- Welcome to the studios of WCMU Public Television, as we continue our 18th season of "Quiz Central".

White Cloud takes on Roscommon in a second round match, coming up right after this.

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

(bell rings) - C.S.

Lewis?

- [Matthew] C.S.

Lewis is correct.

(bell rings) - "Charlotte's Web".

- [Matthew] Correct.

(bell rings) - Nylon.

- 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.

We push along in the second round of our tournament today, with White Cloud taking on Roscommon.

We have a lot of questions to get to in today's game, but first, let's do a quick recap on how the game works here on "Quiz Central".

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

At the end of the season, four "Quiz Central" seniors will receive a Book Scholarship provided by the CMU Bookstore.

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.

White Cloud, you're gonna lead things off for us today, so here comes your first question in today's Maroon and Gold Rush.

What name is given to the plane of the Earth's orbit, as well as the path the sun traces out in the sky throughout the year?

- Equator, final.

- [Matthew] Equator is incorrect.

What country, which ceased issuing pennies in 2013, introduced in 1987 a coin known as a loonie, which it issues-- - Canada.

- [Matthew] Canada is correct.

An approximation treating nuclei and electrons separately is named for Max Born and what physicist who was the Manhattan Project's scientific head?

- [Zane] Oppenheimer.

- Oppenheimer?

- That is correct.

What rock formed by compression of organic matter has varieties including anthracite, bituminous, and lignite, and is a solid fossil fuel?

- Coal?

- Coal.

- [Matthew] Coal is correct.

A 1054 supernova observed by Chinese, Arab, and indigenous American astronomers created what nebula, visible in the constellation Taurus?

- Just pass.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, onto the next question.

What fruit, whose varieties include cara cara, blood, and navel, is known in Spanish as naranja, and shares its name with a mix of red and yellow?

- Orange.

- Orange is correct.

In September, 2021, a new defense pact was signed by the US, Britain, and what country, then led by prime minister Scott Morrison?

- Germany?

- Germany.

- [Matthew] Germany is incorrect.

In what battle, fought at Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights, did Horatio Gates capture a British army in a 1777 turning point in the Revolutionary War?

- Saratoga?

- Saratoga.

- [Matthew] Saratoga is correct.

"Sicko Mode" is a song on what 2018 Travis Scott album that lent its name to a 2021 festival where 10 attendees died in a-- - Astroworld?

Astroworld.

- Astroworld is correct.

(bell dings) Ooh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

White Cloud finishes out the Maroon and Gold Rush with six correct answers for 60 points.

Now, Roscommon, it's your turn in our opening around.

Let's put two minutes back on the clock.

What name is given to the plane of the Earth's orbit, as well as the path the sun traces out in the sky throughout the year?

- An ellipse?

- [Matthew] An ellipse is incorrect, next question.

What country, which ceased issuing pennies in 2013, introduced in 1987 a coin known as a loonie, which it issues from its Royal-- - Canada.

- [Matthew] Canada is correct.

An approximation treating nuclei and electrons separately is named for Max Born and what physicist, who was the Manhattan Project's scientific head?

- Oh, what's his name?

Fermi?

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

What rock formed by compression of organic matter has varieties including anthracite, bituminous, and lignite, and is a solid fossil fuel?

- Coal?

- That is correct.

A 1054 supernova observed by Chinese, Arab, and indigenous American astronomers created what nebula, visible in the constellation Taurus?

- Crab, crab?

- [Matthew] Crab is correct.

What fruit, whose varieties include cara cara, blood, and navel, is known in Spanish as-- - Orange.

- Orange is correct.

In September, 2021, a new defense pact was signed by the US, Britain, and what country, then led by prime minister Scott Morrison?

- Scotland.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

In what battle, fought at Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights, did Horatio Gates capture a British army in a 1777 turning point in the Revolutionary War?

- Bunker Hill?

- [Matthew] Bunker Hill is incorrect.

"Sicko Mode" is a song on what 2018 Travis Scott album that lent its name to-- - Astroworld.

- Astroworld is correct.

