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Coming up next on Varsity Quiz, it's Coronado... (cheers and applause) taking on Clark.

This is the Varsity Quiz Silver League Championship!

(crashing sound) ♪♪♪ (cheers and applause) (Nate Tannenbaum) Hello, and welcome to the 53rd season of Varsity Quiz.

The best and the brightest high school students are matching wits in this unique academic competition.

The road to the Silver League Championship concludes with Coronado taking on Clark.

Now, Coronado got here by defeating the Meadows in their semifinal match.

Let's meet their starters.

There's Lev.

Hey Lev, good to see you.

-Hi, Nate.

-Welcome back.

Mason, good to see you.

Welcome back.

-Hello.

-Frank, howdy.

-Hello.

-Glad you're here.

And there's Megan.

Hi, Megan.

-Hi.

-And the coach for Coronado, Matt Aberman.

And for Clark, it was a win over Liberty in the semifinals, giving the Chargers the chance to hang on to the championship title for the sixth year in a row.

Starting for Clark, there's Kevin.

Hey, Kevin.

-Hello.

-Angus, good to see you again.

-Hello.

-Hi, Blu.

-Hi.

-And there's Parth.

-Hello.

-And the coach for Clark is Chuck Bean.

Students, are you ready?

Let's play Varsity Quiz.

The traditional classification of lymphomas divides the different types into two primary types.

What are those two types?

Clark, Blu: Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's.

That is correct, and Clark has points on the board.

The absence of the South in Congress beginning in 1861 enabled the passage of three acts in 1862 that transformed our country.

One, the Pacific Railway Act; the second, the Morrill Land Grant College Act.

What was the third piece of legislation?

Coronado, Frank: The Homestead Act.

That is correct, points on the board for Coronado.

Next, caused by compressional stress, in what kind of fold on the Earth's surface do both ends dip toward the trough of the fold?

(bell chimes, time expires) We were looking for syncline.

No points, next question.

Which former Empire actor will be sentenced in March for filing a false police report?

Clark, Blu: Jussie Smollet.

Yes.

Next question.

Here's a verbose version of which proverb: Anyone who is not a fully mature adult should be clearly visible to everyone at all times and does not deserve the luxury of personal privacy, yet these same display humans should never be permitted under any circumstances to utter a single sound that might be-- Clark, Parth: Children should be seen and not heard.

That's exactly right.

Thank you.

The rules for an annual contest that requires participants to use a minimum of 20 steps to perform feats like zipping a zipper, hammering a nail-- Clark, Parth: Rube Goldberg.

Yes.

Next is a calculation question.

A chemist has one solution that is 14% salt and another solution which is 18% salt.

How many ounces of each must be used to produce 60 ounces that is 15% salt?

Coronado, Frank: 45 ounces of the first, 15 ounces of the second.

That is correct, points for Coronado.

Next question.

Who was the first Republican president to serve two complete terms?

Clark, Blu: Grant.

Yes.

What is the phrasal verb in this line about aging people: If you want to prevent sagging, just eat till your wrinkles fill out.

Clark, Blu: "Fill out."

Yes.

Name either of the bones that are the two origins of the sternocleidomastoideus.

Coronado, Mason: The clavicle.

That is correct.

The other one was sternum.

According to Plutarch, Cleopatra tested several deadly poisons on condemned criminals and determined what specifically was the least terrible way-- Coronado, Frank: Asp bite.

Yes.

What character created by Mark Twain said "Well, Jim said the bees won't sting idiots, "but I didn't believe that"-- Clark, Blu: Huck Finn.

Yes.

What is the common meaning of the suffixes in these words: Homunculus, vignette, animalcule, fontanelle and booklet?

Coronado, Frank: Diminutives.

Yes.

Iron disulfide is the chemical name for what mineral with a metallic luster and a brass-yellow-- Clark, Parth: Pyrene.

I don't think that is correct.

Coronado, Frank: Fool's gold.

No.

We were looking for pyrite.

So no points on that question and we move to this calculation question.

