- Welcome to the studios of WCMU Public Television, as we continue our 18th season of Quiz Central.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart takes on Roscommon in a semi-final match coming up right after this.

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- [Matthew] Here is your first question on Quiz Central.

(bell dings) - C.S.

Lewis.

- [Matthew] C.S.

Lewis is correct.

(bell dings) - Charlotte's Web.

- [Matthew] Correct.

(bell dings) - Nylon.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Our season 17 grand champions are the students from Roscommon High School.

Hello everyone, I'm Matthew Ozanich, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to Quiz Central, here on WCMU.

We near the end of our tournament today with the second game in our semi-final round, as Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart takes on Roscommon.

Before we meet each of today's teams and get into our first round of questions, let's first recap how the game works here on Quiz Central.

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.

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

In our first round is the Maroon and Gold Rush, where our teams will have just two minutes to answer as many questions correctly as they can.

Each correct answer is worth 10 points.

There is 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 the team's captain.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, you're gonna start things off for us today, so here comes your first question in the Maroon and Gold Rush.

What character who was given a photograph as a reward in the story "A Scandal in Bohemia", lives at 221B Baker Street and solves crimes with Dr. Watson?

- [Male Student] Sherlock Holmes?

- Sherlock Holmes.

- [Matthew] Correct.

A 1982 Thomas Kenneally novel is titled for the "Ark" of what German industrialist, who saved 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

An element's reduction potential and density are examples of what properties whose values do not depend on the amount of the element present.

- Independent properties?

- [Matthew] Sorry, that is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What transition metal with the highest boiling point of any metal is used in light bulb filaments, is also known as wolfram and has atomic symbol W?

- [Male Student] Tungston.

- Tungston.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What condition, which the DSM-5 renamed major neurocognitive disorder, is a deterioration of mental function most often caused by Alzheimer's disease?

- Dementia.

Dementia.

- [Male Student] Okay.

- Dementia.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What character who wore a hat with a pencil on it in a 2021 viral video in which he said he never forgot you, was a host of the TV show Blues Clues?

- Steve?

Is it Steve?

- [Male Student] Yeah, say Steve.

- Steve?

- [Matthew] Steve is correct.

What novel in which zydeco musician Justin dates fellow high schooler Via, is by R.J. Palacio and depicts Auggie, a boy with facial differences?

- Wonder.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What monument, a 630 foot tall inverted catenary curve, was designed by Eero Saarinen to symbolize Westward expansion?

- [Male Student] It's the Arch.

- Golden arch?

- [Male Student] No, it's the Saint Louis one.

- The Saint Louis Arch.

- [Matthew] You can accept that.

What video game whose six season (bell dings) Ooh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart finishes out the Maroon and Gold Rush with six correct answers and 60 points.

Now, Roscommon, it's your turn in our opening round.

Let's go ahead and put two minutes back on the clock.

What character who is given a photograph as a reward in the story, A Scandal in Bohemia, lives at 221B Baker Street - Sherlock Holmes.

- [Matthew] Sherlock Holmes is correct.

A 1982 Thomas Keneally novel is titled, for the "Ark" of what German industrialist who saved 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust?

- Schindler.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

An elements reduction potential and density are examples of what properties who values do not depend on the amount of the element present?

- Atomic mass.

- Atomic mass?

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

What transition metal with the highest boiling point of any metal is used in light bulb filaments, is also known as wolfram and has atomic symbol W. - Tungston.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What condition which the DSM-5 renamed major neurocognitive disorder is a deterioration of mental function most often caused by Alzheimer's disease?

- Dementia?

- Dementia.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What character who wore a hat with a pencil on it in a 2021 viral video, in which he said, he never forgot you, was a host of the TV show Blues Clues.

- Oh, is it Steve?

- Steve.

- Steve.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What novel, in which zydeco musician Justin dates fellow high schooler Via, is by R.L.

Palacio and depicts Auggie, a boy with facial differences?

- Wonder.

- Wonder.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What monument, a 630 foot tall inverted canary curve, was designed by Eero Saarinen, to symbolize Westward expansion?

- The - The Arch.

- The Saint Louis Arch.

- [Matthew] We can accept that.

Correct.

What video game, whose sixth season added the Sweet Thieves mode, is set in an arena called the Blunderdome, where Beans play battle royale minigames?

- Fortnite.

- Fortnite.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

What American migratory butterfly is genus Danaus, was classified as endangered in 2022?

(bell dings) Ooh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

After the Maroon and Gold rush, our score is Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 60 and Roscommon, 70.

Before we continue, let's take a look at those questions that were missed in the opening round.

An elements reduction potential and density are examples of intensive properties.

The video game that added the Sweet Thieves mode in their sixth season, was Fall Guys.

