This week on Granite State Challenge, the team from Manchester Central High School takes on the team from Salem High School.

Only one team will advance.

Granite State Challenge starts now.

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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 again this week on Granite State Challenge.

We are working our way through the first round of our 40th season of Granite State challenge, and we have a really fun 40th season.

40th question for you later in the match We've also kept a lot of the same safety protocols from last season, and we've included the change to our round three, our three strikes in your out round as well.

And I'll tell you more about that when we get to it.

But most importantly, we have two teams here ready to do battle to see who's going to move on to the next round.

Let's introduce them to you.

First up, we have the team from Manchester Central High School, and they are led by senior captain Kellen.

Kellen is joined by sophomore Akshay Junior Tests and senior Dontae.

The alternates for Manchester Central are Junior Tyler and freshman Nick.

And the team is coached by Ed Doyle and facing off against Manchester Central is the team from Salem High School.

They're led by senior captain Valerie.

Valerie is joined by senior Donovan, senior John and Bianca, also a senior.

Their alternates are Ethan, Ava and Kendall, all seniors.

And their squad is coached by Bernie Campbell, Those are our teams this week.

But of course, we'd also like to introduce you to our judge and Boulanger All right, teams, introductions are out of the way.

Go ahead and grab those signaling devices, because we're going to play Granite State Challenge.

And as you know, in round one of Granite State Challenge, we play for ten point toss up questions.

So, Manchester Central Salem, good luck.

Here we go.

This state bird of New Mexico.

Contrary to looney tunes, cartoons does not go beep, beep or beep beep.

Callin of Manchester Central, the Roadrunner.

That's it.

This king of a feira was forced to fruitlessly roll a rock up a hill as a punishment from zoos for trying to cheat death.

Akshay of Manchester Central says Yes, if you happen to be in the area of Cork, Ireland, and are looking to acquire the gift of gab, you might want to kiss this.

Valerie of Salem, Blarney Stone.

Blarney Stones.

Correct.

This Christian group takes its name from Roman Catholic priest and Anabaptist leader Menno Simons Callon of Manchester Central Mennonites.

That's right.

A Mala Ratna is on delay.

Dhlamini, who had a viral hit with the song Moo, where she raps about the joys of being a cow, is better known by this name.

Bianca of Salem Doja cat, that is, its monotheism is the worship of a singular God.

What is the worship of multiple gods?

Called Talent of Manchester Central Polytheism?

Yes.

Teams in what country will you find?

Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, of Manchester, Central Australia.

Yes.

A single copy of this old English epic poem featuring Grendel, his mother and Rathgar.

King of the Danes is housed in the British Library auction of Manchester Central Beowulf.

Yes, the first one of these final resting places was built for King Zoster, sometime between 26 30 and 26.

11 B.C.

John of Salem Pyramids?

Yes.

If you take one letter away from this odd number, you will make it even Calin of Manchester Central seven.

That's right.

The 1976 movie All the President's Men starred Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford as Washington Post journalists.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who uncovered this presidential scandal.

John of Salem, Watergate.

Yes.

The 24 hour cable news channels, MSNBC and Fox News are headquartered in New York City.

But CNN, the first 24 hour cable news channel is based in this southern city tests of Manchester Central Atlanta.

That's correct.

Is the moon waxing winding welling or waning as it appears to grow smaller each night, actually, of Manchester Central waning?

Yes.

In most states, routes through a mountain range or over a ridge are called mountain passes.

In New Hampshire, they're called this Callon of Manchester Central Bypasses Sorry, no we call them notches.

In Incan society, the wall of this cousin of the llama was so soft that clothing made from it was reserved for royalty.

Callon of Manchester Central, the alpaca.

Sorry, no we're looking for the Vicuna.

Anna Maria Jarvis, who was the founder of this holiday celebration in May, was later disappoint did in how commercialized the day became and organized boycotts of the holiday.

Helen of Manchester Central, May Day.

Sorry, no.

Donovan of Salem.

Mother's Day.

Mother's Day is correct.

Frank and Joe were mystery solving brothers in a series of novels written between 1927 and 2005 by a series of ghost writers known as Franklin W Dixon Callaghan of Manchester Central the Hardy Boys.

That's right.

Teams.

Two US presidents have been divorced.

Name both of them.

Helen of Manchester Central, Woodrow Wilson.

And.

Oh, sorry, no.

