- Today on Quiz Central, Coldwater and Mount Pleasant go head to head.

Coming up right after this.

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- [Matthew] Here is your first question on Quiz Central.

- CS Lewis.

- [Matthew] CS Lewis is correct.

- Charlotte's web.

- [Matthew] Correct.

- Nylon.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Our season 17 grand champions are the students from Roscommon High School.

Hello everyone, I'm Matthew Ozanich, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to Quiz Central here on WCMU.

Our first round continues today with Coldwater and Mount Pleasant going head to head in our academic competition.

Now how the game works on our virtual edition of Quiz Central is quite simple.

Our two competing teams today will be independently challenged with an identical set of questions, the school that answers the most questions correctly and the time allotted, advances to the next round.

And at the end of the season four Quiz Central seniors will receive a book scholarship provided by the CMU bookstore.

And this week, the red division will square off in the first round of our tournament.

So without further ado, let's get today's match underway.

And 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, there is no deduction for incorrect answers, students will be able to consult with their teammates on each question, but the final answers will be coming from the team's captain.

Coldwater, we're starting with you.

So here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

In 1782 what Asian country's currently-reigning Chakri dynasty was founded by Rama I after a coup deposed Taksin the Great?

- India.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What poem, whose speaker describes eating "men like air," claims that "dying is an art" and is by Sylvia Plath?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass?

Onto the next question.

What effect, which vanishes at the equator, arises from a "two times angular velocity crossed with velocity" term in rotating reference frames?

- The Coriolis effect.

- [Matthew] Coriolis is correct.

What European city, which is home to a street known as Nevsky Prospect, is also home to a museum called "The Hermitage"?

- St. Petersburg.

- [Matthew] Correct.

A 1993 battle in what city on the Horn of Africa inspired the film "Black Hawk Down"?

- Mogadishu.

- [Matthew] Mogadishu is correct.

Diffusion proceeds down a gradient of what quantity, which can be measured in units of molarity and molality?

- Concentration.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What play, whose characters include Donalbain and Malcolm, has a title that is considered bad luck in theaters, where it is called "the Scottish play"?

- Macbeth.

- Correct.

What letter, which names a Marvel Comics character called "the unknown," is the final letter of the Greek alphabet and is paired in a phrase with "alpha"?

Oh sorry, that time, we're not gonna be able to get to the answer on that one.

Coldwater opened strong with five correct answers and 50 points.

Mount Pleasant, it's now your turn in the Maroon and Gold Rush.

Let's put two minutes back on the clock.

In 1782 what Asian country's currently-reigning Chakri dynasty was founded by Rama I after a coup deposed Taksin the Great?

- Be India maybe?

- Yeah, India.

- [Matthew] India's incorrect.

Next question.

What poem, whose speaker describes eating "men like air," claims that "dying is an art" and is by Sylvia Plath?

- [Isaac] You know this Taylor.

- I don't know.

- [Matthew] No?

No, no answer?

All right on the next question - Yeah, no answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, on the next question.

What effect, which vanishes at the equator, arises from a "two times angular velocity crossed with velocity" term, in rotating reference frames?

- Coriolis maybe?

- Yeah.

Deferred to Isaac.

- Coriolis effect.

- [Matthew] Coriolis is correct.

What European city, which is home to a street known as Nevsky Prospect, is also home to a museum called "The Hermitage"?

- I think that's St. Petersburg, isn't it?

- Yeah.

St. Petersburg.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

A 1993 battle in what city on the Horn of Africa inspired the film "Black Hawk Down"?

- I have no idea.

- [Matthew] No answer?

Onto the next question.

Diffusion proceeds down a gradient of what quantity, which can be measured in units of molarity and molality?

- Is it concentration do you think?

Oh yeah, concentration.

- [Matthew] Concentration is correct.

What play, whose characters include Donalbain and Malcolm, has a title that is considered bad luck in theaters, where it is called "the Scottish play"?

- [Luca] Is it Macbeth?

- Yeah Macbeth.

- Macbeth is correct.

What letter, which names a Marvel Comics character called "the un," oh sorry, the time, time is up on that round.

And here are the answers to the missed questions in that round.

The Chakri dynasty was founded by Rama I in Thailand.

And the poem by Sylvia Plath we were looking for was "Lady Lazarus."

And the final letter of the Greek alphabet is omega.

Well there's only one round so far in the books already and it is a tight score, but right now we're gonna take this opportunity to meet our players from each of today's schools.

