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WGAL 8 Brain Busters: Lancaster Catholic vs. Mechanicsburg

WGAL 8 Brain Busters: Lancaster Catholic vs. Mechanicsburg
BRAIN BUSTERS. NOW, HERE’S YOUR HOST, RICH ROSEN. WELL HELLO, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO ANOTHER RIVETING AND GRIPPING HALF HOUR OF CHALLENGING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. NOW, IF YOU’VE BEEN TREKKING ALONG IN OUR TOURNAMENT, YOU KNOW WE ARE STEAMING AHEAD INTO ROUND TWO. THIS IS WHERE THE WINNERS AND OF ROUND ONE ARE RETURNING, READY TO DAZZLE US ONCE AGAIN WITH THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND BRAINPOWER. TODAY WE HAVE A WARM WELCOME. WE WELCOME BACK LANCASTER CATHOLIC AND MECHANICSBURG. BOTH OF THESE TEAMS DID PHENOMENALLY IN ROUND ONE. NOW THEY’RE GOING TO FACE EACH OTHER. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. LET’S GET STARTED NOW WITH TODAY’S OPENING ROUND. WE HAVE TEN POINT QUESTIONS A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO GET US STARTED. BUT EVERYONE HERE, THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY. THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN. SO PICK UP THOSE SIGNALING BUTTONS. USE THEM FREQUENTLY. BEGINNING NOW IN RUSSIA, IT’S THE BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE PARLIAMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, IT’S THE BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE PRESIDENT. WHAT NAME DO THEY SHARE? SIMON WHITE HOUSE. WHITE HOUSE, OF COURSE. YES. CHIANG KAI SHEK BECOMES PRESIDENT OF CHINA. THE KELLOGG BRIAN PACK OUTLAWS WAR. HERBERT HOOVER DEFEATS AL SMITH. WHAT’S THE YEAR 1918? 1928 OR 1938? 1928 1928 IS CORRECT. THE ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS, THE GOLDEN LOTUS AND THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER ARE GREAT NOVELS IN THE LITERATURE OF THIS ASIAN COUNTRY. WHICH ONE? SOFIA, CHINA CHINA IS CORRECT. IN 1787 HE DECLARED A LITTLE REBELLION. NOW AND THEN IS A GOOD THING. 20 YEARS LATER, HE APPARENTLY FORGOT HIS OWN WORDS WHEN HE PROSECUTED AARON BURR FOR TREASON. WHICH PRESIDENT WAS THIS? ALEXANDER HAMILTON? NO, NOT HE, SOFIA. UH, GEORGE WASHINGTON. NO, NO, NO, IT WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON WHO CONTROLS THE PAST, CONTROLS THE FUTURE, WHO CONTROLS THE PRESENT, CONTROLS THE PAST IN WHAT, 1949 NOVEL. DO YOU HEAR THIS AXIOM? I SAID 1984 1984 IS CORRECT. FIRST SIX AND THIRD TIMOTHY ARE THREE LETTERS FOUND IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. TIMOTHY RECEIVED THEM WHO WROTE THEM? SOPHIA, PAUL, PAUL DID? YES. THE ONE IN WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL IN THE 10TH CENTURY HAD 26 BELLOWS AND 400 PIPES. WHAT ANCIENT SIMON ORGAN? IT’S AN ORGAN. THAT’S THE ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. IN NOVEMBER 2022, THIS CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY AS 30 YEAR OLD CEO AND FOUNDER SAM SIMON. FT. WHEN SAM BANKMAN FREED ONCE A BILLIONAIRE WHO RESIGNED, THE EXCHANGE WAS KNOWN AS FT. LIGHT TRAVELS AT ABOUT 300,000,000M/S IN EMPTY SPACE. IF THE INDEX OF REFRACTION IS 1.5, WHAT IS THE SPEED OF LIGHT IN GLASS? THAT WOULD BE 200,000,000M/S. THAT’S 300 DIVIDED BY 1.5. HE SIGNS A CONTRACT IN HIS OWN BLOOD, PROMISING HIS BODY AND SOUL. IF THE DEMON MEPHISTO MEPHISTO PHELES WILL SERVE HIM FOR 24 YEARS. WHAT LITERARY SOFIA FAUST FAUST IS THE LITERARY CHARACTER WHO MAKES THIS BAD DEAL? THE TALE OF THE THREE APPLES, THE TALE OF WIZ KHALIFA THE FISHERMAN, AND THE TALE OF ALI THE PERSIAN ARE STORIES THAT DATE BACK TO THE 10TH CENTURY. PERSIA. IN WHAT COLLECTION ARE THEY FOUND IN SOFIA? 