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(cheers and applause) >> HANSON: Hi, everybody, and welcome to High School Quiz Show.

I'm your host, Joe Hanson.

Last week, Lexington defeated North Quincy to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.

In today's final qualifying match we welcome Phillips Academy from Andover and Somerville High School.

On the Phillips Academy team we have: Wooba, Jaeho, Linus, and Keren, with coach Kevin Cardozo.

(cheers and applause) Competing for Somerville we have: Lillian, Ruthanna, Ella, and Jack, with alternates Calla and Nate and coach Ted Blake.

(cheers and applause) The competition has four rounds: toss-up, head-to-head, category, and a lightning round.

We start with the toss-up round.

All answers are worth ten points.

There are no point deductions for wrong answers.

And players may confer before buzzing in.

So, teams, if you're ready, good luck.

Here we go.

Who created two of the most famous literary detectives of all time-- Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot?

Ella.

>> Agatha Christie.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

The northern lights are spectacular waves of light that have captivated people for millennia.

This atmospheric phenomenon is also known by what two-word Latin term?

Ella.

>> Aurora borealis.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

"Get the Party Started" and "Raise Your Glass" are songs by what pop star whose Beautiful Trauma World Tour is one of the highest-grossing tours of all time by a female artist?

(buzzer) Pink is the answer we're looking for.

Before he became president, who served as America's ambassador to France for four years, beginning in 1785?

Lillian.

>> Thomas Jefferson.

>> HANSON: Thomas Jefferson is correct.

Take a look at your screens.

Pictured here is Albert B.

Fall, secretary of the interior under President Warren G. Harding.

Fall was the only person convicted in what notorious bribery scandal involving oil reserves in Wyoming?

Ella.

>> The Teapot Dome scandal.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

What videogame-inspired TV series stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as survivors of a global pandemic that destroys civilization?

Ruthanna.

>> The Last of Us.

>> HANSON: Correct.

King Mohammed VI, who claims to be a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad, has ruled since 1999 in what country that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain?

Ella.

>> Morocco.

>> HANSON: Correct.

Leafy green vegetables, salmon, and avocados are among the top food sources of what mineral that has the chemical symbol K?

Wooba.

>> Potassium.

>> HANSON: Yes.

In 1995, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland, in support of a historic peace process he helped foster?

Ruthanna.

>> Bill Clinton.

>> HANSON: Correct.

Take a look at your screens now.

Here's a question from a very special guest.

>> Hi, I'm Jennifer Roderick, question writer for High School Quiz Show.

Here's my question: a tomboy who loves sports and wears shorts instead of a dress, what character was added to the Peanuts comic strip in response to the women's liberation movement of the late 1960s?

>> HANSON: Wooba.

>> Peppermint Patty.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

I want to take a moment to thank Jennifer and all our fact checkers for literally making the questions and this show possible.

Give her a round of applause.

(cheers and applause) Moving on.

In 1534, what monarch became the first head of the Church of England?

Lillian.

>> Henry VIII.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

Which of the following is a synonym for acquiesce: A, attain; B, consent; or C, sharpen?

Jaeho.

>> B.

>> HANSON: B, consent, is correct.

In the final act of Hamlet, who leaps into his sister Ophelia's grave and begs attendants to bury him with her?

Ella.

>> Laertes.

>> HANSON: Laertes is correct.

The Hanseatic League was a powerful trade organization in medieval Europe.

It began in what present-day country?

Ella.

>> Germany.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

Originally a flop at the box office, what 1993 Halloween classic set in Salem, Massachusetts, stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker as the Sanderson sisters?

Jaeho.

>> Hocus Pocus.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

>> Let's go.

>> HANSON: During the Russian Civil War that followed the 1917 October Revolution, forces of the new Soviet regime were known as the Red Army, while opposing anti-Bolshevik forces were known by what other color?

Ella.

>> White.

>> HANSON: White is correct.

Best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on the long-running sitcom Friends, what actor passed away in 2023 at age 54?

Lillian.

>> Matthew Perry.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

Extending to a depth of about 60 miles, what rocky outer layer of the Earth consists of the crust and the uppermost solid mantle?

Is it: A, the exosphere; B, the lithosphere; or C, the mesosphere?

Linus.

>> B.

>> HANSON: B, the lithosphere, is correct.

Sarah Shoemaker's 2017 novel Mr. Rochester is a retelling of what classic story by Charlotte Brontë?

Lillian.

>> Jane Eyre.

>> HANSON: Correct.

A model and a stockbroker before starting her billion-dollar lifestyle empire, in 2023, what 81-year-old become the oldest person to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue?

