Quiz Central" seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU Bookstore.

This week 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.

Each team will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is worth 10 points and there is no point deduction for incorrect answers.

Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but we'll be taking final answers solely from the teams' captains.

Manistee, here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush round.

What 2019 film, in which villain is Thaddeus Sivana, becomes the vessel of the seven deadly sins, star Zachary Levi as the title DC superhero?

- "Shazam" - [Host] Correct.

What phenomenon named after a British botanist who observed it in pollen is the random motion of particles suspended in a fluid?

- Surface tension.

- [Host] Incorrect, next question.

What materials, examples of which include T-A-E and T-B-E, typically contain a weak acid, and its conjugate base and resist large changes in pH?

- Bases.

- [Host] Incorrect, next question.

What West Virginia family, whose patriarch was known as Devil Anse, had a bitter feud with the McCoys, in the late 1800s?

- Henry Luis.

- [Host] Incorrect, next question.

What novella in which the disease-made Paquet leaves Westphalia before reuniting with the optimistic Dr. Pangloss in a 1759 satire by Voltaire?

(mumbles) - Okay, Voltaire.

- [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

What ancient Greek philosophers stated that one cannot step in the same river twice, to illustrate his view that the world is constantly in flux?

(mumbles) - Socrates - [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a house delicate for what entity which was the subject of a June, 2020 house bill intended to make it the 51st state?

(mumbles) - Puerto Rico.

- [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

The 1976 song, "Don't go breaking my heart" was written by Bernie Topen, and what knighted English musician who's older songs include Tiny dancer?

- Elton John.

- [Host] Correct.

Manistee, you're able to get two correct answers in that first round for a total of 20 points.

A very tough Maroon and Gold Rush opening round.

The questions that you did not get, the phenomenon named after that British botanist, was the Brownian that's what we were looking for.

What materials include examples of T-A-E and T-B-E?

Those were buffer solutions.

Is what we were looking for.

That West Virginia family that had the feud with the McCoys were the Hatfields.

The novella by Voltaire was "Candied."

That ancient Greek philosopher who said that one can not step in the same river twice, was Heraclitus.

And Eleanor Holmes that a bill intended to make it the 25th state was Washington DC.

That was the answer we were looking for.

All right, Manistee, that ends your first round of questions.

Now we will head to Sault Area High School.

So, Sault Area High School, here is your first question, in the Maroon and Gold Rush round.

Two minutes on the clock.

What 2019 film in which the villain is Thaddeus Sivana becomes the vessel of the seven deadly scenes star Zachary Levi as the title, DC superhero?

(mumbles) - "Shazam" - [Host] Correct.

What phenomenon named after a British botanist, who observed it in pollen is the random motion of particles suspended in a fluid?

(mumbles) - No answer.

- [Host] No answer, on to the next question.

What materials examples of which include T-A-E and T-B-E typically contain a weak acid and its conjugate base and resist large changes in pH?

- Is it a buffer?

- Buffer?

- [Host] Correct.

What West Virginia family, who's patriarch was known as Devil Anse, had a bitter feud with the McCoys, in the late 1800s?

(mumbles) - Do you have a guess?

- Hatfield?

- [Host] Hatfield is correct onto the next question.

What novella in which the disease- made Paquet leaves Westphalia before reuniting with the optimistic Dr. Pangloss is a 1759 satire by Voltaire?

(mumbles) - I can't remember I don't know.

- No answer.

- [Host] No answer, onto the next question.

What ancient Greek philosopher stated that one cannot step in the same river twice, to illustrate his view that the world is constantly in flux?

- Oh, sorry.

With the bell there we're gonna have to end that round.

Sault Area, in your opening round, you scored three correct answers for a total of 30 points in your opening round.

Those answers that you didn't get that we were looking for, the phenomenon named after a British botanist, we were looking for a Brownian, Browmian motion.

And that novella, about the disease made by Voltaire, "Candide," "Candide" is the answer that we were looking for there.

Well, with one round in the books, let's take a moment now and meet our contestants from each of today's schools.

We'll begin with today's competitors from Manistee High School.

- I'm Olivia Hopkins, I'm a senior at Manistee High School.

I run cross country and track and participate in the choir.

- I'm Jack Hokren I'm a senior at Manistee High School.

I'm on the soccer team.

- Hi, my name's Luke Coy I'm a junior at Manistee High School.

I'm on the football team.

I ski in the winter and I do track in the spring.

- Hi, I'm Solano Postmark I'm a junior at Manistee, and I swim, run cross country and play soccer.

And I'm also on science club.

- Thank you.

Now let's meet our next team in today's competition, the students from Sault Area High School.

Take it away.

- Hi, I'm Bonnie I'm a senior at Sault Area High School, and I am this year's Quiz Bowl team captain.

