Riverdale vs Ottawa Hills
Season 2021 Episode 20 | 24mVideo has Closed Captions
Riverdale and Ottawa Hills compete in a High School Quiz Show
BGSU Brain Game is back for a Ninth season! Riverdale and Ottawa Hills high schools compete.
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Riverdale vs Ottawa Hills
Season 2021 Episode 20 | 24mVideo has Closed Captions
BGSU Brain Game is back for a Ninth season! Riverdale and Ottawa Hills high schools compete.
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I think we better get ready for a colossal clash of the craniums.
Only one team can leave victorious.
Who is it going to be?
Only one way to find out.
"BGSU Brian Game" starts right now (upbeat music) And welcome to "BGSU Brian Game" It is Riverdale versus Ottawa Hills.
Let's get right to it and meet our teams.
Riverdale, tell us who you are.
- My name's Johanna Thacker.
I'm a senior.
To my left is David Brokowski.
He's a senior.
To my right is Sidney Bickford.
She's also a senior.
- [Marc] And who are you coached by?
- Mrs. Is Christie Thacker.
- [Marc] All right.
And Ottawa Hills tell us who you are.
- I'm Thomas Franklin and I'm a junior.
To my left is Alex Mion.
He's also a junior.
And to my right is Ali Sadique, who's a sophomore.
We're coached by Anthony Patrick Toyo.
- All right.
Okay, this is how things go.
We're gonna get right to it.
We are going to the toss up round.
All questions in this round are worth 10 points a piece.
No deduction for an incorrect answer.
So you can be a little bit looser on your buzzers and have some fun with this one.
You can confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.
All right, Riverdale, Ottawa Hills, are you ready?
Here we go.
Engelbert Humperdinck's first opera was based on a well-loved children's tale of a brother and sister's frightening adventure.
That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Hansel and Gretel.
- Hansel and Gretel is correct.
Ottawa Hills on the board first.
Georgia is bordered on its east by the Atlantic Ocean and what state?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Alabama.
- Incorrect.
Riverdale, would you like to steal?
That would be Johanna.
- South Carolina.
- South Carolina, yes.
In mythology, who fulfilled his destiny by marrying his mother?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Oedipus.
- Oedipus is correct.
Xerography, xeriscape, and xerogardening are all processes that reduce the need of what?
- That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Water.
- Incorrect.
The need for water.
In these three words, what is the meaning of the prefix XER?
Riverdale would you like to steal?
That would be Johanna - Hydro - Incorrect.
Dry is what we were looking for there.
If a person suffers from diabetes, their body is deficient in the production of which?
That would be Riverdale, Johanna.
- Insulin.
- Insulin, yes.
What kind of physician specializes in treatment of the heart in humans?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Alex.
Cardiovascular.
- Oh, will we accept cardiovascular?
We will, yes.
When Hercules needed assistance in obtaining the apples Hesperides, from which Titan did he seek help?
That would be Riverdale, Sidney.
- Atlas.
- Atlas is correct.
A dedicated reformer, which Russian leader assumed the reigns of power in the Soviet union in 1985?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Alex.
- Gorbachev.
- Gorbachev is correct.
Identify the U.S. constitutional amendment that provides for presidential succession.
That would be Ottawa Hills, Alex - 25th.
- 25th is correct.
Two, five.
The monument Balzac and The Thinker are both bronze... That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Rodin.
- Rodin is correct.
That is all of our questions in this round.
Let's take a look at our score.
We have Riverdale currently at 30.
And in the lead with 60 points is Ottawa Hills.
You're gonna wanna stay tuned.
Our risk and reward round is coming up next.
(upbeat music) (timer ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game."
Riverdale, 30, Ottawa Hills, 60.
Both of our teams have decided to stay with their lineup from the last round.
So let's move right to the risk and reward round.
Both teams will receive the same nine questions.
10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.
The 10th is our risk and reward question.
We give you a topic.
You can risk up to 30 points on that question, but you are putting yourself in a position to lose those same number of points.
You can pass on it and just say, "Hey, we're good.
We're gonna move on."
But if you do go for it and you don't answer, still a wrong answer.
All right, Ottawa Hills, since you are at 60 points, you're sticking around, Riverdale, off to isolation.
All right, Ottawa Hills, are you ready for your risk and reward round?
- Yes, sir.
- Here we go.
In NASCAR, which two word phrase refers to the car with the best qualifying time?
- Pace car, maybe.
- Pace car?
I'll go with that.
(timer beeping) - [Marc] That would be Ali.
