This week on Granite State Challenge, the team from Nashua.

High School South takes on the team from Souhegan High School.

Only one team will advance.

Granite State Challenge starts now.

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

We are still early in our 41st season.

Sixteen teams are here to compete to see who takes home the Granite State Challenge Trophy.

And we've got two teams here hoping to punch their ticket to the next round.

Let's introduce them to you.

First up, we have the team from Nashua High School South.

They are led by junior Captain Curtis, who has an interesting performance hobby.

Tell me about this.

Yeah, I joined a barbershop choir.

I saw it at a concert, and I just decided I'm going to do that.

That sounds fun.

Let's do it.

And is it fun?

It's really fun.

It's awesome.

I mean, it's a great skill to have, but it's also going to be fun to perform that for a long, long time.

So awesome.

Curtis is joined by junior.

Narayan who visited how many countries in one week?

I visited five countries over Thanksgiving break.

I went to Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and the Netherlands.

And a favorite country in those five.

And why?

I think Hungary because the Budapest has really nice gothic architecture.

All right.

Well, I hope to visit there myself one day.

All right, he's joined by Deetya, who is a dancer.

Tell us about the dance that you do.

So I've been learning Bharatnatyam which is a type of Indian classical dance from India, from Tamil Nadu.

For about 13 years.

13 years.

And that's something you do recreationally, competitively.

Sometimes we do competitions, sometimes just performances and multicultural events.

Awesome.

Fantastic.

And Deetya is joined by Calvin, who's a musician.

Uh, yeah.

So I'm in the band at school in which I play alto saxophone, and then I also play piano outside of school.

I play them for six and ten years respectively, and although I don't do much competing them, I just think it's just a really cool thing to have music as a skill that you can carry throughout your life.

It's something you can like enjoy.

Couldn't agree more.

Couldn't agree more.

The team's alternates are juniors Krish and freshman Henry, and the team is coached by Lex Duvall and Kelly Thornhill, and they are the team from Nashua High School South, and facing off against them is the team from Souhegan high school.

Souhegan is led by senior captain PJ who is an Eagle Scout.

Tell us about your Eagle Scout journey.

Yeah.

So back in September of 2019, I started my work with Waypoint.

Homeless Outreach Center in Manchester, and I built a fence there, a shed, and replanted a garden there.

Nice.

And did you enjoy the process of the construction of all of that?

Yeah, I like the construction and the leadership there.

Excellent.

It's great and a great cause.

Good.

Good for you.

He's joined by Kasen.

Kasen is a sophomore who enjoys running.

Tell us when you got into running and why you enjoy it.

I got into running pretty young when I was like five or so, and.

I started with my mom and I just think it's kind of fun.

So I really enjoyed doing it.

And you keep doing it and it's good for you, too.

Yeah.

All right.

He's joined by Andrew.

Andrew is a senior and is also in addition to being a senior, a professional, what?

Videographer.

So how did you get into that and what kind of videography do you do?

Well, I got into it because I got a camera and then I just wanted to start using it.

And so I start with pictures and then I did videography.

And so I worked with a group earlier this year and now I'm doing I did like our historical house tour this year.

It was a lot of fun.

Cool.

Well, hopefully you can continue that on either as a hobby or as a career.

And rounding out the team is Alec.

Alec is a junior and you can do something Alec that I cannot do.

And what is that?

A one armed push up.

Okay.

How did you find out you could do a one arm push up?

One day I just decided to see if I could and I can.

So no practice.

You just did it because you can just do it.

Awesome.

Well, that's great.

The team alternate is sophomore Caleb, and the team is coached by Nicholas Drinkwater, and they're the team from Souhegan High School.

All right.

We do have one more introduction for you, and that is, of course, our judge Ann Boulanger.

All right.

Team's introductions are out of the way.

Go ahead and grab those signaling devices.

And we're going to play Granite State challenge.

As you know, we play in four rounds and in round one we do ten point toss up questions.

So Nashua South, Souhegan.

Good luck.

Here we go.

In a 1954 Senate hearing, special counsel for the United States.

Army, Joseph Welch, asked this, Senator, you've done enough.

Have you no sense of decency, sir?

At long last, have you left no sense of decency.

Narayan of Nashua South.

MCCARTHY Yes.

This 1985 children's book, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, was made into a 2004 computer animated movie featuring Tom Hanks as the conductor.

Andrew of Souhegan.

Polar Express.

Yes.

In 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, slaves in Texas were finally informed of their freedom.

The day is now celebrated as this holiday.

Calvin of National South.

Juneteenth.

Yes.

In 1830, this president signed the Indian Removal Act, which called for the removal of Native peoples to territories west of the Mississippi.

PJ of Souhegan.

Andrew Jackson Yes.

