- Next on BGSU Brain Game, quarterfinal round.

It is St.

John's versus Pandora-Gilboa.

I think we better get ready for a tactical tussle of the temporal lobes.

Only one team can leave victorious, who is it going to be?

Only one way to find out, BGSU Brain Game starts right now.

(upbeat electronic music) And welcome to BGSU Brain Game, quarterfinal round.

It is St.

John's versus Pandora-Gilboa.

Let's meet our teams.

For St.

John's, led by Coach Tittl, in slot number one, we have Josh, a senior.

In slot number two, James, a senior.

And in slot number three, another Josh, and Josh is also a senior.

Now, for Pandora-Gilboa, led by Coach Recker, in slot number one, we have Ethan, a junior.

In slot number two, it is Holiday, a junior.

And in slot number three, the senior is Jacob.

Welcome to both, Pandora-Gilboa and to St.

John's.

We're going to start things off as we always do, toss-up round.

In this round, there are 10 questions and they're worth 10 points.

Negative deduction for an incorrect answer.

So, have a little bit of fun in this round, I always like to say.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

Pandora-Gilboa, St.

John's, you at home, the toss-up round starts right now.

Name the Swedish botanist widely regarded... (buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- Linnaeus.

- Linnaeus is correct.

Mostly found in California, Southern Oregon, and the Baja Peninsula, this land form is composed of heavy brush and shrub cover in temperate zones... (buzzer buzzing) That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Scrubland.

- Incorrect.

Temperate zones and mid-latitudes, identify this term that begins with the letters CH.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, James.

- Choral.

- Can't accept that.

Chaparral is what we needed, chaparral.

A former warlock imprisoned in the form of a black cat as punishment for attempting to take over the world.

He lives with a young witch and her two aunts.

Ti- (bell dinging) In time?

Not in time.

Salem Saberhagen from "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch."

What does PDF stand for?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Oh, no.

(Holiday chuckling) Nope.

(bell dinging) - [Marc] Time.

St.

John's chance to steal, (buzzer buzzing) James.

- Personal Digital File.

- Incorrect, Portable Document Format.

Sound waves strike a glass and cause it to shatter, this phenomenon illustrates what?

(buzzer buzzing) (bell dinging) In time?

In time.

Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Is that resonance?

- That is resonance, correct.

Characteristic of a mineral often described as metallic, glassy... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Luster.

- Luster is correct.

During prophase, the chromosomes condense and form an X-shape, what are the two sides of the X?

(buzzer buzzing) That will be St.

John's, James.

- Chromatids.

- [Marc] More specific, please.

- Sister chromatids.

- That is correct.

Name the three distinct social classes into which people are divided in medieval... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Peasant, lord, and king.

- We would accept that.

Monarchy, nobility, and peasants.

A box holds six cans.

How many cans fit in five boxes?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- 30.

- 30 is correct.

This crescent-shaped nut from South America isn't... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Macadamia nut.

- Incorrect.

Isn't technically a nut but the seed that grows at the bottom of a fruit.

St.

John's, chance to steal.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Cashew.

- Cashew is correct.

(light music) And that is the end of the round.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have St.

John's at 30, Pandora-Gilboa at 40 points.

We're just getting warmed up here at Brain Game.

Stick around, the risk-and-reward round is coming up next.

Stay tuned.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

St.

John's, 30 points, Pandora-Gilboa, 40 points.

Both of our teams have elected to stay with their lineup from the last round, so we are going right into our risk-and-reward round.

There will be three topics to choose from.

St.

John's, since you're at 30 points, you will get to make the first selection.

You will own all of the questions in that topic.

First nine are ten points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.

The 10th question is the risk-and-reward question.

You may risk up to 30 points in five-point increments on the topic that you choose.

You get it right, you get the points.

You get it wrong or a non-answer, you lose the points.

However, if you don't like the way the round has gone, you can simply pass.

Pandora-Gilboa, the same rules apply to you but you only get to select from the final two topics.

So what are those topics?

That's what everyone wants to know, so let's find out.

Here are three topics for this game.

Topic number one is astronomy, topic number two is American artists, and topic number three is sports.

St.

John's, you get to make the first selection.

(student speaking indistinctly) - I think, James, I feel like astronomy we could all, like, you... - I don't know sports.

- I think so.

- I think astronomy.

- Astronomy?

- Astronomy?

- Yeah.

- We would like to go for astronomy.

