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Listen, back in November, 130 high school teams in Massachusetts competed at ourSuper Sunday qualifying event to earn one of, well, 16 spotsin this year's competition.
The goal now is to become the next High School Quiz Show state champion.
Today's match up hasNewton North High School taking on Norton High School.
And on the Newton North team we have Sam, Paris, Andrew, and Max.
And the alternates Natalieand Louis.
And the coaches Gregory Drakeand Albert Cho.
Nice round of applause, Newton North, the Tigers.
(cheers and applause) And representingNorton High School we have Tristan, Dan, Gwen, and Bobby.
Alternates on the sidelinesRyan and Tori.
And the coaches Jennifer Youngand Chris Gale.
How about a nice roundof applause? (cheers and applause) It's the Lancers and the Tigers.
The competition has four rounds:a toss-up, a head-to-head, a category round, and a lightning round.
We're going to startwith a toss-up round.
All answers are worthten points, and this is the only roundwith no point deductions for any wrong answers, so teams, if you folks are ready, so am I, let's go.
In the 1600s, what English scientist explained the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration? Yes, Bobby.
>> Isaac Newton?>> COSTA: Yes.
In a 2015 interview seenby nearly 17 million people and generating a tidal waveof support on social media, what former Olympiantold Diane Sawyer that he was transitioningto female? Yes, Bobby.
>> Bruce Jenner?>> COSTA: Yes.
In the human body, what vastnetwork of organs and vessels transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and removescell wastes? Yes, Bobby.
>> Circulatory system? >> COSTA: That is correct.
The dangers of givingthe state control over new and powerfultechnologies is explored in what 1932 novelby Aldous Huxley? Yes, Paris.
>> Brave New World.
>> COSTA: Yes.
Okay, take a look at the screensin front of you, you will see a picture.
The Library of Congress, seenhere, was established in 1800.
After the British burnedthe original library in 1814, what former presidentdonated his personal library as a replacement? Yes, Andrew.
>> Thomas Jefferson?>> COSTA: Yes.
Virgil wrote his epic poemthe Aeneid in what language? Yes, Paris.
>> Latin.
>> COSTA: Latin is correct.
“He sometimes calls me bro.
” What British prime ministersaid this in 2015, describing his closerelationship with Barack Obama? Tristan.
>> David Cameron? >> COSTA:That is correct, bro.
What U.
S.
state is hometo Denali, also known as Mount McKinley? Yes, Max.
>> Alaska.
>> COSTA: Yes.
To study how long-termspaceflight affects the body, NASA is using retired astronautMark Kelly as the control, while his identical twin brotherScott spends a year aboard what satellite? Tristan.
>> The InternationalSpace Station? >> COSTA: Correct.
Take a look at your screensonce again, your next question is coming up right now.
>> Hi, I'm Barbara Madeloni, president of the MassachusettsTeachers Association.
Here's my question.
In 1925, in a highly publicizedtrial known as the “Monkey Trial, ” what Dayton, Tennessee, high school teacher was charged with violatingstate law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution? >> COSTA: Yes, Bobby.
>> Scopes? >> COSTA:John Scopes is correct.
In the NFL, if the offense believes it cannot score a touchdownit may try for a field goal, which is worth how many points? Max? >> Three.
>> COSTA: Yes.
El Greco was a Greek artistwhose visual style expressed the passionof the Counter-Reformation in what countrythat was his adopted home? Yes, Paris.
>> Spain.
>> COSTA: Correct.
Which of the following termsrefers to white Southerners who supported Reconstructionpolicies after the Civil War, usually for their ownself-interest? Is it A, mugwumps; B, carpetbaggers; or C, scalawags? Yes.
>> B, carpetbaggers? >> COSTA:No, Norton, you want to try? Dan?>> C, scalawags.
>> COSTA:Scalawags is correct.
Math question now, here it comes: what is 42 plus the absolutevalue of negative ten? Andrew.
>> 52?>> COSTA: Correct.
Which of these rocks–gypsum, coal, or cinnabar– is not a mineral? Bobby.
>> Coal?>> COSTA: Yes, that's correct.
In Rick Riordan's novel The Lightning Thief, Mr.
Brunner, the director of Camp Half-Blood, is actually what famous centaurfrom classical mythology? Yes, Paris.
>> Heron? >> COSTA: No, Norton, you want to try it? (buzzer) “Chirone” or Chironis the answer.
