(upbeat music) (drum rolling) - Welcome to season five of High School Quiz Show Maine, where 16 schools are competing to be this year's champion and take home $1,000 for their school's project graduation.

In our third qualifying match, it's the Warriors of Wells High School.

(cheerful music) (drum rolling) Taking on the Panthers of Waterville High School.

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I'm Todd Gutner, welcome to our third match of season five.

If you've been watching, you've seen a couple of changes we've had to make this year, but what hasn't changed is that we have 16 schools from around the state who are competing for that $1,000 grand prize for their project graduation.

And a reminder that this year you'll have the chance to win $500 for the school of your choice with our quiz show conundrum contest, that's coming up a little bit later in the show.

In our third match of the season we have Wells High School taking on Waterville High School.

So let's meet the players.

(upbeat music) For Wells, we have Andrew, Grady, Indie and William, and they're coached by Ann Bechan.

And for Waterville, we have Cameron, Cole, Dylan and Nick, with alternates, Karen and Theo, and they're coached by Jessica Graham.

Now the competition has three rounds.

There's a toss-up round, a category round, and a lightning round.

We'll start with the toss-up round.

Here are the directions.

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, that's very important.

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

All right guys, y'all ready to go?

- (mumbles).

- All right, let's roll.

Here's the first question.

John Alden and Miles Standish were aboard what ship that reached North America in November 1620?

(bell chimes) William what you got?

- Mayflower.

- The Mayflower is correct.

In what classic board game would you use tweezers to remove a Charley horse and a broken heart from cavity sand?

(bell chimes) Nick, Waterville.

- Operation.

- Operation, yes.

All right, next question.

What is element number one on the periodic table?

(bell chimes) Cameron, Waterville.

- Hydrogen.

- Hydrogen, correct.

According to the traditional version of the Carol, on the first day of Christmas, what did my true love give to me?

(bell chimes) Cameron again.

- A Partridge in a pear tree.

- Correct.

All right.

Now next we have a picture question.

So players, please look at the monitor over here.

The question, name this mysterious superhero who coined the phrase, "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men."

(bell chimes) Cameron, Waterville.

- Vigilante.

- Incorrect.

Wells.

(bell buzzes) All right.

The answer is shadow, shadow.

We move on, the Missouri is the longest tributary of what major river?

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- Mississippi.

- Correct Mississippi.

In 2020 Yale university in the NBA teamed up on the development of a test that uses what body fluid to test for COVID 19?

(bell buzzes) The answer saliva, yeah.

All right, what medal is awarded to members of the U.S Military who are wounded in battle, like Illinois Senator, Tammy Duckworth and the late Arizona Senator, John McCain?

(bell chimes) Dylan, Waterville.

- Purple Heart.

- Purple Heart is correct.

In "Cast Away", Tom Hanks spends a lot of time talking to what piece of sports equipment that he calls Wilson.

(bell chimes) William Wells.

- Volleyball.

- Volleyball, yes.

Great movie by the way.

Up next, we have a video question.

So please take a look at your monitors over here and listen to Jen Rooks.

- Hi, I'm Jennifer Rooks, host of Maine Calling here at Maine Public.

Name this island nation that became the first, self-governing country in the world to grant all adult women the right to vote in 1893.

(bell buzzes) - Ah, the answer, New Zealand, New Zealand.

Okay, in the computer science abbreviations, HTTP and HTML, what does the HT stand for?

(bell chimes) Cameron, Waterville.

- Hypertext.

- Hypertext, correct.

What U.S state was described as Bleeding because of the bitter fighting over slavery that took place there in the late 1850s?

(bell chimes) Cole, Waterville.

- Kansas.

- Kansas is correct.

What does a Geiger counter measure?

A, population density, B, radio activity, or C, salinity.

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- B, radio activity.

- B, radio activity.

Well done.

All right, math question now.

If the legs of a right triangle measure five inches and 12 inches, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

(bell chimes) Andrew, Wells?

- 13.

- 13, man, that was quick.

