(upbeat music) (ding) - Welcome to High School Quiz Show Maine.

We are over halfway in our quest to whittle 16 schools down to eight, as we work towards the quarter finals and the championship with the thousand dollars prize for their school's project graduation.

In our fifth qualifying match It is the Warriors of Wells High School.

(upbeat fanfare music) Taking on the Knights of Noble High School (upbeat fanfare music) That is coming up next on High School Quiz Show Maine.

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(upbeat funky music) - Welcome to High School Quiz Show Maine I'm Todd Gutner.

We are halfway through our first eight matches as we knock 16 teams down to eight for the quarter finals.

One of today's teams will make it through and maybe all the way to the thousand dollars prize for their school's Project Graduation.

Wells is making their fourth appearance on the show in going up against Noble from North Berwick who is hoping their third time is the charm that lands them the champion's crown.

Let's get things going by meeting our players.

(drumming) For Wells we have Grady, William, Indie, and Sam with alternates John and Mason and coached by Anne Beechen.

And for Noble we have Sophia, James, Malia and Alec with alternates Camden and Nicholas.

And coached by David Parr and Adina Hunter.

The competition, of course, has three rounds.

The tossup round, the category round and the lightning round.

We will start with a tossup round.

All answers are worth 10 points and this is the only round with no point deductions for wrong answers.

Players must wait though for me to complete the question and if one team answers incorrectly the other team will be given a chance to answer it.

Are both of you teams ready to roll?

- [Alec] Yes, sir.

- All right, I like that answer.

All right, let's get going here.

Here is the first question: In Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown plays what character whose name is a number?

(ding) - [Todd] William, Wells.

- Eleven.

- [Todd] Eleven is right.

In what year was the Declaration of Independence written and signed by most of the delegates to the second Continental Congress?

(ding) - [Todd] James, Noble.

- 1776.

- [Todd] You got it.

Big Ben is the nickname for the clock tower bell at the Houses of Parliament in what city?

(ding) - [Todd] William, Wells - London.

- [Todd] London is also right.

Michelangelo's David was sculpted from what material found in the Carrara Quarries in Italy.

(ding) - [Todd] William, again.

- Clay.

- [Todd] That's incorrect.

Noble, you wanna get a shot?

(ding) - [Todd] James, go for it.

- Granite.

- [Todd] Granite is also incorrect the answer is marble.

Marble, marble, marble.

All right this next question is a picture question.

Get your attention over here to the monitor.

Name this American actor who has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and has won two Grammy awards for the soundtrack to one of the films he produced, directed, and acted in.

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, Wells - Bradley Cooper.

- [Todd] That is right.

The said Womp Womp sound effect that follows an epic fail in game shows and video games is named for which brass instrument?

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, again.

- Trombone.

- [Todd] You got it again, nice job.

Which of the six simple machines uses a wheel and a rope to change the direction of force?

(ding) - [Todd] James, Noble.

- Pulley.

- [Todd] Pulley, yes.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet the name of what quick stepping ballroom dance is code for the letter F?

(ding) - [Todd] Sam, Wells - Foxtrot.

- [Todd] Yes.

Coal, natural gas, and crude oil are what class of fuel that comes from the decomposed remains of living organisms?

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, Wells - Fossil fuels.

- [Todd] You got it fossil fuels.

Up next we have a video question.

Please again, take a look at the monitor over here.

- Hello, my name is Amy Denecker and I am the librarian at Lyseth Elementary in Portland.

Which actor played the role of Jay Gatsby in the Great Gatsby Adapted from the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

(ding) - [Todd] Sophia, Noble.

- Leonardo DiCaprio.

- [Todd] That's right, good job.

In the name of a Middle Eastern country U A E stands for what?

(ding) - [Todd] William, Wells - United Arab Emirates.

- [Todd] You got it.

Which play by Arthur Miller used the Salem Witch Trials as a metaphor for 20th century persecution of suspected communists?

(ding) - [Todd] Malia, Noble.

- The Crucible.

- [Todd] The Crucible, next question.

A famous photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, in 1945, shows six US Marines raising an American flag on what Japanese Island?

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, Wells - Iwo Jima.

- [Todd] You nailed it.

Pasteurization removes pathogens from milk by doing what to it: spinning it in a centrifuge, heating it, or adding calcium to it?

(ding) - [Todd] Sam, Wells - Heating it.

- [Todd] Heating it is right.

All right we have a math question.

Pencil, paper, get it all ready.

