
Toledo School for the Arts vs Patrick Henry
Season 2021 Episode 17 | 26m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Toledo School for the Arts and Patrick Henry compete in a High School Quiz Show
BGSU Brain Game is back for a Ninth season! Toledo School for the Arts and Patrick Henry high schools compete.
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Toledo School for the Arts vs Patrick Henry
Season 2021 Episode 17 | 26m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
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It is Toledo School for the Arts versus Patrick Henry.
I think we better buckle up for a bodacious battle of the brainiacs.
Only one team can leave victorious.
Who is it gonna be?
Only one way to find out BGSU's Brain Game starts right now.
(upbeat music begins) (upbeat music continues) And welcome to BGSU's Brain Games.
It's Toledo School for the Arts versus Patrick Henry.
Let's meet our teams, starting off with T.S.A.
Tell us who you are.
- My name is Calvin Bossman, I'm a senior.
To my left here is Hailey McConaughey, also a senior and to my right is Mahaska Stiegler, a junior.
And we are coached by Kenneth Burchett Housholder.
- Excellent.
Patrick Henry, tell us who you are.
- I'm Addison Kirkland, I'm a junior.
To my left is Brenton Reddick, a sophomore.
And to my right is Adam Hamad, a senior.
We're coached by Mr Frickey.
- All right, welcome to both of our teams.
Gonna start things off with our toss up round.
All questions in this round are worth 10 points, no deduction for an incorrect answer.
So you can play a little bit looser on your buzzers.
You can confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.
T.S.A, Patrick Henry, are you ready?
Toss up round starts right now.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Cullen Bryant and James Fenimore Cooper were all authors associated with which 19th century literary movement that took place between the Jacksonian era and the close of the civil war?
(buzzer beeping) T.S.A, Calvin.
- Fireside.
- [Mark] Incorrect.
Patrick Henry would you like to steal?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- Western.
- Incorrect, romanticism.
Name the five letter noun that can designate a recess in a wall for holding a decorative piece of art or the way in which an organism interacts in its specific environment.
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- A niche.
- A niche yes.
In 1891 skeletal remains of the extinct Hominid race the Pithecanthropus erectus were identified in Indonesia.
By what more common name is this early form of man known?
(buzzer beeping ) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Homo erectus.
- Incorrect.
Patrick Henry, would you like to steal?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- Neanderthal.
- Incorrect, we were looking for Java man.
During the middle ages which type of family used a coat of arms as a symbolic representation of their family?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Noble families.
- Will we accept that?
We will accept that yes.
What process was employed by humans when they bred ancestors of today's wolves?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Domestication.
- Incorrect.
To produce the variety of dog breeds presently in existence.
Patrick Henry, would you like to steal?
(alarm clock ringing) Time.
Artificial selection or selective breeding is what we were looking for there.
In which US city could one visit the Franklin Institute, one of the nation's oldest science and education- That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Philadelphia.
- Correct Philadelphia PA. About 5% of the worldwide energy from photosynthesis goes to generate this gas, name- (buzzer beeping) T.S.A, Calvin.
- Oxygen gas - Incorrect.
Name this greenhouse gas and most abundant hydrocarbon in the atmosphere.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Brenton.
- Carbon dioxide.
- Incorrect.
Methane is what we were looking for there, methane.
During the 17th century, Roemer made the first quantitative estimate of the speed of light by timing the motions of which planet's satellite Io with a telescope?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Jupiter.
- Jupiter is correct.
In Miguel de Cervante's Don Quixote the title character rides a horse name- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Rocinante.
- That would be correct, if I was looking for the name of the horse he rides the name Rocinante.
What kind of creature does his sidekick Sancho Panza ride?
Patrick Henry, would you like to steal?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Addison.
- Donkey.
- We will accept Donkey yes.
In a decisive victory for the United States which 1794 battle fought near present day (indistinct) Ohio- That would be Patrick Henry, Brenton.
- The Battle of Fallen Timbers.
- Correct.
That is all 10 questions in the toss up round.
Let's take a look at our score.
Patrick Henry with 20 points.
Toledo School for the Arts with 40 points.
You're gonna wanna stick around because our risk and reward round is coming up next.
(upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU's Brain Game.
Patrick Henry at 20.
Toledo School for the Arts with 50 points.
T.S.A has a substitution, who has joined your team?
- For Mahaska Stiegler on my right is Emma Todd.
- Welcome to Emma, Patrick Henry staying with their lineup from the last round.
This is our risk and reward round.
Both teams will receive the same nine questions.
