This week on "Granite State Challenge", the Little Green of Manchester Central High school take on the Tomahawks of Merrimack 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, John Cannon.

Hello, everyone.

And thank you so much for joining us this week on "Granite State Challenge" for the first of our two semifinal matches.

We've got two teams here ready to do battle to see who's going to make it to the Granite State Super Challenge.

Let's introduce them to you.

First up, we have the Little Green of Manchester Central High School.

Hi, my name is Jonas Weissberg.

And I'm feeling more trivial than ever.

I'm Kellen.

I'm a junior.

And I am ready to have more fun than last time.

Hello, I'm Akshay.

I'm a freshman.

And I'm also ready to have fun.

Hello, I'm Tyler.

I'm a sophomore.

And I'm looking forward to competing today.

Excellent.

The team is coached by Lorraine Meyette, and they are the Little Green of Manchester Central High School.

Ready to take them on are the Tomahawks of Merrimack High School.

Hi, I'm Nick.

I'm a senior.

And I play Don Pedro on my school's production of Much Ado About Nothing.

I'm Michael.

I'm a senior.

And I'm an Eagle Scout.

I'm Aiden.

I'm a senior.

And I saw a fox outside of the studio today.

I'm Jack.

I'm a sophomore.

And I did kindergarten twice.

Excellent.

Their alternates are Eris and Ali.

The team is coached by Sarah Campbell, and they are the Tomahawks of Merrimack High School.

And one more introduction of course.

And that is our judge, Ann Boulanger.

All right.

Teams, introductions are out of the way.

Let's play the game.

Grab those signaling devices.

As you know, Granite State Challenge is played in four rounds.

And in round one, we're playing 10 point toss up questions.

Manchester Central, Merrimack, good luck.

Here we go.

What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

Michael of Merrimack.

Na.

Yes.

In the dead parrot sketch by Monty Python, a Norwegian blue parrot is pining for these long deep inlets of the sea that lie between high cliffs.

Michael of Merrimack.

Trenches.

Sorry.

No.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Fjords.

Fjords is right.

Teams, what document begins with the words, "we hold these truths to be self-evident"?

Kellen of Manchester central.

US Constitution.

Sorry.

No.

Jack of Merrimack.

The Declaration of Independence.

That's the one.

This British rock band known for the song's Thick as a Brick and Aqualung took its name from this inventor of the seed drill.

It was Jethro Tull.

These fearsome creatures with spouts were added to Gothic architecture to convey water away from the buildings.

Michael of Merrimack.

Whales.

Sorry.

No.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Gargoyles.

That's correct.

This Baroque composer's works include Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor and Toccata and Fugue in D minor, both written for the organ.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Bach.

Yes.

This day of the week is named for the Norse God, Odin.

Jack of Merrimack.

Thursday.

Sorry.

No.

Manchester Central, Kellen.

Saturday.

Nope.

It is Wednesday or Woden's day.

This inventor developed the North River Steamboat, the first commercially successful steamboat.

In 1806, it traveled on the Hudson River from New York City to Albany and back again.

Jack of Merrimack.

Watt.

Sorry.

No.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Fulton.

Robert Fulton is right.

Teams, who was Ronald Reagan's vice president?

Kellen of Manchester Central.

George HW Bush.

That's the one.

The 1984 film, "Amadeus", directed by Milos Forman and starring Tom Hulce told the story of this composer.

Jack of Merrimack.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

That's the one.

This state, which was founded by George Calvert and named for the wife of Charles the I of England, was intended to be a haven for settlers of all religions, including Catholicism.

Nick of Merrimack.

Maryland.

Yes.

That is correct.

This 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille stars Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature as a biblical couple.

Hedy Lamarr's character betrays her partner by telling the Philistines that his strength comes from his long locks.

Nick of Merrimack.

Samson.

Samson and his wife.

Sorry, I can't give that to you.

Manchester Central.

Jonas.

"Samson and Delilah".

"Samson and Delilah".

We needed both names.

In the poem, In Flanders Fields, poet Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae writes about these red flowers that grow between the grave markers.

The flower has come to represent those lost in war.

Nick of Merrimack.

Poppies.

Yes.

In this 1936 work by Sergei Prokofiev, a narrator tells a story and the orchestra illustrates it with music.

Michael of Merrimack.

"Sorcerer's Apprentice".

Sorry.

No.

It's "Peter and the Wolf".

The song, Dynamite, released in 2020 was this band's first song recorded entirely in English.

Michael of Merrimack.

BTS.

Yes.

