
Evergreen vs St. Francis
Season 2022 Episode 25 | 25m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Evergreen and St. Francis compete in a High School Quiz Show
BGSU Brain Game is back for a Tenth season! Evergreen and St. Francis high schools compete.
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Evergreen vs St. Francis
Season 2022 Episode 25 | 25m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
BGSU Brain Game is back for a Tenth season! Evergreen and St. Francis high schools compete.
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I think we better get ready for a bodacious brain brawl.
Only one team can leave victorious.
Who's it going to be?
Only one way to find out and that's BGSU Brain Game starts right now.
(calming electronic music) And welcome to BGSU Brain Game, Evergreen versus St. Francis.
Let's meet our team.
Starting off with St. Francis.
Tell us who you are.
- Hi, I'm Justin Drees, sophomore.
To my right is Frank Schuster, senior.
And to my left is the freshman, Jordon Easton.
- [Announcer] All right, welcome to St. Francis.
Real quick, who are you coached by?
- And we are coached by Mrs. Haley Sharp.
- [Announcer] All right, welcome to you Evergreen.
Tell us who you are.
- I'm Jacob Goodson, senior.
To my left is Ethan Grasser, a freshman.
To my right is Caleb Grasser, a junior.
- [Announcer] All right.
And coach by?
- Bill Blanchon.
- All right.
Welcome to Evergreen and St. Francis, This is the toss up round.
There are 10 questions in this round.
They're worth 10 points a piece, no deduction for an incorrect answer so you can relax, enjoy yourself, be a little bit looser on your buzzers.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.
All right, Evergreen, St. Francis.
Here we go.
Jump in when you know the five letter noun described name for a group of rhinoceros, (buzzer beeping) a sudden that would be Evergreen, Jacob?
(indistinct) - Incorrect and time and a sudden and plunging downswing in the stock market and a critical malfunction of one's computer, St. Francis would you like to steal?
- A virus?
(buzzer beeping) - [Announcer] That would be Justin.
- A virus?
Incorrect, a crash.
When Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands abroad, or excuse me, aboard the HMS Beagle what name did he give the book he wrote detailing, (buzzer beeping) that would be Evergreen.
Jacob.
- The Origin of Species.
- Correct.
What six letter adjective that begins with an S, describes processes in science that can be arranged from greatest to least or slowest to fastest.
(buzzer beeping) That would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Scaler.
- [Announcer] We'll accept that.
We cannot accept that.
Evergreen would you like to steal?
(buzzer beeping) That will be Jacob.
- Scaled.
- Incorrect.
Serial is what we needed there.
These cellular organelles use peptidyl transferase when reading messenger RNA.
(buzzer beeping) That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- The ER.
- Incorrect.
By what name are these small structures that synthesize proteins known?
That will be Frank.
- Ribosomes.
- Ribosomes is what we needed there, correct.
First authorized in 1792.
This reserve group was an outgrowth of the volunteer militia.
By which two word phrase is this?
(buzzer beeping) St. Francis, Justin.
- Merchant Marine.
- Incorrect.
Is this organization known that is composed of members of units from each US state?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Evergreen, Jacob?
- National Guard.
- National Guard is what we needed there.
Yes.
What was the name of the Civil War battle fought between the union's General Grant and Confederate General Lee in the tangled Northern Virginia brush from that would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Battle of the Wilderness.
- Battle of the Wilderness.
Correct.
Which type of judicial body consists of 12 (buzzer beeping) to that will be Evergreen, Jacob?
- Grand jury.
- Grand jury, yes, to 23 people.
Each winter, this New York Center's plaza features an ice skating rink.
Evergreen.
Jacob.
- Rockefeller?
- Rockefeller Center is correct, yes.
Dr. Penglase, the embodiment of optimism who insists that we live in quote, the best of all possible worlds, end quote was created by which author of Candide (buzzer beeping) that will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Voltaire?
- Voltaire.
Correct.
What is the more common name of the largest member of the dolphin family that includes Shamu.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- An orca.
