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This time, on "Quiz Central," Roscommon takes on Traverse City St. Francis.

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(triumphant music) (screen whooshing) - Hello, everyone, I'm David Nicholas, welcoming you to our 19th Season of "Quiz Central," here on WCMU.

This time, students from Roscommon are taking on the team from Traverse City St. Francis.

Now, before we kick things off, here's the format of our single elimination tournament.

Our two competing teams will be independently challenged with an identical set of questions.

The school that answers the most questions correctly in the time allotted advances to the next round, and we'll continue with that, until we crown a "Quiz Central" Season 19 Champion.

At the end of the season, four lucky "Quiz Central" seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU Bookstore, and top teams from "Quiz Central" qualify for the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament.

Now, let's get to our game.

The first round is the Maroon and Gold Rush.

Our teams will have two minutes to answer or pass each question.

Each correct answer is worth 10 points, no point deduction for incorrect answers.

Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but the final answers will be coming from the team's captain.

Let's get things started with the team from Roscommon.

Players, get ready.

Here comes your first question in the Maroon and Gold Rush.

What quantity, which equals charge divided by voltage, measures the ability of its namesake circuit component to charge, and is given in farads?

- Current?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What type of value is returned by a dot product, but not a cross product, and has a magnitude, but not a direction?

- Vector.

- [David] One more time, please?

- A vector.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What school of thought includes the idea of hsiao, or filial piety, is expounded in such books as "The Analytics", and is named for a Chinese thinker?

(students whispering) - Daoism?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What former governor of California led the commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

- Pass.

(paper crinkling) - [David] What piano piece, subtitled, "Quasi una fantasia" opens with a repeated C-sharp minor arpeggio is by Ludwig von Beethoven and has a nocturnal nickname?

- "Clair de lune"?

- [David] Incorrect.

What island, whose city of Gander is the setting of the musical, "Come From Away", contains the provincial capital, St. John's, and is east of Labrador?

- Yeah, Newfoundland.

- [David] Correct.

Cathy Ames gives birth to twin boys named Cal and Aron in what novel By John Steinbeck, that is set in the Salinas Valley?

(students whispering) - "The Grapes of Wrath"?

- [David] Incorrect.

What constellation contains The Teapot asterism as well as the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and is also called the- (bell ringing) And that bell signals the end of that round.

All right, Traverse City St. Francis, it's your turn.

Your first question up now in the Maroon And Gold Rush.

What quantity, which equals charge divided by voltage, measures the ability of its namesake circuit component to store charge, and is given in Farads?

- Pass.

- [David] What type of value is returned by a dot product, but not a cross product, and has a magnitude, but not a direction?

- A vector.

- [David] That's incorrect.

What school of thought includes the idea of hsiao, or filial piety, is expounded in such books as "The Analects," and is named for a Chinese thinker?

- Confucianism.

- [David] That is correct.

What former governor of California led the commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

- Pass.

(paper crinkling) - [David] What piano piece subtitled the "Quasi una fantasia" opens with a repeated C-sharp minor arpeggio is by Ludwig von Beethoven, and has a nocturnal nickname?

- "Moonlight Sonata".

- [David] That is correct.

What island, whose city of Gander is the setting of a musical "Come From Away", contains the provincial capital, St. John's and is east of Labrador?

- Newfoundland.

- [David] That is correct.

Cathy Ames gives birth to twin boys named Cal and Aron in what novel by John Steinbeck that is set in the Salinas Valley?

- "East of Eden".

- [David] Correct.

What Constellation contains The Teapot asterism as well as the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and is also called, The Archer?

- Sagittarius.

(bell ringing) - That is correct, and that bell signals the end of the first round.

Well, let's take a look at the questions that were missed in that opening round.

The quantity which equals charge divided by voltage is capacitance.

The type of value returned by a dot product but not a cross product was a scalar.

The former governor who led the commission that investigated the assassination of JFK was Earl Warren.

Cathy Ames gives birth to twin boys in the Steinbeck novel, "East of Eden".

So, our first round concludes with Traverse City St. Francis holding an early 50 to 10 lead.

Now, before we start our next round of "Quiz Central," let's meet the players competing today.

