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I'm Billy Costa, your host.

In last week's match between Mansfield High School and Westford Academy, Mansfield defeated Westford to move on to the quarterfinals.

Now for today's match, we welcome Notre Dame Academy from Worcester making their Quiz Show debut.

And we welcome back Shrewsbury High School.

On the Notre Dame team, we have Nora-- hello, Nora, how are you?

>> Hi Billy, I'm good, how are you?

>> COSTA: I'm just fine.

Hi, Kara.

>> Hello!

>> COSTA: How you doing?

You okay?

>> I'm great.

How are you?

>> COSTA: You psyched and pumped?

>> (chuckling): Yes.

>> COSTA: All right.

Hi, Grace.

>> Hi!

>> COSTA: Good to see you.

Welcome to High School Quiz Show.

>> Thank you.

>> COSTA: And hello, Hannah.

>> Hi.

>> COSTA: Welcome to the show.

The alternates are Reagan and Erin with coach Kate Connor.

And competing for Shrewsbury we have Nicole-- hello, Nicole.

>> Hi.

>> COSTA: Good to see you.

Arjun, nice to see you as well.

>> Hello.

>> COSTA: Boy, that's a lot of pictures behind you.

I'm sure they all tell a story.

And, hi, Yara.

>> Hello.

It's nice to meet you.

>> COSTA: Nice to meet you as well.

And, yes, hello, Lulu.

>> Hi.

>> COSTA: Good to see you.

The alternates are Hardika and Ethan with coach Melinda Moynihan.

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

Throughout the game a green light is a correct answer.

A red light an incorrect answer.

And a gray light means no answer has been given.

And we start with the toss-up round.

All players are active, and with a correct answer, can contribute ten points per question to their team score.

There are no point deductions for wrong answers.

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

What U.S. state is home to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's historic home?

Georgia, South Carolina, or Virginia?

Virginia.

What is America's number one source of greenhouse gas emissions?

Food production, transportation or heating and cooling?

Transportation.

Which of the following is a synonym for conundrum?

Puzzle, relic, or devastation?

Puzzle.

As Blanca on Pose, in 2021 who made Emmy history as the first transgender performer to be nominated for a lead acting role in a primetime series?

Was it MJ Rodriguez, Laverne Cox, or Indya Moore?

MJ Rodriguez.

Take a look at your screens, please.

After the fall of the Roman Republic, what first emperor of Rome, depicted here, initiated a period of relative peace known as the Pax Romana?

Was it Constantine, Claudius, or Augustus?

Augustus.

In 1902, who signed a law establishing the Census Bureau as a permanent agency that would collect vital information and develop statistics representing the American people?

Was it William McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt, or William H. Taft?

Teddy Roosevelt.

What present-day country is home to Lumbini, a pilgrimage site which is honored as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, more famously known as the Buddha?

Is it India, Nepal, or Tibet?

Nepal.

"The North" is the 12th and final chapter in what 2016 novel by Colson Whitehead that by the way won the Pulitzer Prize?

Was it Harlem Shuffle, The Underground Railroad, or Zone One?

The Underground Railroad.

In 2021, a rare 1909 baseball card sold for $6.6 million, breaking the record for most expensive sports card of all time.

It depicts what shortstop known as "the Flying Dutchman" for his superb speed?

Was it Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, or Babe Ruth?

Honus Wagner.

Take another look at your screens, please.

Here comes your next question.

>> Hello, I'm Kumble Subbaswamy, Chancellor of UMass Amherst.

Here's my question.

UMass alum Julius Erving, also known as Dr. J, is widely regarded as one of the best dunkers in the history of the NBA.

From 1976 to 1987, he played for what team?

Was it the Philadelphia 76ers, the L.A. Lakers, or the Chicago Bulls?

>> COSTA: The Philadelphia 76ers is the answer.

The United States went from the world's largest creditor to the world's largest debtor under which 20th century president?

Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, or George H.W.

Bush?

Ronald Reagan.

In Catching Fire, Haymitch is chosen as a tribute from District 12 to compete in the Hunger Games.