I really enjoy violin and I play in several orchestras.

- Hi, I'm Maya I am a junior at Sault Area High School and I figure skate.

- Hello, I'm Cory Armstrong and I'm a junior at Sault Area High School.

And I like to play games.

- Hi, I'm Emily McClain.

I'm a senior at Sault Area High School, and I volunteer, play basketball and run track.

- Well, now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of competition the perfect 10.

In this round, each team will be given the category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions as they can.

Teams can still consult on each question, but I'll be taking final answers from our captains.

[Host] So Manistee High School, your category and the perfect 10 round today is DH.

Identify these things that can be abbreviated DH.

60 seconds on the clock.

And here comes your first question in the perfect 10 round.

DNA structure discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick.

- Double-helix.

- Double-helix.

- [Host] Correct.

Baseball position used in 2019, only in the American lead.

- Designated hitter.

- Designated hitter.

- [Host] Correct.

An unexpectedly successful political candidate.

- Dark horse.

- Dark horse.

- [Host] Correct.

A fast variety of skiing.

- Downhill.

- Downhill.

- [Host] Correct.

Group of items, including the invisibility cloak and resurrection stone.

- Deathly Hollows.

- [Host] Deathly Hollows' correct.

Volcanic cone on Oahu.

- Pass.

- [Host] Strike that lands exactly as intended.

- Strike.

- Direct hit.

- Oh, direct hit.

- [Host] Correct.

Actor who starred in "Rain Man" and "The Graduate."

- Dale Hopkins.

- [Host] Incorrect.

ABC drama about women on-- Oh we weren't able to get to that question.

You're able to get through seven questions in you're perfect 10 round.

One, two, three, four, five, six, correct answers.

So great job there.

The questions that you missed, that volcanic cone on Oahu that we were looking for, was Diamond Head.

And the actor who started in "Rain man" and "The Graduate" was Dustin Hoffman.

So off you're a perfect turn round you have a total of 80 points.

All right, Sault Area your perfect 10 category for today is DH.

Identify these things that can be abbreviated DH.

60 seconds on the clock.

Here comes your first question, in the perfect 10.

DNA structure discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick.

- Double-helix.

- Double-helix.

- [Host] Correct.

Baseball position used in 2019 only in the American League.

(mumbles) - Designated hitter.

- [Host] Correct.

An unexpectedly successful political candidate.

- Dark horse.

- Dark horse.

- [Host] Correct.

A fast variety of skiing.

- Downhill.

(mumbles) - Downhill.

- [Host] Correct.

Group of items including the invisibility cloak and resurrection stone.

(mumbles) - Deathly Hollows.

- [Host] Correct.

A volcanic cone on Oahu.

(mumbles) - No answer.

- [Host] No answer, next question.

Strike that lands exactly as intended.

(mumbles) - Direct hit.

- [Host] Correct.

Oh, and with that bell comes the end of your perfect 10 round.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Sault Area, you were able to get six correct answers for a total of 60 points in your perfect 10 round.

That brings your score after two rounds, up to 90 points.

In the perfect 10 those questions that we did not get answers to, that volcanic cone on Oahu, was Diamond Head.

That is the one that we were looking for.

And that is the only question that we gave you that you guys didn't answer correctly.

So a great job in your perfect 10 round.

After two rounds of competition, our current score is Manistee with 80 points and Sault Area with 90 points.

So without further ado, let's head into our third round of the day, the homestretch round.

I'll be asking each team a series of questions.

The teams will be able to consult with each other, but I'll be taking final answers from the teams' captains.

Manistee, here comes your first question, in today's homestretch round.

What adjective name for a British logician describes expressions that evaluate to true or false?

- Correct.

- [Host] Incorrect, on the next question.

What MLB team won a league record 22 straight games in 2017, lost the 2016 World Series to the Cubs, and plays at Progressive Field in Northern Ohio?

- Cleveland Indians.

- Cleveland Indians.

- [Host] Correct.

Heinrich Himmler, led what Nazi Paramilitary Organization, that helped destroy its rival the S.A, in the Night of the Long Knives.

(mumbles) - Gestapo - [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

The 1839 Treaty of London recognized the independence and perpetual neutrality of what country, that had been ruled by the Netherlands since 1815?

- Australia.

- [Host] Incorrect.

What character claims in absence of barking was the curious incident of the dog in the night-time in "Silver Blaze," a story by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- Sherlock Holmes.

- [Host] Correct.

Diophantine equations have solutions restricted to what set of numbers denoted by the letter Z, whose members do not have fractional parts?

- Whole numbers.

- What?

- Whole numbers.

- Whole numbers.

- [Host] Incorrect, onto to the next question.

Which of the great lakes on which the city of Rochester lies is the namesake of a Canadian province?