Lamar Gant, a U.S. powerlifting star, became the first man to deadlift five times his own body weight in 1985.

And just in case, deadlifting is raising a loaded barbell from the floor to a position above the head with outstretched arms.

So determine the work done by Lamar in deadlifting 300 kilograms to a height of 0.90 meters.

Clark, Parth: 54 newtons.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Frank: 2646 joules.

I don't think we can accept that because the answer we have is 2,600 joules.

So no points and we move on.

Chinua Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God.

Beverly Jenkins wrote Destiny's Surrender, Destiny's Embrace and Destiny's Captive.

Pearl Buck wrote The Good Earth, Sons and A House Divided.

What names such series-- Clark, Blu: Trilogy.

Yes.

Which country won the most total medals and gold medals-- Clark, Blu: Norway.

Yes.

While monoplegia affects only one arm or leg and paraplegia affects either both arms or both legs, what kind of "plegia"-- Coronado, Frank: Polyplegia.

Incorrect, and that is a deduction.

I have not finished reading the question.

--what kind of "plegia" affects an arm and leg on just one side of the body?

Clark, Angus: Partial plegia.

Incorrect.

It is hemiplegia.

Okay.

In 1776, a 10-man expedition left Santa Fe looking for a route between there and Monterey on the Pacific Coast.

The two Franciscans leading this group were the priests Dominguez and who?

Clark, Blu: Diego.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Mason: Francisco.

No.

It was Escalante.

No points, next question.

What kind of sound used in medical imaging and to break up stony deposits in the body is also used to detect objects, measure distances-- Coronado, Frank: Sonar.

That is incorrect, and that is an interrupt.

I'll finish reading the question.

--measure distances, clean jewelry and surgical instruments and locate flaws in materials.

Clark, Kevin: Radio.

Incorrect.

The answer is ultrasound.

What color is a character in the game Clue and associated with the city of Dijon, France?

Coronado, Mason: Colonel Mustard.

I think we can accept that, can't we?

Yes.

All right, next question.

What adjective meaning "colossal size" comes from a fictional land in Gulliver's Travels?

Coronado, Frank: Lilliputian.

No.

Clark, Blu: Gargantuan.

No.

It's brobdingnagian.

Next question is a calculation question.

In a sample of 100 CCSD high school students, 65 play an organized sport, while 48 of the students have a dog as a pet.

So what's the probability to the nearest tenth of one percent that a randomly selected student has a dog and plays a sport?

Clark, Park: 13%.

No.

Coronado, Frank: 31.2%.

That is correct.

Next question.

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is almost finished.

This large project has the capacity to generate electricity, improve the quality of life for millions in Ethiopia once its reservoirs fill and power generation begins.

On which river is it being constructed?

Coronado, Frank: The Nile.

We cannot accept that.

Clark, Blu: The White Nile.

That is incorrect.

The answer is the Blue Nile.

No points, next question.

The story "A Scandal in Bohemia" begins To Sherlock Holmes, she's always the woman.

Clark, Parth: Irene Adler.

Yes.

All right.

That is the end of round one.

But before we move on, you know, we've learned a lot about each of our players in the matches leading up here to the championship, so instead of asking them questions about what they've done or whatever they're doing, we want to find out their plans for the future.

So we're going to start with Coronado, and we'll start with Lev.

Lev, it's been great getting to know you, and let me see.

You are a senior, so have you figured out where you're going after high school?

-I have not figured out specifically what college I'm going to attend, but I think I'm going to go to college to study music.

-Excellent.

That's what we wanted to hear.

Good luck with that, Lev, and good luck on Varsity Quiz.

Here's 11th grader Mason.

So you've got another year of high school, but have you looked beyond high school to think what you might be doing?

-Yes, I have.

Maybe medicine, but I'm honestly not completely sure.

-Well, the good news is you don't have to make a decision today.

So good luck with whatever you do, Mason.

It has been great having you here, and good luck on Varsity Quiz.

Here's 11th grader Frank.

