Bowling Green vs Evergreen (Quarter-Final)
Season 2023 Episode 26 | 26m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Bowling Green and Evergreen high schools compete in a quiz bowl quarter-final match.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Next on BGSU Brain Game, it's quarterfinals time.
It is Bowling Green versus Evergreen.
We better get ready for a brain battle beyond belief.
Only one team can leave victorious.
Who's it going to be?
Only one way to find out.
BGSU's Brain Game starts right now.
(upbeat music) And welcome to BGSU Brain Game, Bowling Green versus Evergreen.
Let's take a look at our starting lineups.
For Bowling Green, led by Coach Parrish in slot number one we have Mason, a junior.
In slot number two we have Alexandra, a senior.
In slot number three we have Edwyn, a sophomore.
Now for Evergreen, led by Coach Blanchong, in slot number one we have Ethan, a sophomore.
In slot number two we have Caleb, a senior, and in slot number three we have Sophia, a sophomore.
Alright, welcome to BGSU Brain Game.
We're going to start things off as we always do in the toss up round.
It goes a little something like this.
There are 10 questions in this round.
They're worth 10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer, so play a little bit looser on your buzzers.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal.
I repeat, you can steal a question in this round.
Evergreen, Bowling Green, are you ready for game on?
- Yes we are.
- Or should I say green on?
We have two greens in the house, everybody.
Here we go.
Question number one, tossup round.
This profession has played an important role in the history of the world since early times.
Name this occupation defined as one who works as a soldier for money.
That would be Bowling Green.
Edwyn.
- A mercenary.
- Mercenary or soldier of fortune.
As a former governor of Georgia and peanut farmer, this US president was ultimately succeeded by Ronald Reagan.
Who was this Democrat in office from 1977 to- That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- No answer.
- [Host] Time.
Bowling Green chance to steal.
That would be Mason.
- Carter.
- Carter is correct.
For the first time in the history of the show, three contestants in September of 2016 consecutively spun a $1 on the big wheel resulting in a three-way tie and each winning a thousand dollars bonus.
Identify this game show hosted by Drew Carey.
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- Price is Right.
- Price is Right is correct.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change, is a premise of this British born physicist who was diagnosed at age 21 with a neurological disorder.
That would be Evergreen.
Sophia.
- Hawking.
- Hawking is correct.
Yes.
In order to fulfill his 1798 order from the war department for muskets, this inventor utilized interchangeable parts at the armory that was- That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Ford.
- Incorrect.
Armory that was named after him.
Identify this entrepreneur who also invented the cotton gin.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
That will be Alexandra - Whitney.
- Whitney is correct.
Eli Whitney.
The mean and the median of any data set can only be represented by one number.
There is another measure of central tendency that can be represented by more than one number.
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb?
- The mode.
- The mode is correct.
Which was the first of the American colonies to allow religious freedom for Roman Catholics?
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Maryland.
- [Host] Incorrect.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
That would be Alexandra.
- Pennsylvania.
- Incorrect.
Rhode Island.
With which Greek god would one associate a staff given to him by Apollo with two snakes curled around it?
That would be Bowling Green.
Mason.
- Hermes.
- Hermes is correct.
The cities of Ocho Rios and Spanish Town lie on this Caribbean island and is the third largest of the greater Antilles.
Name this vacation hotspot that is home to Montego Bay and Kingston.
That would be Evergreen.
Sophia.
- Jamaica.
- Jamaica is correct.
An ecosystem experiences a series of changes over time that eventually restores equilibrium.
What term do ecologists use to designate this process?
Is it A, alley effect, B, ephemerality or C, succession?
- That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- C. - Correct.
C, Succession.
That is all 10 questions in this round.
Let's take a look at our score.
We have Bowling Green at 40 and Evergreen at 50.
We're just getting started here on BGSU Brain Game, stick around, the risk in reward round is coming up next.
Stay tuned.
(clock ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.
Bowling Green 40 points, Evergreen 50 points.
Before we get to the next round, looks like we have some new players here.
For Bowling Green, now in slot number one is Calista, she's a freshman.
Mason slid over to slot number two.
Joining us now in slot number three is Nathan, a freshman.
Now for Evergreen in slot number three, We have Hannah and she is a junior.
Welcome to all of our new and our returning players.
This is the risk and reward round.
Teams, you're going to get the chance at the same 10 questions.
The first nine questions are 10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer.
The 10th question though, is our risk and reward question.
We're going to give you a topic, and based upon that topic you can risk up to 30 points in five point increments on that topic.
You get it right?
Bonus points.
You get it wrong or a non-answer, deduction of those points.
If you don't like the topic though, you can just pass.
Sound good?
Evergreen, since you have 50 points, you're going to be sticking around.
