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>> costa:coming up on season six of high school quiz show, we have framingham high school! (cheers and applause) taking on north quincyhigh school! that's nexton high school quiz show! ♪ ♪ >> report a claim. pay your bill. safety's mobile appis just one more way

we help you managelife's storms. for auto, home, and business. ask your independent agentabout safety insurance. >> costa: hi, everybody, and welcometo high school quiz show. i'm your host, billy costa. now back in november,120 high school teams across massachusettscompeted at our super sunday qualifying event to earnone of only 16 spots

in this year's competition. the goal now is to become the next high school quiz show state champion and take home this beautiful trophy. our quiz show champions willthen move on to compete against the winners of new hampshirepublic television's granite state challenge in the third annual governor's cup competition. today's match-uphas framingham high school

taking on north quincyhigh school. let's get right to itand meet the framingham team. we have josh, jack, priyanka,and eli. the team alternate varunand the coach robert langdon. nice round of applause, please. and now the team fromnorth quincy high school. we have joseph, samuel, gary,and zachary. the alternate is olivia, and coaches mera krizand danielle fernandez.

the competition has four rounds:a toss-up, a head-to-head, a category round,and a lightning round. and we start withthe toss-up round. all answers are worthten points, and this is the only round,by the way, with no point deductionsfor any wrong answers. so players, if you're ready,so am i. let's play. baja, california,and the yucatã¡n

are peninsulas of what country? josh. >> mexico. >> costa: yes. what river did george washingtonfamously cross on christmas night in 1776,on his way to the battle of trenton? yes, priyanka. >> delaware.

in 2014, what boston-area schoolwon its fifth straight beanpot hockey tournament? yes, samuel? >> boston college? the cretan bull, which wasthe father of the minotaur, was captured by whatmythical strongman as one of his twelve labors? joseph? >> hercules?>> costa: yes.

take a look at your screens,right in front of you. you will see a photograph. some of the world's richestfossil beds are found in the harsh and ruggedlandscape of what national park in south dakota,seen here? yes, eli? >> badlands? >> costa: badlands is correct. literally meaning "rebirth,"what period of european history

that began in 14th century italysaw a renewed interest in classical learningand values? yes, samuel. >> renaissance? most stalactites and stalagmitesare formed in caves made of what common type of sedimentary rock? >> limestone? on the night of april 14, 2014, more than 200 nigerianschoolgirls were kidnapped

by what islamist militant group? >> boko haram? >> costa: correct. "i would remind youthat extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice!" who said this in his acceptancespeech as the 1964 republicanpresidential candidate? >> barry goldwater?>> costa: yes. your next question is goingto be up on the video screens

in front of you, so take a lookand pay attention. hi, i'm dr. m. sanjayan,and i'm a conservation scientist and the host of a newpbs series, earth: a new wild. now here's my question: also known as ursus americanus, what is the only bear species that is native to new england? >> costa: yes, joseph? >> the black bear? >> costa: that is correct.

in the mid-'80s,paul mccartney was outbid for the publishing rights toapproximately 200 beatles songs by what "king of pop"and former collaborator? joseph. >> michael jackson? >> costa: ♪ woohoo ♪ the "habanera" and the"toreador song" are highlights from what georges bizet operaabout a fiery gypsy woman in seville, spain?

>> carmen? >> costa: carmen is correct. in the summer of 2014,following the breakdown of u.s.-backed peace talks,what israeli prime minister ordered military strikesin gaza against hamas? yes, josh? >> netanyahu? which of the followingis a genetic condition caused by the presenceof an extra chromosome?

is it a, huntington's disease,b, down syndrome, c, sickle cell anemia? >> down syndrome? math question:if a baseball and bat cost $110, and the bat costs$100 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost? yes, josh?>> five dollars? >> costa: five dollarsis correct. a boy trains to becomea military commander to thwart

an invasion of insect-likealiens called "buggers" in what 1985 novelby orson scott card? yes, joseph? >> ender's game? the battles of bull runwere known by what name among the confederates? yes, jack? >> battle of manassas? in 2014, north korea threatenedretaliation against

the united states over whatseth rogen film satire about the assassinationof kim jung un? yes, priyanka? >> the interview? >> costa: yes. the number of countries thatmake up the balkan peninsula nearly doubled in 1992as a result of the breakup of what countryin eastern europe? >> yugoslavia?>> costa: correct. which of the following greatthinkers extolled the virtues

of physical educationand was a champion wrestler? was it a, plato, b, euclid,or c, archimedes? >> plato?>> costa: plato is correct. the world war i poem"in flanders fields" mentions what red flower that grows overthe graves of fallen soldiers, and is a symbol of remembrance? eli? >> the poppy?>> costa: yes. what dominant bronze age culturethat invented cuneiform writing

had cities in kish and urin southern mesopotamia? >> sumer? >> costa: yes, that is correct. what is the most widely growncrop in the united states, accounting for more than 90%of total value and production of feed grains? >> corn?>> costa: corn is right. math question: if an objecttravels two feet per second, how many feet does it travelin one hour?