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS, CORRECT AGAIN IN ITS FULL AND FORMAL NAME, IS ACTUALLY THE SOLEMN OVERTURE ON THE YEAR 1812. WHAT RUSSIAN COMPOSER WROTE IT? SOFIA TCHAIKOVSKY. HE’S THE ONE ANNE LIKE VENICE, ITALY, THIS EUROPEAN CAPITAL WAS ALSO BUILT ON PILES. WHAT IS THIS CITY BELOW SEA LEVEL? SOFIA, SAINT PETERSBURG. NOPE. SORRY. INCORRECT. FINN, COPENHAGEN. NO, YOU’RE BOTH INCORRECT. IT’S AMSTERDAM IN THE NETHERLANDS. SHE HELPED SECURE PROTECTION FOR WORKING CHILDREN. AND AN EIGHT HOUR WORK DAY FOR WOMEN. WHO WAS THE SOCIAL REFORMER? WINNER OF THE 1931 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. SOFIA IDA TARBELL. NOT SHE? NO. UH, UM, ANY IDEA? LANCASTER. OH, WE STUMPED YOU ON JANE ADDAMS. GRAMMATICALLY, IT’S A VERB THAT SERVES AS A PREDICATE FOR EXAMPLE, IS AND HAVE. MATHEMATICALLY, IT’S A SPECIFIC AND LIMITED NUMBER OF THINGS. WHAT SIX LETTER WORD DESCRIBES THEM BOTH. COLBY MARTIN MACK. SORRY, I GOT TO THAT SIDE. GREG MIKE HOSTETLER CATHOLIC. WE STUMPED YOU ON FINITE, A FINITE VERB AND A FINITE NUMBER. THE AMERICAN FLAG IN THE PAINTING WASN’T OFFICIAL IN 1776, AND THE BOAT IS TOO SMALL TO CARRY THAT MANY PEOPLE. SOPHIA, WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE. YOU ARE CORRECT, IS THE PATRIOTIC PANORAMA BY EMMANUEL LEUTZE. HE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO FISHED ALONE IN A SKIFF IN THE GULF STREAM, AND HE HAD GONE 84 DAYS WITHOUT TAKING A FISH. WHAT 1953 PULITZER PRIZE WINNING NOVEL BEGINS WITH THE WORDS THE OLD, THE OLD MAN IN THE SEA, THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA WAS JUST ON THE BUZZER. GOOD FOR YOU. FOR ANOTHER TEN POINTS, WE HAVE 30 TO 90. A GREAT GAME GOING UP. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US, INCLUDING, OF COURSE, THE ONE ON ONE RAPID FIRE AND TEAM LIGHTNING ROUNDS. AND THOSE ARE COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS AFTER YOU WATCH THESE VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGES. WGAL EIGHT BRAINBUSTERS WILL RETURN AFTER THIS BREAK. THE FINAL FOUR TEAMS IN THE WGAL EIGHT BRAINBUSTERS TOURNAMENT WILL WIN CASH GRANTS. THE THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE TEAMS WILL RECEIVE $1,000 EACH. THE SECOND PLACE TEAM WILL RECEIVE $3,000, AND THE WGAL EIGHT BRAINBUSTERS CHAMPIONS WILL RECEIVE $5,000 IN GRANT MONEY. NOW HERE’S RICH WITH OUR COACHES AND ALTERNATES. WELL HI EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK BEFORE WE GET BACK INTO THE ACTION OF THE GAME, THERE ARE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO MEET. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS LADY BESIDE ME, MRS. PATRICIA D’ELIA, MATH TEACHER, CALCULUS AND GEOMETRY LEE. AND AND YOU KNOW, IT’S ALWAYS CURIOUS. YOU KNOW, LIKE, THERE’S A LOT OF TRAVAILS OF BEING A TEACHER TODAY, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET KIDS ATTENTION AT ALL. BUT WHAT DO YOU FIND TO BE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING A TEACHER? IT HAS TO BE THE STUDENTS. RICH. I’VE JUST BEEN SO BLESSED TO GET TO KNOW SO MANY AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE AT LANCASTER CATHOLIC. WE LEARN TOGETHER, WE PRAY TOGETHER. I CHEER THEM ON AND, YOU KNOW, JUST WALK WITH THEM ON THEIR THIS LEG OF THEIR JOURNEY. WITH THAT WE CALL HIGH SCHOOL. IT’S BEEN WONDERFUL. WELL, I’VE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY YEARS AND I KNOW YOU’RE A GREAT, GREAT TEACHER AND STUDENTS ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. NOW, HERE’S A NICE YOUNG MAN. HE’S A NEW TEACHER, RAY CORAL. THE THIRD I’M CORRECTING NOW. YOU TEACH SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY, AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST YEAR IN YOUR COCO COACHING WITH MRS. D’ELIA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. AND THANKS FOR BEING A TEACHER. BUT SOMEONE MUST HAVE INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A TEACHER. WELL, THEY CERTAINLY DID. AND THAT WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER, MR. DAVIS AT MANHEIM TOWNSHIP. OH, GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT. I LOVE IT. AND IN WHAT WAY? WHAT DID HE DO TO, UH. WELL, I ACTUALLY WENT TO CHURCH WITH HIM TOO, SO BOTH IN TEACHING HIS DAUGHTERS IN SUNDAY SCHOOL AND ALSO OTHER CHILDREN, HE REALLY ENCOURAGED ME AFTER SEEING THAT TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN EDUCATION. SO. OH, I BET