That means Bowling Green, you're off to isolation.
Off you go.
Alright, Evergreen, are you ready for your risk and reward round?
- Yes we are.
- Yes sir.
- Alright, here we go.
Who was the author who won the Newbery Medal for "M.C.
Higgins, the Great"?
was it Willa Cather or Virginia Hamilton?
That would be Ethan.
- Hamilton.
- Hamilton is correct.
Jacob is writing a research paper about the current tensions in the Middle East.
How many continents does this geographic region encompass?
- That's asia, that's - Asia.
- Africa.
Just two, right?
No, just two.
- I think just two.
- Two.
- [Host] Three.
Africa, Asia and Europe.
- Oh, parts of Europe.
- Although often referred to as the Battle of Wounded Knee, this conflict that took place in 1890 South Dakota is also deemed a massacre by many historians.
On which Indian reservation did the massacre near Wounded Knee Creek occur?
Is it Bay Mills reservation or Pine Ridge Indian Reservation?
That would be Ethan.
- The first one.
- Incorrect, Pine Ridge.
Bay Mills is incorrect.
South Africa is the home to three national capitals, each of which functions as a separate administrative, legislative or judicial center.
Identify any one of these three cities.
That would be Ethan.
- Is Cape Town one of them, probably?
- Cape Town.
- Cape Town is one of them.
Pretoria and Bloemfontein are the other two.
In which 1911 New York City tragedy did nearly 150 people, mostly young women, lose their lives in a factory fire because the exits to the factory were locked preventing escape?
As a result, new safety laws were passed by Congress.
That would be Ethan.
- The Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
- Will we accept that?
We will.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Yes.
These reflecting objects can be found in telescopes, microscopes, and binoculars.
That would be Caleb.
- Mirrors.
- They are indeed mirrors.
Multiple choice.
What do the British call the game we call tic-tac-toe?
Is it A, Xs and Os, B, naughts and crosses, or C, tic-tac-tic?
That would be Caleb.
- B, naughts and crosses.
- It is indeed naughts and crosses.
He finished the job with alacrity.
Spell alacrity.
Caleb.
- A-L-A-C-R-I-T-Y.
- Correct.
These two rivers originate in Eastern Turkey, then flow through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
Name them.
(contestants murmuring) - [Host] That would be Ethan.
- The Tigris and Euphrates.
- Correct.
Risk and reward time.
The term, or excuse me, the topic is economics.
You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments, or you can pass.
- We'll do it for five.
- Five points.
- Just doing it for five.
Alright.
Economics.
What term is used to designate a contract in which a parent business sells the right to use its name and sell its products to an individually owned site?
The parent company provides help with the site selection, training, marketing and so on.
- A trademark?
A trademark?
Okay.
- [Host] That would be Ethan.
- A trademark.
- Incorrect.
Franchise.
A franchise.
Alright, negative five points for you there, but that is the end of the risk and reward round with you topping off at 115.
Now though, it's time for you to head off to isolation.
Alright, let's bring in Bowling Green.
Come on in.
Alright, welcome back Bowling Green.
Are you ready for the risk and reward round?
- Always.
- Yes.
- Alright, well here we go.
Who was the author who won the Newbery Medal for "M.C.
Higgins, the Great"?
Was it Willa Cather or Virginia Hamilton?
(contestants murmuring) (bell ringing) Time.
Sorry.
Virginia Hamilton's what we needed there.
Jacob is writing a research paper about the current tensions in the Middle East.
How many continents does this geographic region encompass?
- Two.
Two.
- [Host] Need you to buzz in please.
- Two.
- That would be Mason.
Incorrect, three.
Although often referred to as the Battle of Wounded Knee, this conflict that took place in 1890 South Dakota is also deemed a massacre by many historians.
On which Indian reservation did the massacre near Wounded Knee occur?
Is it Bay Mills reservation or Pine Ridge Indian Reservation?
- I'm going to say A.
- [Host] That would be Mason.
- A.
- Incorrect.
B, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
South Africa is home to three national capitals, each of which functions as a separate administrative, legislative, or judicial center.
Identify any one of these three cities.
- Cape Cod?
- Yeah.
- You guys thinking that's a good one?
You all ready to buzz in?
(bell ringing) - I'm sorry, time.
Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
In which 1911 New York City tragedy did nearly 150 people, mostly young women, lose their lives in a factory fire because the exits to the factory were locked, preventing escape?
As a result, new safety laws were passed by Congress.
- The Triangle Fire.
- Yeah, buzz in.
- [Host] That would be Mason.
- The Triangle Fire.
- We will accept that.
Yes.
These reflecting objects can be found in telescopes, microscopes and binoculars.
Identify this type of surface that reflects light rays rather than absorbing them.
