(gentle music) (drum roll resonating) - Welcome to Season 8 of "High School Quiz Show: Maine," where 16 schools from across the state are competing to be this year's champion and take home the $1,000 prize for their school's project graduation.

And our third qualifying match, it's the Black Bears of Maranacook High School... (triumphant music) Taking on the Raiders of Fryeburg Academy.

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(upbeat music) - Welcome to Season 8 of "High School Quiz Show: Maine."

I'm your host, Todd Gutner.

Once again, we have 16 schools competing to be the Season 8 champion and take home the $1,000 grand prize for their school's project graduation.

In our third match, we have two schools that are each looking for their first trip to the championship.

The Black Bears, the Maranacook, in Readfield, are making their second appearance on "Quiz Show," having been with us last season, but the Raiders of Fryeburg Academy are hoping their very first time includes a trip to the finals.

Let's get things going by meeting the teams.

For Maranacook, we have Carter, Sawyer, Rocco, and Eli, with alternate, Jonathan, and they're coached by Rachel Smith.

And for Fryeburg, we have Quintan, Aisha, Lillian, and Peter, and they're coached by Joe Minnich.

The competition has four rounds.

The toss-up round, the head-to-head round, the category round, and the fun lightning round.

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

Okay, Maranacook.

Okay, Fryeburg.

We're off and going here.

Here's the first question.

Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are members of what cartoon family created by Matt Groening?

(bell ringing) Sawyer, Maranacook?

- "The Simpsons."

- That's right.

An activity where people sing popular songs to a prerecorded backing music track is known by what Japanese name that means empty orchestra?

(bell rings) Peter, Fryeburg?

- Karaoke.

- Karaoke, yes.

Frogs, toads, and salamanders are members of which class of vertebrates that live on land and in the water?

(bell rings) Go ahead, Sawyer.

- Amphibians.

- Amphibians is right.

A seven-book fantasy series by C.S.

Lewis is known as the chronicles of what fictional land?

(bell rings) Sawyer again.

- Narnia.

- You got it again.

Up next, we have a picture question.

So take a look at the monitor.

It's right there.

Nicknamed Satchmo, and one of the most influential figures in jazz, this trumpeter and vocalist is best known for songs like "What A Wonderful World," "La Vie en Rose," and "Dream a Little Dream of Me."

Name this legendary musician.

(bell rings) Eli, Maranacook?

- Louis Armstrong.

- Louis Armstrong, right.

What unfortunate woman in Greek mythology was turned into a spider by the goddess Athena.

(bell rings) Carter?

- Arachne?

- Arachne is also right.

An important route during the westward expansion of the 19th century, which 2000-mile trail started in Missouri and passed through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Idaho on the way to the Pacific Northwest?

(bell rings) Go ahead, Sawyer.

- The Oregon Trail?

- Oregon Trail is also right.

The Men's T20 World Cup, which was hosted by the United States and the West Indies in 2024 is an international competition in which sport?

(bell rings) Eli?

- Cricket.

- Cricket is right.

The 2024 documentary film "Union" tells the story of workers at what corporation attempting to form a union at the Staten Island New York warehouse where they were employed?

(bell rings) Go ahead, Carter.

- Amazon?

- Amazon, yes.

Next up, we have a video question.

So again, the monitor.

- I'm Aislinn Sarnacki, host of "Borealis" on Main Public.

And here's my question for you.

Maine is home to nine species of snakes, all non-poisonous.

But up until the mid-1800s, there was one species that was poisonous that you could find in the wild.

What is that?

(bell rings) - [Todd] Sawyer, Maranacook?

- Cottonmouth?

- That's incorrect.

Fryeburg, you wanna give it a shot?

(buzzer buzzes) It's a timber rattlesnake.

- [Contestant] Oh my God.

- All right, here's the next question.

In William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Which character appears in Act Three with the head of a donkey?

(bell rings) Lillian?

- Puck?

- Incorrect.

Maranacook?

(buzzer buzzes) (chuckles) Nick Bottom.

You guys knew it, huh?

Next question, H2SO4 is the chemical formula for what oily liquid?

(bell rings) (buzzer buzzes) We got in there.

Carter, go for it.