First up, let's meet our students from Roscommon.

- I'm David, I'm a senior here at Roscommon High School, and I'm captain of the football team, and captain of the wrestling team.

All right, I'm Alex Thiel, I'm a senior at RHS, and I'm captain of the soccer team, and I'm in the musical and the band.

- Hi, I am Corbin Tyler, I'm on the soccer team, and I'm the student body president of RHS.

I'm a senior.

- I'm Ben Collins, I'm a senior at RHS, and I participate in soccer, wrestling, and track.

- Welcome, Roscommon, good to have you here, and good to have you here, Traverse City St. Francis.

Let's get a chance to meet them right now.

- My name's Robert Myler, I am a junior at St. Francis.

I run cross country, and do cross-country skiing, and I like to play the piano.

- My name is Cecilia, I'm a junior, and I sing in the choir, and I'm on the swim team.

- My name is Phillip, I'm a sophomore at St. Francis High School.

I'm on the baseball team, and I sing in the choir.

My name is Zac Taylor, I'm a junior at St. Francis, and I run cross country.

- All right, thank you, students.

Our next round today is the Perfect Ten.

In the Perfect Ten, our teams will be given a category, and they'll have 60 seconds to answer or pass on each of the 10 questions pertaining to that category.

Correct answers are worth 10 points, with no point deduction for incorrect answers.

Our Perfect Ten category for today is state's highest points.

Given the highest natural point in a US state, name that state.

Roscommon, here comes your first question in the Perfect Ten.

Denali.

(students whispering) - Alaska.

- [David] Correct.

- Mount Hood?

- Colorado, yeah?

Colorado.

- [David] Incorrect.

Hawkeye Point, which shares its state's nickname?

- Iowa.

- Iowa.

- [David] Correct.

Mount Katahdin.

- New Mexico.

- New Mexico.

- [David] That is incorrect.

Mount Rainier?

- Washington.

- [David] Correct.

Britain Hill, just south of the Alabama border?

- Florida.

- [David] Correct.

Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains?

- Montana.

- [David] That is incorrect.

Jerimoth Hill, once owned by Brown University?

- Rhode Island.

- Correct.

Mount Sunflower?

(bell ringing) And, sorry, the bell signals the end of that round.

Okay, Traverse City St. Francis, your turn now to take on the Perfect Ten.

Here comes your first question.

Denali?

- Alaska.

- [David] Correct.

Mount Hood?

- Washington.

- [David] Incorrect.

Hawkeye Point, which shares its state's nickname?

- Iowa.

- [David] Correct.

Mount Katahdin?

- South Dakota.

- [David] That's incorrect, Mount Rainier?

- Washington.

- [David] Correct.

Britain Hill, just south of the Alabama border?

- Florida.

- [David] Correct.

Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains?

- Tennessee.

- [David] Correct.

- Jerimoth Hill, once owned by Brown University?

(students speaking faintly) - New Hampshire.

(bell ringing) - [David] And that bell signals the end of that round.

Well, that concludes the Perfect Ten.

Let's revisit the questions that stumped both of our schools today.

Mount Hood is in Oregon, and Mount Katahdin is in Maine.

After two rounds, Traverse City St. Francis still on top, a score now of 100 to 60.

Next up in our game is the Homestretch.

I'll have more questions for our teams, and correct answers are still worth 10 points, with no deduction for any incorrect answers.

Roscommon, here comes your first question in the Homestretch.

What phenomenon is explained by the Ising model is displayed below the Curie temperature, and is a permanent type of magnetism exhibited by iron?

- [Corbin] Ferric magnetism.

- Ferric magnetism.

- That is correct.

(paper crinkling) Which king, who was excommunicated by Pope Paul III, and who dissolved England's monasteries had his wives, Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn executed?

- Henry VIII?

- [David] Correct.

What service, which has been used in Ukraine since Russia invaded, is a broadband internet service developed by SpaceX using satellites in low orbit?

(students speaking faintly) - Starlink, right?

- Starlink - Starlink.

- That is correct.

What surname is shared by a woman whose 1971 album, "Pearl" includes "Me and Bobby McGee," and the composer of the entertainer called the King Of Ragtime?

- Joplin.

- [David] That is correct.

