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I'm Billy Costa, your host.

Last week, Brookline High School defeated North Quincy High School to move on to the semifinals.

Today we welcome back Boston Latin and Lexington High School for the third match of the quarterfinals.

(cheers and applause) On the Boston Latin team we have: Mira, Maya, Kyler, and Khugan with alternates Denis and Biya and coaches Theresa Cojohn and Andy Zou.

(cheers and applause) And competing for Lexington we have: Atreya, Evan, Rory, and Owen with alternates Lauren and Elias and coach Josh Olivier-Mason.

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

And 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.

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

The River Shannon is the longest river of what country?

Yes, Mira.

>> Ireland.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In August 2022 the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes the largest climate investment in U.S. history.

Who cast the tie-breaking vote as Senate president?

Yes, Evan.

>> Kamala Harris.

>> COSTA: Yes.

The right to remain silent, to refuse to answer self-incriminating questions, is protected under which constitutional amendment?

Yes, Mira.

>> Fifth.

>> COSTA: Fifth is right.

In 2022, actress Nichelle Nichols passed away at the age of 89.

A trailblazer who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood, she's best known for originating what role on Star Trek?

Yes, Rory.

>> Lieutenant Uhura.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Take a look at your screens.

The only female Habsburg ruler, what empress, seen here, led Austria through the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War?

Yes, Kyler.

>> Maria Theresa.

>> COSTA: And that is correct.

What ancient Greek philosopher is said to be the first biologist in the Western tradition because he developed the first organized study of the natural world?

Yes, Khugan.

>> Aristotle.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What bestselling novel by Emily Henry follows two best friends, Poppy and Alex, who have always taken an annual summer trip together?

Yes, Mira.

>> People We Meet on Vacation.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What distinctive, flat-topped mountain overlooks the South African city of Cape Town?

Yes, Evan.

>> Table Mountain.

>> COSTA: Table Mountain is correct.

In 2022, the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by a U.S. drone strike in what Middle Eastern country?

Yes, Owen.

>> Iraq.

>> COSTA: No, you want to try, Boston Latin?

Yes, Maya.

>> Syria.

>> COSTA: No, Afghanistan is the answer.

Take a look at your screens.

Here comes the next question.

>> Hi, I'm Max Miller, host and creator of the YouTube series Tasting History and here's my question: according to one story, the croissant was invented in 1683 by Viennese bakers who wanted to celebrate Austria's victory over the Ottoman Empire.

The crescent flag of the Ottoman Empire is essentially the same flag as what modern country?

Is it Hungary, Turkey, or Iraq?

>> COSTA: Yes, Rory.

>> Turkey.

>> COSTA: Turkey is correct.

And we'll move on.

On February 1st, 2003, what NASA space shuttle broke apart while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members?

Yes, Evan.

>> Columbia.

>> COSTA: Columbia is right.

In 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

She replaced what justice who stepped down after 27 years on the court?

Yes, Owen.

>> Stephen Breyer.

>> COSTA: Stephen Breyer is correct.

Known for his controversial role in the Vietnam War, what former U.S. secretary of state is the author of a new book titled Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy?

Yes, Owen.

>> Kissinger.

>> COSTA: Henry Kissinger, yes.

In August 2022, voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have allowed lawmakers to outlaw abortion in what Midwestern state?

Yes, Evan.

>> Kansas.

>> COSTA: Kansas is right.

Which of the following is a synonym for lachrymose?

Is it angry, tearful, or funny?

Yes, Kyler.

>> Tearful.

>> COSTA: Tearful is right.

In 2022, what New York Yankees slugger hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking the American League record held by Roger Maris since 1961?

Yes, Maya.

>> Aaron Judge.

>> COSTA: Aaron Judge is right.

Renowned for her beauty, what queen helped change Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshiping only the sun god Aten?

Yes, Maya.

>> Hatshepsut.

>> COSTA: No.

You want to try it-- Evan?

>> Nefertiti.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In 2022, dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago were uncovered in a dried-up riverbed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in what U.S. state?

Yes, Evan.

>> Montana.

>> COSTA: No, you want to try, Boston Latin?

Yes, Kyler.

>> California.

>> COSTA: No, Texas is the answer.

The lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" were penned by Francis Scott Key on September 14th, 1814, after he watched the British attack what fort in Baltimore?

Yes, Evan.

>> Fort McHenry.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Which of the following parts of the brain governs language and consciousness?

Is it the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum, or the brain stem?

Yes, Atreya.

>> Cerebral cortex.

>> COSTA: Yes.

"Mad, bad, and dangerous to know."

That's how Lady Caroline Lamb described what British Romantic poet known for "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" and "She Walks in Beauty"?

Yes, Mira.

>> Lord Byron.