Salem.

Want to give it a try?

Bianca.

Donald Trump and Roosevelt.

Sorry.

No, you got one.

Donald Trump.

Ronald Reagan was the second first held on January 1st.

1890.

The Rose Parade features elaborate floats decorated with flowers.

What's California City?

That is also the setting for the TV series The Big Bang Theory hosts the parade.

John of Salem, Pasadena.

Yes.

In what building will you find?

The China Room.

The Map Room and the Vermeil Room.

Kaelin of Manchester Central.

The White House.

That's it.

This state was admitted to the union in 1861 when it separated from a Confederate States killing of Manchester, central West Virginia.

That's it.

All right.

The next question is a picture question to go ahead.

Go ahead and take a look at the monitors in front of you.

This painting by Frederick Church depicts the ruins of this temple in Athens.

Dedicated to the goddess Athena John of Salem, the Parthenon.

That's it.

The capital of this state is named for frontiersman Kit Carson Callaghan of Manchester, Central Nevada.

That's it.

This New England state's state flower is the white pine cone and tassel Talon of Manchester, Central Maine.

Maine is right.

The northern most land invasion by the Confederate Army occurred in 1864 when 24 Confederate soldiers robbed the St Albans Bank.

Killing of Manchester Central New York.

Sorry.

Now Donovan of Salem, Pennsylvania.

Sorry.

No, believe it or not, it was in Vermont.

This unit of measure is represented by the power needed to move £550.01 foot in one second.

Dante of Manchester, Central Horsepower.

That's it.

All right, teams.

You have pencil and paper there in case you need it.

How much will you save if you buy a $56 sweater that is discounted by 12%?

How much will you save if you buy a $56 sweater that is discounted by 12%?

Oof!

A lot of math.

Not a lot of time.

$6.72.

In a career that spanned nine decades, this actor portrayed Sue Ann and Ivins on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rose Nylund on the on the Golden Girls and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland.

Donovan of Salem.

Betty White.

Yes.

The musical Man of La Mancha is a play within a play based on the 1959 teleplay I Don Quixote, which was based on Don Quixote by this author it of Manchester Central Cervantes.

Cervantes is right.

And it looks like we are at the end of round one and at the end of round one, Manchester Central out to a bit of a lead All right.

Good job, Manchester Central.

Good job, Salem.

We're going to continue on into round two.

And in round two, we continue with our toss up questions we're going to double the point value.

So these are 20 points toss up questions.

Good luck.

Here we go.

Teams, what are the four states of matter Oxi of Manchester Central Solid Liquid Gas plasma.

That is it.

19 presidents served in the House of Representatives before becoming president, including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Franklin Pierce.

But this is the only president to serve in the US House of Representatives after serving as President.

Calin of Manchester Central.

John Quincy Adams.

Yes.

The birth name of this author who wrote Under the pen names and Mark Twain and Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass was this auction of Manchester Central.

Samuel Clemens.

Yes.

All right.

Teams we have reached our unity, willpower, power question.

And this is a question where we double the points of 40 point question coming to you on your monitors.

Take a look you might be shocked to learn that scientist Michael Faraday tested the properties of this freshwater fish Callon of Manchester Central Trout.

Sorry, no.

Donovan of Salem Bass.

No it was the electric eel.

What is the name of the street that separates Chukchi Peninsula in Russia from Alaska?

Is Seward Peninsula Callon of Manchester Central Bering Strait.

That's it.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest ocean trench on earth at its deepest point, it is close to seven miles deep.

In what ocean is it found?

Callon of Manchester Central.

The Pacific?

Yes.

This castle built by William the Conqueror in 1078, was a prison from 1100 until 1952 and is also home to the crown jewels of England.

Callon of Manchester, Central Tower of London.

Yes.

This Theodore Award is named for actor, director and co-founder of the American Theater Wing, Antoinette Perry.

John of Salem.

Tony, the Tony is right.

This ancient Roman poets told the story of Aeneas, who fled the Trojan War and traveled around what is now Italy and played a role in the founding of Rome.

In his epic poem, Aeneid John of Salem.

Virgil Yes Teams.

Who is the only person to have won a Nobel Prize in chemistry and physics Bianca of Salem, Albert Einstein.

Sorry, no Helen of Manchester Central.

Marie Curie.

She's the one.

All right, time teams.

