- Welcome to the studios of WCMU Public Television.

And on this episode of Quiz Central, it's a first-round game between Northern Michigan Christian and Mackinaw City High School coming up right after this.

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

Here's your first question on Quiz Central.

- Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Interviewer] That is correct.

- Crimson.

- [Interviewer] Yes, that answer is correct.

- Patella - [Interviewer] Correct, Drivers 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.

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

So without further ado, let's get today's match underway.

Our first round today 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 team's captain.

Northern Michigan Christian, here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

At what site did Thomas Anderson raised the US flag in 1865, four years after the union surrender of the Civil War's first battle in Charleston?

- Bull Run.

- [Matthew] Bull Run is incorrect, on to the next question.

The word laser is an acronym that refers to the stimulated form of what process in which an atom sends out a photon?

- Reflection.

- Reflection.

- [Matthew] Reflection is incorrect on to the next question.

What poem that repeats the phrase, "I'm with you in Rockland," begins, "I saw the best minds of my generation "destroyed by madness," and it's by Allen Ginsburg?

- Pass.

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

What agriculturists encouraged southern cotton farmers to pursue crop rotation and came up with over 100 recipes using peanuts, - Carver.

- [Matthew] George Washington Carver, is correct.

A South Korean drama inspired by what ABC series set in San Jose, California, which stars Freddie Highmore as a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome?

- The Good Doctor?

- [Matthew] Correct, what 2019 song, which claims, "You're making the typical me "break my typical rules," is the Jonas Brothers first single since reuniting?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What element is the final product of the triple-alpha process is the focus of organic chemistry and has allotrope including nano tubes and graphite?

- Carbon.

- [Matthew] Carbon is correct.

In June 2020 Kenya, Ireland, India, Mexico, and Norway were elected to non-permanent seats for which of the principal organs of the United Nations?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass on to the next question.

What only US President to graduate from the Naval Academy, pardoned Vietnam, war draft evaders, and oversaw the SALT II talks and Camp David Accords?

- Pass.

(bell rings) - Pass, oh, and we won't get to the next question because that bell signifies the end of the round.

Northern Michigan Christian, you were able to get three correct answers in that round, which brings your total after our Maroon and Gold Rush round to 30 points.

Let's take a look back at those questions that were incorrectly answered or ones that you missed.

The site where Thomas Anderson raised the US flag in 1865?

We're looking for Fort Sumpter.

The word laser is an acronym that refers to the stimulated form of emission.

Emission was the answer we were looking for there.

That poem by Allen Ginsburg was "Howl".

The name of that 2019 Jonas Brothers song was "Sucker."

And in June 2020, those countries were added to the United Nations Security Council is what we're looking for there.

And the only US President to graduate from the Naval Academy was Jimmy Carter.

All right, Mackinaw City High School here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush Round.

At what site did Thomas Anderson raised the US flag in 1865, four years after the union surrender of the Civil War's first battle site in Charleston?"

- Fort Sumpter?

- [Matthew] Correct, the word laser is an acronym that refers to the stimulated form of what process in which an atom sends out a photon?

- Light emission?

- [Matthew] We can accept emissions.

What poem that repeats the phrase, "I'm with you in Rockland" begins, "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" and is by Allen Ginsburg?

- Pass - [Matthew] Pass, moving on.

What agriculturist encouraged Southern cotton farmers to pursue crop rotation and came up with over 100 recipes using peanuts?

- Oh, George Washington Carver.

- [Matthew] Carver is correct.

A South Korean drama inspired what ABC series set in San Jose, California.

Which stars Freddie Highmore as a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome.

- The good doctor?

- [Matthew] The good doctor is correct.

What 2019 song, which claims, "You're making the typical me "break my typical rules," is the Jonas Brothers' first single since reuniting?

- Sucker?

- [Matthew] Sucker is correct.

What element is the final product of the triple-alpha process is the focus of organic chemistry and has allotropes including nano tubes and graphite?

- It is carbon.

- [Matthew] Carbon is correct.

In June 2020 Kenya, Ireland, India, Mexico, and Norway were elected to non-permanent seats for which of the principal organs of the United Nations?

- Chairman's committee.

