This week on Granite State Challenge for Mountain Regional High School takes on Littleton High School.

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It's time for New Hampshire high schools to match with in a high stakes scholastic showdown.

It's time for granite state challenge.

Here's your host, John Cannon.

Hello, everyone.

And thank you so much for joining us on Granite State Challenge.

We are in the midst of the first round of our 40th season of Granite State Challenge.

And we have a fun 40th season question coming up later in the game.

You may also notice that we've kept in place some of our safety protocols from last season, and our third round is our three strikes in your route round just like last season, but with a new twist We'll get to that when we get to the third round.

But first and foremost, we've got two teams here to play to see who's going to make it on to the next round.

Let's introduce them to you First up, we have the team from Four Mountain Regional High School.

They're led by Senior Captain Jacob.

Next to Jacob is senior Marcus, followed by Senior Colin.

And rounding out the team is Senior Enrique.

Their alternate is Junior Grace.

And the team is coached by Nick Belsky.

And waiting to take them on is the team from Littleton High School.

They are led by Captain Vincent, who is a senior.

Vincent is joined by Junior Allison.

Sophomores Rebecca and Camden and their alternates are juniors.

Ty and Gordon and they're coached by Jackie Hyson And of course, one more introduction, and that is, as always, our judge and Boulanger All right, teams introductions are out of the way.

Go ahead and grab those buzzers.

We're going to start right up in round one of Granite State challenge in which we do ten point toss up questions.

So Fall Mountain, Littleton, good luck.

Here we go.

The Azores, an archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the north Atlantic, or an autonomous region of this country, marks a Fall Mountain Portugal.

That's it.

This could be a one eyed giant in Greek mythology or one of the X-Men and Rica of Fall Mountain.

What is the Cyclops?

That is correct.

This figure from Irish folklore might lead you to a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Vincent of Little Con.

That's it.

This singer and actor is known for songs like Stormy Weather Taking a Chance on Love, Heat Wave and Cabin in the Sky.

She was the second African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award and Ethel Waters is the correct response there.

All right, teams, this could be a spice, a hair color, or a member of an all female British musical group.

Marcus of Fall Mountain.

What is Ginger?

Yes.

And we don't need the what is.

All right.

The Earth's inner core is composed mainly of a metal alloy of these two elements represented by an eye, an f e Jacob, a fall mountain iron and nickel.

Yes.

Teams.

This star is 8.3 light minutes from the Earth.

Vincent of Little Sun.

Yes.

This Hindu holiday is known as the Festival of Lights and Honors Lakshmi, the goddess of good fortune and prosperity.

Vincent of Littleton.

Do I really think that's how it's pronounced?

Well, we'll give it to you.

It's Diwali.

Yup.

You had it close.

All right.

This famous Scottish poet wrote the poem addressed to a haggis, which begins with the line far for your honest songs.

Face great chieftain.

Or the puddin race.

Jacob.

A Fall Mountain.

Robert Burns.

He's the one.

And apologies to all of my Scottish friends out there for what I just did.

All right.

Moving on.

This Canadian performer sang My Heart Will Go On the theme song to the movie Titanic.

Shake Up a Fall Mountain.

Celine Dion, she is the one.

Ironically, one of the most commonly misspelled words is misspelled spell misspelled Vincent of Littleton, i. S. P. E. L l. Sorry, that is wrong.

Fall Mountain.

Jacob.

Am I as pll.

Correct.

It's the two S's will get you every time this nocturnal insect divorce name in Afrikaans translates to earth, pig or ground pig marcus.

A Fall Mountain tapir.

Sorry.

No it's where we get the name Aardvark Teams.

What is the hardest natural mineral?

Vincent Diamond.

Yes.

What pigment gives your hair its color marks a fall mountain.

Melanin.

Melanin is right.

At 1699 square miles.

This is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and reek of Fall Mountain.

Great Salt Lake.

You got it.

Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers in what is now Florida.

This is the oldest continuously occupied city in the United States.

Jacob befall Mt.

Saint Augustine.

That's it.

This man was not only a singer, but the lead actor in the movies.

Blue Hawaii, Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas.

Vincent.

Elvis Presley.

Yes this video game released by Atari in 1972 simulated a rudimentary table tennis game call and a fall mountain.