On a flower, what is the part of the stamen at the end of the filament that contains the pollen called?

Nick of Merrimack.

The pistil.

Sorry.

It is the anther.

The TV series "The Handmaid's Tale" is based on a 1985 novel by this Canadian author.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Atwood.

Margaret Atwood is correct.

Passed in 1767 by the British government, these acts placed new taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.

Jack of Merrimack.

Stamp Act.

Sorry.

No.

Tyler of Manchester Central.

The Tea Act.

Sorry.

It's the Townshend Acts.

This author's 1955 collection of 10 essays, Notes of a Native Son, examined issues of race.

Sorry.

Nick, not in time.

That was James Baldwin.

This actor and dancer partnered with Ginger Rogers in 10 films including Top Hat and Swing Time.

Jack of Merrimack.

Astaire.

Yes.

Correct.

Teams, how many days are there in a fortnight?

Nick of Merrimack.

14.

Yes.

All right, teams.

Our next question is our Unitil Power Question.

It's worth double the points.

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

Take a look.

Bowling was first mentioned in American literature in this 1819 story by Washington Irving.

Jack of Merrimack.

"Rip Van Winkle".

That is correct.

Teams, what is 90 in Roman numerals?

Akshay of Manchester Central.

XC.

That is it.

This novelist and short story writer is known for his works that depicted the Jazz age, a term he is credited with coining from his 1922 collection of short stories, "Tales of the Jazz Age".

Who-- sorry.

Two of his four novels are "The Beautiful and Damned" and "Tender is the Night".

Kellen of Manchester Central.

F. Scott Fitzgerald.

That's the one.

In 1814, this treaty ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.

Michael of Merrimack.

Treaty of Paris.

Sorry.

No.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Treaty of Ghent.

Treaty of Ghent is right.

Bos mutus, a shaggy species of wild ox native to the Himalayas, is known by this common name.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Yak.

That's it.

This dancer who is known for her interpretive dance style died when her long scarf was caught in the wheels of the car she was riding in.

Her name was Isadora Duncan.

This author's novel, "Slaughterhouse-Five", opens with the line, "all this happened, more or less."

Michael of Merrimack.

Vonnegut.

Yes.

This English lexicographer wrote the 1755 dictionary of the English language.

Jack of Merrimack.

Webster.

Sorry.

No.

Jonas of Manchester Central.

Merriam.

Sorry, it was Samuel Johnson.

This American lexicographer wrote the 1828, "An American Dictionary of the English language".

[alarm] Michael of Merrimack.

Daniel Webster.

That's the right one.

All right.

So after round one, that sound ends our around.

Actually, that's incorrect.

Oh.

Correct.

Yes, it's incorrect.

Sorry, Michael.

We'll give Manchester Central a chance.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Merriam.

Sorry.

It is Noah Webster.

So no harm, no foul there.

And after one round, look at this.

A tie game by a score of 110 to 110.

All right, teams.

That ends round one.

Let's roll right into round two.

We're going to continue with the toss-up questions.

We're going to double the point value.

So 20-point toss up questions.

Here we go.

In the Marine hymn, the Marines are ready to fight our country's battles from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of this city.

Nick of Merrimack.

Tripoli.

Yes.

Caresse Crosby was issued the first patent for this item of clothing in 1914.

Michael of Merrimack.

Hat.

Sorry.

No.

Jonas of Manchester Central.

Shorts.

Sorry, it was the bra or brassiere.

All right.

Teams, for this next question, go ahead and take a look at your monitors.

You are looking at the 1662 painting, "Young Woman with a Water Pitcher", by this Dutch artist known for painting scenes from everyday life.

Nick of Merrimack.

Rembrandt.

Sorry.

No.

It is Johannes Vermeer.

This biological interaction between two different biological organisms can be mutualistic, communalistic, or parasitic.

Nick of Merrimack.

Symbiosis.

Yes.

This choreographer won the 1947 Tony Award for Best choreography for "Brigadoon".

It was the first Tony awarded for choreography.

She is also known for her work on the 1942 ballet, "Rodeo" Agnes DeMille.

This novel by Albert Camus is divided into two parts, before and after the main character and narrator, Meursault, murders a man.

Nick of Merrimack.

"The Stranger".

Correct.

Between 1830 and 1850 the United States government removed over 100,000 Native Americans from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States and removed them to land west of the Mississippi.

The often deadly journey taken in this removal is often referred to as this.

Jack of Merrimack.

The Trail of Tears.

That's it.