And the Butterfly that was classified endangered in 2022, was the monarch butterfly.

Only one round in the books and it's already a very close game.

But before we continue, let's take this moment to meet our players from both of today's schools.

And we're gonna start with the students from Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart.

- My name is Aimsley Humphrey.

I'm a senior at Sacred Heart and I'm on the cheer team, science Olympiad, and Key Club.

- I'm Alexis Zion.

I'm a senior at Sacred Heart Academy.

I play basketball, softball, and I'm on student senate.

- I'm Sam Powell.

I'm a senior at Sacred Heart Academy.

I'm a part of NH basketball and golf.

- Hi, I'm Alex Latham.

I'm a junior here at Sacred Heart and I play football, basketball, and golf.

- Thank you, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart.

Now, let's meet the team from Roscommon.

- Hi, I'm Alex Steele.

I'm a junior here at RHS.

I participate in soccer, basketball, track, student council, NHS, band and jazz band, as well as the musical.

- Hi, I'm Corbin Tyler.

I'm a junior.

I participate in soccer, track, the fall musical, and student council.

- Hi, I'm David Jensen.

I'm also a junior at RHS and I participate in football, wrestling, track, and obviously Quizable.

- Hi, I'm Ben Collins.

I'm a junior at RHS.

I participate in soccer, wrestling and track, as well as band and jazz band.

- Well now that everyone's made their introductions, let's head into our next round of the day, the Perfect Ten.

In this round, our teams will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer 10 questions pertaining to that category.

And our Perfect Ten category for today is recent popular songs.

Name the primary singer of these recent popular songs.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, you're up first in the Perfect Ten round.

So let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.

"Good 4 U" and "Drivers License".

- [Male Student] Olivia Rodrigo - Olivia Rodrigo - [Matthew] Correct.

"Montero" and "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X - Lil Nas X - Lil Nas X - [Matthew] Correct.

"Easy on Me," from her album 30.

- Adele - [Matthew] Correct.

"Holy" and "Peaches" - Justin Bieber - Justin Bieber - [Matthew] Correct.

"Kiss Me More" and "Say So" - Doja Cat - [Matthew] Correct.

"Don't Start Now" and "Levitating" - Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa - [Matthew] Correct.

"Noticed" and "Blueberry Faygo" - No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

"Hands to Myself" and "Lose You to Love Me" - Selena Gomez?

Selena Gomez - [Matthew] Correct.

"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" and "Laugh Now Cry Later" - No answer.

- [Matthew] The country hit, "Fancy Like" (bell dings) - Walker Hayes.

- [Matthew] Ooh, I'm sorry.

The bell just beat you on that one.

I'm sorry, we're not gonna be able to accept that final one, even though yes, you were correct.

It was Walker Hayes.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart finishes out the Perfect Ten with seven correct answers, upping their score to 130.

Let's turn now to Roscommon in the Perfect Ten as we put 60 seconds back up on the clock.

"Good 4 U" and "Drivers License" - [Male Student] Olivia Rodrigo.

- Olivia Rodrigo.

- [Matthew] Correct.

"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" and "Old Town- - Lil Nas X - [Matthew] Correct.

"Easy on Me," from her album 30 - Adele - Adele - [Matthew] Correct.

"Holy" and "Peaches" - Justin Bieber.

- [Matthew] Correct.

"Kiss Me More" and "Say So" - Doja Cat - [Matthew] Correct.

"Don't Start Now" and "Levitating" - Dua Lipa - [Matthew] Correct.

"Noticed" and "Blueberry Faygo" - Lil Mosey - [Matthew] Correct.

"Hands to Myself" and "Lose You to Love Me" - Rihanna.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" and "Laugh Now Cry Later" - Drake - [Matthew] Correct.

The country hit, "Fancy Like" - Walker Hayes.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Roscommon nearly has a perfect 10 with nine correct answers, bringing their score to 160.

After two rounds, our score is Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 130 and Roscommon, 160.

It is still anyone's game as we enter our third round of the day, The Homestretch round.

In the Homestretch, I'll be asking each team a series of random questions.

Correct answers are still worth 10 points a piece and final answers will be coming from our team's captains.

We're gonna start with Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the Homestretch round.

Students, here comes your first question.

What American seamstress's family claims that she created the first U.S. flag, which featured thirteen five-pointed stars in a circle?

- Betsy Ross - [Matthew] Correct.

In physics, what quantity, which measures the strength of certain electronic circuit components, can be measured in farads?

- [Male Student] Resistance.

- Resistance - [Matthew] I'm sorry, resistance is incorrect.

In July 2022 Ada Limón was appointed by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to replace Joy Harjo in which position?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What covalent solid with sp3-hybridized atoms is used in namesake anvils to apply extreme pressures, and is an allotrope of carbon that is very hard?