Open your head was one of the unusual performance directions provided by what French composer, whose works for piano-- (bell dings) And that bell signals the end of the round.

After the Maroon and Gold Rush, our score is White Cloud, 60, and Roscommon, 50, but before we move on, let's take a look at the questions that were missed in that round.

The name given to the plane of the Earth's orbit is ecliptic, the country that signed a 2021 defense pact with the US and Britain was Australia, and that French composer we were looking for was Erik Satie.

Only one round in the books so far, and it's already a very tight game, but before we continue, let's take this moment to meet our players from both of today's schools.

We'll start with the students from White Cloud.

- Hello, my name is Malachi, I am a senior at White Cloud High School, and I just got done with cross country.

- I'm Zane, a senior at White Cloud High School, and I just finished up with cross country.

- Hi, I'm Wyatt Karnes, I'm a sophomore at White Cloud High School, and I do running sports and quiz bowl.

- Hi, I'm Jarret, I'm a sophomore at White Cloud High School, and I just got done with cross country.

- Thank you very much, White Cloud.

Now, let's meet the team from Roscommon.

- I'm Alex Thiel, I'm a junior here at RHS.

I do soccer, basketball, track, band, jazz band, NHS, and student council, and the school musical.

- Hi, my name's Tessa Heliin.

I play volleyball, basketball and soccer, I am the class vice president, and I'm a member of NHS.

- I'm Ben Collins, I'm a junior at RHS.

I participate in quiz bowl, soccer, wrestling, track, and I also play in jazz band and normal band.

- Hi, I'm Corbin, I'm a junior.

I am in soccer, I'm going to be doing wrestling, and I run track.

I'm in NHS and the school's musical.

- Well, now that everyone's made their introductions, let's head into our next round of the day, the Perfect Ten.

In the Perfect Ten round, our teams will be given a category, and they will have 60 seconds to answer 10 questions pertaining to that category, and our Perfect Ten category for today is I Am.

Answer the following about phrases containing the words I am.

White Cloud, you're up first in the Perfect Ten round, so let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.

The play in which Mercutio says, "I am hurt.

A plague on both your houses."

- Oh, that's "Romeo and Juliet".

- "Romeo and Juliet".

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Religious figure who says, "I am the light of the world."

- Jesus.

- [Matthew] That is correct.

Sith Lord who proclaims, "I am the Senate."

- Count, no.

- Emperor Palpatine.

- Palpatine.

- [Matthew] Palpatine is correct.

Frenchman who said, "cogito ergo sum", or, "I think, therefore I am."

- Pass that one.

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, next question.

God whose avatar Krishna proclaims, "I am become death."

- Vishnu.

- [Matthew] Final answer?

- Yeah.

- Vishnu is correct.

Movie franchise in which Lightning McQueen boasts, "I am speed."

- "Cars".

- "Cars".

- Correct.

Philosopher who wrote the essay "Why I Am Not a Christian".

- Martin Luther.

- Martin Luther.

- [Matthew] Incorrect.

Biblical character who says, "I am escaped with the skin of my teeth."

(bell dings) - Abraham.

- Oh, sorry, we aren't gonna be able to get to answer on that one.

White Cloud finishes out their Perfect Ten with five correct answers, bringing their score to 110.

Let's turn now to Roscommon in the Perfect Ten, as we put 60 seconds back on the clock.

A play in which Mercutio says, "I am hurt.

A plague on both your houses."

- "Romeo and Juliet."

- Correct.

Religious figure who says, "I am the light of the world."

- Jesus Christ.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Sith Lord who proclaims, "I am the Senate."

- Palpatine.

- Correct.

Frenchman who said, "cogito ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am."

- Kant?

- [Matthew] Kant is incorrect.

God whose avatar Krishna proclaims, "I am become death."

- Vishnu?

- [Matthew] Vishnu's correct.

Movie franchise in which Lightning McQueen boasts, "I am speed."

- Cars.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Philosopher who wrote the essay "Why I Am Not a Christian".

- Oh, no answer.

