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Coming up next on Varsity Quiz, it's Coronado... (cheers and applause) taking on Shadow Ridge.

This is Varsity Quiz!

(crashing sound) ♪♪♪ (cheers and applause) (Nate Tannenbaum) Hello, and welcome to the 53rd season of Varsity Quiz where the best and brightest high school students are matching wits in this unique academic competition.

So the road to the Silver League title continues.

Here it's Coronado facing Shadow Ridge.

Coronado finished first in their division, and their starters, let's meet them.

There's Megan.

Hi, Megan.

-Hi.

-Mason.

-Hello.

-Frank.

-Hi.

-And Lev.

Ladies and gentlemen, Coronado!

(cheers and applause) Now for Shadow Ridge, they finished fourth in their division.

Let's meet their players.

We have Mackenzie.

Hi, Mackenzie.

-Hi.

-Stephanie.

-Hi.

-Austin.

-Hi.

-And Casey.

-Hi.

That's Shadow Ridge.

Our coaches today, for Coronado, it's Matt Aberman.

For Shadow Ridge, Melissa Killgo.

Are you guys ready?

Let's play Varsity Quiz.

Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley colleges formed a group of elite women's colleges similar to the Ivy League before many of these schools became co-ed.

What was that group's name?

Coronado, Megan: The Seven Sisters.

Yes.

Points on the board for Coronado.

Here's the next question.

In football, all officials wear the same shirts, pants and hats with one exception.

Which official, like the sheriff in many Western movies, wears a white cap?

Shadow Ridge, Austin: The review.

Incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) It's the actual referee, the chief.

So no points, next question.

On May 8, 1886, Jacob's Pharmacy served the first glass of Coca-Cola ever.

In what state was this drugstore-- Coronado, Frank: Georgia.

Yes.

Next is a calculation question.

One night at a casino, 9% of the gamblers lost $1,000 each, and 90% lost $200 each.

The rest each won $10,000.

How many gamblers were involved if the casino's profit was $340,000?

Coronado, Frank: 200.

Incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) And that's time.

We were looking for 2,000 gamblers.

Next question.

In what part of the world did American military forces first engage units of the Wehrmacht during World War II?

(bell chimes, time expires) It was North Africa.

Next question.

On Sunday, December 21, 1913 in the New York World, they debuted something that's become a fixture of newspapers.

What was it?

Shadow Ridge, Mackenzie: Crosswords.

Yes.

Points on the board for Shadow Ridge.

Next question.

What do Germans call a pot roast that's marinated in vinegar, wine and spices before it's cooked?

Shadow Ridge, Mackenzie: Sauerbraten.

Yes.

Next question.

What's the common name of the mineral used to manufacture wallboard?

Its scientific name is calcium sulfate dihydrate.

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Gypsum.

Yes.

Which Spanish city, Magellan's departure point, is home to the world's biggest flamenco event and the titular setting for Rossini's most famous opera?

Coronado, Mason: Seville.

Yes.

An athlete's aerobic capacity and endurance can be improved by boosting the number of erythrocytes in the circulatory system.

This is a practice called what?

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Blood doping.

Yes.

Next question.

Name the practice of a leaseholder renting all or part of a property to another party.

Coronado, Frank: Subleasing.

Can we accept that?

Yes.

What is synonymous with a phenomenon called either crustal rebound or post-glacial rebound?

(bell chimes, time expires) Did he get in in time?

Okay.

We were looking for isostatic rebound.

Next question.

What names the official notice from an intelligence agency that an agent or "asset" is considered compromised or unreliable?

(bell chimes, time expires) Not enough spy novel reading?

It's a burn notice.

Next question is a calculation question.

James Cricket hops 5 meters due east, then 3 meters due south.

The magnitude of his displacement from the starting point is the square root of what number of meters?

Coronado, Frank: 34 meters.

Yes.

Which mountains surround the Transylvania region?