What is the square footage of a room that measures 13.5 feet by 18 feet?

- [Student] Oof.

(pencils tapping) (muffled laughter) (buzzer) - I heard an 'oof' in there so I could tell it was a tough one.

The answer is 243 square feet, 243 square feet.

All right, we move on.

Which Muppet, who joined Sesame Street in 2017 is a four-year-old girl with autism?

(buzzer) Julia, Julia.

Quite fittingly the Great Barrier Reef is located in which Sea off the coast of Australia.

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, Wells.

- [Grady] Oh nevermind, nevermind.

- [Todd] Okay, Noble, you wanna take a shot at it?

(ding) - [Todd] Go for it James.

- [James] Barrier Sea - [Todd] Incorrect the answer is Coral Sea, Coral Sea.

All right Kristy Thomas, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill and Mary Anne Spire were the original officers of what fictional club in a book series by Ann M. Martin?

(ding) - [Todd] All, excuse me, Malia, Noble.

- Babysitters Club.

- [Todd] The Babysitters Club is right, nice job.

In 1852 Peter Mark Roget published his first of what type of reference book filled with synonyms?

(ding) - [Todd] William, Wells - Thesaurus.

- [Todd] Thesaurus is right.

In Iroquois culture the three sisters' crops were maize, beans and what vegetable?

(buzzer) (ding) - [Todd] I think you were just a little late there, William.

Yep, we were a little late there, the answer is squash.

Was that gonna be your answer?

- No.

- [Todd] Okay, that's good.

(Todd laughing) - [Todd] To a doctor sternutation is the act of doing what?

Snapping your fingers, burping, or sneezing?

(ding) - [Todd] William.

- Sneezing.

- [Todd] You got it, nice job.

I do not know if that was a guess or not but it was a good one.

- [William] Nope.

- [Todd] Okay, good.

Joe Flacco, Joe Namath, Joe Montana.

They are all known for playing what position in football?

(ding) - [Todd] William again, Wells.

- [William] Quarterback.

- [Todd] Yep QB.

Written around 500 BCE The Analects is a collection of the teachings of what Chinese scholar?

(ding) - [Todd] William, again.

- Confucius.

- [Todd] You got it again.

What 10-letter term is defined as a word, sentence or a number that reads the same forward and backward?

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, Wells.

- A Palindrome.

- [Todd] Palindrome, yes.

All right, here's the second math question, yeah.

Yes, you guys are not happy about this.

We'll get through it, we'll get through it.

A real estate agent receives a 6% commission on the selling price of a house.

If the agent's commission is $9,120 what is the selling price of the house?

(pencil scratching) (buzzer) - [Todd] I could just see some of you just gave up like halfway through you were like whatever.

Answer $152,000.

All right, next question.

The Petronas Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur the capital city of what Asian nation?

(ding) - [Todd] William, Wells.

- Malaysia.

- [Todd] Malaysia is right.

What NASA Space Telescope was launched in December 2021 to expand on the work of the Hubble Space Telescope?

(ding) - [Todd] James, Noble - James Webb tel.

- [Todd] Yep, you got it.

You got it.

Nice job.

A Fox Hunting expression gives us the name of what position in the US Senate, held by a senator, who is responsible for making sure their fellow party members show up to vote?

(ding) - [Todd] Sophia, Noble.

- A whip.

- [Todd] A whip is right.

In 2020 the video game Minecraft introduced what new material that's more durable than Diamond?

It's named for the place where it can be mined.

(ding) - Netherite.

- [Todd] Indie - Netherite - [Todd] Netherite is right, nice job.

The Emma Stone comedy Easy A was partially inspired by what Nathaniel Hawthorne classic?

(ding) - [Todd] Grady, Wells.

- The Scarlet Letter.

- [Todd] Yes, Scarlet Letter.

(alarm) - [Todd] All right, that is the end of the first round.

We have a score of Wells 170 and Noble 70.

Clearly a good match is underway, so do not go anywhere.

We will meet the players when we get back.

(upbeat funky music) Welcome back before we head to the category round we like to pause and get to know our players a little bit better with a silly question.

This evening it is imagine you have just won first place in a worldwide talent show.

What would your winning talent be?

We will start over here, with Wells and Grady.

- [Grady] Well, if I came in first place I mean I must have a knack for not coming in second, so that is my talent.

- [Todd] So you are never gonna come in second then, huh?

- [Grady] If I am first place.

- [Todd] You are the leader, everyone else follows.

William yourself?

