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Welcome to High School Quiz Show.
I'm your host, Billy Costa.
Back in November, 96 public high school teams
all over Massachusetts competed at our Super Sunday
qualifying event to earn one of 16 spots
in this year's competition.
The goal now is to become the next High School Quiz Show
State Champion and take home this trophy.
And our Quiz Show champions, by the way, will move on
to compete in the second annual Governor's Cup Challenge,
hosted this year by New Hampshire Public Television.
And before we do meet the teams, you folks at home, time to grab
the mobile phone, the tablet, the laptop, so you can play
along with us live right now.
And your game is multiple choice,
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And today's matchup has Acton-Boxborough High School
taking on Longmeadow High School.
Let's get right to it and meet the Acton-Boxborough team.
We've got Spencer, Tom, Kevin, and Victor.
Alternates on the sidelines, Jeff and Sarang.
And coaches Ronna Berman-Byam and Susan Ervais Bohmiller.
(cheers and applause)
And now for the Longmeadow team.
Liam, Dana, Vivian, and Jordan.
Alternate Charlotte, and coach Ron Berger.
The competition, as always, has four rounds-- a toss-up,
a head-to-head, a category round, and a lightning round.
We do begin with the toss-up round.
All answers are worth ten points, and this is
the only round with no point deductions
for any wrong answers.
So if everybody's ready to go,
and it looks like you are, let's play the game.
In 1905, in proposing that mass is a form of energy,
who redefined the laws of physics dominant since
Newton's time?
Victor?
- Einstein.
- Yes.
In the novel Catching Fire, Katniss and what fellow tribute
from district 12 are forced to return to the Hunger Games?
Dana?
- Peeta Mellark.
- Yes.
What treasury secretary supported the Assumption Bill,
a plan for the federal government
to assume all state debt related to the American Revolution?
Yes, Spencer?
- Alexander Hamilton.
- Correct.
In July 2013, Brad Stevens was introduced as the new coach
of what Boston sports team?
Yes, Tom?
- Boston Celtics.
- Yes.
Sculptors often use soapstone because it's easy to carve.
Soapstone is composed of what substance
that is the softest known mineral?
Yes, Tom?
- Talc.
- Yes.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
is a federal agency that was set up
by what bankruptcy expert and current Senator
from Massachusetts?
Liam?
- Richard Neal.
- No.
Yes, Victor?
- Elizabeth Warren.
- That is correct.
One of the world's earliest civilizations developed
in what historical region in the Middle East that means
"Land between rivers"?
Dana?
- Mesopotamia.
- Yes.
- In June 2013, the United States accused
the Syrian regime of poisoning rebel forces with
what nerve gas that is 26 times more deadly than cyanide?
Jordan?
- Tear gas.
- No.
Acton-Boxborough, you want to try?
Yes, Kevin?
- Sarin.
- Sarin is correct.
Most databases manage data with a programming language
called SQL, which stands for what?
(buzzer sounding)
Structured Query Language.
And now your next question is going to be up
on your video screens, so pay attention.
We have a special guest.
- Hi.
I'm Bill Hollinger, director of the Secondary School Program
at Harvard Summer School.
Here's my question.
In the 1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Author S.E. Hinton
earned a D in her high school creative writing class
while drafting what novel?
- Yes, Dana?
- The Outsiders.
- That is correct, and we move on.
What five words follow Emily Dickinson's famous line
"Because I could not stop for death"?
(buzzer sounding)
"He kindly stopped for me."
In August 2013 the CIA finally acknowledged the existence
of Area 51, a top secret Cold War test site
in what US state?
Tom?
>> Nevada.
>> Yes.
Once considered subversive for its pacifist message,
what 1936 children's story by Munro Leaf is about
a gentle bull in Spain who prefers smelling flowers
to bullfighting?
Dana?
- Ferdinand.
- That is correct.
Which of the following is generally regarded
as the first Romantic Era composer?
A, Beethoven, B, Handel, C, Mozart?
Dana?
- Beethoven.
- Correct.
Math question.