We have reached our 40th question of the match and this question is worth 40 points and it comes to us from season 33.

This scientific instruments name is derived from the Greek for small look John of Salem Microscope.

That's it.

In the cartoon Phineas and Ferb, a Dr. Hines DaVinci Smarts, uses the Milton Nader 65,000 to melt or liquefy things.

Spell Liquify Bianca of Salem.

Oh I cube you I f y sorry no Dante of Manchester Central l i q u i f I know it is l iq u e f y.

Tricky one there.

Arthur Miller, Neil Simon, Edward Albee and Lillian Hellman.

Are all well known American playwrights.

Spell playwright John of Salem.

P. L. A y. W. R. T. Yes, well done.

Teams.

In what part of the US Constitution will you find calls to provide for the common defense and ensure domestic tranquility?

Valerie of Salem.

The preamble.

Yes.

Right.

You will find the flower crowned skull of this Roman saint associated with love in the Basilica of Santa Maria and Cosmo Dean in Rome, Italy.

John of Salem Valentine.

Yes.

The movie version of this fairy tale features a teacup named Chip Donovan of Salem Beauty and the Beast.

Yes.

What instrument measures radioactivity by detecting alpha, beta and gamma rays.

Kellan of Manchester Central.

Geiger Meter.

Geiger Counter.

Yes.

Is the Geiger counter is correct.

Well, we'll wait to get to that question until round four.

And after two rounds, Manchester Central hanging on to its lead by a score of three 22 to 40 All right teams we are going to roll into round three are three strikes and you're out round and in that round each team gets a category of ten questions we'll ask one question to each team member as we go down the line.

Each team has three passes and can pass to the person next to them.

And we continue until all the questions are asked or until three strikes and you're out.

So Salem, as the team trailing you get to select first and Valery is team captain.

You get to make the choice between these categories book it lucky seven.

And it's war.

It's war.

It's war.

Okay.

The following answers will all be words that begin with W Air Valerie.

Male witches can be called this warlock.

Correct?

Donovan When you buy an expensive item, you might want to buy one of these in case it breaks warranty.

Yes.

John Toads are known to have these works, correct?

Bianca This is the capital of Poland.

Okay.

Valerie Same question.

Warsaw.

Warsaw is correct.

Donovan This is the surname of the man who adopted Little Orphan Annie Warbucks.

Correct.

John.

These are small songbirds or an all boy glee club.

In the TV series Glee.

Warbles Warblers is correct.

Bianca This is a place to keep clothes, wardrobe, correct.

Valerie This is a prison supervisor.

Warden Correct.

Donovan In the movie The Lion King Pumbaa is one of these warthog.

Correct.

And John, this is what you want to be after.

You shovel snow Warm.

Warm is correct.

And is that ten out of ten with a bonus of ten points for getting them all correct?

Well done, Salem.

Very well done.

All right.

Manchester Central, we turn to you and Kellen as team captain.

You can choose from book it and the lucky seven Lucky seven.

Lucky seven.

Okay.

The answers to the following will all include the word or number seven.

Okay.

KELLAN This Disney movie features a young girl who lives with a group of minors, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Correct.

Okay.

This convenience stores name is taken from its original operating hours.

Seven 11 correct tests.

This magazine aimed at teens was first published in 1944.

17?

Yes.

Dante.

This Nathaniel Hawthorne Gothic novel is set in Salem.

Massachusetts, Past.

Past.

Kellan.

Same question.

Scarlet Letter.

Sorry, it's House of the Seven Gables.

Okay.

This Lemon Lime soda was introduced by the Howdy Corporation in 1920.

Plus past 7UP.

7UP is correct.

Dante this 1954 film set in 1586 Japan was directed by Akira Kurosawa I don't know it is the Seven Samurai Kellan.

This traditional dinner is served by many Italian-American families on Christmas Eve Pass.

All right.

Okay.

Same question.

That is your last pass.

No, it is the feast of the Seven Fishes.

And with that, there are correct.

Four correct on your three strikes rounds.

All right.

Well, things tighten up just a bit while really close.

We've got a ten point match here, folks.

And we go into round four, where we continue with our 20 points, toss up questions.

However, we will be deducting 20 points for any incorrect responses.

So play smart and play strategic.

Manchester, Central and Salem.

Good luck.

Here we go.

Before he became vice president, this man was a radio talk show host and the governor of Indiana, the Dante of Manchester, Central, Mike Pence.