- [William] I'd say knowing where every single country is in the world.

- [Todd] Ah and why?

- [William] Why not, we gotta know where they are.

Somebody's gotta know where they are.

- [Todd] That is a great counter right there, why not, I love it.

Indie.

- [Indie] Impossible Escapes.

- [Todd] Impossible Escapes?

- [Indie] Like Houdini.

- [Todd] Elaborate a little, oh like a magician?

- [Indie] Like a magician, yeah.

- [Todd] Ah, okay.

- [Indie] Yeah, holding my breath longer than I should be able to escaping from a locked tank that kind of stuff.

- [Todd] Right, you never know when you are gonna need one of those things to get you out of a squirrely situation, right?

- [Indie] Of course - [Todd] Sam, wrap it up for Wells.

- [Sam] I'm gonna have to go with sleeping.

(Todd laughter) because it takes a lot of training, you know?

- [Todd] You know you are a teenager.

I am pretty sure you sleep pretty well already.

We will move over to Noble, Sophia?

- [Sophia] Definitely talking on and on about literally any topic I'm very much a talker.

- [Todd] Like useless knowledge, talking kind of stuff?

- [Sophia] Oh, yeah anything, anything.

Give me a topic I will talk about it for 20 minutes.

- [Todd] You have the gift to gab, don't you?

- [Sophia] Oh, yes I do.

- [Todd] All right James, what do you got?

- [James] I would say losing at, rock, paper, scissors.

- [Todd] You want to be the loser?

- [James] I do not want to be the loser.

- [Todd] Oh, okay.

- [James] It just comes upon me.

- [Todd] Oh gosh (Todd laughing) - [Todd] I am sorry, Malia your turn.

- [Malia] My talent of singing in the car.

- [Todd] Of singing in the car?

- [Malia] Yeah.

- [Todd] Um, like are you good at it, like really good?

- [Malia] Not always, no.

- [Todd] No, but you just do it.

What is your favorites to favorite music to sing right now?

- [Malia] Anything that is on the radio.

- [Todd] Anything on the radio, okay, all right.

Alec, wrap it up.

- [Alec] Oh, probably knowing obscure Star Wars characters.

- [Todd] So you are a huge Star Wars fan, I take it?

- [Alec] Yes, I am.

- [Todd] Um, what is your favorite of all of the Star Wars movies?

- [Alec] Probably Attack of the Clones.

- [Todd] Attack of the Clones, good choice, good choice.

All right the category round is next but let's see how well you do with our viewer question of the week.

(upbeat funky music) - Hi I am Paul Riley from Safety Insurance and this is your main question of the week.

In 2018, Senator Angus King helped drive the creation of what new emoji?

Was it a cow, a lobster, or a crown?

We will have the answer later in the show.

- [Todd] We are back and next up is the category round with the following choices.

These five rings, just head south that is my story, swim at your own risk how does this sound and putting on an act.

Questions have increasing point values and wrong answers are gonna cost you.

The rules for this round are different than in previous seasons each team will alternate control of two categories with each question they can choose to answer and either gain or lose points.

They can skip it and neither gain or lose points.

Or once per category they can toss and force the other team to answer the question.

Players will have five seconds to confer and decide what to do.

Let's see Noble you are trailing so you are gonna have control of the board and you choose your first category.

- [Student] Can we have swim at your own risk?

- [Todd] Swim at your own risk?

These are questions about sharks and rays, okay?

What species of shark is the largest living fish in the ocean?

(whispering) - [Student] Whale shark.

- [Todd] Whale shark is right.

Known for the enormous wingspan and they are surprisingly large brains what kind of rays get their common name from a Spanish word for blanket?

- [Student] Is it Manta?

- [Student] Manta Ray.

- [Todd] Manta Rays, yes, you got it again.

We are now on to swim at your own risk for 20.

Sharks and rays belong to the taxonomic class of Chondrichthyes whose members have skeletons made of what substance?

- [Student] Cartilage.

- [Todd] Cartilage is right, nice job.

Swim at your own risk for 25.

Sharks do not have swim bladders.

Instead, which body organ filled with oil helps to keep them buoyant?

- [Student] Skip (fast double tone) - [Student] Can we skip this one?

- [Todd] You can skip this one, and the answer is liver.

Liver is the answer.

Swim at your own risk for 30 this will wrap up the category.

In addition to gills most rays have what respiratory openings located near their eyes which allow them to breathe while they are resting on the sea floor.

- [Students] I'd say skip, or toss it.

