(dramatic orchestral music) - Next on "BGSU Brain Game," it is Stryker versus Olentangy Berlin.

I think we better buckle up for a bodacious battle of the brains.

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

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

(upbeat electronic music) (upbeat electronic music continues) And welcome to "BGSU Brain Game," it is Stryker versus Olentangy Berlin.

Let's take a look at our starting lineups.

Stryker, led by Coach Yoder, in slot number one, we have Hunter, a junior, in slot number two, we have Gavin, a senior, and in slot number three, we have Carson, a freshman.

Now, for Olentangy Berlin, led by Coach Byrd, in slot number one, we have Martin, a senior, in slot number two, we have Akhil, a junior, and in slot number three, we have Vanshika, a freshman.

All right, folks, it is time for our toss-up round.

Goes a little something like this.

10 questions in this round, they are worth 10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in and you may steal a question in this round, Stryker, Olentangy Berlin, are you ready?

- Yep.

- Are you ready at home?

I hope so, because here we go.

Question number one, what are the smallest particles that physicists currently know about?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil?

- Atoms.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Stryker, chance to steal.

- Electron.

(buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Gavin.

- An electron?

- Incorrect, quarks is what we're looking for there, quarks.

Multiple choice question, the Greek muse of dance lent her name to a synonym for dance, who is she?

Is she, A, Calliope, B, Urania, or C, Terpsichore?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Vanshika?

- Calliope?

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Stryker, chance to steal.

- B or C. - I was thinking it was C. (bell ringing) - That would be Terpsichore is what we needed there.

Jump in when you know the state described, home to the Wasatch Range...

Excuse me, home to the Wasatch Range, Arches National Park, and Temple Square... (buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Martin.

- Utah?

- Utah is correct.

What part of the eye is the sclera in?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- The cornea.

- [Marc] Cornea, incorrect, Stryker, chance to steal.

(buzzer blaring) That would be Gavin.

- Pupil.

- Incorrect, it's in the white of the eye, the white of the eye.

Joe Burrow is currently the starting quarterback... (buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- The Cincinnati Bengals.

- Incorrect.

I will finish the question, for the Cincinnati Bengals, he won an NCAA national championship playing for which college?

Stryker, chance to steal.

(faintly speaking) (bell ringing) Time, LSU.

Multiple choice question, if Jackson is visiting the city that was, in theory, home to the wonder of the world known as the hanging gardens, which...?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Babylon.

- Babylon is correct.

Which type of sense's purpose is... Purpose, excuse me, purpose is to restrain control or direct and is exemplified by the statement, "Go quickly."

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Touch?

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Stryker, chance to steal.

(buzzer blaring) That would be Carson.

- Force?

- Incorrect, imperative is what we were looking for there.

Which future First Lady urged her husband as he was helping to write the constitution to quote, "Remember the ladies," end quote?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Adams?

- Adams, will we accept just Adams?

Yes, Abigail Adams.

Identify the domestic animal that was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians and which was protected... That would be Stryker, Gavin.

- Cats.

- Cats, yes.

Which religion features a central text called the Great Learning, and was founded by the Chinese leader who said, quote, "I hear..." (buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Martin.

- Daoism?

- Incorrect.

By the Chinese leader who said, quote, "I hear and I forget.

I see and I remember.

I do and I understand," end quote.

That is Stryker's chance to steal.

(faintly speaking) (bell ringing) Time, Confucianism is what we needed there.

End of round, let's take a look at our score, we have Stryker with 10, and currently in the lead is Olentangy Berlin with 30 points, but we're just getting warmed up here.

The risk-and-reward round coming up next, stay tuned.

(upbeat rock music) (upbeat electronic music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," Stryker 10 points, Olentangy Berlin at 30 points, before we move on, let's welcome some new players to the game.

For Stryker in slot number three, we have Hunter, a junior.

In slot number one for Olentangy Berlin, we have Cooper, a freshmen, and in slot number three is Prine, a sophomore, welcome to our new players and our returning players.

This is the risk-and-reward round, the power shifts a little bit to you, our players.

Both teams, you're going to receive the same questions.

The first nine are 10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer, the 10th question, however, is our risk-and-reward question.

You may risk up to 30 points in five-point increments on a topic that we give you.

You get the question right, you receive the points that you risk, you get it wrong or a non-answer, you lose the points that you risked, however, if you don't like the topic, you can simply pass.

Stryker, 10, Olentangy Berlin, 30.

Olentangy Berlin, you're sticking around, Stryker, right this way, you are off to isolation.

Olentangy Berlin, are you ready for your risk-and-reward round?

Starts right now.