gary? >> 7,200?>> costa: correct. victoria falls, the largestwaterfall in africa, is on the border of zambiaand what country to the south? >> namibia? >> costa: no, north quincy? yes, zachary? >> zimbabwe? in 1958, u.s. microbiologistrichard b. roberts coined

what term that refersto the primary site for protein synthesisin all living cells? priyanka. >> ribosome?>> costa: yes. what acclaimed 1958 chinuaachebe novel was the first book about colonialism writtenfrom an african point of view? >> 12 years a slave? >> costa: no. north quincy, you want to try?

(buzzer) things fall apart is the right answer there. in 2009, the japanese governmentapologized to former american prisonersof war who had suffered in what 60-mile forced marchthrough the philippines in 1942? >> bataan death march? famous in the west for filmslike rush hour, what hong kong action star joined china'stop political advisory board in 2013?

>> jackie chan? leonardo da vinci paintedhis masterpiece the mona lisa during the early partof what century? >> 14th? >> costa: no. framingham,you want to try? josh? >> 15th? >> costa: no, the correct answeris 16th century. (bell rings)

we move on, and there's the bellending round one. take a look at the score,very close! framingham high school,130 points, north quincy high, 150 points. it's a battle. all right, the head-to-headround is coming up, but first we'll takea little break. and the way it workson high school quiz show, gang, is i've got a question.

each of you will answer thequestion in his or her own way. and we're going to start herewith framingham high school, and josh,here comes the question. how much money would youhave to be paid to completely give up the use of a phoneor computer for an entire month? >> i'd have to be paid howevermuch money it costs to go to camp for a month, because atcamp i can't use those anyway. >> costa:okay, there's a good comparison. jack, how about you?

>> i'll probably have to be paidas much as it would cost to go on a tropical vacationwith my family because i'm not goingto use it there. >> costa:all right, priyanka? >> enough money to go to europefor a month. >> costa: okay, and eli? >> i think enough money to takethe entire framingham quiz team to europe and a tropical island. (laughter)

>> costa: to be honest, i don'tthink there is enough money, okay, but we'll move onto north quincy high, and joseph, how about you? >> well, i kind of havelike an old, junky phone, so i guess maybelike five dollars? >> costa:in the hopes that you'd get a new phone eventually. >> maybe. thank you.

>> costa: samuel! >> i'm becoming a monk,so it won't be needed there. >> costa: okay, and gary? >> $1,000 for a comfortable bed because of all the extra sleepi'll get. >> costa: and zachary? >> i wouldn't need to be paidany money so long as i had a good reason. >> costa:all right, all right.

now, here's the way it works,okay. head-to-head round is coming up. that means each team will choosea player to come forward and go head-to-head. so framingham,who's it going to be? eli. and north quincy? eli, joseph, come on down,we're going head-to-head. all right, we are set to gohead-to-head.

i've got joseph herefrom north quincy high. good to see you, joseph,and welcome to the podium. and also, eli,from framingham high school. you guys shake hands, and thenwe'll go head-to-head, okay? and i want to remind you in thisround you get ten points for correct answers, incorrectones will cost you ten points. you can buzz in as soonas you know the answer. so if you're both ready,we'll just set the clock at 90 seconds, and here we go.

the ancient practiceof acupuncture originated thousands of years ago...? >> china?>> costa: yes. name the only novel everpublished by j.d. salinger. >> catcher in the rye? >> costa: yes. which constitutional amendment protects the freedomof the press? >> first?>> costa: yes. the strait of magellanis off the southern tip

of what continent? >> south america?>> costa: yes. monarch butterflies will onlylay their eggs on the leaves of what plant? >> milkweed?>> costa: yes. in august 2014,boiling lava and ash erupted from what volcano in sicily? >> mount etna?>> costa: yes. what new englander wrotethe popular historical poem

"paul revere's ride"? >> henry wadsworth longfellow?>> costa: yes. what 2013 disney title is thehighest grossing animated film? >> frozen. >> costa: yes. in 1962, james meredithbecame the first black student to enroll at whatsouthern university? >> university of alabama? >> costa: no,university of mississippi. german measles is causedby what virus?

rubella. what dictatorial president ruledthe philippines for 20 years before fleeing the countryin 1986? >> marcos?>> costa: yes. what new hampshire residentwrote the bestselling novels inferno and da vinci code? >> brown?>> costa: yes. transylvania is a regionin what present-day...? >> romania?