In geometry, what is the complement of a 26 degree
angle?
Dana?
>> 64.
>> Yes.
The Elba River, one of the major waterways
of Central Europe, runs from the Czech Republic
through Germany, and empties into what sea?
Yes, Victor?
- The North Sea.
- Yes.
Winston Churchill called it "The end of the beginning"
when the Allies won a key victory in 1942
at El Alamein in what country?
Dana?
- France.
- No.
Acton-Boxborough?
Victor?
- Egypt.
- Yes.
In 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover left tracks on Mars
spelling out J-P-L in Morse code.
The three letters stand for what Caltech Lab
that built the rover and manages its mission?
Yes, Tom?
- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- That is correct.
Though it's been declared unconstitutional,
the crimefighting tactic of Stop and Frisk
has been praised by what former New York mayor,
who, by the way, grew up in Medford, Massachusetts?
Yes, Tom?
- Bloomberg.
- Michael Bloomberg, yes.
In 2013, Cyndi Lauper won a Tony Award
for Best Original Score for what musical
about a struggling British shoe factory?
(buzzer sounding)
Oh, did he make it?
No, he did not.
*** Boots, the answer.
She got the Tony.
Which of the following staple crops
is most associated with the rise of Mesoamerican civilization?
Is it A, potatoes, B, manioc, or C, maize?
Yes, Kevin?
- Maize.
- Maize is correct.
Approximately 90% of the atmosphere's ozone
occurs in which layer that lies between
the troposphere and the mesosphere?
Vivian?
- The stratosphere.
- Yes.
Roderigo Diaz was a nobleman who fought against
Muslim control of Medieval Spain.
He's best known by what name derived
from the Arabic meaning, "The Lord"?
Liam?
- El Cid.
- El Cid is right.
Twitter reportedly dedicates three percent of its
infrastructure to what Canadian pop star
with more than 43 million followers?
Tom?
- Justin Bieber.
- The Beliebers, of course.
Math question.
If a family has three children, what is the probability,
in lowest terms, that they're all girls?
Victor?
- Zero for the three.
- No.
Longmeadow?
- Yes, Vivian?
- One-eighth.
- Yes, that is correct.
And we move on.
Who was so disappointed with the animated portions
of the 1964 film Mary Poppins that she refused
to have any more of her stories adapted into films?
Yes, Spencer?
- Travers.
- Travers is right.
Because it's not biodegradable and is a likely carcinogen,
what polystyrene packaging made by Dow Chemical
was banned in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2013?
Yes, Tom?
- Styrofoam.
- Yes, Styrofoam.
"Houston, we..."
(timer sounding)
Oh, my.
The end of round one.
Let's take a look at the score.
Right now, Acton-Boxborough 150 points, Longmeadow, 90 points.
Nice round of applause for both teams.
Let's hear it.
Okay, we are about to move into the head-to-head round.
But first, we'll get to know the players just a little bit
better.
And I've got a question in my hand each of you
will answer, and here it goes.
When you go to retire, which author, living or dead,
would you choose to write your biography and why?
Spencer?
- I would choose Roald Dahl.
He's a very versatile writer, and who doesn't love
a kid's author?
- Exactly.
Tom?
- I would go with Shel Silverstein,
because of he's very creative, and humorous poetry.
- Okay.
Kevin?
- I would have to say Victor Hugo, because I like
his style of writing.
- All right, simple enough.
And there's Victor right there.
Victor?
- Yeah.
I'd probably say Hemingway, because my life's
a long, boring narrative.
(laughter)
Liam, how about you?
- I would go with Kurt Vonnegut, because I like
the perspective he takes on everyday situations.
- Okay.
Dana?
- I would choose Oscar Wilde, because he is very witty
and sarcastic.
- Vivian?
- I would choose my brother, because he's an aspiring writer,
and probably knows me better than anyone.
- Oh, a little shout-out to the brother, huh?
Jordan?
- I think I'd have to go with Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Her Lincoln biography and her Roosevelt ones
were just really thrilling.
- All right, very good.
Now, here's the deal on head to head.
