- [Host] Next on "BGSU Brain Game," it is semi-final time, Pandora-Gilboa versus Olentangy Berlin.

I think we better get ready for an epic cranial combat.

Only one team can leave victorious.

Who's it going to be?

Only one way to find out.

"BGSU's Brain Game" starts right now (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) And welcome to "BGSU Brain Game" semi-final round, Pandora-Gilboa versus Olentangy Berlin.

Let's get to our starting lineups.

For Pandora-Gilboa, led by Coach Wrecker, in slot number one, we have Jacob, a sophomore.

In slot number two, a senior, is Chase.

And in slot number three, a freshman, it's Holiday.

Now for Olentangy Berlin, led by Coach Bird, in slot number, one we have Annabella, a senior.

In slot number two, a sophomore, Akhil.

And in slot number three, a junior, it's Martin.

All right, welcome to everybody and this is "BGSU Brain game."

We're going to start things off as we always do with the Toss-Up Round.

All questions in this round are 10 points a piece.

No deduction for a little-- for incorrect answers so you can be a little bit more relaxed.

A little bit looser on your buzzers.

I know it's semi-final time but just stay relaxed.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

Olentangy Berlin, Pandora-Gilboa, you ready?

- Yes sir.

- Are you ready at home?

I hope so 'cause here we go.

Which series of legislative acts were passed by Parliament during the 1760s to provide for the housing of British troops?

Pandora-Gilboa, Chase.

- Quartering Act.

- [Host] Quartering is correct.

Multiple choice question.

Which US state would you be visiting if you were located at 58 degrees North latitude and 134 degrees west Longitude.

A, Alaska.

That would be Olentangy Berlin, Martin?

- A.

- [Host] A is correct.

It's Alaska.

Multiple choice again.

It wasn't really misspelled.

What word inscribed in the Liberty Bell is spelled differently than we spell it today?

Is it A, liberty?

B, assembly?

Or C, Pennsylvania?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Martin?

- Liberty - [Host] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

That would be Jacob.

- B.

- B, assembly.

No, it's actually Pennsylvania.

It's actually Pennsylvania.

All right, burning wood is the oldest form of making use of biomass as a fuel.

What 10-letter noun designates, quote, "the process of burning a fuel?"

That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday?

- Combustion.

- [Host] Combustion is correct.

The small intestine is composed of three segments.

Two of these are the jejunum and the ileum.

What- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- Duodenum.

- [Host] Duodenum is correct.

Ball-peen, framing, and finishing are all types of which hand tool used- That will be Pandora-Gilboa.

Chase?

- A sander - [Host] Incorrect.

That would be Olentangy Berlin, chance to steal.

That would be Akhil.

- Hammer - [Host] It is a hammer, yes.

Multiple choice question again.

This American poet penned the line, "I celebrate myself and sing of myself" in the poem "Song of Myself."

Is it- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Jacob?

- Walt Whitman.

- [Host] Walt Whitman is correct.

Did not even need the multiple choice.

Article I Section 7 of the United States Constitution contains the Origination Clause that designates what type of bill must originate in the House of Representatives.

The correct answer begins with the letter R. That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Revenue.

- [Host] Revenue is correct.

Opened in November 1994, which 31-mile long, manmade structure connects England to France via sub.

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- The channel.

- [Host] A little bit more please.

- The Transatlantic Channel.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Olentangy Berlin, chance to steal.

That'd be Martin.

- The Chunnel.

- [Host] The Chunnel, or the Channel Tunnel is what we needed there.

This geological principle assumes that the oldest layer of- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Jacob?

- Superposition.

- [Host] Superposition is correct.

That is all 10 questions in that round.

Let's take a look at our score.

Wow, another close competition indeed.

I tell you what, when you get near the end, it's all here.

Okay, Pandora-Gilboa has 50 points.

Olentangy Berlin has 40 points.

Stick around, Risk and Reward's coming up next.

Stay tuned.

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Olentangy Berlin, 40 points.

Pandora-Gilboa, 50 points.

All right, we are going to welcome a new player for Olentangy Berlin.

In slot number two, let's welcome Eshaan, everybody.

and Eshaan is a sophomore.

All right, this is the Risk and Reward Round.

This is how it's going to work.

Both teams, you're going to get a chance and an opportunity at the same 10 questions.

