So You Think You Know Maine
Season 13 Championship
Special | 27m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Dick Gosselin with contestants Barry Allen and Dennis Edmundson.
This final episode from 1989 crowned a season champion and was also the final program in this long running series.
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So You Think You Know Maine is a local public television program presented by Maine PBS
So You Think You Know Maine
Season 13 Championship
Special | 27m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
This final episode from 1989 crowned a season champion and was also the final program in this long running series.
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So so so so so you think, you know, Maine!
Welcome to the Deering Oaks Family Festival and the 10th season.
Championship of the award winning.
So You Think You Know Maine.
Let's meet this year's semifinal winners.
From Portland Bill.
Laliberty from Chelsea, John Clarke from Scarborough, John McCumber and from Litchfield, John Portela.
So join us as we explore Maine's past and present with your host, the King of Maine Humor, who reigns over today's festival.
Tim Sample All right.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I don't think we need it too much more reigning going on here, but it's wonderful.
Nice to have you out here.
I brought this with me.
This is a flamenco.
It's a bird.
It ain't local.
It comes from somewhere down south, I think.
Massachusetts, most likely.
But it was.
It was donated by some of the less talented members of the Wicked Good Band, who coauthored our theme song for so you're thinking, oh, Maine.
So with that said, now, okay, gentlemen, nice to have you with us.
We're.
And as everyone knows, this is the final game.
We crown our master of memorabilia.
And round one, we begin with questions worth five points apiece.
No penalty for a wrong answer.
And we'll begin with a toss up question worth five points.
What town in Maine is the only one George Washington.
Yes, Bill.
Kittery.
That's right.
He visited Kittery.
But he's in a shoe outlet.
So it was a okay, where is the oldest original court building in West?
Yes, John, I don't know.
That is not correct.
Scott.
Alfred.
No, it's in Dresden.
And I noted that your name is Scott.
I think it's.
A toss up for five points.
Acadia National Park was established in 1919 and has the distinction of being the first national park East of the Mississippi.
It was not called Acadia National.
Yes.
Let's say John.
Lafayette National Park.
That is correct.
That was originally what they was.
Hey, we have a visual question.
Direct your attention over this way.
The home you see here is located on Campobello.
Yes.
Bill.
That's, President Roosevelt's cottage.
We need the whole name.
Campobello Island.
Got all the presidents name.
Bill.
Oh.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt got it on Capitol.
Toss up question for five points.
The local Turner native, a local Turner native and student at Saint Dominic's High School, has been very successful as an actor recently.
His latest acting job was as a 16 year old epileptic in the Walt Disney made for TV movie Fighting Choice.
Can you name this Turner native?
Any ideas on this one?
Anybody up?
You know what else?
Wait a minute.
Bill says I'm.
A judge from.
Judge Judd Nelson, not Judd Nelson.
Judge, it's Patrick Dempsey.
Oh, yeah.
Okay, now, that's a household name.
Okay, for Five points.
Biscuit containers from what?
Auburn?
Yes.
The Houston biscuit.
Company.
That's right.
The Houston crew.
Yes.
The left was item okay for five points.
What is the name of the woolen mill that made cloth okay, John Redfield woolen.
That's right.
Reveal one year to the Civil War.
Okay.
From what lake?
To the headwaters of the.
And the Scoggin.
Yes.
Scott.
Yeah.
Moosehead Lake.
That's not correct.
Yes.
John Lake, I'm big OG.
That's right.
I'm big on.
Okay.
Hands and hands, please.
For our next question.
During the Indian land claims dispute of the 1970s, how many acres of land in the Indians originally lay claim to, they originally lay claim to?
When you have that information, just place it in front of those little green boxes.
No coaching from the peanut gallery.
Okay, we have answers.
Bill says 12 million.
John says 350,000 Scots.
Those 280,000 and John Portela says 12.5.
And John, you have it right on the nose.
