This week on Granite State Challenge, Merrimack High School takes on Plymouth Regional High School.

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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, John Cannon.

Hello, everyone.

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

We are in the quarter final round of this, our 40th season.

So we've got two teams who won their first round match here to do battle.

See who makes it on to the semifinals.

Let's introduce them to you.

First up, we have the team from Merrimack High School.

They are led by junior captain Jack.

Jack is joined by Junior Rainier Junior Eris and Junior Allie.

Their alternates are Connor, a senior and sophomore, Keyshawn.

And the team is coached by Sarah Campbell, And facing them this week is the team from Plymouth Regional High School.

They are led by junior Captain Dash.

Dasha Dashes joined by sophomore Carlisle senior Katherine and Junior Natalie.

Their alternates are juniors Jason and Trevor and their team is coached by Jay Fogarty and Troy Harris Those are our teens.

But we also want to introduce you to our judge.

Of course.

With us again is Anne Boulanger, All right, teams introductions are out of the way.

Go ahead and grab those signaling devices.

We're going to play the game.

And as you know, we play the game in four rounds in round one.

We're playing ten points up questions.

So Merrimack and Plymouth, good luck.

And here we go.

This woodwind instrument looks like a half size flute and shares most of the same fingerings Natalie of Plymouth Piccolo.

Correct.

Teams.

How many cards in each suit are there in a deck of 52 cards?

Catherine of Plymouth.

13.

That's correct.

This Jamaican singer songwriter claimed that he didn't shoot the deputy in the 1973.

Song Carlisle of Plymouth.

Bob Marley.

Yes, Francis.

The second was the last Holy Roman Emperor.

He abdicated the throne in 18 06 in 800.

This man became the first Holy Roman Emperor Carlisle of Plymouth.

Charlemagne.

That's it.

Rihanna won her first Grammy Award for this 2007 song that was co-written by Jay-Z and was originally intended for Britney Spears.

Rainier of Merrimack.

That's it.

A lab accident with gamma radiation turns this MILD-MANNERED physicist into the Hulk when he gets agitated.

Jack of Merrimack.

Bruce Banner Corrects Teams.

What game is at the center of the Netflix series?

The Queen's Gambit Eris of Merrimack Chess.

Yes.

In this tragedy by Sophocles, the daughter of Oedipus just wants to give her brothers a proper burial.

Carlyle of Plymouth Mourning becomes Electra.

Sorry, no Merrimack Jack and a pissed Rex.

Sorry Antigua needs.

All right, teams what?

Rock and roll pioneer told Beethoven to roll over, and while he was at it to tell Tchaikovsky the news in a 1956 song.

Carlyle of Plymouth.

It's Chuck Berry.

Yes.

Okay.

What cartoon characters catchphrases.

What's up, Doc?

Catherine of Plymouth Bugs Bunny that is it's this 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso depicts the horrors of war and features dismembered bodies a bull and a screaming horse.

Carlyle of Plymouth.

Guernica.

Yes.

What group of animals can be grouped as pasteurized or non pasteurized?

Heiress of Merrimack hoofed animals sorry, no.

Carlisle of Plymouth Birds.

Birds is correct lies a superstition called the Scottish Curse holds that this Shakespearean character's name should never be mentioned in a theater unless it's part of the script heiress of Merrimack Macbeth.

That is, it's the 1970 championship word in the scripts spelling bee was the tasty French pastry the croissant.

Spell croissant.

Carlisle of Plymouth.

C r o i se t. You got it.

Well done.

Mexican muralist and painter Diego Rivera married this Mexican painter twice, once in 1939 and once in 1940 rainier of Merrimack.

Frida Kahlo.

Yes.

Teams.

What branch of mathematics is all about?

Triangles.

Dash of Plymouth Trigonometry.

That's it.

The US President lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.. Where does the British Prime Minister live?

Jack of Merrimack.

Ten Downing Street.

That is correct.

What are the three dimensions referred to in the term?

Three D Jack of Merrimack sight hearing and sorry, no dash of Plymouth.

Height.

Length with that, is it This Saturday Night Live cast member may be well known for his easily distracted and laid back character Chad and for his dating history with other celebrities.

Jack of Merrimack.

Pete Davidson.

Yes, this baseball team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1959 dash of Plymouth Dodgers.

That's it.

This Belgian detective makes his first appearance in the 1920 Agatha Christie novel the mysterious affair at styles getting locked out Natalie of Plymouth Pori said Pura take that I'm sorry no jack of Merrimack Puro is right all right teams.

