>> JOE HANSON: Coming up on High School Quiz Show, it's the
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High School Quiz Show. I'm your host, Joe Hanson. Last week, Somerville defeated
Phillips Academy to earn the last spot in
the quarterfinals. In today's quarterfinal match,
we welcome back Buckingham Brow
ne & Nichols
from Cambridge and South High Community School
from Worcester. On the Buckingham Browne
& Nichols team we have: Bradford, Henry, Ana Chrysa,
and Aaron with mascot Bucky,
alternates Andreas and Leo, and coaches Chip Rollinson
and Sam Crihfield. (cheers and applause) Competing for South High
we have: William, Benedict, Phoebe,
and Muriel, with coaches Kayla Avellino
and Kitren Farrell. (cheers and applause) The competition has four rounds:
toss-up, head-to-head, category, and a lightn
ing round. We start with the toss-up round. All answers are worth
ten points, there are no point deductions
for wrong answers, and players may confer
before buzzing in. So teams, if you're ready,
good luck and here we go. In 2023, what overtook China as the world's
most populous country? Ana Chrysa.
>> India. >> HANSON: That is correct. A 221-foot obelisk in
Charlestown, Massachusetts, marks the site of what encounter that was the first major battle
of the American Revolution? Bradford.
>> Bunke
r Hill. >> HANSON: Correct. In 2023, what star player
from Argentina made the surprising announcement
that he was joining Major League Soccer
to play for Miami? Bradford.
>> Messi. >> HANSON:
Lionel Messi is correct. Because it's the fastest planet
as it moves around the sun, which planet in the solar system is named after
the Roman messenger god? Henry.
>> Mercury. >> HANSON: Correct. Take a look at your screens. Pictured here is Great Sand Dunes National Park
and Preserve in Colorado, home to
the tallest
sand dunes in North America and a testing site for
NASA's rovers. The park was
originally established as a national monument in 1932
under which president? Benedict. >> Herbert Hoover.
>> HANSON: Correct. The Susquehanna River
flows through what capital city of Pennsylvania? Bradford. >> Um...
(buzzer) >> HANSON: South High,
opportunity to buzz in. William.
>> Philadelphia. >> (quietly): No! >> HANSON: We're look for
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. According to
Guinness World Records, what
"Material Girl"
from Detroit is the best-selling female
recording artist of all time? Muriel.
>> Madonna. >> HANSON: Correct. What element that's essential
for liver function is abbreviated Se? Henry.
>> Selenium. >> HANSON:
Selenium, that is correct. In 2023,
what former U.K. prime minister stepped down
as a Conservative MP after an investigation found he had misled Parliament about the scandal known
as "Partygate"? Aaron.
>> Cameron. >> HANSON: No.
South High, opportunity? Benedict.
>> Boris
Johnson. >> HANSON: That's correct.
Boris Johnson. Take a look at your screens. We have a question from
a special guest. >> Hi,
I'm Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, executive director and C.E.O.
of the Peabody Essex Museum. Here's my question: Yin Yu Tang
is a 200-year-old Chinese house that was brought to America
and re-constructed at the Peabody Essex Museum. This stately 16-bedroom home
was built by a wealthy merchant during what final
imperial dynasty in China that lasted from 1644 to 1912? William.
>
> Qing. >> HANSON:
The Qing dynasty is correct. Moving on. From Old Norse meaning "inlet,"
what word refers to spectacular deep valleys with steep sides,
formed by glaciers? Bradford.
>> Fjord. >> HANSON: Correct. Which of the following
is the middle value in a set of statistical values: A, the mean; B, the median;
or C, the mode? Ana Chrysa.
>> Median. >> HANSON:
The median is correct. What constitutional amendment
prohibits any U.S. president from being elected to more
than two terms? Bradford
.
>> 22. >> HANSON:
The 22nd amendment is correct. After the end of World War II,
the United States recruited more than 1,600 scientists
and engineers from former Nazi Germany under a
secret U.S. intelligence program called Operation what? Bradford.