>> COSTA: Lord Byron is right.

Inspired by Mindy Kaling's real-life childhood growing up in the Boston area, what Netflix sitcom is narrated by tennis great John McEnroe?

Yes, Mira.

>> Never Have I Ever.

>> COSTA: Yes.

More than a dozen women in Rochester, New York, were arrested for casting a ballot in the 1872 presidential election.

What ringleader was put on trial and convicted of illegal voting?

Yes, Owen.

>> Susan B. Anthony.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What capital city of Oman was controlled by the Portuguese from 1507 until 1650?

Yes, Kyler.

>> Muscat.

>> COSTA: Yes.

A 5G wireless internet surpasses 4G in speed by at least a factor of ten.

The G stands for which of the following: gigabyte, google, or generation?

Yes, Owen.

>> Generation.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Creator of iconic looks for Tina Turner, Joan Rivers, and especially Cher, what designer known as the "Sultan of Sequins" won a Tony Award in 2019 for his costumes in The Cher Show?

(buzzer, ringer dings) Did he make it?

No.

Bob Mackie the answer there.

What Shakespeare comedy about mistaken identity centers on Viola and Sebastian, twins who are separated in a shipwreck?

Yes, Kyler.

>> The Comedy of Errors.

>> COSTA: No.

You want to try, Lexington?

Yes, Evan.

>> Tempest.

>> COSTA: No, Twelfth Night is he answer.

In his 1689 work Two Treatises of Government, what English philosopher outlines his ideas for a more civilized society based on natural law and contract theory?

Yes, Maya.

>> Locke.

>> COSTA: John Locke, yes.

On August 4th, 1914, as war erupted across Europe, what president formally proclaimed the neutrality of the United States?

Yes, Evan.

>> Wilson.

>> COSTA: Woodrow Wilson.

In 1921, what author of The Age of Innocence became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

Yes, Mira.

>> Edith Wharton.

>> COSTA: Edith Wharton is correct.

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

The score right now-- Boston Latin, 120 points; Lexington High School, 140 points.

This is a close match, everybody.

Let's give them a nice round of applause.

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

First, we take a few minutes to get to know the teams, to get to know the players.

We do it with a question and I've got it in my hand.

We're gonna start with Boston Latin, and Mira, you.

And here we go.

If your team of four could replace four players on any sports team, which one would you choose, which players would each of you replace, and why?

>> I think we would be the boat racers in the funeral games... games for Anchises Book Five of the Aeneid.

And I would be... (audience laughter) Personally, I would be Sergestus, because even though he lost, he saw the good in the bad.

>> COSTA (hesitantly): Okay.

Maya, I'm almost afraid to ask, but go ahead.

>> I would be Gyas because he was a strong and courageous Trojan.

>> COSTA: And Kyler-- hold on, let me, let me ask, 'cause I'm dying to know.

Kyler, how about you?

>> I would be Cloanthus because he was the winner and I like winning.

(audience laughter) >> COSTA: We'll see how that goes, huh?

How about you, Khugan?

>> I'd be Mnestheus because he has such a cool name that I aspire to have.

>> COSTA: All right.

And now we go to Lexington High School.

Atreya, how about you?

>> We would choose the Smash Bros. roster because the rules never said we couldn't choose a fictional team.

And I would be Yoshi 'cause I think he looks cool.

>> COSTA: Just because he looks cool.

That's good enough.

How about you, Evan?

>> I'd replace Zero Suit Samus because I thought we were replacing someone we'd want off the team.

I love Metroid and I could do a better job at making people excited for the series than she can.

>> COSTA: Somehow, Evan, I believe you.

(audience laughter) Rory, how about you?

>> I would go with Kirby because he has a lot of boisterous energy that tends to come out in high pressure situations.

>> COSTA: And how about you, Owen?

>> I'd be Falco because I am intensely loyal to my team, but suffer from the problem of overconfidence at times.

(audience laughter) >> COSTA: Okay.

Well, let's see how this goes.

It's time to go head to head, teams, which means all of you are coming forward and you are going head to head.

Let's do it right now.

Let's go!

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

And there is a ten-point deduction for incorrect answers.

If a player does not answer, there is no impact on the score.

So the clock is set at 90 seconds.

Want to shake hands to get started?

There we go.

And here we go.

Good luck.

In 2022, what country announced it was pulling out of the International Space Station project?

(buzzer) Russia.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected to serve a term of how many years?

Yes?

>> Two.

>> COSTA: Two is correct.

In 2022, what Grammy-winning singer and star of the film Grease passed away at the... yes?

>> Olivia Newton-John.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the League of Nations was an international organization created after which war?

Yes?

>> First World War.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Many music historians trace the origin of the blues to Timbuktu, a major city of what country?