They're worth 10 points a piece.
No deduction for an incorrect answer.
You may obviously confer, after I finish the question you will have five seconds to answer.
If you buzz in, you'll get yourself an additional five seconds.
The 10th question, you can risk up to 30 points in five point increments on a topic that we will give you.
However you can lose those same number of points with an incorrect answer.
All right, T.S.A since you have 50 points Patrick Henry you're at 20 that means you are going to isolation.
All right, T.S.A are you ready for your risk and reward round?
- Mhhm.
- Begins right now.
Name the famous American author who in 1962 wrote the book 'Silent Spring' to warn the world about the dangers of overuse of pesticides.
(alarm clock ringing) (buzzer beeping) Did not get it in time.
Rachel Carson is what we needed there.
Lawrence drew a green rectangle.
It had a width of two inches and a length of 7.5 inches.
What is its area?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Calvin.
- 15.
- 15, can we accept that or we need more?
- 15 inches.
- Inches squared.
- Accept that yes.
15 square inches yes.
Give the nine letter noun that designates a long uninterrupted speech by an actor in a play or movie.
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Monologue.
- Monologue is correct.
Identify the famous British Victorian poet who penned the lines of the sonnet 'How do I love thee, let- (buzzer beeping) Calvin.
- Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
- Correct.
Identify the legendary Swiss archer who was captured by the Austrians and forced to shoot an apple from- (buzzer beeping) That would be Calvin.
- William Tell.
- William tell is correct.
Identify the aromatic plant that is the favorite food of the koala.
(buzzer beeping) Calvin - Eucalyptus.
- Eucalyptus is correct.
Besides the real numbers and complex numbers to which other set does the number Pi belong?
(buzzer beeping) Calvin - Irrational.
- Irrational is correct.
What unit of memory is the same as 1,024 bites in a computer?
(speaking indistinctly) (buzzer beeping) - That would be Calvin.
- Gigabyte.
- Incorrect, kilobyte.
And I remember when that was a big number.
Which artistic composition uses a variety of materials such as paper, cloth and wood attached to a surface to create a thematic design?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Calvin.
- Collage.
- Collage is correct.
This is the risk and reward question.
And the question topic is colors of the rainbow.
Would you like to risk or would you like to pass?
- All 30.
- Going for the big 3-0, all right.
Colors of the rainbow.
In a rainbow what color has the longest wavelength?
- Shortest wavelength would be- (alarm clock ringing) (buzzer beeping) - [Mark] I'm sorry time.
What would you have said?
- I was gonna say violet.
- It would've been red.
It was red.
It was red.
So negative 30 points for you but great effort.
Going big or go home.
All right that's what they say.
You're not gonna go home though because this is the end of the round.
However, you are gonna go to isolation.
All right, Emma you wanna lead them on out?
- Let's go Emma.
- All right let's bring back in Patrick Henry.
Welcome back to you Patrick Henry.
Are you ready for your risk and reward round?
Starts right now.
Name the famous American author who in 1962 wrote the book 'Silent Spring' to warn the world about the dangers of overuse of pesticides.
(alarm clock ringing) That was time on that I'm sorry.
Rachel Carson is who we're looking for there.
Lawrence drew a green rectangle.
It had a width of two inches and a length of 7.5 inches.
What is its area?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- 15.
- More specific please.
- Squared.
- We will accept that yes.
Give the nine letter noun that designates a long uninterrupted speech by an actor in a play or movie.
(buzzer beeping) That will be Adam.
- Soliloquy.
- Incorrect, monologue is what we're looking for there.
Identify the famous British Victorian poet who penned the lines of the sonnet 'How do I love thee, let me count the ways.'
(buzzer beeping) - That will be Adam.
- Shelly.
- Incorrect, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Identify the legendary Swiss archer who was captured by the Austrians and forced to shoot an apple from his son's head.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- Tell.
- Tell is correct, William Tell.
Identify the aromatic plant that is the favorite food of the koala.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Addison.
- Eucalyptus.
- Correct.
Besides the real numbers and complex numbers to which other set does the number pie belong?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- Irrational.
- Correct.
What unit of memory is the same as 1,024 bites in a computer?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- Megabyte - Incorrect, kilobyte.
Which artistic composition uses a variety of materials such as paper, cloth and wood attached to a surface to create a thematic design?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Adam.
- Mosaic.
- Incorrect, collage is what we needed there.
This is the risk and reward question.
The topic is colors of the rainbow.
You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments or you can pass.
Patrick Henry, what are you thinking?
- Five or 15?