(fast double tone) - [Student] Skip - [Todd] You wanna skip that as well, okay.

The answer is spiracles, spiracles.

All right we are flip over to Wells now for your choice of categories.

Your first category will be?

- [Student] Let's go just head south.

- [Todd] Just head south.

These are questions about geography.

All right, first question for 10.

South of the Netherlands in Belgium what city is the national capital of Belgium?

- [Students] Brussels.

Brussel.

- [Student] Brussels.

- [Todd] Brussels is right, yes.

Just head south for 15.

South of Iraq is what country that is home to the Islamic Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina?

- [Students] Saudi Arabia - [Student] Saudi Arabia - [Todd] Saudi Arabia, you got that one right too.

Just head south for 20.

South of Pennsylvania is Maryland.

The border between those states is part of what politically significant dividing line named for the surveyors who laid it out in the 1760s.

- [Students] District, toss it.

- [Student] Let's toss that.

- [Todd] You wanna toss that?

- [Student] Let's toss that why not?

- [Todd] We are gonna throw this over to Noble now.

You are gonna have to answer this.

I will read it one more time.

South of Pennsylvania is Maryland.

The border between those states is part of what politically significant dividing line named for the surveyors who laid it out in the 1760s?

- [Students] Dixie, Mason Dixon, Mason Dixie - [Student] Okay, Mason Dixie?

- [Todd] No, That is so close I want to give it to you but I can't it's Mason Dixon, Dixon line.

(inaudible muttering) - [Todd] All right that's a tough one we are gonna go back to Wells here, and this is just head south for 25.

South of Kenya is is Tanzania where you will find what mountain that is the highest in Africa?

- [Student] Kilimanjaro.

- [Todd] Yeah, Mount Kilimanjaro.

And this is the last one in just head south for 30.

South of Thailand and Laos is what Southeast Asian Nation where Khmer is the official language?

- [Student] Cambodia.

- [Todd] Cambodia, Great job.

All right, we are back over to Noble.

Your second category will be?

- [Student] Can we have putting on an act?

- [Todd] You can.

Putting on an act questions about federal legislation.

July 26, 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the Civil rights law known as ADA.

What does ADA stand for?

- [Students] Disabilities, disabilities act.

- [Student] Americans with Disabilities Act.

- [Todd] That's correct, putting on an act for 15.

In 2022 Congress approved an anti-lynching Act named for what 14 year old boy who was murdered in Mississippi, in 1955?

- [Students] Emmett Till, Emmett Till, yeah.

- [Student] Emmett till - [Todd] You got it, Emmett Till, nice job.

Putting on an act for 20 now.

Approved in 1890 the first federal act that outlawed business monopolies was the anti-trust Act named for what Ohio Senator who proposed it?

- [Students] Pass, I know it.

(fast double tone) - [Todd] What do you think?

- [Student] Pass, skip sorry.

- [Todd] You wanna skip it, okay, skip it.

The answer is John Sherman, John Sherman.

We're up to putting on an act for 25.

Passed shortly after 9-11 The Uniting and Strengthening in America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct Terrorism Act is known by what acronym?

- [Students] Patriot Act, yes Patriot.

- [Student] Patriot.

- [Todd] Patriot Act is right nice job.

And putting on an act for 30 The last one in the category.

In 1854 Senator Steven A. Douglas proposed what Act that repealed the Missouri Compromise created two new territories and allowed for popular sovereignty.

- [Students] That's what it's Oklahoma I think that's what it is, Oklahoma Nebraska I think.

(fast double tone) - [Student] Oklahoma and Nebraska Act.

- [Todd] Oh you're so close again.

It's Kansas Nebraska Act, Kansas Nebraska Act.

All right we're gonna go over to Wells for your second category, what will it be?

- [Student] How about how does this sound?

- [Todd] How does this sound?

I was hoping you weren't gonna pick that cus this word is a tough one.

These are questions about Onomatopoeia.

I think I got it right, such as beep or moo.

All right, what common name for thong sandals comes from the sound they make when you walk in them?

The name can also refer to a type of electronic circuit or a politician sudden change of position on an issue.

- [Student] FlipFlop - [Todd] Flip flops, yes, good job.

How does this sound for 15.

Jonathan Larson wrote the musical Rent and what autobiographical show with a title that symbolizes tire pressure.

- [Student] Tick, Tick...Boom?

- [Todd] Tick, Tick...Boom is right.

How does this sound for 20.