- Pace car.
- Correct?
George Seurat developed what Neo-Impressionist technique that involved dabbing the paint rather than extended brush strokes?
That would be Ali.
- Pointillism.
- Pointillism is what were looking for there, yes.
Because of accusations that included a plot to murder her husband, King Henry VIII, which second wife of the king was be headed in 1536?
- Is it Anne Boleyn?
- Say Anne.
Yeah, Anne.
- [Marc] That would be Ali.
- Anne.
- [Marc] Will we accept Anne?
We need more.
- Anne Boleyn.
We will accept that, yes.
Among our presidents only eight have died in office.
Identify either of the two 20th century presidents who died in office from illness.
- FDR and?
- FDR.
- FDR.
I would say FDR.
Either of the two.
- [Marc] That would be Ali.
- Franklin Roosevelt.
- We will accept Franklin Roosevelt or Warren G. Harding.
This famous border location established during the Cold War between East Berlin and West Berlin earned a catchy two-word name.
Identify this title.
That would be Ali.
- Berlin Wall.
- Incorrect.
We needed Checkpoint Charlie.
Lightning and the aurora borealis are both examples of which form of matter?
- Plasma.
- Plasma.
- [Marc] Ali.
- Plasma.
- Plasma is correct.
Identify the biome that is home to a floor, an understory, and a canopy.
That would be Thomas.
- Rainforest.
- Rainforest, yes.
As of what part of speech does the infinitive phrase function in this sentence?
We were thrilled to see the torrential reigns finally arrive after the long drought.
(students chattering) That would be Thomas.
- Subjunctive - Incorrect.
Adverb is what we needed there.
Which term that begins with the letter M refers to the least bright periods of a visible, oh, excuse me, a variable star?
Thomas.
- Moon.
(chuckles) - What?
- Moon.
(chuckles) - No, incorrect.
Minima or minimum.
Oh, we can't accept minimum.
Sorry about that.
All right, this is your risk and reward question.
The topic is spelling - 15.
- I feel like 10.
- 10.
- 10?
Okay.
- 10.
10 - 10, 10 points on spelling.
Here it is.
Spell the word trachea.
- T-R-A-C-H-E-A.
- That's easy.
- [Marc] That will be Alex - T-R-A-C-H-E-A.
- Correct!
10 points for you.
That is the end of the risk and reward round for you.
It is now time for you head to head out to isolation.
All right, let's bring back in Riverdale.
Riverdale, welcome back from isolation.
Are you ready for your risk and reward round?
Starts right now.
In NASCAR, which two-word phrase refers to the car with the best qualifying time?
(timer beeping) Johanna.
- Starting line.
- Incorrect.
Pace car is what we were looking for there.
George Seurat developed what Neo-Impressionist technique that involved dabbing the paint rather than extended brush strokes?
Johanna.
- Pointillism.
- Pointillism is correct.
Because of accusations that included a plot to murder her husband, King Henry VIII, which second wife of the king was beheaded in 1536?
(buzzer beeps) Johanna.
- Anne Boleyn.
- Anne Boleyn is correct.
Among our presidents only eight have died in office.
Identify either two of the 20th century presidents who died in office from illness.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Johanna.
- Garfield and MacArthur.
- Incorrect.
Harding and FDR is what we were looking for there.
This famous border location established during the COld War between East Berlin and West Berlin earned a catchy two-word name.
Identify this title that includes a man's name.
(buzzer beeps) That would be Johanna - Checkpoint Charlie.
- Checkpoint Charlie is what we were looking for there, yes.
Lightning and the aurora borealis are both examples of which form of matter?
(buzzer beeps) Johanna.
- Plasma.
- Plasma is correct.
Identify the biome that is home to a floor, an understory, and a canopy.
That will be Johanna.
Rainforest.
- Rainforest, yes.
As of what part of speech does the infinitive phrase function in this sentence?
We were thrilled to see the torrential reigns finally arrive after the long drought.
(buzzer beeps) Johanna.
- After.
- Excuse me?
- After.
- Incorrect, we needed adverb there.
Which term that begins with the letter M refers to the least bright periods of a variable star?
That would be Johanna.
- Mirage.
- Incorrect.
We needed minima there.
This is the risk and reward question.
The topic is spelling.
How much would you like to risk?
- It's not me.
(laughs) - 10, maybe or five.
- 10.
- 10 Points.
10 points on spelling.
All right, your risk and reward spelling word is trachea.
(buzzer beeps) That will be Sidney.
