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♪ ♪ >> COSTA: Welcome to High School Quiz Show, everybody, I'm your host, Billy Costa, and this is it.

Andover High School taking on North Quincy High School, two returning champs, to see who will become the next High School Quiz Show State Champion.

So congratulations to both teams for making it this far in the competition.

On the Andover team we have: Naren, good to see you back, Naren.

How you feeling?

>> I'm terrific.

>> COSTA: All right.

Good luck.

Also Liam, you're back, how are you?

>> I'm doing great.

>> COSTA: All right.

Great is good.

Mahathi, how are you?

>> I'm excited.

>> COSTA: I'm excited!

Karan, how you feeling, championship round?

>> (chuckling): I'm feeling ready.

>> COSTA: All right.

Ready to go.

The alternates are Ryan and Will with coach Alan Hibino.

And competing for North Quincy, welcome back, Kaitlyn, how you feeling right now?

>> Excited and ready to get started.

>> COSTA: All right.

Peter, how about you?

>> Extremely excited and great!

(laughs) >> COSTA: Extremely excited!

And great!

John Thomas, how about you?

>> I'm very well, thank you.

>> COSTA: All right.

>> And, Dominique, how are you?

>> COSTA: Very excited.

>> COSTA: Well, congratulations, and welcome to the championship match.

Alternates are Nicholas and Sophie with coaches Mera Kriz, Danielle Fernandez, and Peggy Farren.

(cheers and applause) So the competition has four rounds: a toss-up, a head-to-head, category, and lightning round.

Throughout the game a green light is a correct answer, a red light an incorrect answer, and a gray light means no answer was given.

We start with a toss-up round.

All players are active, and with a correct answer can contribute ten points per question to their team score.

There are no point deductions for wrong answers.

If everybody's ready, so am I, and good luck.

Nearly every episode of what classic 1960s TV series includes the now-iconic quote, "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.

Good luck, Jim."

Is it The Avengers, The Prisoner, or Mission: Impossible?

Mission: Impossible.

Originally referring to a theatrical mask, what Latin term did Carl Jung use for the identity one presents to the outside world, as opposed to the authentic self?

Is it persona, animus, or alter ego?

Persona.

What crime writer is the author of Gone Baby Gone and Mystic River-- both set in Boston?

Is it Robert Parker, Elmore Leonard, or Dennis Lehane?

Dennis Lehane.

What Massachusetts native and Oscar-winning actress known for Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias passed away in 2021 at the age of 89?

Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, or Sally Field?

Olympia Dukakis.

Take a look at your screens.

Dubbed "the secret president," what second wife of Woodrow Wilson, seen here, oversaw her husband's presidential affairs for over a year while he recovered from a stroke?

Was it Ellen Wilson, Sarah Wilson, or Edith Wilson?

Edith Wilson.

Based on Census Bureau estimates, what was the fastest-growing population in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019, growing 81% during that span?

Asian Americans, Hispanic or Latino Americans, or Black Americans?

Asian Americans.

In 2001, what country adopted the euro and began phasing out the drachma as its currency?

Hungary, Greece, or Italy?

Greece.

Also known for her indie rock band Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner is the author of what best-selling memoir that explores grief, family, and Korean American identity?

Is it Somebody's Daughter, Crying in H Mart, or On Gold Mountain?

Crying in H Mart.

What country is home to Mount Toubkal, the highest point in the Atlas Mountains?

Is it Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia?

Morocco.

Take a look at your screens.

Here comes the next question.

>> Hi, I'm Kristen Bell, and here's my question: in 2001, I made my Broadway debut in a musical called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

I played what character who has a prominent role as Tom's love interest?

Is it Mary, Becky, or Sally?

>> COSTA: Becky is the answer.

And we move on.

After railing against corruption under current president Rodrigo Duterte, in 2021 boxing great Manny Pacquiao joined the presidential race in what country?

The Philippines, Mexico, or Colombia?

The Philippines.

Directed by Bob Fosse in 1972, and revived by Diane Paulus in 2013, what musical is a coming-of-age story about the eldest son of Charlemagne?

Is it Kismet, Pippin, or Fiorello?

Pippin.

Often considered the most liberal court in U.S. history, the Supreme Court expanded civil rights and civil liberties under what chief justice who served from 1953 to 1969?

Thurgood Marshall, William Rehnquist, or Earl Warren?

Earl Warren.

In April 2020, what was the only Nordic country not to impose lockdown measures to curb the spread of COVID-19?

Was it Sweden, Norway, or Denmark?

Sweden.

In 1975, mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot coined what term that refers to infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales?

Tessellation, fractal, or tiling?

Fractal.

In the 1890 book How the Other Half Lives, what photojournalist shocked readers by documenting the squalor of New York City tenements?

Was it Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, or Jacob Riis?