>> Paperclip. >> HANSON:
Operation Paperclip is correct. One of the most translated books
of all time, what 1943 French novella follows a pilot who crashes
in the Sahara Desert and meets a young boy
from outer space? William. >> The Little Prince.
>>
HANSON: Correct. The 2023 Super Bowl was the
most watched halftime show of all time. What pop star from Barbados performed a set that included "Only Girl in the World,"
"We Found Love," and "Work"? Phoebe. >> Rihanna.
>> HANSON: That is correct. In 2023, the White House
and G.O.P. members of Congress battled over
the government's debt limit. The issuance of government debt
is covered under which
constitutional amendment? Benedict. >> The... ninth amendment.
>> HANSON: Nope. BB&N, opportunity? B
radford?
>> The 10th. >> HANSON:
No, it's the 14th amendment. Between 1750 BC and 1500 BC, what invaders swept into
the Huang River valley and established the
first recorded dynasty in China? A, the Han; B, the Ming;
C, the Shang? William.
>> The Han? >> HANSON: No. BB&N? Henry?
>> C, the Shang. >> HANSON:
C, the Shang, is correct. The 1988 Winter Olympics
in Calgary, Alberta, took place in the foothills of
what major mountain range? Henry.
>> Uh, the Rockies. >> HANSON: The Rocky Mountains
is c
orrect. Named after the Swedish
for "heavy stone," what chemical element is used for making electrical
light filaments because of its
high melting point? Aaron. >> Tungsten.
>> HANSON: Tungsten is correct. Adapted for film in 2007,
what non-fiction book by Jon Krakauer
is the heartbreaking tale of Chris McCandless, a young man who hiked into
the Alaskan wilderness and turned an abandoned bus
into his home? Phoebe.
>> Into the Wild. >> HANSON: Correct. In 2023, who became
the first senior member
of the British royal family
to testify in court in more than a hundred years, in a case regarding the ethics
of Britain's tabloid press? Bradford. >> Prince Harry.
>> HANSON: Correct. A widely translated
international bestseller, what novel by Brazilian author
Paulo Coelho tells the magical story
of Santiago, a shepherd boy who travels
to the pyramids of Egypt? (buzzer) The Alchemist
is the answer there. The Mars Curiosity rover can
generate enough power to operate for at least one Martian year
, which is almost two Earth years. It generates electricity
from the heat of what element's
radioactive decay? A, plutonium; B, cesium;
or C, bismuth? Phoebe.
>> A, plutonium. >> HANSON: Plutonium is correct. Joe Biden is one of the few
U.S. presidents to visit an active war zone
while in office. In 2023,
he met President Zelensky in what capital city of Ukraine? Henry.
>> Kyiv. >> HANSON: Yes, Kyiv. In 1963, what segregationist
governor promised to "stand at the schoolhouse door" to bar Black s
tudents
from entering the University of Alabama? Henry.
>> Wallace. >> HANSON:
George Wallace is correct. Dinosaurs roamed the earth
during what era that fell between the Paleozoic
and Cenozoic eras? William.
>> Mesozoic. >> HANSON:
The Mesozoic era is correct. In 1937, the U.S. Senate
rejected a bill that would have allowed
which president to add up to six more justices
to the Supreme Court? Aaron.
>> F.D.R. >> HANSON: Correct. What ancient Greek author is
best known for Parallel Lives, a serie
s of biographies
of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged in pairs to highlight
their moral virtues and vices? Bradford.
>> Plutarch. >> HANSON: Correct. In 1818,
without government permission, General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish territory
in what present-day U.S. state? Phoebe.
>> Florida. >> HANSON: Florida is correct.