But who volunteers to take his place?

Gale, Finnick, or Peeta?

Peeta.

Which of these countries in Africa is located below the equator?

Is it Chad, Sudan, or Botswana?

Botswana.

And launched in 1977 by NASA and fueled with tiny nuclear-powered generators, what remarkable twin probes are now more than 11 billion miles away but still transmitting data back to Earth?

Is it Kepler, Voyager, or Mariner?

Voyager.

The number sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and so on, is created by adding the last two numbers to produce the next number.

This famous sequence is named after what mathematician?

Euler, Fibonacci, or Pythagoras?

Fibonacci.

In Greek myth, who takes revenge on her unfaithful husband Jason by murdering their two sons?

Is it Hera, Electra, or Medea?

Medea.

What is the largest island of the Philippines and the site of its capital city, Manila?

Is it Mindoro, Palawan, or Luzon?

Luzon.

And tasked by Hitler to defend the French coast, what German field marshal was not present at D-Day because he'd gone home to celebrate his wife's birthday?

Was it Heinrich Himmler, Herman Gööring, or Erwin Rommel?

Erwin Rommel.

What is the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, accounting for roughly 20% of the Turkish population?

Kurds, Roma, or Armenians?

Kurds.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is set in Puritan New England during the middle part of what century?

16th century, 17th century, or 18th century?

17th century is the answer there.

(bell ringing) And that's the end of the toss-up round.

The score right now: Notre Dame, 270 points; Shrewsbury High School, 330 points.

Nice round, let's hear it, everybody.

(cheers and applause) Okay, the head-to-head round is next.

But first we take a few minutes to get to know the players.

I have a question.

Each of you will have a chance to answer.

And we'll start with Notre Dame, and you, Nora.

If you were in the Guinness Book of World Records, what record-breaking feat would you be in and why?

>> Well, if I was in the Guinness Book of World Records, maybe I'd be in for being the world's biggest overthinker, but I don't know, I might have to think about my answer for a bit longer.

(Billy chuckles) >> COSTA: Okay.

Kara, how about you?

>> If I were in the Guinness Book of World Records, I would be in for drinking the most tea over quarantine because I drink tea every day and I absolutely love it.

>> COSTA: On average, how many cups a day?

>> At least two.

>> COSTA: Okay.

Grace, how about you?

>> If I was in the Guinness Book of World Records, I'd probably be in it for being in the car on the way to swim practice for the longest.

>> COSTA: Oh, big swimmer, huh?

>> Yeah.

>> COSTA: Okay.

And, Hannah, how about you?

>> If I was in the Guinness Book of World Records, I'd probably have a record for being the world's biggest procrastinator because you'll probably never find me starting a homework assignment until the night before it's due.

(Billy laughs) >> COSTA: All right, over to Shrewsbury, and Nicole, how about you?

>> I'd probably be in the Guinness Book of World Records for eating the most amount of sushi in one sitting.

Because I really love sushi and it's kind of addicting.

>> COSTA: Nice.

Arjun, how about you?

>> If I were in the Guinness Book of World Records, I'd be in it for eating the most amount of Altoids.

I just love Altoids.

(Billy laughs) >> COSTA: Yara, your turn.

>> Probably most hours spent on Minecraft.

(Billy chuckles) >> COSTA: All right, Lulu, and now you.

>> I'd be in it for the biggest animal shelter.

>> COSTA: Oh, good one.

I have my rescue dog Bessie at home, so nice one, Lulu.

All right, it's time to go head to head, so I say we do it right now.

Let's go head to head.

(cheers and applause) Okay, in this round, correct answers add ten points to the team total.

And incorrect answers now result in a ten point deduction.

If an answer is not given, there is no impact on the score.

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

Who signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA?

Was it Dwight D. Eisenhower or John F. Kennedy?

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

What African nation is home to the cities of Tangier and Casablanca?

Morocco or Algeria?

Morocco.

In Greek mythology, what prideful girl was turned into a spider after challenging Athena to a weaving contest?