Jacob Riis.

Historians refer to 1816 as "the year without a summer."

The world got colder after the massive volcanic explosion of Mount Tambora in what modern-day country in Asia?

Indonesia, The Philippines, or Malaysia?

Indonesia.

In The Divine Comedy, Dante is guided through "Inferno" and "Purgatorio" by the ghost of what Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid?

Is it Homer, Virgil, or Ovid?

Virgil.

What Swiss artist is known for his spindly, elongated sculptures, such as Walking Man One?

Is it Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, or Alexander Calder?

Alberto Giacometti.

Legendary French pirate Jean Laffite helped the United States defend New Orleans during what war?

American Revolution, War of 1812, or U.S. Civil War?

The War of 1812 is the answer.

(bell ringing) And that's the end of the toss-up round.

Andover, 460 points; North Quincy High, 500 points.

This is a good championship round.

How about it, everybody?

(cheers and applause) Okay, the head-to-head round is next, but first we will take a few minutes to get to know the players.

Teams, you know the drill.

I've got a question, each of you will answer, and here comes the question.

What pearl of wisdom would you like to share with our audience?

Naren, from Andover High School, we'll start with you.

What do you think?

>> Well, some species of jellyfish are virtually immortal.

So, if they're never killed, they won't ever die.

So my pearl of wisdom is never offend a jellyfish.

>> COSTA: Ooh, yeah, I think I did that once.

Liam, how about you?

>> I'll go with the classic piece of advice: you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

>> COSTA: Good one.

And Mahathi.

>> For the younger audiences watching, when you get to high school, don't procrastinate.

It can create a lot of problems.

>> COSTA: Good one.

And Karan, how about you?

>> So the Imperial State Crown has over 3,000 gems and it's valued between $4 and $7 billion.

And if one were to acquire said crown, and recut the gems, no one could tell where they came from.

(Billy laughs) >> COSTA: All right, North Quincy.

Kaitlyn, how about you, words of wisdom.

>> Well, mine's a little bit more deep.

So I actually wear a necklace with an arrow on it.

And if you think about life as an arrow, well, if you... to shoot an arrow you need to draw it backwards.

And so, if life is drawing you backwards, it's to launch you into something greater.

>> COSTA: Okay, well said.

Peter, your turn.

>> Life is stressful, but it can always be more stressful.

(chuckling): Try to avoid that.

(Billy laughs) >> COSTA: John Thomas, how about you, buddy?

>> I was talking to a 96-year-old man named James Pappia once, and he told me, "Keep this closed and these open."

>> COSTA (chuckling): Always!

And Dominique, how about you?

>> I used to write short stories and one sentence that really stuck with me was, "Embrace time because it is limited, and embrace knowledge because it is unlimited."

>> COSTA: Very good.

Thank you all for sharing your words of wisdom.

And now it's time to go head to head.

Let's do this.

(cheers and applause) Okay, in this round, correct answers add ten points to the team total.

And incorrect answers now result in a ten-point deduction.

If an answer is not given, there is no impact on the score.

So, teams, if you're ready, good luck and here we go.

In basketball, how many points are awarded for a successful free throw?

One or three?

One.

What country is home to a highly active volcano called Mount Hekla?

Is it Japan or Iceland?

Iceland.

What young adult novel by Adam Silvera is about two teenage boys who discover they have only one day left to live?

Is it We Are Okay or They Both Die at the End?

They Both Die at the End.

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought over three days in July of what year?

1863 or 1865?

1863.

Which country has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world?

Is it Russia or Canada?

Canada.

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

The crust or the outer core?

The crust.

What legendary manager of the Beatles was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014?

Was it Jon Landau or Brian Epstein?

Brian Epstein.

What capital city of Bulgaria was founded more than 7,000 years ago?

Was it Sofia or Tirana?

Sofia is the answer there.

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

Let's take a look at the score-- Andover, 500 points; North Quincy High, 540 points.

How about it, everybody?

Great job, teams!

(cheers and applause) Next up is the category round with the following categories: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Last Crusade, The Temple of Doom, The Crystal Skull, Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?, and Untitled Indiana Jones 5.

Teams will be able to select two five-question categories and do have the option to toss one question per category to the other team.

And teams are able to confer.

So, Andover, who will be the spokesperson this round?

Liam.

>> I will.

>> COSTA: Okay.

North Quincy?

Spokesperson?

It'll be Kaitlyn.

Andover, you have a little ground to make up, so you get to choose the first category.

So what is it going to be?

>> What do you guys want to pick?

>> Do you think Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?

will be about snakes?

>> I think The Crystal Skull.

>> Okay.

>> Right, that works with me.

>> What do you think-- >> Crystal Skull?

>> All right, Crystal Skull.

>> COSTA: Liam, what do you think?

>> All right, Crystal Skull.