- I don't know.
- We'll risk five.
- They're gonna risk five points.
Colors of the rainbow.
In a rainbow what color has the longest wavelength?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Addison.
- Red.
- Red is correct.
You get the bonus five points.
All right, Patrick Henry, that is the end of the risk and reward round for you.
It is now time to clear our scores and let's bring back in T.S.A.
Welcome back to T.S.A.
It is now time to reveal our scores.
Patrick Henry we did make a scoring correction.
We decided our judge says we will give you soliloquy on that.
And you got the five bonus points you risked on the question meaning you now have a score of 75 points.
Toledo School for the Arts bet big at 30.
Unfortunately missed that bonus risk question and they now stand at 90 points.
A very very close competition indeed.
You're gonna wanna stick around 'cause things will really heat up.
Our category round is coming up next.
Where questions are worth as much as 30 points a piece.
Stay tuned.
(upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU's Brain Game.
It is now time for our category round where T.S.A now currently stands at 90 points and Patrick Henry stands at 75 points.
Things can change though very very quickly because like I said, it is the category round.
There are six categories to choose from.
Inside each category a question's worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.
But I must warn you, deductions start now.
Dum dum dum.
That's right if you go for 20, you are risking 20 points.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.
Patrick Henry, since you are at 75 points T.S.A is 90.
You get to make the first selection.
- [Emma] We'll take solve me for 20.
- Solve me for 20 points.
How much money do you have if you have a silver dollar, three quarters, four dimes and a nickel?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Hailey.
- $2.20.
- [Mark] Correct.
T.S.A snatches control.
- [Calvin] Can you please go to world history?
- [Hailey] Yeah yeah.
- [Calvin] Okay world history 30.
- World history for 30 points.
I will describe a person, place or thing from world history.
You name it.
The thermometer was invented in 1593.
Which inventor is connected to this invention?
That would be Patrick Henry, Adam.
- Celsius.
- Incorrect.
T.S.A, would you like to steal?
They're waving it off.
Galileo is who we were looking for there.
T.S.A in control.
- [Calvin] 25 of world history.
- World history for 25 points.
Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI created which principality in 1719?
(alarm clock ringing) Time, Lichtenstein.
T.S.A in control.
- [Calvin] I'm not liking this category, but I wanna get rid of it.
World history 20.
- World history for 20.
In what century did the French revolution occur?
(buzzer beeping) T.S.A Calvin.
- 18th century.
- Correct T.S.A in the driver's seat.
- [Calvin] World history 15.
- World history now for 15 points.
Supersonic craft that went into service in 1976 and retired in 2003.
That would be Patrick Henry, Brenton.
- The Concord.
- Correct, Patrick Henry takes back control.
- [Emma] We'll take solve me for 25.
- Solve me for 25 points.
What is five to the fourth power?
(buzzer beeping) T.S.A, Calvin.
- 625.
- [Mark] Correct.
T.S.A back in control - [Calvin] World history 10.
- World history now for 10 points, finishing off this category.
Identify the Central American country whose capital is Tegucigalpa.
(buzzer beeping) Patrick Henry, Brenton.
- Honduras.
- Correct, Patrick Henry takes back control.
- [Addison] We'll take grammar terms for 20.
- [Mark] Grammar terms for 20 or 25?
- [Addison] 20.
- 20.
This is our double or nothing question.
This is again open to all buzzers, but no risk here.
All reward.
What are words called that sound alike and sometimes- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Homonyms.
- Correct.
- All right that helped.
Let's go grammar.
No solve me 30.
- Solve me now for 30 points.
What is 17 squared plus 33?
(buzzer beeping) T.S.A, Hailey.
- 202.
- Incorrect.
Patrick Henry, would you like to steal?
(alarm clock ringing) Time.
322 is what we were looking for there.
T.S.A you're still in control.
- [Calvin] Biology babies?
All right, biology babies 20.
- Biology babies for 20.
What is a baby kangaroo called?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Joey.
- Joey is correct.
- I thought it was kid.
- [Mark] T.S.A in control.
- [Calvin] Biology babies 25.
- Biology babies for 25.
What is a baby skunk called?
(alarm clock ringing) They're known as a kit, a kit.
T.S.A still in control.
- [Calvin] Solve me 15.
- Solve me for 15 points.
What is 25% of 800- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- 215.
- [Mark] Correct.
- Yeah.
- [Mark] Wow correct.
That's 860.
Wow.
Okay T.S.A in control.
- [Calvin] Well I know that I've done something stupid, let's go grammar terms 25.
