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And on this episode of Quiz Central, It's the season 16 grand championship game between Ludington and Roscommon, coming up right after this.

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- [Matthew] Let's get today's match underway.

Here's your first question on Quiz Central.

(bell dings) - Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

(bell dings) - Crimson.

- [Matthew] Yes, that answer is correct.

(bell dings) - Patela.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Traverse City Central, congratulations on being our season 15 champions.

Hello, everyone, I'm Matthew Ozanich, and welcome to the finale of the 16th season of Quiz Central.

We started this year with 16 teams and now we've made it down to the final two.

Our competitors from Ludington and Roscommon have performed exceptionally well this season.

And now they prepare to fight for the top spot on the podium.

Also, the top teams from this season of Quiz Central will qualify for NAQT's High School National Championship tournament.

But who will take home the Quiz Central grand championship this season?

Well, we'll find out soon enough.

As we head into our first round, the Maroon and Gold Rush.

In the Maroon and Gold Rush, our teams will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is worth ten points and there is no reduction for incorrect answers.

Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question but we'll be taking final answers solely from the team's captain.

So let's head right into the action.

Ludington High School, here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

What co-creator of the book and movie, "The Silent World", commanded the Calypso, helped develop the Aqua-Lung and was a French undersea explorer?

- Jacques Cousteau.

- Jacques Cousteau.

- [Olivia] Jacques Cousteau.

- [Matthew] Jacques Cousteau is correct.

In the US, what term refers to the process of seizing property from people suspected of criminal activity, who have not been charged with a crime?

- Search and seizure?

- Search and seizure.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, onto the next question.

The crater chain, cracking catena, is on what moon with a retrograde orbit and which until Nereid's discovery, was thought to be Neptune's only moon?

- Triton.

- Triton.

- Triton.

- [Matthew] Triton is correct.

What frontiers woman who was born Martha Canary, was buried in Deadwood, next to Wild Bill Hickok and had a nickname that is a synonym of disaster.

- Annie Oakley?

- Annie Oakley?

- [Matthew] Annie Oakley is incorrect, onto the next question.

What creature who lived in the spring of anemone, was killed by Iolaus and Heracles despite growing two new heads every time one was cut off?

- The Hydra.

- Hydra.

- Hydra.

- [Matthew] Hydra is correct.

In 2019, Joy Harjo, the author of "An American sunrise", became the first Native American to hold what position?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, moving on.

What man, Woodrow Wilson's first Secretary of State, advocated by medalism by stating, "You shall not crucify mankind" in his 1896, "Cross of Gold" speech?

- Liam Jennings Bryan.

- Bryan.

- [Matthew] Bryan is correct.

What scientist who lends his name to a lab in Batavia, Illinois, led a 1942 experiment that initiated the first man made nuclear chain reaction?

- Fermi.

- Yes.

- Fermi.

- [Matthew] Fermi is correct.

What country, whose great river flows near the castle of Cair Paravel... (bell dings) Oh, sorry, we're not gonna be able to finish that question as that bell signifies the end of the round.

But Ludington... - Good job, guys.

- In our opening round today, you were able to get one, two, three, four, five correct answers for a first round total of 50 points.

All right, Ludington, let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that we missed in the opening round.

That term that refers to the process of seizing property from people, we were looking for forfeiture.

That frontiers woman who had a nickname that is a synonym of disaster, we were looking for Calamity Jane.

And Joy Harjo, the author of American series became the first Native American US Poet Laureate.

Alright, thank you, Ludington.

Now, Roscommon you are up.

Here comes your first question, in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

What co-creator of the book and movie, "The Silent World" commanded the Calypso, helped develop the Aqua-Lung and was a French undersea explorer?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

In the U.S., what term refers to the process of seizing property from people suspected of criminal activity who have not been charged with a crime?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

The crater chain, cracking catena, is on what moon with a retrograde orbit, and which until Nereid's discovery, was thought to be Neptune's only moon?

- Triton.

- [Matthew] Triton is correct.

What frontiers man who was born Martha Canary, was buried in Deadwood, next to Wild Bill Hickok and had a nickname that is a synonym of disaster?

- Calamity Jane?

- [Matthew] Calamity Jane is correct.

What creature who lived in the spring of anemone was killed by Iolaus and Heracles, despite growing two new heads every time one was cut off?

- The Hydra.

- [Matthew] Hydra is correct.

In 2019, Joy Harjo the author of "An American sunrise", became the first Native American to hold what position?

- Librarian of Congress, head Librarian of Congress?

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

We're gonna head to the next question.

