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Roscommon vs. Standish Sterling
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And on this episode of Quiz Central.
It's a first round game between Roscommon and Standish Sterling, coming up right after this.
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- [Matthew] Let's get today's match underway.
Here is your first question on Quiz Central.
- Teddy Roosevelt.
- [Matthew] That is correct.
- Crimson.
- [Matthew] Yes, that answer is correct.
- Patella - [Matthew] Correct, Traverse City Central, congratulations on being our season 15 champions.
Hello everyone, I'm Matthew Ozanich and welcome to the 16th season of Quiz Central.
This season of Quiz Central will consist of 16 teams, divided into four divisions based on school enrollment.
Our teams will be independently challenged with the same set of questions.
The school that answers the most questions correctly will advance to the next round.
At the end of the season, four Quiz Central seniors, will receive a book (indistinct) a book scholarship provided by the CMU bookstore.
This week the blue division takes center stage.
So without further ado, let's get today's match underway.
Our first round is the Maroon and Gold Rush.
Each team will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.
Each correct answer is worth 10 points and there is no point deduction 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 teams captain.
Roscommon, here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.
The Lawson report studied what natural disaster, which scored an estimated 7.9 on the Richter scale and devastated California's bay area in 1906?
- The San Francisco earthquake.
- [Matthew] Correct, C.S.
Forester wrote a series of novels about a Royal navy officer with what first name, which Shakespeare gave to a loyal friend of Hamlet?
- Horatio.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What form of heat transfer which is used in most toasters, can propagate through a vacuum and occurs by emission of photons, especially infrared?
- Radiation.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What Polynesian Island country, whose capital is Apia lies just to the West of the international date line near its American counterpart?
- Samoa.
- [Matthew] Correct.
The Spanish phrase, "Oro y Plata" appears on the flag of what large U.S. state, whose nickname is big sky country?
- Montana.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What man who supposedly called a turbulent priest by Henry II was murdered by four of Henry's Knights in 1170 in Canterbury cathedral?
- No answer.
- [Matthew] No answer.
Moving on, what man who led the victorious forces at the battle of San Jacinto served as governor of both Tennessee and Texas?
- Sam Bowie.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Moving on, coordinate and network are forms of what phenomenon in which electrons of two atoms interact, holding them together as in the covalent type?
- A bond.
- [Matthew] Correct.
Earl Tupper's, Tupperware plastic containers originally used the low density form of what polymer known as PE whose monomer has the formula C2 H4?
- Polyester.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Moving on, what realm first.
(bell rings) Oh, sorry with that bell, your Maroon and Gold Rush round comes to a close, you guys did great in that round.
Three, one, two, three, four, five, six, correct answers giving you Roscommon a total of 60 points at the end of the Maroon and Gold Rush round.
Those two answers, those couple of questions that you missed the answers to.
The man who supposedly called a turbulent priest by Henry II.
We were looking for a St. Thomas Becket And the man who was the governor of Tennessee in Texas.
You got the first name right.
We were looking for Sam Houston, however.
And the Earl Tupper's Tupperware is polyethylene.
Polyethylene is the answer we were looking for there.
So two minutes on the clock Standish Sterling here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush round.
The Lawson report studied what natural disaster which scored an estimated 7.9 on the Richter scale and devastated California's bay area in 1906?
- That will be earthquakes.
- [Matthew] Gonna need you to be more specific.
- Anyone?
(background chatter) - [Matthew] Answer?
- Earthquakes along the San Andreas fault.
- [Matthew] Incorrect, gonna have to move on.
C.S.
Forester wrote a series of novels about a royal navy officer with what first name, which Shakespeare gave to a loyal friend of Hamlet.
- Skip.
- [Matthew] No answer, Next question, what form of heat transfer, which is used in most toasters can propagate through a vacuum and occurs by emission of photons especially infrared?
- Radiation.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What Polynesian Island country whose capital is Apia lies just to the west of the international date line near its American counterpart?
- Do you have an answer, skip.
- [Matthew] No answer, moving on.
The Spanish phrase "Oro y Plata" appears on the flag of what large U.S. state whose nickname is big sky country?
