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(cheers and applause) ♪ ♪ (cheers and applause) >> HANSON: Hi, everybody.

Welcome to "High School Quiz Show."

I'm Joe Hanson, your host.

Today's match features past champion Acton-Boxborough taking on "High School Quiz Show" newcomers St. John's Prep from Danvers.

As always, we start with the toss-up round.

All answers are worth ten points, there are no point deductions for wrong answers, and players, you may confer.

So teams, if you're ready, here we go.

Sunburns are caused by what type of radiation emitted from the sun?

Zayd.

>> U.V.

>> HANSON: Ultraviolet light is correct.

Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, could fit inside what trench that's the deepest part of the ocean?

Aidan.

>> Mariana.

>> HANSON: Correct.

In 2024, tennis skirts surged in popularity thanks to what tennis-themed movie starring Zendaya?

Ryon.

>> "Challengers."

>> HANSON: "Challengers" is right.

Because it's highly durable and resistant to corrosion, what metallic element was used by ancient Romans to make plumbing even though they knew it was toxic?

Eric.

>> Lead.

>> HANSON: Lead is right-- plumbum.

For our next question, take a look at your monitors.

A major patron of the arts during the Enlightenment, what influential French aristocrat, seen here, lived at Versailles and was an official mistress of Louis XV?

Nathaniel.

>> Um... (buzzer sounds) >> HANSON: St. John's, you have the opportunity.

Aarav.

>> Queen Charlotte.

>> HANSON: No, we're looking for Madame de Pompadour.

Located along the boundary between Asia and Europe, what salty inland sea is technically the world's largest lake by surface area?

Nathaniel.

>> Caspian Sea.

>> HANSON: The Caspian Sea is right.

In 2024, Ukraine's security services said they had foiled a Russian plot to assassinate what Ukrainian president?

Aidan.

>> Volodymyr Zelensky.

>> HANSON: Correct.

George Washington left the American mainland only once in his lifetime.

In 1751, at age 19, he spent six weeks in Barbados, where he contracted what viral disease that left his face scarred?

Nathaniel.

>> Smallpox.

>> HANSON: Smallpox is right.

Percival Everett won the National Book Award for Fiction for what novel that's a re-imagining of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," told from the enslaved Jim's point of view?

Nathaniel.

>> "The Darker Brother."

>> HANSON: No.

St. John's, you have an opportunity here.

(buzzer sounds) We are looking for "James."

Great book, put it on your list.

For our next question, take a look at your monitors.

We have a special video guest.

>> Hello, I'm Javier Reyes, chancellor of UMass Amherst, and here's my question.

One of the first home-improvement shows produced for television, what long-running PBS series featured UMass Amherst alum Norm Abram as master carpenter and woodworker?

>> HANSON: Nathaniel.

>> "This Old House."

>> HANSON: "This Old House" is right.

In Egyptian mythology, what falcon-headed god of the sky was the only child of Isis and Osiris?

Aarav.

>> Horus.

>> HANSON: Horus is right.

Which country was once known as the Dutch East Indies: Indonesia, Vietnam, or Aruba?

Nathaniel.

>> Indonesia.

>> HANSON: Indonesia is right.

In his 1957 "Give Us the Ballot" speech, what civil rights leader discussed the "sacred right" to vote and the power it holds to elect leaders, protect freedoms, and shape public policy?

Nathaniel.

>> Martin Luther King, Jr. >> HANSON: Correct.

In 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was struck by a cargo ship and immediately collapsed into what river?

Nathaniel.

>> Potomac.

>> HANSON: No.

St. John's, you have an opportunity here.

>> (whispering) >> HANSON: Aidan.

>> Baltimore River.

>> HANSON: No, we're looking for the Patapsco River.

The vampire myth has appeared over the centuries in almost every culture.

It's an expression of the "collective unconscious," an idea formulated by what Swiss psychologist?

Nathaniel.

>> Jung.

>> HANSON: Carl Jung is right.

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(cheers and applause) >> HANSON: All right, welcome back.

The score is Acton-Boxborough with 90 points.

St. John's Prep with 30 points.

Let's get back to the game.

In June 2024, what "Summertime Sadness" singer's sold-out concert at Fenway Park was delayed two hours due to severe thunderstorms?

Eric.

>> Lana Del Rey.

>> HANSON: Correct.

"The funeral-baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables."

What Shakespeare character says this about his mother's hasty remarriage?

Ryon.

>> Hamlet.

>> HANSON: Hamlet is right.

Which country leads the world in total number of people incarcerated, with approximately 1.8 million prisoners nationwide: the United States, Brazil, or Russia?

Ryon.