In computing, what four letter word is a command that sends a signal to a host The same word relates to echolocation technology used by submarines.

- [Students] Oh toss, I don't know.

(fast double tone) - [Todd] What do you think, what do you wanna do?

You can answer, skip or toss.

- [Student] Well, we can toss.

- [Todd] You wanna toss it okay.

Noble you got a chance here.

In computing what four letter word is a command that sends a signal to a host?

The same word relates to echolocation technology used by submarines.

- [Students] Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep - [Student] Beep?

- [Todd] Beep is incorrect, it's ping, ping is the answer.

How does this sound for 25.

The rare Hawaiian goose is commonly known by what name that comes from the sound it makes?

- [Students] Honk - [Student] Honk.

- [Todd] Honk is incorrect, it's Nene, Nene.

- [Student] Oh, that was gonna be our next guess.

- [Todd] Oh, I'm sure.

(Todd laughing) How does this sound for 30.

Ian Fleming who created James Bond also wrote a kid's book about what magical car that could float and fly and make a very specific noise.

- [Student] Herbie?

- [Todd] That's incorrect it's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

All right, that wraps up the category round.

We have a score Wells 220, Noble 95.

You know what's next it's the lightning round and anything can happen, we'll be right back.

(upbeat funky music) - How did you do with this week's question?

It was in 2018, Senator Angus King helped drive the creation of what new emoji?

Was it a cow, a lobster, or a crown?

The answer is the lobster emoji.

While Luke's lobster in Portland began the drive for the new symbol a letter from Senator King helped it get the thumbs up from the Unicode consortium.

The senator even signed his tweet announcing the news with emojis.

A cow for Angus and a crown for king.

- [Todd] Welcome back we're now heading into the final 90 seconds of gameplay the lightning round.

Players listen up, you do not have to wait for me to finish the question this time, you can buzz in anytime but do not answer until I call your name.

You get 20 points for each correct answer.

Incorrect answers will cost you 20 and the other team does not get the chance to answer at all.

The clock is set, good luck, and here we go.

What sea with a colorful name separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?

(ding) William, Wells.

- [William] The Red Sea.

- [Todd] The Red Sea, yes.

In US customary measurement one yard equals to how many inches?

(ding) William again.

- [William] 36.

- [Todd] 36, yes.

The main ingredient of the Swiss dishes fondue and raclette is a melted form of what food?

(ding) Sophia.

- [Sophia] Cheese.

- [Todd] Cheese, yes.

In Hickory Dickory Dock what animal ran up the clock?

(ding) Sophia again.

- [Sophia] A mouse.

- [Todd] Mouse, yes.

What is the most abundant protein in the human body?

(buzzer) Collagen.

What city is the national capital of Spain?

(ding) William.

- [William] Madrid.

- [Todd] Madrid, yes.

Which planet is named for the Roman god of war?

(ding) Sophia.

- [Sophia] Mars.

- [Todd] Mars, yes.

Badgers are the mascot of what Big 10 University?

(ding) William.

- [William] Wisconsin.

- [Todd] Wisconsin.

Cosette and Fantine are characters in what?

(ding) - [Sam] Les Misérables.

- [Todd] Sam, yes, you got it.

What's the anatomical name for the upper arm bone?

(buzzer) Humorous.

Of Earth's seven continents which is the largest by population.

(ding) William, Wells.

- [William] Asia.

- [Todd] Asia, yes.

In Romeo and Juliet, what is Romeo's family name?

(ding) Sam, Wells.

- [Sam] Montague.

- [Todd] Yes.

Napoleon met his defeat at what battle in 18... (ding) William, Wells.

- [William] Waterloo.

- [Todd] You got it, What's the na... (fast ringing) Oh, that's the end of the lightning round.

Our winning team this week is Wells 380 points.

They'll be moving on to the quarter finals in a few weeks.

Our runner up noble with 155 points.

Thank you both for playing with us, congratulations too.

Be sure to tune in next time as Bangor takes on Fort Kent.

Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time on High School Quiz Show Maine.

(upbeat funky music) (clapping) - [Todd] Hey.

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It's about living life as parents, friends, and teammates.

Unitil is proud to support High School Quiz show Maine.

Unitil more than a utility, part of your community.

- [Narrator 2] Safety Insurance is committed to environmental sustainability and supports many local charities.

You can ask an independent agent about auto, home and business coverage from Safety Insurance.

Safety insurance will help you manage life's storms - [Narrator 1] And by viewers like you, thank you.

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