- Would that be New Mexico?
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Next question, what man who was supposedly called a turbulent priest by Henry II was murdered by four of Henry's Knights in 1170 Canterbury cathedral?
- Skip.
- [Matthew] Next question.
What man who led the victorious forces at the battle of San Jacinto served as governor of both Tennessee and Texas?
- Would that be Sam Houston?
- [Matthew] Correct.
Coordinate and network are forms of what phenomenon in which electrons of two atoms interact, holding them together as in the covalent type?
- Bonds.
- Correct.
(bell rings) Oh, and with that bell comes the end of the Maroon and Gold Rush round tough round, you were able to get three correct answers in that round for a first round total of 30 points.
That first question, the Lawson report study, and I'm sorry we couldn't accept earthquake.
We needed the San Francisco earthquake the specific one that that report studied.
The, C.S.
Forester wrote a series of novels about a naval officer with the first name Horatio, that Shakespeare also used for that friend of Hamlet.
The Polynesian country that we're looking for, whose capital is Apia was Samoa.
The Spanish phrase, the state that is big sky country that would be Montana.
The man who was supposedly called the turbulent priest, we were looking for a St. Thomas Becket.
And those were the only ones that you didn't catch in that Maroon and Gold Rush round.
So Standish Sterling, you have a total of 30 points.
With one round in the books, let's take a moment now and meet our contestants from each of today's schools, we'll begin with today's competitors from Roscommon high school.
- Hi, I'm Alex, I'm a freshman at Roscommon.
I play soccer and basketball.
- Hi am Mac, I'm a senior at Roscommon high school and I play soccer, basketball and baseball.
- I'm Connor, I'm a senior at Roscommon high school.
I run cross country and I'm in student council and musical.
- I'm Jackson, I'm a junior at Roscommon high school and I run cross country and play basketball and baseball.
- Now let's meet our next team in today's competition, the students from Standish Sterling, take it away.
- Hi, I'm Ben Wrench, I'm from Standish Starling high school and I like to play instruments.
- Hi, I'm Shantelle, I'm a senior at Standish Starling high school and I play the flute.
- Hi, my name is Jack Spencer.
I'm from the Standish Sterling high school and I liked to learn about history.
- Hi, I'm Alex (indistinct), I'm a senior at Stanford Sterling central high school and I like to play basketball.
- Now that we've had a chance to meet everyone.
Let's head into the next round of competition.
The perfect 10.
(upbeat music) 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 captains.
Roscommon high school, your perfect 10 round category for today is high score scrabble letters.
Give these words that contain two of the letters of j, q, x and z.
60 seconds on the clock, Roscommon high school.
Here comes your first perfect 10 question.
Deluded and idealistic like a cervantes character?
- Quixote.
- [Matthew] Aah, gonna have to have to be more specific.
- Don Quixote.
- [Matthew] We'll take that.
Correct.
- Okay.
- [Matthew] What words, what words said after two people say the same thing simultaneously?
- Jinx.
- [Matthew] Correct.
To compress or embrace tightly.
- Squeeze.
- [Matthew] Correct.
To rust or lose electrons.
- Oxidize.
- [Matthew] Correct, a day when night and day are approximately equal length?
- Equinox.
- [Matthew] Correct.
A short test.
- Quiz.
- [Matthew] Correct, the most abundant mineral on earth surface?
- Oxygen.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Coin operated machine that plays music?
- Jukebox.
- [Matthew] Correct.
(bell rings) Oh and with that bell comes the end of the perfect 10 round.
You did really great in that round.
Only one missed answer, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, correct answers for a second round.
Total of 130 points, that round, that one question that you missed Roscommon.
The most abundant mineral on earth surface.
I think I heard someone said it but I had to take the final answer.
It was quartz was the one that we were looking for on that one.
Standish Sterling we now had into your perfect 10 round.
Standish Sterling 60 seconds on the clock.
Here comes your first question in today's perfect 10.
Deluded and idealistic, like a cervantes character?
- Skip.
- [Matthew] Onto the next question, what word, after what word said after two people say the same thing simultaneously?
