- Welcome to the studios of WCMU public television on this episode of ""Quiz Central"," it's the first game of this season's final four with Traverse City Central squaring off against Ludington coming up right after this - [Announcer] Support for "Quiz Central" is provided by the CMU bookstore.

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- [Moderator] Let's get today's match underway.

Here's your first question on "Quiz Central".

- Teddy Roosevelt.

- [Moderator] That is correct.

- Thompson.

- [Moderator] Yes, that answer is correct.

- Patella - [Moderator] Correct.

Traverse City Central, congratulations on being our season 15 champions.

(audience clapping) - Hello everyone, I'm Matthew Zanuck and welcome to the 16th season of "Quiz Central".

We started the season with 16 teams and now we've made it to the final four teams of our tournament.

Two more teams from Michigan High Schools joining us today.

Traverse City Central goes up against Ludington for a chance to compete in this year's grand championship.

At the end of the season for "Quiz Central" seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU bookstore.

So without further ado, let's head into the action and get today's match underway.

Our first round is the maroon and gold rush.

Our teams will have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is worth 10 points and there is no deduction for incorrect answers.

Students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but we'll be taking final answers solely from the team's captains.

So let's head right into the action.

Traverse City Central here comes your first question in today's maroon and gold rush.

What 2011 novel that depicts Caleb's decision to join a faction led by Janine Matthews called erudite is the first in YA series by Veronica Roth?

- Divergent.

- [Matthew] Divergent is correct.

What Athenian playwright of the fifth century BC mocked his contemporaries in satirical comedies, such as "The Knights and The Birds?"

- Archimedes - [Matthew] Archimedes is incorrect onto the next question.

What gland, which is connected by a narrow infundibulum to the hypothalamus above, secretes growth hormone and is known as the master gland?

- Pituitary.

- [Matthew] Pituitary is correct.

What state which grew out of the colony, where the Stonewall rebellion took place was where Denmark Vesey allegedly planned a slave revolt in 1822?

- South Carolina.

- [Matthew] South Carolina's correct.

What treaty created by the free city of Danzig forced Germany to accept the war guilt clause and return Alsace-Lorraine and ended World War one?

- Versailles, treaty of Versailles.

- [Matthew] Treaty of Versailles is correct.

What NFL team after starting undrafted quarterback Kyle Allen in 2019 saw Luke Keekley retire and released cam Newton?

- Panthers.

- [Matthew] Carolina Panthers is correct.

Onto the next question.

What crank operated weapon patented by an American doctor in 1862 was an early machine gun that union forces adopted during the civil war?

- Gatling gun.

- Gatling gun.

- [Matthew] Gatling gun final answer?

- Yes.

- [Matthew] Gatling gun is correct.

Onto the next question.

What river flows past a rock formation called the Lorelei empties into the Black Sea in Romania and traverses the cities of Budapest and Vienna?

- Rhine.

- [Matthew] Rhine is incorrect onto the next question.

Amalgams are aloe is containing what element, a column of which indicated (timer clinking) atmospheric pressure, Oh, sorry over that bell's gonna signify the end of that round so we're not gonna be able to finish that last question but Traverse City Central, great opening round, let's count them up.

One, two, three, four, five, six, correct answers in that opening round, which gives you a total of 60 points.

So let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that we missed or were incorrectly answered.

There was only two of them.

That Athenian playwright of the fifth century that wrote "The Knights and The Birds," we were looking for Aristophanes and that river that traverses the cities of Budapest and Vienna.

That is the beautiful Blue Danube.

The Danube river was the one we were looking for there.

All right.

Thank you, Traverse City Central.

Now Ludington, you're up here comes your first question in today's maroon and gold rush.

What 2011 novel that depicts Caleb's decision to join a faction led by Janine Matthews called erudite is the first in a YA series by Veronica Roth?

- Divergent.

- [Matthew] Divergent is correct.

What Athenian playwright of the fifth century BC mocked his contemporaries in satirical comedies, such as "The Knights and The Birds?"