- The chairman's committee?

- [Matthew] Incorrect on to the next question.

What only US president to graduate from the Naval Academy Pardoned Vietnam, war draft, evaders, and oversaw the Salt II talks and Camp David Accords?

- I know this was one, Jimmy Carter?

(bell rings) - Carter is correct.

And with that bell marks the end of the Maroon and Gold Rush Round.

The poem that repeats the phrase "I'm with you in Rockland" By Allen Ginsburg was "Howl".

That was the one we were looking for there.

Those countries in 2020 that were elected to non-permanent positions in the United Nations Security Council.

The security council was the one we were looking for there.

And those were the only two that you didn't get you in the Maroon and Gold Rush Round.

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 Northern Michigan Christian.

- Hi, I'm Katie bell.

I'm a Sophomore at Northern Michigan Christian school.

I played trumpet and I enjoy swimming and reading.

- Hi, I'm Jenna I'm a senior here at NMC and I enjoy reading, writing, and art.

- Hi, I'm Kendrick I go to, I'm a senior NMC I play three sports and I like hunting and fishing.

- Hi, I'm Nick, I'm a senior here at NMC and I play soccer, basketball, and I'm also in the National Honor Society.

- Thank you, now let's meet our next team in today's competition.

The students from Mackinaw City High School, take it away.

- I am Evan Cronk I'm a senior at Mackinaw City and I'm going into material science and engineering.

- My name is Carolyn Summers.

I'm a senior at Mackinaw City and I run cross-country.

- Hello, I'm Rosie Victor and I'm a senior at Mackinaw City High School.

- Hello, my name is Jeffrey Siebigteroth.

I'm a sophomore at Mackinaw and I run in cross country.

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

The Perfect Ten.

In this round, each team will be given a 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.

So Northern Michigan Christian, your category in today's Perfect Ten round is pro vocabulary.

Give these words beginning with the letters, P, R, O.

60 seconds on the clock Northern Michigan Christian, here comes your first question in today's Perfect Ten round.

Introductory portion of a book or play?

- Prologue.

- [Matthew] Correct, money gained after factoring in expenses?

- Profit.

- [Matthew] Correct, biased information, supporting a particular agenda?

- Propaganda.

- [Matthew] Correct, person being taught by a mentor?

- Prodigy?

- [Matthew] Incorrect, to bring forth children?

- Procreate.

- Correct, to look over a text and mark corrections?

- Proofread.

- [Matthew] Correct, casual public walkway from the French for to walk?

- Pass - [Matthew] A nose snout or elephant trunk?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] History of an item's ownership?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Condition that causes premature aging in children?

- Pass.

(bell rings) - All right, and that is our last question in today's Perfect Ten.

So those questions that you missed in the Perfect Ten.

A person being taught by a mentor instead of prodigy we were looking for a protege.

That casual public walkway, the French for to walk is promenade.

A nose snout or elephant trunk is a proboscis.

History of an item's ownership that is provenance.

And a condition that causes premature aging and children, Progeria.

Progeria is what we're looking for there.

So five correct answers in your Perfect Ten round, which after two rounds Northern Michigan Christian gives you 80 points.

Mackinaw City here comes the first question and your Perfect Ten round.

Introductory portion of a book or play?

- Prologue.

- [Matthew] Correct, money gained after factoring in expenses.

- Profit.

- Profit.

- [Matthew] Correct, biased information, supporting a particular agenda?

- Propaganda.

- [Matthew] Correct, person being taught by a mentor.

- People.

- No, no, no, no, no.

- I'll pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question, to bring forth children?

- Procreate.

- [Matthew] Procreate is right.

To look over a text and mark corrections?

- Proofread.

- Proofread.

- [Matthew] Correct, a casual public walkway from the French for to walk?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass on to the next one.

A nose snout or elephant trunk - Protuberance?

- [Matthew] Incorrect, history of an item's ownership.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, (bell rings) ops, and that bell signifies the end of the Perfect Ten round.

You're able to get five, correct in your Perfect Ten round, which brings your total after two rounds to 120 points.

Let's go ahead and take a look back at those answers that we didn't get to, or were incorrect.