(bell ringing) And that's the end of
the toss-up round. The score is BB&N, 170 points; South High, 100 points. Close game on our hands. Let's hear it for both teams. (cheers and
applause) The head-to-head round is next,
but first we're going to take a few minutes to get to know
our players, and we do that with a question. BB&N, we'll start with you. Bradford, what is one thing we
should know about you, and why? >> Well, Joe, this is a pretty
tough question, so instead, we all asked our teammates
what they thought the one thing that the world should know
about us is. And for me, my teammates decided
that the one thing is that I write poetry instead
of taking notes in ma
th class. >> HANSON: Hey, that'll come in
handy in a different class. I like that, though.
Henry, how about you? >> My teammates told me to say
that I really like to listen to ambient music. I don't exactly know
why they told me to say that. (laughter) >> HANSON: Ana Chrysa. >> My teammates wanted me
to share that I don't consume caffeine. >> HANSON: Ooh, really?
All right. I consume plenty,
I'll tell you that. (laughs) Aaron, how about you?
>> My teammates told me to say that I don't know the c
apital
of Mongolia. (laughter) >> HANSON: Well, hopefully
that won't come up today. South High, how about you,
William? >> Well, after years of
experience with my brothers, I can confidently say
I'm the best ping pong player in this room. (laughter)
>> HANSON: All right. Well, we might find out
afterwards. Benedict? >> A fun fact about me is that
I have double-jointed pinkies. >> HANSON: Well that is unique and I need to check my own
after this. All right.
Phoebe, how about you? >> A fun fact ab
out me is that I'm really good card tricks. >> HANSON: Okay,
I'm definitely going to be following up with you
afterwards. Okay.
(laughter) Muriel, how about you? >> A fun fact about me is that
I can breakdance. >> HANSON: I'm also going to be
following up with you. These-- I've got to--
you've got to prove these. All right, teams,
time to go head to head. (cheers and applause) In this round, correct answers add ten points
to the team total, and wrong answers result
in a ten-point deduction. The
clock is set at 90 seconds. Shake hands. Okay, here we go. What type of acids are the
building blocks of proteins? >> Amino acids.
>> HANSON: Yes. In Jewish tradition, the Sabbath
always begins at sundown on which day of the week? >> Friday.
>> HANSON: Yes. On June 11, 1971,
President Richard Nixon lifted a two-decades-old trade embargo
on what country? (buzzer)
Looking for China. What term first used
in the 1950s refers to a Soviet or Russian astronaut? (buzzer)
Cosmonaut. Composer Robert Schum
ann
and philosopher Hannah Arendt are notable alums
of what university, the oldest in Germany? (buzzer) University of Heidelberg. Noh is a style of theater
that originated in the 14th century
in what country? >> Japan.
>> HANSON: Yes. Who was the highest-paid actor
of 2022, earning $100 million for
Top Gun: Maverick? >> Tom Cruise.
>> HANSON: Yes. Short for Hennes & Mauritz, the fast-fashion giant H&M is headquartered in what
Nordic country? (buzzer)
Sweden. What second-wave feminist
is the aut
hor of the 1963 book-- >> Friedan.
>> HANSON: Betty Friedan. In the 1970s, under the control
of the Khmer Rouge, what present-day nation
was known as-- >> Cambodia.
>> HANSON: Yes. Jonathan Harker, Lucy Westenra, and Abraham Van Helsing are characters
from what 1897 novel? (buzzer) Dracula. In 1862, what French chemist
discovered that heat kills germs in liquids,
preventing bacterial growth? >> Listerine.
>> HANSON: No, Louis Pasteur. (bell ringing) And that's the end of the round. Let's take a
look at the score. Buckingham Browne & Nichols
has 190 points, South High with 130 points. Lots of game to play. Let's have a round of applause
for both teams. (cheers and applause) Next up, the category round
with the following categories: I Put a Spell on You, The Jung and the Restless, Green Mountain State, Holy Week, The People's House, and From Screen to Stage. All categories
have five questions with increasing point value. Teams will choose two
five-question categories each and have the o
ption to toss
one question per category to the other team
that the other team must answer. Players are able to confer. BB&N, who's your spokesperson? Bradford. South High, how about you?