- [Male Student] Diamond - Diamond - [Matthew] Diamond is correct.

What American billionaire, who founded a philanthropic "initiative" with his wife Priscilla Chan, dropped out of Harvard in 2004?

- [Male Student] No answer.

- No answer.

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

What country, which lies to the north of the Kaliningrad exclave and to the south of Latvia, borders the Baltic Sea and is governed from Vilnius?

- Lithuania?

- Lithuania - [Matthew] Correct.

A lack of the chemical hypocretin is believed to be one factor in what brain condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep?

- Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy - [Matthew] Correct.

What arm of the Mediterranean Sea lies east of Sardinia and west of the Italian Peninsula?

- No answer.

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

What realm, constructed from the eyebrows of the primordial giant Ymir, was home to mortal humans in Norse myth?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What current geological era has been dominated by mammals, has generally had a cooling climate, and is named for the Greek for "recent life"?

- Is it predezoa?

- [Male Student] Yeah.

Predezoa - [Matthew] Predezoa's incorrect.

What last leader of the Soviet Union, who was challenged by the Gang of Eight in a 1991 coup attempt, died in August 2022 at age 91?

- Lennon?

- [Male Student] Lennon - Lennon - [Matthew] Lennon is incorrect, next question.

What galaxy also known as Messier 31 is the largest by volume in the Local Group, and in about five billion years will collide with the Milky Way?

- [Male Student] Andromeda Andromeda - [Matthew] That is correct.

A 2022 rule change by the FDA allows the sale without a prescription, of what medical devices, early examples of which were trumpet-shaped?

- [Male Student] Isn't it the asthma thing?

- Inhalers?

- Sure.

- Inhalers - [Matthew] That is incorrect, on the next question.

The quantization of what in- (bell dings) Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round, so we're not gonna be able to get to it.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart finishes out a tough Homestretch round with five correct answers, for 50 points.

We now turn to Roscommon to see how they'll fair in the Homestretch.

Roscommon, here comes your first question.

What American seamstress's family claims that she created the first U.S. flag, which featured- - Betsy Ross.

- [Matthew] Betsy Ross is correct.

In physics, what quantity, which measures the strength of certain electronic circuit components, can be measured in farads?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

In July 2022 Ada Limón was appointed by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to replace Joy Harjo in which position?

- Poet Laureate.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What covalent solid with sp3-hybridized atoms is used in namesake anvils to apply extreme pressures, and is an allotrope of carbon that is very hard?

- Diamond - [Matthew] Correct.

What American billionaire, who founded a philanthropic "initiative" with his wife Priscilla Chan, dropped out of Harvard in 2004?

- Zuckerberg - [Matthew] Zuckerberg is correct.

What country, which lies to the north of Kaliningrad exclave and to the south of Latvia, borders the Baltic Sea and is governed from Vilnius?

- Estonia - [Matthew] Estonia is incorrect.

A lack of the chemical hypocretin is believed to be one factor in what brain condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep?

- [Male Student] Narcolepsy.

- Narcolepsy.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What arm of the Mediterranean Sea lies east of Sardinia and west of the Italian Peninsula?

- Baltic - [Matthew] Baltic is incorrect.

What realm, constructed from the eyebrows of the primordial giant Ymir, was home to mortal humans in Norse myth?

- Midgard.

- [Matthew] Midgard's correct.

What current geological era has been dominated by mammals, has generally had a cooling climate, and is named from the Greek for "recent life"?

- Neolithic - [Matthew] Neolithic's is incorrect.

What last leader of the Soviet Union, who was challenged by the Gang of Eight in a 1991 coup attempt, died in August 2022 at age 91?

- Gorbachev - [Matthew] Gorbachev is correct.

What galaxy also known as Messier 31 is the largest by volume in the Local Group, and in about five billion years will collide with the Milky Way?

- Andromeda.

- [Matthew] Andromeda's correct.

A 2022 rule change by the FDA allows the sale without a prescription, of what medical devices, early examples of which were trumpet-shaped?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, on the next question.

The quantization of what intrinsic form of angular momentum was demonstrated by firing atoms through a magnetic field in the Stern-Gerlach experiment?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What man, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity, was part of the Rat Pack, was nicknamed "Ol' Blue Eyes," and sang "My Way"?

- Frank Sinatra.

- [Matthew] Frank Sinatra is correct.

What Mexican state is the largest by area, is to the east of Sonora and south of- (bell dings) - Ooh, sorry.

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

Roscommon having very little trouble in the Homestretch gets nine correct answers, for 90 points.

And before we give you an update on the total score, let's go ahead and take a look at the questions that were missed during the Homestretch.

In physics, the quantity that can be measured in farads is capacitance.

