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I'm Todd Gutner.

We have made it to the quarter finals and we're down to eight teams and they're battling it out to take home that $1,000 grand prize for their school's project graduation.

And a reminder that you can still have the chance to enter the Quiz Show Conundrum Contest and win $500 for the school of your choice.

That's coming up later in the show.

In today's quarter final match, we have our season four champion, John Bapst Memorial High School of Bangor, taking on Morse High School of Bath.

So let's get things started by meeting the players.

For John Bapst, we have Quinn, Olivia, Liam, and Sophia, with alternates, Levi and Sean, and they're coached by Jacob Maddaus.

And for Morse, we have Jonah, Finn, Aidan, and Lochlan with alternates Jay and Declan, and they're coached by Craig Tinker.

The competition has three rounds.

It's a toss up round, a category round, and the lightning round.

And 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, though.

And if one team answers incorrectly, the other team will be given a chance to answer.

Okay, players, take a deep breath.

Let's get ready to go.

Here comes the first question.

According to the song, Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it what?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- Macaroni.

- That is right.

El Nino is a climate event marked by unusually warm waters in which ocean?

Lochlan.

- Pacific Ocean.

- Pacific ocean is correct.

From the Latin for "to cut," what trigonometric function is the reciprocal of cosine?

- Finn, Morse.

- Secant.

- Secant is right.

In books by Davey Pilkey, a school principal named Mr. Krupp turns into what superhero?

(bell dings) Aidan, again, Morse.

- "Captain Underpants."

- "Captain Underpants," yes.

Up next, we have a picture question.

So please take a look at the monitor right over here.

The question is name this actor who starred in the Christmas themed movie franchise "Home Alone" and is often regarded as one of the most successful child actors during the 1990s.

Jonah, Morse.

- Macaulay Culkin.

- Yes, Macaulay Culkin.

What four word phrase is the unofficial title of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th, 1963?

Sophia, John Bapst.

- "I Have a Dream."

- "I Have a Dream," that's right.

The Mayflower's sister ship, which never made it to the new world, was named for what spring blooming perennial plant?

(bell dings) Liam.

John Bapst.

- The Chrysanthemum.

- (laughs) No.

That is a good guess, but that is incorrect.

Morse?

(buzzer blares) The answer's Speedwell, Speedwell.

Of course.

What skillful weaver in Greek mythology was turned into a spider by the goddess, Athena?

(bell dings) Aidan, Morse.

- Cassiopeia.

- That's incorrect.

John Bapst.

Sophia?

- Arachne?

- Arachne, yes.

Good job.

Ticket to Ride and TransAmerica are board games based on connecting cities by what means of transportation?

Liam, John Bapst.

- Trains.

- Trains is correct.

Up next, we have a video question.

So once again, check out that monitor over there.

- Hi, I'm Irwin Gratz, host of Morning Edition here at Maine Public.

Name the Brunswick Maine based aerospace company that successfully launched the largest commercial rocket powered by carbon neutral biofuel from Loring Commerce Center in Limestone, Maine on January 31st, 2021.

(buzzer blares) - Ha ha.

The answer, bluShift Aerospace.

We move on.

Next question.

According to the first book of Timothy, in the New Testament, the love of what is the root of all evil?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- Money?

- Money.

Yes.

What Fortnite character shares his name with a chemical compound formed from carbon and another element with lower electro negativity?

(buzzer blares) Come on guys.

Carbide.

My son, I can still picture him doing the Fortnite dances right now.

All right, David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, and Ariel Sharon all have served as prime minister of what country?

- Finn, Morse.

- Britain.

- That's incorrect.

John Bapst?

Liam?

- Australia.

- That was guess.

Israel, Israel is the answer.

What's the usual way for dandelion seeds to disperse?

A, floating in water, B, carried by animals, or C, blown by the wind?

Finn, Morse.

- Blown by the wind.

- That is right.

Math question now, so get ready.

In square inches, what is the area of a triangle with a base of 15 inches and a height of 36 inches?

(bell dings) Aidan, Morse.

- 270.

- That is correct.

Well done!

All right, in a Brothers Grim story, a girl is given the impossible task of spinning straw into gold and a fiendish little man with what unusual name helps her do it?

(bell dings) Olivia, John Bapst.

- Rumpelstiltskin.

