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      Coming up next, northeastern takes on Elizabethtown in what promises to be a thrilling battle of the brains. Stay tuned for the excitement on WGAL eight Brain Busters. From studio B, this is WGAL Brain Busters. Now here's your host, which rose in. Well, hello everyone, and welcome to another exciting edition of Brain Busters! Today's matchup is sure to be a thrilling one. Both of our teams have already proven their brilliance in their first appearances. We are thrilled to welcome back Northeastern Senior High School and Elizabethtown Area High School. Both of these teams have shown incredible knowledge and skills. The big question today is how will they fare against each other when pitted against each other? Well, we're going to have the question for you shortly, but first, let's take a moment to meet these impressive competitors. So first from Elizabethtown, it's up. I'm sorry, from northeastern. It's a pleasure to welcome Kyle. He is a freshman. Cao Vinh. He is the captain. He is a senior. Bryleigh is a freshman chef and she is from northeastern. And finally, Mr. Douglas Myers. He is a mathematics teacher and this is his debut as coach. And he is returning for round two. Congratulations and welcome back to Northeastern Senior High School. And now it's a pleasure to welcome back the Elizabethtown Area High School. First we say hello to Connor. Connor is a junior. Welcome. Liam is the captain. He is also a junior. And Sienna. She is a junior. Now, in between Liam and Sienna. We have Ethan. He's one of the, alternates. Owen, who is a senior, was unable to be with us today, but over to the left, next to Connor. We say hello once again to Mr. Timothy Speigel. He is a social studies teacher at Elizabethtown Area High School and specifically teaches AP macroeconomics. Welcome to the Elizabethtown Area High School team. And now get ready, everybody, because it's time to pick up those signaling buttons and get to work. With today's opening round, we have, of course, ten point questions. You know how to play. You know how to win. So let's begin now with this question. It's an annual music festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Colorado Desert. What is the name of this famous music and arts festival? Kelvin. Sundance. No, not Sundance. Sorry, Sienna. Burning man. Oh, no. Good guess. No. It's the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The second largest province of Canada lies between Manitoba and Quebec. What province is it? William, Alberta. Oh, no. Not Alberta. Sorry. No. First Columbia, you're both incorrect. Sorry. It's Ontario to distinguish him from his father. He's called George W Bush. Or simply W what does the W stands for? Ryan Walker. Walker. And that gets Elizabethtown on the board for ten points. Paul Gogan created his most famous paintings on this island halfway between us. Liam. Tahiti. Tahiti, yes, between Australia and South America. The Pacific Paradise, of course, is Tahiti. They're classified as elliptical spiral and irregular. What are these, Liam? Galaxies. Galaxies? Are these astronomical objects good for you. Good anticipation. It's 43,560ft². What is this basic unit of land measurements popular with farmers. Kyle, an acre is correct. For ten points. You're doing a grind. Rolling along a curb or rail on your axle. Leon. Skateboarding. You're skateboarding? Yes, Andy. He was the grandson of Methuselah and the son of Lamech, who was this Old Testament carpenter, zookeeper and ship's captain, William Agoa. No. Why, yes. Lake Vostok is about the size of Lake Ontario, but it doesn't appear on any map. That's because it's hidden under two miles of ice. On what continent? Leo, Antarctica. Antarctica? Of course. It's the watery mix of secretions that lubricates chewed food. Moistened. The oil was Liam saliva, saliva, and of course helps digest starch. It is, of course, saliva. Last fall's recall of hundreds of deli meat should make us all grateful for the pure drug. The Food and Drug Act. What 1906 novel Liam The Jungle, The Jungle about the meatpacking industry led to its passage, of course. It's the Jungle by Upton Sinclair from the 13th to the 16th century, it was the leading superpower of Europe. What is this Italian city? We are in Venice and it's the beautiful city of Venice. Yes. Every year the Kennedy Foundation bestows this award on an elected official who has acted according to the principles Liam profiles in courage Award rather than the popular opinion. And the award is indeed the Profiles in Courage Award. In what class? Geography. Geom, history or geology would you most likely talk about? The delta, plains and artesian systems? We have geometry. No, not yet. Kyle. Geography? no, it's geology, which is the correct answer. In 1963, a 73 year old Buddhist monk sat down and calmly set himself on fire to protest the regime of President Zim. In what country did it happen? Kelvin? Vietnam? Vietnam? Yes. In Roman mythology, she was the wife and sister of Jupiter who worshiped Kyle. Kara. No, no. Sorry. We, Juno. Juno is the correct answer. Yes. Begun in 1817, it cost almost $8 million before it opened in 1825, with festivities along the route from Albany to Buffalo. What will there be? Canal. The Erie Canal. Was this engineering feat. Untrained in art, she was in her 70s when she began her popular American Legion. Grandma Moses, grandma Moses, the American Primitive paintings. Yes. She died in 1961 at the age of 101. He's the faithful squire who rides beside