>> The United States.

>> HANSON: The United States.

In 2024, the L.A. Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara following allegations of illegal gambling and theft.

He was the interpreter for what Japanese baseball star?

Aidan.

>> Shohei Ohtani.

>> HANSON: Correct.

Published in two parts in 1808 and 1832, what well-known play by the German poet Goethe is about a magician who makes a pact with the devil?

Nathaniel.

>> "Faust."

>> HANSON: "Faust" is right.

What three-word Latin phrase means "an unwelcome person"?

Nathaniel.

>> Persona non grata.

>> HANSON: That's correct.

Rising out of the Bronx in the late 1970s, what competitive form of dance made its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games?

Ryon.

>> Breakdancing.

>> HANSON: Breaking or breakdancing, that is correct.

What Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical by Michael R. Jackson is about Usher, a gay Black writer who is writing a musical about a gay Black writer who is writing a musical about a gay Black writer?

Nathaniel.

>> "The Poet X."

>> HANSON: No.

St. John's, you have an opportunity here.

(buzzer sounds) Called "A Strange Loop."

That is a very strange loop.

What is the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, accounting for roughly 20% of the Turkish population: Kurds, Roma, or Armenians?

Nathaniel.

>> The Kurds.

>> HANSON: Kurds is right.

On July 20, 1969, who said, "Houston, Tranquility Base here.

The Eagle has landed."

Nathaniel.

>> Armstrong.

>> HANSON: Neil Armstrong is right.

What 1936 children's story by Munro Leaf is about a gentle bull in Spain who prefers smelling flowers to bullfighting?

Aidan.

>> "Ferdinand the Bull."

>> HANSON: That is right.

In 2023, what Massachusetts Democrat became the first U.S. senator to voluntarily recognize a union formed by his staff?

Ryon.

>> Ed Markey.

>> HANSON: Ed Markey is correct.

The Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s was a significant turning point in what African country's path to independence from British rule?

Ryon.

>> Kenya.

>> HANSON: Kenya is right.

It took four years and nearly 400 artists to make what 2008 animated film set in ancient China and starring Jack Black as a martial arts wannabe?

Aidan.

>> "Kung Fu Panda."

>> HANSON: "Kung Fu Panda" is right.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 continues to baffle investigators.

On March 8, 2014, the Boeing 777 dropped off radar screens shortly after leaving what Malaysian capital?

Ryon.

>> Kuala Lumpur.

>> HANSON: Kuala Lumpur is correct.

(bell ringing) That is the end of the round.

The score is Acton-Boxborough in the lead with 200 points.

St. John's Prep with 60 points.

Let's hear it for both teams.

(cheers and applause) Last week, Hopkinton beat Mansfield to advance to the quarterfinals.

In today's match, St. John's Prep and Acton-Boxborough are both hoping to advance.

The head-to-head round is next, but first, we're gonna take a minute to get to know our players.

Acton-Boxborough, we'll start with you.

Zayd, I hear you built your own computer.

You know they have people that will do that for you.

You don't have to do it yourself.

(audience laughter) What'd you build it for?

>> I just built it 'cause I love playing video games.

I'm a big fan and I kind of just wanted to build something of my own.

>> HANSON: Did you need to get it to, you know, the right specs, supercharge level?

>> Yeah.

Took a lot of time.

>> HANSON: Yeah.

What kind of games do you play?

>> I like playing "Minecraft."

A bit of "Valorant," stuff like that.

>> HANSON: You got any cool L.E.Ds.?

Did you go for a little design or... >> Yeah, I do, I have, my fans are L.E.Ds., yeah.

>> HANSON: Now you just need the chair, maybe a little drink fridge, and you're set, right?

>> (chuckling): Yeah.

(audience laughter) >> HANSON: Nathaniel, you like birdwatching.

>> Love it.

>> HANSON: Any really great sightings you've gotten lately?

>> No, wintertime's not so good for birds.

You could go out and see ducks.

>> HANSON: So what's on your list, if you could pick a place or a bird that you really want to check off?

>> Cape May in New Jersey, in the middle of the spring migration.

You get all sorts of warblers there.

>> HANSON: That would be really cool.

Ryon, you fed a kangaroo once.

>> Yup.

Yeah.

>> HANSON: First question: did you have permission?

>> Yeah, I did.

>> HANSON: Okay.

>> It was, it was at a park.

>> HANSON: So is it, is it kind of like feeding a dog, or is there-- is it kind of a different experience?

>> It's, it's pretty similar, actually.

They don't bite, they're very, like... As long as you don't do anything bad to them, they're gonna be really nice to you, and they're really friendly.