>> costa: yes, thank you. diamonds and other gemstones aremeasured in what unit of weight? >> carats?>> costa: yes. what part of speech modifiesadjectives? >> adverbs?>> costa: yes. big sur is a scenic regionin what u.s.... (bell ringing) ooh, in what u.s. statewas the question, california was the answer,but we didn't have time

to get it in. that's the endof the head-to-head round. the score right now, very close. framingham high school210 points, north quincy high, 190 points,yes! okay, next up isthe category round, and we do have six categories,and they are: letter to brezhnev,first there is a mountain, ship to shore, beautiful ruins,desperate housewives,

and play ball. each category has five questionswith increasing point values, so there is a lot at stake. and by the way, you can conferwith your teammates in this round. once you buzz in, though, youare no longer able to confer. we will need an answer. now, north quincy high,slightly behind, so you guys get to choosethe first category,

and what's it going to be? >> play ball? >> costa: play ball: questionsabout the physics of baseball. and for ten points: derived fromthe greek meaning "to move," what form of energyis transferred when a bat hits a baseball pitch? >> kinetic energy? >> costa: that is correct, soyou'll keep control, category? >> beautiful ruins, please.

>> costa: and you said thatbeautifully, samuel. questions about ancient ruins,and for ten points: what incan site in peruis relatively intact because it was never discoveredby the spanish conquistadors, and was unknown to theoutside world until 1911? >> machu picchu? >> costa: that is correct, and you've still got control,north quincy, category? >> continue withbeautiful ruins, please.

>> costa: beautiful ruins,this time for 15 points. the parthenon was builtin the fifth century b.c. on what hilltop siteused as a citadel above the city of athens? >> the acropolis?>> costa: that is correct. framingham,you've got the board, category? >> beautiful ruins for 20. >> costa: for 20 points:what 73-mile-long stone wall was built by the roman armyacross the northern border

of britain to keep outscottish invaders? >> hadrian's wall? >> costa: that is correct,you've still got control, category? >> beautiful ruins for 25.>> costa: you got it. construction of the great wallof china began as far back as 770 b.c., but much of whatis visible today was built during what dynastythat ruled from 1368 to 1644? >> the ming dynasty?>> costa: that is correct.

north quincy, you getthe board back. category? >> beautiful ruins again,please. >> costa: okay, for 30 points:what ancient mountaintop fortress in israel is the siteof the jews' last stand against the romans after thefall of jerusalem in 70 a.d.? >> masada? >> costa: masada is correct. you've got control, you'll needa new category, though. >> play ball, please.

>> costa: play ball,this time for 15 points. unlike wooden bats,aluminum bats compress upon impact with the ball. and this is known as whichof the following: a, the ping effect,b, the trampoline effect, c, the transfer effect? >> the transfer effect? the answer would be b,the trampoline effect. framingham, you're still incontrol of the game. category?

>> costa: for 20 points:the impact between bat and ball is an extremely violent one. you can calculate the impact using newton's second lawof motion, which states that force is equalto mass times what? >> acceleration. >> costa: correct, you've stillgot control, framingham. >> play ball. >> costa:play ball for 25 points.

two important factors ina ball's trajectory are lift, which acts perpendicular to themotion, and what other force that acts in a directionopposite to the motion? yes, josh?>> drag? >> costa: drag is correct.you've got the board. category? >> we'll finish play ball.>> costa: 30 points. named for a swiss physicist,what principle that allows a curveball to curve also allowsan airplane to fly? >> bernoulli effect?

and north quincy, you getthe board back. category? >> desperate housewives. >> costa: desperate housewives. questions about desperatehousewives in literature. and for ten points:a housewife named emma dreams of romance and luxury,but instead leads a boring life in provincial france in whatnovel by gustave flaubert? >> the count of monte cristo? madame bovary is the answer,

and north quincy, you've gotthe board, so category? >> ship to shore, please. >> costa: ship to shore,questions about ships. for ten points: in may 2014,underwater explorer barry clifford discovered whatmight be the wreck of what ship that sank off the coast of haitiin 1492? >> the santa maria? >> costa: correct, and you'vestill got control. category? >> costa: ship to shorefor 15 points.

in 1789, first matefletcher christian led a mutiny against william bligh,the captain of what british ship bound for tahiti? the bounty. and we move on, north quincy,category? >> first there is a mountain,please. >> costa:first there is mountain. questions about mountains,and for ten points: what country is home to famousalpine peaks

like the eiger, the jungfrau,and the matterhorn? >> switzerland? >> costa: yes, you've stillgot control. category? >> mountain again, please. >> costa:okay, this time 15 points. what mountain range is thesource of the amazon river and most of its tributaries? >> the andes. >> costa: yes, and you'vestill got control, north quincy.