A person being taught by a is a protege.

It's a protege.

A casual public walkway from the French for to walk, that's a promenade.

A nose snout or elephant trunk is a proboscis.

And the history of an item's ownership is provenance.

Provenance is the one we're looking for there.

All right, with two rounds in the books thus far Mackinaw City is in the lead with 120 points.

And Northern Michigan Christian is trailing with a score of 80.

But there's still a lot of questions still to come.

As we head into our third round of competition, the Homestretch Round.

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

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

Northern Michigan Christian, here comes your first question in today's Homestretch.

What term describes reactions with positive changes and entropy, which typically become cooler as they proceed?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What instrument whose models included the Electro-Spanish 150, introduced in 1936 by Gibson has six strings that are often played with the pic?

- Guitar.

- [Matthew] Correct, the Major Oak grows in what Nottingham Shire forest that was home to Robin Hood and his men?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What vehicle whose first modern version was Daimler's right wagon is a single person, gas-powered, two-wheeled vehicle popularized by a Harley Davidson.

- Motorcycle.

- [Matthew] Correct, a hare runs along the Maidenhead bridge in what hazy 1844 painting by JMW Turner that depicts a moving train?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass on to the next question.

In December 2019, what country saw protesters storm a US embassy after US airstrikes hit Shiite Kataib Hezbollah militias near Baghdad.

- Iran.

- [Matthew] Iran is incorrect, on to the next question.

What author wrote about being transported from Sigurd to concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in his memoir "Night."

- Wiesel.

- [Matthew] Wiesel is correct.

What character who decides to light out for the territory at the end of an 1884 novel, helps the escaped slave Jim and was created by Mark Twain.

- Huck Finn - [Matthew] Huck Finn is correct.

What 13th-century Venetian merchant claimed to have traveled to China and governed the City of Xiangyang under Kublai Khan?

- Marco Polo.

- [Matthew] Correct, what subject of Christopher Hitchens, The Missionary Position, was a Macedonian born saint who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What Ohio Liberal Arts College was the first in the US to confer degrees on women?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What character is taken in by dog and adopts a pet hyena in a film about her Fantabulous Emancipation in which she is played by Margot Robbie?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What number is the Period of the Sine Function and also the number of radians in a complete rotation?

- Two PI?

- [Matthew] Correct, what body of water is home to the Ssese Islands, is the source of the White Nile is the largest African Lake and is named after a British queen.

- Victoria.

- [Matthew] Victoria is correct.

In 2020, which country led by President Carlos Alvarado, became the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

What document written in Belgian by John Mason, Pierre Sulay, and James Buchanan called for the US either to buy or seize Cuba from Spain?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, on to the next question.

(bell rings) Oh, there won't be a next question because that bell signifies the end of the Homestretch Round.

Let's go back and take a look at those questions that we missed during that round.

The term that describes reactions with positive changes and entropy we were looking for endothermic.

Was the one we were looking for there.

The Nottinghamshire Forest that was home to Robin Hood and his Merry Men was Sherwood Forest.

That painting by JMW Turner that depicts a moving train was rain, steam, and speed.

And December 2019, the protestors that stormed the US Embassy was in Iraq, not Iran.

And the subject of Christopher Hitchen's book, "The Missionary Position" was Mother Theresa.

The Ohio Liberal Arts College that was the first to confer degrees on women was Oberlin College.

That character that was played by Margot Robbie we're looking for Harley Quinn.

President Carlos Alvarado, the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage, that was Costa Rica.

And the document written in Belgian by John Mason, Pierre Soule, and James Buchanan was the Ostend Manifesto.

The Ostend Manifesto was the one we were looking for there.

So in Northern Michigan Christian, after three rounds, you have 150 points.

All right, Mackinaw City High School you're up.

Here comes your first question in today's Homestretch Round.

What term describes reactions with positive changes in entropy, which typically become cooler as they proceed?

- Endothermic.

- [Matthew] Correct, what instrument whose models included the electro Spanish 150 introduced in 1936 by Gibson, has six strings that are often played with a pick.

- The guitar.

- [Matthew] Guitar is correct.

The Major Oak grows in what Nottinghamshire Forest that was home to Robin Hood and his men.