The next question is a picture question.

So go ahead and take a look at your monitors.

This shorebird which is found in New Hampshire, nests on sand and gravel beaches where its eggs are easily stepped on Carlisle of Plymouth of Finch.

Sorry, no.

Rainier of Merrimack.

Plover.

Plover yeah.

Piping Plover.

You got it.

All right.

Teams.

What amendments to the US Constitution states the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex alley of Merrimack.

The 19th Amendment.

You got it.

Use of this die dates back to ancient Egypt.

It is frequently used in body art to create intricate reddish brown designs on the palms of hands that can last for a few weeks.

Heiress of Merrimack.

Hannah.

Yes.

Teams.

Where will you find a wreath?

Recites Leukocytes and thrombus sites.

Carlisle of Plymouth in caves.

Sorry.

No there.

You would find it in blood.

On October 17th 1931, this gangster was found guilty of five counts of income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Catherine of Plymouth.

Al Capone.

Yes.

This Norwegian playwright considered by many to be the father of realism, wrote the plays A Dollhouse, Hedda Gabler and Peter Ghent, Jack of Merrimack.

Ibsen.

Ibsen is writes.

Teams.

What are the two cities referenced in Charles Dickens?

A Tale of Two Cities.

Rainier of Merrimack.

London and Paris.

Those are the two.

What state traditionally holds the first primary after the Iowa caucus?

Heiress of Merrimack New Hampshire.

You've got it.

This game was invented in 1938 by American architect Alfred Butts and was originally called Chris Crosswords Dash of Plymouth Scrabble.

That's correct.

Napoleon was exiled to the island of St Helena in 1815 after his defeat at Waterloo.

In what ocean will you find?

The island of St Helena.

Jack of Merrimack.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean is right.

This karate chopping porcine puppet is in love with Kermit the Frog.

Rainier of Merrimack.

Peggy?

Correct.

All right, teams, we have reached our universal power question.

We're going to double the value of this.

So it's a 20 point toss up question coming to you on your monitors.

Take a look Elton John and Lee Hall wrote the song Electricity for the stage adaptation of this 2000 film about a young working class boy who just wanted to be a ballet dancer.

Natalie of Plymouth.

Billy Elliot.

Correct.

Afghanistan.

Well, we will get to that question at the start of the next round.

And after the first round, we'll look at that.

A pretty tight match here between Merrimack and Plymouth after round one All right.

Well done, teams.

Keep it up.

We're going to roll right on into round two.

And in round two will continue with the toss up questions.

These are going to be 20 points, toss up questions, however.

So keep playing, Hart.

Good luck.

Here we go.

Afghanistan comes first in any alphabetical list of countries.

This landlocked country in southern Africa comes last.

Jack of Merrimack, Zimbabwe.

That's the one the importance of being earnest.

A trivial comedy for serious people is a farcical comedy written by this Irish author, Carlisle of Plymouth.

Oscar Wilde correct.

A series of disasters in northern China at the turn of the 20th century, including floods and drought, was blamed on foreigners and Christian missionaries and led to this violent uprising.

Jack of Merrimack, the Boxer Rebellion.

Correct.

Before the 19th century, sailors often suffered from scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency in this vitamin Ali of Merrimack, vitamin C?

That's correct.

This Singer-Songwriter was a member of the Commodores and had hits with the songs Easy and Three Times A Lady.

As a solo artist, he had hits with the songs all night long and say, You say me.

He has been a judge on American Idol since 2018 Dash of Plymouth.

John Legend Sorry, no Harris of Merrimack.

Blake Shelton.

Sorry.

No, it's Lionel Richie.

When Tom Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he asked this retired tight end to join him on the team.

Harris of Merrimack.

Rob Gronkowski.

Correct.

All right teams we have reached our 44 40 question the 40th question in the match in this question comes from season 32 the physical and political boundaries that split Europe into two regions.

One under influence of the Soviet Union and one under more autonomous rule was often referred to as this type of curtain.

Catherine of Plymouth.

Iron Iron Curtain is right for 40 points.

English poet John Milton's best known work is this epic poem published in 1667 about the fall of man and expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

It features Adam Eve and Satan Jack of Merrimack.

Paradise Lost.

Correct.

This could be a chemical element, a model of car, a planet The surname of a singer or a Roman god.

Katherine of Plymouth.

Mercury.

That's it.

C a c 03 is found in limestone, eggshell seashells and pearls.

It is also used as an antacid.

What is CO three more commonly known as Alley of Merrimac Calcium carbonate.