- Ontario.

- [Host] Correct.

What's celestial being, who in Islam revealed the Quran to Mohammed, was in the Bible and Archangel, who performed the enunciation to the Virgin Mary?

- Gabriel.

- [Host] Correct.

What composer, who's piano concerto number 26 is nicknamed the coronation, left his requiem unfinished at his death, and wrote the opera, "The Magic Flute?"

- Mozart.

- [Host] Mozart final answer?

- Yes.

- [Host] Correct.

What country's second legislative election of 2019 saw the Blue and White Alliance led by Benny Gantz, win 33 seats in the kind of set.

- Israel - Israel.

- [Host] Correct.

What Roman emperor, who built the Temple of Venus and Roma, abandoned the expansionism of Tregon, and marked Britannia's Northern border with a wall?

- It's Octavian.

- Octavian.

- [Host] Incorrect, next question.

During the 1880s, the Mahdist led an uprising in what modern day African country, where the Fashoda Incident took place between Britain and France.

- Anyone?

- Sierra Leon.

- What?

- Sierra Leon.

- Sierra Leon.

- [Host] Incorrect.

And with that bell, that comes the end of the round.

You did pretty good in that round, Manistee.

One, two, three, four, five, six, correct questions answered which brings your total up to 140 points at the end of round three.

Those questions that we did not get in that round, the adjective named after a British logician, we were looking for a Boolean, named after George Boole.

That Paramilitary Organization, that destroyed the S.A was the SS.

That 1839 Treaty of London recognized the independence of Belgium.

Diophantine equations there on that question, we were looking for integers.

Let me see, the Roman emperor who built a Temple of Venus in Roma was Hadrian.

And that country in Africa where the Fashoda Incident took place was the Sudan.

Sault Area, here comes your first question, in today's homestretch round.

What adjective named for a British logician, describes expressions that evaluate to true or false?

- Somebody with a guess?

(mumbles) - Skip.

- [Host] No answer, onto the next question.

What MLB team won a league record 22 straight games in 2017, lost the 2016 World Series to the Cubs, and plays at Progressive Field in Northern Ohio?

(mumbles) - White Socks?

- [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

Heinrich Himmler, led what Nazi Paramilitary Organization that helped destroy its rival, the S.A, in the Night of the Long Knives?

(mumbles) - Okay, I'm gonna defer with you.

Defer to Corey?

- [Host] Corey?

(mumbles) - [Host] Incorrect onto the next question.

The 1839 Treaty of London recognised the independence and perpetual and neutrality of what country, that had been ruled by the Netherlands since 1815?

(mumbles) - Okay, Ireland.

- [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

What character claims in absence of barking was the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, in "Silver Blaze" a story by Arthur Conan Doyle?

(mumbles) - Sherlock Holmes.

- [Host] Correct.

Diophantine equations have solutions restricted to what set of numbers, denoted by the letter Z, whose members do not have fractional parts?

(mumbles) - Integers.

- [Host] Integers is correct.

Which of the great lakes on which the city of Rochester lies is the namesake of a Canadian Province?

(mumbles) - Ontario.

- [Host] Lake Ontario, correct.

What's celestial being, who in Islam revealed the Quran to Mohammed, was in the Bible, an Archangel, who performed the annunciation to the Virgin Mary?

(mumbles) - Michael.

- [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

What composer, who's piano concerto number 26, is nicknamed the coronation, left his requiem unfinished at his death, and wrote the ophra "The Magic Flute?"

(mumbles) - Mozart.

- [Host] Correct.

What country's second legislative election of 2019 saw the Blue and White Alliance, led by Benny Gantz.. Oh, we're not gonna be able to get to the end of that question.

So that brings your third round, your home stretch round to a close.

Great job, you got four correct answers in that round, for a total of 40 points, which brings your total up to 130 points, after three rounds of play.

Those home stretch round questions that you missed, the adjective that describes an expression that evaluates true or false, we were looking for Boolean.

The MLB team that plays in Northern Ohio, the Cleveland Indians.

The Nazi Paramilitary Organization, that destroyed the SA, was the SS.

The 1839 Treaty of London, recognized independence for Belgium.

And, a celestial being who performed the annunciation to the Virgin Mary, we were looking for Gabriel.

After the homestretch round with a score of 140 to 130, we now head into the final countdown.

Contestants will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is still worth 10 points.

Teams can consult, and answers will be coming from the captain.

Manistee, here is your first final countdown question.

What state, whose Kings Canyon National Park, is home to many giant Sequoia trees also includes half dome, which is in its Yosemite National Park?

- California.

- [Host] Correct.

What bill of rights amendment mandates the use of grand juries, outlaws double jeopardy and forbids forcing defendants to incriminate themselves?