- Grammar terms for 25.
What type of sentence gives a command?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Imperative.
- Imperative sentence indeed.
T.S.A in control.
- [Calvin] If grammar terms is the category for me I guess we'll stick with it, 30.
- 30 points grammar terms.
Pronouns, such as this, that, these and those are considered what type of pronoun?
(alarm clock ringing) Time.
Demonstrative.
T.S.A in control.
- [Calvin] Grammar terms 15.
- Grammar terms for 15 points.
What part of speech is the word actually?
(buzzer beeping) T.S.A, Calvin.
- Adverb.
- It is indeed an adverb, T.S.A in control.
Putting on the gas.
- [Calvin] Grammar terms 10.
- Grammar terms finishing off this category for 10.
What part of speech is the word the or thee?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Patrick Henry, Adam.
- Article - Article indeed.
Patrick Henry takes back control.
- [Addison] Biology babies for 30.
- Biology babies for 30.
What is a baby rat called?
(alarm clock ringing) A pinky or a pop.
Patrick Henry still in control.
- [Addison] Medical abbreviations for 15.
- Medical abbreviations for 15 points.
Identify the meaning of these medical abbreviations.
What does the medical abbreviation AIDS, A-I-D- That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Auto Immunodeficiency.
- Incorrect, A-I-D-S stand for- Patrick Henry, five seconds.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Addison.
- Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome.
- Incorrect, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is what we needed there.
All right, with that let's take a look at our score.
We have Patrick Henry 65, currently in the lead with 225 points is T.S.A, but coming up next is our brain storm round.
Every single question worth 20 points.
Deductions are in place.
It is all on the line.
Anything can happen.
Stay tuned.
(upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU's Brain Game.
Patrick Henry 65.
Toledo School for the Arts 225.
T.S.A looks like you have made a substitution.
Who has joined the team?
- In for Emma Todd on my right is Jacoby Edge.
- All right welcome to you.
Patrick Henry staying with their lineup as we move to the brain storm round.
In this round all questions are worth 20 points.
However I will warn you negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
You may confer before buzzing in not after.
And you cannot, I repeat you cannot steal in this round.
This is a three minute brainstorm round.
Patrick Henry, Toledo School for the Arts are you ready?
- Yep.
- Brainstorm starts right now.
In the words biology, biography and biosphere what is- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Life.
- Life, the meaning of the prefix bio.
Which property of fluid is defined as the force per unit area?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Pressure.
- Pressure is correct.
Mustangs, Paso Finos and Arabians are all breeds- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Hailey.
- Horses.
- They're indeed horses.
Name the president who held the office from March 4th, 1913 to March- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Woodrow Wilson.
- Woodrow Wilson until 1921.
What author used Daniel Boone as a model for the hero in 'Leather Stocking Tales', 'The Pathfinder' and 'The Last of the Mohicans'?
(buzzer beeping) That will be T.S.A, Calvin.
- James Fenimore Cooper.
- Correct.
Name the city and state where the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads met to form the first transcontinental- (buzzer beeping) That would be Patrick Henry, Adam.
- Promontory point.
- Correct, Promontory point.
What type of geographical region equivalent to the Spanish name for table- (buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Hailey.
- Mesa.
- Mesa is correct.
In the words omnipotent- (buzzer beeping) Calvin.
- I'll save you, all.
- All, thank you for bailing me out.
Good googly moly.
Identify the 11 letter noun that begins with an H which designates the seat of the memory in the human brain.
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A - Hippocampus.
- Correct.
Which American author earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for her novel 'The color purple'?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Alice Walker.
- Correct.
What religious leader founded the City of Philadelphia?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- William Penn.
- Correct.
Identify the science term that designates the halo of gases surrounding the nucleus.
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Corona.
- Corona, will we accept that?
We will not, we needed a coma there.
To which chamber of the heart is oxygenated blood carried from the lungs by the pulmonary vein?
(buzzer beeping) That will be Patrick Henry, Adam.
- Vena Cava.
- Incorrect.
The left atrium is what we needed there.
The values, traditions and behavior of a given people in a given region are known by what noun?
(buzzer beeping) That would be T.S.A, Calvin.
- Culture.
- Culture is what we needed there yes.
End of round.
Let's take a look at our score.
Patrick Henry 65 and our winner with 425 points is the Toledo School for the Arts.
Let's give both these teams a big round of applause (audience applauding) and in the spirit of good sportsmanship we're gonna meet in the middle, shake hands and we'll see you at the next BGSU Brain Game.
(upbeat music)
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