- A mirror?
- [Host] That would be Mason.
- A mirror.
- A mirror is correct.
Multiple choice question.
What do the British call the game we call tic-tac-toe?
Is it A, Xs and Os, B, naughts and crosses, or C, tick-tac-tic.
- It's B.
- [Host] That would be Mason.
- Naughts and crosses.
- Naughts and crosses is correct.
He finished the job with alacrity.
Spell alacrity.
That would be Mason.
- Alacrity.
A-L-A-C-E-T-R-E. - Incorrect.
A-L-A-C-R-I-T-Y.
These two rivers originate in Eastern Turkey, then flow through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
Name them.
- The Tigris got to be one of them.
We need both.
(bell ringing) - Time, the Tigris and Euphrates.
Risk and reward time.
The topic is economics.
You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments or you can pass.
What do you think, Bowling Green?
- Five.
- Five points on economics.
What term is used to designate a contract in which a parent business sells the right to use its name and sell its products to an individually owned site?
The parent company provides help with site selection, training, marketing, and so on.
- A trust?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- [Host] That would be Mason.
- A trust.
- Incorrect.
A franchise.
A franchise.
That is all of the questions for the risk and reward round for you.
It is now time to clear our scores and let's bring back in Evergreen.
Alright, let's see where our two teams stand against each other.
Evergreen has 115 points.
Bowling Green has 65 points.
Though we're just getting started here at BGSU Brain Game.
Coming up next is our category round, where questions are worth 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 points.
Stay tuned.
(clock ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.
Bowling Green High School is at 65 points.
Evergreen is at 115 points as we move to our category round.
Before we do that though, let's welcome some returning players and some new players.
For Bowling Green, in slot number one, we have Ariana, a sophomore.
Slot number two, we welcome back Alexandra, and in slot number three we have Ben, he's a senior.
For Evergreen, Sophia returns to us in slot number three.
Welcome back Sophia, and welcome back to all of our returning players.
This is the category round.
Power shifts now, a little bit to you, our teams.
There are six categories to choose from.
Inside each category are questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 points, but deductions do start now.
So if you go for 15, you are risking 15.
There is one double or nothing question hiding in there and it's exactly what it sounds like.
Double the points, no risk.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.
Bowling Green, since you're at 65, you get to make the first selection.
- [Alexandra] States and Songs for 30, please.
- States and Songs for 30 points.
Based on the given information, identify the US state associated with each song or phrase.
Some songs described are official state songs, while others are just popular music.
State that shares its name with an Eagle's song about a strange hotel where patrons can- That would be Bowling Green.
Alexandra.
- California.
- [Host] California is correct.
Bowling Green.
- [Alexandra] States and songs for 25, please.
- States and Songs for 25.
State whose song includes the phrase, "The eyes of blank are upon you."
(bell ringing) The eyes of Texas are upon you.
Bowling Green, still in control - [Alexandra] States and Songs for 20.
- States and Songs, now for 20 points.
This is the double or nothing question.
Double the points.
No risk.
State that John Denver compared to almost heaven.
That would be Bowling Green.
Alexandra.
- West Virginia.
- [Host] West Virginia, you got it.
Bowling Green still in control and in the lead.
- [Alexandra] Trios for 30.
- Trios for 30 points.
The Three Tenors were an operatic trio from the 1990s, early 2000s.
They consisted of Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and who?
(bell ringing) Luciano Pavarotti.
Bowling Green still in control.
- [Alexandra] Trios for 25.
- Trios for 25.
Robin, Barry, and Maurice Gibb founded what musical group in 1958, later to be joined by their other brother, Andy Gibb?
(bell ringing) There are some people at home hurting inside right now.
It is the Bee Gees.
The Bee Gees.
Go ahead, I'm sorry.
- [Alexandra] Famous Fathers for 30.
- Famous Fathers for 30 points.
I will describe a discipline, place, or thing in which one person has been given the honor of "Father."
You identify the person.
Father of calculus.
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Isaac Newton.
- [Host] Sir Isaac Newton.
Yes.
In control is now Evergreen, and in the lead.
- [Ethan] Math, 10.
- General Math for 10 points.
What is the only even prime- That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- Two.
- [Host] Two is correct.
Evergreen in control.
- [Caleb] Math for 15. please.
- Math for 15.
Find the volume of a block of cheese measuring three feet by- That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana.
- 27 feet squared.
- Incorrect.
By three feet by 12 feet.
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- 72 cubic feet.
- [Host] Incorrect.
108 cubic feet.
Evergreen's in control.
- [Caleb] Math for 20, please.
- General Math for 20.
One metric ton is equal to how many kilograms?
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- 1000.
- [Host] 1000 is correct.
