(bright music) - Welcome to season nine of "High School Quiz Show Maine" where 16 schools from across the state are competing to be this year's champion and take home the thousand dollar prize for their school's project graduation.

In our third qualifying match, it's the Clippers of Yarmouth High School.

(bright music) Taking on the Broncos of Hampden Academy.

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(bright music) - Welcome to season nine of "High School Quiz Show Maine."

I'm Todd Gutner.

Once again, we have 16 schools competing to be this year's champion and take home the thousand dollar grand prize for their school's project graduation.

In our third match, we have two veteran schools that are each looking for their first championship.

The Clippers of Yarmouth were our season eight runners up, and hope their fourth appearance on "Quiz Show" ends with their first championship.

But the Broncos of Hampden Academy are hoping their second time includes a trip to the finals.

Let's get things going by meeting the teams.

For Yarmouth, we have Sebastian, Kevin, Elise and James, with alternates Crosby and Shad, and they're coached by Sarah Wilson.

And for Hampden, we have Katie, Hannah, Addison and Declan with alternates, Addison and Ben, and they're coached by Dave Evanoff.

The competition has four rounds, the toss-up round, the head-to-head round, and the category round, and of course, the lightning round.

We'll start with the toss-up round.

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

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

Good luck both teams.

Here comes the first question.

The River Thames flows through which European capital city?

(bell ringing) Addison.

- Paris.

- That's incorrect, Yarmouth?

Go ahead, Kevin.

- London.

- London is correct.

What word can refer to the number of points accumulated in a sporting event to the instrumental music composed for a film or to a group of 20 things?

(bell ringing) Declan.

- Score.

- Score, that's right.

Monster Hunter, Geralt of Revia, is the main character in what TV series based on fantasy stories by Andre Sapkofsky?

(bell ringing) Go ahead, Declan.

- The Witcher.

- The Witcher, yes.

In June 2025, what Paris Museum shut down unexpectedly when its staff went on strike, saying they were overloaded with unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing, and what one union called untenantable working conditions.

(bell ringing) Go ahead, Elise.

- The Louvre.

- The Louvre.

Up next, we have a picture question, so please take a look at the monitor right over here.

On display in Philadelphia, this bell was originally known as the State House Bell and is recognized for the large crack running down one side.

By what name is it more commonly called today?

(bell ringing) Addison, Hampden.

- The Liberty Bell.

- The Liberty Bell, yes.

What Civil Rights leader delivered his I have a dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

on August 28th, 1963?

(bell ringing) Elise.

- Martin Luther King Jr.

- That's correct.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal included the creation of the TVA to build public works.

In this context, what do the letters TVA stand for?

(bell ringing) Sebastian?

- Tennessee Valley Authority.

- That's right.

Homeris Americanas is the scientific name for what decapod crustacean that is very important to the economy of the state of Maine?

(bell ringing) Addison.

- The lobster.

- The lobster, right.

By definition, a bibliophile is a person who has a love for which of these things?

Books, cheese, or flowers?

(bell ringing) Kevin.

- Books.

- Books, yes.

All right, next up we have a video question, so again, take a look over here.

- Hi, I'm Aislinn Sarnacki, the host of "Borealis" on Maine Public Television.

And here's my question for you.

What species of owl, common to Maine's forests, is known for its large size, silent flight, and large eartufs, which are actually feathers.

(bell ringing) - Elise, Yarmath.

- Great horned owl.

- You got it, nice job.

Next up, we have a math question.

You've got pencils and paper.

Here it is.

12 is 5% of what number?

(bell ringing) Kevin?

- 240.

- Nailed it.

Nice job.

In the entertainment software rating board, content rating system for video games, E stands for everyone, T stands for teen, M stands for what?

(bell ringing) Declan.

- Mature audiences.

- We'll take that, yes.

Nice job.

The novel, Giovanni's Room and the essay collection, The Fire Next Time, are works by what 20th century American writer and Civil Rights activist?

(bell ringing) Sebastian.

- James Baldwin.

- That's correct.

Proposed in 1899 by US Secretary of State John Hay, the open door policy was intended to facilitate US trade with what country?

(bell ringing) Kevin?

- China.

- China, yep.

What woman's magazine that published its first regular issue in 1972 took its name from a courtesy title that does not indicate a woman's marital status?

(bell ringing) Elise.

- Miss.

- That's incorrect.

Hampden, you have a chance here?

(bell ringing) Go ahead, Declan.

Ms.

is correct.

It sounds like M-I-Z.

Yes, I think yours was M-I-S-S.

It sounded more like that.

All right, we're gonna move on now.

What name that refers to Nebraska's most populous city was also the code name of a beach in the invasion of Normandy during World War II.

(bell ringing) Sebastian.

- Omaha.