One of you from each team will come forward
and go head to head for competition.
Acton-Boxborough, who's it going to be?
Victor.
And Longmeadow, who's it going to be?
- Vivian.
- Vivian.
So Victor, Vivian, we're going to go head to head.
So come on down.
Okay, here we go.
The head-to-head round.
I've got Victor to my right.
I've got Vivian to my left.
You guys want to shake hands or something, or high five
each other, we'll get started.
In this round, you get ten points for correct answers.
Incorrect ones, though, will cost you ten.
And by the way, you can buzz in as soon as you know the answer.
So if you guys are ready, we will set the clock
at 90 seconds.
And here we go.
Who was elected President at the Constitutional Convention
of 1787?
Yep?
>> George Washington.
>> Yes.
From the Greek for "stretching under,"
what side is opposite the right angle
of a right triangle?
>> Hypotenuse.
>> Yes.
In 1893, in a letter to a little boy who was ill,
who first told the story of Peter Rabbit?
>> Beatrix Potter.
>> Yes.
What US state is home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
>> Ohio.
>> No, New York.
Photoreceptors called rods and cones are found...
yes?
>> Retina.
>> Yes.
What French aristocrat led approximately 4,500
American troops at the Battle of Yorktown?
Yes?
>> Lafayette.
>> Yes.
Marble is an example of what class of rock?
>> Metamorphic.
>> Yes.
In 1966, what American musician released the landmark
double album Blonde on Blonde?
>> Bob Dylan.
>> Yes.
In Shakespeare's King Lear which of Lear's daughters
is disinherited and sent into exile?
Yes?
>> Cordelia.
>> Yes.
What sea was created about 30 million years ago
when what is now the Arabian Peninsula...
Yes?
>> Red Sea.
>> Yes.
Although Orcas are sometimes called killer whales,
they actually belong to...
>> Dolphins.
>> The dolphin family in taxonomy.
In 1955, to protest segregation, Martin Luther King, Jr.
organized bus boycotts in what Alabama City?
>> Birmingham.
>> No, Montgomery.
According to the World Bank, what country has one-third
of the world's poorest people?
>> China.
(timer sounding)
>> No, India.
And that is the end of the head-to-head round.
We take a look at the score right now.
Acton-Boxborough with a total score of 180,
and Longmeadow right now, score of 130.
Make some noise!
Victor, good to see you.
Vivian, well done.
Go back to your squads.
Okay, next up for our contestants, and for everybody
playing home, it's the category round.
And we do have six categories, and here they are:
Each category has five questions with increasing point values,
so there is a lot at stake in this round.
And by the way, teams, you can confer with your teammates
in this round.
Once you do buzz in, though, you're no longer able
to confer, and we will need your answer.
So Longmeadow, you are slightly behind.
A little ground to make up.
So you get the choose the first category.
And what's it going to be?
>> The Good Wife.
>> The Good Wife.
Questions about famous wives.
For ten points, what First Lady is the author
of the bestselling book American Grown-- the Story
of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across
America?
Jordan?
>> Michelle Obama.
>> Yes.
Category, Longmeadow?
You've got the board.
Good Wife.
>> Okay, we will stay with The Good Wife,
this time for 15 points.
In 1776, who famously warned her husband that women
would forment a rebellion if they were not granted
more rights after American won its independence?
Yes, Victor?
>> Jane Adams.
>> No.
Longmeadow, you want to try it?
Yes, Dana?
>> Abigail Adams.
>> Yes.
You've still got the board, Longmeadow.
Category, please?
>> Good Wife, 20.
>> For 20 points, how many wives of England's King Henry VIII
were named Catherine?
Tom?
>> Two.
>> No.
Longmeadow?
Dana?
>> Three, three.
Three is the correct answer.
So you've still got the board, Longmeadow.
Category?
>> 25.
>> 25 points, The Good Wife.
What Jazz Age icon was dubbed America's First Flapper
by her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Jordan?
>> Zelda Fitzgerald.
>> Yes.
You've still got the board, Longmeadow.
>> Good Wife, 30.
