Brain Busters: Lancaster Catholic vs Redland High School
Brain Busters: Lancaster Catholic vs Redland High School
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Next up, it's Lancaster Catholic taking on Redland. Brace yourself for an action packed match here on WGAL eight. Brain Busters. From studio B, this is WGAL in Green Busters. Now here's your host Rich Rosen. Well hello everybody and welcome back to WGAL eight Brain Busters. It's been an exciting season so far with students continuing to impress us week after week by showcasing their knowledge and skills. Now, today's match is bound to keep us right on our feet and on our toes as we welcome back two excellent teams from round one, Lancaster Catholic and Redland High School. But before we dive into the competition, let's take a moment to meet these fantastic teams. So first from Lancaster Catholic, it's a pleasure to welcome Sam. He's a junior captain Finn. And finally, and Finn is a senior and Ben is a senior. And in between Finn and Ben, we have Angelo. He's today's alternate, and he is a junior. And next to Ben is Mrs. Patricia Daliah. She teaches calculus and geometry. But today, Mr. Ray coral, the other coach, was unable to be here today. She teaches environmental science and biology. So welcome to the Lancaster Catholic High School team. And now let's go over to Redland and we'll say hello to Zach. He is a sophomore. The captain is drew. He is a senior. LJ is a senior. In between drew and LJ. We have a new alternate today making his debut in. That's Tyler. That's a junior. And, next to LJ, we have, Mr. Jason Jones. He is, science teacher, specifically biology at Redland High School. So welcome to the Redland High School. Brain Busters team. Boy, it's so great to see familiar faces. We have a lot of work cut out for us, so let's get started now with today's opening round. Ten point questions. Of course a little easier. Get us started off our feed here. This legend announced his retirement this year after, having won his, 22 Grand Slam titles, a record 14 French Open championships. Zach. Fedor. Not he know. I'm going to complete the question to register Ben Nadal. Rafael Nadal is the one winning 81 consecutive matches on clay courts. The king of clay is Rafael Nadal for ten points. Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning. What's the antonym of antonym? LJ synonym. Synonym is correct for ten points on October 15th, 2020 for Google released It's November 15th, its latest major version of their operating system, Affin windows. No, sorry. used by millions of smart phones worldwide. What is this operating system through? Android? Android is the answer. She left Southampton, England, for New York on April 10th, 1912, trying to set a transatlantic speed record on her maiden voyage. She never made it. Zac Earhart. Oh, no. Sorry. What was this great ship, the Titanic? The Titanic left April 10th, 1912. He's the faithful squire who rides beside Don Quixote. Who is the sidekick? Oh, the sidekick is Sancho Panza. It states that the acceleration of a mass is directly proportional to the force, and inversely proportional to the mass. L.J. Newton's second law. It's Newton's second law is f equals ma. Yes, because he could stop the bleeding of Alexei, the son of Nicholas and Alexandra, this mystic and faith healer. Zach. Rasputin. Rasputin, yes, had tremendous influence over them. The priest, of course, was Grigori Rasputin. Slightly smaller than a trumpet, but without keys or valves. This brass instruments, mostly used for hunting, calls Zach again. Bugle a bugle and for military signals. You are correct again. George Washington Carver, Mark Twain, and Harry Truman were all born in this state. What is Zach, Alabama? Oh, no. Sorry. What is this? Show me. State. Lancaster Catholic fed, North Carolina. Oh, no. Sorry. It's Missouri. It's the show me state. From 1831 to 1836, he was the ship's naturalist aboard Her Majesty's ship Beagle. Zach Darwin. Charles Darwin was the young scientist. Yes, because couples danced face to face with arms wrapped around one another. This dance was denounced as immodest and moral foul. Hoedown. No, sorry. In the early 19th century, red land. What was the scandalous dance in three quarter time to songs like moon River? True a Waltz a waltz is correct. When ESP Sorensen developed a scale for measuring the acidity of solutions, he called it the hydrogen ion exponent. What two letters turn the page scale. The pH is correct. Shakespeare's plays are traditionally divided into histories, comedies, and tragedies. Which did he write them? Most of history's comedies. You're a fan of, histories? No. Sorry. Incorrect. Okay. Tragedies? no. Sorry. The correct answer is, The