William. All right, South High, you have a little bit of ground
to make up, so the first category
goes to you. >> We're gonna do From Screen to Stage. >> HANSON:
From Screen to Stage. In this category, the questions are about Broadway musicals based on movies. For ten points:
"Dead Mom" and "Creepy Old Guy" are
songs from what musical based on a 1988 comedy starring Michael Keaton
as a green-haired demon? >> Beetlejuice.
>> HANSON: That is correct. For 15 points: non-binary actor
J. Harrison Ghee won a Tony for their performance
in an adaptation of what 1959
Billy Wilder classic about a pair of musicians
who go on the run and disguise themselves as women
after witnessing a murder? >> (whispering): Guys and Dolls?
>> (whispering): Oh. >> (whispering): Guys and Dolls. >> Guys and Dolls. >> HANSON:
No, it
's Some Like It Hot. For 20 points:
winner of ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical,
what stage adaptation of a 2001 Baz Luhrmann film is
set in a famous Paris nightclub during the Belle Époque? >> (whispering): Moulin Rouge!
>> Moulin Rouge! >> HANSON: That is correct. For 25 points in
From Screen to Stage: based on John Waters' cult film
of the same name, what musical set in 1962 opens with the song
"Good Morning Baltimore"? >> (whispering): Hairspray.
>> (whispering): Hairspray. >> (whisper
ing): Hairspray.
>> (whispering): Hairspray. >> Hairspray. >> HANSON: That's correct. And for 30 points:
Glenn Close won a Tony Award for her role as aging movie star
Norma Desmond in what musical based on a classic film noir
from 1950? >> (whispering):
Is it Funny Girl? >> (whispering): No.
>> Funny Girl. >> (whispering):
No! Don't say it! >> HANSON: The answer we're
looking for is Sunset Boulevard. BB&N, your first category. >> Let's take
The People's House. >> HANSON: The People's House. Thes
e are questions about the
U.S. House of Representatives. For ten points: Congress can
override a presidential veto if both the House and Senate pass a majority vote
by what fraction? >> (quietly): Two-thirds, right?
>> (quietly): Yeah. >> Two-thirds.
>> HANSON: That is correct. For 15 points:
in December 2023, what controversial first-term
New York representative was expelled from Congress
over criminal corruption charges and accusations
of misspending campaign money on spa treatments
and luxury
purchases? >> Santos. >> HANSON:
George Santos is correct. For 20 points:
the lead impeachment manager in President Trump's
first impeachment trial, what California Democrat is one of several candidates running for Dianne Feinstein's
seat in the Senate? >> Uh, Schiff. >> HANSON:
Adam Schiff is correct. For 25 points
in The People's House: Massachusetts
has how many representatives in the
U.S. House of Representatives? >> Nine.
>> HANSON: Correct. And for 30 points:
the first African American to
lead a party caucus
in either chamber of Congress, what New York congressman is the
current House Democratic leader? >> (whispering):
Hakeem Jeffries. >> Jeffries. >> HANSON:
Hakeem Jeffries is correct. South High,
your second category. >> We're gonna do Holy Week. >> HANSON: Holy Week. These are questions
about world religions. For ten points:
iftar is the evening meal eaten by Muslims
after sunset during what holy month of fasting? >> (Whispering): Ramadan.
>> Ramadan. >> HANSON: That is corr
ect. For 15 points:
what religious denomination was founded in Boston in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy, author of Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures? >> Christian Science.
>> HANSON: That's correct. For 20 points:
what five-letter Hebrew word for "law" refers to the
first five books of the Bible, and to the entire body
of Jewish law and wisdom? >> Torah.
>> HANSON: That's correct. For 25 points in Holy Week: in Buddhist tradition, the Lord Buddha was born
in a garden grove in Lumbini, in w
hat present-day country? >> (whispering): Nepal.
>> Nepal. >> HANSON: Correct. For 30 points: written in Sanskrit
and divided into four major texts, what are the most ancient
and important Hindu scriptures? >> The Vedas.