- Omaha, nice.

All right, we have another math question.

Here it comes.

If the two base angles of an isosceles triangle each measure 75 degrees, what is the measure of the vertex angle?

(bell ringing) James.

- 30 degrees.

- 30 degrees.

That was quick, nice job.

According to Greek mythology, dead souls made the journey from earth to the underworld by crossing what river?

(bell ringing) Kevin?

- Styx.

- Styx, yes.

In a traditional idiom that comes from the biblical book of Genesis, extending a branch of what tree is said to be a gesture of reconciliation and peace?

(bell ringing) Go ahead, Declan.

- Olive tree.

- Olive, right.

Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Hayes were the crew of what 1970 NASA space mission that was unable to land on the moon because of a malfunction on the spacecraft?

(bell ringing) Declan again.

- Apollo 10.

- That's incorrect.

Yarmouth.

(bell ringing) Kevin.

- Apollo 13.

- Apollo 13 is the number we needed.

What name is given to an event in the year 1212 when two boys attempted to lead a group of religious followers on a march from Europe to Jerusalem?

(bell ringing) Elise.

- The Children's Crusade.

- That's correct.

Jeremy Allen White stars a famous chef who goes home to run his family sandwich shop in what TV series, whose title comes from his character's nickname?

(bell ringing) Kevin.

- The Bear.

- The Bear, do you watch that show?

- I don't.

- You don't?

Oh, it's so good.

All right.

Leukocytosis is an abnormal increase in the presence of what type of cells in the human body?

(bell ringing) Elise.

- White blood cells.

- White blood cells, nice.

(alarm buzzing) Ooh, that is the end of our first round.

We've got a pretty good one here.

Current score, Yarmouth 160, Hampden Academy, 70.

Match is good, don't go anywhere.

We will meet the players when we get back.

(upbeat music) Before we go to the head-to-head round, we like to pause and get to know our players with a slightly silly question.

This one is, what's something you wish was taught in school but isn't?

We'll start with Sebastian over here.

- I wish that there was a creative writing class at my school taught by Caroline Gerber.

- Is there a creative writing?

- No, there's not a creative writing class at my high school.

- Who is Caroline Gerber?

- Someone very smart.

- Someone very smart.

Okay, is it a teacher?

Is it an author?

Is it?

- Some may say she's many things.

- Okay, you're very cryptic, Sebastian.

We're gonna move on to Kevin now, what do you got?

- I think a class in filmmaking would be really fun.

- I know my bestie Caroline Gerber would love that.

- Okay.

- Is Caroline Gerber like a student, a friend?

- She's many things.

- Elise.

- I wish that we had a Quiz Bowl class taught a course by Caroline Gerber.

- Yeah, she seems to be an amazing human.

- She's a very special person.

- Okay.

And James, how are you gonna work Caroline, what was her name again, Gerber, into this?

- Yeah, I think more engineering classes taught by Caroline Gerber.

- More engineering classes.

You don't hear that often.

Thank you, Yarmouth.

Let's go to Hampden Academy.

Katie.

- I would love a class-- - You don't know a Caroline Gerber, do you?

- No, I do not.

- Okay, that's good.

- I would love a class on underwater basket weaving.

- Wow.

How did you come up with that one?

Are you interested in either of those?

- No, not really, but I think it would be interesting to take.

- It'd be tough, yeah.

Hannah?

- I wish there were a class on how to apply to college because I'm having a really hard time right now.

- Oh my god, so are you a junior or senior?

- I'm a senior.

- You're a senior and it's rough, isn't it?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Well, I think it'll probably all just shake itself out and you'll end up at a good place, I'm sure.

- Thank you.

- All right, Addison, how about you?

- I would say we need a class on how to buy a house.

- How to buy a house.

Is that something you'd like to do, like, soon or just down the line at some point?

- Probably not soon, but that's definitely an important thing for later, I bet.

- I agree.

Do you have any thoughts on where you'd like to live long term?

- Oh, gosh, no, not yet.

- Okay.

All right.

Declan, how about you?

- I think there should be a class on managing deadlines.

- Managing deadlines.

So do you have a tough time with managing all the stuff that's thrown at you?

- I'm pretty good about it now.

- [Todd] Could you teach that class?

- I think I could, yeah.

- Oh, there we go.

You've got some confidence, Declan.

I like it a lot.

All right, thanks guys very much.

The head-to-head round is next, but let's see how well you do with the viewer question of the week.

(upbeat music) - Hi, I'm Amanda Vicinanzo from Unitil and here is your America at 250 viewer question of the week.

The only remaining Liberty Ship in the world that retains her original World War II configuration is named for what naval hero of the Revolutionary War?

(drum music) The answer is Jeremiah O'Brien.