What title monarch is relieved to learn of the death of Polybus in a play by Sophocles, but blinds himself after realizing he married his own mother?

- Oedipus.

- [David] Correct.

What human character titles crossover series in which he fights a kingdom war with the Rabbids, and takes part in the Olympics with Sonic the Hedgehog?

- Mario.

- Mario.

- That is correct.

What poet whose poem, "Old Ironsides" helped encourage the preservation of the USS constitution had a son who was a Supreme Court Justice?

(students whispering) - Whitman.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What strongman deposed Patrice Lumumba in 1960 at the beginning of the Congo Crisis, and became Zaire's dictator for 32 years?

- Pass.

- [David] What term from the Greek for study of houses refers to the study of how organisms interact with their environments?

(students whispering) - Symbiosis?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What Roman Emperor convened the First Council of Nicaea, converted to Christianity, and gave his name to the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

- Constantine.

- Constantine.

- [David] That is correct.

What photographer's essay, "The Assignment I'll Never Forget" describes how she made the 1936 portrait, "Migrant Mother"?

(students whispering) - Pass.

- [David] What island is home to the Space Force's Thule Air Base, which is 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and is a large island belonging to Denmark?

- Greenland.

- [David] That is correct.

New Year's Eve in New Orleans features the dropping of a six-foot-tall version of what symbol of French kings also used as the logo of the NFL's Saints?

- Fleur-de-lis.

- [David] That is correct.

What taxonomic class, whose name ends in S, contains the slow loris and the lemur, as well as the larger species, including chimpanzees and humans?

- [Corbin] Homo erectus, it's erectus.

- What?

- Oh, erectus.

- Erectus?

- That is incorrect.

(bell ringing) And that bell signals the end of the Homestretch round, and next up is Traverse City St. Francis, ready, players?

Your first question now in our Homestretch round.

What phenomenon is explained by the Ising model, is displayed below the Curie temperature, and is a permanent type of magnetism exhibited by iron?

- Pass.

- Which king who was excommunicated by Pope Paul III, and who dissolved England's monasteries had his wives, Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn executed?

- Henry VIII.

- [David] That is correct.

What service which has been used in Ukraine, and since Russia invaded, is a broadband internet service developed by SpaceX using satellites in low orbit?

- Pass.

- [David] What surname is shared by a woman whose 1971 album, "Pearl," includes "Me and Bobby McGee," and the composer of the entertainer called the King Of Ragtime?

- Oh, it's Joplin.

- [David] That is correct.

What title monarch is relieved to learn of the death of Polybus in a play by Sophocles, but blinds himself after realizing he married his own mother?

- Oedipus Rex.

- [David] That is correct.

What human character titles crossover series in which he fights a kingdom war with the Rabbids, and takes part in the Olympics with Sonic the Hedgehog?

- Mario.

- [David] Correct.

What poet whose poem, "Old Ironsides," helped encourage the preservation of the USS Constitution, had a son who was a Supreme Court justice?

- Walt Whitman.

- [David] That is incorrect.

What strongman deposed Patrice Lumumba in 1960 at the beginning of the Congo Crisis, and became Zaire's dictator for 32 years?

- Pass.

- [David] What term from the Greek for study of houses refers to the study of how organisms interact with their environments?

- Pass.

- [David] What Roman Emperor convened the First Council of Nicaea, converted to Christianity, and gave his name to the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

- Constantine.

- [David] That is correct.

What photographer's essay, "The Assignment I'll Never Forget," describes how she made the 1936 portrait, "Migrant Mother"?

- Pass.

- [David] What island is home to the Space Force's Thule Air Base, which is 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and is a large island belonging to Denmark?

- Greenland.

- [David] That is correct.

New Year's Eve in New Orleans features the dropping of a six-foot-tall version of what symbol of French kings also used in the logo of the NFL's Saints?

- The fleur-de-lis.

- [David] Correct.

What taxonomic class, whose name ends an S, contains the slow loris and the lemur, as well as larger species, including chimpanzees and humans?

- Primates.

- [David] That is correct.

(bell ringing) And that bell signals the end of the Homestretch round.

Good job, players.

Well, at the conclusion of the Homestretch, let's revisit the incorrect answers.