- I'm sorry.
Incorrect.
And whose scientific name is Orcinus Orca.
(buzzer beeping) That would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Killer Whale.
- Killer Whale is what we needed there.
Alright, that is all 10 questions in this round.
Let's take a look at our score of very close competition.
Indeed St. Francis at 30, and currently in the lead with 50 points is Evergreen.
You're gonna stick around because our risk and reward round coming up next.
Stay tuned.
(clock ticking) (suspenseful music) And welcome back to BGSU'S Brain Game.
St. Francis 30, Evergreen at 50 points.
Evergreen, looks like you have brought a new player on board, and you'd like to introduce please.
- To my left is Josie Blanchard, senior.
- Welcome to you.
St. Francis staying with their lineup from the last round and of course welcome to all of our returning players.
This is the risk and reward round.
Both teams, you're gonna receive the same nine questions.
They're worth 10 points a piece, and there is no deduction for an incorrect answer.
The 10th question is the risk and reward question.
You'll be able to risk up to 30 points in five point increments based upon a topic that we give you.
You get it right.
Bonus points.
You get it wrong, deduction.
Non-answer, deduction.
If you don't like the topic, you can simply pass and walk out the door with the nine questions.
All right.
St. Francis, you're at 30 points.
Evergreen, you're at 50.
Evergreen, you will be sticking around.
That means St. Francis out you go.
Off to isolation.
All right, Evergreen, are you ready for your risk and reward round?
- Yep.
- Yes we are.
- Here we go.
This two-time unsuccessful democratic candidate for US president in 1952, In 1956 served as governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and then fulfilled the role of US ambassador to the UN from 1961 to 1965.
Name this man with the initials AS.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Stevenson.
- Adlai Stevenson.
We'll accept that.
Identify the poet who pinned these lines.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching or cool one pain.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Jacob.
- Allende.
- Incorrect.
Emily Dickinson is what we needed there.
In the sentence, on Wednesday we attended the ceremony for Mark's promotion to lieutenant.
What is the correct spelling of the word lieutenant?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Caleb.
- L i e u t e n a n t. - Correct.
Determine the largest prime factor of the number 690.
It is also the positive square root of 529.
(indistinct) (buzzer beeping) - I'm sorry, not in time.
23 is what we needed there.
By what name is the boundary line at either end of a tennis court known.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Jacob.
- Fault?
- Incorrect, baseline.
Multiple choice, during the Baroque musical era from 1600 to 1750.
Which Italian composer created The Four Seasons?
Was it A, Giuseppe Verde?
Was it B, Gioachino Rossini or C, Antonio Vivaldi.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- C, Vivaldi.
- Vivaldi is correct.
Located west of Italy and southeast of France.
This fourth largest island in the Mediterranean was the birthplace of Napoleon.
Identify this island.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Jacob.
- Corsica?
- Corsica is correct.
Who won an academy award for best actor in the 1972 movie, The Godfather.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Jacob.
- De Niro.
- Incorrect.
Marlon Brando.
Marlon Brando.
Identify the element in the halogen family with the highest electro negativity (buzzer beeping) that would be Evergreen, Caleb.
- Fluorine?
- Fluorine is correct.
Risk and reward time.
Our topic is South America.
30 points, five point increments, or you can pass.
- 30 points.
- 30 points.
South America.
During the 18th and 19th century, which Venezuelan leader was known as the George Washington of South America.
(buzzer beeping) That will be Jacob.
- Bolivar.
- Bolivar is correct.
30 points for Evergreen.
That is the end of the risk and reward round for you.
It is now time for you to head off to isolation.
All right, let's bring back in St. Francis.
Welcome back St. Francis from isolation.
I hope it was wonderful in everything you hoped for.
All right.
St. Francis, are you ready for the risk and reward round?
- Yes sir.
- All right, here we go.
This two-time unsuccessful democratic le- candidate for US president in 1952 and 1956, served as governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and then fulfilled the role of a US ambassador to the UN from 1961 to 1965.