Born in Kittery in 1744, O'Brien led the group of Machias militiamen who captured the British ship HMS Margaretta in 1775.

Six ships have been named in his honor.

- It's time now for the head-to-head round.

Players alternate facing off one-on-one right here at this desk.

Correct answers are worth 10 points.

Incorrect answers will cost you 10 points.

We do have 90 seconds on this game clock.

You guys ready?

All right, here we go.

How many lakes make up the Great Lakes of the United States?

(alarm buzzing) That's five.

Trumpets and tubas are in which section of the, go ahead.

- Brass.

- Brass is correct.

The national flag of Italy is red, white, and?

- Green.

- Green, yes.

In the Pokemon universe, what character evolves into Ivysaur?

(bell ringing) Go ahead.

- Bulbasaur.

- You got it.

Earth's outer core is mainly an alloy of nickel and what other metallic element?

(alarm buzzing) Iron.

Which Shakespeare character famously says to be or not to be, that is the?

- Hamlet.

- Hamlet, right.

In Star Trek, William Shatner played what commander of the Starship Enterprise?

- Kirk.

- Kirk, right.

According to the CIA World Fact Book, what city is not Beijing?

What city that is not Beijing is the most populous city in China?

- Shanghai.

- Shanghai, right.

What is the next prime number after 47?

(alarm buzzing) 53.

Stanford University and Pepperdine University are located in what?

- California.

- California.

Coleslaw takes its name from-- - Cabbage.

- Yeah, cabbage.

What British Queen is the only one to hold the title Empress of India?

(bell ringing) Go ahead.

- Victoria.

- Nailed it.

Celiac disease is a strong sensitivity to what?

- Gluten.

- Gluten, nice.

(alarm buzzing) Oh, that's the end of the round.

Right now, we've got a score of Yarmouth, 240.

Hampden Academy, 90.

The category round is next, so don't go away.

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(upbeat music) - Next up is the category round with the following choices.

That 70s Category, Get Me to the Grammys, Crazy Eights, A Bridge Too Far, It's a Sad Story, and Solve For "N."

Each team will alternate control of two categories.

Questions have increasing point values.

With each question, they can choose to answer it, and either gain or lose points, they can skip it, and neither gain nor lose points, or once per category, they can toss it to the other team and force them to answer.

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

Hampden, you trail by a little bit so you have control of the board.

Addison, where would you like to go?

- Get Me to the Grammys, please.

- Okay, Get Me to the Grammys.

These are questions about Grammy winning music artists.

Here's the first question for 10 points.

Sabrina Carpenter won a Grammy Award for what 2024 pop song that shares its name with a coffee-based beverage?

- Espresso.

- Espresso's right.

Get Me to the Grammys.

SZA floats the idea that life is better on another planet in which Grammy winning R&B song released in 2024?

- Saturn.

- Saturn is also correct.

Get Me to the Grammys for 20.

Annie Clark won Grammy Awards for the songs Flea and Broken Man and the album All Born Screaming.

She's a singer who is better known by what religious sounding stage name.

- Skip.

- Wanna skip that?

The answer's St.

Vincent.

Here's Get Me to the Grammys for 25.

In March 2025, the Grammy Award for best classical instrumental solo album went to a recording of the Goldberg variations written in 1741 by what German composer?

- Toss.

- All right, so you wanna toss it to Yarmouth?

Okay, you wanna toss over to Yarmouth.

All right, Yarmouth, I'll reread the question for you.

Get Me to the Grammys.

In March 2025, the Grammy Award for best classical instrumental solo album went to a recording of the Goldberg variations written in 1741 by what German composer?

- We're gonna go Wagner.

- That's incorrect.

It's Johann Sebastian Bach is the answer.

All right, we're back over to Hampden for the last question.

Get Me to the Grammys, this one's for 30 points.

A Grammy for best video game soundtrack was awarded to composer Winifred Phillips for Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, a 3D installment in what role playing video game series?

- Skip.

- You wanna skip it?

The answer is Wizardry.

Wizardry.

All right, that wraps up that category.

We'll head to Yarmouth.

Elise, what category would you like to start with?

- We'll go with Crazy Eights.

- Crazy Eights.

All of your answers will be eight letter words.

Here's the first one.

What long distance running event takes its name from a battlesite where the Athenians defeated the Persians in 490 BC?

- Marathon.

- Marathon, yes.

Crazy Eights, 15.

Euclid and Pythagoras were ancient Greek mathematicians central to the development of which branch of mathematics whose name comes from the Greek for measuring the earth?

- Geometry.

- Geometry is also right.

Crazy Eights for 20.

What is the eight letter name for the metallic element with the chemical symbol W?

(alarm beeping) What would you like to do, Elise?

- Skip.

- You wanna skip it.

The answer's tungsten.

And Crazy Eights for 25 now.