Again you've got another year to go, but what's in your future, man?

-I think maybe engineering, but I haven't put much of a look into it.

-Yes, because you got a lot going on right now.

-Yes.

-Good luck with all that and on Varsity Quiz.

Megan is also a senior.

Megan, where are you going after school?

-I'm attending Tufts University in Boston for mechanical engineering.

-That sounds wonderful!

Good luck with that and on Varsity Quiz.

Ladies and gentlemen, our students from Coronado!

(applause) And we have a senior from Clark, it's Kevin.

Hey, Kevin.

-Hello.

-Plans for once you graduate from Clark?

-Not a specific college or university yet, but I am planning on taking environmental science.

-Excellent!

Well, good luck with that, and I'm guessing you'll have a couple of different places to choose from.

Here's senior Angus.

Hey, Angus.

-Hello.

-Do you have your future plans?

-Yes, I do.

I'm going to St. John's College in Annapolis, and then I want to go on and become a paleontologist.

-Wow!

Good luck with that.

It's been great having you here, and good luck here on Varsity Quiz.

-Thank you.

-And Blu, I can't believe we're going to say goodbye to you after this year, because we've known you for quite a while.

But what are your plans for after high school?

-Not very concrete, but I'm planning on getting a degree in history.

-Awesome!

Seems like you've got yourself started already.

Good luck with that, and good luck on Varsity Quiz.

Now here's 10th grader Parth.

You've got a few years to go, but have you thought about it?

-Not particularly, to be honest.

-Well, because you don't really have to.

What are your favorite subjects at school?

-Probably science.

-Now, if I remember right, you're the Wikipedia guy who just likes to read Wikipedia.

-Yes.

-So keep reading Wikipedia.

You'll figure something out.

Ladies and gentlemen, our students from Clark High School!

(applause) All righty.

Our bonus round is next.

(crashing sound) The score going into round two, Coronado with 25 points to Clark's 50 points.

For Coronado we have one new player, it's Mira.

Hi, Mira.

-Hi.

-Welcome aboard, and good luck to you.

Clark is keeping their same players.

Now, this round is timed at six minutes and time starts as I start this first question.

In opera there are seven voices ranging from the lowest, the bass, to the highest, soprano.

Which male voice with the second-highest range is often the hero in the opera story?

Clark, Kevin: Counter tenor.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Mason: Tenor.

It is the tenor, so we have bonus questions now for Coronado only.

Answere the following about opera: First, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Otello and Aida were written by which composer?

Second, the opera house with the largest capacity is located in New York.

What is its name?

You have 10 seconds.

First answer, Verdi; second answer, Carnegie Hall.

Verdi is correct.

The second answer is the Metropolitan Opera, so some bonus points.

And this question now for both teams is a calculation question.

Leon flipped a quarter.

It came up tails six times in a row.

What are the odds that his next flip will be heads?

Coronado, Frank: One half.

That is correct.

Bonus questions now for Coronado.

Answer the following calculation questions: The entrance fees for the county fair are $2.50 for children and $6 for adults.

On Saturday 2,200 people attended the fair, generating $7,950 in total entrance fees.

So first, calculate how many adults attended the fair, and second, calculate how many children attended it.

You have a little over 10 seconds.

First answer, 1,007; second answer, 425 adults.

The adults is incorrect, and what was your answer for the children?

-I didn't have one.

-Okay.

It's 700 adults and 1,500 children, so no bonus points.

Now this question for both teams.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone is a belt around the Earth that extends approximately five degrees north and south of the Equator, featuring limited wind.

By what name is this region commonly known?

Clark, Parth: The doldrums.

Yes.

Bonus questions now for Clark.

Answer the following about storms: First, both hurricanes and Nor'easters are very strong low-pressure storms that cause substantial damage, though they differ in the temperature of which part of the storm?

Second, what do meteorologists call a large area of low pressure and cold air that always exists around the Earth's poles?

For the first, the eye; for the second, Arctic wind.

Eye is correct.

We were looking for polar vortex for the second one, so some bonus points.