>> HANSON: That's a really good lesson to take into any part of your life, not just kangaroo-feeding.

(laughter) So remember that one.

Eric, you enjoy listening to a wide range of music.

Is there any music that you don't like listening to?

>> I've never been super into, like, music from, like, before, like, the '60s.

I've never been super into jazz, but I'm looking to change that.

>> HANSON: So any favorite genres that have jumped out that you, that you didn't expect you'd be into?

>> I love listening to, like, American, like, contemporary folk music.

>> HANSON: Sounds old and new.

Kind of timeless stuff-- I like it.

Also on the Acton-Boxborough team we have alternates Sid and Siddharth and coach Peter Montalbano.

(applause) All right, moving on to St. John's Prep.

Aidan, you've hiked all 48 4,000-plus-foot mountains in New Hampshire.

So did you do that, like, yesterday or, or... (laughter) >> Nah, I did those, I actually completed all, them all years ago.

I did all of them with my dad.

It was a really great experience.

>> HANSON: Any harrowing experiences up there?

>> Oh, yeah, I mean, I was up... Like, Mount Adams is a great one.

You gotta hike over the boulders and go around them, in these little caves underneath.

>> HANSON: No stare-downs with a moose or anything like that?

>> Actually, I did once.

>> HANSON: Okay.

Who won?

>> The moose did, unfortunately.

>> HANSON: Okay.

(laughter) I think the moose always wins.

Aarav, you have written and published not one, but two books.

>> Yeah, so in fourth grade, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I got kind of bored, so I decided, why not just make, like, a diary?

But that turned into a kind of realistic fiction book and became a published book.

>> HANSON: And have you gotten a publisher?

How is, how are the sales going?

Are your, have your friends read it?

>> Yeah, a couple of my friends, teachers, family members.

>> HANSON: Do you have a favorite author?

Anybody who really inspired you on writing books?

>> "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney inspired me quite a bit.

>> HANSON: You know, Jeff Kinney is a friend of the show, so that's pretty fitting.

>> Oh.

WAYNE: Carter, you own a collection of golf clubs from the early 1900s.

Is that something that's just for show, or do you bring them out and actually play with them?

>> Well, those ones are a little bit old, they're wooden, so I think if I took one shot, they'd probably snap.

But I've been playing golf for about four years now.

I absolutely love it.

Just my way to find peace, just taking it one day, one shot at a time.

>> HANSON: So where do you find stuff like that, when you need to find old golf clubs?

>> Thrift shops and also the woods.

When people get angry, they tend to throw their clubs in the woods, so... (laughter) >> HANSON: Well, good luck, and watch out for the ducks.

Josh, you hope to be multilingual.

What are the languages that you'd like to check off your list?

>> Well, obviously, English.

(audience laughter) >> HANSON: How's it going on that one?

(laughter) >> And then currently taking Spanish.

>> HANSON: Are there any secrets for people who want to learn a lot of languages?

>> Probably say just try to immerse yourself in the culture and, like, maybe start watching, like, any movies in that particular language, or, like, listening to songs in that language.

>> HANSON: I thought you were going to say, "Take more vacations to Mexico."

(audience laughter) Filling out the St. John's team we have alternates Tucker and Aadan and coach Victoria Ganss.

(cheers and applause) It's time for the head-to-head round.

In this round, correct answers add ten points to the team total and wrong answers result in a ten-point deduction.

All right, the clock is set at 90 seconds.

Why don't we kick it off with a handshake?

All right.

Ready?

Here we go.

Champagne and Burgundy are regions of what country?

>> France.

>> HANSON: Yes.

"It's Not Easy Bein' Green" is the signature song of which Muppets character?

>> Kermit.

>> HANSON: Yes.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World include the Hanging Gardens of what city?

>> Babylon.

>> HANSON: Yes.

The word "Nevermore" is repeated 11 times in what poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

>> "The Raven."

>> HANSON: Yes.

An atom has a neutral charge if the number of protons equals the number of what?

>> Electrons.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What king of the Franks was crowned the first... >> Charlemagne.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Reggae music originated in the 1960s in what Caribbean country?

>> Jamaica.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What maiden name is shared by Jackie Kennedy and the fictional Marge Simpson?

(buzzer sounds) Bouvier.

The U.S. Treasury plans to release a new $20 bill featuring what abolitionist... >> Harriet Tubman.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Sodium bicarbonate is another name for what... >> Baking soda.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What British admiral was responsible for the victory at Trafalgar... >> Nelson.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What famous portrait is known as "La Gioconda"?

(buzzer sounds) The "Mona Lisa."

What U.S. state is home to Monticello?