- Jinx.
- [Matthew] Correct.
To compress or embrace tightly?
- Skip.
- [Matthew] To rust or lose electrons.
- Oxidize.
- [Matthew] Correct, a day when night and day are of approximately equal length?
- Equinox.
- [Matthew] Correct.
A short test?
- Quiz.
- [Matthew] Correct, the most abundant mineral on the Earth's surface?
- Quartz.
- [Matthew] Correct, a coin operated machine that plays music?
- Jukebox.
- [Matthew] Correct, an evil woman named for a diabolical queen?
(bell rings) Oh, there is the bell, after two rounds, Standish Sterling.
You are sitting with 90 points.
That perfect 10 round, those questions that you didn't get.
Deluded and idealistic like a cervantes character, Don Quixote or a quixotic is what we were looking for there.
To embrace or to compress or embrace tightly.
We were looking for squeeze and the evil woman named for a diabolical queen, a Jezebel.
That was the one that we were looking for there.
With two rounds in the books thus far Roscommon is in the lead with 130 points and Standish Sterling is trailing closely with a score of 90.
As we head now into our third round of competition, the homestretch round.
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 team's captains.
Roscommon here comes your first question in today's homestretch.
What city which was built near the Dutch settlement Fort Nassau, was the original Eastern end of the Erie canal.
And is the capital of New York?
- Albany.
- [Matthew] Correct.
"Go your own way" is a song from the 1977 album Rumors by what band, whose members have included Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks?
- Fleetwood Mac.
- [Matthew] Correct.
In 2004 Daily Source Code was a pioneering example of what form of broadcast, such as serial that was originally designed to be played on an iPod?
- Podcast.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What sculpture, which Paul Landowski finished in 1931 is on Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro and depicts Jesus without stretched arms?
- [Participant] Christ the Redeemer.
- Christ the Redeemer.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What novel and which characters are divided into to groups called Bigguns and Littluns depicts Ralph's failed efforts to lead boys stranded on an Island?
- Lord of the Flies.
- [Matthew] Correct.
Pierre Cauchon led the heresy trial that resulted in what future saint being burned at the stake in Rouen?
- Joan of Arc.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What quantity equals the dot product of force and displacement as a measure of useful energy supplied by a machine and is symbolized, W?
(background chatter) - Power.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Moving on, what Roman politician lost the battle of Mutina.
Formed the second triumvirate with Lepidus and Octavian and killed himself along with Cleopatra?
- Mark Anthony.
- [Matthew] Correct.
John Mackey co-founded what chain of supermarkets that is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and emphasizes organic products?
- Whole Foods.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What artist's wife Josephine was a model for his painting, "New York movie" and for his depiction of a diner patron in a red dress in his "Nighthawks?"
- Hopper.
- [Matthew] Correct.
Leonard Wood was the commander of what U.S. regiment in the Spanish-American War originally made up of volunteer horsemen from Western States?
- The Rough riders.
- [Matthew] Rough riders is correct.
What foods which are rated on the Scoville scale partly named the band that created the song "Under the bridge" and are peppers known for their heat?
- Chili Peppers.
- [Matthew] Correct?
What behavioral psychologists worked with Rosalie Rayner to condition a child to fear furry things in his Little Albert experiment?
- Skinner.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Moving on, what discipline, which British biologists, William Bateson named after the Greek for to give birth is the study of how organisms inherit traits?
- Genetics.
- [Matthew] Genetics, is correct, moving on, what author describe.
(bell rings) Oh, sorry, we're not able to get to that question.
Cause the bell signified the end of the round.
Boy, Roscommon you did fantastic in your homestretch round.
12 correct answers, which gives you at the end of round three a score of 250 points.
Let's recap those just a couple of answers that you missed in that round.
The quantity, the equals the dot product of force and displacement we were looking for work.
Was the one we were looking for there and the behavior psychologist and his Little Albert experiments.
We were looking for Watson, John B. Watson.
So Standish Sterling here is your first question in today's homestretch round.
What city which was built near the Dutch settlement of Fort Nassau was the original Eastern end of the Erie canal.