Was it Arachne or Daphne?

Arachne.

After World War II, who chaired the first U.N. Human Rights Commission?

Bess Truman or Eleanor Roosevelt?

Eleanor Roosevelt.

What is the weakest of the four fundamental forces in physics?

Gravity or electromagnetism?

Gravity.

What is the smallest country in South America by area, covering just over 63,000 square miles?

Is it Paraguay or Suriname?

Suriname.

Alejandro Mayorkas is the first immigrant and the first Latino to ever lead what U.S.

Cabinet department?

Is it Homeland Security or Veterans Affairs?

Homeland Security.

In 2011, deposed leader Moammar Gaddafi was killed by revolutionary forces in what country?

Syria or Libya?

Libya is the answer there.

(bell ringing) And that's the end of the round.

We'll take a look at the score-- Notre Dame, 300 points; Shrewsbury High School, 360 points.

This is a close match.

Great job, teams!

(cheers and applause) Next up is the category round with the following categories: Zero Sum, Thanks for the Memories, Up and Atom, All Saints Day, Don't Call Me Shirley, and Stamp Act.

Now teams will be able to select two five-question categories and will have the option to toss one question per category to the other team.

And teams, yes, are able to confer.

And, Notre Dame, who's gonna be your spokesperson?

>> That'll be me.

>> COSTA: Okay, hello, Nora.

Shrewsbury, who will be the spokesperson?

>> Me.

>> COSTA: All right, Nicole.

And this is gonna be good.

Notre Dame, you have a little ground to make up-- not a big deal, little ground to make up-- and you get to choose the first category.

What's it gonna be?

>> I have no idea.

>> I say we do either Up and Atom or Stamp Act.

>> Yeah, maybe we should do the Stamp Act.

>> Okay, we're gonna go with the Stamp Act, Billy.

>> COSTA: Stamp Act.

Okay, these are gonna be questions about the U.S.

Postal Service.

And for ten points: what Founding Father was the first person to serve as postmaster general of what is now the U.S.

Postal Service?

>> Isn't that Franklin?

>> Yeah.

>> Benjamin Franklin.

>> Okay, we're gonna go with final answer: Ben Franklin.

>> COSTA: And Ben Franklin is the correct answer.

Now for 15 points: known for hits like "I Got You Babe," what "Goddess of Pop" was turned down after offering to volunteer at two post offices in Malibu in 2020?

>> Is that Cher?

>> Cher?

>> Cher.

>> Okay.

Yeah.

Final answer: Cher.

>> COSTA: Cher is the correct answer.

Now 20 points: voting by mail began in the United States during what war?

>> Should we pass?

>> Or... >> COSTA: Answer please, Nora.

>> We're gonna pass this one.

>> COSTA: You're gonna pass.

The answer is the Civil War.

And now for 25 points: in 2020, House Democrats investigated what postmaster general over accusations he reimbursed former employees for contributions to Republican campaigns?

>> Do you guys want to toss this one to...?

>> Yeah, sure.

>> Yeah.

>> Okay, we're gonna toss this one.

>> COSTA: We're gonna toss.

Shrewsbury, do you have an answer?

>> What are you guys thinking?

>> I have no idea.

>> Um... >> Pass.

We're gonna pass.

>> COSTA: No answer.

Okay, the answer is Louis DeJoy.

And now back to Notre Dame for 30 points.

The U.S.

Postal Service increased its rates in 2021.

What is the current price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp for a letter of one ounce or less?

>> Is it... is it five cents?

I don't know.

It could be.

>> Wait, isn't it 50 cents?

>> 58 cents maybe.

>> What?

>> 58 cents.

>> 58 cents.

Final answer: 58.

>> COSTA: 58 cents is a correct answer.

And now we go to Shrewsbury and you'll need a category.

What's it gonna be?

>> What do you guys think about Don't Call Me Shirley?

>> Sure, why not?

>> All right.

>> Sounds good.

>> Yeah.

Sure.

>> COSTA: Don't Call Me Shirley?