>> Virginia.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

What London museum is involved in an ongoing controversy over its... >> British.

>> HANSON: The British Museum is right.

In 1766, what British scientist recognized hydrogen as an element, which he called "inflammable air"?

(buzzer sounds) Cavendish.

What city was once called Peking?

>> Beijing.

(bell ringing) >> HANSON: Beijing is correct.

That is the end of the round.

Let's take a look at the scores.

Acton-Boxborough has 290.

St. John's Prep has 100 points.

Let's give it up for both of those teams.

(cheers and applause) All right, teams, it's time for the category round.

Today's categories are: Dream Weaver, Planet of the Apes, Dress Code, Spelling Bee, Star Power, and Pure Imagination.

All categories have five questions with increasing point value.

Teams will choose two five-question categories each and have the option to toss one question per category to the other team that the other team must answer.

Players, you are able to confer.

Acton-Boxborough, who's your spokesperson?

Okay, Zayd.

And St. John's?

Aarav.

All right, St. John's, you're trailing.

First category goes to you.

>> We're gonna go with Star Power.

>> HANSON: Star Power.

Questions in this category are about stars in the night sky.

For ten points: stars are basically giant balls of gas, mostly made of hydrogen and what other chemical element?

>> (whispers): Oxygen.

>> (whispers): Oxygen?

(aloud): Oxygen.

>> HANSON: No, helium is the answer.

For 15 points: Latin for "cloud," what huge cloud of dust and gas is known as the birthplace of stars?

>> (whispers): Nebula-- nebula.

>> (whispers): Nebula, okay.

>> Nebula.

>> HANSON: Nebula is right.

For 20 points: Castor and Pollux are the brightest stars in what constellation known as the Twins?

>> (whispers): Pass.

>> Pass.

>> HANSON: Looking for Gemini.

For 25 points in Star Power: commonly called the North Star, or the polestar, what bright star is at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper?

>> (whispers): Polaris.

>> Polaris.

>> HANSON: Polaris is right.

For 30 points: discovered in 1915, what red dwarf that's part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system is the closest star to the sun?

>> (whispers): Proxima Centauri.

>> Proxima Centauri.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

Acton-Boxborough, your category.

>> (whispers): Planet of the Apes.

>> (whispers): Sure.

(aloud): Planet of the Apes, please.

>> HANSON: Planet of the Apes.

These are questions about primates.

For ten points: all great apes are native to Africa except for orangutans, which are native to what continent?

>> (whispers): Asia.

>> (whispers): I think so.

>> (whispers): Asia.

>> Asia.

>> HANSON: Asia is correct.

For 15 points: in 1960, what English primatologist was the first to observe that chimpanzees use sticks as tools, behavior previously thought to be unique to humans?

>> (whispers): Jane Goodall.

>> (whispers): Goodall.

Goodall.

>> Goodall.

>> HANSON: Jane Goodall is correct.

For 20 points: blue eyes are rare in the wild, as they offer less sun protection compared to darker-color eyes.

The only primates with blue eyes are humans, spider monkeys, and what animal endemic to Madagascar?

>> (whispers): Lemur.

Lemur.

No, lemur.

>> (whispers): Is it lemur?

>> (whispers): Lemur.

Lemur.

>> Lemur.

>> HANSON: Lemur is correct.

For 25 points in Planet of the Apes: along with the chimpanzee, what species of ape is genetically the closest living relative to humans?

>> (whispers): Bonobo.

It's bonobo.

>> (whispers): Bono-what?

>> (whispers): Bonobo.

>> (whispers): Bonobo?

>> (whispers): Yeah.

>> Bonobo.

>> HANSON: Yes, bonobo, that is correct.

And for 30 points: in the 1970s, animal psychologist Dr. Penny Patterson taught a modified form of sign language to a gorilla named what?

>> (whispers): Koko.

>> (whispers): Koko.

>> Koko.

>> HANSON: Koko is correct.

St. John's, your next category.

>> (whispers): Dream Weaver.

>> Dream Weaver.

>> HANSON: Dream Weaver.

These are questions about dreams.

For ten points: in "The Interpretation of Dreams," what founder of psychoanalysis theorized that all dreams are forms of wish fulfillment or an attempt to work out unresolved issues from one's past?

>> (whispers): Sigmund Freud.

>> Sigmund Freud.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

For 15 points: The Beatles' "Yesterday" is one of the most recorded songs in history.

Who wrote it in 1963 after hearing the complete melody in a dream?

>> (whispers): I don't know.

Toss this.

>> Pass.

>> HANSON: Paul McCartney.

For 20 points: in the 1999 film "The Matrix," Neo takes what color pill to wake up?