- [Matthew] Biblical character who says, "I am escaped with the skin of my teeth."

- Job.

- [Matthew] Correct.

French King who said "l'etat".

(bell dings) That bell signals the end of the round.

Roscommon is able to snag six correct answers for 60 points in their Perfect Ten, bringing their score to 110.

So after two rounds, our score is now tied, with White Cloud and Roscommon both at 110 points apiece.

Before we head to the next round, let's take a look at those questions we missed in the Perfect Ten.

The Frenchmen who said, "I think, therefore I am," was Rene Descartes, and the philosopher who wrote "Why I am Not a Christian" was Bertrand Russell.

We're all tied up here as we enter our third round of the day, the Homestretch round.

In the Homestretch, I'll be asking each team a series of random questions.

Correct answers are still worth 10 points apiece, and final answers will be coming from our team's captains.

We're gonna start with White Cloud in the Homestretch round, so, students, here comes your first question.

What writer described the Officer's painful execution in the story "In the Penal Colony", and wrote about Gregor becoming a bug in "The Metamorphosis"?

- Kafka.

- Kafka?

- [Matthew] Correct.

What system that assigns 512 to algebra and codes starting with 981 to books on the history of Brazil is a classification system used by libraries?

- Pass.

- Pass, next question.

In 2021, a Canadian group decided to release 50 million pounds from its reserve of what sweet food made by gathering sap from a specific type of tree?

- Syrup.

- [Matthew] You're gonna have to be more specific.

- Maple, maple syrup.

- Correct.

What metallic element is found in the mineral aragonite, is used by corals to build their skeletons, and is combined with phosphate in human bones?

- Calcium?

- [Matthew] Calcium is correct.

Long range weather forecasting is difficult partly due to what phenomenon, in which a system is highly sensitive to its initial conditions?

- Pass.

- Pass, next question.

What US streaming service, which streamed the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest and the reboot "Bel-Air", is named after the logo of parent network NBC?

- Peacock.

- Peacock.

- [Matthew] Peacock is correct.

Which Russian tsar defeated the Decembrist Revolt after succeeding his brother Alexander I in 1825, and shares his name with a tsar shot in 1918?

- Nicholas?

Nicholas I.

- [Matthew] Nicholas I is correct.

What mountain, under which the giant Typhon was said to have been buried, lies between Catania and Messina, and is an active volcano on Sicily?

- Etna.

- [Narrator] Etna is correct.

What company that operates a Gigafactory in Nevada moved its corporate headquarters from-- - Tesla.

- [Matthew] Say again?

- Tesla.

- Tesla is correct.

What structures in which barbs are attached to a stem known as a rachis have a down type?

- [Zane] Pass.

- Pass.

- Pass, onto the next question.

What director of "Pacific Rim" and "Pan's Labyrinth" won Best Director for the Best Picture-winning film "The Shape of Water"?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, onto the next question.

What Greek goddess was the daughter of Chaos; had numerous children with Uranus, including the Titans; and was the personification of the Earth?

- Gaia, Gaia, Gaia.

- Gaia?

- [Matthew] Gaia is correct.

What highest point of Turkey is about 40 miles from Armenia's capital of Yerevan, and is said to be the spot where Noah's Ark came to rest?

- Pass.

- [Matthew] Pass, onto the next question.

What man, who a civil jury found liable for Ron Goldman's death, was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown- - O.J.

Simpson.

- And is a former-- - O.J.

Simpson.

- [Matthew] OJ Simpson is correct.

What author, who began writing the gay romance "Maurice" in 1913, described a false accusation that Adela makes against Dr. Aziz in "A Passage to India"?

- Pass.

- Pass, onto the next question.

(bell dings) That bell signals the end of the round.

White Cloud performs quite well in the Homestretch round, with nine correct answers, bringing their score to 200.

We now turn to Roscommon to see how they'll fare in the Homestretch.

Roscommon, here comes your first question.

What writer described the Officer's painful execution in the story "In The Penal Colony", and wrote about Gregor becoming a bug in "The Metamorphosis"?