stones. Quixote. Liam. Oh, shoot. Russell. So I know that is correct. Who is the sidekick? Oh, northeastern. I'm sorry we stumped you on some ponce. George Washington Carver, Mark Twain and Harry Truman were all born in this state. What is the show me state? The Missouri, Missouri. Missouri is the Show-Me state. Indeed. It's a set of errors. We will get to that question. There any more questions in that? Wrong. A very powerful first showing by Elizabethtown Area High School. But we have a lot of game, coming up, including the one on one rapid fire. So please don't go anywhere because WGAL eight Brain Busters continues following these brief messages. WGAL eight Brain Busters will return after this. The final four teams in the eight Brain Busters tournament will win cash grants to third and fourth place. Teams will receive $1,000 each, the second place team will receive $3,000, and the WGAL eight Brain Busters champions will receive $5,000 in grant money. Now back to your host, Rich Rosen. Well, hello, everybody, and welcome back to studio B and WGAL eight Brain Busters with our brain brawl between Northeastern and Elizabethtown. Now here's a recap. We have northeastern trailing by quite a bit right now to Elizabeth Towns. One 4140 but we have a lot more game left. So let's see what happens. Every play are one on one. Rapid fire gives us a chance to talk to our players for a bit, find out a little bit about them, and then see how they go in Dividual. Kyle welcome back. It's nice to have you here. So our question in round two, what do you do for fun outside of school and why is it important to you? I read for fun outside of school. And it's important because I just learn new things. Well, yeah. Is there anything in particular that you're reading now? Not really, but. But I get it. And listen, reading. It's a great, enriching activity and it can benefit you forever. Good for you. Connor, what about you? What do you do for fun outside of school, and why is it important? I currently, and the co-president of the GSA and, which is the Gay Straight Alliance, I help run the club, make sure that we we're on track for our fundraisers, make sure everyone feels safe in our little group. I also, do quiz bowl on Mondays with our wonderful team here. And I do, and our junior varsity team. I also do theater, so I run the lights for the shows and whatnot. Well, that's fantastic that you found so many activities that are meaningful to you. Good for you, Connor. Connor and Kyle, we've got three questions that hopefully will be meaningful to you as we put you two one on one. This Swedish scientists suggested a temperature scale with the freezing point of water at zero degrees and the boiling point at 100. So we named it for him. Kyle. Celsius. Celsius is the name correct? Given a brief example of, a poetic form. Identify the poetic form. Steal clouds of winter like dust covered window blinds in the evening light. Kyle, we get you. It is a haiku. And finally, here is a question for the amateur electrician and all of us. What electrical unit measures resistance? Kyle. Oh, still good for you. You really helped your team enormously by dominating all three of those questions. Congratulations. Give me a score 50 to 140. Now let's meet our two captains. So first Cao Vinh. Cao Vinh. Welcome back. It's nice to have you here. So, what do you do? outside of school, for fun. And why is it important to you? just like how Carl. Respondent I also read for fun by also play guitar as a hobby. Well, that's a nice response. And that's nice to know that you have so many activities that really enrich you and hope you'll never give up reading, and certainly never give up the guitar. Liam Senior, what about you? What do you do for fun outside of school? Like two thirds of the people already interviewed. I'm a big reader, but recently I've started dealing in the written word as well. I've started a used bookstore on eBay. Oh, good for you. Yes, and it's a great way to develop new skills by reading, of course. And while having fun and, and, selling books obviously can help you really explain the beauty of reading to outside people. Liam and Cao Vinh, I hope you'll enjoy the beauty of these three questions as we put you to one on one. Although it may sound funny, your humorous bone is really in your arm. Where in your body are the ilium and Jim? Liam here? No, sorry. Double shoulder. Skull? No, sorry. It's the hip or pelvis. Or a pelvic girdle, to be exact. History is sometimes carved in stone. Some stones have carved their place in history. These circles of stone megaliths are found on the Salisbury Plain in England. Leo Stonehenge Stonehenge is what it's called. Yes. And finally, to find the area of a rectangle, multiply base times height. What is the formula for computing the area of a triangle? Kelvin one half times. Base times height. You are correct. Good for you. For 10.60 to 1. 