Crystal Skull is our category.

>> COSTA: The Crystal Skull: questions about the anatomy of the skull and head.

And for ten points: what Latin term refers to the braincase, the part of the skull that encloses the brain?

>> That's the cranium, right?

>> Cranium.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah.

Cranium.

>> COSTA: Final answer?

>> Final answer: cranium.

>> COSTA: And that is correct.

Now for 15 points: what part of the skull is also known as the lower jawbone?

>> Mandible, you guys think?

>> Mandible, yeah.

>> Mandible-- final answer.

>> COSTA: And that is correct.

Now for 20 points: what structure that separates the left and right nostrils can cause breathing problems if it becomes deviated, or off-center?

>> You guys think it's the septum?

>> Septum?

Yeah, septum.

>> That's where piercings are, right?

Yeah.

>> All right, septum, final answer.

>> COSTA: Septum is the correct answer.

Now for 25 points: meaning "stirrup" in Latin, what bone in the middle ear is the smallest bone in the human body?

>> Um... stapes?

>> Can you say that again?

>> Stapes.

>> All right, stapes, final answer.

>> COSTA: Yes, the "stay-peez" is the answer.

For 30 points: what diamond-shaped soft spot in the center of an infant's skull begins to close up about 12 to 18 months after birth?

>> This is fontanelles.

>> Can you say that again?

>> Fontanelles.

>> Fontanelles-- final answer.

>> COSTA: And, yes, that is correct.

And now we go to North Quincy, you'll need a category.

>> Um... what do you guys think about this one?

>> I like The Last Crusade.

>> Yeah, I was gonna say that.

Dom and Peter, what do you guys think?

>> Agree.

>> Sure.

>> Okay, we'll go with The Last Crusade.

>> COSTA: Thank you, Kaitlyn.

The Last Crusade: questions about the Crusades.

For ten points: beginning in the late 11th century, Western Christians led Crusades to reclaim what holy city?

>> Jerusalem, right?

>> Jerusalem.

>> Final answer: Jerusalem.

>> COSTA: That's correct.

For 15 points: what was the first name of the pope who launched the First Crusade in 1095?

>> Urban.

>> Urban.

>> Urban, right?

Yeah.

>> Yup.

>> Final answer: Urban.

>> COSTA: Urban is correct.

For 20 points: in many versions of the legend of Robin Hood, Robin fights the excessive taxation of Prince John while what English king is away fighting in the Third Crusade?

>> Richard the Lionheart.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah.

Final answer: Richard the Lionhearted.

>> COSTA: And that is a correct answer.

For 25 points: what Muslim sultan of Egypt and Syria famously defeated a massive army of Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin and captured the city of Jerusalem in 1187?

>> Saladin?

>> Yeah.

>> Saldin?

Is that what you said?

>> Sa-la-din.

>> Saladin?

>> Sa-la-din.

>> COSTA: Kaitlyn, final answer?

>> Final answer: Saladin.

>> COSTA: Saladin is the answer.

Now for 30 points: originally founded to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land, what Roman Catholic order of knights was falsely accused of blasphemy and persecuted by King Philip IV of France?

>> Knights of Templar.

>> Yes.

>> Knights of Templar?

Okay, final answer, Knights of Templar.

>> COSTA: And that is a correct answer.

And now we go back to Andover High School.

You'll need a category.

>> What do you guys think?

>> I mean I was thinking Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?

But I mean I just feel like I know...

I know... >> Yeah, I'd be okay with that.

You guys good with that?

>> Sure.

>> Okay, we'll do Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?

>> COSTA: Okay, Liam.

Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?

: questions about snakes.

For ten points: according to legend, in the fifth century who banished all the snakes from Ireland by chasing them into the sea?

>> St. Patrick.

>> Yeah.

>> Wait, is this-- >> St. Patrick-- final answer.

>> COSTA: And St. Patrick is correct.

For 15 points: the caduceus is a medical insignia representing a staff entwined with two snakes and two wings at the top.

It represents the staff of what Greek messenger god?

>> Hermes.

>> Hermes.

>> Yeah, Hermes, final answer.

>> COSTA: Hermes is correct.

For 20 points: introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, what terrifying snake has a telepathic connection with Lord Voldemort?

>> Nagini.

>> Nagini.

>> Can you say that again?

>> Nagini.

>> Nagini.

>> Uh, Nagini.

>> COSTA: Yes, Nagini.

For 25 points: in Greek mythology, Medusa was what type of female monster with snakes for hair and a gaze that could turn men to stone?

>> A Gorgon.

>> Gorgon.

>> Yeah, it's a Gorgon.

Gorgon-- final answer.

>> COSTA: And that is correct.

Now for 30 points: in Scandinavian mythology, a sea monster called the Midgard Serpent is fated to fight Thor at what world-ending event that means "Doom of the Gods" in Old Norse?