- Yes.

Good job.

Which architectural style is known for pointed arches and flying buttresses?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- Gothic.

- Yes.

Nice job as well.

What Illinois politician defeated Abraham Lincoln in an 1858 Senate race, but lost to him during the presidential election of 1860?

Aidan, Morse.

- Stephen Douglas.

- Yeah, exactly.

In Norse mythology, Balder was killed by what plant that we tend to associate with kissing at Christmas time?

Lochlan, Morse.

- Mistletoe.

- Yeah.

Mistletoe.

The people of which Sioux reservation made news in 2015 for their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline?

(buzzer blares) Answer, Standing Rock.

What job does a gaffer do on a film set?

A, catering, B, lighting, or C, sound?

Finn, Morse.

- Lighting.

- Lighting.

Yes.

What race of mutant aliens encased in armored shells has been trying to exterminate the doctor on "Dr. Who" since 1963?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- The Daleks?

- Yeah, you got it.

Constantinople was the capital of what empire that arose in the fourth century and came to an end more than 1,000 years later?

Finn, Morse.

- The Byzantine.

- That's right.

Another math question, get ready.

What is the cube root of 4,096?

(buzzer blares) (bell dings) Oh, you just missed it Finn, I think.

The answer is 16.

Did you have it?

- Yeah.

- Of course.

(laughs) All right, located near the toe of the boot, what is Italy's largest island?

(bell dings) Lochlan, Morse.

- Sicily.

- Yes.

From old French for cover fire, what six letter word refers to a designated time that people are expected to be in their homes and not out in public.?

Liam, John Bapst.

- Curfew?

- Curfew is right.

"The Four Seasons" is the best known work by what Italian Baroque composer?

Aidan, Morse.

- Vivaldi.

- Vivaldi.

Yes.

From 1967 to 1970, the Republic of Biafra fought for its independence from what large African nation?

Finn, Morse.

- Ethiopia.

- Nope.

That's wrong.

John Bapst?

Olivia.

- Zimbabwe.

- Nope.

It was a good guess.

Nigeria, Nigeria.

Flowering plants, birds, and mammals, including homo sapiens, evolved during what geological era whose name means new life?

(buzzer blares) Cenozoic, Cenozoic.

To show her opposition to people drinking alcohol, what woman became famous in the 1900s for smashing up saloons with a hatchet?

(bell dings) Liam.

John Bapst.

- Susan B. Anthony.

- Incorrect.

Morse?

(buzzer blares) Carrie Nation, Carrie Nation.

What does Carbon 14 become after it goes through beta decay?

(bell dings) Liam.

- Oh, this is recoil?

- No, incorrect.

Morse?

- Carbon 12?

- Lochlan, no.

It's Nitrogen 14.

Nitrogen 14.

"My Appetite for Destruction" is Steven Adler's memoir about his time in what band with Duff McKagan, Slash, and Axl Rose?

(bell dings) Aidan, Morse.

- Guns N' Roses.

- So glad you got that right.

One of my favorite bands.

GNR for life, baby!

All right, that's the end around one.

We have a score of John Bapst, 90, Morse, 130.

It's a great start with lots more to come and we'll meet the teams when we come back.

(upbeat music) We're back and it's time to answer the question that has no wrong answer.

It's our slightly silly question that gives us a little insight into our players' minds and today's question is .

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All right, guys, if you could live in a fictional place, which would you choose and why?

We're gonna begin with team John Bapst and Quinn, you get to lead off.

- Todd, I would probably choose Mordor from "Lord of the Rings" because it's most similar to where I already live.

- How so?

- I don't want to elaborate.

- Okay.

I think we'll leave it there, then.

Olivia, you're up.

- Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

- Oh yeah.

- That needs no explanation.

- It doesn't, it doesn't at all, and we'd all like to be there, I think.

All right, Liam.

I know you're about to throw me a curve ball.

- I was thinking on this for a really long time and there are so many good options, but I'd probably have to go with Brewer, Maine.

- Oh, yeah.

I mean can't be Brewer, right?

- Yeah.

- I mean you're a sister city to Bangor and.

- Well yeah, in the fiction, but yeah.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay.

(laughs) All right, Sophia, why don't you finish up for John Bapst.

- I have to go with the Land of the Sweets from the "Nutcracker."