- Escalas.

- Escalas.

- [Matthew] Escalas is incorrect onto the next question.

What gland, which is connected by a narrow infundibulum to the hypothalamus above secretes growth hormone and is known as the master gland?

- [Students] The pituitary gland.

- Pituitary gland.

- [Matthew] Pituitary gland is correct onto the next question.

What state which grew out of the colony, where the Stonewall rebellion took place was where Denmark Vesey allegedly planned a slave revolt in 1822.

- Was it Georgia?

- Georgia.

- [Matthew] George is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What treaty created the free city of Danzig forced Germany to accept the war guilt clause and returned Alsace-Lorraine and ended World War one.

- Versailles - The treaty of Versailles.

- Treaty of Versailles.

- [Matthew] Treaty of Versailles is correct.

What NFL team after starting undrafted quarterback Kyle Allen in 2019 saw Luke Keekley retire and released Cam Newton?

- The Panthers, Carolina Panthers.

- Panthers - [Matthew] Panthers is correct.

What crank operated weapon patented by an American doctor in 1862 was an early machine gun that union forces adopted during the civil war.

- Gatling gun.

- [Matthew] Gatling gun, this correct.

What river flows past a rock formation called the Lorelei empties into the black sea in Romania and traverses the cities of Budapest and Vienna?

- The Danube - Denube.

- The Denube.

- [Matthew] The Danube is correct.

Amalgams are alloys containing what element a column of which indicated atmospheric pressure.

in Evangelista Torricelli's barometer?

- Mercury?

- Mercury's correct.

(timer clinking) Oh, and with that bell signifies the end of the maroon and gold rush round.

Great job Ludington.

Let's count them up.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven correct answers for a first round total of 70 points.

Let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that we missed.

The Athenian playwright of the fifth century BC that mocked his contemporaries was Aristophanes.

The States were Denmark Vesey allegedly planned a slave revolt in 1822.

That was South Carolina was the state we're looking for there.

Well, with one round in the books, let's take a breather now and give our contestants from today's schools a chance to introduce themselves.

We'll begin with today's competitors from Travers city central.

- Hi, my name is George (indistinct).

I'm a senior and I like to play basketball.

- Hey, I'm Mac, I'm a senior at Traverse City Central and I am on the football team.

- Hi, I'm Henry.

I'm a senior at Traverse City Central High School.

And I was once on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

- Hi, I'm Will, I'm a junior at Traverse City Central and I like to play baseball and tennis.

- All right.

Thank you Traverse City.

Now let's meet our next team competing today.

The students from Ludington High School, take it away.

- Hi, my name is Emily.

I am a senior at Ludington High School and I play flute and Piccolo in the band.

- Hi, my name is Olivia Hill and I'm a senior at Ludington High School.

And I recently finished my novel.

- Hi, my name is Lindy.

I'm a senior at Ludington High School and I run cross country.

- Hello.

My name is Adrian.

I'm a junior at Ludington High School and I'm learning to play the mandolin.

- And now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of competition, the perfect tent and this round each team will be given the category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions as they can.

Teams can still consult on each question but I'll be taking final answers from our captains Traverse City Central, your category in today's perfect 10 round is fictional animals.

Name the authors who created these fictional animals.

Again, fictional animals.

Name the authors who created these fictional animals.

We're gonna put 60 seconds on the clock.

Traverse City Central here comes your first question in today's perfect 10.

Pigs named Snowball and Napoleon.

- Orwell.

- [Matthew] Orwell is correct.

- Winnie the Pooh?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass onto the next question.

Moby Dick?

- Melville.

- [Matthew] Melville's correct.

The dog Buck from "Call of The Wild?"

- London.

- [Matthew] London is correct.

The horse Rocinante?

- Quixote - [Matthew] Incorrect onto the next question.

Baloo, the bear from the jungle book?

- Kipling.

- Kipling.

- [Matthew] Kipling?