We move on.

Hawaii's second biggest island is named for what mythological figure, who created the Hawaiian islands and captured the sun?

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- Maui.

- Maui, yes.

Men in ancient Rome wore what garment made from yards of fabric wrapped around the body of over a tunic?

(bell chimes) Indie, Wells.

- Toga.

- Toga is correct.

Signed into law by Lydon Johnson, F-O-I-A or FOIA is an acronym for what four words?

(bell chimes) Nick, Waterville.

I'm sorry, Dylan, Waterville.

- Freedom Of Information Act.

- Freedom Of Information Act is right.

In astronomy, what is the term for the massive explosion that happens at end of a Star's life?

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- Super Nova.

- Super Nova, yes.

The ring-tailed lemur and the aa, are native to what African islands that's known for unusual animals?

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- Madagascar.

- Correct, an athlete who performs a Salchow and a Lutz is competing in what sport?

A, figure skating, B, gymnastics or C, snowboarding.

(bell chimes) Cole, Waterville.

- Gymnastics.

- Incorrect .

Wells, would you like to pick a shot?

Andrew.

- Figure skating.

- Figure skating is correct.

What term that means in chapel style, refers to singing without instrumental accompaniment?

(bell chimes) Grady.

- Acapella.

- Acapella, yes.

The National Air and Space Museum, the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the National Zoo are branches of what institution?

(bell chimes) Andrew, Wells.

- NASA.

- Incorrect, Waterville.

(bell chimes) Cameron.

The Smithsonian.

Correct, yes.

All right, we got another math question here.

If you read 90 words per minute, and there are 450 words on a page, how many minutes will you need to read 10 pages?

(bell chimes) Andrew, Wells.

- 50.

- 50 is correct.

(chuckling) You're clearly the math guy on the team.

What six letter T word is defined as a tax on goods in services imported from another country?

(bell chimes) William, Wells?

- Tariff.

- Tariff, yes.

Greenland is a self-governing part of what European kingdom?

(bell chimes) Grady.

- Denmark.

- Denmark.

Yes.

Ray Bradbury was technically correct when he said that the title of which book refers to the temperature at which paper catches fire and burns?

(bell chimes) Cameron, Waterville.

- Fahrenheit 451.

- Yes.

What's the common name for frogs and toads in the lava stage?

(bell chimes) Indie.

- A tadpole.

- Tadpole, yes.

Spain and Portugal are on what Peninsula?

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- Iberian.

- Iberian peninsula, yes.

The Broadway musical, "Beautiful", is based on the life and work of what American singer songwriter?

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- Precious.

- Incorrect, Waterville?

(bell buzzes) Carole King, Carole King.

What freestyle sport that involves running, climbing and vaulting over obstacles takes its name from a French word for obstacle course.

(bell chimes) Dylan, Waterville.

- Parkour.

- Yep, Dylan.

You got it Dylan, Parkour.

Sinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's victory over France in a battle at what Mexican city?

(bell buzzes) Pueblo, Pueblo.

Founded in South Africa, De Beers has been mining for what precious gem since the 1880s?

(bell chimes) Andrew, Wells.

- Diamonds.

- Diamonds is correct.

(bell ringing) Ah, that's the end of the round.

We have a score, Wells 170, Waterville 100, great start to season five.

(name tags swooshing) We'll meet the teams when we come back.

(upbeat music) Welcome back, a friendly reminder, that we're not doing that head to head round this season, but we'll still meet the teams by having them answer our special question.

This evening's question, all right guys, imagine you're a headlining musician.

What would your band or artist name be and why?

I will start with Wells, and Andrew, what do you think?

- Think, Double A Battery.

It's common.

You know it (Todd chuckles) - [Todd] Like the energizing bunny, and it keeps going and going and going.

- Yeah.

- (chuckling) Nice.

Grady.

- I mean, I guess I'll do, The Stones That Are Rolling, because that technically is not already a band name.

- That isn't and they're a great band.

So.

- They are.