- Fifth.

- The fifth amendment.

- [Host] Correct.

What space program whose fifth mission carried the dogs, Belka and Strelka into orbit, was a Soviet Program, that in 1957, launched the first satellite?

- Sputnik.

- [Host] Correct.

Chung Ching and Wuhan, are cities on what river that is spanned by the three gorgeous dam?

(mumbles) - Yellow river.

- Yellow river - [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

What man used the ship in constant to escape from exile on the Island of Elba, but was later banished to St. Helena, after losing the battle of Waterloo?

- Napoleon.

- [Host] Napoleon, correct answer.

What god was married to Sigyn, gave birth to the horse Sleipnir, gave Hother the mistletoe spear that killed Balder, and was a norse trickster god?

- Loki - [Host] Loki, correct.

What Hungarian composer of the Muffet Stow Waltz, also wrote a set of Hungarian Rhapsodies?

- Bronx - [Host] Incorrect, onto the next question.

What biblical book, which mentioned seven bowls or plagues that include a battle at Armageddon is by John of Patmos and concludes the new Testament?

- Revelation.

- [Host] Correct.

What president ordered that government funds be placed in pet banks and opposed to renewing the second bank of the United States Charter in the 1830s.

- 1830?

- Andrew Jackson?

- Okay, Andrew Jackson.

- [Host] Correct.

What element... Oh, we're not gonna be able to get to that question.

So with the sound of that bell comes the end of your final countdown.

You did really great in that final countdown there Manistee, with one, two, three, four, five, six seven questions answered correctly.

That brings you to a grand total of 210 points for your four rounds of "Quiz Central" today.

Those final countdown questions that you missed, are those two rivers are those two towns in China around the Yangtze River, spanned by the Three Gorges Dam.

That's the one we were looking for there.

The Hungarian composer was Franz Liszt.

And I think those two are the only two that you missed in your final countdown.

All right thank you, Manistee.

And now Sault Area High School.

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

What state who's King's Canyon National Park, is home to many giant Sequoia trees, also includes half dome, which is in its Yosemite National Park?

- California.

- [Host] Correct?

What bill of rights amendment mandates the use of grand juries, outlaws double jeopardy and forbids forcing defendants to incriminate themselves?

- Fifth.

- [Host] Fifth amendment is correct.

What space program whose fifth mission carried the dogs Belka and Strelka, into orbit, was a Soviet program that in 1957 launched the first satellite?

(mumbles) - Sputnik.

- [Host] Correct.

Chung Ching and Wuhan, are cities on what river that is spanned by the Three Gorgeous Dam?

- Yangtze River.

- [Host] Correct.

What man used the ship in constant to escape from exile on the Island of Elba, but was later banished to Saint Helena, after losing the Battle of Waterloo?

- Napoleon.

- [Host] Correct.

What god was married to Sigyn, gave birth to the horse Sleipnir, gave Hother the mistletoe spear that killed Balder and was a norse trickster god?

- Loki.

- [Host] Correct.

What Hungarian composer of the Muffet Stow waltz also wrote a set of Hungarian rhapsodies?

(mumbles) - Hondo.

- [Host] Incorrect, next question.

What biblical book, which mentioned seven bowls or plagues that include a battle at Armageddon is by John of Patmos and concludes the New Testament?

(mumbles) - Revelations.

- [Host] Correct.

What president ordered that government funds be placed in pet banks and opposed renewing the second bank of the United States Charter in the 1830s?

(mumbles) - Jefferson.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Oh, just like that with that bell comes the end of your final countdown round, you did great.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, correct answers, which gives you a grand total of 200 points.

In your final countdown, those questions that you missed Sault Area, are the Hungarian composer we were looking for was Franz Liszt.

And the president that ordered the government funds would be placed in pet banks, that was Andrew Jackson President in the 1830s.

Well, after four rounds of competition, our final score is Manistee 210 and Sault Area 200.

Congratulations to Manistee.

You'll be advancing to our next round of competition.

And we wanna thank Sault Area for a hard fought match.

What an incredibly close game.

Seniors, good luck to all of you on your future endeavors and underclassmen.

We hope to see you next season, on ""Quiz Central".

We hope all of you will join us again in our next episode of ""Quiz Central", as two more schools compete the Season 16 Title.

And as a reminder, all episodes of "Quiz Central" are archived online, at wcmu.org.

From the crew here at CMU Public Television, thank you for watching, and we'll see you all right back here, for the next episode of "Quiz Central".

Goodnight.

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(upbeat music) - [Host] Let's get today's match underway.

Here is your first question on "Quiz Central" - Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Host] That is correct - Crimson.

- [Host] Yes, that answer is correct.

- Matilda.

- Correct.

Traverse City Central, congratulations on being our Season 15 Champions.