Correct.

The Lakota and other Plains people called the Battle of Little Bighorn.

The Battle of the Greasy Grass The battle took place on June 20, fifth and 26th.

1876.

The Seventh Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army were soundly defeated.

Who led the Seventh Cavalry?

Dash of Plymouth Custer.

Custer's right.

New Hampshire is one of the five states that does not have a lieutenant governor.

Spell, Lieutenant.

Sorry, Lily.

Keep going.

Keep saying go.

Carlisle.

L i. E u t. A and t sorry.

Rainier of Merrimack.

L r u. T and Andy.

Was that right?

Och correct.

This bear found in tropical forests in Southeast Asia is around five feet in length and weighs up to £140, making it the smallest member of the Bear family.

Carlisle of Plymouth.

And sorry, I know Jack of Merrimack.

Red Panda.

No, it is the Son Bear.

The Son Bear known as the lady with the lamp.

Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer who trained and managed nurses during this war.

Dash of Plymouth, Crimean, correct.

This Jewish holiday celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

Ali of Merrimack.

Passover.

That's right.

We settle a dark piece this morning.

The sun is too sad to show itself.

Let's go to talk about these sad things some more.

Some will be pardoned.

And some will be punished.

These are the last lines of what?

Shakespearean play.

A dash of Plymouth.

Julius Caesar.

Sorry.

No Merrimack.

Keep going.

That you're locking yourself out.

Oh, there you go.

R's Romeo and Juliet.

That is correct.

All right.

And that's round and round two.

And at the end of round to Merrimack, out to a bit of a lead by a score of three 42 to 80 All right, so that ends round two.

We're going to go into round three, which is our three strikes.

And you're out round.

Who team gets ten questions in the category?

We'll give him ten points for each.

Correct.

Response and ten additional points if you get all ten correct.

And we'll go one by one right down the line until three strikes and you're out.

And each team has three passes.

Plymouth, we're going to start with you.

Is the team trailing?

And Dash is the team captain.

You get to choose from these categories.

Rocket Blue and mask up We're going to go with Boo Boo.

Okay.

The answers to the following will all be related to ghosts.

All right.

Dash, he is a friendly ghost created in 1945 by famous studios.

Casper Correct.

Carlisle This 1989 movie features ghosts of baseball players born Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones.

Ghostbusters.

It is Field of Dreams.

Catherine This story by Charles Dickens features ghosts from the past, present and future.

A Christmas Carol.

Correct.

Natalie this 1980 arcade game features the ghosts inky blinky pinky and Clyde Pass.

Pac-Man.

Pac-Man is correct.

Carlisle three parapsychologists set up shop in New York City in this 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

Correct.

Kathryn after Macbeth has this former ally murdered.

He is haunted by his ghost Macduff Sorry.

His bank.

Whoa.

Natalie This glowing green ghost haunts SpongeBob SquarePants.

Pass.

Pass to pass.

Is that your third pass?

CARLISLE The dead man's oh, my gosh.

A dead man's dead man's.

I need an answer.

Carlisle It's a dead man at the bottom of the air.

It is the flying.

Flying Dutchman.

Catherine Is that the third strike?

Third strike.

And four out of ten on your rounds All right, Mary Mack, we turn to you.

And Jack, you get to choose from Rocket and mask up.

We would, like, mask up, please.

Mask up the answers.

To the following will all be related to masks.

All right, Jack.

His signature is a Z made with a sword.

Batman.

It is Zorro.

Rainier.

These nocturnal mammals are known for washing their food and water.

I can't correct Eris.

His horse is named Silver, and he first appeared on a radio show in 1933 plus.

All right, Ali, same question.

Pass, Jack.

Same question.

The Lone Ranger.

Correct.

Rainier.

This character wears a mask because he likes to eat people and fava beans.

Batman.

Sorry.

Hannibal Lecter airs this crimefighter, wears a cape, a mask with pointy ears and a utility belt out there.

Now's the time for Batman Ali.

This character is the protagonist in a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom of the Opera.

Correct.

Jack, this hockey mask wearing killer first appeared in the 1980 movie Friday.

The 13th.

Jason Correct.

Reinier, this father of Luke and Leia, masked his face with a black helmet.

Darth Vader.

Correct.

Eris This TV show features celebrities, singers in elaborate costumes.

The masked singer, correct.

Ali This endangered species, sometimes called the American Polecat, has a black mask around its eyes.

Pass, Jack Black footed.

Correct.

And that ends the round.

They have eight, correct.