>> costa: for 20 points:located between the black and caspian seas, what mountainsdominate the landscape of armenia, azerbaijan,and georgia? >> the caucus mountains? >> costa: no, framingham,you want to try? the caucasus mountains,it was very close, north quincy, but you've still got control,category? >> mountains again, please. >> costa: mountains again,for 25 points.

used for centuries as a gatewayto invasions, what historic mountain passbetween afghanistan and pakistan did rudyard kipling call "a sword cut throughthe mountains"? >> the sudova pass? >> costa: no, framingham? >> the khyber pass? >> costa: yes, and now you'vegot the board, framingham. >> first there is a mountain?

>> costa:okay, this time for 30 points. in 1805, the lewis and clarkexpedition barely survived crossing what mountain rangethat extends 300 miles along the border of idaho and montana? >> the rocky mountains? >> costa: no. framingham,you want to try it? the bitterroot mountainsis the right answer there. framingham,you've still got the board. you'll need a new category,though.

>> letter to brezhnev? >> costa: letter to brezhnev, questions aboutthe soviet union. and for ten points:what political theorist founded the russian communist partyand was the architect of the soviet state? >> lenin? >> costa: yes, and now you'rein control, north quincy. >> brezhnev again.

>> costa: letters to brezhnev,this time for 15 points. the soviet union was also knownas the u.s.s.r., an acronym that stands for what? >> united soviet socialistrepublics? >> costa: no, framingham,you want to try it? >> the united socialist sovietsrepublics? >> costa:no, the correct word is union of soviet socialistrepublics. north quincy, you're in control.

>> brezhnev again, please. >> costa:brezhnev for 20 points. at a 1956 reception for westernambassadors in moscow, who famously said,"we will bury you," which many americans interpretedas a nuclear threat? >> nikolai khrushchev? nikita khrushchevis the correct answer. north quincy,you've got the board still. >> desperate housewife, please.

>> costa: desperate housewivesfor 15 points. in tolstoy's anna karenina, anna is cast out from society and driven to suicidebecause of her affair with what dashingmilitary officer? >> vronsky?>> costa: vronsky is correct. and you've got the board,north quincy. >> costa:ship to shore for 20 points. in 1941, the british navyrelentlessly chased and sank what ship that was oneof nazi germany's largest

and most powerful battleships? >> the bismarck? >> costa:yes, you've still got the board. >> ship to shore again, please. >> costa: for 25 points:what battleship became famous after its crew rebelled againsttheir oppressive officers and threw them overboard, duringthe russian revolution of 1905? the potemkin is the answer there. north quincy,you still have the board.

>> costa:this time 30 points at stake. although magellan himselfdid not survive the voyage, in 1522, what ship went downin history as the first to successfully circumnavigatethe globe? the victoria. okay, there's the bell,ending the category round. the score right now,framingham high, 330 points, north quincy high, 210 points. let's hear it for both teams.

okay, we are headed into thefinal 90 seconds of game play. we call it the lightning round. you get 20 pointsfor correct answers. incorrect answers, though,will cost you 20 points. the clock is all setand here we go. what medical specialty dealswith diseases of the hair, nails, and skin? >> dermatology.>> costa: yes. in 1962, what american actressbecame the first woman to run

a major television studio,desilu? >> lucille ball.>> costa: yes. in what war did edward the thirdof england proclaim himself king of france? >> the hundred years' war?>> costa: i'm sorry? >> the hundred years' war?>> costa: yes. what country has the largestcoastline in the world? >> canada.>> costa: yes. silica, also knownas silicon dioxide,

has what chemical formula? >> ci2? >> costa: no, sio2. what neil simon play is aboutmismatched roommates felix unger and oscar madison? >> rent? >> costa: no, the odd couple. the oregon trailand the santa fe trail were famed wagon trailsthat departed

from what missouri city? >> independence?>> costa: yes. what prominent physicist turneddown the offer of becoming president of israel-- yes, eli? >> albert einstein?>> costa: yes. the sepoy rebellion of 1857was a violent uprising against british rule in what country? jack? >> india?>> costa: yes.

name the only u.s. presidentwho spoke english as a second language...yes, eli. van buren?>> costa: yes. in greek myth, what beautifulnymph could only repeat the last... yes, zachary? >> echo.>> costa: yes. what south american country...(bell ringing) ooh, wow, that's the bell. that's the end of the game.

the winner of high school quiz show this week: framingham high school. with a total scoreof 390 points. north quincy high, 290 points. congratulations to both teams. let's go, make some noise! okay, framingham high now moveson to play in the quarterfinals, so be sure to tune in. once more, a lot of noisefor both teams this week

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