That's correct.

In Greek mythology, one look from this Gorgon with Snakes on her head will turn you to stone.

Valerie of Salem.

Medusa.

Yes.

In 1898, this Italian inventor sent a radio signal across the English Channel.

In 19 01, he sent a radio message across the Atlantic Ocean from Cornwall, England, to Signal Hill in Saint John's, Newfoundland.

John of Salem.

Marconi, correct.

According to this singing from the New Testament, you should never cast pearls before this you should never cast pearls before Swine in the Divine Comedy by Dante.

The Gates of Hell warn those who enter to abandon all of this to abandon all hope.

There are 40 extant species of this marine mammal found in oceans and rivers Species include Spinner, Bottlenose, Atlantic Spotted and Amazon River Tallon of Manchester Central Dolphins.

That is correct.

This actor, who played Elliot's little sister Gurdy in it was the host of Saturday Night Live when she was seven years old, making her the youngest person to ever host the show colony of Manchester Central.

Drew Barrymore.

Yes, singer Mahalia Jackson, known for songs like a Go Tell It on the Mountain and Precious Lord To Take My Hand is often referred to as the queen of this genre of music.

Dante of Manchester, Central Soul, Sorry, incorrect.

She is the queen of gospel.

What is the day?

What is the given name?

Excuse me of the rapper who has gone by the stage names P Diddy, Diddy, Puffy and Puff Daddy.

Talent of Manchester Central.

Sean Combs.

Sean Combs is right.

This sweet compound is made up of 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms and 11 oxygen atoms.

Of Manchester Central Sugar.

Yes.

Josh Gad provides the voice for this animated snowman in the 2013 movie Frozen Donovan of Salem.

Olaf Yes.

Leonardo DiCaprio played the fictional character Jack Dawson in this 1997 movie about a very real incident.

Donovan of Salem.

The Titanic.

Yes.

Chadwick Boseman played T'Challa in this 2018 movie set in the fictional African country.

Of Wakanda.

John of Salem.

Black Panther.

Yes.

This species of monkey gets its name from its very loud call, which can be heard up to two miles away.

Kellan of Manchester Central Howler Monkey.

That's correct.

This President's last words were erroneously quote Thomas Jefferson still survives.

Kellan of Manchester Central.

John Adams That is correct.

Star Wars Day is celebrated on this date every year.

John of Salem May 4th.

May the force be with you.

This protagonist of the Hunger Games trilogy is played by Jennifer Lawrence in the movies based on the novels Dante of Manchester Central.

Katniss Everdeen.

That's correct.

This city in the Pacific Northwest is sometimes called the Emerald City because it is filled with greenery year round.

It is also known as Rain City and the copy coffee capital of the World Kellan of Manchester, Central, Seattle.

Yes.

Teams.

What were the clocks striking in the opening line of George Orwell's novel?

1984.

Valerie of Salem 12.

Sorry, no talent of Manchester Central.

13.

They were striking 13 when you make bread.

Yeast reacts with the sugar in the dough when it is heated and releases this chemical compound which forms pockets in the dough causing it to rise.

None of it is Salem carbon dioxide.

Correct.

A boy named Ryder leads a crew of canine characters to protect the town of Adventure Bay.

In this cartoon, John of Salem Paw Patrol.

Yes, teams.

What solid form of carbon dioxide is used to both cool things and make fake special effects fog ox share of Manchester Central Ice?

Yes.

In addition to being the author of The Robots of Dawn, The End of Eternity and Foundation he was also a professor of biochemistry at Boston University Kelan of Manchester Central Sorry, that is the sound.

And after a very tightly well-played match, Manchester Central will be moving on to the next round.

Congratulations.

Manchester Central on a very well played, tightly played game, and Salem A what a well-played game.

Thank you so much for coming.

We hope you had fun.

I know my heart is racing and I hope that you at home enjoyed the match as well.

We hope you join us next week when the teams from Londonderry and win a high school's face off.

That'll be it for us for this week on Granite State Challenge.

We hope you had fun.

I learned a lot and I hope you did as well.

We'll see you next time.

Major funding for the production of Granite State challenge is provided by Uni Joe.

Additional funding provided by NEA New Hampshire State Safety Insurance.

New Hampshire Lottery d f. Richard Energy h. R c u. Courtney and viewers like you.

Thank you.