>> (whispers): The red pill.

>> Red.

>> HANSON: The red pill is right.

For 25 points in Dream Weaver: the most vivid and elaborate dreams occur during a sleep stage called REM, an acronym that stands for what?

>> (whispers): Rapid eye movement.

(aloud): Rapid eye movement.

>> HANSON: Correct.

For 30 points: "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep."

A magician named Prospero says this in what Shakespeare play set on a remote island?

>> "The Tempest."

>> HANSON: "The Tempest" is right.

Acton-Boxborough, your category.

>> We'll take Pure Imagination.

>> HANSON: Pure Imagination.

These are questions about fictional substances.

For ten points: in the film "Black Panther," T'Challa wears a suit made of what fictional metal that's nearly indestructible?

>> (whispers): Vibranium.

>> (whispers): Vibranium.

>> Vibranium.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

For 15 points: also called mélange, what fictional psychedelic drug is a valuable commodity in the "Dune" novels?

>> (whispers): Just spice.

>> (whispers): Just spice?

>> (whispers): Yes.

>> Spice.

>> HANSON: Spice is correct.

For 20 points: often paired with a drink called nectar, what magical food of the Greek gods was said to bestow immortality to all who ate it?

>> (whispers): Ambrosia?

>> (whispers): Yeah.

>> Ambrosia.

>> HANSON: Ambrosia is right.

For 25 points in Pure Imagination: in the fictional world of "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" ends with a dramatic cliffhanger, with Han Solo frozen in what substance?

>> (whispers): Carbonite, yeah?

(aloud): Carbonite.

>> HANSON: Carbonite is right.

For 30 points: in the dystopian novel "Brave New World," the state controls society with what fictional drug?

>> (whispers): Is it, um... >> (whispers): Do we pass or toss?

>> (whispers): Toss it.

>> (whispers): Toss?

>> (whispers): Pass.

Pass.

Pass.

>> (whispers): Toss.

Toss.

>> (whispers): Pass.

>> We're gonna pass.

>> HANSON: We're looking for soma.

(bell ringing) That is the end of the category round.

The score is Acton-Boxborough with 460 points.

St. John's Prep has 245 points.

Let's hear it for both teams.

(cheers and applause) Okay, we're heading into our final round of play, the lightning round.

Correct answers add 20 points to the team total, and there is a 20-point deduction for incorrect answers.

Clock is set.

Here we go.

England's King Henry VIII had how many wives?

Nathaniel.

>> Six.

>> HANSON: Six is right.

Which U.S. state is nicknamed the Bluegrass State?

Nathaniel.

>> Kentucky.

>> HANSON: Yes.

The Pact of Steel was an alliance signed in 1939 between Adolf Hitler and what Italian... Aidan.

>> Mussolini.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What number is expressed by the Roman numeral XL?

Nathaniel.

>> 40.

>> HANSON: Yes.

"Furiosa" is the latest installment in what action... Aarav.

>> "Mad Max."

>> HANSON: Yes.

California's Death Valley is located in what desert?

Nathaniel.

>> Mojave.

>> HANSON: Yes.

A supporting act on Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour, what singer is best known for her hit song "Espresso"?

Aarav.

>> Sabrina Carpenter.

>> HANSON: Yes.

In taxonomy, what major category lies between phylum and order?

Nathaniel.

>> Class.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What Martin Scorsese film is based on the true-crime bestseller... Nathaniel.

>> "Goodfellas."

>> HANSON: Yes.

Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park, is the most popular ticketed attraction in which U.S. state?

Aarav.

>> Tennessee.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What author of "Thomas and Beulah" was the first African American to serve as U.S. poet laureate?

Ryon.

>> Amanda Gorman.

>> HANSON: No, Rita Dove.

Green Bay defeated Kansas City in Super Bowl I, which took place during what decade?

Aarav.

>> The 1960s.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What country is home to Mount Toubkal, the highest point in the Atlas Mountains?

Nathaniel.

>> Morocco.

>> HANSON: Yes, Morocco.

Who wrote the epic poem "The Divine Comedy" after being... Aarav.

>> Dante.

>> HANSON: Dante is right.

After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, what city became the capital of independent Czechoslovakia?

Aarav.

>> Prague.

>> HANSON: Yes.

(bell ringing) And the winning team this week is Acton-Boxborough with a final score of 580 points.

St. John's Prep finishes with 385 points.

(cheering and applause) Congratulations to both of our teams for a great game.

Acton-Boxborough now moves on to the quarterfinals.

Join us next week for the match between North Quincy High School and Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury-- that's gonna be a good one-- right here on "High School Quiz Show."

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