Well done.

All right.

So Merrimac extending its lead just a bit, but that's okay.

We're going to go into round four, and in round four, we continue with the 24,000 questions, but we will be deducting 20 points for any incorrect responses.

So Merrimack and Plymouth play smart and strategic.

Good luck.

And here we go.

This character was added to the original Star Trek team to appeal to younger viewers.

Gene Roddenberry said that the character was created in response to the popularity of the Monkees.

Davy Jones We're looking for Pavel Chekhov.

This could be where you keep a spare tire or the proboscis of a large mammal alley of Merrimack Trunk.

That's right.

Teams.

What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?

Carlisle of Plymouth Pire squared.

Yes, that's it.

This Rockingham County city sometimes referred to as the gateway to New Hampshire, is home to can be Lake Park, Rainier of Merrimack.

Salem.

Salem is right.

This could be a figure from Scandinavian folklore or someone who goes on the Internet just to annoy and get a rise out of people.

Natalie, a Plymouth troll.

That's right.

These animals come in.

Hermit, fiddler, spider, ghost and king varieties.

A dash of Plymouth crab.

Correct.

This us president served as US ambassador to the United Nations from 1971 to 1973.

Jack of Merrimack.

George H.W.

Bush.

That's correct.

The radioactive element freemium is named for this Italian physicist and inventor of the first nuclear reactor.

Chicago pile one Jack of Merrimack.

For me.

Fermi is right.

This segregationist governor ran as an independent candidate in the 1968 presidential race against Richard Nixon in Edmund Muskie and received 13.5% of the vote.

Winning five Southern states Jack of Merrimack.

Wallace.

George Wallace is correct.

This Middle Eastern country was founded in 1932 by Eben Sound.

He served as king until his death in 1953.

Carlisle of Plymouth Saudi Arabia.

Yes.

Grand Teton is the highest mountain in Grand Teton National Park.

In what state will you find?

Grand Teton Harris of Merrimack, Wyoming.

That's correct.

You will find a golden 16 pedaled depiction of this flower on the imperial standard of the Emperor of Japan.

Carlisle of Plymouth.

Cherry Blossom.

Sorry, no.

Rainier of Merrimack.

Sorry.

It is a chrysanthemum.

This could be a rock festival.

Or the canary friend of Snoopy.

Natalie of Plymouth.

Woodstock?

That's right.

This chemical element is a malleable, silver, white metal, sometimes used in jewelry and gets its name from the Spanish word Platinum Carlyle of Plymouth Platinum.

That's right.

This is the largest country in Central America.

And it is located between Honduras and Costa Rica.

The rainier of Merrimack Nicaragua.

That's correct.

There are ten events in the decathlon.

Five events in a pentathlon.

How many events are in a heptathlon?

One dash of Plymouth?

Seven.

That's right.

Teams.

Whose skull is Hamlet referring to?

And Act one, scene five of Hamlet.

When he says he was a, quote, fellow of Infinite Jest of most excellent fancy Catherine of Plymouth, York.

Yes.

Politician Harry Reid served as Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015 before he served in the U.S. Senate.

He was lieutenant governor of the state.

Jack of Merrimack, Nevada.

Yes, this could be something you use on the roof of a house or a viral infection that causes a painful, rash alley of Merrimack.

Shingles.

That's correct.

What part of your body flattens and pulls your lung down and draws air in?

And is also the place your teacher might tell you to sing from?

Nathalie of Plymouth Diaphragm?

Correct.

This four stringed instrument is played with a bow and is sometimes called a fiddle.

Carlisle of Plymouth Violin.

Yes.

This small tube connects your throat to your middle ear and opens when you sneeze.

Swallow.

And Yon Carlisle of Plymouth your canal.

Sorry, no.

Merrimack, Jack.

Sinus.

Nope.

It is the you station tube in this 1981 movie directed by Steven Spielberg.

Archeologist Indiana Jones is trying to recover a chest containing the two tablets with the Ten Commandments on them.

Natalie of Plymouth Raiders of the Lost Ark.

That is correct.

But we will not get to that question.

That's our friends, our game.

And it looks like it will be Meramec.

Moving on to the semifinals a well-played high scoring game by both teams.

Congratulations, Merrimack.

We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks for the semifinals.

Plymouth.

Congratulations on a great first round win and congratulations on a hard fought round.

This time, we hope you guys had fun.

We had fun having you here.

We hope you had fun as well.

And we do hope you join us next week for our next quarter final.

Great game.

That will be 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 Unitill.

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

Thank you.