- Kafka.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What system that assigns 512 to algebra and codes starting with 981 to books on the history of Brazil is a classification-- - Dewey Decimal.

- [Matthew] Dewey Decimal is correct.

In 2021, a Canadian group decided to release 50 million pounds from its reserve of what sweet food made by gathering sap from a specific type of tree?

- Maple syrup.

- [Matthew] Maple syrup is correct.

What metallic element is found in the mineral aragonite, is used by corals to build their skeletons, and is combined with phosphate in human bones?

- Calcium.

- Calcium?

- [Matthew] Correct.

Long range weather forecasting is difficult partly due to what phenomenon, in which a system is highly sensitive to its initial conditions?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

What US streaming service, which streamed the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest and the reboot "Bel-Air", is named after the logo of parent network NBC?

- Peacock.

- [Matthew] Correct.

Which Russian tsar defeated the Decembrist Revolt after succeeding his brother Alexander I in 1825, and shares his name with a tsar shot in 1918?

- Nicholas.

- [Matthew] I need you to be more specific.

- Nicholas I.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What mountain, under which the giant Typhon was said to have been buried, lies between Catania and Messina, and is an active volcano on Sicily?

- Etna.

- [Matthew] Etna is correct.

What company that operates a Gigafactory in Nevada moved its corporate headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin, Texas in 2021?

- Tesla.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What structures, in which barbs are attached to a stem known as rachis, have a down type?

- Quarks?

- [Matthew] Quarks is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

What director of "Pacific Rim" and "Pan's Labyrinth" won Best Director for the Best Picture-winning film "The Shape of Water"?

- Oh my God, I don't know his name.

No answer.

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

What Greek goddess was the daughter of Chaos; had numerous children with Uranus, including the Titans- - Gaia.

- And was the.

Say again?

- Gaia.

- Gaia is correct.

- Gaia.

- [Matthew] What highest point of Turkey is about 40 miles from Armenia's capital of Yerevan, and is said to be be the spot where Noah's Ark came to rest?

- No answer.

- No answer, next question.

What man, who a civil jury found liable for Ron Goldman's death, was acquitted in 1995 of murdering-- - O.J.

Simpson.

- [Matthew] O.J.

Simpson is correct.

What author, who began writing the gay romance "Maurice" in 1913, described a false accusation that Adela makes against Dr. Aziz in "A Passage to India"?

- Oscar Wilde?

- [Matthew] Oscar Wilde is incorrect.

Onto the next question.

The Charter Oath was a declaration by what Japanese.

(bell dings) Oh, that bell, though, is gonna signify the end of the round, so we're not gonna be able to really get to that question.

Roscommon keeps pace in their Homestretch with 10 correct answers for 100 points.

And before we give you an update on the score, let's take a look at those questions that were missed during the Homestretch.

The phenomenon that makes long-range weather forecasting difficult is called chaos, the barbed structures that have a down type are feathers, the director of "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Shape of Water" is Guillermo del Toro, the highest point in Turkey is Mount Ararat, and the author of "Maurice" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover" was E.M. Forster.

Our score after three rounds is White Cloud, 200, Roscommon, 210.

A very close game indeed as we enter our final round of the day, the Final Countdown.

In this round, our teams will have just two minutes to answer as many questions as they can, with correct answers still being worth 10 points apiece.

White Cloud, we start with you in the Final Countdown.

We're gonna put two minutes up on the clock, and here comes your first question.

What social science, which received its own Nobel Prize in 1968, was studied by John Maynard Keynes and "The Wealth of Nations" author Adam Smith?

- Economics.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What city is home to Berkshire Hathaway; shares a metropolitan area with Council Bluffs, Iowa; and is the most populous city in Nebraska?

- Lincoln.

- [Matthew] Lincoln is incorrect.

In what city did Martin Luther King deliver his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech during a strike by sanitation workers in 1968?

- Montgomery.

- [Matthew] Montgomery is incorrect.

What group 14 element, which can be purified by reducing quartz, is used in most semiconductors, and is a metalloid who's atomic symbol is Si?