(buzzer) The answer we're looking for is Martha Stewart.

English author P.G.

Wodehouse wrote comic novels about a bachelor named Bertie Wooster and what valet described as the ultimate "gentleman's gentleman"?

Ella.

>> Jeeves.

>> HANSON: Jeeves is correct.

The Four Corners Monument marks the only place in the country where four states intersect: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and what other state?

Jack.

>> Colorado.

>> HANSON: Colorado is correct.

You can stand on that spot and take a picture in all four states.

Known by her initials MTG, in 2023, what Republican representative from Georgia called for a "national divorce" between red and blue states, which many interpreted as a call for another civil war?

Ruthanna.

>> Marjorie Taylor Greene.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

Which of the following U.S. state capitals is located farthest north: A, Madison; B, St. Paul; or C, Bismarck?

Ruthanna.

>> Bismarck.

>> HANSON: Bismarck is correct.

In 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops to what Latin American country in an attempt to overthrow the government of military dictator Manuel Noriega?

Ella.

>> Panama.

>> HANSON: Panama is correct.

What plant hormone is a gas that causes fruit to ripen?

Jaeho.

>> Ethylene.

>> HANSON: Ethylene is correct.

Although its exact location is unknown, which of the Seven Wonders of the World is thought to have existed in Iraq, in a region once known as Babylon?

Linus.

>> The Hanging Gardens.

>> HANSON: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is correct.

Songs of Innocence, the 13th studio album by the Irish rock band U2, is named after a 1789 poetry collection by what British author?

Jaeho.

>> William Blake.

>> HANSON: William Blake is correct.

In January 2024, who announced he was leaving the New England Patriots after 24 years as head coach and six Super Bowl titles?

Ruthanna.

>> Bill Belijek... chick.

>> HANSON: Bill Belichick is correct.

Julius Caesar joined with two other popular generals, Crassus and Pompey, to form what political alliance that means "three men"?

Ella.

>> The triumvirate.

>> HANSON: Triumvirate is correct.

(bell ringing) That is the end of the toss-up round.

And the score is Phillips Academy, 80; and Somerville, 200 points.

Got a lot of game left.

Let's hear it for both teams.

(cheers and applause) The head-to-head round is next, but first, we're gonna take a few minutes to get to know our players, and we do that with a question.

Phillips Academy, we'll start with you.

Wooba, if you were a professional wrestler, what would your ring name be and why?

>> I would pick Blue Machine because it's my favorite juice flavor, and go Big Blue.

>> HANSON: I like it.

Team spirit.

Jaeho?

>> I'd go with Berry Blast just to match Wooba.

>> HANSON: Good, you guys can be like a tag team.

Linus.

>> Outrageous Orange.

>> HANSON: Okay, I'm seeing a theme here on set.

Keren, what about you?

>> I think for strength I would go with Mighty Mango.

>> HANSON: One of my favorite flavors too.

Lillian.

>> I would be the Cruncher.

Not only because it's a good wrestling name, but because I like math, which is a lot of crunching numbers.

>> HANSON: Okay, I like that one.

Interesting signature move, maybe, too.

(laughter) Ruthanna.

>> Yeah, I'd have to honor my Boston heritage and family and call myself (Boston accent): Ruthanna the Slamma.

>> HANSON (laughing): I like that.

Delivered perfectly.

Ella.

>> I would be the Eviscerator to be alliterative with my name.

>> HANSON: That's a fearful name.

I'm not stepping into the ring with you.

Jack.

>> I'd be the Archer, because in the book I wrote, the main character is Archer.

>> HANSON: I like it.

Precise.

All right, teams, it's time to go head to head.

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

The clock is set at 90 seconds.

Have a handshake.

All right, here we go.

What is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere?

(buzzer) Great Salt Lake.

The Equal Pay Act protects against wage discrimination based on sex.

What U.S. president signed it into law in 1963?

>> Kennedy.

>> HANSON: John F. Kennedy is correct.

Which Olympic sport has two styles: Greco-Roman and freestyle?

>> Uh, wrestling.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What is the only continent that lies on all four hemispheres?

>> Uh... Africa.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What company agreed to pay more than $30 million to settle privacy complaints over its Alexa voice assistant and Ring door-- >> Amazon.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Pulmo is the Latin term for what organ in the human body?

>> Skin.

>> HANSON: No, lungs.

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was a volunteer infantry made up of Black soldiers that was active during which war?

>> Civil... War.

>> HANSON: The Civil War, yes.

What metallic chemical element found in red blood cells helps carry oxygen?

