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      Time on WGAL eight Brain Busters. As Penn Manor faces Salenko in today's exciting matchup. Stay tuned with us for all the action on WGAL eight Brain Busters. From studio B, this is going brain busters. Now here's your host Rich Rosen. Well hello everyone and welcome once again to the show. We're ready for another exciting Brain Busters match. And we're thrilled to bring you another half hour of challenging questions and answers. Now, if you've been following along, you know that we are now in round two where we welcome back our winning teams. This is for their second appearance. Today we have two fantastic teams returning to the studio. We welcome back. Penn Manor High School. And Solanco High School. So we'll get started shortly. But first let's take a moment to meet our teams. So first from Penn Manor, it's a pleasure to welcome back Natalie. She is a sophomore. The captain is Brady and the third player is Seth. Brady is a senior and Seth is a junior. And in between Natalie and Brady is Eliza. She's the team's alternate, and she is a sophomore. And of course, we have Chris Meyer. Mr. Meyer is a social studies teacher and teaches AP Art history, AP World History, AP Economics and Economics over at Penn Manor. And I want to also give a shout out to, Madame Angelica Kerner. She's the French and German teacher. She was unable to be here today, but she's the coach. Coach. So welcome to the Penn Manor High School team. And now let's move over to Solanco High School. And we welcome back Brianna. She is a sophomore. The captain is Amitai. He is a junior. And the third player is Lexi. She is a senior. between Brianna and Amitai. We have Rhiannon. She is a sophomore. And then between Amitai and Lexi. we welcome for the first time, Aiden. he is a junior. Is. And, one of the team alternates. And finally, Mia is next to Lexi. And then we welcome mister Kaylee Rourke. He is the teacher of extensions, which, we know as the teacher of the gifted and talented and the coach of the Brain Busters team. So welcome to the. So Lanco High School Brain Busters team. And now players get ready. You know how to play. You know how to win. So let's pick up those signaling buttons and see what happens as we play our opening round. These are of course our ten point questions. A little bit easier to get us started off in 2022. This musician and former member of One Direction released the album seven Miles. Harry Styles released the album Harrys House, which featured the hit single as it was good anticipation and that gets Penn Manor on the board for ten points. The dictionary defines it as the outer layer of the external integument of the animal body, derived from the embryonic apple blast. In other words, it's your outer skin. What is it called? Avatar epidermis. The epidermis is correct in that gets the go on the board for ten points. In what class? Geography, geometry, geology or genetics would you be most likely to talk about? Polar coordinates, points of origin, Brady's geometry, geometry, point of origin, and of course, quadrants. The Battle of La Ali, Alamein, the Siege of Leningrad, the battle of the Coral Sea, and the invasion of Normandy. We're all part of this war. I'm attacked. World War two. World War two is correct. It's the largest lake in the Western Hemisphere and the farthest north and west of the Great Lakes. Amity, Lake Superior, Lake Superior, you are correct. Again, she is a beloved and prized author. In 1988, she won the Pulitzer Prize for beloved in 1996. And that's Lexi, Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, who died in 2019. The English mistranslated the name of a Chinese secret society and thus gave an unusual name to the uprising that began in 1900. Brady Boxer Rebellion the Boxer Rebellion is correct answer Pennsylvania, California, New York, Michigan or Ohio, which serves Pennsylvania. sorry. Incorrect. I'm going to complete the question for Salenko, which state includes the largest university system in the world at the time, New York. New York does. It's the Suny system, the State University of New York. He did silkscreen portraits of Elvis Presley, said Warhol, Andy Warhol was the popular pop virus. Anticipation worked in your favor that time. Certainly, the Grand Tetons rise above the snake River in this western state. What set Colorado. No. Sorry. Incorrect. What is this? Wyoming. Wyoming? Is this mountain a state? Yes. The flag of the United States is called the Stars and Stripes. What similar nickname was given to the flag of the Confederate States of America? Sir. Oh, sorry. I'm a tie. The stars and bars. You are correct. For ten points. It can be a few hundred feet or several miles long. It could be streak, fort, heat or sheet. What is this meteorological phenomenon, Natalie? Lightning. Lightning is correct. The oldest city in Canada was twice the capital of Canada. Now it's the capital of the province that shares its name. What city is it? All the time. Quebec City, Quebec is correct. Yes. Flukes, tapeworms, hookworms, chiggers, ticks and aphids are all organisms that live at the expense of another animal. What spray resides there? All parasites? It's indeed. Yes. If you travel from southern, southern on sea to Bergen on, say you'll cross this sea between England and the Netherlands. What sea is it on the North Sea? The North Sea is correct. It's a short novel about a long journey up the Congo River. It's also an allegory of a journey to darkness. Heart of darkness. A journey into the depths of human evil. The novella is Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. In 1966, she became Prime Minister of India and served until 1977. Then again and bravely, Gandhi. I need first and last names, please. Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi is correct. Yes. Between 1762 and 1796, she recognized the government, promoted trade and industry, and vastly expanded the Russian Empire. Who was this great empress, Sir Catherine the Great, Catherine the Great, or Catherine the Second? Yes. He loved to write about lovers who wrote sons and Lovers, women in love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. Lexie Ditch Laura. He's the one. Yes. Although it burned to the ground in 1679, it remained the capital of Virginia until 1699. Sir. Richmond. Oh, no. Sorry. I'm going to repeat the question. When the House of Burgesses was moved, to Williamsburg. And the original settlement, of course, was James Town. Well, that sound takes us to the end of the round and to our first break. Our teams have really demonstrated their knowledge in quick thinking, and we've only just started. Well, we're going to get ready for the one on one rapid fire and 62nd team Lightning round while you watch these very important messages. WGAL eight Brain Busters will return after this. The final four teams in the eight Brain Busters tournament will win cash grants to 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. Now, if you've been following along, you know that we are in round two and we're welcoming back our winning teams from round one. And boy, these teams have demonstrated quick thinking and fantastic knowledge. But now we're going to pit our individual players against each other. Play today's one on one rapid fire and we will have a great game 80 to 110. So it's still anybody's game. So first we're going to say hello once again to Natalie, our first player here, from Penn Manor. It's nice to have you back. So our question in round two, Natalie, is what do you do for fun outside of school? I read a lot of books. That doesn't surprise me. Is there anything you're reading now? I'm reading a biography of Queen Victoria. Well, you're doing, and developing skills that will certainly serve you well in the future. And, Brianna, what about you? What do you do for fun outside of school? Well, outside of school, I love to dance and go shopping. All right, guess we're developing two schools that, develop meaningful skills, if you will. Yes. No doubt. retail therapy, as we always call it. Brianna and Natalie, let's put you to one on one percussion instruments include more than drums. For example, this instrument, it consists of a row of wooden bars played with small mallets. Rihanna xylophone. It's a xylophone for ten points. that is correct. let's go back to the 1980s. In 1986, Ronald Reagan denied selling weapons to Iran and sending the money to the Contras in this Central American country. Natalie Grow of Nicaragua. Nicaragua is correct. Good for you. And finally, the following line may be familiar. It's the opening line of a famous poem by the shores of Jesse, gloomy by the shining big sea water. What poem is this? By Longfellow? It's Natalie, the song of Hiawatha. The song of Hiawatha. Good for you. Your reading did come in handy, and that certainly helps your team out. Well, 100 to 120. Great game going as we now meet our two captains. So first from Penn Manor a pleasure to welcome back, Colby. So, Brady I'm sorry. Brady. Brady. what do you do for fun outside of school? So, I mean, I play instruments and mainly I play, bass guitar. And do you play in the, orchestra and, at school and everything? Yes, I do, all right. And you'll continue with that, I assume? Yeah. It's sort of a hobby and something to help enrich you. And music is a great thing. Don't give that up, Amitai. What about you? What do you do for fun outside of school? I play a lot of video games, mostly historical strategy games, which is definitely helped me in trivia sometimes. Well, a creative way to explore your interests, I guess. Okay, Amitai and Brady, pick up your signaling buttons and let's put you two one on one. Jealousy is a powerful motive in works of literature. Jealousy, the green eyed monster causes this Shakespearean general to kill his innocent wife, Desdemona. In what way? I'm a type of fellow is correct. Yes. Cotton was once the king of the South who invented the cotton gin. And Brady, Eli Whitney. Eli Whitney, as it did in 1793 to make cotton production more efficient. And finally, some scientific units are called derived units because they can be expressed in terms of other units. So what word defines a unit of potential difference that can be expressed as what's her name? Amitai. Volts. Volts is correct. Good for you. Look at those scores. Man 110 to 140. Let's meet our final players in today's competition. So for Seth. Seth, always a pleasure to have you here. what do you do for fun outside of school? I like to spend a lot of time with my family, particularly with my brothers. We play for All Stars a lot, so, Yeah, they're they're great people. Well, that's always an engaging activity. It's always good to spend time with your family. Lexi. What about you? What do you do for fun outside of school? I run cross-country and track year round, but aside from that, I watch a lot of Star Wars with my sister Rhiannon, who's in the audience today. Well, someone who understands personal development, watching Star Wars, you