150. We're now going to meet our final players in today's competition. First we say hello Brierley once again welcome back. It's nice to have you here. so this is your first time here as a freshman. What do you do for fun outside of school? One of my favorite passions is baking. And it's important to me because, like, I can spread, like, my love. Kind of like one of my love languages. And, yeah, it's beautiful, but it's a wonderful thing. And it's great developing some valuable skills through that activity, no doubt. Thanks for sharing. Bryleigh CNN. What about you? What do you do for fun outside of school? For fun outside of school, I love biking. I have a road bike named Percy, a mountain bike named Esmeralda. I'm always trying to get those km's on the Strava segments. keeping up my, records and stuff. Well, I can tell you really light up about it. So keep nurturing your passion brightly and see you on a. Be passionate about these three questions as we put you two one on one. Although he opposed it, Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating the second Monday in January a federal holiday. Whom does it honor? Gianna. I'm okay, I'm okay. Talk to your Martin Luther King junior. Yes. The nymph who kept Odysseus from for seven years. Jack Cousteau's boat and a type of music popular in Trinidad. What name do they all share? Sienna's services. Nope. Sorry, sorry. Oh, the correct answer is Calypso. And finally, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the famous Kaufmann House near Bere Barone, Pennsylvania. Because of its design, however, it's better known by its nickname. What is its Fallingwater? Fallingwater is correct. Yes. 60 to 170. Let's now see how our teams work with teamwork, working together and collaboratively in today's 62nd team Lightning Round. Cao Vinh, your team is behind at this point, but you did very well in that one on one rapid fire round. So let's see what happens with these three quizzes. We have yellow science, true potpourri and Big B's. So let's take yellow springs yellow science, True Potpourri and Big B's. Big B's. B's. Big B's okay. Big B's it is. Don't bust the brain here. Each of the following people places them and things have names with Big B's. Two of them to be exact. So for ten points each, identify these baffling beings. Cao Vinh, I take your answers. The teams answer. Kyle, Kyle and Bryleigh are ready to help you along. We're going to put 60s on the clock, which will begin after I finish reading the first question. So here we go. The sudden increase in the US population between 1947 and 1961. Baby boomer. Baby boomer is the generally accepted theory of the origin of the universe. Big, big bang. Yes. That's correct. The disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B one or thiamin. I'm Skip Barry. Barry. He's the dictator of Oceana, 1984. You gotta love him. Big brother, the famous clock rings over the House of Parliament in London. Big bang. Big Ben is correct. The NHL team from Beantown skip Boston Bruins. Tiny white flower, popular for corsages and bouquets. It's got baby sprite. Thomas Gainsborough is most famous painting from the color he used. I'm scared blue boy. Your doctor calls it halitosis. Your friends might say something less polite and Barbary bat bad breath in an eye. It's an ideal substance that reflects no light or heat. Okay, that's a black body where you keep things simmering on the stove, or just things you want to get to broil. It's on the back burner. A classic Easter River was a little difficult. Some summers we have three correct 30 points came your way. Liam, is this a break for you? We'll find out. With yellow science or true potpourri, we'll take yellow science with yellow science. This is an interesting quiz. Science can be very colorful, but yellow is an especially popular color. So for ten points each, let's bask in these questions about the sunny side of science. So, Liam, I take your answer as the team's answer. Connor and Sienna are ready to help you along. We're going to put 60s on the clock, which will begin after I finish reading the first question. It's the pale yellow liquid part of the blood plasma. Plasma is correct. The vitamin found in yellow vegetables. Abdi A is correct. When your eyes and skin turn yellow, you have this condition jaundice. You have jaundice. The yellow gemstone. Amethyst. Sapphire. Topaz. Topaz. Topaz is correct. Fossils. Fossilized insects are often found in this Amber. Amber is correct. Our sun belongs to this class of yellow stars. Red giant. It's a G star. Mosquitoes carry this viral disease that fits this cat. Yellow fever. Yellow fever? Yes. When added to a fire, this element will turn the flame yellow. Magnesium. Sodium. This yellow weed is used in salads to make oil and to make wine. Dandelion. Dandelion is correct. This poisonous yellow green gas is a member of the halogen. Owns chlorine. Chlorine is correct. This element got its name from the Old English g oto, meaning gold. Gold. Gold is correct. This yellow orange plant pigment is found in parrots. Carotene. Carotene is correct. This poisonous snake has alternating stripes of yellow, red and black. That's a coral snake. Well done. So we have ten. Correct. So 100 points came your way. Okay, it's time to reveal today's bonus brainbuster. So during our break, our teams will wager 0 to 25 points based on their knowledge of world geography. So we'll have the bonus brain buster. And of course, the all important final frenzy on WGAL continues after this. Watch all this seasons episodes of WGAL eight Brain Busters anytime on WGAL Dot-Com. Our online home also includes our tournament schedule and a chance to learn more about the show and host Rich Rosen. Scan the QR code with your phone or go to google.com and click on brainbuster errors. Well hello everybody. Welcome back. Now northeastern faltered a little bit in that 62nd team lightning round. But we still have a lot more game left including today's bonus brainbuster. So during our break, our teams wagered 0 to 25 points based on their knowledge of world geography. We're going to head into the news eight news newsroom with Jerry. Guess he has today's