- Would you be like a cover band for them?

- If I had to, yeah.

- (chuckling) Right, Indie.

- Probably the Maine Clammers.

I just love Clam Chowder ever since I was a kid.

Love Clams.

- I mean it better be new England Clam.

- Oh yeah.

- And not Manhattan, right?

- Of course, New England.

- Okay.

Well done Indie.

William.

- I'd go with Willy G you know, it's short for William.

- Yeah, I like it.

- The G just rolls right off.

It's his last name, usual.

- Absolutely.

Cameron, let's go over to Waterville.

- I'd say The Beatles, But Better because we're like The Beatles, but better.

(Todd laughing) - I can't comment.

Cole, what do you got?

That was good.

- The Metro Wizards.

- The Metro Wizards.

Why?

- It's up to interpretation?

- Hmm.

I'll ponder that one.

(chuckles) Dylan.

- The Musicians, because I don't know how good this band is.

So I'd like to keep expectations low.

- (chuckles) Right.

You could always beef it up the name later on.

- But they're definitely musicians.

- That is a fact.

Yes.

All right, Nick, why don't you wrap this up?

- I'd probably just call myself Swaggy P, becacuse I've just been... - One more time, what?

- Swaggy P. - Swaggy P. - Yeah.

Just because I've been called that, it's been a nickname for basketball for a while, So (mumbles).

- Oh, you play some B ball, huh?

- Yeah.

- So you're pretty smooth on the court.

- Yeah.

- Nice.

- Like to think so.

- (chuckling) Nice.

Nice.

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- We're back and next up is the category round with the following choices, Q it up.

(choice swooshing) (choice swooshing) It's all in your head.

(choice swooshing) It's gonna blow, (choice swooshing) 19 something.

(choice swooshing) That's me in the title, (choice swooshing) and listen to the lyrics.

Each category has five questions with increasing point values.

Now players listen up, these are the rules.

You must wait for me to finish the question before you can buzz in.

That's important.

You can confer with your teammates, but once you buzz in, you're no longer allowed to confer 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, so we have, (name tags swooshing) Waterville is behind right now.

So you guys actually have control of the board.

Waterville, why don't you take a shot?

Which category are we going with?

- [Gentleman] Cue it up, 10.

- Cue it up for 10.

Okay, here we go.

Cue it up for 10.

All the answers start with the letter Q.

From the Latin for 40, What keyword is defined as the formal isolation of people or animals who have been exposed to infectious diseases?

(bell chimes) Cole, Waterville.

- Quarantine.

- [Todd] Quarantine, correct.

You have control still, what would you like?

- [Gentleman] Could we do 19 something 10?

- Yes, 19 something for 10.

These will be about let's see, I'll give you you three 20th century events, you tell me the decade they happened.

Carving is completed on Mount Rushmore.

Jackie Robinson plays his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The U.S enters world war II.

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- 1940S.

- 1940S.

Yes you have control now.

- Can we go listen to the lyrics for 10?

- Listen to the lyrics for 10, we can.

These are questions related to recent hit songs.

In "Don't Start Now", Dua Lipa mentions what number that equals the total number of degrees in a triangle.

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- 180.

- [Todd] 180 is correct, you still have control.

- [William] Listen to the lyrics for 15.

- Listen to the lyrics for 15.

A 2019 song by Shaed, talks about jumping on what piece of gym equipment that's used in the Olympics?

(bell buzzes) The answer is trampoline, trampoline.

Wells still with control.

- [William] 19, something for 15.

- 19 Something for 15.

Nelson Mandela becomes president of South Africa, Anita Hill testifies against Clarence Thomas, Matthew Shepard is murdered in Laramie, Wyoming.

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- The 1990s.

- [Todd] The 1990s is right.

You still have control over there.

- [Grady] Let's go back to listen to the lyrics.

- Okay, listen to the lyrics for 20.

Post Malone and Swae Lee's single from Spiderman into the spider verse, takes its title from what plant that's also called Helianthus?