- Ah, okay.

And why?

- Eat a lot of good food and see some good ballet.

- Are you into ballet?

- Yes.

- Do you do ballet?

- Yes.

- Oh.

- I'm not very good, though.

- You'll have to show us in the commercial breaks or something, something cool.

All right, we're over to Morse now.

Jonah, how about you?

- You know, I would say McDonaldland, 'cause I really like Mayor McCheese and the Hamburglar, but I work at Burger King, so that's kind of a conflict of interest.

- Wait, for real?

- Yes.

- All right, so Whopper or Big Mac?

- Oh boy.

I really, I'm actually more of a chicken guy.

So I have to go with the Ch'King on this one.

- The Ch'King?

- Yeah.

Ever had it?

- I haven't, I liked the old school, the original chicken sandwich - That one's good too, that one's good too.

- From Burger King.

I actually just had one last weekend.

- Come get it.

- The football shaped one.

- Yeah.

- Awesome stuff.

All right, anyway, Finn, what do you got?

- This comes from a place of love, Todd.

I really wish I lived in a world where you followed me on Instagram.

- Where I followed you?

- Yeah.

- See the problem is if I follow you, then I have to follow every other student, and then my kids' friends, 'cause they're students, it just goes into this wormhole and it'll get me in trouble.

- I just think I'm special, you know?

- Well you are special, Finn.

- Thank you.

- And we'll leave it at that.

- All right, sounds good.

- If I don't follow you, don't take offense.

- All right, sounds good.

- But you're still special.

- Thank you.

- Aidan, go for it.

- Probably Magic Land from Magic: The Gathering.

So I could - Magic Land.

- Play with all my magic friends.

- Give me more, I don't know Magic Land.

- Well, there's a magic volcano, a tree made of candy canes.

- Oh wow.

- Where you can all eat the candy.

- All right, you can eat 'em and they're all edible and everything?

- Yeah, they make us - All right, - Feel magic.

- Sounds pretty sweet.

Kind of like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory in a way.

- No.

- Not at all.

Okay.

(Todd laughs) Thank you for being candid.

I appreciate it.

Lochlan?

- Probably the plane of Ravnica, from Magic: The Gathering.

- I have no idea what that is.

You gotta give me more.

- It's a Prauge inspired city.

- A frog inspired city?

- Prague, like the city of Prague.

- Oh, Prague.

Prague.

- Yeah.

- Okay, all right.

So it's got a European feel to it?

- Yeah.

- All right, nice.

Sounds pretty good.

Well, all right.

Our next round is the category round, but first here's your chance at home to win $500 for the school of your choice with our Quiz Show Conundrum of the Week.

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- We're back, and next up it's the category round with the following choices: Simply Red, A Flock of Seagulls, Big in Japan, Modern English, Sounds Like the 1980s, and A-Ha!

Each category has five questions with increasing point values.

Now players, listen up.

You must wait for me to finish the question before you buzz in, you can confer with your teammates, but once you buzz, in you no longer can do that, and we'll need your answer.

And like in the toss up round, if one team answers incorrectly, the other team will be given the chance to answer.

All right, John Bapst, you're trailing.

So you are behind and up first with the first category.

You guys get to pick.

Where do you wanna go?

- Modern English?

- Sure.

(laughs) Modern English for 10.

- Modern English for 10.

Okay these are questions about words that came into English relatively recently.

First widely used in the 1990s, the word Coulrophobia refers to an irrational fear of Bozo, Pennywise, and other examples of what?

(bell dings) Jonah, Morse.

- Clowns.

- Clowns.

Yes.

Jonah, you have control now.

- [Jonah] Let's stick with Modern English for 15.

- All right.

Modern English for 15.

What seven letter B word is the name of a digital currency invented by Satoshi Nakamoto that was introduced in 2009?

(bell dings) Jonah again.

- Bitcoin.

- Bitcoin, right.

What'd you like?

- [Jonah] Let's go to Big in Japan for 10.

- Big in Japan for 10.

These are questions about Japan.

What is the tallest and most recognizable mountain in Japan?

(bell dings) Finn, Morse.

- Mount Fuji?

- Mount Fuji is right.

- [Finn] Japan, 15.

- Big in Japan for 15.

What six letter S word is a title for a military ruler in Japan before 1867?