cheese. His treasure survived 33 centuries underground before they were discovered by Howard Carter. Drew King Tut, King Tut, in 1922. The pharaoh of the 18th century was King Tut. It's the only number whose name has the same number of letters as the number itself. LJ for four is the integer. Yeah. Santiago had gone 84 days without catching a fish. Then he hooks the largest marlin he has ever seen, fights it for three days, but returns it with only the skeleton fish. The old man in the sea. That's the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Good for you. His administration was one of the most corrupt in history and one of the shortest. What president died in 1923 after serving Andrew Harding Warren G. Harding, after serving just two years in 151 days in office, its lowest point only 16m below sea level, is Lake A, small in Djibouti. What continent is it? Zaire? Africa? Africa? Of course it refers to organisms which needs need oxygen to live and also to exercise, like jogging and calisthenics that increase their aerobic, aerobic, that increase oxygen circulation. The word, of course, is aerobic element 101. It's named for the chemist who created the periodic table that Mendeleev. I can't accept it. I'm sorry. Name the scientist and add. Are you, the element is Mandalay the n. Sorry, Zach. I could not accept that answer. In the 1950s, this country embarked on an ambitious plan of modernization called the Great Leap Forward. China. China is the Asian country. Yes. And with that correct answer, that sound takes us to the end of the round and to our first break. Oh, it gives us all a chance to catch our breath. We've only just begun. And we have a lot more competition, including the one on one rapid fire and 62nd team Lightning round. So stay where you are because WGAL eight Brain Busters continues after this. WGAL eight Brain Busters will return after this, the final four teams in the WGAL eight Brain Busters tournament will win cash grants. The third and fourth place teams will receive $1,000 each. The second place team will receive $3,000, and the WGAL eight Brain Busters champions will receive $5,000 in grant money. Now back to your host, Rich Rosen. Well, hello, everybody, and welcome back to Brain Busters with Lancaster Catholic and Redland. So now after an exciting first round, Lancaster Catholic has their work cut out for them because they're trailing by a bit to Redlands scoring. But everything can change now as we head into their one on one rapid fire gives us a chance to say hello to our players, maybe learn a little bit about them and see how they do individually. So let's first say hello to Sam from Lancaster Catholic. It's nice to have you here. So what do you do for fun outside of school and why is it important to you? So I play the piano and the saxophone, and my main instrument is a saxophone, which I play in a lot of bands, orchestras and ensembles at the school. And I like playing it because it connects me to a lot of really interesting and talented people, and I just have a lot of fun. Well, I believe it is fantastic to see young people like yourself engaging in activities that contribute to your personal growth. And now, Zach, what about you? What do you do for fun outside of school and why is it important to you? So, like Sam, I'm very involved in, music. I find that to be, very important part of life. But instead of playing music, per se, I enjoy, music composition, making music. And that's something, that I've recently been picking up. And I find it valuable to understand music and know how it works. Oh. That's wonderful. I mean, it's great that you found an activity that's meaningful to you. So Zach and Sam, let's hope that these three questions are meaningful to you as we put you to one on one presidential pardons. well, they've been in the news recently. Gerald Ford granted a pardon to former President Richard Nixon. What president granted amnesty to those who avoided the draft in the Vietnam War? And that occurred by Jimmy Carter, those that violated the Selected Service Act. Jimmy Carter's the correct answer. Those new $20 bills you may be carrying around are made by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a branch of this cabinet department, which departments? The legislature? No, not the legislature. So you have a stamp? Department of the interior. Oh, no. Sorry. You're both incorrect. It's the Treasury Department. And finally, it's that block of light or flashing line on your computer screen that indicates where typing your text will be inserted. What is that call called? Sam a cursor. It is called the cursor. Yes. For ten points. Okay, 60 to 120. Now let's meet our two captains. So first it's a