12.5 million.
Okay.
This is a visual question.
I'll direct your attention over here.
Please.
Look at the graphics on the map.
You see has one county in white?
Yes.
John Sacco.
That is not correct.
John Portela.
Waldo.
Waldo County is the correct answer.
Okay.
Portland, Maine is Maine's busiest seaport.
What town?
Yes, bill.
Sears point is the second busiest town you have.
It says what the.
Entire show.
Good.
Okay.
For five points in 1976, the last long drive took place.
Yes.
Built on the Kennebec River, Kennebec River.
It's right.
And for five.
Points, James Ryan considered the first legitimate American composer.
Was it?
Yes, Bill.
He was a minister of Machias.
In Machias and then the wrong one.
And Bill is 25.
John has ten Scottish.
Yes.
Get on the board and John Paul has 20.
And let's find out a little bit more about our contestants.
Bill, nice to have you back with us.
Everyone here is a previous winner.
Your bill, the Liberty from Portland, from Portland.
Just up the hill from where we are.
Right.
That's right.
Now we've learned a lot about you.
What else don't we know that we've already covered?
Well, there may be some state police in the audience.
I don't think I want to mention that.
Hey, you, you do make some maple sirup.
Make maple sirup?
I work at the Nation Baking Company as an engineer there.
You know, I have a small sailboat.
We sail around in Casco Bay.
That's not a bad thing to do.
I wouldn't do it today.
I'd rather be.
And I will vouch for Bill's.
The quality of Bill's maple sirup.
When I'm really glad to have you with us again.
Good luck in the sail.
And John Clarke here from Augusta.
Chelsea from Chelsea.
Well, I got your name right anyways.
And what do you what are you doing, Chelsea?
Guarding hunt fish.
And I still enter.
And win sweepstakes are winning sweepstakes more and more all the time.
I always ask you this.
What's the latest thing you won?
I've probably won $500 in the stock picking contest sponsored by Value Online investment newsletter.
The stock picking.
You pick like cows and animals.
Or oh, no paper stuff.
Like in the papers sale.
Well, good luck to you.
Thank you.
I'll call you up if I need a few extra bucks.
And Scott make.
Homer, you're from Scarborough?
I am, and, what do you do in Scarborough?
I just live there.
I work here in Portland, up the street, Munjoy Hill.
I still have, you know, you work up the street at Munjoy Hill, up above Bill's place.
He was always cooking every morning.
And what do you do?
I'm a firefighter from Portland right there.
Portland firefighter.
I like to have a hand.
For that way.
You thank.
Thank you.
John, it's great to have you back with us.
Thank you.
Sam.
All the best on the show.
Thanks.
And John for tough whoops.
Well, I don't need this.
I know you come from Litchfield.
Scenic, home of the, WkbW transmission tower.
That's right.
We have a lovely tower right now.
And, you know, you gave me a hat the last time I was on the show.
How'd you come across that hat?
You want to talk about that?
A woman, change the subject.
Wow.
That was, that was quite a chore getting that hat.
As you know, those are popular items.
It's a collector's item.
Is one of them hats on the bath Iron Works with the prowl of the ship bent off to one side.
But what do you, what do you do most of the time?
Where in Litchfield.
Well.
You can pick it anywhere you want.
Don't matter.
To me.
Oh, let's see how we roll up the streets at five.
So that takes quite a while.
We're usually done by six, though, Well, it's good because you wouldn't want anybody walk around after six.
Well, either way, we're awfully glad to have you back.
We're sure.
Very, very best of luck on our show.
And we have a new judge.
A new judge.
And I have to get up my Peter Foss.
He's with us as the, festival chairman of the Deering Oaks Family Festival.
Welcome.
And, tell.
Me a little bit about how this all got started.
Well.
Tim, the Deering Oaks Family Festival was, event started, five years ago by the Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Portland region as an event to celebrate Portland's 350th birthday.