>> Ragnaröök.

>> Ragnaröök, right?

Ragnaröök-- final answer.

>> COSTA: Ragnaröök is the correct answer.

Now we go back to North Quincy High School.

You will need a category.

>> All right, well, Raiders of the Lost Ark could be like archaeology, right?

>> Yeah.

>> Or Temple of Doom.

What do you guys think?

>> Temple of Doom is probably temples.

I think Untitled Indiana Jones 5 is gonna be about Indiana Jones, so whatever you all want to do.

>> How do we feel about temples, guys, or archaeology?

>> Untitled Indiana Jones 5 more than the others but... >> Yeah, all right.

Okay, let's go with Untitled Indiana Jones 5.

>> COSTA: Untitled Indiana Jones 5.

Questions about the Indiana Jones films.

And for ten points: unlike Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford is not afraid of snakes.

Neither is what director, who created the Indiana Jones film series with George Lucas?

>> Spielberg.

>> Spielberg?

>> Yeah.

>> Final answer: Spielberg.

>> COSTA: Steven Spielberg is correct.

For 15 points: in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Marion has a bronze medallion that was designed to reveal the secret location of the Ark of the Covenant.

The medallion is the headpiece to the staff of what Egyptian sun god?

>> Ra, is it?

>> Ra?

>> Mm-hmm.

Ra.

>> Yeah.

>> Final answer: Ra.

>> COSTA: Ra is the correct answer.

Now for 20 points: for The Last Crusade, playwright Tom Stoppard was hired as a ghost writer to bolster the relationship between Indiana Jones and his father, played by what Scottish actor?

>> Sean Connery.

>> Sean Connery?

>> Yes.

>> Final answer: Sean Connery.

>> COSTA: Sean Connery is right.

And the Indiana Jones movies contain several hidden references to Star Wars.

For example, The Temple of Doom opens at a Shanghai nightclub called Club Vader, Club Obi-Wan, or Club Skywalker?

>> Which club, guys?

>> Uh... Um... Club... You wanna-- >> I think it's...

I think it's Obi-Wan.

>> I'm not sure.

So if you want we can just go to the next one but... >> No, let's...

I think it's Obi-Wan.

Because it doesn't seem like it'd be Vader or Skywalker cause that's too obvious.

>> Okay.

>> All right, Club Obi-Wan, final answer.

>> COSTA: Club Obi-Wan is the correct answer.

Now for 30 points: Many of the scenes in The Last Crusade were filmed in Petra, an ancient city and archaeological site in what Middle Eastern country?

>> Jordan.

>> Jordan.

>> Jordan.

Yeah.

Final answer: Jordan.

>> COSTA: And Jordan is the correct answer.

(bell ringing) And that's the end of the category round.

Andover High School, 700 points; North Quincy, 740 points.

This is very close for the championship.

Let's hear it for both teams.

(cheers and applause) Okay, we are heading into the final round of play, the lightning round.

All players are active, and with each response, can add or subtract 20 points to their team's total.

A decision not to answer does not impact the score.

We have ten questions.

So, teams, good luck.

What makes up about 97% of all phyla in the animal kingdom?

Is it vertebrates or invertebrates?

Invertebrates.

In 2021, Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi left what club that he joined in 2004?

Was it FC Barcelona or Real Madrid?

FC Barcelona.

What character in Hamlet is the only Shakespeare character to die by drowning?

Ophelia or Gertrude?

Ophelia.

What gas functions as a hormone in plants, triggering aging responses such as fruit ripening and leaf drop?

Is it auxin or ethylene?

Ethylene.

What term refers to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies after the Civil War, usually for their own self-interest?

Mugwumps or scalawags?

Scalawags.

In Arthurian legend, King Arthur was conceived and born in what historic castle in Cornwall?

Was it Tintagel or Pendennis?

Tintagel.

In 1945, what physicist won a Nobel Prize for "his discovery of a new law of Nature, the exclusion principle"?

Was it Wolfgang Pauli or Richard Feynman?

Wolfgang Pauli.

Raphael and Rubens are among the many artists who have depicted what patron saint of England slaying a dragon?

St. Andrew or St. George?

St. George.

What early Chinese dynasty created the Mandate of Heaven, the idea that rulers must have the approval of the gods?

Is it the Zhou or the Song?

The Zhou.

What film ends with Matthew Broderick saying directly to the audience, "You're still here?

"It's over!

Go home."

Is it The Producers or Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is the answer.

(bell ringing) And that's the end of the season.

North Quincy High School is the winner and the champion with a total score of 1,120 points.

Andover High School finishes with 980 points.

What an incredible season.

Congratulations to both teams for a great game.

This was an exciting season with outstanding teams, but in the end, there can only be one champion.

Come on back next year for season 14 of High School Quiz Show.

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