A type of five line humorous poem shares its name with a city in Ireland.

What is that name?

- Limerick.

- Limerick, yes.

Crazy Eights for 30, the last one.

In music, what eight letter term refers to the most common male voice type in opera?

Singing in the range between bass and tenor?

- Baritone.

- You counted it out correctly.

Nice job, Elise.

All right, we're back over to Hampden Academy for their last category.

Addison, what do you want to go with?

- Solve for "N" please.

- Okay.

Solve for "N."

Your answers will be science terms that begin with the letter N. Here's the first one.

What part of an atom may contain both protons and neutrons and accounts for about 99.9% of the atoms atomic mass?

- The nucleus.

- Correct.

Solve for "N" for 15.

Which noble gas with the atomic number 10 will produce an orange red glow when it is exposed to electricity?

- Neon.

- Neon, right.

Solve for "N" for 20.

Named for a 17th century English physicist and mathematician, What is the SI unit of force required to accelerate a one kilogram mass at a rate of one meter per second squared?

- Newton.

- Newton, also right.

Solve for "N" for 25.

Named for the valley in Germany where scientists found their fossils in 1856, our closest extinct human ancestors are hominids known by what name?

- Neanderthals.

- Also right.

And Solve for "N," 30.

In his book on the Origin of Species, what two word term beginning with N did Charles Darwin use to describe the process by which organisms evolve and survive by retaining favorable hereditary traits?

- Natural selection.

- Great job in that category.

You swept it.

Let's go over to Yarmouth, see if they can do the same.

Elise, what's your last category?

- A Sad Story.

- It's A Sad Story.

These will be questions about tragic stories in literature.

Here's the first.

William Shakespeare's tragic play, Romeo and Juliet centers on two households, both alike and dignity in what fair city of Northern Italy?

- Verona.

- Verona is correct.

It's A Sad Story for 15.

The title of a tragic 2005 novel by Marcus Zuzak, narrated by death himself, refers to a girl named Leesel who steals what things?

- Books.

- Yes.

It's A Sad Story for 20.

In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne gives her baby what name?

As being of great price purchased with all she had?

- Pearl.

- Pearl, right.

It's A Sad Story, 25.

What 1949 stageplay by Arthur Miller centers on the last 24 hours in the life of Willie Lowman?

- Death of a Salesman.

- Nice job.

It's A Sad Story for 30, the last one.

What six letter Greek word refers to the excessive pride that leads to a character's downfall in a tragic story, such as Oedipus Rex?

- Hubris.

- You got them all, you did sweep it.

Nice job, Yarmouth.

Nice job hand Hampden Academy.

Here we go with the score right now at the end of our category round.

Yarmouth, 395.

Hampden Academy, 215.

Everything can change in the lightning round, so sit tight.

We will be right back.

(upbeat music) Okay, we're heading into the final 90 seconds of gameplay, the lightning round.

Players, you do not have to wait for me to finish the question.

You can buzz in at any time, 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 will not get a chance to answer the question.

The clock is set.

Good luck.

Here we go.

What Greek letter indicates heat or change in a, Declan?

- Delta.

- Yes.

St.

Patrick's Day is observed on the 17th day of which?

Addison.

- March.

- Right.

The first novel by horror writer, Anne Rice is titled Interview with the?

Elise.

- Vampire.

- Right.

- Bosque, Anju, Bartlett are varieties of?

Elise?

- Pears.

- Yes.

In Egyptian mythology, who is the jackal headed god of?

Elise?

- Anubis.

- You got it.

Named for a Scottish inventor, what unit of power is equal to one joule per second?

(bell ringing) Declan.

- Hertz.

- Watt is the right answer.

Which of the Great Lakes shares its name with a Canadian province?

(bell ringing) Addison.

- Ontario.

- Correct.

What capital city of New Zealand is named?

Elise.

- Wellington.

- Correct.

In Greek mythology, who spends eternity in?

Declan.

- Prometheus.

- Sisyphus.

Becky Sharp is the main character in what novel by William Makepeace Thackery?

(alarm buzzing) Vanity Fair.

Helenism is an admiration for the language and, Elise?

- Greece.

- Greece.

Of Maine's 16 counties, which is the most populous?

(bell ringing) Kevin.

- Cumberland.

- Got it.

What outlaw character from English folklore led the group?

Elise?

- Robinhood.

- Robinhood, right.

Harrisburg is the capital of which?

Hannah.

- Pennsylvania.

- You got the answer correct.

That is the end of our lightning round.

We have a final score of Yarmouth, 535.

Hampden Academy, 255.

Yarmouth, you're our winners this time.

Congratulations.

Hampden, also congratulations to you.

You did a great job.

Be sure to tune in next time as Mount Ararat takes on Bangor.

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

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