Pong.

Yes.

This actor starred as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz and Esther Mane in A Star is Born.

Rebecca of Littleton.

Judy Garland.

Yes.

This song by Dr. Brewster m highly where a discouraging word is seldom heard in the skies are free of clouds.

Is the state song of Kansas marks a fall mountain.

Home on the rain.

That's it.

This composer and lyricist best known for songs like White Christmas, Alexander's Ragtime Band, God Bless America.

And there's no business like show business.

Also wrote the song I Like Ike for the presidential campaign of Dwight Eisenhower, Rebecca of Littleton, Bing Crosby.

Sorry, now it's a good guess, but it's Irving Berlin.

All right, teams, go ahead and take a look at your monitors in front of you for this picture.

Question This painting by Thomas Covington is titled The Last Moments of This Abolitionist who was executed for leading a raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859.

Marcus a Fall Mountain.

John Brown he's the one team's in what, New England City will you find the Basketball Hall of Fame?

Jacob A Fall Mountain.

Springfield.

What state?

Massachusetts.

You got it.

This future president, along with Robert R Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase at the request of Thomas Jefferson.

And Rick Fall Mountain.

Madison.

Sorry, no keep going down the line.

Next would have been James Monroe on May 3rd.

2003.

This 40 foot formation located on Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, fell to the ground.

Marcus of Fall Mountain.

The old man on the mountain.

Yes.

This style of facial hair is named for Civil War Union General Ambrose Burnside.

Vincent of little sideburns.

Yes.

What poet wrote the lines.

Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed to comprehend a nectar requires stories to need Vincent of little Robert Frost.

Sorry, no Marcus.

A Fall Mountain.

William Shakespeare?

No.

Emily Dickinson is the correct response there.

All right.

Teams who is the current attorney general of the United States?

Marcus the Fall Mountain.

Merrick Garland he is the one in 1957 laka.

A stray dog found on the streets of Moscow became famous for doing this.

Marcus a fall mountain.

Going to space.

Yes the Mongols, a Central Asian nomadic group, was united by this leader in 12 06.

Marcus the Fall Mountain.

Genghis Khan.

Yes.

He is the one.

This musician had a breakout hit in 2019 with the country rap song Old Town Road.

Marcus a fall mountain lil Nas X he is the one that is correct and after round one fall mountain out to a lead by a score of one 92.

17.

All right.

Nice work ball mountain.

Keep it up, Littleton.

We're going to roll right into round two.

We're going to continue with toss up questions, but these are now 20 point toss up questions.

So each question is worth 20 points.

Here we go.

These regally named insects migrate yearly from Canada and the United States to winter in forests in central Mexico.

Jacob, a fall mountain monarch butterfly.

That's correct.

All right, teams, your next question is our unit power question.

It is worth double points.

So is a 40 point toss up coming to you on your monitors?

Take a look Marty McFly Skateboards to school to the song Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the news in this 1985 movie Enrique a fall mountain back to the future.

That is it this future first lady did not have to change her surname when she married Marcus a fall mountain.

Hillary Clinton.

Sorry.

No.

Littleton.

Rebecca.

Eleanor Roosevelt.

She's the one who is the only first lady to have earned a doctorate.

Allison of Littleton.

Jill Biden.

She is correct.

Yes.

In 1995, Shannon Faulkner became the first woman to attend this South Carolina Public Military Academy.

Jacob a fall mountain citadel.

Yes.

In Chapter ten.

Of little women.

Meg, Jo, Beth and Aimee impersonate characters from the Pickwick Papers by this author The Pickwick Papers or Charles Dickens.

All right, teams.

This author created the characters Charlotte Wilbur and Fern in the novel Charlotte's Web.

Rebecca of Littleton, E.B.

White.

Yes, Team's John F Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president.

Who was the second Jacob of Fall Mountain Biden.

Joe Biden is correct.

All right, teams, we have reached our 40th question of the match, and this is our 40th season celebration question, a throwback to season 33 and it is worth 30 sorry 40 points Here we go.

The hip hop group Outkast is made up of Andre 3000 and this rapper it's a throwback to season 33.

Andre 3000 and big boy was the other.

In 1996 Dolly became the first mammal clone from an adult somatic cell.

What species of animal was Dolly Enrique a fall mountain.