Driven by the tech boomand a limited housing market, what California cityhas the highest monthly average apartment rent in the U.
S.
, at least accordingto Forbes magazine? Max.
>> San Francisco.
>> COSTA: Yes.
What country is hometo the Hagia Sophia, a famous Byzantine cathedralbuilt in the sixth century? Yes, Max.
>> Turkey.
>> COSTA: Correct.
An earthquake measuring 6.
0on the Richter scale is how many times more powerfulthan a 5.
0 quake? Yes, Max.
>> Ten.
>> COSTA: That is correct.
And the next question:Glacier National Park is in what sparsely populatedU.
S.
state nicknamed Big Sky Country? Yes, Bobby?>> Montana? >> COSTA:Montana is right.
In May of 2015, at a luxury hotel in Zürich, seven senior officials fromwhat global soccer organization were arrestedon U.
S.
corruption charges? Yes, Dan.
>> FIFA.
>> COSTA: Exactly.
In 1967 in Cape Town, what South African surgeon performed the first human hearttransplant operation? Yes, Paris.
>> Christiaan Barnard.
>> COSTA: Yes.
Math question:name the metric prefix that equals tento the third power.
Yes, Dan.
>> Kilo? >> COSTA:Yes, that's correct.
For his role in a massprison break in 2011, what ex-president of Egyptwas sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in 2015? Yes, Max? >> Mohamed Morsi.
>> COSTA: That is correct.
Derived from the Greek meaning”old age of the stone, ” what period of human historysaw the development of the first primitivestone tools? Tristan.
>> Paleolithic?>> COSTA: That is correct.
After a massive letter-writingcampaign in 1968, what science-fiction serieswas renewed for a third season and became the first show thatfans actually kept on the air? (buzzer)(bell dings) Did he make it? No, Bobby, you just missed it, the answer is Star Trek.
And we move on.
Portland is the name of themost populous city in Oregon and in what other U.
S.
state? Yes, Andrew.
>> Maine?>> COSTA: Maine.
To acquire landfor a southern railroad, the U.
S.
paid Mexico $10 million for land now in Arizonaand New Mexico, under what purchase finalizedin 1854? Yes, Gwen.
>> The Gadsden Purchase? >> COSTA: That is correct.
Jimi Hendrix.
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(bell dings) Oh, I wanted to getthat question in.
That's the end of round one.
The score right now: Newton North, 130 points.
Are you ready? Norton High School, 130 points.
It's a dead tie after round one.
(cheers and applause) Okay, the head-to-head roundis next.
First we're going to takea few minutes to get to know the players a little bit better.
And I've got a questionin my hand.
This is the way it works:I'll ask the question, each of you will give usyour answer.
And we'll start with you Sam, over at Newton North.
What fictional character froma book, a movie, or a TV show do you most identify withand why? >> Ian Malcolmfrom Jurassic Park because I believe that lifefinds a way.
>> COSTA: Oh, well said, short and sweet, well said.
Paris? >> I identify with Michael Scottfrom The Office because most of the time I haveno idea what's going on, I feel like I'm onthe outs of everything, but occasionally I'll come up with moments of brilliantlucidity and wisdom.
>> COSTA: Wow.
Now, Paris, you know you're in the middle of a heated competitionright now, right? >> Yeah.
>> COSTA: Okay, good.
Andrew, how about you? (laughter) >> I identify withFerris Bueller because I try to make the mostout of every situation.
>> COSTA: Okay, you're notstealing cars at the house or anything like that.
>> No.
>> COSTA:Max, how about you? >> I identify withLuke Skywalker from Star Wars.
I like the way he takes onchallenges, you know.
>> COSTA: Much like you're doingright now.
>> Yeah.
>> COSTA: This could be thebiggest challenge of your life right here, Max.
Over to Norton High School, Tristan, how about you? >> I would have to sayAlbus Dumbledore because of my prominentfacial hair.
(laughter) >> COSTA: We hadn't noticed.
Dan? >> I'll be Draco Malfoy becausemy father will hear about this.
(laughter) >> COSTA: Gwen? >> I would say Ron Weasleybecause, you know, the hair.
(laughter) >> COSTA: Yeah, we couldn't helpbut notice the hair.
And finally, Bobby, how about you? >> I'd say Dobbybecause all anyone's ever got me has been socks.
(laughter) >> COSTA: All right, here's what we got.
We've got a battle–the Lancers and the Tigers– and the way head to head worksis one member of each team will come forwardand go head to head.