(bell dings) Finn again.

- Shogun.

- Shogun is right, again.

- Japan 20.

- All right.

Japan for 20.

What sing along activity takes its name from the Japanese words for empty orchestra?

(bell dings) Jonah, Morse.

- Karaoke.

- Karaoke.

Yeah.

Lot of fun.

Right?

What would you like Jonah?

- Let's stick with Japan.

- For 25?

Yep, okay.

- Yes.

- Big in Japan for 25.

Yokozuna, meaning horizontal rope, is the highest rank for athletes in what type of wrestling?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- Sumo.

- Yeah.

Sumo.

All right, Liam, it's your board now.

- [Liam] Is Big in Japan closed, is there still more in that category?

- Still one more.

- We'll do that one.

- Okay.

We've got 30.

Big in Japan for 30.

Sadako Sasaki, a girl from Hiroshima, who died after being exposed to atomic radiation, is known for making what type of birds from folded paper?

Aidan, Morse.

- Origami?

- That's incorrect.

(bell dings) Olivia?

- Paper cranes.

- [Todd] Paper cranes.

Yes, good job.

John Bapst, your board still.

- Modern English for 20.

- Modern English for 20.

Coined in 2002, what oxymoronic H word describes a statement that sounds modest, but is actually a boast?

(bell dings) Sophia?

- A humble brag.

- A humble brag is right.

Okay, Sophia?

- Let's keep doing Modern English.

- Okay.

Modern English for 25.

An essay by Rebecca Solnit inspired what portmanteau word that describes a male person condescendingly telling a female person something she already knows better than he does?

Finn, Morse.

- Mansplain.

- [Todd] Mansplain.

Morse, it's yours.

- I'll go Simply Red for 10.

- Simply red for 10.

These are questions about things that are red.

In the "Cars" movie franchise, the character named Red is what kind of vehicle?

(bell dings) Olivia?

- A firetruck.

- Firetruck.

Yes.

Okay, Olivia, what would you like?

- [Olivia] Let's do Modern English.

The last one.

- All right.

Modern English for 30 to wrap it up.

Defined as internet content which encourages users to follow a link to a webpage of low quality or value, what nine letter C word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016?

(bell dings) Sophia, John Bapst.

- Clickbait.

- Clickbait.

Yes.

- Nice.

- Okay, Sophia, it's your board.

- Let's try A-Ha!

for 10.

- Okay.

A-Ha!

for 10.

These are questions about scientific discoveries.

In 1868, a French astronomer discovered what lighter than air element, which is named for the sun?

Sophia?

- Helium.

- Helium.

Yes.

- Let's keep doing A-Ha!

- Okay.

A-Ha!

for 15.

It is said that Hippasus of Metapontum proved the existence of what kind of numbers that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction?

Lochlan, Morse.

- Irrational numbers.

- [Todd] Irrational numbers.

Yes.

All right, Morse, it's yours.

- Simply Red for 15.

- Simply Red, 15.

Crimson Glory, Benjamin Britain, and Superhero are red varieties of what popular garden flower?

- Sophia.

- A poppy?

- Incorrect.

Morse.

Aidan?

- A rose.

- [Todd] A rose.

Yes, nice job.

Your board.

- Sounds like the 1980s for 10.

- Sounds like the 1980s for 10, these are questions about events of the 1980s.

March 28th, 1986, is the birth date of what singer/songwriter whose hits include "Paparazzi" and "Born This Way"?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- Lady Gaga.

- Lady Gaga, yes.

- Big fan.

- Okay.

It's yours.

- [Liam] Let's throw it back Simply Red.

- All right.

Simply Red for 20.

The remains of what French Emperor are held in a red quartzite tomb at the Dome des Invalides in Paris?

(bell dings) That'd be Finn, Morse.

- Napoleon.

- Napoleon.

Yep, you're good.

Okay, it's your board, Morse.

- Seagulls, 10.

- Seagulls for 10.

These questions are related to seagulls.

Everybody's favorite bird.

A gull's beak and feathers are made from what structural protein that is also the basis of human hair and fingernails?

(bell dings) That'd be Lochlan, Morse.

- Keratin.

- Keratin.

Yes.

What would you like?

- [Lochlan] A Flock of Seagulls for 15.

- A Flock of Seagulls for 15.