Let's go ahead and start with the students from Coldwater.

- I'm Eric Rucker from Coldwater.

I'm a junior and I'm on the tennis team, and I'm also in marching band.

My name's Evan, I'm a sophomore and I also play tennis.

My name is Jonathan, I'm a senior, and I play tennis and in mid marching band.

- Thank you very much Coldwater.

Now the team from Mount Pleasant, take it away.

- Hello, my name is Taylor, I'm a junior at Mount Pleasant High School and I'm on the varsity soccer team.

- Hi, my name is Luca, I'm also a junior.

I like math and I play violin.

- I'm Isaac.

I am on the quiz bowl team obviously, and I'm a junior and I like playing chess.

- Hello, I'm Gabe Fanning, I'm a senior, and I am on the Model UN team and I play piano.

- And now that we've had a chance to meet everyone, let's head into the next round of the day, the Perfect Ten.

In the Perfect Ten our teams will be given a category and they'll have 60 seconds to answer as many questions correctly as they can.

And our Perfect Ten category for today is American novels and wars.

During what wars are these novels partly or completely set.

Coldwater, we're gonna start with you, so let's put 60 seconds on the clock and head into the Perfect Ten.

Irene Hunt's "Across Five Aprils."

- The Civil War.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Joseph Heller's "Catch-22."

- World War I.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

- World War I.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato."

- World War II.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels."

- World War II.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

James Fenimore Cooper's "The Spy," which was based on a real-life spy who helped John Jay.

- American Revolution.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five."

- World War II.

- Correct.

Richard Hooker's "MASH" Oh sorry, but the time indicates that we're not gonna be able to get to that last one.

Just got to the first part of the question there.

A tough Perfect Ten today, but Coldwater does manage to gain 30 points, raising their score to 80.

Now it's Mount Pleasant's turn to try to add to their score in the Perfect Ten.

Let's put 60 seconds back on the clock.

Irene Hunt's "Across Five Aprils."

- The Civil War.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Joseph Heller's "Catch-22."

- World War I.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

- The Spanish-Mexican War.

Mexican-American War.

- [Matthew] Sorry, I'm not gonna be able to accept that, on the next question.

- Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato."

- Anybody have any idea?

- Revolutionary War, I don't know, just guessing.

- We could go Vietnam War 'cause the name Cacciato.

- That works.

- All right, Vietnam War.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels."

- World War II maybe?

Vietnam?

- Yeah, World War II.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

James Fenimore Cooper's "The Spy," which was based on a real-life spy who helped John Jay.

- John Jay, that be revolutionary maybe?

- Yeah, Revolutionary War, - American Revolution is correct.

Oh sorry, that time is gonna signify the end of the round.

Mount Pleasant definitely gets challenged by today's Perfect Ten with three correct answers and 30 points.

Now with two rounds in the books our score is Coldwater 80, Mount Pleasant 70.

And here are those questions that we missed in the Perfect Ten.

Irene Hunt's "Across Five Aprils," was the American Civil War.

Joseph Heller's "Catch-22," was World War II.

And Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels," was also the American Civil War.

Let's keep the action rolling along as Coldwater and Mount Pleasant make their way into our third round today, the Homestretch.

In this round I'll be asking each team a series of random questions.

Team members will be able to consult with each other but the final answers will be coming from our team's captains.

And we're gonna start with Coldwater today in the Homestretch round.

So Coldwater, here comes your first question.

What country, in which the Perfume River flows through the former capital of Hue, contains the delta of the Mekong River, south of Ho Chi Minh City?

- Vietnam.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What comic strip featured a psychiatric booth run by a girl as well as imaginary World War I fights between the Red Baron and a beagle named Snoopy?

- Peanuts.

- [Matthew] Correct.

In June 2022, what one-time public defender, who clerked for Stephen Breyer, was sworn in as Breyer's replacement as a justice on the Supreme Court?

- Ketanji Brown Jackson.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What numerical name is given to the 1972 law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions, including college sports?

- Title IX.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What general, who led the fake First U.S. Army Group after slapping two shell-shocked soldiers during World War II, was nicknamed "Old Blood and Guts"?

- George Patton.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What word refers to the bottom part of a fraction, for example, the number 9 in the fraction seven-ninths?

- [Eric] The denominator.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What president derided the Do-Nothing Congress for opposing his fair deal, and surprisingly won the election of 1948 by defeating Thomas Dewey?

- [Eric] Truman.

- [Matthew] Truman's correct.