The poet whose poem, "Old Ironsides", helped encourage the preservation of the USS Constitution was Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

The strongman who deposed Patrice Lumumba at the beginning of the Congo Crisis was Mobuto Sese Seko.

The term from Greek for the study of houses that refers to the study of organisms interacting with their environments, that's ecology.

And finally, the photographer's essay, that "The Assignment I'll Never Forget," was Dorothea Lange.

After three rounds now, Traverse City St. Francis holds a tight 180 to 150 advantage over Roscommon, as we get ready for the Final Countdown.

Teams, the Final Countdown will be your last two minutes to answer or pass questions.

Correct answers are worth 10 points a piece, with no point deduction for any incorrect answers.

Roscommon, we will turn to you to start off our Final Countdown.

Two minutes now on the clock, and here comes your first question.

What intelligence alliance consists of the US and its major English-speaking allies, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

(students whispering) - Pass - [David] The Horror Writers Association presents awards named for what Irish author who described Jonathan Harker's trip to Transylvania in the novel, "Dracula"?

- Stoker.

- [David] That is correct.

A group of football clubs called the Old Firm are based in what most populous city in Scotland?

- Glasgow.

- Correct.

What type of monument, such as a European dolmen tables and the moai sculptures on Easter Island, is named for being constructed from large stones?

- Speech.

- A monolith?

- [David] That is incorrect.

What programming language whose Zen can be shown via the command, import this, uses white space to define structure, and is named for a comedy troupe?

- Python.

- [David] That is correct.

What female leader of the right wing National Rally Party lost the 2017 and 2022 French presidential elections to Emmanuel Macron?

(students whispering) - Pass.

- [David] What Prime Minister who was freed in the Gran Sasso raid, signed the Lateran Treaty with a Vatican in 1929, and led fascist Italy in World War II?

- Mussolini.

- [David] That is correct.

What English metaphysical poet reflected on illness and faith in his 1624 book, "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions," which claimed, no man is an island?

(bell ringing) - Bach?

- And that bell does signal the end of the round.

Thanks, Roscommon.

Now, Traverse City St. Francis, you're up in the Final Countdown, and here is your first question.

What intelligence alliance consists of the US and its major English-speaking allies, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom?

- The Quad?

- [David] Incorrect.

The Horror Writers Association presents awards named for what Irish author who described Jonathan Harker's trip to Transylvania in the novel, "Dracula"?

- Bram Stoker.

- [David] Correct.

A group of football clubs called the Old Firm are based in what most populous city in Scotland?

- Glasgow.

- [David] Correct.

What type of monument, such as European dolman tables and the moai sculptures on Easter Island, is named for being constructed from large stones?

- Just Sligo?

(students speaking faintly) - Pass.

- Pass.

(clears throat) - [David] What programming language whose Zen can be shown via the command, import this, uses white space to define its structure, and is named for a comedy troupe?

- Python?

- [David] That is correct.

What female leader of the right wing National Rally Party lost the 2017 and 2022 French presidential elections to Emmanuel Macron?

- Marine le Pen.

- Marine le Pen.

- [David] That is correct.

(paper crinkling) What Prime Minister, who was freed in the Gran Sasso raid, signed the Lateran Treaty with a Vatican in 1929, and led fascist Italy in World War II?

- Benito Mussolini?

- [David] Correct.

What English metaphysical poet reflected on illness and faith in his 1624 book, "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions," which claimed, no man is an island?

- John Donne.

- [David] That is correct.

What people in the Bible, whose champion- (bell ringing) And that bell signals the end of the Final Countdown.

At the conclusion of the Final Countdown, we have just a few questions that were missed.

The Intelligence Alliance with the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom is called Five Eyes.

The type of monument named for being constructed from large stones is called megaliths, and finally, the biblical people who were killed when pillars were destroyed by Samson were the Philistines.

Traverse City St. Francis takes the win by a final of 240 to 190.

Traverse City St. Francis, you're on to the next round, and congratulations.

Well done, Roscommon.

We want to thank you for joining us this season, and we'd like to invite you to join us again next week right here on "Quiz Central."

You can watch games anytime online at wcmu.org.

Thank you, and goodnight.

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