Coronado, Frank: Carpathian.

Yes.

"If you can't say something nice, "don't say nothing at all," is good advice that comes from which rabbit in which 1942 Disney film?

Coronado, Mason: Bambi.

Yes.

Nashville's permanent art gallery and a spectacular 42-foot-high gold-covered statue of the goddess Athena Parthenos are in a Tennessee structure that's a life-size replica of what famous building on the Acropolis?

Shadow Ridge, Austin: The Pantheon.

No.

Coronado, Lev: The Parthenon.

Yes.

The name of what southern Asian country and home of the prehistoric Indus Valley civilization comes from the Pashto and Persian words meaning "land of the pure"?

Coronado, Lev: Pakistan.

Yes.

Which are the two major divisions of the skeleton consists of the pectoral girdles, the pelvic girdle and such bones as the humerus, tibia, tarsals and phalanges?

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Your legs.

Incorrect.

Coronado, Mason: The torso.

No.

We were looking for the appendicular skeleton.

Next question.

Aside from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, name one of the other three European countries in which German is the official language.

Coronado, Frank: Czech Republic.

Incorrect.

Shadow Ridge, Mackenzie: Sweden.

No.

We were looking for Belgium, Luxembourg or Liechtenstein.

No points, next question.

Hiram Bingham is especially noted for his explorations in which Latin American country?

Coronado, Mason: Venezuela.

Incorrect.

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Argentina.

No.

He was all over Peru.

Next question is a calculation question.

If $3,500 is invested in an account that generates a 9% return compounded monthly, how much will the account have after four years?

Coronado, Mason: $7,000.

Incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) We were looking for $5,009.92.

Next question.

Penobscot Bay is part of what U.S. state?

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Texas.

No.

Coronado, Frank: California.

No.

It's Maine.

Fat molecules consist primarily of what three elements?

Coronado, Mason: Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Yes.

What nine-digit numbers begin with these digits: 159 to 211, Pennsylvania; 525 to to 585, New Mexico; 575 to 576-- Coronado, Frank: Phone numbers.

Incorrect, and that's an interrupt.

--575 to 576, Hawaii; 050 to 134, New York; 008 to 009, Vermont, and 574, Alaska.

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Area codes.

No.

Those are social security numbers.

That's the end of round one, but before we take a break, let's get to know our players a little more.

We're going to start with the students from Coronado.

We first say hello to 12th grader Megan.

Hi, Megan.

-Hi.

-It says here that you already have a job.

Where are you working?

-I'm working at CJ's Italian Ice and Custard.

-So what do you guys do there?

Obviously Italian ice and custard, but do you make the stuff?

-Yes.

-Okay.

Well, good luck with that and here on Varsity Quiz.

Thanks, Megan.

-Thank you.

-Here's 11th grader Mason.

Hi, Mason.

-Hello.

-Tell me about the Future Medical Professionals Club.

-So Future Medical Professionals is a club where they sort of prepare you to see what it's like to be a doctor.

They quiz you on anatomy knowledge, but they also organize the school blood drive.

-Well, good luck with that, and good luck here on Varsity Quiz.

Thanks, Mason.

Here's 11th grader Frank.

Hi, Frank.

-Hi.

-Nice to see you here.

It says you got a couple of new pets.

What did you get?

-Ooh, my family got a couple frogs in the past couple months.

-How many frogs?

-Two in a tank.

-Okay.

Well, good luck to the frogs, and good luck to you on Varsity Quiz.

Here's 12th grader Lev.

Hey, Lev.

-Hello.

-Good to see you.

You wrote down that something unfortunate happened to you but you're better now.

What happened?

-Yes.

I got into a bike accident, and I crashed and it was not good.

-Wow!

Well, we're glad you're here, and I hope everything works for you.

-Thank you.

-And good luck here on Varsity Quiz.

Ladies and gentlemen, that's our team from Coronado!