>> We're going to stay there for 30, why not?
"What women want most is sovereignty over
their husbands," according to what wife in
The Canterbury Tales?
Victor?
>> Wife of Bath.
>> That is correct.
And now Acton-Boxborough gets the board.
We will need a new category, though.
>> Americana.
>> Americana, questions about American culture.
And for ten points, in 2013, after fans
from as many as 185 countries voted online, a new cat token
replaced the iron token in what classic
American board game?
Yes, Kevin?
>> Monopoly.
>> Yes.
And you've got the board.
Category?
>> Stick with it.
>> 15 points, Americana.
Whitney Houston's 1992 recording of "I Will Always Love You"
is one of the best-selling singles of all time.
What female country star originally released it
in 1974?
Liam?
>> Dolly Parton.
>> Dolly Parton is right.
You get the board back, Longmeadow.
Category?
>> Stay with it.
>> Americana for 20 points.
Norman Rockwell created more than 320 covers
for what journal that was the most popular
American magazine of the first half
of the 20th century?
Dana?
>> Saturday Evening Post.
That is correct, and Longmeadow keeps the board.
Category?
>> Stay with it.
>> Americana for 25.
Esther Williams, the star of MGM musicals like
Million Dollar Mermaid and Neptune's Daughter
helped inspire what Olympic sport?
Liam?
>> Synchronized dancing.
>> No.
Spencer?
>> Synchronized swimming.
>> Synchronized swimming.
And Acton-Boxborough gets the board.
Category?
>> Let's Catch the Wave.
>> All right, we're going to move to Catch the Wave.
And these are questions about the electromagnetic
spectrum.
For ten points, the sun emits light at all different
wavelengths.
But which waves are responsible for causing our sunburns?
Yes, Dana?
>> Ultraviolet.
>> That is correct, and you get the board back, Longmeadow.
Category?
>> Poetry Slam.
>> Poetry Slam, questions about poetry.
For ten points, what American poet and illustrator
published his first major poetry collection
Where the Sidewalk Ends in 1974?
Victor?
>> Shel Silverstein.
>> That is correct.
And Acton-Boxborough gets control.
Category?
>> Want to go back to Catch the Wave?
>> Yeah, let's Catch the Wave again.
>> Catch the Wave for 15 points.
Television and cell phone signals are carried
by what waves that are the longest in the
electromagnetic spectrum?
Yes, Vivian?
>> Radio waves.
>> That's correct, and you get control back, Longmeadow.
Category?
>> Catch the Wave for 20.
>> 20 points.
Also known as Roentgen radiation, what extremely
short wavelengths are emitted by black holes?
Yes, Tom?
>> X-rays.
>> X-rays is right, and Acton-Boxborough gets control.
Category?
>> Stick with it.
>> We're going to stick with Catch the Wave
for 25 points.
Used in medicine to kill cancer cells, what rays
have the shortest and highest energy wavelengths?
Yes, Dana?
>> Gamma.
>> Gamma rays is right.
And now Longmeadow's back in control.
>> Stay with it.
>> We're going to stick with Catch the Wave
for 30 points.
The heat that we feel from sunlight, a fire,
or a radiator, is transmitted by what waves that lie
between microwaves and visible light?
Dana?
>> Infrared.
>> That is correct.
And you'll need a new category.
You do have control.
>> Poetry.
>> Poetry Slam, and this time for 15 points.
I Too Sing America and Dream Deferred
were penned by what leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance?
Dana?
>> Langston Hughes.
>> That is correct.
You keep the board.
>> Stick with it.
>> Okay, 20 points.
Cradle Song and The Tiger are two
of the best known works of what English Romantic Poet?
Kevin?
>> William Blake.
>> William Blake is right, and Acton-Boxborough
gets control.
Category?
>> Stick with it.
>> Okay, for 25 points this time.
Fans of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral
will recognize the poem Funeral Blues, or
Stop All the Clocks by what British poet?
Victor?
>> Auden.
>> Auden is right.
You've still got control.
>> Finish it.