pleasure to welcome back thin, the captain from Lancaster Catholic. Thanks for coming back here. I hope you're having as much fun as we are playing with you guys. So, the question for you is, is what do you do for fun outside of school and why is it important to you? Well, like the two contestants before me, I like to dabble in a little music myself. And, I've amassed somewhat of a collection of, analog music equipment, thanks to my parents, indulging my, artistic abilities. And I just recently learned I could plug in my guitar pedals to my synthesizer, so I've been messing around with that. All right, well, it's wonderful that you have a passion for music and that you found something that's really important that you really enjoy. True. What about you? What do you do for fun outside of school? Well, I will keep the streak going. I also involved in music a lot. I will say that the biggest thing for me is a lot of marching band and indoor percussion playing, snare drum playing a lot of music, working really hard, being with a lot of fun people and moving around a lot. And I've also enjoyed being able to teach music to younger students. That's been really rewarding. It's a fun experiment to see what works and how to get things to sound really good. Well, all of that sounds so enriching, and I'm sure, Redland High School appreciates the fact that you share your talent. Well, share your talents then. Andrew, as we put you two one on one in the United States, there are only two spiders whose bites are poisonous. One is the Black widow. What's the other? Brown? Lucas the brown recluse is correct. They go to work every year on the first Monday in October. What is this judicial body spinning at the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court? You're correct again. And finally, European literature includes a lot of countries. For example, the nationality of the author of Don Quixote is true Spanish. I'm sorry, that's incorrect. I'm going to complete the question for Lancaster, Catholic, for forfeit. The the the author of Don Quixote is Spanish. What was the nationality of Henrik Ibsen, the author of A doll's House and Hedda Gabler? It's an English. No, sorry, it was Norwegian. I'm sorry anticipations did not work in your favor, for that question. And now let's meet our third players in today's competition. So, Ben, welcome back to Brain Busters. Tell us about you. What do you do outside of school and why is it important to you? one of my most favorite hobbies is, playing tennis. I play for my school. I see it's just a great time to connect with our friends and then also meet new people through, different leagues. I plan, and I appreciate you explaining why it is important to you. There's no doubt about that. That it does connect you to people and friends of all kinds. And, LJ, what about you? What do you do for your interest outside of school? very similar to tennis. My friends and I enjoy playing pickleball, whenever the weather is warmer, and we actually enjoy it so much that we founded the pickleball club at Redland High School. and that club is just a really fun way to meet new people that have similar interests. Well, that's wonderful. And you were innovators. And, doing an activity that's really meaningful to you then. And LJ, pick up your signaling buttons and let's see how well you do with these three questions. Snakes, frogs, fish, and birds can all be made using the techniques of origami. What material is used in the ancient Japanese art paper. Paper is yes. Force is equal to mass times acceleration. What is equal to mass times velocity? Then momentum. Momentum is correct. And finally Catherine and Jane and Catherine and Catherine. Who were they? back to English history. And you know that these were the six wives of Henry the eighth. Okay, scores of 90 to 130. Redland is holding on to their lead. But let's see what happens as we pick up the pace and see how our teams do collaboratively with today's 62nd team Lightning Round. So, Finn, your team is behind at this point. So you have the luxury of selecting first among these three quizzes. We have round and round two CS and Yellow Science. CS that's probably one of two CS okay. And for we're going to go with two CS. Two CS. Here's a quiz in which all of the answers are two words. And both words begin with the letter C. So for ten completely crazy points identify these people, places and things. Then I take your answers. The team's answers. Sam and Ben are ready to help you along. 