It was so popular the first year that we decided to do it again and and in successive years.
And it's basically a family event with emphasis on, children's activities, concerts and foods and parade and road race and many, many things of that nature.
The festival, the basis of it is it's a volunteer effort and Don MacNamara, who's with the Chamber of Commerce, and his staff pulled together the various businesses and and civic groups and, to put the festival on and so it's it's got a great year.
It's quite a community effort and that's all.
And even though it's kind of rainy today, you've had a pretty good.
A wonderful six day event day.
And so hour and a half of almost five days with just for.
All right today.
It's wonderful to have you here.
Thank you Jeff, congratulations on the festival.
And we're heading into round two.
As you know from previous games, what we have here is, five points for a correct answer.
No penalty for wrong answer.
If you answer correctly, we'll give you a chance to unscramble our word puzzle.
A correct answer there will give you 15 additional points.
And we'll begin with the toss up.
What?
Aroostook County town is that county's largest?
Yes.
Got, Fort Fairfield.
You got it.
Largest producer.
Potatoes.
We're looking for a mountain.
A mountain and the only of.
We have to go in.
The first word is a t. I don't know, no, I we'll come back to.
It gets a little bit easier when traveling alone in the Maine seacoast.
You're very likely to encounter grantors.
Yes.
There are, club horn like foghorns.
Right?
You didn't have to get the question.
No, there's problems.
And bill a mountain, and we have a couple of A's there.
And I'll have to pass.
Okay, we'll come back to it.
Joseph Barnwell established a yes, bill.
He established the granite, business and Vinyl Haven in Hallowell.
He became governor and died in office.
Okay.
Did he ever have a M&A deal with.
We got it all on the end.
Okay, we'll come back to it.
Pens and hands plays down here for our next question.
And what year did Maine citizen Robert E Perry first reach the North Pole?
In what year?
Was the last year because I just place the, answers there in front of you.
Okay.
Bill says 1909 John says 1906.
Scott says 1904.
And John P says, 1909.
Correct answer is 1904. Who's the closest here?
We got a tie between 202 and 0 six.
Is that correct?
Yes.
The split.
Split.
Right now.
I, I get it.
Okay.
We'll split that down the middle.
We got a tie in.
Okay.
Now, here's an interesting question for you, fast food lovers.
What type of tree is used to make?
Yes.
Maple sirup.
I hope.
And that's a maple tree.
No, that's not correct.
I'll finish the question.
What type of tree is used to make toothpicks?
Yeah.
Scott.
Birch trees.
Birch.
That's right.
It's a minute.
A mountain Scott.
It's kind of a tough one, I think.
Certainly it.
Yeah.
We'll come back.
I thought it would say, like, mount something, but it generally was, but.
Well, we'll go on.
We'll come back to that.
In 1876, the Mulligan letter, said to contain evidence of graft and corruption, were introduced before Congress to discredit this.
Yes.
John.
Taylor, James G. Blaine.
That's it.
He was defeated in the letter several a crooked.
Okay, let's find out.
What do you think, John?
Yeah, this is a real mystery.
Any of you that can see this will, we'll ask you later.
I don't know if we're going to get this.
Pens and hands, please.
Maine was the last state in the nation to, enfranchise Indians.
And what year did Maine Indians become eligible to vote in federal, state and county elections?
When you have that year written down last state in the country.
Everybody says 1954.
And you're all right.
That's exactly correct.
All right.
The family of what?
Multi-Millionaire?
It's not me, I'll tell you that.
Summer on.
Yes.
John J.P.. Morgan.
J.P. Morgan on.
Mast.
Can anybody.
Go?
Let's find out.
That is not correct.
It's not mass.
Can eBay go?
But that's about as good of an answer as I could have come up with.
Okay.
Toss up question.
What community became Maine's first and New England's second city to adopt?
Yes, Bill.
Auburn.
Auburn is quite true.