This British poet and cleric wrote the poems, "The Flea" and "Death Be Not Proud, Holy Sonnet 10".

Michael of Merrimack.

Tennyson.

Sorry.

No.

We're looking for John Donnes.

This unit of measurement for cloth means arm and was the length of the arm from the elbow to the end of the hand.

Sorry, Kelly, not quite in time.

It's the ell.

In 1848, James W. Marshall, a worker constructing this mill in California, discovered gold, which led to the California Gold Rush.

Jack of Merrimack.

Sutter's Mill.

That's correct.

Teams, if a 10-gallon hat could really hold 10 gallons, how many quarts could it hold?

Michael of Merrimack.

40.

That's it.

This spiny mammal is a native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and video games.

Michael of Merrimack.

Hedgehog.

That's it.

This painter known for her paintings of large flowers is also known for the paintings, "Cow's Skull, Red, White, and Blue" and "Radiator Building--Night, New York".

Aiden of Merrimack.

Georgia O'Keeffe.

Correct.

"The Analects", published sometime between 475 and 221 BC, is a collection of ideas and sayings attributed to this Chinese philosopher.

Jack of Merrimack.

Confucius.

Correct.

The United States, Myanmar, and Liberia are the only three countries that have not officially adopted this system of measurement.

Kellen of Manchester.

The metric system.

Yes.

This Persian polymath active in the 11th and 12th centuries worked in math with the classification and solution of cubic equations.

In the world of poetry, his works were first published in English in 1859.

Michael of Merrimack.

Oman?

Sorry.

No.

It's Omar Khayyam.

This artist's 1930 painting, "American Gothic" and arguably his most famous work, is part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Nick of Merrimack.

Grant Wood.

Correct.

What is the term for a fertilized egg cell that results from the union of a female gamete and a male gamete?

Michael of Merrimack.

Zygote.

Yes.

A watch on a gladiator or a plane-- [alarm] We're not going to get to the end of that question.

And after a strong round two for Merrimack, pulling out to a lead by a score of 330 to 130.

All right.

Great jobs.

Teams, keep it up.

We're going to move into round three, which is our Three Strikes and You're Out round.

So you know how the round works.

Each team gets a category.

We go down the line one question per contestant.

And Manchester central, as the team trailing you get to go first.

And Jonas is the team captain.

You get to choose from these three categories.

Have You Got the Time, H2Os, and Ham it Up.

H2Os.

H2Os.

All right.

The answers to all of the following will be a word or include a word with an H followed by 2 Os.

Makes sense?

All right.

Jonas, she met a wolf on her way to grandma's house.

Little Red Riding Hood.

Correct.

Kellen, he was Peter Pan's nemesis.

Captain Hook.

Correct.

Akshay, this could be a fleece jacket with an attached head covering.

A hood.

Judges will think about that.

Tyler, he was the 31st President.

Hoover.

Correct.

Jonas, the caterpillar in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" smokes from one of these.

Hookah.

Correct.

Kellen, this is a slang term for moonshine.

We're looking for hootch.

Akshay, you might call someone from Indiana this.

It is a Hoosier.

Is that the third strike?

OK.

So we're not going to give you credit for a hood.

I'm Sorry.

The one we were looking for, Akshay, was hoodie.

So after three strikes, four correct responses.

All right.

Merrimack, we turn to you.

And Nick, you can choose from Have You Got the Time and Ham it Up.

Have You Got the Time.

Have You Got the Time.

The answers to all of the following will include the word time.

OK. Nick, when you move your clocks ahead an hour.

Daylight Savings Time.

Yes.

Michael, this is the opening line in fairy tales.

Once upon a time.

Correct.

Aiden, this newspaper says it prints "all the news that's fit to print".

New York Times.

Correct.

Jack, an 1895 novella by HG Wells.

"Time Machine".

Correct.

Nick, the doctor in the series, "Doctor Who", is one of these.

Time Lord.

Correct.

Michael, a 1970s sitcom set in Chicago featuring James and Florida Evans and their three children.

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

Nope.

It is "Good Times".

Aiden, this way of tracking time features a 24-hour clock.

Military time.

Correct.

Jack, the characters in this movie traveled through time in what may or may not have been a brand name Jacuzzi.

"Hot Tub Time Machine".

Correct.

Nick, this video telephony app from Apple.

Facetime.

Correct.

Michael, news magazine famous for its annual Person of the Year edition.

Time magazine.

Correct.

And with one strike, 9 out of 10.

Well done.

All right.

So after three rounds, Merrimack extending their lead just a bit.