First nine, 10 points a piece.

No deduction for an incorrect answer.

10th question is the Risk and Reward Question.

We will give you a topic.

You can risk up to 30 of your points in five-point increments based upon that topic.

Correct answer, bonus points.

Incorrect answer or a non-answer, negative points.

However, if you don't like the topic, you can just pass.

Olentangy Berlin is at 40, Pandora-Gilboa is at 50.

Pandora-Gilboa, you'll be sticking around.

Olentangy Berlin, you are off to isolation.

All right, Pandora-Gilboa, are you ready for your Risk and Reward Round?

- Yes.

- [Host] All right, here we go.

In geometry, what is the name for any line that intersects two or more distinct lines in the same plane?

that will be Holiday.

- A transversal - [Host] Transversal is correct.

Of the following four continents, which is the largest in total land area?

Is it South America, North America, Africa or Australia?

That would be Holiday.

- Africa.

- [Host] Africa is correct.

During which decade of the 20th century did President Jimmy Carter sign the treaty returning the control of the Panama Canal to Panama?

That would be Holiday.

- The seventies.

- [Host] Seventies is correct.

Clay and loam are two of the three basic soil types.

Identify the third.

That would be Jacob.

- Sand.

- [Host] Sand is correct.

In the Bible, this relative of Esther gives advice on saving the Jewish people from- That will be Holiday.

- Mordecai.

- [Host] Mordecai is correct.

True or false, cilium are tiny finger-like structures numbering in the millions and cover the inner wall of the small intestine.

These structures measure from 0.5 to 1.6 millimeters in length.

That would be Holiday.

- False.

- [Host] False is correct.

Villi is what we needed there.

Multiple choice.

What American poem contains the line, "There is no joy in Mudville?"

Is it A, "Casey at the Bat?

B- That would be Jacob.

- "Casey at the Bat.

- [Host] Correct, "Casey at the Bat."

If a number is divisible by 51, by which two prime numbers is it also divisible?

That would be Jacob.

- Three and 17.

- [Host] Correct.

This classic epic poem written by the Roman poet Virgil, named "The Aeneid" was thought to have been inspired by which event in history?

That would be Jacob.

- The Trojan War.

- [Host] Trojan War is correct.

Risk and Reward time.

The topic is Ohio Governors.

- 10.

- [Host] 10 points.

All right, 10 points on Ohio governors.

First elected in 2010 and then again in 2014, which Republican leader became the 69th governor of the state of Ohio?

That'd be Holiday.

- Mike DeWine.

- [Host] Incorrect.

John Kasich is what we needed there.

Pandora-Gilboa, that is the end of the Risk and Reward Round for you.

Off to isolation, you go.

All right, let's bring back in Olentangy Berlin.

Welcome back from isolation.

I hope it was everything you wanted it to be and more.

Are you ready for your Risk and Reward Round?

All right, here we go.

In geometry, what is the name for any line that intersects two or more distinct lines in the same plane?

That would be Akhil.

- Transverse - [Host] Trans- Excuse me?

- Transverse.

- [Host] Can we accept just transverse?

We can, yes.

Of the following four continents, which is the largest in total land area?

South America, North America, Africa or Australia?

That would be Eshaan.

- Africa.

- [Host] Africa is correct.

During which decade of the 20th century did President Jimmy Carter sign the treaty returning the control of the Panama Canal to Panama?

That will be Eshaan.

- 1970s.

- [Host] Correct.

Clay and loam are two of the three basic soil types.

Identify the third.

That will be Eshaan.

- Sand.

- [Host] Sand is correct.

In the Bible, this relative of Esther gives advice on saving the Jewish people from destruction planned by Haman.

Who is he?

That would be Eshaan.

- Noah.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Mordecai is who we needed there.

True or false, cilium are tiny finger-like structures numbering in the millions and cover the inner wall of the small intestine.

These structures measure from 0.5 to 1.6 millimeters in length.

That would be Eshaan.

- True.

- [Host] False.

It's villi is what we needed there.

Multiple choice again, What American poem contains a line "There is no joy in Mudville?"

Is it A, "Casey at the Bat?"

B, "Buffalo Bill?"

Or C, "Leaves of Grass?"

That would be Eshaan.

- A.

- [Host] A is correct, "Casey at the Bat."

If a number is divisible by 51, by which two prime numbers is it also divisible?