- They are going for astronomy.

Again, just a reminder, first nine questions will be ten points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer, and the 10th question will be your risk-and-reward question.

Here we go, astronomy.

With the exception of Ceres, in which belt beyond Neptune's orbit are the four other recognized dwarf planets located?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- The Kuiper belt.

- Kuiper belt is correct.

In which constellation was Neptune discovered in 1846?

It's also the 11th sign of the zodiac.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Scorpio.

- Incorrect, Aquarius.

In the early 1500s, a Polish astronomer began trying to prove his heliocentric theory stating that the Sun, rather than the Earth, was the center of the solar system.

Who was he?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Copernicus.

- Copernicus is correct.

What is the term for the point in the Moon's orbit when it's closest to the Earth?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Periapsis.

- We can accept that, yes.

Which planet in the Milky Way is the only one not named for a deity?

It's also the densest of the planets.

(students whispering) (buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Earth.

- Earth is correct.

Which planet is estimated to contain roughly 70% of all the material in the solar system excluding the Sun?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Jupiter.

- Jupiter is correct.

If a planet is circumbinary, what does that mean?

- It's between two stars.

- Sure.

- Sounds about right.

(buzzer buzzing) - [Marc] Josh.

- It's between two stars that it orbits.

- Accept that, yes.

What are the reddish astronomical objects that are not quite massive enough to be true stars and can't achieve stable luminosity?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Brown dwarfs.

- Brown dwarfs is correct.

Black holes are thought to power what distant objects named for their star-like appearance?

(students whispering) (buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Quasars.

- Quasars is correct.

Risk-and-reward time.

You have chosen astronomy.

You can risk up to 30 points in five-point increments.

What says St.

John's?

- We would like to go all in.

- All in for 30 points.

What is the point in an orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet, at which it is furthest from the Sun?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Josh.

- Apoapsis.

- [Marc] We cannot accept that.

Aphelion is what we needed there.

Negative 30 points for St.

John's.

Now we move over to Pandora-Gilboa.

You can choose between American artists and sports.

- American artists, please.

- American artists for Pandora-Gilboa, here we go.

This folk artist has been described as an authentic primitive, someone whose talent developed in isolation from contemporary artistic trends.

(buzzer buzzing) That will be Holiday.

- Is it Grandma Moses?

- That is Grandma Moses, correct.

This American painter associated with the impressionists often depicted mothers and children in her work.

(buzzer buzzing) That will be Holiday.

- Mary Cassatt.

- Correct.

Known for her large-scale closeup paintings of flowers and desert landscapes, which American painter is often called "The Mother of American Modernism?"

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday.

- O'Keeffe.

- O'Keeffe is correct.

He was known for his paintings of Campbell's soup cans.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday.

- Warhol.

- Warhol is correct.

Artist who painted "Nighthawks," a depiction of lonely people sitting in a downtown diner late at night.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday.

- Hopper.

- Hopper is correct.

Among this painter's works were many cover illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post," depicting an idealized vision of American life.

(buzzer buzzing) Holiday.

- Norman Rockwell.

- Norman Rockwell is correct.

Known as the painter of presidents, this Rhode Islander created over 1000 portraits in his lifetime, including six presidential sittings.

Who is this prolific artist with the initials G.S.?

- I think of him but not his name.

(bell dinging) - Time.

Gilbert Stuart is what we needed there.

This American artist and master of watercolors is well known for his seascapes.

Name this painter whose works include "Cloud Shadows" and "Sunlight on the Coast."

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday.

- Is that Winslow Homer?

- That is Winslow Homer, correct.

A painter of large canvases, this American artist developed his unique style and created his drip-style paintings between 1947 and 1950, who... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday.

- Jackson Pollock.

- Jackson Pollock, correct.

Risk-and-reward time.

The topic you have chosen is American artists.

You can risk up to 30 points in five-point increments or you can pass.

What says Pandora-Gilboa?

- I think 20.

- 20 points, American artist, risk-and-reward, Pandora-Gilboa.

As a child, this American artist was intrigued with horses.

Who was this painter, sculptor, and illustrator, whose paintings featured the American West and action-styled sculptures depicting cowboys and Native Americans?

(students whispering) (buzzer buzzing) (bell dinging) Ethan, in time?

In time.

- Lichtenstein.

- [Marc] Say again.

- Lichtenstein.

- Incorrect, Frederic Remington is what we needed there.