But no worries, Manchester Central, because as you know in round four, we continue with our 20-point toss up questions, but we deduct 20 points for incorrect responses.

So a lot can swing in this round.

Play smart.

Play strategic.

Manchester Central and Merrimack, good luck.

Here we go.

What do you call a novel that is written as a series of letters, diary entries, or other documents?

Nick of Merrimack.

A journal.

Sorry.

No.

It is an epistolary novel.

These small, striped rodents with the exception of one species are all found in North America.

All of the North American species are found in the West with the exception of the Tamias striatus, which is found in the East, including in New Hampshire.

Michael of Merrimack.

Skunk.

Sorry.

No.

This is the chipmunk.

This Dutch painter is best known for his works that includes simple geometric forms seen in works like the 1929 painting, "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow".

Michael of Merrimack.

Kandinsky.

Sorry.

No.

It is Piet Mondrian.

Alone together, jumbo shrimp, act naturally and true lie are all examples of this figure of speech that pairs contradictory words.

Kellen of Manchester Central.

Oxymoron.

That's it.

Teams, what do you call a poem with 14 lines with each line usually having 10 syllables?

Nick of Merrimack.

A sonnet.

Yes.

Following the deaths of Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, this composition by Samuel Barber was played over the radio.

The radio performance for JFK was arranged by his widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and featured the National Symphony Orchestra playing in an empty hall.

Jack of Merrimack.

Adagio for Strings.

That is it.

Teams, who wrote the novels "Babbitt", "Main Street" and "Arrowsmith"?

Nick of Merrimack.

Thornton Wilder.

Sorry.

Nope.

It is Sinclair Lewis.

This Italian Renaissance sculptor works include "Madonna and Child" and "St. John the Evangelist".

The Ninja Turtle with the purple mask shares his name.

Michael of Merrimack.

Donatello.

Correct.

In Greek mythology, he is the personification of death.

His twin brother is Hypnos, the personification of sleep.

Aiden of Merrimack.

Thanatos.

We'll give you that.

It's Thanatos.

What law states that the volume of a constant mass of ideal gas at a constant temperature is inversely proportional to the pressure applied to it?

Akshay of Manchester Central.

Boyle's Law.

Yes.

If you get a vaccination, the person giving it to you will deliver it with a syringe.

Spell syringe.

Jonas of Manchester Central.

S-Y-R-I-N-G-E. That's it.

This extinct bird was once common in Eastern deciduous forest in North America.

Known as a very fast flyer, it was largely hunted into extinction.

The last confirmed wild bird was shot in 1901.

Nick of Merrimack.

Passenger pigeon.

That is correct.

This style of early 20th century modern art is taken from the wild beasts in French.

Artists that are associated with the style include Henri Matisse and Andre Derain.

Aiden of Merrimack.

Dadaism.

Sorry.

No.

It is Fauvism.

What does the Latin term, caveat emptor, mean in English?

Nick of Merrimack.

Buyer beware.

Buyer beware.

Yeah.

We'll give that to you.

This American composer and pianist is known for works like Woodland's Sketches, C Pieces, and New England Ideals.

In 1917, he and his wife founded an artists colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

His name is Edward MacDowell.

This 20th century Irish playwright wrote "Major Barbara", "Pygmalion", and "Man and Superman".

It was George Bernard Shaw.

What is the Greek word that translates to "I have found it" that you might use when you figure something out or discover something?

Jack of Merrimack.

Eureka.

Yes.

Mercury is the smallest planet by diameter, and Jupiter is the largest.

What is the fifth largest planet by diameter?

It's good old Earth.

This playwright who wrote "The Crucible" and "Death of a Salesman" also married Marilyn Monroe.

Jack of Merrimack.

Miller.

Correct.

This Francestown, New Hampshire native was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the ninth governor of New Hampshire.

It was Levi Woodbury.

This American actor, playwright, and director who won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1979 for his play, "Buried Child", also played test pilot Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film, "The Right Stuff".

It was Sam Shepard.

This playwright's tragedy, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" is considered by many-- [alarm] To be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century-- and that sounds ends the game.

And it will be Merrimack moving on to the Granite State Super Challenge.

Great game, Merrimack.

Well played.

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

And Manchester Central, you guys had a great run.

It was a lot of fun having you on the tournament this year.

We hope you had fun.

And we hope you had fun as well.

We hope you tune in next time when the Clippers of Portsmouth High School take on the Falcons of Bow High School.

That'll do it for us this time on "Granite State Challenge".

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 Unitil.

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

Thank you.

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