(cheers and applause) Now we're going to meet our players from Shadow Ridge.

We start with 11th grader Mackenzie.

Hi, Mackenzie.

-Hi.

-Good to see you here.

You must be a huge Harry Potter fan.

-Yes.

-You have an amazing statistic here.

Do you remember what you wrote?

-Yes.

I've read the Harry Potter books over 30 times, the entire series.

-Wow!

I mean, do you find anything new or you just think it's so great you just keep reading it?

-It's just the nostalgia.

It just keeps me coming back.

-Well, I'm glad you enjoy Harry Potter, and I hope you enjoy Varsity Quiz and good luck.

Here's 12th grader Stephanie.

Hi, Stephanie.

-Hello.

-Good to see you.

It says here you are really good at something.

Do you remember what you wrote?

-No.

-It says that you are good at 3D printing.

-Oh, yes.

-What do you make?

-All kinds of things.

You can make stuff to use around your house.

-I mean, what's the oddest thing people would think that you made out of a 3D printer?

-The oddest thing?

I 3D printed a little sheep.

-Okay.

Well, there you go.

Good luck with the 3D printing and here on Varsity Quiz.

Thank you, Stephanie.

Here's 12th grader Austin.

Hey, Austin.

-How are you doing?

-Tell me about cybersecurity.

That's a subject you can study at school?

-It is.

They started implementing it around CCSD in the past couple years, and it's starting to gain a lot of traction.

-And you're into it.

-Yes.

-All right.

Well, maybe you'll protect us all in the future.

Good luck with that and on Varsity Quiz.

Thanks, Austin.

Here's 12th grader Casey.

Hi, Casey.

-Hi.

-I says here you like to hang out in the kitchen.

-Yes.

-Do you have a favorite thing to cook or you just cook anything?

-I really like cooking pasta and spaghetti.

That's like my two favorite things.

-I'll be over later.

-Okay.

-Good luck with the cooking and on Varsity Quiz.

Ladies and gentlemen, our team from Shadow Ridge!

(cheers and applause) And our bonus round is coming right up.

(crashing sound) All right.

We're going into round two.

The score is Coronado with 45 points to Shadow Ridge's 20.

We want to introduce a couple of new players, actually one for each team.

For Coronado we say hello to Mira.

Hi, Mira.

-Hi.

-Nice to have you here.

Shadow Ridge has a new player, and that's Blake.

Hi, Blake.

-Hi.

-Nice to have you here.

Now, this round is timed at six minutes.

Time starts as I read this question.

Which member of the American Film Institute's list of the 50 greatest villains said "I know that you and Frank were planning "to disconnect me, and I'm afraid "that's something I cannot allow to happen."

Coronado, Mason: Hal.

Yes, from the movie 2001.

Bonus questions now for Coronado only.

Answer the following questions about villains: First, the highest ranking woman on that list at number four was in a movie that took viewers "over the rainbow."

Second, at the top of the list sat a character who disappeared after telling Clarice Starling, "I'm having a friend for dinner."

Who were these characters?

All right.

First answer, Wicked Witch of the West; second answer, Hannibal Lecter.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

Now this question for both teams.

Which Washington Irving story features a greedy, selfish miser named Walker and another character referred to as "Old Scratch" or the "Black Man"?

Coronado, Mason: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) It's The Devil and Tom Walker.

No points, and we move to the next question for both teams.

The 2022 Olympic Winter Games opened February 4 in Beijing.

During the parade of nations, which country went in the stadium first?

Coronado, Frank: Afghanistan.

Incorrect.

Shadow Ridge, Austin: China.

No.

It's Greece.

They always come in first.

So no bonus questions.

We move on to the next question for both teams, and it's a calculation question, students.

Point A is (-1,4), and point B is (3,2).

What is the distance between the two points?

Coronado, Mason: 2 times square root of 5 units.

Yes.