- Olive oil?

- That's incorrect.

Fryeburg, you wanna try?

(buzzer buzzes) It's sulfuric acid.

Sulfuric acid.

According to the American Kennel Club, which breed of retriever named for a region of Canada was the most popular dog breed in the US for 31 consecutive years?

In 2022 and 2023, it ranked second to the French bulldog, (bell rings) Rocco?

- Newfoundland.

- [Todd] Incorrect.

Fryeburg, you wanna try?

- Golden retriever?

- [Todd] You gotta ring in Aisha.

(bell rings) - Golden retriever?

- That is also incorrect.

It's a Labrador retriever.

Labrador retriever.

Next question, in the United States, April 15th is most commonly associated with which of these events?

Mother's Day, the deadline for filing income tax returns, or the vernal equinox?

(bell rings) Quintan?

- The deadline for filing income tax?

- You got it right.

Math question, you should have a piece of paper and a pencil.

Here's the question.

Together, Anna and Beth, collected 56 seashells.

If Anna collected three times more shells than Beth, how many shells did Anna collect?

(buzzer buzzes) The answer's 42.

42.

We move on.

From 1520 to 1566, Suleiman the Magnificent ruled which empire that is informally known as the Turkish Empire, even though it encompassed parts of Persia, Arabia, and Europe, as well as Turkey?

(bell rings) Carter, Maranacook?

- "Ottoman Empire?"

- That is right.

That TV series "Game of Thrones" and "House of the Dragon" are based on novels and stories By what American author?

(bell rings) Eli?

- R.R.

Martin?

- R.R.

Martin, correct.

The quote, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death" is attributed to what man in a speech he made as a delegate to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775?

(bell rings) Eli again.

- Patrick Henry?

- Yes, you got it again.

(bell rattling) Oh, that's the end of the first round.

And we've got a score of Maranacook 110, Fryeburg 20.

Looks like we've got a great match brewing here.

Don't go anywhere.

We'll beat the players when we get back.

(upbeat music) (graphic whooshes) Before we get to the head-to-head round, we like to pause, get to know our players a little bit with a slightly silly question.

And the question is, "What was the best trip you have ever been on?"

We'll start with Maranacook, Carter, what's your favorite trip ever?

- Last summer, I went to Germany for a month.

That was amazing, yeah.

- Oh wow.

- I learned a lot of German, so that was probably my favorite.

- Give me something in German.

(Carter speaks in German) And what does that mean?

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye?

- Yeah.

- All right, well what's, hello?

- Hello.

- Hello.

Hello.

Hello, Carter.

- Pretty simple.

(Todd chuckling) - Pretty simple.

Sawyer, your turn.

- It was probably when I went to Upstate New York to see the American side of Niagara Falls with my family.

It was really cool.

It was a little bit rainy, though.

Which was unfortunate, but it was still really cool.

- Yeah.

Did you drive there?

- Yes, we drove there.

- [Todd] That's a haul, isn't it?

- Yeah, we have grandparents over there, so.

- Oh, cool.

Great, sounds fun.

Rocco, your turn.

- Two summers ago, I went to Italy with my family, and I got to meet some long-lost relatives in the mountains of Campomaggiore.

- Ah, was the food amazing?

- Oh, it was spectacular, like so fresh.

- Mm, awesome.

Eli, your turn.

- So I actually also happened to go to Italy.

I was part of a study abroad program last year, and so I went on a road trip with my host family down through Southern Germany, and we got to see some of the castles, some of the mountains, and that was really special.

- Oh, amazing.

- Amazing.

- That was your favorite part, the castles?

- Absolutely, absolutely.

- Cool.

Thanks, Eli.

Fryeburg, Quintan, what do you think?

- My favorite trip was when I went to Washington DC with my grandmother and I got to go inside the White House.

- Ooh, wow, into the White House?

- Yes.

- How'd you get in?

- We had to apply with tickets through Jared Golden and a bunch of our representatives.

- Nice, nice.

That's great.

Aisha, your turn.

- My favorite trip was when I went to Japan when I was six years old, with my family, and I was able to experience the Japanese culture.

- Ooh, did you like the food, or are you into that food?