That will be Eshaan.

- 17 and three.

- [Host] Correct.

The classic epic poem written by the Roman poet Virgil, named "The Aeneid" was thought to have been inspired by which event in history?

Trojan War is what we needed there.

Trojan War.

Risk and Reward time.

Your topic is Ohio Governors.

- 30.

- [Host] 30 points.

All right.

No hesitation there.

30 points.

Ohio Governors.

First elected in 2010 and then again- That would be Eshaan.

- John Kasich.

- [Host] Kasich is correct.

That is the end of the Risk and Reward Round for you.

Additional 30 points.

Let's now clear our scores and let's bring back in Pandora-Gilboa.

All right, let's light up the scores.

Olentangy Berlin stands at 130 points.

Pandora-Gilboa stands at 130 points.

A very, very close competition, indeed.

We are tied.

I love it.

Stay tuned.

The Category Round's coming up next where questions are worth 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 points.

Deductions are going to start.

Hey, we're just getting started here.

Stay tuned.

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We are tied.

Olentangy Berlin, Pandora-Gilboa, 130 points.

Oh my goodness.

Before we get started and get beyond this, we need to welcome some new players.

For Pandora-Gilboa, in slot number one, a senior, we have Aiden.

And for Olentangy Berlin, in slot number one, we have Ryan, a sophomore.

Welcome to our new players and our returning players.

All right, we got to break up this tie and we're going to do it in the Category Round.

There are six categories to choose from.

Questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points, but deductions do start.

So if you go for 20, you're risking 20 points.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

There is one Double-or-Nothing hiding in there.

May or may not be a game changer.

Since we are tied, we did do a coin toss at the beginning of the round and Pandora-Gilboa gets to make the first selection.

- [Chase] Russia for 10.

- [Host] Russia for 10 points.

In what city would you find Lenin's tomb?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- St. Petersburg.

- [Host] Incorrect.

- Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

That would be Chase.

- Moscow.

- [Host] Correct.

Pandora-Gilboa has control.

- [Chase] Russia for 15.

- [Host] Russia for 15.

He wrote "War and Peace."

That will be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- Leo Tolstoy.

- [Host] Correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Chase] Just Russia for 20.

- [Host] Russia for 20.

The Hermitage, the second largest art museum in the world, is located in what Rus- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- St. Petersburg.

- [Host] Correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Chase] Just keep going.

- [Host] Russia for 25.

All right, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote a three-volume history of Stalin's prison camp system.

What was its title?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- The Gulags.

- [Host] Can we accept that?

We cannot.

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

"The Gulag Archipelago" is what we needed there.

Let's see.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] European Rulers for 15 - [Host] European Rulers for 15.

I will read a European ruler's name and years ruled.

You identify the kingdom in which he or she ruled.

Henry V, 1413.

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- England.

- [Host] England is correct.

Olentangy Berlin takes control.

- [Eshaan] Let's do Mathematical Terms for 20.

- [Host] Mathematical Terms for 20 points.

What do we call the inverse function of the logarithm?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- The exponential function - [Host] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, a chance to steal.

We were looking specifically for the anti-logarithm there.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Eshaan] Let's do Mathematical Terms for 25.

- [Host] Mathematical Terms for 25 points.

What unit of the metric system is used for measuring pressure?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Ryan?

- Pascals.

- [Host] Correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Eshaan] Mathematical Terms for 30.

- [Host] Mathematical terms for 30 points.

What do we call a system of equations with no solution?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Ryan?

- Infinite - [Host] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa.

That would be Holiday.

- A false equation.

- [Host] Incorrect.

We were looking specifically for inconsistent system.

Olentangy Berlin is in control.

- [Eshaan] Let's do Mathematical Terms for 15.

- [Host] Mathematical Terms for 15 points.

It is a seven-sided polygon.

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Heptagon.

- [Host] Heptagon is correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

Making a move.

- [Eshaan] Let's round out Mathematical Terms.

- [Host] Mathematical terms for 10 points.

It is the middle number of a set of data.

That will be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- The median.

- [Host] Median is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa takes back control.

- [Holiday] European Rulers for 20.

- [Host] European Rulers now for 20 points.

Alfonso the 13th, 1886 to 1931.

Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- Spain.

- [Host] Spain is correct.