No city manager, former number okay.
East Kennebec.
All right.
East Kennebec.
Oh, we got it close.
All right.
For five points, where would you find the North Atlantic festival of storytelling?
Yes.
John Trenton.
No, it's not correct to say people are hitting that fast pace, but nobody likes going on this kind of high tech here.
Yeah.
Okay, John.
Got it.
Finally.
Rockport in Rockport.
That's correct.
They hit the buzzer over and over once again, the round two.
And it gets pretty close here.
Bill's got 60.
John Clark has 25, Scott has 20 and John Portela has 35.
We'll be going into the third round.
But first we're going to find out the answer to last week's home video postcard.
Last week's home viewer video postcard was brought to you by the friends and supporters from Portland, Maine.
And the winner to last week's home viewer video postcard is Marguerite Robinson from Cumberland Center.
Marguerite will receive a six month subscription to Downeast Magazine.
Marguerite's name will also be entered into our video postcard grand prize, drawing a mystery trip for two courtesy of Days Travel Bureaus.
Be sure to tune in next week for So You Think You Know, Maine's 10th anniversary special.
Okay, gentlemen, you know how this goes.
We're in the third round.
Things get a little bit more exciting.
There are ten points awarded for every correct answer.
Ten points deducted for an incorrect answer.
However, if you answer correctly, we go to our category board at sea people, nature or Maine Lingo.
A correct answer will give you five additional points.
Begin with the toss up question.
George Washington is often called the father of our country.
Who is called the father?
Yes, John.
Fernando.
Gorgeous.
That is right.
He never set for the army.
They call him.
No, no, no, no.
And second category.
I'll try at sea.
At sea.
We'll do this.
We'll get rid of them.
Okay.
And the question is, the first atomic submarine was built in Kittery, Maine.
What did they name it?
The swordfish.
That is not correct.
It's the Nautilus.
I thought it was the flounder, but okay, we'll come back.
And for ten points in the fall of 1981, there was a special deer hunting season in Maine.
Yes.
Scott Buck's only.
No, that's not correct.
Okay.
And we have Bill.
Those only.
Not bucks on late not nose only.
It was muzzle loading rifle.
So the rifle right down the muzzle of the deer okay.
Toss up question for ten points.
Author Kenneth Roberts faced a novel on the Arnold.
Yes.
John Arundel Arundel is the name of the novel.
Yeah.
What time would you like?
Oh, let's try nature.
Nature?
I like nature myself.
Let's say nothing up my sleeve.
Question is this Maine wildflower is also known as the ghost flower because there's no trace of green in the planet obtains its food from decaying matter.
Can you give me the name of the ghost flower?
Indian pipes?
Indian pipe is absolutely correct.
Okay, I'll direct your attention to our graphics stand.
You might not want to jump the gun on this question.
The picture is of the Montpelier erect, a replica of Major General Henry Knox's mansion, built in 1794.
The original was demolished in 1871 to make way for the railroad and what year was the replica seen here erected?
Yes, John.
1926.
That's not correct.
Anybody else want to go for this one?
I thought this was common knowledge.
It's innocence.
No.
Okay.
It was 1931.
Pretty close to.
All right.
Ten points.
James Wiggins, an international, an internationally known journalist, is editor.
Yes.
John Ellsworth.
American.
That is correct.
The Ellsworth American category.
I'll try people.
You'll try people?
People have tried people.
In the past.
Let's find out.
These are a little damp out here in the weather.
Okay.
What?
Resident of West Gardiner was the engineer and builder of the Panama Canal, John Stevens.
Absolutely right.
John.
All right.
For ten points, what town did an Indian chief called captain.
Sunday.
So, yes.
Bell.
Limerick.
Limerick, Maine.
You call it cooking black rum?
Okay.
How about a category?
Maine lingo?
Maine lingo?
Because I don't know nothing about that.
But okay, what important function are you performing?
