This week on Granite State Challenge, the Falcons of Bow High School [applause] Take on the Timberwolves of Prospect Mountain High School.

Only one team will advance.

Granite State Challenge starts now.

[music playing] Major funding for the production of Granite State Challenge is provided by Unitil and additional funding provided by NEA New Hampshire Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery, DF Richard Energy, HRCU, Cognia, and viewers like you.

Thank you.

Get ready it's time for New Hampshire high schools to match wits in a high stakes scholastic showdown.

It's time for Granite State Challenge.

Here's your host, Jon Cannon.

Hello, everyone.

Thank you so much for joining us this week for Granite State Challenge.

We are nearing the end of our first round of competition, but this week we've got two teams doing battle to see who's going to punch their ticket to the next round.

Let's introduce them to you.

First up is the Falcons of Bow High School.

My name is Justin, and I have a collection of playing cards.

I'm Madline and I play the oboe.

What's up bros?

My name's Colin and I played "Among Us" before it was cool.

I'm Rachel and I'm a competitive dancer.

Excellent.

The alternates are Kate, Finn, Ali, and Rory.

And the team is coached by Michelle Levas.

They are the Falcons of Bow High School.

And facing off against them this week are the Timberwolves of Prospect Mountain High School.

I'm Giana and I had a giraffe lick the inside of my ear.

Hi, I'm Frank.

I've seen one movie in a theater, and it was "Cats," the musical.

I'm Robby and I like to climb trees.

I'm Fiona Wilson and my hair color is not red.

All right, the team is coached by Mark Anthony and they are the Timberwolves of Prospect Mountain High School.

All right teams, nice to meet you.

We do have one more introduction and that is, of course, our judge, with us again, is Ann Boulanger.

[applause] All right teams, introductions are out of the way.

Grab those signaling devices, because it's time to play the game.

We're going to start Granite State Challenge in round one with 10-point toss up questions.

OK?

Bow, Prospect Mountain, good luck.

Here we go.

This Australian singer, songwriter had a huge hit with her 2014 song "Fancy."

[chime] Gianna of Prospect Mountain.

Iggy Azalea.

[ding] That's it.

This French sculptor is perhaps best known for his work "The Thinker," a sculpture of a seated naked man, who is resting his chin on one hand.

[ring] The name of that sculptor is Rodin.

In the 1984 film "The Terminator," a cyborg is sent back in time to kill this woman.

[chime] Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

Sarah something Coop.

Not quite.

[ring] Sorry.

Bow?

[chime] Collin?

Sarah Palin.

Nope.

[buzzer] It was Sarah Connor.

All right team's English actor Rex Harrison, who played Professor Henry Higgins who taught Eliza Doolittle how to speak like a lady in the 1964 film "My Fair Lady," also played this physician, who can talk to animals, in a 1967 film.

[chime] Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

Dr. Doolittle [ding] That's it.

[chime] Hang tight.

Before he became vice president, this man was a radio talk show host, a member of Congress, and the governor of Indiana.

[chime] Robert of Prospect Mountain.

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Sorry.

[buzzer] No.

Colin of Bow?

Mike Pence.

Mike Pence is right.

[ding] This Indian prime minister who was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, was assassinated in 1984.

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

Indira Gandhi.

[ding] That's it.

The song "Hey!

Bo Diddley" by singer, songwriter Bo Diddley starts with a line inspired by this childhood song about farm animals.

[chime] Gianna of Prospect Mountain.

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" [ding] That's the song.

Hillary Clinton was the third female United States Secretary of State, who was the first?

[chime] Robert of Prospect Mountain.

John Adams.

Sorry.

[buzzer] No.

[ring] It was Madeleine Albright.

This is the only ferret species found in North America and was thought to be extinct in the wild in 1996.

[chime] Frank of Prospect Mountain.

Ink?

Sorry.

[buzzer] No.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Capybara.

No.

[buzzer] It is the black footed ferret.

This Central American countries name translates to "rich coast" in English.

[chime] Gianna of Prospect Mountain.

Costa Rica.

That's it.

[ding] This term attributed to Roman poet Juvenal is often used to describe when politicians try to distract the populace with an entertaining diversion.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Bread and circuses.

[ding] That's it.

This German author's 1915 novella, "The Metamorphosis," tells the story of a salesman, Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning only to discover he has become an insect.

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

Kafka.

Yes.

[ding] This first baseman of the New York Yankees was known as the iron horse and was the first player in the MLB to have his number retired.

He died from ALS in 1941, at age 37.