60s on the clock, which will begin after I finish reading the first question. And here we go. This board game is not a variation of checkers and didn't originate in China. chess Chinese checkers. Plastic payment option offered by visa. Discover credit card. Credit card is correct. The governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. Continental Congress. Correct. Running or skiing competition over open terrain. Cross country. Correct. Chemical compound with the formula Casio three. Current calcium carbonate. The space shuttles were launched from this floor space. Cape Canaveral. Yes. The cable network is home to the Daily Show in South Park. Comedy Central. That's correct. Sweet morsels using, cookies, ice cream and pancakes, candy canes, chocolate chips. This baseball team finally won the World Series in 2016. Chicago Cubs correct. What the CC stands for when sending an email. Carbon copy Kurt Vonnegut, novel in which ice nine freezes the entire world as cat's cradle. The display of a TV shows text for the hearing impaired. Closed captioning correct. The French Open is the only tennis Grand Slam event played on this clay court. Clay court is correct. Best friend of Homer and Lenny on The Simpsons. Carl. Carl and, Chinese detective created by Earl der Biggers. And that was Charlie Chan. So we had eight. Correct. So 80 points came your way. Some excellent team work was demonstrated there. Drew, we have yellow signs and round and round left for you. We'll do round and round. Round and round. Okay. Here's a round of questions that will give you a chance to get round. So for ten points each identify why these round things. Drew I take your answers. The teams answer Zach and LJ are ready to help you along. 60s on the clock, which will begin after I finish reading the first question. A song sung in parts with each parts round around is correct. This country's flag is only one round. Red circle on its pan, correct? There, there and back again. Especially by plane or automobile. Round trip, round trip. Yes, you can draw a perfectly round circle with this geometry tool. Compass compass compass is correct. A round calf worn by Jewish men and women. And that boy Yamaka scratch in Camelot. It had 150 seats to round table one round table skirt. One of these round flying discs has been thrown more than 63ft. Frisbee is correct. It's a tournament in which every team player plays every other robin. Round robin is correct. It's a circular building for housing and switching locomotives. Pass. It's a round house. E o circle the cattle and drums of market pass. That's a round up working or rocking 24 hours a day. Pass around the clock, a nickname for a member of the parliamentary party during the English Civil War. That is correct. It's a hamburger made with meat from the beef thigh ground round. A biologist would call it nematode pass, a round worm Latin word meaning a round, as in he was around 1660. Sir. Sir, sir, guy is correct. Well done. that was ten. Correct. So a hundred points came your way. 170 to 30. Redland is holding on to their lead, but we still have a lot more game coming up, including today's bonus brainbuster. So during our break, our teams will wager 0 to 25 points based on their knowledge of world wars. So we'll have the bonus brain buster. And of course, the all important final Frenzy with WGAL Brain Busters continues after this brief break. Watch all this season's episodes of WGAL eight Brain Busters anytime on WGAL Dot-Com. Our online home also includes our tournament schedule and a chance to learn more about the show and host Rich Rosen. Scan the QR code with your phone or go to wgal.com and click on Brain Busters. Well hello everybody, and welcome back to studio B in our match between Lancaster Catholic and Redland High School. Now Redland does have a lead and they've been holding on to their lead, but we still have a lot more game left, including today's bonus Brain buster. Now during our break, our teams wagered 0 to 25 points based on their knowledge of world wars. So we're going to head into the news eight newsroom with Lori Burkhalter. She has today's question. Lori. Thanks, Rich. Now here's your bonus brainbuster. This battle, fought in 1942 to 1943, marked a turning point in the Eastern Front of World War two, resulting in a significant defeat for the German Army. What is the name of this battle? Again, this battle, fought in 1942 to 1943, marked a turning point in the Eastern Front of World War Two, resulting in a significant defeat for the German Army. What is the name of this battle? Good luck with your answer. Now back to you in studio B, rich B, thank you. I have a feeling this question was might have been easier than I thought, because both teams were eager to write their answer down. All right, Finn, do you know, about this turning point in World War two was the Battle of Stalingrad? It definitely was where Soviet forces defeated Nazi Germany in that brutal, costly urban conflict. Drew, what about you? Did you come up with the Battle of Stalingrad? You did good for you, both of you. World history teachers around are really pleased with this performance. 