>> Iron.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What Nathaniel Hawthorne novel features a heroine named Hester Prynne?

>> The Scarlet Letter.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Which U.S. state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"?

>> Michigan.

>> HANSON: No, Minnesota.

During World War II, the insignia worn by British Airborne Forces featured what winged horse from Greek mythology?

>> Pegasus.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What constitutional amendment deals with the right to avoid self-incrimination?

>> Fifth.

>> HANSON: Yes.

For leading hundreds of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman earned what biblical nickname?

>> Moses.

>> HANSON: Moses is correct.

(bell ringing) And that is the end of the round.

Let's take a look at the score.

Phillips Academy has 80 points and Somerville has 280 points.

Have a round of applause for both teams.

(cheers and applause) Up next, the category round, with the following categories: The Great Divide, I Have Felines for You, Shell Game, Nailed It!, The Rain in Spain, and Temple Run.

All categories have five questions with increasing point values.

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 are able to confer.

Phillips Academy, who's your spokesperson?

Jaeho.

Somerville, who's your spokesperson?

Ruthanna.

All right, Phillips Academy, you've got some ground to make up.

You get to pick the first category.

>> Okay, we'll go with The Great Divide.

>> HANSON: The Great Divide.

These are questions about math.

For ten points: what is the greatest common factor of 20 and 16?

>> (quietly): Four.

>> (quietly): Mm-hmm.

Four.

>> Four.

>> HANSON: Four is correct.

For 15 points: Aliza invests $500 in the stock market.

After ten years, if her investment is worth 300% of its original cost, how much will it then be worth?

(indistinct chatter) >> $1,500.

>> HANSON: $1,500 is correct.

For 20 points: Rami sold twice as many apples in the afternoon as he did in the morning.

If he sold a total of 360 apples that day, how many did he sell in the morning?

>> (quietly): 120?

>> (quietly): Yeah.

>> 120.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

For 25 points: a can of peas has a radius of three inches and a height of seven inches.

Rounded to the nearest cubic inch, what is the volume of the can?

>> 82.

>> 63?

(indistinct chatter) >> (quietly): The volume?

(indistinct chatter) >> HANSON: We need an answer.

>> 289.

>> HANSON: No, we're looking for 198 cubic inches.

And for 30 points in The Great Divide: in the coordinate plane, a point with a negative x value and a positive y value would be found in which quadrant?

>> Second.

>> HANSON: Second quadrant is correct.

Somerville, your category.

>> Okay.

We'll take The Rain in Spain, please.

>> HANSON: The Rain in Spain.

This category is questions about Spanish history.

For ten points: what were the first names of the Spanish king and queen who sponsored the transatlantic voyages of Christopher Columbus?

>> (whispering): Ferdinand and Isabella.

Yes.

>> Our answer is Isabella and Ferdinand.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

For 15 points: although he openly sympathized with Germany's Adolf Hitler and Italy's Benito Mussolini, what Spanish dictator remained neutral during World War II?

>> (whispering): Franco.

>> (whispering): Franco.

>> Our answer is Franco.

>> HANSON: Francisco Franco is correct.

For 20 points: what Spanish conquistador is best known for leading the conquest of the Aztec empire and claiming Mexico for Spain?

>> Our answer is Cortés.

>> HANSON: Hernán Cortés is correct.

For 25 points in The Rain in Spain: what palace and fortress in Granada was the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain?

>> Our answer is the Alhambra.

>> HANSON: Correct.

For 30 points: during the Spanish Inquisition, thousands were tortured and executed under what Dominican friar who was the first grand inquisitor and a close adviser to Queen Isabella?

>> Our answer is Torquemada.

>> HANSON: Tomás de Torquemada is correct.

Phillips Academy, your second category.

>> We'll go with Shell Game.

>> HANSON: Shell Game.

In this category, we're hearing questions about seafood.

For ten points: now an expensive delicacy, what clawed crustacean was so plentiful in colonial America it was considered "poverty food" and was served to prisoners and indentured servants?

>> We're gonna go with lobster.

>> HANSON: Lobster is correct.

>> HANSON: For 15 points: four kinds of fish-- tilefish, shark, swordfish, and king mackerel-- should be eaten only occasionally because they contain high amounts of what toxic metal?

>> (whispering): Mercury.

>> Yeah.

>> Mercury.

>> HANSON: Mercury is correct.

For 20 points: what crustacean is America's favorite seafood, with the average American consuming about four pounds per year?

>> (whispering): Shrimp.

>> (whispering): Shrimp.

>> (whispering): Shrimp?

Oh, sure.

Shrimp.