Yes?

>> Mali.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Oxygen is transported from the lungs to the rest of the body through what iron-containing protein-- yes?

>> Hemoglobin.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Name the only country in the Americas whose sole official language is Portuguese.

Yes?

>> Brazil.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In 1950, what nation forcibly annexed Tibet?

Yes?

>> China.

>> COSTA: China is correct.

In Greek mythology, what bird is considered Athena's sacred animal and the source of her wisdom and... yes?

>> (hesitantly): Sparrow.

>> COSTA: No, the owl.

In the 1970s, Golda Meir was the prime minister of what country?

Yes?

>> India.

>> COSTA: Israel.

The highest-grossing music biopic ever, what film stars Rami Malek as... yes?

>> Bohemian Rhapsody.

>> COSTA: Yes.

A baguette filled with grilled meat and vegetables, bánh mì is a sandwich that originated in what... yes?

>> Vietnam.

>> COSTA: Vietnam is right.

What Greek hero led the Argonauts on an epic quest... >> Jason.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Who wrote about a society-- (bell ringing) Oh!

(cheers and applause) Oh!

That's the end of the head-to-head.

Take a look at the score-- Boston Latin, 170 points; Lexington High School-- what do ya know-- 170 points.

We have a tie, everybody!

(cheers and applause) Okay, next up is the category round with the following categories: Three Amigos, It's Going Tibia Okay, Hail to the Veep, City Lights, Memory Lane, and Animal Kingdom.

Now all categories have five questions with increasing point value.

Teams will each choose two categories and will have the option to toss one question per category to the other team.

And players are able to confer.

So Boston Latin, who will be the spokesperson for your team?

>> I will.

>> COSTA: Okay, Kyler.

And how about you, Lexington High School?

>>> I.

>> COSTA: Okay.

Because the score is tied, we flipped a coin to determine who picks the first category.

Lexington won the coin toss, so Lexington High School, what's the category going to be?

>> City Lights.

>> COSTA: City Lights.

Questions about cities.

For ten points: in 2021, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would grant statehood to what U.S. city that has more residents than both Wyoming and Vermont?

>> Washington.

>> COSTA: Washington, D.C. For 15 points: what Italian city is home to many of the world's great masterpieces, including Michelangelo's David and Botticelli's Birth of Venus?

>> Florence.

>> COSTA: Florence is correct.

Now for 20 points: sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1st, 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. led a bus boycott in what Alabama city to protest segregated seating?

>> Birmingham.

>> COSTA: No, Montgomery is the answer.

For 25 points: what capital city of Uruguay is often rated as having the highest quality of life of any city in Latin America?

>> Montevideo.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Now for 30 points: what is the only city to have hosted both the Summer and the Winter Olympics?

>> Beijing.

>> COSTA: Beijing is correct.

And now we go to Boston Latin.

You'll need a category.

What's it gonna be, team?

>> We'll take Hail to the Veep.

>> COSTA: Hail to the Veep-- questions about America's vice presidents.

For ten points: what Founding Father served as the very first vice president of the United States?

>> (indistinct whispering) Adams, right?

>> (whispering): Sure.

>> John Adams.

>> COSTA: John Adams is correct.

Now for 15 points: in 1980, who lost his two-year quest for the Republican presidential nomination to Ronald Reagan, but was chosen as Reagan's running mate?

>> (whispering): H.W.?

>> (whispering): Sure.

>> George H.W.

Bush.

>> COSTA: That is correct.

Now for 20 points: "Mike, you have no flexibility on this.

None.

Zero.

Forget it."

What former vice president reportedly said this to Mike Pence, urging him to reject Donald Trump's demand to throw out legitimate electoral votes for Joe Biden?

>> (whispering): Biden?

>> (indistinct whispering) >> Joe Biden.

>> COSTA: No, Dan Quayle is the answer.

Now for 25 points: who assumed the presidency upon the assassination of James A. Garfield in 1881?

>> Chester Arthur.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Now for 30 points: in 1940, FDR's own vice president ran against him.

What vice president clashed with the president over federal spending and his decision to run for an unprecedented third term?

(indistinct whispering) >> George McGovern.

>> COSTA: No, John Nance Garner is the answer.

And now we go back to Lexington High School.

You'll need a category.

>> Going Tibia Okay.

>> COSTA: It's Going Tibia Okay.

Questions about bones in the human body.

And for ten points: commonly known as the collarbone, what is the most frequently broken bone among children and adolescents?

>> Clavicle.

>> COSTA: Clavicle is right.

For 15 points: extending from the elbow to the wrist, the forearm is made up of the ulna and what other long bone?

>> Radius.

>> COSTA: Yes.

For 20 points: also known as the breastbone, what long, flat bone is attached to the collarbone and the first seven ribs?