If you are swamping.
You're building a road in the woods.
You sure are.
A walking round the back.
Okay, let's have some hands for our next question.
And the question is the 2000 mile Appalachian Trail runs through 14 states.
How many miles of the trail are located in the state of Maine?
Well, let's say there's that mile between Greenville and less.
Well, that's two miles.
I when you have your answers, place them in front of you.
Okay.
Bill says 265.
John says 172.
Scott says 181 and John Forte says 250 and Bill is the closest.
It's 280 miles.
All right.
For ten points.
Thomas Hardy said that the United States had two great.
Yes, John the Saint Vincent Millay and the Saint Vincent Millay.
That's what.
Architecture and nature.
Would you like?
Nature.
Nature.
That's the nature of the beast.
All right.
The puffin is also known.
By what other name?
The sea.
Parrot.
The sea parrot.
They have something they've got.
All right.
Now for ten points.
What?
Meaning crop is used in making pudding.
Toothpaste?
Yes.
John Seymour Seymour is the correct answer.
What?
Nature and water.
I wouldn't switch while you're ahead, okay.
A 2000 acre string of wildlife preserves is located between Kittery and Portland and bears the name of Rachel Carson.
Are the preserves controlled by the state or by the federal government?
Or the federal government?
It is the federal government.
Name.
And we have to switch this over.
I have two, actually.
The Aroostook River is a tributary.
Of what?
Major river?
Yes.
Got Saint John.
The Saint John River is correct for the category.
People who?
Nature.
People.
Oh, people.
People.
I think people are pretty natural myself, but okay.
What Maine summer resident founded the Red cross.
Under the seal.
Whoa, I don't know.
No.
No, he could have used it.
Was.
Clara Barton, remember?
Clara Barton.
Okay.
Hands and hands, please come.
Me acres make up Rangeley lakes State Park.
How many acres?
This is not how many tourists.
How many acres make up Great Lakes State Park?
Yes.
Okay.
We have answers from everyone.
Bill says 350.
John says five, Scott says 361 and John says 550.
The correct answer is 691.
And I believe John Patella is the correct answer.
There.
Okay, now for ten points.
This is kind of an interesting question.
What do these three names have in common?
Columbus, Ligonier?
Yes, Bill.
They were all the names that were assigned to Maine.
Maine was called one of those names.
When we take that answer, we'll go to the judge.
That's, That's close.
Could you, could you give us a little more, though?
Well, the province of Maine was called Ligonier, and also, at one time, people wanted to call Maine.
Maine before that was decided to call me.
That was considered.
The same name as the number of criminals.
Know what?
It's a straight line lingo.
Hook up.
Okay, we're going to get one shot at Maine lingo because you're in under the buzzer.
And the question is what type of child is described as the white hens chicken.
That's a spoiled.
Child.
Spoiled brat.
That's right I know a lot of them.
Okay.
In a moment, we'll be back for our rapid fire round to determine this year's Maine Master of Memorabilia.
But right now, we're going back to the studio with producer Rick Carter.
And thank you, Tim.
With me in the studio is Diane Bowie from day's travel.
And she's going to tell everyone what the grand prize is this year.
Thank you Rick.
This year will be three days, two nights at the Sonesta Hotel in downtown Portland.
The deluxe vacation will include overnight accommodations, dinner for two at the Rib Room, tickets for either the Portland Stage Company or the Museum of Art, and breakfast for two continental breakfast cities and taxes.
Okay, Diane, would you like to draw a name and tell us who the winner is?
Okay, there you go.
See William Emmons from Fryeburg, Maine.
Congratulations, William.
Okay, well, thanks for travel for coming in.
And, back to you, Tim.
Okay, gentlemen, you know what we're up to now?
We're at the rapid fire round.
Each correct answer will get you five points.
We have to move right along.
John Portela has 70, bill has 90.
And whatever.