Final answer is correct.

The Cheshire cat and the March Hare?

- Louis.

- No, Yeah.

Yes Louis.

- Louis.

- [Matthew] I'm sorry, Louis.

We can't accept that.

Onto the next question.

(muffled voice speaking) Candy's dog, which dies accidentally?

- Pass.

(timer clinking) - Oh, and with that bell, we're not gonna be able to get to the last questions.

There tough perfect 10 round.

But you were able to get one, two, three, four questions correct.

Which brings your total after two rounds to 100 points.

So Traverse City Central, let's take a look at those questions that you missed or were incorrectly answered in that perfect 10 round.

The creator of Winnie the Pooh was A.

A. Milne.

The horse Rocinante, you had the book right, but we needed the author.

Miguel de Cervantes was the author of "Don Quixote."

The Cheshire cat and the March Hare were created by not CS Lewis, but Lewis Carroll is the name we were looking for there.

And Candy's dog, which dies accidentally was John Steinbeck in "Of Mice and Men."

All right, Ludington High School, you're next.

Your category today in the perfect 10 round is fictional animals.

Name the authors who created these fictional animals.

Again, fictional animals.

Name, the authors who created these fictional animals.

We're gonna put 60 seconds on the clock.

Ludington here comes your first question in today's perfect 10.

Pigs named Snowball and Napoleon - Orwell.

- George Orwell.

- George Orwell.

- [Matthew] Orwell is correct.

Winnie the Pooh?

- A.

A. Milne.

- E. E. Milne.

- A.

A. Milne.

- Milne.

- [Matthew] Milne final answer?

- Milne, Yes.

- [Matthew] Milne correct.

Moby Dick?

- Melville.

- Yes.

- Melville.

- [Matthew] Melville's correct.

The dog Buck from "The Call of The Wild?"

- London - London.

- [Matthew] London is correct.

The horse Rocinante?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] Baloo the bear from the jungle book - Kipling.

- Kipling.

- Kipling.

- [Matthew] Kipling is correct.

The Cheshire cat and the March Hare.

- Carol.

- Lou.

- Carol.

- Carol.

- [Matthew] Carol is correct.

Candy's dog, which dies accidentally.

- Steinbeck.

- Steinbeck.

- [Matthew] Steinbeck is correct.

The Fantastic Mr Fox That's doll.

(timer clinking) - [Matthew] Oh, I'm sorry.

Unfortunately, the bell rang before we were able to get that answer out.

So we're not gonna be able to accept that last answer, but you did a great job.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, correct answers in your perfect 10 which brings your total after two rounds to 140 points.

- Come on guys.

- Let's take a look at the answers that we missed or incorrectly answered which really you only had those two.

The horse Rocinante was from "Don Quixote."

written by Miguel de Cervantes.

And that last one, Fantastic Mr. Fox was Roald Dahl but unfortunately we weren't able to get the final answer before th&e bell ring.

With two rounds in the books thus far Ludington is in the lead with 140 points after the perfect 10 and Traverse City Central is not far behind with a score of 100.

There's still a lot of "Quiz Central" left to play.

So anything can happen as we head into our third round of the day, the homestretch round.

In the home stretch I'll be asking each team a series of questions.

The teams will be able to consult with each other but I'll be taking answers solely from the team's captains.

Traverse City Central here comes your first question in today's home stretch round.

What villain who often inadvertently humiliates general Hux is played by Adam Driver and tries to corrupt Ray in the most recent "Star Wars Trilogy."

- Kylo Ren.

- Kylo Ren, yeah.

- [Matthew] Kylo Ren is correct onto the next question.

In Edgar Allen Poe's story in which it is concluded that an orangutan killed two women is titled For Murders in what fictitious street in Paris.

- Oh, wait.

- Rue Les Reigne.

- [Matthew] Sorry Rue Les Reigne is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What actor who originated the role of King George the third in the Broadway show "Hamilton" plays Holden Ford on "Mindhunter" and voiced Kristoff in "Frozen?"