- T-R-A-C-H-E-A.
- Correct, you get additional 10 points.
Riverdale, that is the end of the risk and reward round for you.
Is now time to clear our scores, bring both teams back in so they can see where they stand against each other.
Let's bring back in Ottawa Hills.
Welcome back from isolation.
Let's get right to it.
Ottawa Hills went for the risk and reward question.
They went for 10 points, they got it, and they now stand at 130 points.
Riverdale, same thing, went for 10, they got it.
They stand at 90 points.
Very, very close indeed as we get ready to go to our category round where questions are worth up to 30 points a piece.
Things can change very, very quickly and deductions start.
Stay tuned.
(upbeat music) (timer ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game."
Riverdale, 90, Ottawa Hills, 130 points.
A clash of craniums was promised, you have received it.
We are now moving on to our category round.
Both teams have decided to stay with their lineup from the last round.
So let's get right to it.
There are six categories to choose from.
Each category has questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 points, but, tam-tam-tam!
Deduction tart right now.
You go for 15, you're risking 15 points, but there is a double or nothing question in there somewhere that might be able to help someone out.
All right, Riverdale, since you have 90 points, you get to make the first selection.
- We'll do castles for 20 - Castles for 20.
It was often the last line of defense during time of attack.
These latticed gates were made of wood.
That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Portcullis.
- Portcullis is correct.
Ottawa Hills in control - Medical abbreviations, 20.
- Medical abbreviations for 20 points.
Identify the meaning of these medical abbreviations.
What does the medical abbreviations CPR stand for?
That will be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Correct!
- Ottawa Hills in control - 15.
- 15.
- [Ali] Medical abbreviations for 15, please.
- Medical abbreviations now for 15 points.
What does the medical abbreviation MS... That would be Ottawa Hills, Alex.
- Magnetic imaging.
- Incorrect.
Riverdale, would you like to steal?
- Is that the end of the question?
- What's that?
- Is that the end of the question?
- [Marc] Ms stand for.
- Okay.
- Sorry, my apologies.
That would be David.
Medical sciences.
- Incorrect.
Multiple sclerosis is what we needed there.
Ottawa Hills in control.
- [Ali] Let's go with medical abbreviation for 10, please.
- Medical abbreviation, for 10.
What does the medical abbreviation ICU stand for?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Intensive care unit.
- [[Marc] Correct!
Ottawa Hills in control.
- Medical abbreviation for 25, please.
- Medical abbreviations now for 25 points.
What does the medical abbreviation HIV... That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Human immunodeficiency virus.
- Correct!
Ottawa Hills still in control, putting on the gas!
- [Thomas] Medical abbreviation is 30, please - Finishing off this category.
What does the medical abbreviation COPD stand for.
(students chattering) - Congestive.
(students chattering) - Don't do it, don't do it.
(timer dings) - Time.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Ottawa Hills still in control.
(indistinct) - Decade what for 15, please.
- Decade what for 15.
I will give you an event in history, you tell me what decade it occurred.
Answers would be in the form of 1820s, 1930s, and so forth.
The structure of DNA was discovered?
- '60s.
- Its in the '60s.
- '60s?
- Okay.
Yeah.
- '60s.
Say '60s.
That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- The 1960s.
- [Marc] Incorrect.
Riverdale would you like to steal?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Sidney.
- The 1970s.
- Incorrect.
The 1950s is when the structure of DNA was discovered.
Ottawa Hills in control.
- So decade what for 10, please?
- Decade what for 10.
Martin Luther king Jr assassinated.
That will be Ottawa Hills, Alex.
- The 1960s.
- [Marc] 1960s is correct there.
Ottawa Hills in control.
- Do decade what for 20.
- Decade what for 20.
The microwave oven was invented.
(students chattering) (timer dings) That was in the 1940s.
Ottawa Hills in control.
- [Thomas] Castles for 25, please.
- Castles for 25 points.
Also known as a donjon, what was the inner tower or stronghold of a castle called?
(buzzer beeps) That would be Riverdale, David.
- Keep.
- Keep is correct.
Riverdale takes back control - [Johanna] Decade what For 25 - Decade what for 25.
When Yale university was founded.
(students chattering) - I don't know, I don't know.
- You wanna guess, huh?
- That was a guess, don't guess.
- That was the 1700s 17, zero, zeros.
All right, Riverdale in control.
- [Johanna] Science I for 15.
- Science, I for 15.
Identify each of the following terms from science.
All answers begin with the letter I.
Any disease caused by pathogens in the body.