195 to 255 we're looking for a winner. Who will it be? Well, we're going to start finding out right now because here is today's final frenzy. This time it's 20 point questions. It's still anybody's game. This word refers to the process that keeps the cream and milk from separating before you drink it. What's the word, Zach? Pasteurization. No, sorry. That's incorrect. Catholic. Do you know we stumped you on homogenization from 1272 to 1377, 1461 to 1483, 1547 to 1553. From 1901 to 1910, the kings of England had only one name. What was it, drew? Edward. It was definitely Edward. The southern part of this country is a great dessert called the Empty Quarter. What Arab country is it? So again, Saudi Arabia, correct. Again. After being defeated at the Battle of Narva in 1700, he reformed the army, created a navy, and transformed Russia into an imperial power. Peter the Great, Peter the Great dominated Eastern Europe. Good for you, Finn. It flows through or along the borders of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia before it enters the South China Sea. What a great river synagogue. The Mekong River, the Mekong River, correct. Again, it would take an infinite number of digits to write out this kind of number in full. LJ. Irrational and irrational numbers such as pi or primes or e, The sun is 93 million miles away, but only minutes away at the speed of light. Oh, Finn. No. sorry. red light to the nearest minute. How long does light from the sun take to reach the Earth? And that's there. Eight minutes. Eight minutes? Actually, 8 to 30 minutes, to be exact. Edgar is the favorite son of the Earl of Gloucester. But Edmund is a toad spotter trader in which Shakespearean play said Edward the third. Not now. Correct. Sorry. Any idea? Redland. We stumped you on King Lear in 1825. The Marquis de Lafayette made a triumphant tour of the United States, which ended with a farewell meeting with this president. Which president? Andrew Jackson. No. Not he. Sorry. Which president? You laughing at me, drew? John Quincy Adams. He's the one. Yes. It's a stable, hexagonal ring of six carbon atoms, each bonded to a hydrogen atom. Think of it as a bent benzene. Benzene is a snake swallowing its own tail. You are correct. Formed by the consolidation of mud or clay, it splits easily into thin layers. What is the sediment in Terry Rock where oil is often found through limestone? Nope. Sorry. Incorrect. Good guess. No. Sorry. any idea, like a suggested? No. We stumped you on shale in 1963. Painting. Wham! Done in comic book style, is representative of the pop art movement. Who is the artist? Drew? Warhol. Not he. No. Sorry. Lancaster Catholic. We stumped you on Roy Lichtenstein. A Parisian would call it the Reve Gauche. How would an American tourist translate it? Fin design? No. Sorry. Incorrect grammar. it's called the left bank of the sun River. Low pressure, light winds and thunderstorms are the kinds of weather you get us called latitudes. We're going for doldrums. That's not. Takes us to the end of the round and to the end of the game. What a fantastic performance by both teams. But Redland is victorious and they will return for round three. But we hope to have the pleasure of your company in just a few short minutes after this break. Scorekeeping for WGAL eight Brain Busters presented by Jennings College Consulting, where students discover the right college fit for the future. We'll return after this. Welcome back to WGAL eight. Brain busters. The Susquehanna Valley's longest running high school quiz show. Once again, here's your host, Rich Rosen. Well, hello, everybody, and thanks so much for staying with us. Today's match truly highlighted the incredible power of knowledge and teamwork. Congratulations to Redland on their victory. And a big thank you for Lancaster Catholic for making this competition one to remember. Now Redland will advance to round three. So we're going to see them again. And they're going to be having an opportunity to demonstrate their passion for learning, and dedication to the art of Quiz Bowl. So you don't want to miss our next exciting matchup when Northeastern and Elizabethtown face off right here at studio B. Thank you for letting us into your homes. We truly appreciate it. I'm rich Rosen. Always believing in the limitless potential of every young mind. Remember, keep challenging yourself because learning never stops. Until next time. So long. Everybody. Thank you so.
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