[chime] Madline of Bow.

Lou Gehrig.

That's it.

[ding] This chemical compound, with the formula CACO3, is found in egg shells and pearls and can be used as an antacid.

[chime] Frank of Prospect Mountain.

Calcium carbonate.

[ding] Yes.

This is the most populous county in New Hampshire and northern New England.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Hillsborough.

[ding] That's the right one.

This 17th century English physician is perhaps best known for describing how blood circulates in the human body.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Smith.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[ring] All right, it was William Harvey.

In his 1961 farewell speech this president warned about the power of what he termed "the military industrial complex."

[chime] Justin of Bow.

JFK.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[chime] Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

Eisenhauer.

[ding] He's the one.

All right teams, what is 40% of 5?

[chime] Justin of Bow.

2.

[ding] That's it.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

Roberts [ding] Yes.

In 1912 the radio operator for the Titanic sent out the distress signal CQD instead of this more modern Morse Code distress signal.

[chime] Excuse me, Frank.

SOS.

[ding] SOS, yes that's the right one.

This annual award named for a British Illustrator is awarded to the illustrator of the "most distinguished American picture book for children."

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Caldecott.

[ding] That's it.

All right teams, this next question is our Unitil Power Question.

It's going to come to you on your monitors.

And just a reminder it's double the points for this question.

20 point toss up, take a look.

Niagara Falls separates the province of Ontario in Canada from this US state.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

New York.

[ding] That's the one.

In 1932 this woman became the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Earhart.

[ding] Earhart's right.

This authors 1852 novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which highlighted the evils of slavery was not well received in the South.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Harriet Beecher Stowe.

[ding] That's the right one.

This large semi aquatic rodent is second in size to the capybara and is Canada's national animal.

[chime] Fionna of Prospect Mountain.

Platypus.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[ring] Sorry, Frank can't ring in.

It's the beaver.

All right teams, what is an arena for track cycling called?

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Thunderdome.

[buzzer] No.

[ring] Though watching a bike race in a thunderdome would be great, it is called a velodrome.

All right teams, this New York Giants quarterback led his team to two unexpected Super Bowl wins, against the New England Patriots.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Manning [ding] Yes, Eli Manning.

All right teams, this NFL team is named for a western frontiersman and showman.

[ring] They are the Buffalo Bills, the Buffalo Bills.

[siren] All right teams, that sound ends this round.

And after one round, Bow out to a bit of a lead by a score of 140 to 70.

[applause] All right teams, good game, so far.

We're going to go right into round two, and round two we're going to continue with toss up questions.

We're going to double the point value though, so now we are playing for 20 point toss up questions.

Here we go Bow, here we go Prospect Mountain.

On June 5th 1989, the day after troops in tanks fired on protesters, a lone man stood in the path of a tank and refused to move on this square in Beijing, China.

[chime] Frank of Prospect Mountain.

Tiananmen Square.

[ding] Tiananmen Square is right.

In a 2021 special election, Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler and became this state's junior Senator.

[chime] Robert of Prospect Mountain.

Georgia.

[ding] That's it.

This New Hampshire county is the northernmost county in the state and was incorporated in 1803.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Coos.

[ding] That's it.

All right, teams, for this next question go ahead and take a look at your monitors for this picture.

This medium-sized cat is found in North America.

It is smaller than the lynx, but twice as large as a house cat.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

[ding] It is a bobcat, yes.

This is the scale you would use to measure the strength of tornadoes.

[chime] Madline of Bow.

[inaudible] [ring] Sorry, no.

[buzzer] Prospect Mountain?

[chime] Robert.

Richter.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

Good guess.

This is the Fujita scale.

In 2013 this United States Army soldier was convicted of giving military documents, some of which were classified, to Wikileaks.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Snowden.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[ring] It was Chelsea Manning.

In "Romeo and Juliet," this friend of Romeo is killed by Juliet's cousin Tybalt.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Mercutio.

[ding] Yes.

In 1964, this city became the first city in Asia to host an Olympics.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Beijing.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

Tokyo.

[ding] Tokyo is correct.

This colorless, odorless chemical element shares its name with Superman's home planet.

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

Krypton.

[ding] Yes.

This singer and dancer was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film "Siren of the Tropics."

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Fitzgerald.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[ring] It is Josephine Baker.

This board game features the Gumdrop Mountains, Candy Castle, and the Peppermint Forest.

[chime] Madline of Bow.

"Candy Land."

[ding] Yes.