We have bonus calculation questions for Coronado only.

First, how many 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch squares will fit in a 3-inch by 3-inch box?

Second, root 8 + root 32 + root 50 in simplest form.

First answer 144, and second answer 11 root 2.

Yes.

You got them both right, you got bonus points.

Now this next question for both teams.

What names the process by which cold, often nutrient-rich water from the ocean depths rises to the surface?

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Circulation.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) It's called upwelling.

Next question for both teams.

In one of his famous paintings, Peter Paul Rubens depicts which Greek Titan chained to a rock beneath a tree with a large eagle standing on him pecking at an open wound?

Coronado, Mason: Prometheus.

Yes.

Bonus questions for Coronado.

Answer the following about mythology: First, name the Egyptian god, the son of Isis and Osiris, most often depicted as a falcon-headed man.

Second, name the mythological Greek who helped his wife escape Hades only to lose her after almost succeeding.

You have 10 seconds.

First answer, Horus; second answer, Orpheus.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

Next question for both teams.

Which form of hepatitis can be contracted by consuming raw seafood?

Coronado, Mason: Hepatitis B.

Incorrect.

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Hepatitis A.

Yes.

Bonus questions for Shadow Ridge only about the digestive system.

First, approximately how long is an adult's small bowels or intestines?

Second, which organ's primary function is to aid in the digestion of fats?

You have 10 seconds.

First answer, 18 feet; second answer, pancreas.

Both are incorrect.

We were looking for 22 feet and gallbladder.

So no bonus points, but you get points for the first question.

Now this question for both teams.

During the last years of the Roman Republic, a group composed of Gaius Julius Caesar, Pompeii the Great and Marcus Crassus effectively ruled.

What was that group called?

Coronado, Mason: The Triumvirate.

Can we accept that?

We cannot accept that.

We were looking for the First Triumvirate.

Next question.

Which monarch's coronation came a few days after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest?

Coronado, Frank: Queen Elizabeth II.

Yes.

Bonus questions for Coronado about the monarchy.

First, which Norman king ordered the construction of the first structure at the site of Windsor Castle in 1066?

Second, in April of 2011, who earned the dubious honor of becoming the longest serving heir apparent to the British throne?

You've got 10 seconds.

First answer, William the Conqueror; second answer, Prince Charles.

Both are correct; you've got bonus points.

Now this last question is a calculation question.

Students, what is the sum of -1 to -3 power and 2 to -3 power?

Coronado, Mason: -7/8.

Yes.

Bonus questions for Coronado, and they are calculation questions.

First, factor AX + BY + AY + BX, and a polygon with 27 diagonals has how many sides?

You have 10 seconds.

Okay.

First answer (A + B) times (X + Y), second answer 8.

The first one is correct.

The second one, the correct answer was 9.

So you get some bonus points, and our speed round is next.

(crashing sound) (cheers and applause) Going into round three, the score is Coronado with 115 points to the Shadow Ridge with 25.

But seriously, anything can happen here in the speed round.

We want to introduce a couple of new players for Coronado.

There's Marie.

Hi, Marie.

-Hi.

-And Adrian.

Hi, Adrian.

-Hello.

-Good luck.

And Shadow Ridge has a returning player, Mackenzie's back.

Hey McKenzie, welcome back.

-Hi.

-Which member of the Las Vegas City Council is a candidate to be the Republican Party's nominee for governor of Nevada?

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Adam "Laxay."

-Who?

-Adam "Laxay."

-No, that's incorrect.

(bell chimes, time expires) It's Michele Fiore.

Next question.

An anagram for Clint Eastwood is Old West what?

(bell chimes, time expires) It's a lot to think about, "action."

Next question.

Nigel Bruce, Martin Freeman, Edward Hardwicke and Jude Law have all played which literary doctor in various movies and TV shows?

Coronado, Frank: Dr. Doolittle.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) That's after the buzzer.