know, science fiction in some ways, but so much of that is come true now. Lexi and Seth, two great players. Let's put you two one on one. Native Americans have played important roles in U.S. history. What Indian tribe was led by Red Cloud and Sitting Bull sat there for you. Not the Iroquois. Not so. What is Sue? Sue is correct. For ten points. Winston Groom's novel opens with a guy speaking about a box of chocolates. Tom Hanks starred in the film. It mentions them also set Forrest Gump Forrest Gump is this moving story and movie. And finally, he retired with a lifetime batting average of 311. After the Brooklyn Dodgers traded him to the New York Giants in 1957, who broke the color line when the Dodgers started again. Sir. Robinson. Robinson. Jackie Robinson when they started him at first base on April 15th, 1947. Wow. Look at those scores. 120 to 160. We still have a great game. Salenko is holding on to play. But let's see what happens as we see if we put their teams together and they work collaboratively. In today's 62nd team Lightning Round. Brady, your team is behind at this point, but only by just a few points, but only by 20 points. So you have the luxury or privilege of selecting first among these three quizzes. I've got your number. Good cop. Artistically speaking, participants are just speaking. Okay, for one minute, let's talk about painting, music, dance and other arts. So for ten points each, identify these artistic people, places and things. Brady, I take your answers. The teams answer. Natalie and Seth are ready to help you along. We're going to put 60s on the clock, which will begin after I finish reading the first question. So good luck to all three of you. And here we go in what city is the Louvre? And more than 100 diverse Paris is correct. What group of musical instruments includes the French horn, trombone and tuba? brass. Brass is correct. What treated fabric is often used for oil paintings? Yes. And canvas. Canvas is correct. What introductory piece is often played before an opera or musical? Overture? Oh, overture. Overture is correct. In what century did Mozart live? 17th. 18th. What? Verdi operas? Here's his name with an Elton John musical. Aida. What artistic technique can create an illusion of three dimensional space on a flat surface? Some perspective. Perspective? Perspective? Yes. What name, did Da Vinci's portrait del G a condo better known as Luisa. It's Mona Lisa, yes. What pop artist is famous for silkscreen, Brillo pads and soup? Warhol is good. What theatrical dance form takes its name from the Italian verb to dance? Ballet. What architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York City? Gary. Gary. No. Frank Lloyd Wright. What period includes the music of a Baldy Bach and Handel? A pro baroque is correct in the theater. What name is given to the diagramed movement of actors on stage blocking. But blocking is correct. What? And Brady did say blocking. So nine correct 90 points came your way. Okay, Amitai, it's up to you with I've got your number and good cop. I've got your number, I've got your number. I've got your number here. But I'm not the one who's going to tell you what it is. Instead, I'll give you a clue. And for ten points each you tell me the number I'm attached. I take your answers. The team's answer. Brian and Lexi are ready to help you along. We're going to put 60s on the clock, which will begin after I finish reading the first question. So good luck to all three of you. And here we go. The number of deadly sins and cardinal verses as well. That is correct. The number on the black billiard ball 88 is great. The number of tablets in which Ten commandments were carved to two is correct. The number of players on each side during a soccer game. 611 on Pennsylvania Avenue. It's the street address of the white House to 1600 Bart Simpson's age 1110. It's the longitude of the international date line zero 180. The number of constitutional amendments that protects you from self-incrimination. Pass five. It's the fifth one. The number of tentacles on a squid. Ten. Ten is the number of years celebrated in a silver anniversary. 1525 the square root of 625 2525 is great. George W wishes number is US president 4043. what it cost to buy a vowel on Wheel of Fortune and pass to 50? In the musical, the Music Man is the number of trombones that led the big parade for 76. The number of the route that wins from Chicago to LA is 66. That is correct. The number of states in the Confederate States of America 1311. The number of movements in a classical symphony 340, a little stumbling. Six correct. So 60 points came your way. Wow. We have a great game going. Penn Manor picked up the lead of 220 to 210, but now it's time to reveal today's bonus brainbuster category. So during our break, our teams will wager 0 to 25 points based on their knowledge of chemistry. Now that's a solid high school subject. So we'll have the bonus brainbuster and of course the all important Final Frenzy. WGAL eight Brain Busters continues in just a matter of minutes. 