The arm of the Mediterranean that lies east of Sardinia is the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The current geological era dominated by mammals is the cenozoic era.

The medical devices that had early trumpet-shaped examples are hearing aids.

And finally, the intrinsic form of angular momentum we were looking for, was spin.

Our score after three rounds is Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 180, Roscommon, 250.

And now, we enter the final round of the day, the Final Countdown.

In this round, 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.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, we're starting with you in the Final Countdown.

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

Along with Andrew Moray, which Scottish independence leader commanded the victorious side at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] What art style, which had analytic and synthetic forms and was co-developed by Georges Braque, is exemplified by the geometric style of Pablo Picasso?

- It's abstract.

- Abstract.

- [Matthew] Abstract is incorrect.

What bone runs from the thumb to the elbow, parallel to the ulna, and shares its name with a line segment between a point on a circle and its center?

- Radius.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Skyline Drive runs through what national park in western Virginia that is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What shape is the simplest non-orientable surface, can be created by cutting a Klein bottle along its length, and is a strip with just one side?

- [Male Student] Möbius.

Möbius strip.

- Möbius?

- [Male Student] Yeah.

- Möbius?

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Cardinality measures the size of what mathematical constructs, whose empty type is denoted by a circle with a slash through it?

- Sets.

- Sets?

Sets.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What Democrat, who narrowly won the 2020 Iowa presidential caucus, now serves as secretary of transportation and was the mayor of South Bend, Indiana?

- [Male Student] Is it Pete Buttigieg?

- Yep.

Buttigieg - [Matthew] That is correct.

What structure takes up crystal violet dye when it has a thick peptidoglycan layer, is made of cellulose in plants, and surrounds the cell membrane?

- Cell wall.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What Whig senator from Massachusetts declared "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable" during his 1830 debate with Robert Hayne?

- No answer.

(bell dings) - [Matthew] And that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart finishes out the Final Countdown with five correct answers and 50 points.

It is now Roscommon's turn to enter our Final Countdown.

Roscommon, here comes your first question.

Along with Andrew Moray, which Scottish independence leader commanded the victorious side at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What art style, which had analytic and synthetic forms and was co-developed by Georges Braque, is exemplified by the geometric style of Pablo Picasso?

- Cubism.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What bone runs from the thumb to the elbow, parallel to the ulna, and shares its name with a line segment between a point- - Radius.

- [Matthew] Radius is correct.

Skyline Drive runs through what national park in western Virginia that is a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

- [Male Student] Rocky Mountain National Park.

- What?

- Rocky Mountain National - [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

What shape is the simplest non-orientable surface, can be created by cutting a Klein bottle along its length, and is a strip with just one side?

- Möbius strip.

- [Matthew] Möbius is correct.

Cardinality measures the size of what mathematical constructs, whose empty type is denoted by a circle with a slash through it?

- [Male Student] Theta - Theta - [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

What Democrat, who narrowly won the 2020 Iowa presidential caucus, now serves as secretary of transportation and was mayor of South Bend, Indiana?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What structure takes up crystal violet dye when it has a thick peptidoglycan layer, is made of cellulose in plants, and surrounds the cell membrane?

- [Male Student] Cell wall - Cell wall - [Matthew] Correct.

What Whig senator from Massachuetts declared "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable" during his 1830 debate with Robert Hayne?

- Coolidge - [Matthew] Incorrect, next question.

What literary work, in which Harry Bailey leaves the Tabard Inn to travel with a group of pilgrims, is a collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer.

(bell dings) - The Canterbury Tales - Oh, you were able to get just before the bell.

So that bell does signify the end of the round, but we will accept Canterbury Tales on that last question.

That was the correct answer.

A challenging Final Countdown indeed for both teams, with Roscommon snagging just 50 points in the Final Countdown.

And before we update you on our final scores, let's take a look at the questions that were missed in the Final Countdown.

Along with Andrew Moray, the Scottish Independence leader at the Battle of Sterling Bridge was William Wallace.

Skyline Drive runs through Shenandoah National Park.

And the Whig senator that declared "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable" was Daniel Webster.

After four rounds of competition, our final score is Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 230, Roscommon, 300.

So congratulations goes out to the team from Roscommon for being today's victors and on advancing to the Season 18 Grand Championship.

And we of course wanna send our thanks to the exceptional team from Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart for joining us this season.

Seniors, good luck to all of you in the future and underclassmen, we hope to see you right back here next season on Quiz Central.

And of course, we invite all of you to join us for the next episode of QC as we have our Season 18 Grand Championship with Roscommon taking on Traverse City Central.

As a reminder, all episodes of Quiz Central are archived online at wcmu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU Public TV, thank you so much for watching and we'll see you all right back here for the next episode of Quiz Central.

Goodnight.

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