>> HANSON: Shrimp is correct.

For 25 points in Shell Game: the world's largest inland body of water, what sea is the world's biggest supplier of caviar?

>> (whispering): Is it Black Sea?

>> (whispering): Caspian?

>> (whispering): Black Sea or Caspian?

>> (whispering): I think it makes sense.

>> (whispering): Black?

(normal): The Black Sea.

>> HANSON: No, the Caspian Sea is correct.

For 30 points: what state produces more seafood than all other U.S. states combined and provides two-thirds of the nation's wild-caught fish and shellfish?

>> (whispering): Maine?

>> (whispering): Maine or Alaska?

>> (whispering): Oh, Alaska.

>> Alaska.

>> HANSON: Alaska is correct.

Somerville, final category to you.

>> We'll take Temple Run, please.

>> HANSON: Temple Run.

These are questions about temples and churches.

For ten points: with a capacity of 60,000 people, what basilica in Vatican City has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world?

>> Our answer is St. Peter's.

>> HANSON: Correct.

For 15 points: originally built as a Christian cathedral by the Byzantine emperor Justinian, the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is located in what present-day city?

>> (whispering): Turkey.

Istanbul.

>> Our answer is Istanbul.

>> HANSON: Correct.

For 20 points in Temple Run: at over 401 acres, the Hindu temple Angkor Wat is the largest religious structure in the world.

It's located in what country in Southeast Asia?

>> Our answer is Cambodia.

>> HANSON: That is correct.

For 25 points: still unfinished since its construction began in 1882, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is famous for its distinctive style.

It was designed by what Catalan modernist architect?

>> (whispering): Gaudí.

>> (whispering): Gaudí?

>> (whispering): Yeah, Antoni Gaudí.

>> Our answer is Gaudí.

>> HANSON: Antoni Gaudí is correct.

For 30 points: located in the modern-day city of Luxor, the Great Temple of Amun is part of what large temple complex that was the most important religious center in all of ancient Egypt?

>> (whispering): I think Giza.

>> (whispering): Pass?

Pass?

>> (whispering): Pass it?

>> (whispering): I guess we shouldn't toss it, right?

>> (whispering): Yeah, pass.

>> (whispering): We'll pass.

(normal): We're gonna pass that question.

>> HANSON: We're looking for Karnak.

(bell ringing) That was our final category.

And at the end of the category round, the score is Phillips Academy, 180; Somerville has 450.

Let's hear it for both of our teams.

(cheers and applause) Okay, we are heading into the 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.

The clock is set.

Here we go.

The historic Château Frontenac dominates the skyline of what Canadian city?

Ella.

>> Québec City.

>> HANSON: Yes.

In Greek myth, who plunged into the sea as the sun melted the wax that fastened his wings?

Wooba.

>> Icarus.

>> HANSON: Icarus is correct.

In 1636, what Protestant theologian founded the colony-- Ruthanna.

(buzzer) Looking for Roger Williams.

Born Anna Mae Bullock, what legendary singer known as the "Queen of Rock and Roll" passed away in 2023 at age 83?

Ruthanna.

>> Tina Turner.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What is the scientific term for an intense fear of spiders?

Linus.

>> Arachnophobia.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Also known as lines of longitude, what imaginary lines run from pole to pole and are named after the Latin word for "mid-day"?

Jaeho.

>> Meridian.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Halle Bailey plays the title character in the 2023 live-action remake of what Disney movie?

Jaeho.

>> The Little Mermaid.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What country forms the entire eastern border of Finland?

Ella.

>> Russia.

>> HANSON: Yes.

A haiku is a short Japanese poem that traditionally evokes the natural world and has how many syllables?

Ella.

>> 17.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What new Tony-winning musical follows Kim, a teenage girl-- >> Kimberly Akimbo.

>> HANSON: Yes.

What Greek word for "crescent" refers to the curve in a liquid surface and also-- Lillian.

>> Meniscus.

>> HANSON: Yes.

Nicknamed "the Baltimore Bullet," what American swimmer holds the record for most Olympic gold medals, with 23?

Linus.

>> Michael Phelps.

>> HANSON: Yes.

In the International System of Units, the letter K stands for what-- >> Potass-- oh.

(bell ringing) >> HANSON: We're looking for kelvin there.

That is the end of the lightning round.

And the winning team this week is Somerville High School with a final score of 550 points.

Phillips Academy finishes with 260 points.

Congratulations to both teams for a great game.

Somerville moves on to play Lexington in the quarterfinals.

Join us next week for our first quarterfinal match between Buckingham Browne & Nichols and South High, right here on High School Quiz Show.

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