What hero was dipped in the Styx, making him invulnerable except for his heel?

- Achilles.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What material, often coated with kaolinite to make it more opaque, and made by pressing cellulose fibers, from wood into thin sheets, is used in books?

- Paper.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What character becomes stuck in the front door to Rabbit's house after eating too much milk and honey in a book by A.

A. Milne?

- Winnie-the-Pooh.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What element, whose atoms have two neutrons in its isotope called tritium, forms at the cathode during electrolysis of water and has atomic number one?

- Hydrogen.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What short-lived socialist government ruled a European capital for two months in 1871 before being suppressed in the "Bloody Week"?

- Paris Commune.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What author described a vacationing banker's affair in his story "The Lady with the Dog," and portrayed Russia's theater scene in his play "The Seagull"?

- Pass - [Matthew] Pass?

Onto the next question.

Earl Scruggs developed a namesake style of using finger and thumb picks to play what instrument, which usually has between four and six strings?

- Guitar.

- Guitar is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What first vice president under Richard Nixon resigned in 1973, amid charges that he took bribes during his time, oh sorry, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round, so we're not gonna really be able to get to that last question.

Coldwater gained some serious momentum in the Homestretch round, and adds 120 points to their score, bringing their total now up to 200. but now we turn to Mount Pleasant to see how they'll handle the Homestretch round, Mount Pleasant, here comes your first question.

What country, in which the Perfume River flows through the former capital of Hue, contains the delta of the Mekong River, south of Ho Chi Minh City?

- Vietnam.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What comic strip featured a psychiatric booth run by a girl as well as imaginary World War I fights between the Red Baron and a beagle named Snoopy?

- [Isaac] Peanuts, right?

- Yeah, Peanuts.

- [Matthew] Correct.

In June 2022, what one-time public defender, who clerked for Stephen Breyer, was sworn in as Breyer's replacement as a justice on the Supreme Court?

- What was her name?

- Ketanji Brown Jackson.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What numerical name is given to the 1972 law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions, including college sports?

- Title IX.

- [Matthew] Title IX's correct.

What general, who led the fake First U.S. Army Group after slapping two shell-shocked soldiers during World War II.

- General Patton.

- [Matthew] General Patton is correct.

What word refers to the bottom part of a fraction, for example, the number 9 in the fraction seven-ninths?

- Denominator.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What president derided the Do-Nothing Congress for opposing his fair deal, and surprisingly won the election of 1948 by defeating Thomas Dewey?

- Dwight D. Eisenhower - [Matthew] Eisenhower is incorrect.

What hero was dipped in the Styx, making him invulnerable except for his heel?

- Achilles.

- [Matthew] Achilles is correct.

What material, often coated with kaolinite to make it more opaque, and made by pressing cellulose fibers, from wood into thin sheets, is used in books?

- Paper.

- [Matthew] Paper is correct.

What character becomes stuck in the front door to Rabbit's house after eating too much milk and honey in a book by A.

A. Milne?

- Oh, Winnie-the-Pooh.

- [Matthew] Winnie-the-Pooh's correct.

What element, whose atoms have two neutrons in its isotope called tritium, forms at the cathode.

- Hydrogen.

- [Matthew] Hydrogen is correct.

What short-lived socialist government ruled a European capital for two months in 1871 before being suppressed in the "Bloody Week"?

- Wasn't that in Paris?

- Sure.

That sounds familiar.

- I don't remember what it was called though.

- I don't know.

- Yeah, I don't know.

- No answer?

Onto the next question.

What author described a vacationing banker's affair in his story "The Lady with the Dog," and portrayed Russia's theater scene in his play "The Seagull"?

- I have no idea.

- [Isaac] Yeah, I don't have anything.

- [Matthew] No answer?

- Yeah.

- [Matthew] Yeah.

No answer.

Onto the next question.

Earl Scruggs developed a namesake style of using finger and thumb picks to play what instrument, which usually has between four and six strings?

- Isn't that a banjo?

- Sure.

- Banjo.

- Banjo is correct.

Oh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round, Mount Pleasant answers right back in the Homestretch with 11 correct answers and 110 points.

Only one question was missed in that round.

The author of "The Lady and the Dog" and "The Seagull" was Anton Chekhov.

Our score is now Cold water 200, Mount Pleasant 180 and it is anyone's game, as we head into the final round of the day, the Final Countdown.

Our teams will have just two minutes to answer as many questions as they can with correct answers still being worth 10 points a piece.