Now Newton North, who's it going to be? It'll be Paris.
And Norton High School, who's it going to be? Dan, all right.
So Paris and Dan, come on, let's go head to head right now.
(cheers and applause) We are about to go head-to-head, but before we begin, we do have a correction to make.
The judges have decidedto accept Newton North's Greek pronunciationon the Lightning Thief question from the last round, so we have awarded them the ten pointsfor that correct answer.
Making the current scoreNewton North, 140 points, Norton High School, 130 points.
I've got Dan to my leftfrom Norton High School, I've got Paris to my rightfrom Newton North High School.
Guys, you want to shake handsbefore we start this thing? All right.
As a reminder in this round, you get ten pointsfor correct answers.
Incorrect answerswill cost you ten points.
You can buzz in at any time.
The clock is set at 90 seconds, good luck gentlemen, here we go.
What is the first elementon the periodic table? >> Hydrogen?>> COSTA: Yes.
In 1864, Union forcesunder General Sherman captured and.
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Yes? (buzzer) The answer would have beenAtlanta.
And all of Shakespeare's playsare divided into how many acts? >> Five?>> COSTA: Five is correct.
Who composed the operas Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro? (buzzer) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In the NBA, how many playersfrom each team are allowed on the courtat one.
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>> Five? >> COSTA:Five is correct, at one time.
In 1994, comet Shoemaker-Levy 9smashed into what large planet? (buzzer) Jupiter.
A character named Marlowis the protagonist in what novellaby Joseph Conrad? (buzzer) Heart of Darkness.
What 1598 edict grantedfull civil rights.
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>> Edict of Nantes?>> COSTA: Yes, that's correct.
An acute angle measuresless than how many degrees? >> 90?>> COSTA: Yes.
In 1769, what British navalcaptain became the first person to fully chart New Zealand? >> Captain Cook.
>> COSTA:Yes, Captain James Cook.
What South American countrygets its name from the Latin word for silver? >> Argentina.
>> COSTA: Yes.
In March 2015, whatBritish comedian succeeded Craig Ferguson as hostof The Late Late Show? >> James Corden.
>> COSTA: Yes.
(bell rings) Oh, that's the endof the head-to-head round.
Let's take a look at the scoresright now.
Newton North High School, 180 points.
Norton High School, 160 points.
This is a very closecompetition.
Let's hear it.
(cheers and applause) Next up is the category roundwith the following categories: Going Green, That's AllShe Wrote, Always Alliterative, We Got the Beat, Moonlightin Vermont, and Instant Karma.
Each category has five questionswith increasing point values.
And by the way, players, you canconfer with your teammates, but once you buzz in, you'reno longer allowed to confer.
We're going to haveto get your answer.
Now, Norton High School, slightly behind, but you do get to choosethe first category, and what's it going to be? >> That's All She Wrote.
>> COSTA: And here we go.
Questions aboutwomen's literature.
And for ten points:what haunting love story of Heathcliff and Catherinewas published just one year before the death of its author, Emily Brontë, at age 30? Yes, Sam.
>> Wuthering Heights.
>> COSTA: That is correct.
So Newton North, you get controlof the board, category? >> Going Green.
>> COSTA: Going Green.
Questions about environmentalscience, and for ten points: Widely considered to beharmful to the environment, “mountaintop removal”is a controversial method of mining what? Yes, Bobby.
>> Coal?>> COSTA: Coal is correct.
So Norton High, you get the board, category? >> Going Green.
>> COSTA:Going Green for 15 points: What 1962 book by Rachel Carsonattacked the widespread use of pesticides and is creditedwith launching the environmental movement? Yes, Tristan.
>> Silent Spring.
>> COSTA: Silent Spring is correct.
You've still got the board, Norton High– category? >> Going Green.
>> COSTA:This time for 20 points: Which of the followingbusiness sectors produces the most greenhouse gasemissions? Is it A, airplanes;B, agriculture; C, cars? Yes, Dan.
>> Cars? >> COSTA: No, Newton North, you want to try it? Yes, Sam? >> Agriculture.
>> COSTA: Yes, agriculture, which means Newton North, you get the board back–category? >> We Got the Beat.
>> COSTA: We Got the Beat, new category.
Questions about music theory.
For ten points:Things that you strike– like the drums or xylophone– belong to what familyof instruments? Yes, Bobby?>> Percussion? >> COSTA: Yes, that's right, so Norton, you get the board back–category? >> Going Green.