A sheep.

Yes.

The Chinese zodiac is made up of 11 real animals and one mythical animal.

What is the mythical animal?

Enrique a fall mountain.

A dragon?

Yes.

Rapper Marshall Mathers, known for songs like Lose Yourself and the Real Slim Shady, is Better known by this name, Vincent of Littleton.

Eminem.

Yes.

This grunge band had hits with the songs Smells Like Teen Spirit.

And Come As You Are.

Rebecca of Littleton, Nirvana.

Yes.

This Maryland city lies on the Chesapeake Bay and is home to Saint John's College and the United States Naval Academy.

Jacob the Fall Mountain.

Annapolis.

Yes.

This group of evil fighting reptiles named for Italian artists were created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman in 1983 in Dover, New Hampshire.

Vincent of Little the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

They are the ones born.

Richard Starkey, the drummer for The Beatles, is better known by this name Jacob A Fall Mountain.

Ringo Starr.

Yes.

This British author may have used his own experience as a physician when he created the literary sidekick, Dr. James Watson.

Rebecca of Lyttleton.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Yes.

All right, teens finish this line from Emily Dickinson's poem.

I'm a nobody.

Who are you?

How dreary to be somebody.

How public?

Like a Vincent of Littleton.

Well, sorry.

Now it is how public?

Like a frog.

Due to its dense atmosphere, the average surface temperature on this planet is 847 degrees Fahrenheit.

Up a fall mountain.

Venus.

Yes.

Teams.

What is the lowest theoretical temperature?

Vincent of Littleton.

Absolute zero.

We'll take it in 20, 21 at age 90.

This man, famous for being a fictional space traveler, became the oldest real person to go to space.

That was William Shatner.

But we're not going to get to the end of that.

But at the end of round two Fall Mountain, hanging on to its lead by a score of three 92 to 30 All right.

Great job teams.

We're going to go right into round three, which is our three strikes and you're out round so each team will get a category with ten questions ten points for each correct question will go down the line one by one.

Each person getting one question.

Once you get three incorrect responses or three strikes, your round is over However, this year we are adding three passes as well.

So if you don't know the answer, you can pass it on to the teammate next to you.

Understand?

Excellent.

All right.

Littleton, we're going to start with you as the team trailing and Vincent as the team captain, you get to choose from these categories.

The ball's in your court.

Gooey Oh, and think ahead ball's in your court.

Gooey.

Oh, or think ahead let's do balls in your balls in your court.

Sounds good.

The answers to all of the following will include the word ball Vincent, an old school arcade game with bumpers, flashing lights and flippers.

Pinball.

Correct.

Allison rejecting someone using a secret ballot to pass.

It's one pass, Rebecca.

Can you repeat the question?

Sure.

Rejecting someone using a secret ballot?

I don't know.

Okay.

The correct response is Blackball Camden something you can chew or an animated series about a cat pass past Vincent.

Gumball.

Gumball is correct.

Alice in you might call a bright meteor or a person with a temper.

This past pass.

Rebecca.

Fireball.

Fireball is correct.

And that is, I believe, your third pass.

So, Camden, something you add to spaghetti sauce or a Bill Murray comedy meatball?

Yes, Vincent.

Everyone loved this redheaded, comedic actor.

Vincent.

It is Lucille Ball.

Allison.

This form of dance is based on five basic positions Ballroom is incorrect.

The correct response is ballet.

So that is three strikes.

How many?

Correct.

Four.

Correct.

All right.

Nice work.

Littleton We turn over to Fall Mountain, and Jacob as team captain, you get to pick from Guido And think ahead.

I think Guido.

Guido, it is all right.

The answers to the following will all include the letters g 00 in that order.

OC Jacob.

This search site was founded by Serge Brin and Larry Page.

Google.

Correct.

Markus, this Disney dog wears a turtleneck and a vest.

Goofy.

Yes.

Colin This 1985 movie featured a treasure map and the band of misfit kids the Goonies.

Correct.

Enrique.

John Resnick is the lead singer of this rock band, best known for the song Iris Pass.

All right, Jacob.

The Goo Goo Goo Goo Goo Goo Dolls.

Circa.

Yes, that's one pass.

Marcus in this Beach Boys song, the singer is getting the excitations good times.