That would be Ottawa Hills Ali - Infection.
- [Marc] Infection is correct.
We will accept it.
Ottawa Hills in control - [Ali] Science I for 20, please.
- Science I for 20 points.
Process of sitting on eggs laid outside of the body.
- That would be Riverdale, Sidney - Incubation.
- Incubation, will we accept that?
Yes, we will.
Riverdale back in control!
- [Johanna] Science I for 25.
- Science I for 25.
This is our double or nothing question.
This question is open to all buzzers.
Question is open to all buzzers.
Atoms of the same element that have... That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Ions.
- Incorrect.
That have different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
That would be Riverdale, David.
- Isotope.
- Isotope is correct.
No deduction for Ottawa Hills on that, double the points for Riverdale.
Riverdale in control.
- [Johanna] Castles for 15.
- Castles for 15 points.
A parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle that has regularly spaced square opening for shooting through.
(students chattering) (timer dings) That is a battlement or an embattlement.
All right, Riverdale still in the pilot seat.
- Where is it for 20.
- Where is it for 20.
It's right here.
Name the city, state or country of the location described.
In what state is the Arapaho National Forest located?
(timer dings) They get a chance to answer or are we done?
No, we're done, that's it.
All right.
It was Colorado by the way.
Let's take a look at our score.
Ooh boy!
It's still a very, very close competition.
Riverdale, 155, Ottawa Hills, 200 points.
But coming up next is our brainstorm round where questions are worth 20 points a piece, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
Still anybody's game.
Stay tuned.
(upbeat music) (timer ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game."
It all comes down to this.
Riverdale, 155, Ottawa Hills, 200 points.
Both teams staying with their lineup for the entire game as we move to the brainstorm round.
All questions in this round are worth 20 points a piece teams.
Negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
You may confer before buzzing in, not after.
No stealing.
I repeat, no stealing in this round.
Anybody's game.
Riverdale, Ottawa Hills, are you ready for your three minutes of brainstorm?
Starts right now.
Identify the European nation whose high speed highway system... That will be Ottawa Hills, Alex.
- Germany.
- Germany, the Autobahn, yes.
Identify the Greek symbol that represents the change between two quantities.
That will be Riverdale, Sidney.
- Delta.
- Delta is correct.
How many neutrons does a hydrogen atom have?
(buzzer beeps) That will be Riverdale, David.
- Zero.
- Zero or none, correct.
In the eighth century, this African people invaded Spain and remained... That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- The Berbers.
- Incorrect The Moors.
- Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the earth?
That will be Riverdale, David.
- Troposphere.
- Troposphere is correct.
Name for a triangle that contains no right angle.
That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Scalene.
- Incorrect.
Oblique.
In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," which character holds a tea party... That would be Riverdale, Johanna.
- Mad Hatter.
- Incorrect, with the Mad Hatter.
With March Hare.
In the words gastropod and tetrapod what is the meaning... That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
Foot.
- Foot is correct.
Suffix pod.
Prior to statehood, this region of what is now Ohio was first explored by which... That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Cabot - Excuse me?
- Cabot.
- Incorrect.
De La Salle or Cavelier is what we needed there.
In which culture's mythology would a person read about Osiris?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Egypt.
- Egypt is correct.
Which mountain, the highest of the south American continent, is located in the Andes?
That would be Johanna.
- Aconcagua.
- Aconcagua is correct for Riverdale.
In the middle ages what present day country was referred to as the Holy Land?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Ali.
- Israel.
- Israel is correct.
Which chemical element is commonly used to galvanize, excuse me, used in galvanized iron, brass, and dry cells?
(buzzer beeps) That will be Riverdale, David.
- Copper.
- Incorrect.
Zinc is what we needed there.
What is six cubed?
(buzzer beeps) Riverdale, David.
- 216.
- Correct!
What is the 10th letter of the alphabet.
That will be Ottawa Hills, Alex.
- J.
- J is correct.
Which type of feather in birds is used to trap heat?
That would be Ottawa Hills, Thomas.
- Down.
- Down is correct.
Which characteristic of a sound wave determines its volume?
That is the end of round, sorry, end of round.
Let's take a look at our score.
Riverdale with an impressive 215, but unfortunately not enough.
Ottawa Hills is our winner with 260 points.
Let's give both of each teams a big round of applause.
(audience applauding) In the spirit of good sportsmanship, Let's come out, meet in the middle, shake hands, and we're gonna see you at the next "BGSU Brain Game."
(upbeat music)
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