The radius, ulna, and humorous are bones in what part of a gull's anatomy?

Liam?

- The wing.

- [Todd] The wing is right.

What would you like Liam?

- Oh, I wasn't thinking about that.

Simply Red.

- You don't have much time.

All right, Simply Red for 25.

First published in 1964, the so-called "Little Red Book" is a collection of quotations from what Chinese communist leader?

(bell dings) That'd be Finn, Morse.

- Mao Zedong.

- Yes.

That is correct.

Morse, you're up.

- Let's go Sounds Like the 80's for 15.

- Sounds Like the 80's for 15.

On June 18th, 1983, who became the first American woman to travel into space?

(bell dings) That'd be Finn, Morse.

- Sally Ride.

- Yes.

That's correct.

- [Finn] I'll go 80's for 25.

- [Todd] Sounds Like the 80's for 20, actually.

- [Finn] Oh, for 20.

I thought it was a delay.

Sorry.

Yeah, 20 points.

- That's okay.

- Sorry.

- That's all right.

Lech Walesa received the 1983 Noble Peace Prize for leading the Solidarity Movement in which European country?

(buzzer blares) Answer's Poland.

It's still yours though, Morse.

- Let's go A-Ha!

for 20.

- A-Ha!

for 20.

In 1974, workers digging a well discovered huge army of terracotta soldiers buried underground in what country?

(bell dings) Liam, John Bapst.

- China?

- Yes.

That's right!

- Yeah.

- Nice job.

It's still your board.

- Simply Red for 30.

- Simply Red for 30 to wrap it up.

What toxic metallic element with the symbol CD is commonly used to make red paint for artists?

(bell dings) Sophia?

- Cadmium.

- Cadmium.

Nice job.

Okay.

Your board.

- Can we do A-Ha!

- A-Ha!

for 25.

British Navy doctors in the 18th century found that eating citrus fruits protected against what fatal disease caused by the lack of vitamin C?

(bell dings) Liam.

- Scurvy.

- Scurvy.

Yes.

(electronic tone chimes) Okay.

That is the end of round two now.

Oh, we've got a battle here, folks.

John Bapst, 300, and Morse, 295.

Everything can change though in the lightning round, you better sit tight.

We'll be right back.

(upbeat music) Okay.

We're heading into the final 90 seconds of game play.

It's the lightning round.

Players, listen up.

You can buzz in any time.

You get 20 points for each correct answer.

Incorrect answers, though, will cost you 20 and the other team will not get the chance to answer the question.

The clock is set and here we go.

Elizabeth the First and Henry the Eighth where monarchs in which royal dynasty?

Finn, Morse.

- The English dynasty?

- That's incorrect.

Tudor.

Adorable Representative MC for Youth, or ARMY, is the fandom of what boy band?

(buzzer blares) BTS.

Nephrons are the basic functional units of which human body organs?

(buzzer blares) Kidneys.

Chichen Itza is a Mayan site in what country?

(bell dings) Liam?

- Mexico?

- Mexico.

Yes.

What is Jupiter's largest moon?

(bell dings) Finn, Morse.

- Titan.

- Incorrect.

It's Ganymede.

Anemia is most often caused by a deficiency.

(bell dings) This would be Jonah, Morse.

- Iron.

- Iron, yes.

Who read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration?

Sophia, John Bapst.

- Maya Angelou?

- Maya Angelou.

Yes.

In France, Bastille Day is celebrated on the 14th.

(bell dings) That would be Finn, Morse.

- July.

- July, yes.

Which waterfall in Venezuela is the highest above ground.

(bell dings) Finn, again.

- Angel Falls.

- Angel Falls.

Yes.

What central nervous system stimulant is a major component of coffee and tea?

(bell dings) Liam.

- Caffeine.

- Caffeine.

Yes.

Talladega Superspeedway is a NASCAR venue in what state?

(buzzer blares) Alabama.

What 11th century book- (electronic tone chimes) And that's the end of the match.

It was an amazing battle.

Our winning team this week is John Bapst at 360 points.

They'll be moving on to the semi-finals in a few weeks.

Our runner up, Morse, had 315 points.

Thank you for playing and congratulations to both teams.

Be sure to tune in next time for another quarter final match and thanks for watching "High School Quiz Show Maine."

We'll see you again next time.

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