If you said to a man dressed in shabby clothing, "You must be wearing the latest fashion from Paris," you'd be using what kind of ironic literary device?

(faintly speaking) That would be sarcasm.

I'm serious, it's sarcasm.

Freud divided consciousness into three distinct parts, the id, the ego, and the what?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Akhil.

- Superego.

- Superego is correct.

McGuire Air Force Base, Molly Pitchers Well at Monmouth, and Thomas Edison State Park at Menlo Park are all sites located in which state?

Is it Delaware, New Jersey, or New York?

(faintly speaking) (buzzer blaring) That would be Akhil.

- New York?

- Incorrect, New Jersey.

Instantaneous communication has evolved greatly since 1895, when this Italian inventor and electrical engineer created the wireless telegraph.

Name this person... Or, excuse me, name this pioneer of long-distance radio transmission.

Is it Marconi or Edison?

- Marconi is Italian.

(buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Akhil.

- Marconi.

- Marconi is correct.

What are the caves of Lascaux, France known for?

- Wall paintings?

- Yeah.

- [Marc] That would be Akhil.

- Wall paintings?

- Will we accept wall paintings?

Yes, we will, ancient cave paintings.

In his work of historical fiction, "Good Brother, Bad Brother," James Cross Giblin details the 19th-century lives of which two actor brothers, one of whom was a presidential assassin?

- The Booth brothers.

(buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Akhil.

- The Booth brothers?

- The Booth brothers?

Will we accept Booth brothers?

We cannot, we need both of their specific first names.

(faintly speaking) (bell ringing) - That would be time.

John Wilkes Booth and Edwin Booth is what we needed there.

"All mammals are warm-blooded.

All dogs are mammals.

Therefore, dogs are warm-blooded."

In logic, what name is given to the three components of this syllogism?

(buzzer blaring) That will be Akhil.

- I think it's, like, pointing to equivalency.

- Incorrect.

We were looking for major premise, minor premise, and conclusion.

Discernment, the ability to judge wisely and fairly.

Spell "discernment."

(buzzer blaring) That would be Akhil.

- D-I-S-C-E-R-N-M-E-N-T. - Correct.

Who wrote "Lord of The Flies?"

- Is it Faulkner?

(buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Akhil.

- Faulkner?

- Incorrect, William Golding.

Risk-and-reward time, the topic is our solar system.

Can wager up to 30 points in five-point increments on this topic or you can pass.

Olentangy Berlin, what decide you?

- They're likely to get less than us, do you want to go, like 15?

15 is fine for you?

15.

- 15 points on the solar system.

Only two planets in our solar system do not have moons.

Name them.

- Mercury and Venus.

(faintly speaking) (buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Prine.

- Mercury and Venus.

- Correct, those points are yours.

Olentangy Berlin, that is the end of the risk-and-reward round for you.

It is now time for you to head off to isolation.

All right, let's bring back in Stryker.

Come on in.

Welcome back, Stryker, are you ready for risk-and-reward?

Starts right now.

If you said to a man dressed in shabby clothing, "You must be wearing the latest fashion from Paris," you'd be using what kind of ironic literary device?

- I think... (buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Gavin.

- Sarcasm?

- Sarcasm is correct.

Freud divided consciousness into three distinct parts, the id, the ego, and what?

- Alter ego?

(bell ringing) - Superego is what we needed there.

McGuire Air Force Base, Molly Pitchers Well at Monmouth, and Thomas Edison State Park at Menlo Park are all sites located in which U.S. state?

Is it Delaware, New Jersey, or New York?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Gavin.

- Delaware.

- Incorrect, New Jersey.

Instantaneous communication has evolved greatly since 1895, when this Italian inventor and electrical engineer created the wireless telegraph.

Name this pioneer of long-distance radio transmission.

Is it Marconi or Edison?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Gavin.

- Marconi.

- Marconi is correct.

What are the caves at Lascaux, France known for?

(faintly speaking) (buzzer blaring) That would be Gavin.

- Stalactites?

- Incorrect, ancient cave paintings.

In his work of historical fiction, "Good Brother, Bad Brother," James Cross Giblin details the 19th-century lives of which two actor brothers, one of whom was a presidential assassin?

(faintly speaking) Time, that would be Edwin and the more famously known John Wilkes Booth.

"All mammals are warm-blooded.

All dogs are mammals.

Therefore, dogs are warm-blooded."

In logic, what name is given to the three components of this syllogism?

(faintly speaking) Time, major premise, minor premise, conclusion.

Discernment.

The ability to judge wisely and fairly.

Spell "discernment."