This poet, who lived on a farm in Warner New Hampshire, won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, for "Upcountry."

[chime] Gianna of Prospect Mountain.

Robert Frost.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Mark Twain.

[buzzer] No, it was Maxine Kumin.

Halifax is the largest city in this eastern Canadian province.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Nova Scotia.

[ding] Correct.

This man, who is no stranger to owning New England teams, owns the Boston Uprising, a professional Overwatch eSports team, and the first eSports team in New England.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Kraft.

[ding] Robert Kraft, yes.

This French composer had few critical successes, before his final and most recognized opera "Carmen."

[chime] Madline of Bow.

Bizet.

[ding] Correct.

Which amendment to the US Constitution states, "the right of citizens to the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex?"

[chime] Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

The 19th.

[ding] That's the one.

In which Jane Austen novel will you find the character Mr Darcy?

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

"Pride and Prejudice."

[ding] That's it.

This song, by the Village People, is often accompanied by people using their bodies to spell out the name of the song.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

"YMCA."

[ding] That's it.

All right teams, you have pen and paper there, should you need it.

Reduce the fraction 14 over 32 to its lowest terms.

[chime] Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

7 over 16.

[chime] That's it.

The European Recovery Program, designed to help Europe recover from World War II, is better known by this name.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Marshall Plan.

[ding] That's it.

This could be tiny rocks or the name of Fred and Wilma Flintstone's daughter.

[chime] Frank of Prospect Mountain.

Pebbles.

[siren] [ding] Pebbles is right.

And after two rounds, it looks like Bow is hanging onto their lead by a score of 360 to 190.

[applause] All right, good work teams.

We're going to go into round three, and in round three we're calling it our three strikes and you're out round.

Each team will be given a category with 10 questions.

Starting with the captain, each of you will answer one question right on down the line, OK.

Prospect Mountain, as the team trailing, you get to choose first from these categories.

And Gianna it is your decision.

State of Play, Who's the Boo, and a Mighty Wind.

Who's the Boo.

Who's the Boo, OK.

So the answers to the following will be related to famous ghosts, OK?

Gianna, she was a bathroom bound ghost in "Harry Potter."

[music playing] [ring] It is Moaning Myrtle.

Frank, he is an oozy green ghost in "Ghostbusters."

[ring] The blob?

It is Slimer.

[buzzer] Robert, he is a decapitated ghost in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

[chime] The headless horseman.

That's right.

No need to ring in.

Oh, sorry.

You got that correct Fiona, the ghosts, Pinky, Inky, Blinky, and Clyde, first appeared in this video game.

"Pacman."

Correct.

Gianna, this gregarious ghost, of a young boy, hung out with his ghost uncles, in comic books, movies, and on TV.

Casper.

Casper the Friendly Ghost is correct.

Frank, Michael Keaton played this ghost in a movie, you don't want to say his name three times.

Beetlejuice.

Correct.

Robert, this miser was visited by 3 ghosts on Christmas Eve.

Scrooge.

Correct.

Fiona, this social media app has a ghost for an icon.

Snapchat.

Correct.

Gianna, the Flying Dutchman is a ghost in this series, that takes place under the sea.

Sponge Bob.

Correct.

Frank, the ghost of this man returns to haunt Macbeth.

Caesar.

[ring] Nope.

It is Banquo.

That's your third strike, but the 10th question.

And 7 out of 10 on your three strikes round.

[applause] Nice job Prospect Mountain.

Bow, we now turn to you.

And Justin for your team you can choose from these two categories State of Play or a Mighty Wind.

A Mighty Wind.

A Mighty Wind.

All right, the answers to all of the following will include the word "wind."

All right Justin, Scarlett O'Hara is the protagonist of this novel, by Margaret Mitchell.

"Windy City."

[ring] It is "Gone with the Wind."

[buzzer] Madline, this Elton John song, about Marilyn Monroe, was adapted and sung at Princess Diana's funeral.

"Owning the Wind."

It was "Candle in the Wind."

[buzzer] Collin, this children's book by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame features Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger.

"A Windy Day."

[buzzer] Sorry, it is "Wind in the Willows."

And that is the third strike.

So no points earned in that round.

So things are tightening up, just a bit, after round three.

Nice job teams, let's go right into round four.

In round four, we're going to continue with our 20 point toss up questions, but in this round we will be deducting 20 points for any incorrect responses.

OK?

So, it's a tightening match so play smart, play strategic.

Good luck both teams.

Here we go.