(bell chimes) Cole, Waterville.

- Sunflower.

- Yes, sunflower.

Now you have control.

- [Cole] Cue it up for 15.

- Cue it up for 15.

Which city is the capital of Ecuador?

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- Quito.

- Quito.

Yes.

Now Wells has control.

- Listen to the lyrics for 25.

- Listen to the lyrics, 25.

In "Looking For America", Lana Del Rey mentions, what Northern California city, where you'd find fisherman's Wharf.

(bell buzzes) San Francisco, San Francisco.

Wells with control still.

- 19, something for 20.

- 19 something for 20.

The cultural revolution in China begins, the Ford Mustang is introduced and Jimmy Hendrix plays at Woodstock.

(bell chimes) Indie, Wells.

- 1950S.

- [Todd] No, that's incorrect.

Waterville?

(bell chimes) Nick, go for it.

- 1960s.

- [Todd] '60s is correct.

Now you have control.

- [Nick] We'll go queue it up for 20.

- Okay.

Queue it up for 20.

Which Senator from Indiana, serves as George H. W. Bush's vice president?

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- Dan Quayle.

- [Todd] That's correct, yes.

Now you have it.

- [Grady] Let's go listen to the lyrics, 30.

- Listen to the lyrics to wrap up the category for 30.

In Ozuna song, "Baila, Baila, Baila", Baila is the Spanish word for what?

(bell buzzes) The answer is dance, dance.

Wells, still with control over here.

- [Grady] Q it up 25, please.

- Okay, Q it up for 25.

What bitter compound derived from Cinchona bark is used to treat malaria?

(bell buzzes) Quinine, quinine.

Well still with control.

- [Grady] 19 Something please.

- Okay.

For 25, 19 something, earth day is celebrated for the first time.

Roe versus Wade is decided, Richard Nixon resigns as president of the United States.

(bell chimes) Grady again.

- The 1970S.

- [Todd] That is correct.

The 1970s.

All right, Grady what do you want?

- [Grady] That's me in the title for 10, please.

- That's me in the title for 10.

These are questions about title characters in books.

Which title character goes to work for Mr. Rochester in a novel by Charlotte Bronte?

(bell chimes) Andrew, Wells.

- Jane Eyre.

- [Todd] Jane Eyre, correct.

What would you like?

- [Andrew] That's me in the title for 15 please.

- Okay.

That's me in the title for 15.

In a book by John Green, Pudge Halter is the narrator and the title character is a girl named for which U.S state?

(bell buzzes) Alaska, Alaska.

Andrew at Wells, you still have control all over there.

- [Andrew] Let's go with that's me in the title for 20.

- Okay, that's me in the title for 20.

Preparing for a career in espionage, the title character in what book by Louise Fitzhugh, keeps a notebook of observations about her friends and her neighbors?

(bell buzzes) "Harriet the spy".

Andrew.

- [Andrew] That's me in the title for 25.

- Are you sure?

(both chuckling) All right, that's me the title for 25.

What Neil Gaiman title character lives in a flat with 21 windows, 14 doors and neighbors called Miss Spink and Miss Forcible?

(bell buzzes) (chuckles) Stumped you guys again.

Coraline, Coraline.

You wanna wrap it up?

- [Andrew] You're never gonna believe me.

That's me in the title.

(Todd laughing) - Why not?

Let's let's let's shoot for the stars here.

All right, what tragic title character of a Leo Tolstoy novel, falls in love with a soldier who is not her husband?

(bell buzzes) (chuckles) It's fitting that we are rove of the category like that.

The answer is Anna Karenina, Anna Karenina.

Andrew, you still have control and we're getting outta that category.

We can't do it anymore.

(Todd laughing) - [Andrew] It's gonna blow for 10 please.

- All right, it's gonna blow for 10.

These are questions about volcanoes guys, volcanoes.

Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed in 79 AD, when what volcano erupted?

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- Vesuvius.

- Vesuvius, yes, we got outta that right.

What would you like?