It is John Watson, Dr. Watson.

Next question.

The three most translated individual authors in history are Agatha Christie, William Shakespeare and which French novelist, poet and playwright who died in 1905?

Coronado, Frank: Victor Hugo.

No.

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Mary Shelley.

No.

We were looking for Jules Verne.

Next question.

How many revolutions does the crankshaft make during a power cycle in a two-stroke engine?

Shadow Ridge, Mackenzie: Five.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) It's one.

Next question.

In 1779 under the direction of which Spanish missionary was California's first sustained vineyard established at Mission San Diego?

(bell chimes, time expires) Not into the vineyards?

It's Junipero Serra.

Next question is a calculation question.

We don't repeat the third round.

A Greek stadion equaled 622 feet.

So there are 18.3 inches in a cubit.

To the nearest whole number, how many cubits did a stadion contain?

(bell chimes, time expires) It was 408.

All right.

The original Murderer's Row described the 1927 lineup of which professional baseball team?

Coronado, Frank: New York Yankees.

Yes, sir.

Which movie set in Las Vegas told the slightly fictionalized story of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and Tony "The Ant" Spilotro?

Coronado, Marie: Casino.

Yes.

You got to see that movie.

Which grain is the staple food for more than half of the world's population?

Coronado, Mira: Rice.

Yes.

The U.S. Senate contains 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats and two Independents.

One of those is Bernie Sanders, so who is the other?

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Senator King.

Yes.

Transported loose, earthy materials called ablation till come from a blank.

Coronado, Adrian: Glacier.

Yes.

What kind of chemical bond is usually indicated by an electronegative difference greater than 1.7?

Coronado, Adrian: Ionic.

Yes.

Santee, Yankton and Teton represent the three primary divisions of which tribe?

(bell chimes, time expires) That's the Sioux or the Dakota.

Which unit equals one Newton meter?

Coronado, Frank: A joule.

Yes.

A term for high-spirited behavior, mischief or dishonest activities is "shenanigans."

Spell.

Coronado, Mira: S-H-E-N-A-N-I-G-A-N-S.

Yes.

What term names a device that allows a wheel to turn in only one direction?

Coronado, Mira: Axle.

No.

Shadow Ridge, Mackenzie: Stopper.

No.

It's a ratchet.

Next a calculation question.

Express as a base 12 numeral the year in which George W. Bush moved into the White House.

(bell chimes, time expires) That's a tough one, 11A.

Next, snails and slugs are gastropods.

That term comes from two Latin words meaning "foot" and what else?

Coronado, Mira: Stomach.

Yes.

The Suffragettes were famous for wearing what color clothing?

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Red.

No.

Coronado, Mira: Gray.

No.

They wore white.

Which type of motion results when an external force acts on the axis of a spinning body?

Coronado, Frank: Torque.

No.

Shadow Ridge, Austin: Centripetal.

No.

We were looking for precession.

In honor of Black History Month, what colors are lighting up the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign?

Coronado, Marie: Red and green.

No.

Shadow Ridge, Casey: Red, green and black.

Yes.

What country lies on the eastern shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea?

Coronado, Frank: Italy.

Yes.

What kind of motor derives its power from a pressurized fluid?

Coronado, Frank: Hydraulic.

Yes.

In the Middle Ages, what did a cooper make and repair?

Coronado, Frank: Barrels.

Yes.

If you arrange the words in journalism's 5-W formula alphabetically, which one comes in last?

Shadow Ridge, Blake: "Why."

Yes.

Unfortunately, we're out of time, so let's find out who won.

(crashing sound) All right.

The final score today, Coronado 170 to Shadow Ridge with 40.

We want to say thank you to both teams, an excellent match, and congratulations to Coronado on the win.

We invite you to tune in next week.

Green Valley is going to be taking on Clark.

That ought to be a pretty exciting matchup on Varsity Quiz right here on Vegas PBS.

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