- When I went, I didn't like sushi, but now I love it.

- [Todd] (chuckles) That's ironic, huh?

- It's kind ironic, yeah.

- Oh, that's too bad.

You didn't get a chance to take advantage of it when you were over there, probably.

Lillian, what was your favorite trip?

- A few years ago, it was my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary, and they brought my family and I to Hawaii for a week, and that was amazing.

We stayed at a resort by the ocean in Honolulu.

- Oh, nice.

Did you just stay on O'ahu?

Or did you get to any of the other islands?

- My grandparents went to other islands, but we didn't.

- But you saw like the world's most famous beach, Waikiki?

- Yeah.

- Nice, that's great.

Peter, your turn.

- Probably a road trip down to DC.

- You did that as well with your family?

- Yeah, just my mom and my sister.

We stopped by Boston and Orange County.

- Oh, cool.

What was your favorite part of Washington DC when you were there?

- Probably just like the walkability and bikeability.

- Yeah, it's very user-friendly, right?

- Yeah, I mean, it's not like around here where you have to drive 30 minutes to get anywhere.

- To get anywhere, exactly.

All right guys, thanks a lot.

The head-to-head round is next, but let's see how well you do with our Viewer Question of the Week.

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(graphic whooshes) A 10-digit telephone number includes the area code, followed by the exchange which denotes a smaller area within the area code.

What is Maine's lowest numbered telephone exchange?

Keep track of your answers and tune into the semifinals for part two of the Viewer Question challenge.

(upbeat music) - Okay, it's time for the head-to-head round.

In this round, players will alternate facing off one-on-one right here at the desk.

Correct answers are worth 10 points.

Incorrect answers will cost you 10 points.

We have 90 seconds on the clock.

Players, are you ready?

Here we go.

Bucharest is the capital city of what Eastern European- (bell rings) - Hungary?

- Incorrect.

Romania.

Children's author P.L.

Travers wrote about what magical nanny who works for the Bank's family.

(upbeat music) (buzzer buzzes) Mary Poppins.

What Former US First Lady helped draft a 1948- (bell rings) - Eleanor Roosevelt?

- That is correct.

What organ in the human body produces digestive fluid called bile?

(bell rings) - Stomach?

- Incorrect.

Liver.

Nearly 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along what ocean's ring of fire?

(bell rings) - Pacific?

- Pacific is right.

The Industrial Revolution began in England In what century?

- 17th century.

- You gotta ring in if you want it.

(bell rings) - 18th century?

- Correct, 18th century.

What does the G stand for in Super-G alpine skiing?

(bell rings) - Giant.

- Yes.

The electric eel is native to what continent?

(bell rings) - Virginia?

- Incorrect.

South America.

In Major League Soccer, the abbreviation PK stands for what?

(bell rings) - Penalty kick.

- Yes.

Atomic number 11 refers to what chemical element?

- Sodium.

(bell rings) - Correct.

The Appalachian Trail extends from Maine in the north to what US state in the south?

(bell rings) - Georgia?

- Correct.

How many keys are on a full-sized piano?

(bells ring) - 88.

- 88, nice.

What legislative body is referred to as the lower chamber of the US- (bell rings) - House of Representatives?

- That's right.

The Great Depression began when the US stock market crashed in what year?

(bell rattling) That's the end of the round.

We've got a score of Maranacook 140, Fryeburg 50.

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(upbeat music) - Next up is the category round with the following choices.

We have "Flag Day," "Out of this World," "Going Pro," "Don't Boo, Vote," "The Play's the Thing," and "Animated Animals."

Each team will alternate control of two categories.

Questions have increasing point values.

With each question, they can choose to answer it and either gain or lose points.

They can skip it and neither gain nor lose points.

Or once per category, they can toss it to the other team and force them to answer.

Players will have five seconds to confer and decide what to do.

Fryeburg, you're trailing right now so you have control of the board.

Peter, what category would you like to start with?

- [Peter] Flag.

- "Flag Day."

These are gonna be questions about national flags.

Here's the first one.

The national flag of which country has a red maple leaf at its center?

- Canada.

- Canada - Canada is the right answer.

"Flag Day" for 15.