- Let's go, it's gonna blow 15.

- Okay, it's gonna blow 15.

The largest volcano in our solar system is Olympus Mons located on which planet?

(bell chimes) William.

- Mars.

- Mars, yes.

You still have it.

- [William] 19, something for 30.

- Okay, 19 something for 30.

Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto, FDR proposes the new deal, and Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.

(bell chimes) William, go for it.

- 1930s.

- [Todd] 1930s.

Yes.

Where would you like to go now?

- Let's go, it's gonna blow for 20.

- Okay, it's gonna blow for 20.

Among the biggest volcanoes on earth are Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in which U.S state?

(bell chimes) Dylan, Waterville - Hawaii.

- [Todd] Hawaii is correct.

Go ahead, Dylan.

Pick a category for us.

- [Dylan] It's gonna blow for 25, please.

- It's gonna blow for 25, which volcano is the highest peak in the cascade range of the Northwestern United States?

(bell buzzes) That would be Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier.

Dylan, you still have control.

- [Dylan] It's all in your head for 10, please.

- Okay.

Starting a new category.

It's all in your head for 10.

These are questions about the human brain.

Sensory and motor are types of what cells that make up the brain?

(bell chimes) Andrew, Wells.

- Neurons.

- Neurons, Yes.

(bell ringing) All right, that is the end of round two, the category round.

And we have a score of Wells, 320, Waterville 170.

Now that's a gap there, but don't worry.

(name tags swooshing) We've got the lightning round next and it's always wild and anything can happen.

So sit tight, we'll be right back.

(upbeat music) Okay, and welcome back.

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

Now these are the rules, you can buzz in any time, you get 20 points for each correct answer.

Incorrect answers though, this round will cost you 20 points and the other team will not get the chance this round either to answer.

The clock is set.

(name tags swooshing) Let's get going.

(cheerful music) Which state was named for queen Elizabeth the First?

(bell buzzes) Virginia, Virginia.

The Kremlin and Red Square are in which Russian city?

(bell chimes) Dylan, Waterville.

- Moscow.

- Moscow.

Yes.

What protein gives blood its red color?

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- Hemoglobin.

- [Todd] That is correct, yes.

Texas Holdem and Omaha are variance of what card game?

(bell chimes) Dylan.

- Poker.

- [Todd] Poker, yeah.

A declarative sentence ends with what punctuation mark?

(bell chimes) Dylan again.

- Period.

- [Todd] Period.

Yes.

The Boxer Rebellion took place in what country?

(bell chimes) William.

- China.

- [Todd] China.

Yes.

Greta Gerwig directed a film based on what Louisa May Alcott book?

(bell chimes) Grady, Wells.

- "Little Women".

- [Todd] "Little Women" is correct.

The Dominican Republic shares an island with what French?

(bell chimes) William.

- Haiti.

- [Todd] Haiti.

Yes.

What company makes the Stratocaster guitar?

(bell chimes) Grady.

- Fender.

- [Todd] Fender.

Yes.

Crocodiles and turtles are members of what Taxonomic class?

(bell chimes) William, Wells.

- Reptiles.

- [Todd] Reptiles.

Yes.

What physicist proposed the equation E = m?

(bell chimes) - Albert Einstein.

- [Todd] Dylan, yes.

Just wait for me to call on you, but you got it.

Which Norwegian artist painted the screen?

(bell chimes) (bell ringing) Cameron we'll get you.

You get you in there, yep.

- Frederick Munch.

- Oh, that's so close.

It's actually Edvard Munch, Edvard Munch.

Well, our winning team this evening is Wells, (name tag swooshing) at 440 points and they'll be moving on to the quarter finals in a few weeks.

Our runner up Waterville with 230 points.

They had a great game.

It was a good match.

We wanna thank both teams (name tags swooshing) and thank you for watching.

Be sure to tune in next time.

As Windom takes on north yard with academy and our next qualifying match.

Thanks for watching High School Quiz Show Maine.

We'll see you again next time.

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