>> COSTA: We're going backto Going Green.
25 points:The United States signed, but never ratified, what 1997 international protocol that sets binding targetsfor the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions? Yes, Max.
>> Kyoto Protocol.
>> COSTA: That is right, and now Newton North, you've got controlof the game again.
Category? >> Always Alliterative.
>> COSTA: New category, Always Alliterative.
All answersare alliterative phrases.
And for ten points:Citing safety concerns, in 2015 Disney World joineda growing list of venues to ban what gadgetthat many consider the pinnacle of narcissism? >> The selfie stick.
>> COSTA:Yes, the selfie stick.
Norton High, you've gotthe board back– category? >> We Got the Beat.
>> COSTA: Okay, We Got the Beat, this time 15 points.
A moderately soft dynamicis indicated by the letters MP, which stands for what? Yes, Dan.
>> Mezzo piano.
>> COSTA: That is correct.
All right, category, Norton? >> We Got the Beat.
>> COSTA: For 20 points:From the Italian for “detached, ” what musical notationindicates short, clear-cut playing of notes? Yes, Tristan.
>> Staccato? >> COSTA: That is correct, Norton High, you've got the board again.
>> We Got the Beat.
>> COSTA: 25 points:Also known as the keynote, what first note in any scaleis the focus for both the melody and the harmony? Yes, Max? >> The root? >> COSTA: No, Norton, you want to try? (buzzer) The tonic is the answer there.
>> COSTA: Norton High, you've still got the boardthough, category? >> We Got the Beat.
>> COSTA: This time 30 pointsat stake: Roughly meaning “walking speed, “what Italian musical notation for a moderately slow tempois slower than allegretto but faster than adagio? Yes, Max.
>> Andante.
>> COSTA: Yes it is, and now Newton North gets control of the game.
Category? >> Instant Karma.
>> COSTA: Instant Karma.
New category, questions about world religions.
And for ten points:the Jewish Sabbath begins at nightfallon which day of the week? Yes, Andrew? >> Friday.
>> COSTA: Friday is correct, you've still got the board, Newton North.
>> Instant Karma.
>> COSTA: For 15 points: Nirvana, the state of perfectpeace and stillness of mind, is most closely associatedwith what religion? Yes, Dan?>> Buddhism.
>> COSTA: Yes, you've gotthe board back, Norton High.
>> Instant Karma.
>> COSTA: For 20 points: According to the Gospelsof Matthew and Luke, Jesus was born in whichof the following cities: A, Bethlehem; B, Jerusalem;C, Nazareth? Yes, Max.
>> A, Bethlehem? >> COSTA: Yes, correct, and now Newton North has control of the game.
Category?>> Moonlight in Vermont.
>> COSTA: Moonlight in Vermont, new category.
Questions about Vermont.
For ten points: With apopulation of fewer than 8, 000, what Vermont cityis the smallest state capital in the United States? Yes, Paris.
>> Montpelier.
>> COSTA: That is correct, you've got the board, Newton North– category? >> Always Alliterative.
>> COSTA:This time for 15 points.
PTSD, or post-traumaticstress disorder, was known as battle fatigueduring World War II and as what conditionduring World War I? Yes, Sam.
>> Shell shock.
>> COSTA: Shell shock is right, you've still got the board, Newton North– category? >> Moonlight in Vermont.
>> COSTA: Moonlight in Vermont, this time for 15 points.
To celebratethe state's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2009, what quintessentialVermont brand renamed its Chubby Hubby flavor”Hubby Hubby”? Yes, Andrew?>> Ben & Jerry's.
>> COSTA: Ben & Jerry's, and Newton North, you've got the board.
>> Always Alliterative.
>> COSTA: Always Alliterative, this time for 20 points.
What nightclub at10 Matthew Street in Liverpool was the venue where the Beatlesfirst rose to fame in England? (buzzer) It's the Cavern Club.
But Newton North, you've still got controlof the game– category? >> That's All She Wrote.
>> COSTA: That's All She Wrote, this time for 15 points.
What is the last nameof Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the four sisters in Louisa MayAlcott's Little Women? Yeah, Gwen.
>> Alcott.
>> COSTA: No, Newton North? You want to try it? (buzzer) The answer there is March.
And you've still got the board, Newton North.
>> Moonlight in Vermont.