This sea Port City's Major League.

Baseball team is named for seafarers.

Curtis of Nashville South.

Seattle.

Seattle Mariners.

Yes.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, ended the Mexican-American War, gave the US California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado and parts of Arizona and New Mexico and established this river as the border between Texas and Mexico.

PJ of Souhegan.

The Rio Grande.

Yes.

You will often hear S&P 500 referenced in daily Financial news.

The S&P 500 tracks the performance of 500 large companies listed on the stock exchange.

What does S&P stand for?

Calvin of Nashua South.

Standard and poor.

Yes.

Teams.

Three US presidents have been impeached by Congress.

Name them.

Calvin of National South.

Donald Trump.

Richard Nixon.

Bill Clinton.

Sorry.

No.

Souhegan?

Kasen.

Andrew Johnson.

Donald Trump.

And Bill Clinton?

Yes.

Those are the three.

This Irish band's 1983 song, Sunday Bloody Sunday features a militaristic beat and is about the killing of 14 unarmed protesters by British troops in Derry, Ireland, in 1972.

PJ of Souhegan.

U2.

Yes.

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

When she becomes overemotional a character in the 2022 movie, Turning Red turns into this masked mammal native to China and the eastern Himalayas.

Curtis of Nashua South.

A red panda.

Yes.

This retired astronaut became the junior senator from Arizona in 2020.

Narayan of Nashua South.

John Glenn.

Sorry, No.

It was Mark Kelly.

In 1936, the first five baseball players were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Name any one of them.

Curtis of Nashua South.

Ruth.

Babe Ruth is one of them.

Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson were the other four.

In 1852.

This English physician and lexicographer published the thesaurus of English words and phrases.

Kasen of Souhegan.

Webster.

Sorry, no.

Was Peter Mark Roget.

After the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her sing before an integrated audience at Constitution Hall.

This contralto sang before an integrated crowd of over 75,000 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, 1939.

Narayan of Nashua South.

Marian Anderson.

Yes.

All right, teams.

Our next question is our Unitil power question.

It is worth double the point.

So a 20 point toss up coming to you on your monitors.

Take a look.

Clark Kent, Superman's alias, works as a reporter at the Daily Planet in this city.

Curtis of Nashua South.

Metropolis.

Yes.

The great seal of the United States features an eagle clutching an olive branch in its right, Talon.

And this in its left, Talon.

Curtis of Nashua South.

A quiver of arrows.

Arrows is right.

Yep.

We'll take that.

Ratified in 1791.

Excuse me.

This was the First Amendment added to the Constitution after the Bill of Rights.

It prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states.

Narayan of Nashua South.

11th Amendment.

You got it.

Well, we will save that until round four.

And after round one, it does look like Nashua South out to a bit of a lead by a score of 110 to 50.

All right.

Great job, teams.

Keep it up.

We are going to go into round two and in round two, this is our three strikes and you're out round.

So we are going to start with Nashua South.

We're going to give one question to each player.

Go down the line.

You can either answer, you can pass.

Each team has three passes and we will give you ten points for each correct response until you answer all ten right or until three strikes and you're out.

And as a reminder, something in the previous question will be the inspiration for the next question.

All right.

Here we go.

Curtis.

This series tells the story of a group of infants adopted by a billionaire who are raised to save the world.

Mysterious, mysterious Benedict society.

It is Umbrella Academy.

Narayan.

This nanny has a parrot head on her umbrella.

Mary Poppins.

Yes.

Deetya.

This famous fictional pirate created by Robert Louis Stevenson has a peg leg and a parrot on his shoulder.

Pass.

All right, That's one pass, Calvin.

Your question.

Jack Sparrow.

Sorry.

No.

It is Long John Silver.

Curtis.

Long John Silver is found in this novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Treasure Island.

Yes.

Narayan, this novella by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of a doctor and his murderous alter ego.

Pass.

That's your third pass, I believe.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Yes, Deetya that is right.

Calvin In this series, based on the works of Charles Adams, the killer is a monster called a Hyde.

I cannot tell you.

Sorry.

Sorry.

It is Wednesday.

And is that the third strike?

All right, so that is a third strike.

And you are out and so that is how many correct?

Three.

Correct.

All right.

Nice job, Nashua South.

Souhegan we move on to you.

Same drill will go right down the line one by one, starting with P.J..

P.J., this short super villain in the Batman universe has been played by Danny DeVito, Burgess, Meredith and Robin Lord Taylor.

The Penguin.

Yes.

Kasen.

This is the largest extent species of penguin.

Emperor Penguin.

That is correct.

Andrew, This French military commander was Emperor of France from 1804 until 1814 and then again briefly in 1815.

Napoleon.

Yes, Alec.