The flag of France is known as the tricolor because it has equal-sized vertical bands of three different colors.

What are those three colors?

- Red, white and blue.

- Red, white, and blue is correct.

The national flag of Fiji has images of sugar cane, a coconut palm tree, bananas, and which bird that symbolizes peace?

- The dove.

- The dove.

- Dove is also right.

We're "Flag Day" for 25 now.

One of the oldest national flags in the world is called the Dannebrog, a red flag with a large white cross that is the national flag of which Scandinavian country?

- Denmark.

- Denmark.

- Denmark is the correct answer.

Now we have "Flag Day" for 30, the last one.

An image of which celestial object is depicted on the national flags of Argentina and Uruguay?

- Sun.

- Sun.

- Sun is right.

You swept the category.

Nice job, Fryeburg.

We're over to Maranacook now.

What's your category gonna be, Rocco?

- [Rocco] We're gonna go with "Don't Boo, Vote."

- "Don't Boo, Vote."

These are questions about US presidential elections.

Here's the first one, which former president of the United States gave a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention where he told the audience, "Don't boo, vote," when they express their feelings about one of the presidential nominees?

- Obama.

- Obama?

- Obama is the right answer.

"Don't Boo, Vote" for 15.

Proposed by representative Gene Green of Texas but not yet adopted, the Every Vote Counts Amendment would abolish what group of 538 people who have a direct effect on the outcome of US presidential elections?

- Electoral College?

- That's also right.

"Don't Boo, Vote" for 20.

The first televised presidential debate took place in 1960.

One of those candidates was elected in 1960, and the other would be elected in 1968.

Name both of these former presidents.

- JFK and Nixon.

- Yeah, you nailed it.

Nice job.

"Don't Boo, Vote" for 25.

Which former president of the United States won his first term in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and then became president for the second time by defeating Benjamin Harrison in 1892?

- Grover Cleveland?

- Grover Cleveland, also right.

"Don't Boo, Vote" for 30.

This is the last one in the category.

Even though at age 34 she wasn't old enough to hold the office, what woman ran for president of the United States as a candidate from the Equal Rights Party against Ulysses S. Grant in 1872?

(contestants faintly speaking) (buzzer chiming) - Toss.

- You wanna toss that one over to Fryeburg?

Okay, so I'll reread the question for you guys.

Here it is.

Even though at age 34 she wasn't old enough to hold the office, what woman ran for president of the United States as a candidate from the Equal Rights Party against Ulysses S. Grant in 1872?

- I think we're gonna... Oh, we have to- - Yeah.

- You have to answer it, unfortunately, Peter.

(Peter inhales deeply) - No idea.

- Hillary Clinton.

- I mean, it's worth a guess, right?

The answer is Woodhull.

Woodhull.

All right, that's the end of the category for Maranacook.

Peter, we're back to you for your second category.

- [Peter] We're gonna go with the "Going Pro."

- "Going Pro," all right.

These are all, let's see.

all of your answers will begin with the letters P-R-O.

And here's the first question.

What literary term, beginning with P-R-O, comes from the Greek word for actor and refers to the main character of a story?

- Protagonist.

- Protagonist.

- Protagonist.

Nice job.

"Going Pro" for 15.

In business, public companies issue a quarterly financial statement known as a P&L.

In this context, what does the P and L stand for?

(contestants faintly speaking) So you can either answer or you can skip it.

- Skip it.

- Or you can toss it.

You wanna skip it?

Okay.

The answer is profit and loss.

"Going Pro" for 20.

Often associated with statistics in math, what P-R-O word refers to the likelihood of an event occurring such as a coin flip landing on heads?

(contestants faintly speaking) - Probability.

- Probability is right.

"Going Pro" for 25.

What term that refers to false ideas or narratives that are spread intentionally to help your cause or harm your opponent's cause comes from a Latin word that relates to a way to grow plants.

- Propaganda.

- Propaganda.

Nice job again.

"Going Pro" for 30, the last one.

In a criminal trial, what term that begins with PRO refers to the attorney that presents and argues a case against a defendant accused of a crime?

(contestants faintly speaking) - Prosecutor.

- [Todd] One more time.