Name this man with the initials AS.
- Adlai Stevenson?
(buzzer beeping) - That would be Justin.
- Adlai Stevenson?
- Correct.
Identify the poet who penned these lines.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching or cool one pain.
- Dickinson, maybe.
- Dickinson?
- Maybe.
(buzzer beeping) - That would be Justin.
- Dickinson.
- Dickinson is correct.
Emily Dickinson.
In the sentence, on Wednesday we attended the ceremony for Mark's promotion to lieutenant.
What is the correct spelling of the word lieutenant?
(buzzer beeping) That will be Justin.
- L i e u t e n a n t. - That is correct.
Determine the largest prime factor of the number 690.
It is also the positive square root of 529.
- 23.
- Was it 13?
(buzzer beeping) - That would be Justin.
- 23.
- 23 is correct.
By what name is the boundary line at either end of a tennis court known?
- Fault line?
- Think so.
(buzzer beeping) - That would be Justin.
- Fault line?
- Incorrect.
Baseline.
Baseline.
Multiple choice.
During the Baroque musical era from 1600 to 1750.
Which Italian composer created the four seasons?
Was it A, Giuseppe Verde, B, Gioachino Rossini, or C Antonio Vivaldi.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Justin.
- C, Vivaldi.
- Correct.
Located west of Italy, the south and southeast of France.
This fourth largest island in the Mediterranean was the birthplace of Napoleon.
Identify this island.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Justin.
- Corsica.
- Corsica is correct.
Who won an academy award for best actor in the 1972 movie, The Godfather.
- Marlon Brando.
(buzzer beeping) - That would be Justin.
- Marlon Brando.
- That is correct.
Identify the element in the halogen family with the highest electro negativity.
It's atomic number is nine.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Justin.
- Fluorine.
- Fluorine is correct.
Risk and reward time.
The topic is South America.
You can risk up to 30 points in five point increments or you can pass.
What are you thinking St. Francis?
- We'll risk 30 points.
- Gonna risk 30 points.
All right.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, which Venezuelan leader was known as the George Washington of South America.
- Bolivar?
- Go for that.
(buzzer beeping) - That will be Justin.
- Bolivar.
- Correct.
30 points.
All right, that is the end of the risk and reward round for St. Francis.
Now time to clear our score and let's bring back in Evergreen.
Alright, let's reveal our scores.
St Francis stands at 140 points.
Evergreen stands at 130 points.
Both teams are swinging for the fences and doing well.
Anybody's game.
Things are getting very very exciting and just starting.
Coming up next is our category round where things can change very quickly.
We have questions worth up to 30 points a piece and deductions are gonna start.
You're gonna wanna stick around.
Stay tuned.
Category round, coming up next.
(clock ticking) (suspenseful music) Welcome back to BGSU Brain game, Evergreen 130 Saint Francis 140 points.
Both teams have elected to stay with their lineup from the last round so we're gonna move right into our category round.
This is where the power shifts a little bit to our teams because there are six categories from which they can choose.
Questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30.
But I must warn you that's right, I must warn you.
Deductions start now.
So if you go for 20 you're actually risking 20 points as well.
There is one double or nothing question hiding in there.
You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.
Evergreen, since you are at 130 points you get to make the first selection.
- Star Wars, 30.
- Star Wars for 30 points.
Who is the first order supreme leader in The Last Jedi?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Evergreen, Caleb - Darth Sidious.
- Incorrect.
St. Francis.
Would you like to steal?
(buzzer beeping) That would be Justin.
- Kylo Ren.
- Incorrect.
It's Snoke.
Evergreen's still in control.
- [Evergreen Participant] 25.
Same category.
- Star Wars, 25 points.
Who had Han Solo in cryogenic form hanging?
That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Jabba the Hutt.
- Jabba the Hutt, indeed.
(impersonating Jabba the Hutt) Han Solo.
(announcer laughing) All right.