And is the capital of New York?
- Albany.
- [Matthew] Correct.
"Go your own way" is a song from the 1977 album Rumors, by what band whose members have included Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks?
- Fleetwood Mac.
- [Matthew] Correct.
In 2004 Daily Source Code was a pioneering example of what form of broadcast, such as serial, that was originally designed to be played on an iPod?
- MP3.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Moving on, what sculpture which Paul Landowski finished in 1931 is on Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro and depicts Jesus with out stretched arms?
- What's the name, (laughing) skip.
- [Matthew] No answer, onto the next question.
What novel and which characters are divided into groups called Bigguns and Littluns depicts Ralph's failed efforts to lead boys stranded on an Island?
- "Lord of the flies."
- [Matthew] Correct.
Pierre Cauchon led the heresy trial that resulted in what future saint being burned at the stake in Rouen?
- Joan of Arc.
- [Matthew] I'm sorry.
- Joan of Arc.
- [Matthew] Joan of Arc, correct, next question, what quantity equals the dot product of force and displacement is a measure of useful energy supplied by a machine and is symbolized, W?
- Work.
- [Matthew] Work, correct, onto the next question.
What Roman politician lost the battle of Mutina, formed the second triumvirate with Lepidus and Octavian and killed himself along with Cleopatra?
- Anthony.
- [Matthew] Anthony, correct answer onto the next question.
John Mackey co-founded what chain of supermarkets that is headquartered in Austin, Texas and emphasizes organic products?
- Whole Foods.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What artist's wife Josephine was a model for his painting, "New York movie" and for his depiction of a diner patron in a red dress in his "Nighthawks?"
- Andy Warhol.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Onto the next question, Leonard Wood was the commander of what U.S. regiment in the Spanish-American War originally made up of volunteer horsemen from Western States?
- The rough riders.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What foods which are rated on the Scoville scale partly named the band that created the song "under the bridge" and are peppers known for their heat?
- Red hot chili peppers.
- [Matthew] Correct, chili pepper is correct.
What behavioral psychologists worked with Rosalie Rayner to condition a child to fear furry things in his Little Albert experiment?
- Freud.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Next question, what discipline which British biologists William Bateson named after the Greek for to give birth is the study of how organisms inherit traits?
- Genetics.
- Correct.
(bell rings) Oh, and with that bell signifies the end of round three, Standish Sterling great job in that round let's count them up.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Correct answers in that round, which brings your total after three rounds to 190 points.
Those answers that we didn't get in that round were the pioneering example of what broadcast, we were actually looking for a podcast.
The name of that sculpture in Rio de Janeiro was Christ the Redeemer.
The artist who did "New York movie" and "Nighthawks", Edward Hopper, Hopper was the one we were looking for there.
And the behavioral psychologist with his Little Albert experiment, was looking for John Watson.
Well, with a score of 250 to 190.
We now head into the final countdown.
Contestants will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.
Each correct answer is still worth 10 points.
Teams can consult on each question and answers will be coming from the captain.
Roscommon here comes your first question in today's final countdown.
Parents disagree about a daughter's education in the father, a play by what Swedish author who depicted a headstrong countess in his play "Miss Julie?"
- Ebsen.
- [Matthew] Nope, incorrect.
Moving on, NASA's Swift Space Observatory studies energetic bursts named from what form of electromagnetic radiation that has higher energy than x-rays?
- Gamma.
- [Matthew] Correct.
Below the curie point materials such as nickel and cobalt exhibit what form of magnetism, which is used in permanent magnets?
(background chatter) - Diamagnetism.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Next question, what concept often defined as justified true belief and studied in epistemology is in a popular saying coined by Francis Bacon equated with power?
- Knowledge.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What river which empties into the Bay of Biscay after flowing past Tour and Nantes is the longest in France?
- The Seine.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Moving on, what theologian who wrote the 5th century treaties, "the city of God" and detailed his youthful sins and confessions was a Christian thinker from Hippo?
- Anybody, no answer.
- [Matthew] No answer.
Moving on, W.C.
Handy is known as the father of what musical style which often features 12 bar progressions?