What man, Woodrow Wilson's first Secretary of State, advocated by medalism, by stating, "You shall not crucify mankind" in his 1896, "Cross of Gold" speech?

- William Jennings Bryan?

- [Matthew] Bryan is correct.

What scientist who lends his name to a lab in Batavia, Illinois, led a 1942 experiment that initiated the first man made nuclear chain reaction?

- Oppenheimer?

- [Matthew] Oppenheimer is incorrect, onto the next question.

What country whose great river flows near the castle of Cair Paravel is where Luc... - Narnia?

- [Matthew] Narnia is correct, onto the next question.

The original... (bell dings) Oh, sorry we're not gonna make it to the next question, 'cause that bell signifies the end of the round.

Roscommon one, two, three, four, five correct answers in that round, which gives you a first round total of 50 points.

Let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions we missed in that round.

The co-creator of the book and movie, "The Silent World" and was a French undersea explorer, that was Jacques Cousteau.

In the US, that term refers to the process of seizing property from someone who hasn't been charged with a crime, we were looking for forfeiture.

In 2019, Joy Harjo became the first Native American U.S.

Poet Laureate.

That's the one we were looking for there.

And that scientist who has that lab in Batavia, who initiated the first man made chain nuclear reaction was Enrico Fermi.

Enrico Fermi was the name we were looking for there.

Alright, with one round in the books, let's take a breather now and give our contestants from today's schools a chance to introduce themselves.

We'll begin with today's competitors from Ludington.

- Hi, my name is Emily.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School and I play flute and piccolo in the band.

- Hi, my name is Olivia Hill.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School and next year for college, I'm going to start pursuing my PhD in clinical psychology.

- Hello, my name is Aiden TuMurrow.

I'm a junior at Ludington High School and my favorite color is magenta.

- Hi, my name is Lindy.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School and I run cross country and track.

- Thank you Ludington.

Now, let's meet our next team competing today.

The students from Roscommon, take it away.

- All right, I'm Jackson Thiel.

I'm a junior at Roscommon High School and I play basketball, baseball and I run cross country.

- All right, I'm Alex.

I'm a freshman at Roscommon.

I play soccer, basketball and baseball, - I'm Mac, I'm a senior at Roscommon High School and I play soccer and basketball.

- I'm Connor McNamara.

I'm a senior at Roscommon High School and I run cross country and I'm in Student Council.

- All right, well, now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of competition, the Perfect 10.

In this round, each team will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions as they can.

Teams can still consult on each question, but I'll be taking final answers from our team's captains.

So, Ludington High School, your category in today's Perfect 10 is cat words.

Give these words that begin with the letters, C-A-T. Again, cat words.

Give these words that begin with the letters C-A-T. All right, Ludington High School we're gonna put 60 seconds on the clock.

And here comes your first question in today's Perfect 10.

A device for firing projectiles, such as a trebuchet?

- Catapult.

- Catapult.

- [Matthew] Catapult is correct.

A church building that's the seat of a bishop?

- Cathedral.

- [All] Cathedral.

- [Matthew] Cathedral is correct.

A substance that increases reaction rate?

- [All] Catalyst.

- [Matthew] Catalyst is correct.

In a stupor, unresponsive?

- Cathartic.

- Cathartic.

- [Emily] No, catatonic.

- Yes, catatonic.

- [Matthew] Final answer.

- Catatonic.

- [Matthew] Catatonic is correct.

A statement frequently said by a fictional character?

- Catchphrase.

- Catchphrase.

- [Matthew] Catchphrase is correct.

A cloudy section of the lens in the eye?

- Cataract.

- Cataract.

- Cataract.

- [Matthew] Cataract is correct.

An ordered list or the act of making one?

- Category.

- Catalog.

- Catalog.

- [Olivia] Catalog.

- [Matthew] Catalog is correct.

The curve made by a wire hanging from two poles?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

(bell dings) Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

Great job though, Ludington.

You were able to get one, two, three, four, five, six, seven correct answers, which gives you a total, after two rounds, of 120 points.

Did a great job in that Perfect 10 round.

Oh, that last question that we missed.

The curve made by a wire hanging from two poles, that is a catenary.

Catenary is the one we're looking for there but you only missed those last two.

So great job, Ludington.

Roscommon High School, here comes your first question in today's Perfect 10.

A device for firing projectiles, such as a trebuchet?

- Catapult - [Matthew] Correct.

A church building that's the seat of a bishop?

- Cathedral.

- [Matthew] Cathedral is correct.

A substance that increases reaction rate?

- Catalyst - [Matthew] Correct.

In a stupor, unresponsive?