(buzzer blaring) Gavin.

- D-I-S-C-E-R-N-M-E-N-T. - Correct.

Who wrote "Lord of the Flies?"

(faintly speaking) Time, William Golding.

Risk-and-reward time.

Our topic is our solar system.

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

Stryker, what do you think?

(faintly speaking) - Do 20.

- Absolutely not.

- 10.

- We'll do 10.

- 10 points on our solar system.

Only two planets in our solar system do not have moons.

Name them.

(faintly speaking) - Pluto.

(faintly speaking) (bell ringing) - Time, that would be Mercury and Venus, a non-answer is negative points, but Stryker, that is also the end of the risk-and-reward round for you, so let's clear all of our scores and let's bring back in Olentangy Berlin.

Welcome back, let's see where these two teams stand with each other, Olentangy Berlin stands at 85 points, Stryker stands at 30 points, though we're only halfway through, coming up next is our category round where questions are worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.

Deductions are going to start too.

Stay tuned.

(upbeat rock music) (upbeat electronic music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," Stryker versus Olentangy Berlin, Stryker has 30 points, Olentangy Berlin at 85 points.

Before we move to our next round, let's welcome back a returning player and some new players.

For Stryker, returning in slot number three is Carson.

For Olentangy Berlin, a whole new line-up.

In slot number one, we have Ryan, a junior, we have Sri, a junior in slot number two, and in slot number three, we have Will, a freshman.

All right, this is our category round.

This is where the power definitely shifts to you, our players, there are six categories to choose from, including an image category.

Questions are worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.

But I must warn you, dum, dum, dum, that's right, deductions start now.

If you go for 20, you are risking 20 points.

You may confer before buzzing in, not after, and you can steal a question in this round, There's also a double-or-nothing question hiding somewhere in there.

Double the points with no risk, could be a game-changer.

I guess we'll find out soon enough, won't we?

All right, Stryker, since you have 30 points, you get to make the first selection.

- [Gavin] We'll go with "Veggie Garden" for 20.

- [Marc] "Veggie Garden" for 20 points, our image category.

(buzzer blaring) Identify this vegetable, Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Eggplant.

- [Marc] Eggplant is correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Solve Me" for 10.

- "Solve Me" for 10 points.

Find the least common multiple of nine and 33.

(bell ringing) (buzzer blaring) Time, not in time, I'm sorry, 99 is what we were looking for there.

Olentangy Berlin still in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Solve Me" for 15.

- "Solve Me," now for 15 points.

Multiply the number of stripes on the U.S. flag by the number of cups in a quart.

- Four times 13.

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- 52.

- [Marc] 52 is correct, 13 times four.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Solve Me" for 20.

- "Solve Me" for 20 points.

What is 156 divided by four?

(buzzer blaring) Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- 39.

- [Marc] 39 is correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control!

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Solve Me" for 25.

- "Solve Me," now for 25 points.

What percentage remains in a gallon of milk if you drank four cups?

- That's, like, three over four, right?

- Yeah.

(buzzer blaring) - [Marc] That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- 75%.

- [Marc] 75% is indeed what we were looking for.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Solve Me" for 30.

- "Solve Me" for 30 points, finishing off this category.

What is five to the fourth power?

(faintly speaking) (buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- 625.

- [Marc] Correct.

That finishes off that category, Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Characters of Shakespeare" for 10.

- "Characters of Shakespeare" for 10 points.

Based on the given description and work in which they appear, identify each of the following characters created by William Shakespeare.

Central character.

Prince of Denmark.

Called on to avenge his father's murder, that would be Stryker, Gavin.

- Hamlet.

- [Marc] Hamlet is correct.

Stryker in control.

- [Gavin] Let's do "Begins with J-A" for 15.

- [Marc] "Begins with J-A" for 15 points.

- Identify each person, place, animal, or idea that begins with the letters J-A.

A light spear thrown... That would be Stryker, Gavin.

- Javelin.

- [Marc] Javelin is correct, Stryker in control, making a move.

- [Gavin] "Begins with J-A" for 20.

- "Begins with J-A" for 20 points.

A Motown group made up of family members Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine- That would be Olentangy Berlin, Will?

- Jackson 5?

- Jackson 5 is correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Characters of Shakespeare" for 15.

- "Characters of Shakespeare" for 15 points.

This is the double-or-nothing question, open to all buzzers.

Character of "Hamlet,' who kills old Hamlet.

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Hailey Welch.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Stryker, chance to steal.

(bell ringing) Time, that would be Claudius.

Claudius.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Characters of Shakespeare" for 20.

- "Characters of Shakespeare" for 20 points.