Evergreen, still in control.
- [Evergreen Participant] 20, Star Wars.
- Star Wars.
20 points.
What was Kylo Ren's real name?
(buzzer beeping) That will be Evergreen, Jacob - Ben Solo.
- Ben Solo is correct.
Evergreen making a move.
- [Evergreen Participant] 15 Star Wars.
- Star Wars now for 15.
Darth Sidious was Rey's grandfather and also known as Emperor... St. Francis, Frank.
- Palpatine?
- [Announcer] Palpatine is correct.
St. Francis takes control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Polygons, 30.
- Polygons for 30 points.
Correctly identify each of the following associated with polygons.
Name of the perpendicular segment drawn from the center to a side of a regular polygon.
(buzzer beeping) That will be St. Francis, Jordan.
- Apothem?
- [Announcer] Correct.
St. Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Math, 25.
- Math polygons for 25 points.
Name of the segment that joins non-consecutive vertices in a polygon.
(bell ringing) Time.
That'll be a diagonal.
Saint Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Math Polygons, 20.
- Math polygons now for 20 points.
Name for a polygon with 12 sides.
(buzzer beeping) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Dodecagon?
- Dodecagon is correct.
Evergreen snatches back control.
- [Evergreen Participant] Currencies, 30.
- World currencies for 30 points.
I will read the name of a country.
You are to identify the unit of currency that is the official one for that country, as of 2022.
You need not preface the unit with the name of the country.
The unit Euro is not included and no unit is named more than one time.
Okay?
The country for this one is Denmark.
(buzzer beeping) That would be St. Francis, Justin.
- The Kroner.
- Excuse me?
- Kroner.
- Kroner will we accept that?
We cannot accept that.
Evergreen would you like to steal?
Time.
Is not the Kroner, it's just the Krone.
Just the Krone.
Evergreen in control.
- Same 25.
- World currencies for, 25.
India.
That would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Rupee.
- Rupee is correct.
St. Francis snatches back control.
- World currencies, 20.
The country is Egypt.
- Time.
The official currency is the pound.
St. Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Math polygons, 15.
- Math polygons for 15 points.
Name for a polygon with seven sides.
(buzzer beeping) That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Septagon.
- [Announcer] Incorrect.
St. Francis Jordan - Heptagon.
- Heptagon is what we needed there.
Heptagon St. Francis in control.
Takes the lead.
- [St. Francis Participant] Math polygons, 10.
- Math polygons for 10 points.
Name of the segment drawn from the center to a vertex up.
(buzzer beeping) That will be St. Francis, Jordan.
- Radius.
- Radius is correct.
St. Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Begins with me for 20.
- Begins with me for 20 points.
Based on the given definition, identify each vocabulary words.
That word that begins with the letters.
M E. Me.
Adjective meaning of relating to or appropriate for a servant, especially a.
(buzzer beeping) That would be St. Francis, Justin.
- Menial.
- Menial is correct.
Yes.
St. Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Begins with me, 25.
- Begins with me for 25 points.
Inner courage drawn up to carry on despite difficulties.
Time.
They say that person has mettle.
M e t t l e, St. Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Same category, 30.
- Begins with me for 30 points.
A strange or diverse collection of people or things.
(buzzer ringing) That will be St. Francis, Justin.
- Medley.
- We will accept medley.
Yes.
St. Francis in control.
- [St. Francis Participant] Begins with me for 10.
- Begins with me for 10 points.
A list of foods and drinks of that will be St. Francis, Frank.
- Menu.
- A menu is correct.
- Finish it off.
- Finishing it off.
Begins with me for 15 points.
To make repairs to.
(buzzer ringing) That would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Mend.
- Mend is what we needed there.
St. Francis in control that finishes off that category.
- Native Americans for 10.
- Native Americans for 10 points.
Identify each person, place or idea from Native American history.
Region of South Dakota, sacred to the Sioux.
(buzzer ringing) That would be St. Francis, Justin.
- Black Hills.