The rapid fire round is the winner of our master memorabilia for the year.
And I'll begin with this question.
What county makes up most of Maine's border with.
Yes, Bill.
Aroostook County?
No, it's Oxford County with New Hampshire.
Who was the first Maine Democrat ever elected to the US Senate.
Yes.
Bill.
Ed Muskie, that is correct.
What river separates the cities of Biddeford and Saco?
Yes, it is the Saco River.
Andrew Wyeth is associated with what, Maine town?
Cushing.
That is correct.
What sort of rugs originated in Maine?
John.
That is correct.
And what year did Maine become a state?
Yes.
1820.
That is correct.
What are Jackie tubers?
Yes.
Well, they're, In the Indian.
Well, we'll take that as turnips in an area.
What is Maine's largest city?
Yes, Bill.
Ellsworth.
That is correct.
And if you went to visit a busy summer community, bar Harbor, which Maine county?
Yes, Bill.
Hancock.
But that is correct.
In to what?
Bay?
To the end of Scotland and the Kennebec River.
Yes, Mary meeting.
That is correct.
What city in the county is the county seat of Androscoggin County?
Yes, Auburn.
That is correct.
On what holiday did the Great Fire of 1866?
July 4th.
That's right.
And whereas our time will come for this gentleman who a silver gun.
Okay.
Why don't you tell our contestants what they've won?
Yes, Jim, for all of the contestants, we have the record album, The Taste of Maine Humor, compliments of John McDonald.
And bought this records an autographed copy of an album of fragrance by Edith Bales and published by the Cardamom Press.
The Maine Guide to Auditorium, compliments of the Maine publicity barrel and a gift certificate for a large Wilbur.
The chocolate mousse provided by Wilbur Candies of Freeport.
And finally, for all of our contestants, an autographed copy of Saturday Night at Moody's Diner, compliments of Tim Sample and the Harpswell Press.
Now for John Portela as this season's runner up, you'll also receive your very own copy of ours.
So You Think You Know Maine book written by Neil Rhoden, Wcb.
And a complete set of fishing depth maps of Maine lakes and ponds, conveniently bound in a loose leaf book for easy reference, compliments of dealer and publishing company.
Now for Bill Liberty, this year's champion with 140 points.
You will also have two season tickets, including six shows from November through April from the main acting company of Lewiston, a 5 pound gift assortment of Maine cheeses from State of Maine cheeses in Rockland.
A complete set of the fishing depth maps, compliments of the Lawrence Publishing Company and your subscription to Greater Portland Magazine, will be upgraded from that year's subscription to a lifetime subscription for Bill.
Finally, a one of a kind.
Your very own so you Think You Know Maine t shirt with Maine Master of Memorabilia for 1986 printed on it, signed by the staff and crew of So You Think You Know Maine certifying you as master of memorabilia for this year.
And now, Tim, I believe you have one more presentation.
Yes, I do, Eric.
We have here wrapped in fancy paper.
Bill, I'd like to present to you this plaque and it says, so you're thinking, oh, Maine, 10th season Master of memorabilia, 1986.
Well, well, congratulations.
Thank you for joining me.
Thank you all for coming.
You have a good time.
Yeah, the best ever.
That's right.
We'll see you later from.
So you'll thank you?
No, ma'am.
Oh, I thought you may.
Well, maybe you did, and maybe you did.
And you tried to play the game.
Didn't win, but I had a wicked busy time.
We all had lots of fun from Royston to Auburn so that they can all make.
You know, I thought I knew Maine, I thought Millinocket was a country and western singer, and I thought Muskie was a fish from Minnesota.
Was the state bird, was the sun.
And of course we all got them out in the yard.
If you took all the.
Toothpicks made and made it on the end by then, you'd have an awful boring.
Time doing well.
I'd like to say hello to my Aunt Ethel and Bethel, my uncle there in Smyrna.
Elmira wasn't.
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