>> HANSON: The Vedas is correct. >> HANSON: BB&N, final category. >> We'll take
the Green Mountain State. >> HANSON: Green Mountain State. These are questions
about Vermont. For ten points: with a population
of approximately 8,000, what Vermont city
is the smallest state capital
in the United States? >> Montpelier.
>> HANSON: Correct. For 15 points: It's OK
to Be Angry About Capitalism is a bestselling book
by John Nichols and what U.S. senator
from Vermont? >> Uh, Bernie Sanders.
>> HANSON: Correct. For 20 points
in the Green Mountain State: in 2009,
to celebrate a new law legalizing same-sex marriage
in Vermont, what Vermont ice cream company
temporarily renamed its "Chubby Hubby" flavor
to "Hubby Hubby"? >> Uh, Ben & Jerry's.
>> HANSON: Correct. For 25 points:
what
early Vermont settler is best known for leading
the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga
at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War? >> Uh, Allen. >> HANSON:
Ethan Allen is correct. For 30 points: nicknamed
the "Ski Capital of the East," what Vermont town is the birthplace
of the National Ski Patrol? >> (quietly): I think it's Stowe
because of Mount Mansfield-- I think it's
the Mount Mansfield Ski Patrol. Yeah, I think it's Stowe. >> Stowe.
>> HANSON: That is correct. >> Huge.
(bell ri
nging) >> HANSON: That's the end
of the category round. The score is Buckingham Browne
& Nichols with 390 points, and South High with 240 points. Let's hear it for both teams. (cheers and applause) Okay, we're heading into
the final round of play, the lightning round. Correct answers add 20 points
to the team total, and there is a 20-point
deduction for incorrect answers. The clock is set. Here we go. Literally meaning
"turned to stone," what term describes-- Bradford. >> Calcified. >> HANSON: N
o, we're looking for
petrified wood. In 1994, what figure skater
was banned from U.S. Skating-- Bradford. >> Harding.
>> HANSON: Tonya Harding. At a rate of about
two millimeters per year, the Italian city of Venice
is slowly sinking into what sea? Benedict. >> The Adriatic.
>> HANSON: Yes. The Broadway musical
My Fair Lady is based on what-- Bradford. >> Pygmalion.
>> HANSON: Yes. What structure in the brain
is sometimes called the "master gland" because
it controls the functions of the other e
ndocrine glands? Ana Chrysa. >> Pituitary.
>> HANSON: Yes. Born into slavery in 1862,
what American journalist noted for her-- William. (buzzer) Ida B. Wells. What iconic movie
starring John Travolta was filmed in Brooklyn,
with key-- Bradford. >> Grease.
>> HANSON: Saturday Night Fever. In 2020 in Virginia,
a century-old statue of Jefferson Davis
was toppled by protesters in what former capital-- Phoebe. >> Um... (laughs) Charlottesville!
(buzzer) >> HANSON: Richmond. What mountain range
separa
tes Spain from France? Bradford. >> Pyrenees.
>> HANSON: Yes. Part two of Victor Hugo's
Les Misérables is named after what daughter of Fantine? Bradford. >> Cosette.
>> HANSON: Yes. "Chandelier"
and "Cheap Thrills" are-- Bradford. >> Sia.
>> HANSON: Yes. Victoria Falls is located
on the border of Zimbabwe and what other-- Phoebe. >> Zambia.
>> HANSON: Yes. In 2016, an asteroid
was named after what lead singer of the rock band Queen? Henry. >> Uh, Freddie Mercury.
>> HANSON: Yes. What U.S. state
is home
to Lehman-- (bell ringing) We're looking for Nevada there. The winning team this week is BB&N with a final score
of 490 points. South High finishes
with 240 points. Congratulations to both teams
for a great game. BB&N moves on to the semifinals. Join us next week for
our second quarterfinal match between Hopkinton and Mansfield, right here on
High School Quiz Show. (cheers and applause) ♪ ♪ Major funding for
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