(light music) Negative 20 points for you, let's take a look at our score.

St.

John's at 80, Pandora-Gilboa currently in the lead with 100.

Stick around, the category round coming up next, stay tuned.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

We did have a scoring correction at the end of that last round.

We now stand at Pandora-Gilboa at 100 and St.

John's at 140 points.

Both teams have elected to stay with their lineup from the last round, so we're moving directly on to the category round now.

In this round, this is where the power shifts a little bit to our teams.

There are six categories to choose from.

Questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points, but red alert, shields up, that's right, deductions start now.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

And speaking of questions, there is one double-or-nothing hiding in there.

Double the points, no risk on that one.

Double the points, no deduction for an incorrect answer.

Alright, Pandora-Gilboa, you are at 100 points, that means you get to make the first selection.

- [Holiday] In the kitchen, 25 please.

- In the kitchen, for 25 points.

I'll provide a clue relating to something that can be found in a kitchen, you identify that item.

Chicken cooked on a rotating spit, off... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Rotisserie.

- [Marc] Rotisserie is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- [Holiday] Kitchen, 30.

- Kitchen for 30 points.

Finish this phrase, "Too many cooks spoil..." (buzzer buzzing) That would be Jacob, Pandora-Gilboa.

- The pot.

- Incorrect.

Spoil the blank.

St.

John's, chance to steal.

(students whispering) (bell dinging) - [Marc] Time, "The broth."

"Spoils the broth."

Pandora-Gilboa still in control.

- [Holiday] Ancient history for 30.

- Ancient history for 30 points.

I will give you a clue related to ancient history, you provide the answer.

Which Persian king led a failed invasion of Greece?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- Xerxes.

- [Marc] Xerxes is correct.

St.

John's takes control.

- [Josh] History for 25, please.

- Ancient history for 25.

What is the term for the shift from hunting and gathering to farm... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- The neolithic revolution.

- [Marc] Correct, Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- [Holiday] Let's go capitals, 30.

- Capitals for 30 points.

I will name a country, you provide its capital.

North Korea.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Pyongyang.

- [Marc] Correct, Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Capitals, 25.

- Capitals for 25 points.

Venezuela.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- Oops.

My bad, guys.

(bell dinging) - [Marc] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Caracas.

- [Marc] Correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control and in the lead.

- [Holiday] Capitals, 20.

- Capitals, now for 20 points.

Morocco.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday, Pandora-Gilboa.

- Rabat.

- [Marc] Rabat is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa still in control.

- [Holiday] History, 20.

- History for 20 points.

This is the double-or-nothing question.

What was the Roman arena for chariot... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Circus Maximus.

- [Marc] Correct!

- Nice!

- [Marc] Double the points, and Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Ethan] Environment for 25.

- Environment for 25 points.

I will provide a clue or question about the environment, you provide the answer.

What is eutrophication?

(students whispering) (bell dinging) Time, excess nutrients in the water.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Let's go lit, 25.

- Literature for 25 points.

I will ask a question on the topic of literature, you provide the answer.

Jane Austen's novels were written in this English era.

(buzzer buzzing) St.

John's, Josh.

- Romanticism.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

(students whispering) (bell dinging) Time, the Regency or Georgian.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Lit, 30.

- Lit for 30 points.

What literary movement from 1945 to the present is characterized by meta-fiction, irony, and... (buzzer buzzing) St.

John's, Josh.

- Modernism.

- [Marc] Incorrect, Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Holiday.

- Postmodernism.

- [Marc] Postmodernism, correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Let's go lit, 20.

- Lit for 20.

Which literary period spanned roughly from 1485 to 1660, and was... (buzzer buzzing) That was St.

John's, Josh.

- The Renaissance.

- [Marc] The Renaissance is correct.

St.

John's takes control.

- [Josh] Math for 30.

- Miscellaneous math for 30 points.

Please provide the answer to the math related question.

A dataset has a mean of 12 and contains six numbers, what is the sum of the... (buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- 72.

- [Marc] 72 is correct, St.

John's in control.

- [Josh] Math, 25.

- Math for 25.

The ratio of cats to birds in a pet store is seven to three, if there are 35 cats, how many... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- 15.

- [Marc] 15 birds is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- [Holiday] In the kitchen, 20.

- In the kitchen, for 20 points.

This nut is really a beige, bell-shaped winter squash.

Often... (buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- The peanut.

- Incorrect.