- Silicon.

- [Matthew] Silicon is correct.

What organelle that contains stacks of thylakoids called grana also contains the pigment chlorophyll and performs photosynthesis?

- Chloroplast.

- [Matthew] Chloroplast is correct.

What law, which was upheld in NFIB versus Sebelius, created a Cadillac tax on expensive plans and included an individual mandate to buy health insurance?

- Pass.

- Pass, onto the next question.

A Moonlit Garden was created across the Yamuna River from what tomb built for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's dead wife?

- Taj Mahal?

- That is correct.

The Magdalena River is the longest river in what South American country, whose cities include Medellin and Cali?

- Ecuador.

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, onto the next question.

What unit equals one kilogram-meter squared per second cubed or one joule per second, is the SI unit of power, and is named for a steam engine innovator?

- Watt.

- [Matthew] Watt is correct.

What show, in which Max is saved by Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill", is a Netflix series that depicts an evil dimension called The Upside Down?

- "Stranger Things".

- "Stranger Things" is correct.

What term derived from the.

(bell dings) Ooh, that bell's gonna signify the end of the round.

White Cloud finishes out their Final Countdown with six correct answers and 60 points.

Now, Roscommon, it's your turn to enter our Final Countdown.

Here comes your first question.

What social science, which received its own Nobel Prize in 1968, was studied by John Maynard Keynes and "The Wealth of Nations" author Adam Smith?

- Socioeconomics.

- [Matthew] Economics, we can accept that, correct.

What city is home to Berkshire Hathaway; shares a metropolitan area with Council Bluffs, Iowa; and is the most populous city in Nebraska?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

In what city did Martin Luther King deliver his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech during a strike by sanitation workers in 1968?

- Atlanta?

- [Matthew] That is incorrect, next question.

What group 14 element, which can be purified by reducing quartz, is used in most semiconductors, and is a metalloid whose atomic symbol is Si?

- Silicon.

- Correct.

What organelle that contains stacks of thylakoids called grana also contains the pigment chlorophyll and performs-- - Chloroplast.

- [Matthew] Chloroplast is correct.

What law, which was upheld in NFIB versus Sebelius, created a Cadillac tax on expensive plans and included an individual mandate to buy health insurance?

- No answer.

- [Matthew] No answer, next question.

A Moonlit Garden was created across the Yamuna River from what tomb built for Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's dead wife?

- The Taj Mahal?

- [Matthew] Correct.

The Magdalena River is the longest river in what South American country, whose cities include Medellin and Cali?

- Peru?

- [Matthew] Peru is incorrect, next question.

What unit equals one kilogram-meter squared per second cubed or one joule per second, is the SI unit of power, and is named for a steam engine innovator?

- Watt.

- Watt.

- [Matthew] Correct.

What show, in which Max is saved by Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill", is-- - "Stranger Things".

(bell dings) - Ooh, you were able to get the answer just in before the bell, and it was "Stranger Things".

Roscommon is also able to get six correct for 60 points in their Final Countdown, and before we get to our final score, let's look at those questions that were missed in the Final Countdown.

The city that is home to Berkshire Hathaway is Omaha; Martin Luther King delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech in Memphis, Tennessee; the law that includes an individual mandate to buy health insurance is the Affordable Care Act; and finally, the Magdalena River is the longest river in Columbia.

After four rounds of competition, our final score is White Cloud, 260, Roscommon, 270.

Our two teams were neck and neck throughout today's game, but congratulations goes out to the team from Roscommon for being today's victors and on advancing to the semifinal round of our tournament.

We of course wanna send our thanks to the exceptional team from White Cloud for joining us this season.

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

And we invite all of you to join us again in the next episode of "Quiz Central" as two more Michigan Schools vie to be our season 18 grand champions.

And as a reminder, all episodes of "Quiz Central" are archived online at wcmu.org.

From the crew here at WCMU Public Television, thank you so much for watching, and we'll see you all right back here for the next episode of "Quiz Central".

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