- Catatonic?

- [Matthew] Correct.

A statement frequently said by a fictional character.

- Catchphrase.

- [Matthew] Catchphrase is correct.

A cloudy section of the lens in the eye?

- Cataract.

- [Matthew] Cataract is correct.

An ordered list or the act of making one?

- Categorizing.

- [Matthew] Categorizing is incorrect.

The curve made by a wire hanging from two poles?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

A loud shrill noise such as one made by a feline?

(bell dings) Alright, let's go ahead and take a look at those questions that we missed in the Perfect 10 round.

An ordered list or the act of making one?

We were looking for a catalog.

A curve made by a wire hanging from two poles is a catenary.

And a loud shrill noise such as one made by a feline, we were looking for a caterwaul.

A caterwaul.

Could not accept cat call on that one, unfortunately.

Well, it's two rounds in the books thus far and Ludington is in the lead with 120 points after the Perfect 10 and Roscommon is nipping at their heels with a score of 110.

There's still a lot of Quiz Central left to play so anything can happen as we head into our third round of the day, the Homestretch round.

In the Homestretch, I'll be asking each team a series of questions.

The teams will be able to consult with each other but I'll be taking final answers from the teams captain's.

Ludington, here comes your first question in today's Homestretch round.

What city, which after Marquette Frye's 1965 arrest, was rocked by the Watts riots, saw in 1992 riots, after police were acquitted of beating Rodney King?

- Los Angeles.

- Los Angeles.

- Los Angeles.

- [Matthew] Los Angeles is correct.

What city, where the Sava and Danube rivers meet, is served by an airport named after Nikola Tesla, and is the former capital of Yugoslavia?

(Aiden mutters) - Belgrade.

- Belgrade.

- [Matthew] Belgrade is correct.

- Good job.

- [Matthew] What state in which Matt Bevin lost a 2019 gubernatorial election to Andy Bashir is represented by Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell?

- Kentucky, right?

- Kentucky.

- [Matthew] Kentucky is correct.

What country is in Goro Goro crater contains many old human artifacts at the Olduvai Gorge, an area that is about 140 miles west of Mount Kilimanjaro?

- Tanzania.

- Tanzania.

- [Matthew] Tanzania is correct.

What woman announces, "I have never desired your good opinion," while rejecting a marriage proposal for Mr. Darcy and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?

- Elizabeth Bennett.

- Elizabeth Bennett.

- [Matthew] Elizabeth is correct.

What Roman emperor and son of St. Helena defeated Maxentius in AD 312 at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

- That's Constantine, right?

- Constantine.

- [Matthew] Constantine is correct.

The Greek god, Dionysus, was attended by what half man, half goat creatures?

- Seders.

- [Emily] Seders?

- Seders.

- [Matthew] Seders is correct.

Louis, the Pious, was the surviving son of what ruler and father of Europe, who was crowned by Pope Leo the Third in AD 800 as the first Holy Roman Emperor?

- [Both Olivia and Aiden] Charlemagne.

- Charlemagne.

- [Matthew] Charlemagne is correct.

What polyhedron can be made by joining the centers of a cube's faces or by joining two square pyramids at their base and has eight triangular faces?

- Tetrahedron?

- Yes.

- [Matthew] Say that again.

Sorry.

- Tetrahedron.

- Tetrahedron is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

The Grand Coulee Dam is on what river that forms much of the border between Washington and Oregon?

- The Snake.

- The Snake.

- [Olivia] The Snake River.

- [Matthew] Snake is incorrect, onto the next question.

In 1917, anti German sentiment prompted which English monarch to change the royal houses name from Saxe Coburg to Gotha to Windsor?

- George the... (Olivia mutters) George the Fifth.

- George the Fifth?

- [Matthew] George the Fifth is correct.

- Good job.

- [Matthew] What peninsula, whose northern border is formed by the Amnok and Tumen rivers, primarily uses the Hangul alphabet and is home to Seoul and Pyongyang?

- Korea.

- Korea.

- Korea - [Matthew] Korea is correct.

The spontaneity of a reaction, can be determined using the change in what quantity, name for a Yale professor, that is expressed in joules per mole?

- Avogadro's number.

- Avogadro's number.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Onto the next question.

(bell dings) Oh, we're not gonna be able to get the next question 'cause that bell signifies the end of the round.

Let's go ahead and take a look at those questions you missed in the Homestretch.

They were only a couple.

The polyhedron that has eight triangular faces, we were looking for an octahedron.

The Grand Coulee Dam is on the Columbia River that causes that border between Washington and Oregon.