Coldwater, you're first up in today's Final Countdown, so let's put two minutes on the clock and here comes your first question.

What poet, who wrote about objects that keep "time in a sort of runic rhyme" in "The Bells," depicted a bird that repeats "nevermore" in "The Raven"?

- Edgar Allan Poe.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What man, the only player in NBA history to be unanimously voted league MVP, was the NBA Finals MVP in 2022 as a guard for the Golden State Warriors?

- Kobe Bryant.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect.

Next question.

Mount Whitney and the Giant Forest, which contains the enormous General Sherman tree, are in what national park in California?

- Sequoia National Park.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What military contingent, which was defeated at the Battle of Gravelines, was sent by Philip II in a failed Spanish attempt to invade England in 1588?

- The Spanish Armada.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

What peninsula, which is east of Buzzards Bay and north of Martha's Vineyard, is in southeastern Massachusetts and takes its name from a whitefish?

- Cape Cod.

- [Matthew] Cape Cod is correct.

What organization, which is led by Angela McArdle, nominated Jo Jorgensen for president in 2020 and is a third party that promotes limited government?

- The Libertarian Party.

- [Matthew] Libertarian Party is correct.

The weak interaction is mediated by the W and Z types of what particles, which have integer spin?

- Bosons.

- [Matthew] Bosons is correct.

What city, where a three-eyed fish called "Blinky" was found near a nuclear plant owned by Montgomery Burns, is home to Lisa and Bart on "The Simpsons"?

- Springfield.

- Springfield is correct.

What Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill was rebuilt by, oh, sorry, that bell is gonna signify the end of the round.

Thank you Coldwater.

Now, Mount Pleasant, It's your turn to enter today's Final Countdown.

Here comes your first question.

What poet, who wrote about objects that keep "time in a sort of runic rhyme" in "The Bells," depicted a bird that repeats "nevermore" in "The Raven"?

- Yeah, Edgar Allan Poe.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What man, the only player in NBA history to be unanimously voted league MVP, was the NBA Finals MVP in 2022 as a guard for the Golden State Warriors?

- That's Steph Curry or Kevin Durant?

I don't know, one of the two.

I don't know anything about this.

Kevin Durant.

- [Matthew] Kevin Durant is incorrect.

Mount Whitney and the Giant Forest, which contains the enormous General Sherman tree, are in what national park in California?

- Yeah.

Sequoia.

- [Matthew] Sequoia's correct.

What military contingent, which was defeated at the Battle of Gravelines, was sent by Philip II in a failed Spanish attempt to invade England in 1588?

- The Spanish Armada.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What peninsula, which is east of Buzzards Bay and north of Martha's Vineyard, is in southeastern Massachusetts and takes its name from a whitefish?

- Cape Cod.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What organization, which is led by Angela McArdle, nominated Jo Jorgensen for president in 2020 and is a third party that promotes limited government?

- [Isaac] Libertarian?

- Libertarian Party.

- [Matthew] Correct.

The weak interaction is mediated by the W and Z types of what particles, which have integer spin?

- Is it Boson, maybe.

- Boson.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What city, where a three-eyed fish called "Blinky" was found near a nuclear plant owned by Montgomery Burns, is home to Lisa and Bart on "The Simpsons"?

- [Isaac] Springfield.

- [Gabe] Springfield.

- Springfield.

- [Matthew] Springfield's correct.

What Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the 1666 Great Fire of London?

- I dunno.

Anybody else?

- Not sure.

- Oh, sorry that time, we are out of time for that round, so we're not gonna be able to get an answer on that last one.

After four rounds of competition, our final score is Coldwater 270, Mount Pleasant 240.

A tough start today for both teams, but they really picked up some momentum in the latter half of the game.

And those final round answers that we missed were, the only player in the NBA history to be unanimously voted League MVP was Steph Curry.

And that Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill was Saint Paul's Cathedral.

Today's victors on Quiz Central are the students from Coldwater.

Congratulations Coldwater.

And of course we want to thank Mount Pleasant for joining us for a fantastic game of Quiz Central.

Seniors, good luck to all of you in your future endeavors and underclassmen.

We hope to see you right back here, next season on Quiz Central.

And we hope all of you will join us again in our next episode of QC, as two more Michigan schools compete for the Season 18 title.

As a reminder, all episodes of Quiz Central are archived online at wcmu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU Public Television, thank you for watching.

And we'll see you all right back here for the next episode of Quiz Central.

Goodnight.

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