King of Scotland.

Murdered in... That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Macbeth.

- [Marc] Incorrect, murdered in "Macbeth," Stryker, chance to steal.

(faintly speaking) (bell ringing) That would be Duncan, is what we needed there.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "European Explorers" for 10.

- "European Explorers" for 10 points.

An Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and made four voyages to the Americas in the... That would be Stryker, Carson.

- Christopher Columbus.

- Christopher Columbus is correct.

Stryker in control.

- [Gavin] "J-A" for 25.

- "J-A" for 25 points.

Last name of the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

(buzzer blaring) Stryker, Gavin.

- Jack?

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Olentangy Berlin, chance to steal.

(bell ringing) Time, that would be Jay, as in John Jay.

Stryker in control.

- [Gavin] "Veggie Garden" for 15.

- [Marc] "Veggie Garden" for 15.

Identify this... That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Asparagus.

- [Marc] Asparagus is correct, Olentangy Berlin back in control.

- Let's go with "Characters in Shakespeare" for 25.

- "Characters of Shakespeare" for 25 points.

Confessor and confidant to Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet."

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Mercutio?

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Stryker, chance to steal.

(faintly speaking) (bell ringing) That would be time.

We needed Friar Lawrence there.

Friar Lawrence.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Early European Explorers" for 15.

- "Early European Explorers," now for 15 points, a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, that will be Olentangy Berlin, Sri.

- Ferdinand Magellan.

- [Marc] Ferdinand Magellan is correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

- [Ryan] Let's go with "Veggie Garden" for 10.

- [Marc] "Veggie Garden" for 10 points, identify this vegetable.

That would be Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Let's go with cauliflower.

- [Marc] Cauliflower is correct.

Olentangy Berlin in control.

(bell ringing) End of round, let's take a look at our score.

Currently in the lead is Olentangy Berlin with 210 points, one round, I say one round left, and that is our Brainstorm round.

Questions worth 20 points a piece, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer, stay tuned!

(upbeat rock music) (upbeat electronic music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," Stryker 40, Olentangy Berlin at 210 points.

Before we get to our final round, let's welcome back some players for Stryker.

In slot number three, we have Hunter, for Olentangy Berlin in slot number two, we have Akhil, and in slot number three, Martin, welcome back to our returning players and our players from the last round.

All right, this is the brainstorm round.

All questions in this round are 20 points, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer, you may confer before buzzing in, not after, and you cannot steal a question in this round, let me repeat that again, you cannot steal a question in this round, we're going to move immediately to the next question.

All right.

Olentangy Berlin, Stryker, are you ready?

Here we go.

The Edgar Allen Poe short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" is set during the Spanish Inquisition in which city?

(bell ringing) Toledo, Spain.

What name is given to cancer-causing agents?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Martin.

- Carcinogens?

- Carcinogens is what we're looking for there, yes.

What was the code name of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in...?

That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Little Boy.

- Little Boy is correct.

What is the product of the square root of 144 and the number of days in the month?

That would be Olentangy Berlin, Martin.

- 12?

- Incorrect.

In the month of June, that would be 360, 20 times 30.

As of October, 2024, who is the United States Attorney General?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Is it John Roberts?

- Incorrect, Merrick Garland.

What is the capital of Argentina?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Martin.

- Bueno Aires?

- Buenos Aires is correct.

What former Secretary of the Treasury is on the $10 bill?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Alexander Hamilton.

- Alexander Hamilton is correct.

The Hippocratic Oath is usually administered to which profession?

Olentangy Berlin, Ryan.

- Doctors.

- Doctors or physicians, yes.

This fat-soluble vitamin helps the body to absorb calcium.

Name it.

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin.

Akhil.

- Vitamin D. - Vitamin D is correct.

Among human beings, which classification system includes both a positive and negative characteristic?

(buzzer blaring) That would be Olentangy Berlin, Akhil.

- Blood type?

- Blood types is correct.

In what state are the Prudhoe Bay oil fields located?

(bell ringing) Time, Alaska.

Name one of the three presidents who married while in office.

(bell ringing) Time, that would be either Woodrow Wilson, John Tyler, and Grover Cleveland.

An ad-hoc committee was appointed to investigate the problem.

What does "ad-hoc" mean in this sentence?

(bell ringing) It means, "For the specific purpose of," or, "Similar idea to that."

Which state is known as the "Yellowhammer State?"

(bell ringing) Alabama, and end of round.

Let's take a look at our score, our winner with 310 points is Olentangy Berlin.

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

(people applauding) In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let's meet in the middle, and we will see you at the next "BGSU Brain Game."

[upbeat electronic music]