And that spontaneity of a reaction that is expressed in joules per mole, we were looking for Gibbs, Gibbs energy.

The answer that we were looking for there, those are the only ones that we missed.

All right, thank you Ludington.

Now Roscommon, you're up.

Here comes your first question in today's Homestretch around.

What city, which after Marquette Frye's 1965 arrest, was rocked by the Watts riots, saw in 1992 riots after police were acquitted of beating Rodney King?

- Los Angeles.

- [Matthew] Los Angeles is correct.

What city where the Sava and Danube rivers meet, is served by an airport named after Nikola Tesla, and is the former capital of Yugoslavia?

- Serajevo?

- [Matthew] Serajevo is incorrect, onto the next question.

What state in which Matt Bevin lost a 2019 gubernatorial election to Andy Bashir, is represented by Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell?

- Kentucky.

- [Matthew] Kentucky's correct.

What country's in Goro Goro crater, contains many old human artifacts at the Olduvai Gorge, an area that is about 140 miles west of Mount Kilimanjaro?

- Tanzania.

- [Matthew] Tanzania is correct.

What woman announces "I have never desired your good opinion," while rejecting a mayor's proposal for Mr. Darcy and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

What Roman emperor and son of St. Halina defeated Maxentius in AD 312, at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

The Greek god Dionysus, was attended by what half man, half goat creatures?

- Seders?

- [Matthew] Seders is correct.

- Louis, the Pious, was the surviving son of what ruler and father of Europe, who was crowned by Pope Leo the Third in AD 800, as the first Holy Roman Emperor?

- Charlemagne.

- [Matthew] Charlemagne is correct.

What polyhedron can be made by joining the centers of a cube's faces or by joining two square pyramids at their base and has eight triangular faces?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

The Grand Coulee Dam is on what river that forms much of the border between Washington and Oregon?

- The Columbia River.

- [Matthew] Columbia is correct.

In 1917, anti German sentiment prompted which English monarch to change the royal houses name from the Saxe Coburg and Gotha to Windsor?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

What peninsula, whose northern border is formed by the Amnok and Tumen rivers, primarily uses the Hangul alphabet and is home to Seoul and Pyongyang?

- Korea.

- [Matthew] Korea is correct.

The spontaneity of a reaction can be determined using the change in what quantity named for a Yale professor, that is expressed in joules per mole?

- Entropy.

- [Matthew] Entropy is incorrect, onto the next question.

During a rebellion in the 1840's, Thomas Dorr proclaimed himself governor of what New England state, whose current governor is Gina Raimondo?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer.

(bell dings) Oh, with that bell, we're not gonna be able to get to the next question, 'cause that is going to signify the end of the round.

Roscommon, we were able to get one, two, three, four, five, six, seven correct answers in that round, which brings your total after three rounds to 180 points.

So let's go ahead and take a look at those questions that we missed in the Homestretch round.

That city, where there's an airport named after Nikola Tesla and the former capital of Yugoslavia, that was the Belgrade.

That woman, who rejected that marriage proposal from Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, we were looking for Elizabeth, Elizabeth Bennett.

The Roman emperor and son of St. Halina that defeated Maxentius, was Constantine or Constantine the Great.

That polyhedron that has eight triangular faces, would be an octahedron.

And in 1917, it was George the Fifth that changed the name of the English monarch to Windsor.

Also the spontaneity of a reaction that was named for a Yale professor, we were looking for Gibbs or Gibbs energy.

And that last one the rebellion in the 1840's where Thomas Dorr proclaimed himself governor of Rhode Island.

With a tight score of Ludington, 220 and Roscommon, 180, we head into our last round of the day, the Final Countdown, to determine which school will be the season 16, Quiz Central champion.

In this round, students have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is still worth 10 points.

Team members can consult and final answers will be coming from the captain.

Ludington High School, here comes your first question in today's final countdown.

Authors from what country include 2013 Nobel Prize winner Alice Monroe and Anne of Green Gables creator, Lucy Maud Montgomery?

- Try the UK, - The UK?

- [Matthew] UK is incorrect.

Maxwell's demon violates one of the namesake laws of what field of physics, since the demon causes a decrease in a closed systems entropy?

- Thermodynamics.

- Thermodynamics.

- Thermodynamics.

- [Matthew] Thermodynamics is correct.

What city includes the historic estate, Villa Vizcaya, the neighborhood Little Havana and such professional sports teams as the Marlins and the Dolphins?

- That's Miami.

- Miami.

- [Matthew] Miami is correct.

What film featuring a dog named Dante won Best Original Song for the track "Remember me" and is a Pixar film inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead?