- Math for 25, please.
- Math, now for 25.
Collective name for polygons with at least one angle greater than 180 degrees.
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- Oh, shoot.
Obtuse?
- Incorrect.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
(contestants murmuring) (bell ringing) Time.
Concave is what we needed there.
Evergreen in control.
- [Caleb] Math for 30, please.
- Math for 30 points.
What do we call a solid pyramid with four triangular faces?
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- A quadrilateral triangle.
- [Host] Incorrect.
Bowling Green, chance to steal.
Ariana.
- A square pyramid.
- [Host] Incorrect.
A tetrahedron is what we needed there.
Alright, Evergreen in control.
- [Caleb] Irregular verbs for 10, please.
- Irregular verbs for 10.
I will read the plain form of a verb whose other two principle parts, or two principle parts, past tense and past participle are irregular.
You name the other two forms.
You may say all three forms if you wish.
The word is bite.
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- Bite, bit, bitten.
- [Host] Correct - [Caleb] Irregular verbs.
15 please.
- Irregular verbs.
15.
Ride.
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- Ride, rode, ridden.
- [Host] Correct.
- [Caleb] Verbs for 20, please.
- Verbs for 20.
Take.
That would be Bowling Green.
Alexandra.
- Take, took, taken.
- [Host] Correct.
Bowling Green in control.
- [Alexandra] Famous Fathers for 25.
- Famous Fathers for 25.
The father of medicine.
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Hippocrates.
- [Host] Correct.
Evergreen back in control.
- [Caleb] Trios 10, please.
- Trios for 10.
In the story of The Three Little Pigs, what is the second pig's house made of?
That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana.
- Sticks.
- [Host] Sticks or wood.
Correct.
Bowling Green, back in control.
- [Alexandra] States and Songs for 15.
- States and Songs for 15 points.
Southern State made famous by Ray Charles, who had this state on his mind.
(bell ringing) Time.
Georgia.
End of round.
Let's take a look at our score.
Bowling Green, 120 points.
Evergreen, 155 points.
Still anybody's game.
Stick around, the brainstorm is coming up next.
Stay tuned.
(clock ticking) (upbeat music) And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game, Bowling Green 120 points, Evergreen 155 points.
A very close competition indeed.
Going down to the wire.
Before we get to our next round, we have one new substitute for Bowling Green, in slot number three it is Cole, a sophomore.
Welcome, to Cole.
Alright, this is the brainstorm round.
All questions in this round are 20 points a piece, negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
You may confer before buzzing in, but no stealing.
I repeat, no stealing in this round.
Alright, Evergreen, Bowling Green, are you ready?
- Yes sir.
- Brainstorm starts right now.
Identify the 1823 statement to the world by the United States that declared- That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- The Monroe Doctrine.
- Correct.
Most of the Western hemisphere is off limits.
- Parsi and Sikh are major religious groups in what nation?
(bell ringing) Time.
India.
In chemistry, temperature when converted to Kelvin is a measure of what?
That would be Evergreen.
Caleb.
- Celsius.
- Incorrect.
The speed of molecules.
In what lake does the Mississippi originate?
It is- That would be Bowling Green.
Cole.
- Lake of the Woods.
- Incorrect.
Lake Itasca.
State of Minnesota.
In construction and engineering, which common polygon is often used to lend strength and rigidity to- That would be Bowling Green.
Cole.
- Triangle.
- Triangle is correct.
In what year did American women gain the right to vote?
That would be Bowling Green.
Cole.
- 1920.
- Correct.
What is weakened by the disease, Osteoporosis?
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Bones.
- Bones is correct.
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- The Andes Mountains.
- Correct.
This is a nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.
Name it.
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Motor neurons.
- Will we accept that?
She'll accept it.
She will accept it.
For what state does the Joad family leave Oklahoma to work as migrants in Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath"?
That would be Bowling Green.
Ben.
- California.
- California is correct.
What seven letter word is the name given to any line that touches a circle at just one- That would be Bowling Green.
Ariana.
- Tangent.
- Tangent is correct.
What explorer discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth?
That would be Evergreen.
Ethan.
- Ponce de Leon.
- Correct.
In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, What was Aragorn's Elvish name?
(bell ringing) Time.
Estel.
Which American artist painted portraits of the first six presidents?
(bell ringing) Time.
Gilbert Stewart.
In which organ would you find islets of Langerhans?
(bell ringing) Time.
That would be the pancreas, by the way.
Let's take a look at our score, end of round.
Bowling Green 180, and our winner with 235 is Evergreen.
Let's give both these teams a big round of applause.
(audience applauding) In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let's come around, meet in the middle, shake hands.
We'll see you at the next BGSU Brain Game.
(upbeat music)
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