Now this question for both teams.

In 1869 a group of speculators attempted to corner the gold market.

This group was headed by James Fisk and railroad developer Jay who?

Coronado, Frank: Gould.

Yes.

Bonus questions for Coronado.

Answer the following about history: First, Gould and Fisk were two robber barons associated with which era in American history?

Second, that same period saw the emergence of newspaper cartoons with images of the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey and the Tammany Hall tiger all appearing first in Harper's Weekly.

Well, they all came from the pen of which artist, a man known as the father of American political cartooning?

You have 10 seconds.

First answer, Gilded Age; second answer, Nast.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

Now this question for both teams.

The following stories: The Squire's Tale, The Clerk's Tale, The Man of Law's Tale, The Miller's Tale and The Pardoners Tale are part of which collection?

Clark, Blu: Canterbury Tales.

Yes.

Bonus questions now for Clark.

Answer the following about the Canterbury Tales.

First, in which language did Geoffrey Chaucer write, Old English, Middle English or Modern English?

Second, what term names the people on the way to visit the shrine for the martyred Archbishop Thomas Becket?

You have 10 seconds.

For the first, Middle English; for the second, pilgrims.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

And this next question for both teams.

West Side Story uses William Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet for its plot.

Anton "Tony" Wyzek corresponds to which of the Bard's characters?

Clark, Angus: Romeo.

-We need more.

-Romeo Capulet.

-That is incorrect.

Coronado, Mira: Romeo Montague.

Yes.

Bonus questions now for Coronado.

Answer the following about West Side Story: First, Stephen Sondheim wrote the show's lyrics; who composed the music?

Second, who directed and co-produced the remake of the movie?

You have 10 seconds.

First answer, Bernstein; second answer, Spielberg.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

Now this question for both teams.

Who is the president of the International Olympic Committee?

(bell chimes, time expires) We were looking for Thomas Bach.

Next question for both teams.

Who was the Roman emperor at the time of the Great Fire of Rome in-- Clark, Blu: Nero.

Yes.

Bonus questions now for Clark only.

Answer the following about ancient history: First, the distance of 26 miles is associated with which runner of ancient Athens?

Second, the Helots were servants in what ancient Peloponnesian city-state?

You have 10 seconds.

For the first, Pheidippides; for the second, Sparta.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

And we're out of time for this round.

(crashing sound) All right.

The score going into round three, Coronado with 70 points to Clark's 90.

Anything can happen in this speed round.

We do have a returning player for Coronado, it's Megan.

Welcome back.

Good to see you here.

Everybody else is the same.

Clark has a new player, we say hello to Alex.

Hi, Alex.

-Hello.

Let's go.

In which state are most of Stephen King's stories?

Clark, Blu: Maine.

Yes.

Who currently serves as the person most responsible for ensuring the validity of Nevada's elections as Secretary of State?

(bell chimes, time expires) Barbara Cegavsky.

Next question.

What's the northernmost capital in South America?

Clark, Blu: Caracas.

That is correct.

We move on.

With the job of keeping the body in an erect posture, what's the largest muscle in the body?

Coronado, Frank: Gluteus maximus.

Yes, sir.

Calculation question, and we don't repeat them here in the third round.

A silver coin is 28 years older than a bronze coin.

But in six years, the silver coin will be twice as old as the bronze coin.

So what is the present age of each coin?

Coronado, Frank: Silver is 50, bronze is 22.

That is correct.

Points for Coronado.

Next question.

What style of medieval art and architecture developed in northern France out of the Romanesque art of the 12th century?

Clarke, Blu: Gothic.

Yes.

Since they only occur as part of words and always in conjunction with a root, what kind of morphemes are un-, -ation, -ing, im-, re-, and-- Coronado, Frank: Affix.

That's incorrect.

--and -ish.

That may be an interrupt.

We'll let the judges decide.

Clark, Alex: Suffix.

No.

We were looking for bound morphemes.

So no points for the question there.

What allergen in mango peel and sap is also found in poison ivy and poison sumac?