- Hellshire.

- [Matthew] Hellshire is incorrect.

On to the next question.

What vehicle whose first modern version was Daimler's right wagon is a single person, gas-powered, two-wheeled vehicle, popularized by Harley Davidson.

- Motorcycle.

- [Matthew] Motorcycle's correct.

A hare runs along the Maidenhead Bridge in what hazy 1844 painting by JMW Turner that depicts a moving train.

- The locomotive.

- [Matthew] No, locomotive's incorrect, on to the next question.

In December 2019, what country saw protestor storm a US Embassy after US airstrikes hit.

Shiite Kataib Hezbollah militias near Baghdad.

- India.

- [Matthew] India is incorrect, on to the next question.

What author wrote about being transported from Sigurd to concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in his Memoir Night?

- Everyone's a pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, all right, on the next question.

What character who decides to light out for the territory at the end of an 1884 novel helps the escaped slave Jim, and was created by Mark Twain?

- Huck Finn.

- [Matthew] Huck Finn's correct.

What 13th-century Venetian merchant claim to have traveled to China and governed the City of Xiangyang under Kublai Khan?

- Marco Polo.

- [Matthew] Polo is correct.

What subject of Christopher Hitchens, The Missionary Position was a Macedonian born saint who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta?

- Martin Luther.

- [Matthew] Nope, incorrect, moving on.

What Ohio Liberal Arts College was the first in the US to confer degrees on women?

- Ohio State University.

- [Matthew] Incorrect, moving on.

What character is taken in by Doc and adopts a pet hyena in a film about her Fantabulous Emancipation in which she is played by Margot Robbie?

- Harley Quinn.

- [Matthew] Quinn is correct.

What number is the Period of the Sine Function, and also the number of radians in a complete rotation.

- Two PI.

- [Matthew] Two PI is correct.

(bell rings) Oh, and with that bell marks the end of the round.

So Mackinaw City in your Homestretch round let's count them up one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, correct answers.

Which brings your total after three rounds to 190 points.

The questions that we missed or were unanswered and that around let's take a look at them.

Oh, that a major Oak and that Nottinghamshire forest, that was the home of Robin Hood and his Merry men that was Sherwood forest.

That painting by JMW Turner that depicts a moving train was "rain, steam, and speed."

The protestors that stormed that US embassy after airstrikes near Baghdad, that was Iraq.

And the author who wrote about being transported from Sigurd to concentration camps in his memoir "Night."

Ellie Wiesel is the, is that we needed that last name there for that one.

The subject of Christopher Hitchens, the missionary position was a Mother Teresa.

That Ohio Liberal Arts College, that was the first to confer degrees on women was Oberlin.

Oberlin was the college that we were looking for there.

Well, with a tight score of Northern Michigan Christian, 150, and Mackinaw City, 190, 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 on each question and answers will be coming from the captain.

Northern Michigan Christian, get ready because here comes your first question in today's Final Countdown.

What war in which Laura Secord warned of an American attack included the battle of Thames and upper Canada and is named for the year it began?

- 1812 - [Matthew] War of 1812 is correct.

What process which requires a carrier protein and its facilitated form results in the movement of a substance down its concentration gradient?

- Osmosis.

- [Matthew] Osmosis is incorrect.

What boarding school student who dies in a car crash after making out with Pudge Halter appears in a John Green novel titled, "Looking for Her"?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass on the next question.

A revolution in what country resulted in a state-sponsored, Cult of Reason, and a new calendar, which included the months of Brumaire and Thermidor?

- France.

- [Matthew] Francis correct on to the next question.

What mountain range, which is home to the world's deepest cave and its region of Abasia stretches from stretches past Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan?

- Alps.

- [Matthew] Incorrect on to the next question.

What film character is described as a scruffy-looking nerf herder and frozen in Carbonate in the Empire Strikes Back?

- Han solo.

- [Matthew] Correct, what country whose Parliament's executive wing is housed in the beehive has been governed by prime ministers, Helen Clark and Jacinda Ardern?

- Pass - [Matthew] Pass on the next question.