Olentangy Berlin takes control.

- [Eshaan] European Rulers for 25.

- [Host] European Rulers now for 25.

Queen Margrethe, 1970 to 2024.

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- Denmark.

- Denmark, correct.

Pandora-Gilboa still in control.

- [Holiday] European Rulers for 10.

- [Host] European Rulers for 10 points.

Constantine the Great.

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Rome.

- [Host] Rome is correct.

Olentangy Berlin takes control.

- [Eshaan] European Rulers for 30.

- [Host] European Rulers for 30 points.

Gustav Vasa I, 1523 to 1560.

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- Russia.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

That would be Holiday.

- Sweden.

- [Host] Sweden is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- [Holiday] Let's do Animals for 20.

- [Host] Animals for 20 points.

What color is a polar bear's skin?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Yellow.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

Holiday?

- Black.

- [Host] Black is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Animals for 25.

- [Host] Animals for 25.

What dog breed has a black tongue?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- A poodle.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Olentangy Berlin, chance to steal.

Time.

A chow chow.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Animals for 15.

- [Host] Animals for 15 points.

They sip nectar from flowers in midair and fly with- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- A hummingbird.

- [Host] Hummingbird is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Host] Animals for 30.

- [Host] Animals for 30 points.

What does one call a male swan?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- A cob.

- [Host] Correct.

End of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

Olentangy Berlin, 80.

Pandora-Gilboa 250 points.

Stick around.

It's not over yet.

The BrainStorm Round is coming up next.

Stay tuned (upbeat music) (clock ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game."

We did have a scoring correction at the end of the round.

We now stand at Olentangy Berlin at 120 points and Pandora-Gilboa at 250 points.

Still very much anybody's game.

We're going to welcome back some players.

For Pandora-Gilboa, in slot number one, we have Jacob.

And for slot number one for Olentangy Berlin, Annabella has returned.

Welcome to our returning players.

This is the BrainStorm Round.

It is a timed round.

All questions in this round are 20 points a piece, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in, but no stealing.

I repeat, no stealing in this round.

Olentangy Berlin, Pandora-Gilboa, are you ready?

- Yes.

- [Host] All right, here we go.

How many couples make up a square in a square dance?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Jacob?

- Four.

- [Host] Four is correct.

In Greek mythology, which son of Zeus and Hera was the counterpart to the Roman god Mars?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- Aries.

- [Host] Aries is correct.

With which musical instrument would one associate a spit valve slide?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- A trombone.

- [Host] Trombone is correct.

This natural resource was once the main source of all energy in industrialized?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Coal.

- [Host] Coal is correct.

This synthetic element with a symbol of Es and an atomic number of- Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- Einsteinium.

- [Host] Einsteinium is correct.

What Canadian province has the abbreviation NS?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Chase?

- Nova Scotia.

- [Host] Correct.

Who was the first US president to visit communist China?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- Dick Nixon.

- [Host] You are correct, Nixon.

It is the highest peak in both South America and the- That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- Aconcagua.

- [Host] Correct.

When gravity acts on mass, what is the resulting- That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Weight.

- [Host] Correct.

The right and left sides of the heart are divided by a thick wall.

What is it called?

Time.

Septum is what we needed there.

In what year did the United States invade Afghanistan?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- 2001.

- [Host] 2001 is correct.

Which amendment to the Constitution protects the public from unreasonable searches and- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- The Fourth.

- [Host] The Fourth Amendment is correct.

Name the element in the actinide series whose symbol is Pa?

That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil?

- Palladium.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Protect- Nope, can't steal.

Protactinium is what we needed there.

If a person were to alphabetize the state capitals of the United States, which capital would come first?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Jacob?

- Augusta.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Albany.

Used chiefly as a refrigerant to create fog in a theatrical production- That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday?

- Dry ice.

- [Host] Incorrect.

We were going to mention dry ice.

It's actually solidified carbon dioxide.

Which South American nation that borders Argentina and Brazil has its capital at- That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Eshaan?

- Paraguay.

- [Host] Paraguay is correct.

In the graphic novel.

End of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

Olentangy Berlin, 220 points.

Our winner, with 330 points, is Pandora-Gilboa.

Let's give both these teams a big round of applause.

(applause) In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let's come out, meet in the middle, shake hands.

We'll see you at the next "BGSU Brain Game."

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