Clark, Parth: Urushiol.

Yes.

While the centroid of a triangle is located at the intersection of the medians, name the center located at the intersection of a triangle's three medians or three altitudes.

Clark, Parth: The orthocenter.

Yes.

Name the westernmost U.S. state capital that was named for a Native American leader.

Coronado, Mira: Honolulu.

Incorrect.

Clark, Blu: Sacramento.

No.

We were looking for Seattle.

No points, next question.

After testing positive for a banned substance last spring, Medina Spirit was stripped of his title as champion of which race?

Coronado, Frank: Kentucky Derby.

Yes.

The Tet Offensive, the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the student occupation of Columbia University and the Prague Spring all occurred in the first half of which year?

Clark, Angus: 1967.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Mason: 1963.

No.

It was 1968.

No points and we move on.

Who served as Captain Ahab's first mate on the Pequod?

Clark, Blu: Starbuck.

Yes.

Which hormone enlarges a person's pupils, increases the pulse-- Clark, Alex: Epinephrine.

Yes.

Pierre Laval served as the head of government of which quasi-country from 1942 to 1944?

Coronado, Frank: Vichy, France.

Yes.

Next is a calculation question.

If a Major League pitcher gives up 6 runs in 22 innings, what is his earned run average?

Clark, Parth: .303.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Mason: .273.

Incorrect.

It's 2.45.

Next question.

What's the term for the emission of light resulting from chemical reactions?

Clark, Parth: Photoelectric effect.

Incorrect.

You need to speak up too, but you're good, Parth.

(bell chimes, time expires) Chemiluminescence is what we were looking for.

No points, next question.

Which successful director of suspense films like 39 Steps-- Clark, Blu: Hitchcock.

Yes.

Peter decided to adopt a kitten and wants a female.

What coat color or pattern does he know guarantees the cat will be-- Coronado, Frank: Calico.

Yes.

The setting for the book and the film The Bridge at Remagen is along a small section of which European river?

Clark, Blu: Danube.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Mason: The Volga.

No.

It's the Rhine.

What term names the curvature on the upper and lower surfaces of a wing?

Clark, Alex: Aileron.

Incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) And that's time.

We were looking for camber.

The name for what month was derived from a Latin word meaning "ninth"?

Coronado, Frank: November.

Yes.

Name the French pair credited as being the first non-Native Americans to map the Mississippi River.

(bell chimes, time expires) Marquette and Jolliet.

Where are glacial lacustrine deposits found?

Coronado, Frank: Mountains.

No.

Clark, Alex: Fjords.

No.

They are in lakes.

Trials in which European city led to death sentences for Joachim von Ribbentrop-- Coronado, Mira: Nuremberg.

Yes.

Uranium and thorium were the only two known radioactive elements prior to the Curies' discovery of what element?

Coronado, Frank: Polonium.

Yes.

Calculation question next, students.

What angle results in an arc length of 28 meters for a circle with a radius of 10 meters?

Coronado, Frank: 2.8 radians.

Incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) And we're out of time.

That was 160 degrees.

And the round is over.

We'll calculate the scores and find out who is the VQ 22 Silver League champion.

(crashing sound) The final score, Coronado 105 to Clark's 130.

Thanks to both teams, really an excellent match there, and congratulations to the Clark Chargers for their sixth championship in a row.

Blu, as the captain, you guys are the VQ 22 Silver League champions!

(applause) Congratulations to Coach Chuck Bean and also to the Coronado players, coaches, parents and family.

Thank you guys for being here.

We want you to tune in next week.

We're going to let up on the gas a little bit for a lighthearted All-Star match featuring players from throughout the Silver League.

Now, it's not going to be all fun and games though-- except for maybe the round where the coaches put themselves here in the hot seat-- but we're also going to be announcing the VQ Coaches of the Year and we'll find out the winner of the 2022 Howard Naylor Scholarship for one outstanding student.

We hope to see you next week for more Varsity Quiz on Vegas PBS.

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