- Prosecution.

- Prosecution.

- Prosecutor.

- Am I hearing that correctly?

- [Woman] Both are correct.

- Both are correct.

All right, great.

Nice job.

Sorry about that, Peter.

We're gonna go back over to Maranacook for your last category in the round.

- [Contestant] We're gonna do "Animated Animals."

- "Animated Animals."

These are gonna be questions about animated animal characters.

Jack Black provides the voice of Poe in a series of movies about what kind of animal who's a huge fan of martial arts?

- Panda?

- Panda is right.

"Animated Animals, 15."

In the "Madagascar" film franchise, Chris Rock Voices the character of Marty, who is what kind of equine animal?

- Zebra.

- Zebra is right.

Nice.

"Animated Animals" for 20.

Most of "SpongeBob SquarePants" animal friends are sea creatures, but not Sandy Cheeks, who lives underwater in a treedome because she's what kind of land animal who likes to be around trees?

- Squirrel?

- Squirrel, right.

"Animated Animals," 25.

In a 2017 animated film based on a classic children's book by Munro Leaf, the title character is a young bull who would rather relax in a field of flowers than learn how to fight.

What is the name of that bull?

- Ferdinand?

- Yes.

"Animated Animals" for 30.

Una or Oona and her little brother, Baba, are what kind of seabirds who live on a remote island off the coast of Ireland in an animated TV series?

(contestants faintly speaking) (buzzer chiming) What would you like to do?

Skip, toss, answer?

- We'll skip.

- Wanna skip it?

The answer is "Puffins."

"Puffins."

So that wraps up our category round.

We have a score.

Maranacook, 280.

Fryeburgs come back a little bit.

They're at 205.

And anything can change in the lightning round.

So sit tight.

We'll be right back.

(upbeat music) Okay, here it is.

We're heading into the final 90 seconds of gameplay, the lightning round.

Players, you do not have to wait for me to finish the question.

You can buzz in anytime, but do not answer until I call your name.

You get 20 points for each correct answer.

Incorrect answers will cost you 20.

And the other team does not get a chance to answer.

Our clock is set.

Good luck, both teams.

Here we go.

In "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy lives on a farm in which US state- (bell rings) Quintan?

- Kansas.?

- Kansas is right.

Granny Smith and Macintosh are- (bell rings) - Apples.

- [Todd] Apples is right, Sawyer.

Which digestive organs secretes pepsin to break down protein?

(upbeat music) (bell rings) - Liver?

- [Todd] Peter on the end.

- Stomach?

- Stomach is right.

Which English King issued the Magna Carta in the year 1215?

(buzzer buzzes) King John.

December 7th, 1941 is the- (bell rings) (Quintan faintly speaking) Quintan?

Quintan?

(upbeat music) (buzzer buzzes) (buzzer drowns Quintan) It's okay.

Pearl Harbor.

What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

(bell rings) Aisha?

- Omega?

- One more time.

- Omega.

- Omega.

Wait for me to answer your name or tell your name.

Dodecagon is a polygon with how many sides?

(bell rings) - 12 - Carter?

12, yes.

Odette and Odile are principal roles in what Tchaikovsky Ballet?

(buzzer buzzes) "Swan Lake."

Which hydrogen isotope takes its name from the Greek for second place?

(bell rings) Aisha?

- Deuterium.

- [Todd] Deuterium, yes.

Maine observes indigenous people's Day on the second Monday of which month?

(bell rings) Quintan?

- October?

- [Todd] October, yes.

Which state in the southern US was named in honor of King of France?

(bell rings) Quintan again.

- Louisiana?

- Louisiana.

The Brandenburg Gate is located in which European- (bell rings) - Germany, Berlin.

(buzzer chiming) - [Todd] That would be Eli.

What's the answer?

- Germany.

- Germany is incorrect.

The answer is Berlin.

We have a final score of Fryeburg with 305 points!

They'll be moving on to the quarterfinals in a few weeks!

Our runner up, Maranacook, you had 300 points!

So, so close!

Obviously, you both played great.

Congratulations to both of you.

Be sure to tune in next time as Morse takes on Orono.

Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time on "High School Quiz Show: Maine."

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