Napoleon is the main antagonist of George Orwell's 1945 novel, Animal Farm.

What species of animal is Napoleon?

Pig.

Yes.

P.J.

This novel by George Orwell begins with the line.

It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking 13.

1984.

Yes.

Kasen.

What is the fear of the number 13 called?

Triskaidekaphobia.

Yes.

Andrew.

Fearless The second studio album released by this artist included the songs 15 And You Belong To Me, Taylor Swift.

Yes, Alec.

Fans of Taylor Swift are known by this name.

Swifties.

Yes.

PJ Singer songwriter James Taylor is known for a song about having this area in his mind.

Pass All right, Kasen your question.

Georgia, sorry, it's Carolina and Andrew, North Carolina and South Carolina were named for this English king.

Pass.

Second Pass.

George.

George.

Sorry, is King Charles the first and is that eight out of ten?

Eight out of ten on your three strikes round.

All right.

Good job, teams.

We're going to go into round three.

I'd like to invite the alternates to come on up and join their teams for our 60 second round.

And in our 60 second round, we are going to give each team a category with ten questions and they'll answer those ten questions as a team.

I will take the team Captain's answer as the team answer and until we have 60 seconds and our time runs out.

And so the team trailing is right now.

Souhegan.

Okay, So again, we are going to start with you.

So PJ, I'll take your team answer as the team answer and you can choose from these three categories.

Sugar and Spice, Law and Order and pop up.

Sugar and spice, please.

Sugar and spice.

Okay.

The answers to all of the following will include either the word sugar or the word spice.

60 seconds.

Start the clock.

This British girl group includes Scary, Ginger, Baby, Posh and Sporty.

Spice Girls.

Yes, this tiny marsupial is found in south eastern Australia.

Sugar baby.

Think about that, judges.

This skiing mountain in Maine is the third highest peak in the state.

Sugar Bush.

It's Sugar Loaf.

The Maluku Islands in Indonesia were once known by this name.

Spice Islands.

Spice Islands.

Yes.

This tree is known for its bright leaves and is tapped for making syrup.

Sugar maple.

Yes.

She has a dance in the Nutcracker ballet.

She Sugar Plum Fairy?

Yes.

The Archies had a huge hit with this bubblegum pop song.

Sugar it is Sugar.

Sugar Variety is said to be this.

Spice of life.

Spice of life.

Yes.

When fall arrives, everything seems to be this flavor.

Pumpkin spice.

Pumpkin spice, Yes.

This seasoning is also known as Jamaica Peppe.

All spice.

And at the end of their round, seven out of ten on your 60 second round.

Nice job Souhegan.

We turn over to Nashua South And Curtis, I'll take your answer as the team answer, but you can choose from law and order or pop up.

Let's try it.

Law and order.

Law and order.

All right.

The answers to the following will be related to law enforcement.

All right, 60 seconds.

Start the clock.

No job is too big.

No pup is too small.

In this series, Paw Patrol.

Yes.

Sting was the lead singer for this British group, The Police.

Yes.

There are six films in this franchise following recruits trying to become law officers.

Chips.

It is police academy.

These law enforcement officers were found in a series of slapstick, silent films, actors.

It is Keystone Cops.

You'll find Officer Bar Brady in this animated series.

Scooby Doo.

It is South Park.

Sergeant Joe Friday was the lead character in this 1950s TV series.

Pink Panther.

It was Dragnet.

Bruce Willis played police officer John McClane in this 1988 movie.

Die Hard.

Yes, Andy.

Samberg plays a cop in this comedy series set in New York, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Yes.

You will find the song Gee, Officer Krupke, in this 1961 musical tough category.

They got four out of ten.

All right, Good job.

Teams, alternates.

You can take your seats.

And we are going to go into round four.

In round four, we're going to pick back up with our 20 point toss up questions, our toss of questions.

We're going to double the point value to 20 points, but we will also be deducting 20 points for each incorrect responses.

Response.

We've got a tight game.

So Nashua South, Souhegan, play smart and strategic.

Here we go.

163,000 died in this World War.

One battle in the Western Front in France that lasted from February 21 through December 12th, 1915, making it the longest battle during the war.

Curtis of Nashua South.

Verdun.

Yes.

The 1983 final episode of this series about a mobile medical unit in Korea had 106 million viewers, a record for the finale of a television show.

PJ of Souhegan.

Mash.

Yes.

Director and screenwriter Sidney Lumet was nominated for his films.

Dog Day Afternoon, Networked Network, The Verdict, and this 1957 film about the deliberations of a jury starring Henry Fonda, Curtis of Nashua South.

12 Angry Men.

Yes.

Published in 1776.

This book by Scottish economist Adam Smith, examines divisions of labor, free markets and productivity and proposed that in order to increase its wealth, a nation needs to increase its economic productivity.