>> Don't Call Me Shirley.

>> COSTA: Okay, Don't Call Me Shirley.

These are questions about film quotes.

And for ten points: "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

This famous line is from what 1980 parody of disaster films?

>> Airplane!

>> Airplane!

Our final answer's Airplane!

>> COSTA: Airplane!

is correct.

For 15 points: "There's no crying in baseball!"

Tom Hanks delivers this memorable line in what 1992 film about a women's baseball league?

>> I have no idea.

>> I forget!

(laughs) >> COSTA: Nicole, answer?

>> No answer.

Pass.

We're gonna pass.

>> COSTA: No answer.

A League of Their Own is the movie.

And by the way I think I did a pretty good Tom Hanks there.

Okay, now for 20 points: In The Princess Bride, what word does Vizzini use four times before Inigo Montoya says, "You keep using that word.

I do not think it means what you think it means."

>> It's on the tip of my tongue.

>> Um... >> COSTA: Nicole?

Answer?

>> No answer.

Pass.

We're gonna pass.

>> COSTA: No answer.

"Inconceivable!"

is the answer.

We'll move on.

For 25 points though: what 1985 blockbuster ends with Christopher Lloyd saying, "Roads?

Where we're going we don't need roads."

>> Oh, um, is it Ferris Bueller?

>> COSTA: Nicole, final answer?

>> Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

>> COSTA: No, Back to the Future is the movie.

And now for 30 points: in Casablanca, what five-word phrase does Humphrey Bogart say to Ingrid Bergman four times, including during their poignant farewell?

>> "Here's looking at you, kid."

>> "Here's looking at you, kid" final answer.

>> COSTA: "Here's looking at you, kid" is the correct answer.

And now we go back to Notre Dame.

You'll need a category.

What's it gonna be?

>> Do you guys have any...?

>> I feel like either Thanks for the Memories or Up and Atom, but... >> Yeah.

I agree.

>> Okay, we're gonna go with Up and Atom, Billy.

>> COSTA: Up and Atom.

These are questions about chemistry.

And for ten points: if an atom contains 11 protons and 12 neutrons, its atomic number will be what?

>> 12?

>> Wouldn't it be 11?

>> I think so.

Yeah.

>> Right.

>> Okay, we're gonna go with 11, final answer.

>> COSTA: And 11 is the correct answer.

For 15 points: the phrase "mad as a hatter" pre-dates the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

What toxic metal used in the manufacturing of felt hats in the 19th century is known to cause neurological damage?

>> Isn't it mercury?

>> Yeah.

Yeah.

Final answer: mercury.

>> COSTA: And mercury is correct.

Now for 20 points: who is credited with the invention of the modern periodic table of elements?

>> What's his name?

>> Um... is that... not Mandel... mm... Mendeleev?

>> Mendeleev?

>> Oh yeah, that sounds familiar.

>> COSTA: Nora, final answer?

>> Okay, final answer: Mendeleev.

>> COSTA: Yes, Dmitri Mendeleev is the answer.

Now for 25 points: also known as propanone, what highly volatile and flammable liquid is the active ingredient in traditional nail polish remover?

>> Acetone.

>> Acetone?

>> Yeah, acetone.

>> Yeah.

Final answer: acetone.

>> COSTA: And that is correct.

Now for 30 points: DNA codes for proteins, which are the building blocks of organisms.

What structural protein that forms connective tissue is the most abundant protein in the human body?

>> Is it collagen?

>> Collagen?

>> Yeah, I think it's collagen.

>> Okay, yeah, I think so too.

Final answer: collagen.

>> COSTA: Collagen is a correct answer.

And, now we go back to Shrewsbury, and you'll need a category.

>> I think we should go for Thanks for the Memories or All Saints Day.

>> Yeah.

>> Thanks for the Memories.

>> Sure.

>> Okay, we're gonna go with Thanks for the Memories.

>> COSTA: Okay, Nicole.

These are questions about memoirs.

For ten points: "If you don't get out there "and define yourself, you'll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others."