>> Sternum.

>> COSTA: Sternum is right.

Now for 25 points: what is the scientific name for the calf bone, the large bone that runs parallel to the tibia?

>> Femur.

>> COSTA: No, the fibula.

And for 30 points: the typical human skeleton is composed of about 270 bones at birth.

After some bones fuse, this number decreases to what number by adulthood?

>> 206.

>> COSTA: 206 is correct.

And now we go back to Boston Latin.

You'll need a category.

(indistinct whispering) >> We'll take Three Amigos.

>> COSTA: Three Amigos.

All answers are three words.

And for ten points: released in 2022, more than 30 years after the original, what action film sequel stars Tom Cruise as a daring fighter pilot?

>> (whispering): Maverick.

Top Gun: Maverick.

>> Top Gun: Maverick.

>> COSTA: That is correct.

Now for 15 points: what English pop band topped the U.S. charts with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," a song about the Cold War that became a defining tune of the 1980s?

>> Tears for Fears.

>> COSTA: That is correct.

For 20 points: "I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really: Get busy living, or get busy dying."

Tim Robbins says this in what Stephen King adaptation nominated for seven Oscars?

>> (whispering): The Shawshank Redemption?

>> (whispering): Can we toss it?

>> (whispering): Toss it or... >> (whispering): Toss it.

>> (whispering): You sure?

(normal): We'll toss it.

>> COSTA: You're gonna toss.

Lexington, do you have an answer?

>> (whispering): Was he in The Green Mile?

Was that Stephen King?

>> The Green Mile.

>> COSTA: No, The Shawshank Redemption is the answer.

Now for 25 points, Boston Latin: what bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert is subtitled One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia?

>> (whispering): No idea.

(indistinct whispering) >> (whispering): Just toss it.

>> (whispering): No, no, we just tossed it.

>> (whispering): Should we toss?

>> (whispering): No, we can't toss.

(normal): No answer.

>> COSTA: So you're passing.

Eat, Pray, Love is the answer there.

Now for 30 points: What popular Indian dish-- chicken in a creamy tomato curry-- is the de facto national dish of Great Britain?

>> (indistinct whispering) >> Chicken tikka masala.

>> COSTA: That is correct.

(bell ringing) Oh, that's the end of the category round, though.

Boston Latin right now a total of 225 points; Lexington High School, 260 points.

We still have a very close match, everybody.

Great job, teams.

(cheers and applause) Okay, we are headed into the final round of play, it is the lightning round.

Correct answers add 20 points to the team total.

And there is a 20-point deduction for incorrect answers.

And remember, there is no conferring in this round.

The clock is set.

Teams, good luck, and here we go.

In 2022, historic floods killed at least 37 people in what Appalachian state-- Yes, Khugan?

>> Uh, Maryland.

>> COSTA: No.

Kentucky is the answer.

Who attacked the idea that women can only be wives and mothers in her book The Feminine Mystique?

Yes, Maya.

>> Mary Wollstonecraft.

>> COSTA: No, Betty Friedan.

Which planet in the solar system has the greatest swings in temperature, ranging...

Yes, Owen.

>> Mercury.

>> COSTA: Mercury is correct.

In 2022, what Colombian pop star was charged with failing to pay... yes, Kyler.

>> Shakira.

>> COSTA: Shakira.

What city is the smallest New England state capital by population?

Yes, Owen.

>> Montpelier.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In 1990, who succeeded Margaret Thatcher as prime minister in Britain?

Yes, Evan.

>> Tony Blair.

>> COSTA: No, John Major.

"Over at the Frankenstein Place" and "Time Warp" are songs from what 1975 rock musical film?

(buzzer) The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

What U.S. city was the site of the 1787 Constitutional Convention?

Yes, Owen.

>> Philadelphia.

>> COSTA: Correct.

The phrase "tilting at windmills," meaning to waste time fighting imaginary enemies, comes from what 17th...

Yes, Owen.

>> Don Quixote.

>> COSTA: Yes, Don Quixote.

In 1830, France embarked on imperial expansion by invading what large country in northern... yes, Owen?

>> Russia.

>> COSTA: No, Algeria.

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union during the Civil War.

What was the second?

Yes, Khugan.

>> Mississippi.

>> COSTA: Yes.

The Lewis-Dot structure of helium has how many dots?

(ringer dings, bell ringing) Yes-- did he get in?

Yes, he did.

Owen-- answer.

>> Two.

>> COSTA: Two is correct.

And you heard the bell ending the game.

And the winner this week: Lexington High School with a total score of 320 points.

Boston Latin finishes with 225 points.

Congratulations to both teams.

That was a great game.

So Lexington High School now moves on to the semifinals.

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