Sorry.

It is Good Vibrations, Colin.

This is a series of horror novels for kids by author R.L.

Stine.

Goosebumps.

Correct.

Enrique.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won an Oscar for writing this film.

Good times.

It is Good Will Hunting Jacob.

She was the only person killed for witchcraft in New Hampshire.

I don't know.

It is good, Nicole.

So that ends your three strikes round and five.

Five, correct.

On your three strikes, and you're out round.

All right.

Good job, team.

Small mountain in Littleton.

Looks like Fall Mountains hanging on to its lead by a score of four 42 to 70.

We're going to go into round four, where we continue with the 20 point toss up questions.

Only we will be deducting 20 points for any incorrect responses.

So play smart and strategic Fall Mountain in Littleton.

Good luck.

Here we go.

This director, producer and screenwriter received his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay as the co-writer of the 1970 film Patton.

He also received Oscars for his work on The Godfather one and two marks a Fall Mountain.

Martin Scorsese.

Sorry, no we were looking for Francis Ford Coppola, this singer known as The Godfather of Soul.

And Mr. Dynamite is known for the songs.

Papa has got a brand new bag and I Got You.

I feel good One of my favorites is James Brown.

All right, teams name the three secondary colors on the color wheel.

Enrique, a fall mountain.

Purple, green and orange.

You got it, teams.

What weapon does Poseidon the Greek God of the sea.

Carrie Camden of Littleton.

Trident.

That's it.

Teams identify the poet who wrote this line once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary.

Rebecca of Littleton.

Edgar Allan Poe.

Yes.

This punctuation mark can be used when you want to leave some words out of a quote.

Vincent, of little ellipses.

Yes, teams.

How many joules per second defines a what There's one joule per second in a what?

The Montreal Protocol which went into effect in 1989 was designed to protect this Markus a fall mountain, the ozone layer.

That's it.

This engineer and inventor is credited with introducing alternating current as a better solution for providing electrical power than direct current.

Enrique A Fall Mountain.

Nikola Tesla Yes.

All right.

Teams which one digit positive integers and in a for when they're squared Vincent of Littleton two and eight correct.

Wolf quack buzz and POW are all examples of onomatopoeia.

Spell onomatopoeia.

Jacob Pitfall Mountain.

010 a t o p o eia.

Yes.

Very well done.

Some of this chain of 14 volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands are in the United States and some are in Russia.

Markus a fall mountain sorry.

Littleton.

Vincent, the Aleutians.

Correct.

Teams.

What sword is the line?

Who?

So pull out this sword of this stone.

And Anvil is right.

Why's King born of all England?

Referring to in the 15th century work Lemoore star.

Sir Enrique, a former mountain.

Excalibur.

Yes, Sir.

Anthony Hopkins portrayed this Norse god in the films Thor, Thor, The Dark World and Thor Ragnarok.

Rebecca of Littleton.

Odin yes.

This singer songwriter is best known for his songs, Piano Man and We Didn't Start the Fire, Jacob's Fall Mountain.

Billy Joel.

Yes, there are five known dwarf planets in our solar system.

Name any one of them.

Jacob A Fall Mountain.

Pluto Yes, we'll take that one.

This city, which is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, is home to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock Markets of Fall Mountain, Jerusalem.

Yes.

In 2016, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry gave the name of Guinness on to the latest element on the periodic table.

Ergenekon is a synthetic noble gas, and the heaviest element found on the periodic table.

And I've got a lot more to say about it, but I'm not going to because that sound is the end of the game.

And with a strong score, Fall Mountain is moving on to the next round.

Congratulations for Mountain on a very well-played game.

We'll see you in a few weeks in the second round.

Little Ten, a well fought game.

I do hope you guys had fun.

We thank you so much for coming down and playing with us this week and we thank you at home as well for watching this week.

We do hope that you tune in next week when the teams from Macedonia Valley Regional High School and Portsmouth High School compete on Granite State Challenge.

That'll do it for us this week.

I learned a lot, and I hope you did, too.

We'll see you next time.

Major funding for the production of Granite State Challenge is provided by unit.

Additional funding provided by NEA New Hampshire Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery D F Richard Energy, HRC, you, courtney and viewers like you.

Thank you