Calvin of Nashua South.

The wealth of nations.

Yes, fuchsia is a bright, pinkish purplish color named for the fuchsia plant spell Fuchsia Calvin of Nashua, South.

F-U-C-H S-I-A.

That is correct.

In 1932, Hattie Caraway, with the help of Huey Long, became the first woman to win election to a full term to the US Senate.

What state did she represent?

Curtis of Nashua South Montana.

Sorry.

No.

All right.

It was Arkansas Singer songwriter Don McLean wrote the song American Pie about the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. the Big Bopper Richardson in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, in what became known as the day the music did this.

PJ of Souhegan.

Died.

The day the music died.

All right, teams, next step.

You have a civics question coming to you on your monitors.

Take a look.

Five states do not have a lieutenant governor position.

Three of the states, Arizona, Oregon and Wyoming, are in the western U.S. Two of the states are in New England.

Name those two states.

Those two states are Maine and New Hampshire.

All right, teams, this leader was assassinated on March 15th, 44 B.C.

at the Theater of Pompey.

PJ of Souhegan.

Caesar.

Yes.

Julius Caesar's right.

Fashion designer.

Eve St Lawrence, 1965.

Fall collection included shift dresses with color blocks inspired by the paintings of this Dutch artist.

Curtis of Nashua South.

Rembrandt.

Sorry.

No, Kasen of Souhegan.. Mondrian.

Yes.

Correct.

All right, team.

Math question.

You have pencil and paper in case you need it.

What is the square of nine plus the square of ten.

Calvin of Nashua South.

181.

Yes.

This actor and singer appeared in lead roles in the movies.

The Wizard of Oz.

Take me to Saint Louis.

And A Star is Born.

Calvin of National South.

Hugh Jackman.

Sorry.

No.

Souhegan.

It is Judy Garland.

This primatologist who is known for her work with gorillas, was portrayed by Sigourney Weaver in the 1988 movie based on her 1983 book Gorillas in the Mist.

Curtis of Nashua South.

Goodal.

Sorry, no.

It's a good guess.

It's Diane Fossey.

In 1992, a referendum was passed in South Africa calling for an end to this system of racial segregation and oppression.

Calvin of Nashua South.

Apartheid.

Yes.

This six inch long organ sits in the abdomen behind the stomach and helps regulate blood sugar levels.

Andrew of Souhegan.

Pancreas.

Yes.

In 1911, Ray Harroun was the first person to win this race in his Marmon WASP.

He won the Indianapolis 500.

In 1953, President Eisenhower signed a joint resolution of Congress making this the National motto.

Narayan of Nashua South.

E Pluribus Unum.

No, sorry.

Souhegan?

It is in God we Trust.

All right, teams, take another look at your monitor.

This labor leader, who was the first president of the AFL, the American Federation of Labor, was a cigar maker by trade.

And that is Samuel Gompers.

This Cy Young Award winner and two time World Series champion played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Saint Louis Cardinals.

He is an Exeter, New Hampshire native and lived in Raymond and Bedford, New Hampshire.

He played high school baseball for Trinity High School in Manchester.

That was Chris Carpenter.

In 199012, paintings worth over $500 million, including Johann Vermeer's The Concert and the Storm on the Sea of Galilee.

Rembrandt's only seascape were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in this city.

The works have yet to be found.

And if you visit the museum today, you can see the empty frames of the stolen artworks still hanging on the walls.

Deetya of Nashua South.

Boston.

Yes.

This 1897 play by Edmond Rostand is loosely based on the life of this French novelist, duelist and playwright with a rather large nose.

Sereno de Bergerac.

In 1964, Congress passed this resolution greatly expanding the powers of President Johnson to increase war efforts in Vietnam.

All right.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Between 1924 and 1943, this poet was awarded four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry more than any other poet.

When in doubt, go Robert Frost.

Franklin Roosevelt died in office on April 12, 1945. Who succeeded him?

PJ of Souhegan.

Truman.

Harry Truman is right.

We'll skip the next question.

This historian's 1980 work, well, we won't get to that question either.

And by a close game, a tight game.

Souhegan will be moving on by a score of 310 to 220.

Congratulations Souhegan.

That was a great win.

We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks.

When you come back for the next round, Nashua South, That was a tough loss in a tight game, but we hope you guys had fun.

We had fun having you guys here and we hope you had fun as well.

We hope you join us next week.

But we thank you for joining us this week and every week on Granite State Challenge, I learn something new I did this time, 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 UNITIL.

Additional funding provided by NEA, New Hampshire, Safety Insurance, The New Hampshire Lottery, D.F.

Richard Energy, Cognia, HRCU.

And viewers like you.

Thank you.