- Coco.

- Coco.

- [Matthew] Coco's correct.

Numismatics is the study of what type of object, whose bad kind chases out the good according to Gresham's law?

- No answer.

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.

What country was there the guerrilla group FARC formed, was the country from which Panama seceded and was the site of 1948 riots named for Bogota?

- [Olivia, Emily and Aiden] Colombia.

- Colombia - [Matthew] Colombia is correct.

What Republican, who won the presidential election of 1908, later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930?

- Taft.

- [Adrian] Taft.

- Taft.

- [Matthew] Taft is correct.

What state which is home to only two escalators, both of which are in the city of Casper is the least populous state and is governed from Cheyenne?

- [All] Wyoming.

- [Matthew] Wyoming is correct.

What founder of analytical psychology wrote about the anima and animus and was a Swiss psychologist who proposed a collective unconscious?

- Carl Jung.

Jung.

- Jung.

- [Matthew] Jung is correct.

The firefighter drama station 19 is a spin off of what long running ABC show, which stars... (dinging) Oh, I'm sorry, we're not going to be able to get to that last question because that bell signifies the end of the round.

Let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that we missed during that final countdown.

Alice Monroe and Anne of Green Gables creator Lucy Maud Montgomery are both Canadian.

And numismatics is the study of currency.

And that last question that we didn't really get to, but that firefighter drama station that is a spin off of Grey's Anatomy, was the one there but we didn't have a chance to get to that answer, but I figured you guys would still like to know it.

So, Ludington High School, four rounds in the books in today's grand championship game and you finish with 290 points.

All right, great job Ludington.

Now Roscommon, here it comes.

Your first question in today's final countdown.

Authors from what country include 2013 Nobel Prize winner Alice Monroe and Anne of Green Gables creator Lucy Maud Montgomery?

- Canada.

- [Matthew] Canada's correct.

Maxwell's demon violates one of the namesake laws of what field of physics since the demon... - Thermodynamics.

- [Matthew] Thermodynamics is correct, onto the next question.

What city includes the historic estate Villa Vizcaya, the neighborhood Little Havana and such professional sports teams as the Marlins and Dolphins?

- Miami?

- [Matthew] Miami's correct.

What film featuring a dog named Dante won Best Original Song for the track, "Remember me" and it's a Pixar film inspired... - Coco.

- [Matthew] Coco, I heard that, is correct.

Numismatics is the study of what type of object whose bad kind of chases out the good kind according to Gresham's law?

- Luck?

- [Matthew] No, I'm sorry, that's incorrect, onto the next question.

What country was there, the guerrilla group, FARC formed, was the country from which Panama seceded and was the site of 1948 riots named for Bogota?

- Colombia.

- [Matthew] Colombia is correct.

What Republican who won the presidential election of 1908, later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930... - Taft.

- [Matthew] I heard Taft and Taft is correct.

What state which is home to only two escalators, both of which are in the city of Casper, is the least populous state and is governed from Cheyenne?

- Wyoming.

- [Matthew] Wyoming is correct.

What founder of analytical psychology wrote about the anima and animus and was a Swiss psychologist who proposed a collective unconscious?

- Freud.

- [Matthew] Freud is incorrect, onto the next question.

The firefighter drama station 19, is a spin off of what long running ABC show, which stars Ellen Pompeo as the title physician?

- Grey's Anatomy.

- Grey's Anatomy.

- [Matthew] Grey's Anatomy is correct.

The stomach empties into what first part of the small intestine whose name comes from the Latin for 12?

- Duodenum.

- [Matthew] Duodenum is correct.

(bell dings) Oh, that bell is gonna signify the end of the round.

Roscommon High School, with the final countdown in the books, you were able to get nine questions answered correctly for a total score of 270 points.

So let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that you missed in the final countdown.

Numismatics is the study of currency, was the one we were looking for there.

The founder of analytical psychology who wrote about the anima and animus, that was Carl Jung.

Carl Jung was the one we were looking for there.

And those were the only two that you missed in the final countdown.

Well, folks, there you have it.

After four rounds of competition, Ludington beats out Roscommon with a final score of 290 to 270.

Congratulations, Ludington.

You are the Quiz Central season 16 grand champions.

You all performed tremendously this season.

And we want to thank Roscommon High School and congratulate them on making it all the way to the championship round.

Seniors, good luck to all of you in your future endeavors and underclassmen, we hope to see you next season on Quiz Central.

And as a final reminder, all episodes of Quiz Central are archived online at wcmu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU Public Television, thank you for watching and we'll see you all right back here on the next season of Quiz Central.

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