This group, considered by some to be the first punk rock band, was made up of Johnny, Tommy, Dee Dee, and Joey.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Ramones.

[ding] Yes.

Years before she founded the American Red Cross, this woman was a teacher in Canada and Georgia and a clerk in the US Patent Office.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Clara Barton.

[ding] Correct.

With one "s" at the end of this word, you have something you can paint on.

Add another "s" to the end of the word, and now you have what you might do to gain votes or to find out people's opinions on issues.

[chime] Madeline of Bow.

Canvas.

[ding] That's it.

All right teams, what do you call it when you score one shot less than par, in golf?

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Birdie.

[ding] That's it.

This spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War was captured and executed by the British, but not before he reportedly said these last words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

[chime] Fiona of Prospect Mountain.

Benedict Arnold.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

Collin of Bow.

Hale.

[ding] Nathan Hale.

Is the correct response.

This North American river connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean and forms part of the international boundary between Ontario, Canada and New York.

[ring] It is the St. Lawrence River.

All right teams, what is the difference between libel and slander?

[chime] Robert of Prospect Mountain.

Libel is written, slander is spoken.

Correct.

[ding] In which type of electrical current due the electrons flow in one direction only?

[chime] Frank of Prospect Mountain.

DC, direct current.

[ding] Correct.

This author, of the novels "Babbitt," "Arrowsmith," and "Elmer Gantry," was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.

[ring] And those were by Sinclair Lewis.

This activist member of the Temperance Movement was known for using an ax to wreak havoc on taverns.

[ring] It was Carrie Nation.

This famous director of the films "Psycho" and "The Birds" once compared actors to cattle.

[chime] Robert of Prospect Mountain.

Alfred Hitchcock.

[ding] That's it.

This could be the name-- [chime] This could be the name of a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray about social climber Becky Sharp or the name of an American magazine covering popular culture.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Cosmopolitan.

[buzzer] Sorry, no.

[ring] It is "Vanity Fair."

This football game, traditionally played in Pasadena, California on New Year's day, is preceded by a flowery parade.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

The Rose Bowl.

[ding] That's it.

This tiny landlocked country in Western Europe is bordered by Belgium, Germany, and France and is a constitutional monarchy led by Grand Duke Henri.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Luxembourg.

[ding] That's the one.

Teams, who was the author of the prose satire "Gulliver's Travels?"

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Swift.

[ding] Correct.

This artist's fifth studio album, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," features the song's "Starman," "Ziggy Stardust," and "Suffragette City."

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

David Bowie.

[ding] Correct.

This singer songwriter was married to Cher and served as a representative in Congress from 1995 until his death in a skiing accident in 1998.

[ring] It's Sonny Bono.

Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?

[chime] Frank of Prospect Mountain.

Hirohito.

[ding] Correct.

This 2006 movie features Meryl Streep as fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly.

[chime] Rachel of Bow.

"The Devil Wears Prada."

[ding] That's it.

Nicolas Maduro was elected president of this South American country in 2013.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Venezuela.

[ding] That's correct.

This former astronaut was elected as Arizona's junior Senator in a 2020 special election.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Kelly.

[ding] Mark Kelly is correct.

This southeast Asian country was once known as Burma.

[chime] Justin of Bow.

Myanmar.

[ding] Yes.

Millard Fillmore, who served as US President from 1850 to 1853, was the last member of this political party to serve as president.

[chime] Collin of Bow.

Whigs.

[ding] That's it.

Teams, who was the 2004 nonfiction book, "Will in the World" by Stephen Greenblatt, about?

[chime] Collin of Bow.

I'd have to say Obama, to that one.

[buzzer] That is incorrect.

[ring] It was William Shakespeare.

[siren] And that's going to be the last clue of the game.

And at the end of the round by a score of 600 to 320, Bow will be moving on to the next round.

[applause] All right nice job, Bow.

Congratulations on a good win.

We'll see you in a few weeks when you play the winner of our next match.

Prospect Mountain, thanks so much for coming down.

We appreciate it.

We hope you had fun.

We hope you had fun at home, as well.

And we do hope you tune in next week when the Blue Devils of Salem High School take on the Cardinals of Stephens High School.

We had a good time here on Granite State Challenge, we hope you did, too.

And I learned something, and I hope you did as well.

We'll see you next week.

[music playing] Major funding for the production of Granite State Challenge is provided by Unitil.

Additional funding provided by NEA New Hampshire Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery, DF Richard Energy, HRCU, Cognia, and viewers like you.

Thank you.