>> COSTA: 20 points this time:what Vermont politician is the first self-describedsocialist to be elected to the U.
S.
Senate? Yes, Bobby!>> Bernie Sanders.
>> COSTA: Yes, correct.
All right, Norton High, you've got the board, category? >> Going Green.
>> COSTA:30 points, big one.
In 1896, what famousSwedish scientist became the first personto propose that fossil fuel combustionmay eventually result in global warming? Yes, Andrew.
>> Nobel.
>> COSTA: No, Norton High, you want to give it a shot? (buzzer) Svante Arrheniusis the answer there.
And category, please, Norton.
>> Always Alliterative.
>> COSTA:Always Alliterative, 25 points.
What comic masterpiecewas Charles Dickens' first published novel? Dan? >> Pickwick Papers.
>> COSTA: Yes, Pickwick Papers is correct.
You've still got the board, Norton High.
>> Always Alliterative.
>> COSTA: For 30 points:Prized since antiquity for its bright blue color, what gemstone was used as the eyebrows on thefuneral mask for King Tut? Yes, Paris? >> Lapis lazuli.
>> COSTA:Yes, that is right.
And Newton North, you've got the board.
>> Instant Karma.
>> COSTA:Instant Karma for 25 points.
What Arabic word refersto the pilgrimage to Mecca that every adult Muslimis supposed to make at least once in a lifetime? Yes, Max.
>> The hajj.
>> COSTA:The hajj is right.
You've still got the board, Newton North, go.
>> Moonlight in Vermont.
>> COSTA:This time for 25 points.
What early Vermont settleris best known for leading the Green Mountain Boysto capture Fort Ticonderoga at the outbreakof the Revolutionary War? Yes, Dan.
>> Ethan Allen.
>> COSTA: Yes.
Okay, Norton High, you've got the board.
>> Moonlight in Vermont.
>> COSTA: 30 points:Alpine tundra that has survived the Ice Age is foundon what mountain that is the tallest peakin Vermont? Yes, Dan?>> Killington.
>> COSTA: No, Newton North, you want to try it? (buzzer) Mount Mansfieldis the answer there.
(bell rings) Oh, there's the bell that endsthe category round.
We're going to take a lookat the score.
Newton North High Schoolright now, 335 points.
Norton High School, 260 points.
Let's hear it for both teams, everybody.
Good game, good round.
(cheers and applause) Okay, we are heading into thefinal 90 seconds of game play.
We call it the lightning round, and this is a fairly closecompetition.
You get 20 pointsfor each correct answer, incorrect answers, teams, will cost you 20 points.
Now the clock is set, so if the teams are ready, and are you? Well, then so am I.
Here we go.
By definition, a quadrilateralhas how many sides? >> Four.
>> COSTA: Yes.
What is the scientific namefor the kneecap? >> Patella.
>> COSTA: Yes.
What Republican vicepresidential candidate gave his famous “Checkers”speech in 1952? Yes, Dan?>> Nixon.
>> COSTA: Yes, Richard M.
Nixon.
What mountain range separatesFrance from Italy? Dan?>> Alps.
>> COSTA: That is correct.
The musicals Chicago and Cabaret were written by what American songwriting team? (buzzer) Kander and Ebb.
What large bird is the fastestanimal on two legs? >> Ostrich.
>> COSTA: Yes.
What is the atomic numberof carbon? >> Six.
>> COSTA: Six is correct.
In Dante's Inferno, which is theworst of the Seven Deadly Sins? (buzzer) Pride the answer there.
The gemstones emeraldand aquamarine are varieties of what mineral? (buzzer) Beryl.
Ronald Reagan was first electedU.
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president in what year? Max?>> 1980.
>> COSTA: 1980 is right.
The Australian Openis a major tennis event held every January in what city? Yes, Paris?>> Melbourne.
>> COSTA:Melbourne is right.
Badlands National Park and MountRushmore are in what U.
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>> South Dakota.
>> COSTA: Yes.
What icon of French cinemadirected the 1959 film The 400 Blows? (buzzer) François Truffaut.
What protégé of Richard Wrightwrote the 1952 novel Invisible Man? (bell dings) Oh my, that's the bellending the round, and ending the game this week.
And the winner isNewton North High School with a score of 415 points.
The runner up, NortonHigh School, with 360 points.
And again, more applause, let's congratulate them again.
(cheers and applause) Wow.
So here's the deal, Newton North High School now moves on to playin the quarterfinals.
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