Used to make creamy fall... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Butternut squash.

- [Marc] Correct, butternut squash.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Marc] Let's go capitals, 15.

- Capitals for 15 points.

Switzerland.

(buzzer buzzing) Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Bern.

- [Marc] Bern is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Yeah, history, 15.

- History, now for 15 points.

What is the name of the first known written law code?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- The code of Ur-Nammu.

- [Marc] Say again.

- Code of Ur-Nammu, you're going to say Hammurabi.

We need to protest.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

St.

John's, chance to steal.

(buzzer buzzing) Josh.

- Hammurabi's code.

- [Marc] Hammurabi code, correct.

St.

John's in control.

- [Josh] Environment for 30.

(students whispering) - Environment for 30 points.

What is the albedo effect?

(buzzer buzzing) That will be St.

John's, Josh.

- It's when, like, light from the sun is reflected back into space by, like, ice and other bright surfaces like deserts.

- [Marc] Correct.

St.

John's in control.

- [Josh] Math, 20.

- Math, 20.

If the equation V equals IR... Or excuse me, in the equation, V equals IR, what does the V stand for?

(buzzer buzzing) That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Voltage.

- [Marc] Voltage is correct, Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- [Holiday] Kitchen, 15.

- Kitchen for 15 points.

This verb means to apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.

(buzzer buzzing) St.

John's, James.

- Glaze.

- [Marc] Glaze is correct, St.

John's in control.

- [Josh] Environment, 20.

- Environment, now for 20 points.

What is greenwashing?

(bell dinging) (buzzer buzzing) In time?

No, that is misleading environmental claims.

Let's take a look at our score.

St.

John's, 180.

(light music) Currently in the lead with 330 is Pandora-Gilboa.

Stick around, the Brainstorm round is coming up next.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

St.

John's 180, Pandora-Gilboa at 330 points.

Again, both of our teams have elected to stay with their lineup from the last round, so we're moving immediately to the Brainstorm round.

In this round, all questions are worth 20 points, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in, but you cannot, I'll repeat, you cannot steal a question in this round.

Pandora-Gilboa, St.

John's, you at home, the Brainstorm round starts right now.

What letter is between the U and the O keys on the US keyboard?

(buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- "I."

- [Marc] "I" is correct.

To create a hole or passageway with a drill.

(buzzer buzzing) That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Bore.

- Bore is correct.

Name one of the only two crimes mentioned in the consti- (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Bribery.

- Bribery or treason, correct.

What scale measures the hardness... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Yeah, no.

(bell dinging) - Time, Mohs hardness scale.

Which company founded in 1903, in Detroit, introduced... (buzzer buzzing) That will be St.

John's, Josh.

- Ford Motor Company.

- Ford is correct.

A raised surface on which an Indian temple is placed.

(bell dinging) Time, a Jagati is what we needed there.

State whose motto is, "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."

(students whispering) (bell dinging) Time, that would be Hawaii.

(students whispering) Northernmost point of the United States.

(buzzer buzzing) St.

John's, Josh.

- Is it Barrow, Alaska?

- Correct.

- Nice.

- Who played the part of Inigo Montoya in the "Princess Bride?"

(audience members chuckling) (student whispering) (bell dinging) Folks at home and the audience know, Mandy Patinkin.

- Ah.

- This general's calvary pursued General Lee at Appomattox, leading... (buzzer buzzing) That would be St.

John's, Josh.

- Grant.

- Incorrect, that would be Sheridan's calvary.

What is the English... Excuse me, what is the American-English equivalent of the British word “chuffed”?

(buzzer buzzing) That will be St.

John's, Josh.

- Slightly annoyed.

- Incorrect.

Happy, pleased, or thrilled.

Knitted headgear covering the entire face... (buzzer buzzing) That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Balaclava.

- Correct, or a ski-mask.

Jewish prayer recited for the dead.

(students whispering) (bell dinging) Time, that will be the Mourner's Kaddish.

Which US president was the first to be born in the 19th century?

(bell dinging) Time, Millard Fillmore, he was born, January 7th, 1800.

This is the largest bird in North America.

(bell dinging) End of round, not time.

Let's take a look at our score.

St.

John's, 180.

And our winner with 390 is Pandora-Gilboa.

Let's give both these teams a big round of applause.

(audience applauding and cheering) In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let's come around, meet in the middle, shake some hands, bump some fists, and we will see you at the next BGSU Brain Game.

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