- Jonathan Groff.

- Yes, Jonathan Groff.

- [Matthew] Jonathan Groff is correct, onto the next question.

What animal is cut up in a Benjamin Franklin cartoon above the words, "Join or Die," and appears on the Gadsden flag above the words "Don't Tread on Me?"

- Snake.

- [Matthew] Snake is correct.

What Canadian American architects design for the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao was described by some critics as a "Chip in a Cloak of Titanium?"

- Pass - [Matthew] Pass onto the next question.

What structures held together by the residual strong force were discovered in the gold foil experiment and are made of protons and neutrons?

- Nuclei.

- Nuclei - [Matthew] Nuclei is correct onto the next question.

William Beaumont studied what process in Alexis St Martin, who had been accidentally shot in the abdomen, but survived with a fistula?

- Clotting.

- [Matthew] I'm sorry clotting is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What oceans marginal seas include the Laccadive Sea the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal?

- Indian ocean.

- [Matthew] The Indian ocean is correct.

Before D-day operation fortitude convinced the Nazis to expect an invasion near what French city- - Calais.

- just across the streets of Durham.

- Was that Calais I heard?

- Yes.

- [Matthew] Calais is correct.

Onto the next question.

In 1877, Nicholas Otto patented the first modern version of what engine type abbreviated ICE in which fuel is burned within the engine?

- Combustion.

- I'm gonna need you to be more specific than combustion.

- Steam, is that what they're looking for?

- A combustion engine, steam engine.

- [Matthew] I'm sorry, I can't accept that.

Onto the next question.

What author of "Totem and Taboo" dubbed patients, Wolf man and little Huns developed psychoanalysis and proposed a cycle that includes the id?

- Freud.

- [Matthew] Freud is correct.

in 2020, it was widely reported that some of what animals, once belonging to Pablo Escobar had become an invasive species in Colombia?

- Hippos.

- Tigers?

- Hippos.

- [Matthew] Hippos final ans... Hippos is correct onto the next question.

(timer clinking) Oh, there will not be a next question because that bell is gonna signify the end of the round.

So Traverse City Central with your home stretch round let's count them up.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight correct answers, which brings your total after three rounds to 180 points.

So let's go ahead and take a look at those questions that we missed in that home stretch round.

That Edgar Allen Poe's story, which is titled For murders and what fictitious street that was the Rue Morgue.

The Canadian architect who designed the Guggenheim museum's Bilbao was Frank Geary.

William Beaumont studied the process of digestion in Alexis St Martin.

So digestion digestive process.

And that last one we missed in 1877, Nicholas Otto patented the first modern version of the internal combustion engine.

We needed to have internal combustion along with that.

All right, great job, Traverse City Central now Ludington you're next in today's homestretch round.

What villain who often inadvertently humiliates general Hux is played by Adam Driver and tries to corrupt Ray in the most recent "Star Wars Trilogy?"

- Kylo Ren.

- [Matthew] Kylo Ren is correct.

In Edgar Allen Poe's story in which it is concluded that an orangutan killed two women is titled For Murders in what fictitious street in Paris?

- Rue Morgue.

- Rue Morgue.

- [Matthew] Rue morgue is correct.

What actor who originated the role of King George III in the Broadway show "Hamilton" plays Holden Ford on "Mindhunter" and voiced Kristoff in "Frozen?"

- Jonathan Groff.

- Yes.

- Groff - [Matthew] Groff is correct.

What animal is cut up in a Benjamin Franklin cartoon above the words, "Join or Die," and appears on the Gadsden flag above the words "Don't Tread On Me?"

- Rattlesnake.

- Snake.

- [Matthew] Snake is correct.

What Canadian American architect designed for the Guggenheim Museum Bilboa was described by some critics as a ship in a cloak of titanium.

- Frank Lloyd Wright.

- Frank Lloyd Wright.