>> Going to stay there, for 30 points.
In her 1913 poem Sacred Emily,
who wrote, "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose"?
Dana?
>> Lazarus.
>> No.
Acton-Boxborough, give it a shot?
(timer sounding)
Gertrude Stein was the answer there.
And Acton-Boxborough, you've still got control.
Category?
>> Americana.
>> 30 points.
In 1925, in Quincy, Massachusetts,
who opened a corner store that later became
an orange-roofed empire, and one of America's first
franchised restaurant chains?
(timer sounding)
Oh, Howard Johnson.
Quincy, Mass!
All right, Acton-Boxborough, you've still got control.
>> Let's go to I to I.
>> Seeing I to I.
All answers begin with, well, as you can imagine,
the letter I.
For ten points, governments around the world
have passed measures to phase out what type
of light bulb in favor of more energy efficient
alternatives?
Tom?
>> Incandescent.
>> That is correct.
Category, please?
>> Stick with it.
>> 15 points.
What chemical element is added to table salt
to help prevent goiter, a swelling of
the thyroid gland?
Jordan?
>> Iodine.
>> That is correct.
Longmeadow gets the board.
Category?
>> Stick with it.
>> Seeing I to I for 20.
The first bluejeans were dyed with what crop that was once
commonly grown on Southern plantations?
Yes, Jordan?
>> Indigo.
>> Indigo is right.
You've still got control.
Staying here?
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
For 25 points, on a weather map, what line connects points
of equal barometric pressure?
Vivian?
>> Isobaric.
>> We'll take it.
Isobaric or isobar.
And you've still got control, Longmeadow.
>> Finish it.
>> Seeing I to I, 30 points.
When Philip of Macedon threatened, "If I enter Laconia
I will raze Sparta to the ground,"
what was the Spartans' one-word reply?
Did he get in?
>> No.
"If," simply that one word.
(timer sounding)
Uh-oh!
Oh, I wanted to finish it!
Okay, that's the end of the category round.
The score right now, Acton-Boxborough 295 points,
Longmeadow, 335 points.
We've got a close competition here.
Great job, teams.
Back and forth!
All right, we've got a close competition
as we head into the final 90 seconds of gameplay.
We call it the lightning round.
You get 20 points for correct answers.
Incorrect answers will cost you 20.
And the clock is set, so if you guys are all ready,
here we go.
What toxic, shiny, silvery metallic element
is liquid at room temperature?
Tom?
>> Mercury.
>> Yes.
What synonym for colossus
refers to a Philistine giant slain by the Biblical hero
David?
>> Goliath.
>> Yes.
The base of a well-formed quartz crystal
will typically have how many sides?
Spencer?
>> Four.
>> No, six.
In July 2013, what Midwestern city
became the largest US city to ever declare bankruptcy?
Spencer?
>> Detroit.
>> Yes.
Flemish or Dutch is commonly spoken
in Northern Belgium.
What language is commonly spoken in Southern?
Victor?
>> French.
>> Yes.
In 1800, what Italian physicist invented the electric battery?
Victor?
>> Volta.
>> Yes.
The Joads, a poor family of sharecroppers...
Tom?
>> The Grapes of Wrath.
>> Yes.
What Amazon CEO is the new owner
of the Washington Post?
Tom?
>> Jeff Bezos.
>> Yes.
What constellation in the night sky
means "the water bearer" in Latin?
Kevin?
>> Ursa Major.
>> No, Aquarius.
A fencing match begins when a judge says
what word that means "go" in French?
Tom?
>> En garde.
>> No, allez.
Allez.
The Volga River flows southward into what sea?
Victor?
>> Black Sea.
>> No, Caspian Sea.
In 2013, what former White House resident
during the Camelot years was nominated...
(timer sounding)
Oh, that's the buzzer, and the end of the game.
And our winner today, Acton-Boxborough,
with a score of 355 points.
So close-- Longmeadow, 335 points.
Nice round of applause for both teams.
What a tight competition!
Acton-Boxborough now moves on to the quarterfinals.
And that's it for now.
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