In what story by Richard Connell do General Zaroff, his servant Ivan and his dogs hunt shipwreck sailors on an otherwise deserted island?

- The most dangerous game.

- [Matthew] Correct, what segment forms the hypotenuse of any right angle inscribed in a circle is the longest chord of a circle and has twice the length of a radius?

- Circumference.

- [Matthew] Circumference is incorrect.

What German philosopher wrote about the banality of evil in an Eichmann in Jerusalem.

(bell rings) That brings that bell signifies the end of your Final Countdown.

Let's count them up.

One, two, three, four, correct answers in that round, which Northern Michigan Christian, after four rounds, you have 190 points.

So let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that we missed in the final countdown.

The process, which requires a carrier protein and it's facilitated form.

We were looking for diffusion.

The John Green novel was titled, "Looking for Alaska young."

Alaska young was the name we were looking for on that one.

That mountain range that stretches past Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, was the Caucuses Mountains.

The country who is Parliament's executive wing is housed in the beehive that would be New Zealand.

The segment forms the hypotenuse of any right triangle inscribed in a circle.

What we were looking for there was diameter.

- Diameter.

And then that a German philosopher who wrote about the "Banality of Evil" was Hannah Arendt, was the one we were looking for there.

All right, Mackinaw City High School, you're up.

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

What war in which Laura Secord warned of an American attack included the battle of the Thames and upper Canada and is named for the year it began?

- 1812.

- [Matthew] 1812 is correct.

What process which requires a carrier protein, and its facilitated form results in the movement of a substance down its concentration, gradient?

- Titration?

- [Matthew] Titration is incorrect.

What boarding school student who dies in a car crash after making out with Pudge Halter appears in a John Green novel titled for, "Looking for her"?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, moving on to the next question.

A revolution in what country resulted in a state-sponsored Cult of Reason and a new calendar that included the months of Brumaire and Thermidor?

- India.

- [Matthew] India is incorrect on the next question.

What mountain range, which is home to the world's deepest cave and its region Abasia stretches past Georgia Armenia and Azerbaijan?

- Ural Mountains.

- [Matthew] Ural Mountains is incorrect.

What film character is described as a scruffy looking Nerf Herder and frozen in Carbonate in the "Empire Strikes" Back.

- Han Solo.

- [Matthew] Han Solo is correct.

What country whose Parliament's executive wing is housed in the beehive has been governed by prime ministers, Helen Clark, and Jacinda Ardern?

- Great Britain.

- [Matthew] Britain is incorrect.

In what story by Richard Connell do General Zaroff his servant Ivan and his dogs hunt shipped wreck sailors on an otherwise deserted island?

- The most dangerous game.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What segment forms the hypotenuse of any right triangle inscribed in a circle is the longest chord of a circle and has twice the length of a radius?

- Diameter.

- [Matthew] Diameter is correct.

What German philosopher wrote about the "Banality of Evil" in Eichmann in Jerusalem.

(bell rings) Mackinaw City, that brings an end to your Final Countdown.

You scored one, two, three, four, correct answers in that round.

So your total, after your final countdown, Mackinaw City is 230 points.

Here's those questions that were incorrectly answered under that round.

The process, which requires our carrier protein and its facilitated form.

We were looking for diffusion the answer for that one.

The boarding school student that appears in a John Green novel, we were looking for Alaska Young was the one there.

That revolution in the country that resulted in state-sponsored cult of reason was France.

The mountain range that passes that stretches past Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are the Caucasus mountains.

The country whose parliament's executive wing is housed in the beehive is New Zealand.

And the last question that German philosopher who wrote about the "Banality of evil," is Hannah Arendt.

Excuse me, Hannah Arendt, Hannah Arendt.

Well, there you have it.

After four rounds of competition, Mackinaw City is victorious over Northern Michigan Christian with a final score of 230 to 190.

Congratulations to Mackinaw City High School.

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

And we want to thank Northern Michigan Christian for a really hard-fought match.

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

And we hope all of you will join us again in our next episode.

As two more schools compete for the season 16 title.

And a reminder, all episodes of Quiz Central are archived online@wcmu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU Public Television.

Thank you for watching.

And we'll see you right back here for the next episode of Quiz Central, good night.

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