- [Announcer] The Black Hills is indeed correct.
St. Francis in control making a move.
- [St. Francis Participant] Native Americans, 15.
- Native Americans for 15 points.
Flat.
(bell dings) End of round.
Let's take a look at our score.
We have Evergreen, 150 points.
currently in the lead with is with 260 points is St. Francis though coming up next is our brainstorm round where questions are worth 20 points apiece.
Negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
Still anybody's game, stay tuned.
(clock ticking) (suspenseful music) A bodacious brain brawl indeed.
Evergreen 150 points.
St. Francis 260 points as we go into the brainstorm round.
Before we do that though, Evergreen you do have an additional player.
Who is that player?
- To my left is Sophia Goodson, freshman.
- All right.
Welcome to you, and St. Francis staying with our lineup from the last round.
All right, this is it.
Brainstorm round.
All questions in this round are 20 points.
Negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.
You may confer before buzzing in, but no stealing.
I repeat.
No stealing in this round.
Here we go.
Anybody's game.
In the words omnipresent and omniscient.
What is the meaning of.
(buzzer ringing) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- All.
- All is correct.
In biology, what type of cell division results in four?
(buzzer ringing) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Meiosis.
- Meiosis is correct.
In the sentence out the door ran the mouse.
What word functions as the object of the preposition?
(buzzer ringing) That will be St. Francis, Justin.
- Door.
- Door is correct.
Mary flips a coin three times in a row.
What is the probability that heads will land side up every time.
That will be St. Francis, Frank?
- One eighth.
- One eighth is correct.
Identify the arachnid whose bite can result in the development of Lyme disease.
(buzzer ringing) That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Tick.
- Tick is correct.
Of the following adjectives, which one is not a synonym of the others?
Small gargantuan.
(buzzer ringing) That would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Gargantuan.
- Gargantuan is correct.
Among the layers of the earth.
Which one contains the most volume and is separated?
(buzzer ringing) That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- The mantle.
- Mantle is correct.
Complete the title of the Roald Dahl sequel in 1964's, Charlie in the Chocolate Factory.
(buzzer ringing) That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Charlie in the Great Glass Elevator.
- Correct.
Complete the following analogy.
Tony Award is to theater as blank is to television.
(buzzer ringing) That will be Jacob.
- Emmy.
- Emmy is correct.
This geological principle assumes that the oldest layer of rock (buzzer ringing) appears at, that would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Law of Superposition.
- Correct.
Which South American nation that borders Argentina and Brazil has its capital.
(buzzer ringing) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Paraguay.
- Paraguay is correct.
A rod or shaft around which a wheel or gears, (buzzer ringing) that would be Evergreen, Caleb.
- Axel.
- Axel is correct.
In Vatican City, which famous Basilica?
(buzzer ringing) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- St. Peter's Basilica?
- Correct.
In geometry, what is the name for any line that intersects two or more distinct lines?
(buzzer ringing) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Secant?
- Incorrect transversal.
Which series of legislative acts were passed by Parliament (buzzer ringing) during, that would be St. Francis, Justin.
- Intolerable acts.
- Incorrect, quartering acts.
In the film, 2001 A Space Odyssey, this planet is the.
(buzzer ringing) That would be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Mars.
- Incorrect, Jupiter Stocks of companies that are industry leaders are known by what colorful phrase.
(buzzer ringing) That would be St. Francis, Frank.
- Blue chip.
- Blue chip is correct.
Name the pigment that protects skin from damage.
(buzzer ringing) That will be Evergreen, Jacob.
- Melanin.
- Melanin is correct.
Let's take a look at our score.
St. Francis with 340 points, Evergreen with 310.
Our winner is St. Francis.
Let's get both teams a big round of applause.
In the spirit of good sportsmanship let's come out and meet in the middle.
Shake hands, we'll see you at the next BGSU Brain Game.
(calming electronic music) Oo biddee biddah Han Solo Ha ha ha ha (calming electronic music)
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