- [Matthew] Frank Lloyd Wright is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What structures held together by the residual strong force were discovered in the gold foil experiment and are made of protons and neutrons - Atoms - Nuclei, atomic nuclei.

- Nuclei.

- [Matthew] Nuclei is correct.

Onto the next question.

William Beaumont studied what process in Alexis St. Martin who had been accidentally shot in the abdomen, but survived with a fistula - Infection?

- Infection.

- [Matthew] I'm sorry, infection is incorrect.

And onto the next question.

What oceans marginal seas include the Laccadive Sea the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal - Indian ocean.

- Indian - Indian Ocean.

- Indian.

- [Matthew] Indian ocean is correct.

Before D-Day operation fortitude convinced the Nazis to expect an invasion near what French city, just across the straits of Dover from England?

- Calais.

- Calais.

- [Matthew] Calais is correct.

In 1877 Nicholas Otto patented in the first modern version of what engine type abbreviated ICE in which fuel is burned within the engine.

- [All] Internal combustion.

- [Matthew] Internal combustion is correct.

What author of "Totem and Taboo," dubbed patients Wolfman and little Huns developed psychoanalysis and proposed a psyche.

That includes the id?

- Freud.

- Freud.

- Freud.

- Freud.

- [Matthew] Freud is correct.

In 2020, it was widely reported that some of what animals, once belonging to Pablo Escobar had become an invasive species in Colombia - Rats.

- Rats.

- [Matthew] Rats is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What Marine animals that have Stony and staghorn varieties are invertebrates in class Anthozoa - Coral.

- [Matthew] Whose skeletons can coalesce to form giant reefs?

- Coral.

- [Matthew] Coral is correct.

(timer clinking) Oh, and with that bell signifies the end of that round.

Great job Ludington.

Let's count them up.

There's a few to count one, two, three, four five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 10, correct answers- - Good job guys - In that homestretch round, which gives you a total of 240 points as we head into the final countdown.

All right, well let's just take a look at those only a couple of questions that you missed in that home stretch round.

That Canadian American architect who designed the Guggenheim was Frank Gary.

William Beaumont studied what process in Alexis St. Martin?

That was digestion or the digestive process.

And those animals that have become invasive species in Colombia were hippopotamuses.

Three rounds completed thus far and with a score of Traverse City Central 180 and Ludington 240 we head into our last round of the day, the final countdown.

In this round contestants have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can.

Each correct answer is still worth 10 points.

Team members can consult and final answers will be coming from the captain, Traverse City Central you're up first In today's final countdown.

What phenomena can form standing patterns with fixed nodes and antinodes but usually consist of traveling oscillations such as water ripples?

- Waves.

- [Matthew] Waves is correct.

What Spanish explorer became the first European to see the Colorado river and the Grand Canyon during his attempt to find the Seven Cities of Gold?

- De Soto.

- [Matthew] De Soto is incorrect.

What state, which is home to the Quinnipiac River is also the namesake of the longest river in new England.

And this governed from Hartford?

- Connecticut.

- [Matthew] Connecticut is correct.

Microtubules are found in what whip like structures that some cells use for local motion.

Flagella, - [Matthew] Flagella is correct.

Onto the next question.

In what country, where police were criticized for not using the alert ready system.

When Gabriel Wortman committed a 2020 mass killing in Nova Scotia.

- [All] Canada.

- [Matthew] Canada's correct.

What Roman, who is forced to become emperor narrates a historical novel by Robert Graves that has a title beginning with the pronoun I?

- Augustus.

- [Matthew] Augustus is incorrect.

We gonna have to head on to the next question.

What surname is shared by the composer of "Dr. Atomic, the author of "Watership Down," the lead actress of the film "Arrival" and the second president - Adams.

- Adams.

- [Matthew] Adams is correct.

The Xiang Yu who fought China's Han dynasty may have been ancestors of what nomadic group that entered Europe in AD370 - Turks.

- The Huns.

- [Matthew] The Huns is correct.