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 al.com and click on Bring Investors. Well. Hi everybody, I hope you are as excited as I am to be returning with these two fantastic teams where the scores flipped a little bit, 220 to 210. So we are going into our next round of play with our teams neck and neck because it's now time for today's bonus Brain Buster. During our break, our teams wagered 0 to 25 points based on their knowledge of chemistry. So we're going to head into the news eight newsroom with Michael Fuller. He has today's question. Michael. Thanks, Rich. Now here's your bonus brain buster. This law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of this individual gases. What is the fundamental law in chemistry called? Again, this law states that the total pressure of the gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of its individual gases. What is the fundamental law in chemistry called? Good luck with your answer. Now back to studio B Rich you Michael. Good luck. Teams will give you about five seconds. Amitai is writing his answer pretty still getting, consultation from Natalie and Seth. Oh. Did we challenge you? Let's see. Chemistry students will know this answer so that I. I could say so. Let's see. Okay. Brady, have you, Natalie or Seth taking chemistry? Did you come up with the answer? Let's see what you came up with. Bowl. But what is it? What did you call. No, no. I'm sorry. That's incorrect. We're going to have to deduct 25 points from your score. Okay. Did you come up with Boyle's line? No. Guys. That's incorrect. It's Dalton's law or the law of partial pressures. Is the correct answer. So we're taking 25 points from both of the teams, 195 to 180. Our teams are neck and neck as we put our teams to work once again with today's final frenzy, this time we have 20 point questions. Good luck to all six of you. The Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea and Aegean Sea are all branches. Mediterranean of the Mediterranean Sea. Good for you. Formed by the consolidation of mud or clay. It's split easily. Amitai and Rick. No, sorry. It splits easily into thin layers. What is the sedimentary rock where oil is often found? It's, bedrock. No, it's shale is the correct answer. On Wall Street, it's an IPO. The first company stock to put up for trading. What does IPO support? Amateur initial public offering. Correct for 20 points. He often used animal figures in his poems, including The Crow and the Hawk in the rain. Lexi. Poe. No, not he sorry. He was Poet laureate of England from 1984 until his death in 1998. Who was he? Sir Ted Hughes is the correct answer. The Murray it's longest. River flows past Mount. What's up? Ireland? No, sorry. Mount Kosciusko, it's highest mountain. On what continent? On entire Asia? No, it's Australia is the correct answer. Two major female hormones are produced in the human ovary. One is estrogen. What's the other? Natalie? Progesterone. Progesterone is correct. On April 1st, 1945, about 450,000 US troops landed on this Pacific island. By the end of June. The Japanese Okinawa, Okinawa is correct. When this beautiful youth was killed by a boar, Zeus decreed that he should spend Amitai pass. Oh, I'm going to complete Natalie Ganymede. No, no. It was, They spent half of the year with Aphrodite, the other half of the underworld. And that was Adonis the dog. Days of summer are not named because Rover can't take the heat, but because this star rises from the sun in the morning. What star is it? Amateur. And the star? Oh, no. Sorry. Incorrect. Any idea? Oh, this deadly serious is correct. In layman's era, he commits suicide by jumping from a bridge into the same Natalie. There job. There is the police inspector at the 1988 Republican presidential convention. He received one vote on the fourth ballot, the first African-American to be nominated for president. Who was this former abolitionist and newspaper editor, Sir Douglas Douglas Frederick Douglas, the first Dawn of the New Millennium, January 1st, 2001, was seen in these South Pacific islands which straddle the International Dateline. What island? Braiding. Carrabba's. Oh, no. Sorry. What islands have their capital at Suva on the time? American Samoa. Oh, no. Sorry. It's Fiji. Some economists think that economic forces should be allowed to work without interference from government. What two word French term expresses this theory set. framework. Oh. Sorry, Lexi. Laissez faire. Laissez faire is correct. Pennsylvanian and Mississippian are divisions in this period of the Paleozoic ERA, when coal forming sediments were laid down in vast swamps, hence its name. What period was it? Amateur. Cretaceous? Nope. Sorry. Said from the Anterior Carboniferous. And that's the end of the round into the end of the game. Quite a turnaround. Penn Manor really came alive in that final frenzy. And they are going to return for round three. While we hope you will return with us in just a few short moments for some final words. Scorekeeping for WGAL eight Brain Busters presented by Jennings College Consulting, where students discover the right college fit for the future, will return after this. Welcome back to WGAL Brain Busters! The Susquehanna Valley's longest running high school quiz show. Once again, here's your host, Rich Rosen. Well hello everybody, and welcome back. Wow. That was a fantastic match. Congratulations to Penn Manor for moving on to the next round. And of course, I want to give a big thanks to Salenko for making this a game to remember. Now we're going to be back next time with another exciting round as we continue our round two when we welcoming back our winning teams. Up next is Waynesboro and Cedar Crest, and they're going to come here to battle it out here on WGAL Brain Busters. I'm Rich Rosen. And remember, the more you know the more you can achieve. So keep reaching for the stars. Well we'll see you next time. So long everybody. Just live.
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