- Blues.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What Greek goddess who created the olive tree turned Arachne into a spider was born from the head of Zeus and was the goddess of wisdom.
- Athena.
- [Matthew] Correct.
In what 2018 film did an alien life form tell Tom Hardy's reporter character "On my planet, I'm kind of a loser like you?"
- Venom.
- [Matthew] Correct.
What family produced the composer of the Radetzky march.
(bell rings) Oh, sorry, the bell signifies the end of the final countdown but Roscommon high school, you had a fantastic perfect countdown.
Our final, you had a fantastic final countdown round.
Five correct answers, which brings your total score up to 300 points after four rounds of play.
So Roscommon high school those questions that you missed in your final countdown.
The play by the Swedish author that we were looking for was Johan August Strindberg was the one we were looking for there.
The below the curie point nickel and cobalt exhibit ferromagnetism.
That was the one we were looking for there.
The longest river in France, the Loire River.
The theologian who wrote the 5th century treaties.
"The city of God", we were looking for St. Augustine.
And those were the only ones you missed.
In today's final countdown, Roscommon high school.
So you round out four rounds today with a total of 300 points, all right.
Standish Sterling, we now head into the final countdown.
So with two minutes on the clock here comes your first question.
Parents disagree about a daughter's education in the father a play by what Swedish author who depicted a headstrong countess in his play "Miss Julie."
- Skip.
- [Matthew] Onto the next question.
NASA's Swift Space Observatory studies energetic bursts named for what form of electromagnetic radiation that has higher energy than x-rays?
- Gamma.
- [Matthew] Correct.
Below the curie point, materials such as nickel and cobalt exhibit what form of magnetism which is used in permanent magnets?
- Extreme.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Onto the next question, what concept often defined as justified true belief and studied in epistemology is in a popular saying coined by Francis Bacon equated with power?
- With great power comes great responsibility.
(laughing) - [Matthew] Good answer but incorrect onto the next question.
What river, which empties into the Bay of Biscay after flowing past Tour and Nantes is the longest in France?
- The Rhone.
- [Matthew] Incorrect, onto the next question.
What theologian who wrote the 5th century treaties, "The city of God" and detailed his youthful sins and confessions was a Christian thinker from Hippo?
- No answer.
- [Matthew] No answer.
Next question, W.C.
Handy is known as the father of what musical style which often features 12 bar progressions?
- Jazz.
- [Matthew] Incorrect.
Next question, what Greek goddess who created the olive tree turned Arachne into a spider, was born from the head of Zeus and was the goddess of wisdom?
- Athena.
- [Matthew] Correct.
In what 2018 film does an alien life form, tell Tom Hardy's reporter character "On my planet, I'm kind of a loser like you?"
- No answer.
- [Matthew] No answer.
Next question, what family produced both the composer of the Radetzky March and his son.
(bell rings) Who wrote on the, oh, sorry, That bell signifies the end of the round.
Not gonna be able to finish that question.
Unfortunately, Standish Sterling two correct answers in your final countdown which brings your Quiz Central score up to 210 points.
Those questions that we missed in the final countdown.
The author of the father in "Miss Julie" Johan August Strindberg was the one we were looking for there, materials such as nickel and cobalt exhibit ferromagnetism when below the curie point.
The concept often defined as justified true belief, knowledge was what we were looking for there.
The longest river in France we were looking for the Loire River.
The theologian who was the Christian thinker from Hippo, St. Augustine, is the one we were looking for there.
W.C.
Handy is known as the father of the blues.
The blues type musical style was that one.
And that 2018 film starring Tom Hardy, we were looking for was "Venom."
Well after four rounds of competition our final score is Roscommon 300 and Standish Sterling 210.
Congratulations to Roscommon, you'll be advancing to our next round of competition and we wanna thank Standish Sterling for a hard fought match.
Seniors, good luck to all of you in your future endeavors and underclassmen we hope to see you next season on Quiz Central.
And we hope all of you will join us again.
On our next episode of Quiz Central, as two more schools compete for the season 16 title and a reminder all episodes of Quiz Central are archived online at wcmu.org.
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