Onto the next question.

What commodity, for which Eli Whitney invented an engine called a gin- - Cotton.

- [Matthew] Cotton, I heard that was correct.

So we're on to the next question.

The social Darwinist thinker Herbert Spencer coined what four word phrase to refer to how natural selection- - Survival of the fittest.

(timer clinking) - [Matthew] I was able to get the question out just before the bell and survival of the fittest is the correct answer.

So we'll go ahead and count that for you guys Traverse City Central, let's count them up one, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight, correct answers.

Let's go ahead and take a look at those questions that we missed in the final countdown.

That Spanish explore who was the first European to see the Colorado river and the grand Canyon was Coranado.

the Roman who was forced to become emperor and narrates a historical novel by Robert Graves.

That was Claudius.

And I think those two were the only two that you missed in the final countdown.

All right, Ludington High School.

The time has come.

Here's your first question in today's final countdown.

What phenomena can form standing patterns with fixed nodes and antinodes but usually consists of traveling oscillations such as water ripples.

- Waves.

- Waves.

- [Matthew] Waves is correct.

What Spanish explorer became the first European to see the Colorado river and the grand Canyon during his attempt to find the Seven Cities of Gold.

- Isn't that a... No answer - No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer Onto the next question.

What state, which is home to the Quinnipiac river is also the namesake of the longest river in New England and this govern from Hartford - Connecticut.

- Connecticut - [Matthew] Connecticut is correct.

Microtubules are found in what whip like structures that some cells use for locomotion - Flagella.

- Flagella - [Matthew] Flagella is correct.

In what country were police criticized for not using the alert ready system when Gabriel Wortman committed a 2020 mass killing in Nova Scotia?

- Canada.

- [Matthew] Canada's correct.

What Roman, who was forced to become emperor narrates a historical novel by Robert Graves that has a title beginning with the pronoun I.

- Julius Caesar.

- Julius Caesar.

- No just answer Augustus - Yeah, try Augustus.

- Augustus.

- [Matthew] I'm sorry, you're gonna have to be more specific than Augustus - Augustus Caesar.

- Augustus Caesar.

- [Matthew] I'm sorry.

We can't accept that.

So we're gonna have to go on to the next question.

What surname is shared by the composer of "Dr. Atomic," the author of "Watership Down" the lead actress of the film "Arrival" and the second president - Adams.

- Munroe.

- Adams yeah.

- [Matthew] Adams is correct.

The next question the Xiang Yu who fought China's Han dynasty may have been ancestors of what nomadic group that entered Europe in AD370?

- [All] Huns.

- The Huns.

- [Matthew] Huns is correct.

What commodity for which Eli Whitney invented an engine called a gin.

(timer clinking) Oh, I'm sorry.

- Cotton.

- Yeah, with that bell, unfortunately we're not gonna be able to finish the end of that question but in the final countdown, Ludington High School one, two, three, four, five, six, correct answers which gives you a total after four rounds of 300 points.

So Ludington let's go ahead and take a look back at those questions that we missed or were incorrectly answered in the final countdown the Spanish Explorer that came the first European to see the Colorado river and the grand Canyon was Coranado.

And that Roman who was forced to become emperor we needed Claudius, Claudius is the one name we needed there we'd be a little more specific.

And then last one, the commodity for which Eli Whitney invented a engine called a gin was for cotton but we weren't able to get to that question.

Well, there you have it.

After four rounds of competition, Ludington beats out Traverse City Central with a final score of 300 to 260.

Congratulations to Ludington, you'll be heading to the "Quiz Central" season 16 grand championship game.

And we wanna thank Traverse City Central for their tremendous performance throughout the season.

Seniors, good luck to all of you on your future endeavors and underclassmen, we hope to see you next season here back on "Quiz Central."

And we hope all of you will join us again in our next episode, as two more schools compete for a seat in the season, 16 grand championship game and a reminder all episodes of "Quiz Central" are archived online @wcamu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU public television.

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