question. Take it away, Jerry. Thanks, Rich. Now here's your bonus brainbuster question. This mountain range, forming a natural border between Europe and Asia, is home to many of the continent's highest peaks and has been a significant cultural and historical barrier. What is the name of this mountain range again? This mountain range, forming a natural border between Europe and Asia, is home to many of the continent's highest peaks and has been a significant cultural and historical barrier. What is the name of this mountain range? Good luck with your answer. Now back to studio B, Rich. Thanks, Jerry. Good luck. Teams will give you about five seconds. Okay, Liam is finished. Kevin. What? You close your pen. I mean, these are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. In fact, Cao Vinh, did you come up with the correct answer? The Himalayas? No. I'm sorry. We're going to have to deduct 25 points for your score. Liam, did you come up with the right answer? The euros? Yes. You are absolutely correct. These mountains are rich in natural resources, precious metals. And they played a crucial role in Russia's geography and economy. All right, Kyle, Cao Vinh and Bradley, you have your work cut out for you. But let's see what happens because all the marbles are coming up right now. In today's final frenzy. This time we have 20 point questions. The word refers to the process that keeps the cream and milk from separated before you drink it. Cao Vinh. Pasteurization, not pasteurization. So we're homogenization. Yes. Pressurization is heating the milk to kill the bacteria. It's the equation of a circle with radius r and its center at the point of origin. What is this general formula of y squared plus x squared equals r. You know sorry delta pi times r squared. No it's x squared plus y squared equals r squared. Liam you knew that you made that mistake. He was the last United States president to go directly from the Senate into the white House. Who was this junior senator from Chicago, Cao Vinh Obama? Oprah, Barack Obama is correct. In 1647, he came to the New World as director general of the New Netherlands, which he surrendered to the English in 1664. Who was Liam Minuit? Not he. No, no. Who was this? Dutch colonial leaders. Kelvin William Penn? No. Sorry. It's Peter's first. I guess it is the correct answer. This two word French phrase refers to carving or sculpture with figures raised. A few inches from a flat background, giving a three dimensional effect. What's this two word term? Kelvin high relief? Yes, you are correct. Yes. I'm sorry I couldn't hear you at first. Yes. Good for you. The year 2025 will be the 25th anniversary of Sigmund Freud's most famous work, on which the rest of psychoanalysis is based. What was its title? Dream dreams? No, sorry. Oh, we stumped you on The Interpretation of Dreams. Of course, it was called the Flavian Amphitheater because it was begun by Vespasian, the first of the Flavian emperors. Who? What is this Roman landmark? We are the Colosseum. The wonderful, amazing Colosseum. Yes, fog, hairspray and shaving cream are colloidal suspensions of small liquid or solid particles in a gas. What is such a mixture called style? An aerosol. An aerosol. Good for you. You are correct. Freedom seven. Liberty Bell seven. Friendship seven. Aurora seven. Sigma seven Kyle. Space capsules. You are correct. Good for you. Yes. Correct. Again, it is the ancestor of Hindi, Persian, Russian, Greek, Latin, Gaelic and English. Liam Proto-Indo-European. You know, that is the ancient language. We were going for it. Yes. Olaf is the patron saint of this Scandinavian country. Is it Denmark? Finland, Norway or Sweden? Celtic Norway? It is Norway, yes. The 1929 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry was awarded to Stephen Vincent Burnett for this epic poem about the Civil War. What's the brown spot? You, John Brown's body? Yes, you could put to death an inept physician whose patient dies, a shoddy builder whose almost plea of malpractice. no. Right. Whose bones could. Two dogs. That was the Hummer. Robbie, you got to be like. Oh, well, that's not takes us to the end of the round. Up to the end of the game. a really stellar performance by Elizabethtown Area High School. So they're going to return for round three. But please do stay with us. We'll be back with some final words in a moment. Scorekeeping for WGAL eight Brain Busters, presented by Jennings College Consulting, where students discover the right college fit for the future, will return after this. Welcome back to Gallant Brain Busters! The Sasquatch, Hanna Valley's longest running high school quiz show. Once again, here's your host, Rich Rosen. Well. Hello, everybody. Welcome back. You know, this is an incredible match today. Congratulations to Elizabethtown for their well-earned victory. And truly a heartfelt thank you to northeastern. You've given us a great competition. Now, next time on how Brain Busters will be welcoming Warwick and Southwestern to this very stage. so be sure to tune in. And, for more excitement. I want to thank you so much for joining us and being part of the action. This is Rich Rosen signing off for now. On behalf of the entire WGAL h brain Busters team. Remember knowledge is power. And the more you ask, the more you work. See you next time. So long for the.
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      Northeastern Senior High School takes on Elizabethtown Area High School on WGAL Brain Busters.

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