What former first lady wrote this in her bestselling memoir Becoming?

>> Michelle Obama.

>> Michelle Obama.

>> Michelle Obama.

>> Okay, final answer: Michelle Obama.

>> COSTA: And that is correct.

For 15 points: under the pen name Isak Dinesen, Danish author Karen Blixen published what highly regarded 1937 memoir about running a coffee plantation in Kenya?

>> Oh... >> Do you guys know this?

>> No.

>> No.

>> Do we want to toss this question?

>> I feel like I know it, but yeah, um... >> Let's toss it.

>> Okay, we'll toss this to the other team.

>> COSTA: All right, you're gonna toss to Notre Dame.

Notre Dame, do you have an answer?

>> Out of Africa.

>> Okay, cool.

Final answer: Out of Africa.

>> COSTA: Out of Africa is correct.

And we go back to Shrewsbury, this time, for 20 points.

Released in 2019, three years after his untimely death, The Beautiful Ones is a posthumous memoir of what pop superstar?

>> Oh, um... is it... >> Is it Prince, guys?

>> He dated Ariana Grande.

Um, what's his name?

>> I think it's Prince.

>> Prince.

>> Is it Prince?

Oh my... it is, okay.

Never mind, wrong person.

>> Let's go with Prince.

>> Prince, Prince, Prince.

>> COSTA: Nicole, final answer?

>> Final answer: Prince.

>> COSTA: Prince is correct for 25 points.

In her book First They Killed My Father, author Luong Ung recalls growing up in Cambodia under what deadly regime that seized power in 1975?

>> The Khmer Rouge.

>> Yeah.

>> Final answer: the Khmer Rouge.

>> COSTA: And that's correct.

Now for 30 points: "Do not worry.

"You have always written before and you will write now.

"All you have to do is write one true sentence.

Write the truest sentence that you know."

Who wrote this in A Moveable Feast, his memoir of Paris in the 1920s?

>> Hemingway?

>> Yeah, Ernest Hemingway?

>> Ernest Hemingway, do you think?

>> Yeah.

I'd say Ernest Hemingway.

>> Okay, Ermest... Ernest Hemingway for final answer.

>> COSTA: Ernest Hemingway is the correct answer to that question.

(bell ringing) And that ends the category round with Notre Dame right now, 470 points; Shrewsbury High School, 435 points.

This is still a very close match.

Good job, teams!

(cheers and applause) Okay, we are heading into the final round of play.

We call it the lightning round.

All players are active, with each response can add or subtract 20 points to their team total.

A decision not to answer does not impact the score.

We have ten questions.

This is a close one, teams.

Good luck.

In April 2021, Paddington 2 dethroned what Orson Welles masterpiece as the top-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes?

The Third Man or Citizen Kane?

Citizen Kane.

What volcano in Sicily has erupted at least 190 times since its first recorded eruption in 1500 BC?

Mount Etna or Mount Vesuvius?

Mount Etna.

Mr. Collins is a pompous clergyman who courts Elizabeth Bennet in what Jane Austen novel?

Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice?

Pride and Prejudice.

Tectonic plate movement is caused by convection currents in which of the Earth's layers?

The crust or the mantle?

The mantle.

Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as president of what country in 2021?

Iran.

What famous palace in Granada was the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain?

Alcázar or Alhambra?

Alhambra.

In 2020, what star quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs signed the most lucrative deal in sports history?

Patrick Mahomes or Drew Brees?

Patrick Mahomes.

In 1948, who became Israel's first prime minister?

Golda Meir or David Ben-Gurion?

David Ben-Gurion.

In 2019, what film star said he changed his mind about killing off his grandma alter ego Madea?

Was it Kevin Hart or Tyler Perry?

Tyler Perry.

What Greek tragic hero unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother?

Theseus or Oedipus?

Oedipus is the answer there.

(bell ringing) And that's the bell ending the game.

The winning team this week is Shrewsbury High School with a total score of 815 points.

Notre Dame finishes with 590 points.

Congratulations to both teams for a great round.

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