YOU’RE GOING TO BE A GREAT TEACHER. A LONG LIFE AHEAD OF YOU AT LANCASTER CATHOLIC. GOOD FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING. AND NOW LET’S MEET TODAY’S ALTERNATE FROM LANCASTER CATHOLIC, SAMUEL PARRISH. YOU’RE A SOPHOMORE, FIRST TIME HERE. THANKS FOR COMING TODAY. SO WE ALL HAVE FAVORITE BOOKS, YOU KNOW, FAVORITE PLAY OR SOMETHING. BUT YOU HAVE A FAVORITE MOVIE. YEAH, I THINK I’VE SEEN A LOT OF GREAT MOVIES, BUT I THINK MY FAVORITES GOT TO BE CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S THE DARK KNIGHT. I’M A I’M A HUGE BATMAN FAN, AND THAT FILM WAS JUST GREAT. IT’S A LITTLE FRIGHTENING IN SOME WAYS AND HAS A LOT OF BAD STUFF IN THERE, IF I MAY SAY. YEAH, I CAN’T REALLY WATCH IT WITH MY SISTER MUCH, BUT ME AND MY BROTHER LOVE IT. OH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. NOW LET’S HEAD OUT TO MECHANICSBURG AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY NEW TO ME. UH, THIS IS MISS CAITLIN. UH, JACQUELINE. KELLY, I’M SO SORRY. FIRST TIME HERE. UM, SHE IS SUBSTITUTING, IF YOU WILL, FOR MISTER MATT MARSHALL. WE WANT TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT. AND YOU TEACH CHEMISTRY, AND YOU DO WITH MISTER MARSHALL. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. SO LET’S ASK YOU A QUESTION. SO DURING THE SUMMER, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS ARE. YOU’RE TAKING SOME IN-SERVICE, YOU KNOW, THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDES. BUT YOU DO HAVE SOME SUMMER BREAK. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO DURING YOUR SUMMER BREAK? I LOVE TO READ. SO MY GOAL FOR LAST SUMMER BREAK WAS TO READ 25 BOOKS, AND I ACTUALLY BEAT THAT AND I READ 27. SO NO, THAT’S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. SO IS THERE ONE THAT STANDS OUT AS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES? YES. SO I REALLY LOVED IT. WAS CALLED THE FINAL GIRLS SUPPORT GROUP, A LITTLE BIT OF A THRILLER. IT WAS A VERY ENTERTAINING. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR READING. READING IS GREAT. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE PICKING UP A BOOK AND THIS IS JASON BEARDSLEY. HE’S A JUNIOR AND YOU ARE TODAY’S ALTERNATE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. SO YOU ALSO HAVE A FAVORITE MOVIE THAT YOU’RE WILLING TO SHARE. I’M CURIOUS WHAT THAT IS. YEAH, I THINK IT’S LIKE KIND OF OBJECTIVELY NOT A VERY GOOD MOVIE, BUT I THINK MY FAVORITE IS CON AIR WITH NICOLAS CAGE AND JOHN MALKOVICH. NO CLUE WHO DIRECTS IT, BUT I THINK IT’S JUST VERY LIKE OVER THE TOP AND. FUN. WELL, ANYTHING NICOLAS CAGE DOES IS OKAY. LIKE EVERYTHING HE DOES. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR TEAM. IT’S TIME NOW TO GET BACK TO WORK AND IT’S TIME FOR MY FAVORITE ROUND. THE ONE ON ONE RAPID FIRE ROUND GIVES. US A CHANCE TO PIT OUR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT OF COURSE, IT ALSO GIVES US A CHANCE TO SAY HELLO TO THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN THEIR VERY BUSY LIVES. ZACH ZUBER IS A SOPHOMORE. HERE FROM MCCANN FROM LANCASTER CATHOLIC. I’M SORRY. IT’S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK. AND WE ALL ARE USED TO LEAVING OUR HOMES. WE CHECK DO I HAVE MY WALLET? DO I MY KEYS, DO I MY CELL PHONE? BUT THERE’S SOMETHING ELSE. YOU NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT. YEAH, I USUALLY HAVE MY AIRPODS, AND I REALLY LOVE LISTENING TO MUSIC ALL TYPES. KIND OF JUST DEPENDS ON MY MOOD BECAUSE MUSIC CAN HELP ME GET THROUGH THE DAY, GET THROUGH BORING PARTS, GET THROUGH TIMES THAT I DON’T WANT TO BE DOING SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE DOING WELL, I UNDERSTAND. SO NOW I’M PICTURING YOU WALKING INTO LANCASTER CATHOLIC WITH AIRPODS. WHAT? HOW DOES THAT GO OVER? I DON’T WEAR THEM IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT’S AGAINST SCHOOL RULES. BUT. RIGHT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. SIMON STUMP IS A SENIOR OVER AT MECHANICS BROOK. IT’S GREAT TO WELCOME YOU BACK. AND I GUESS WE ALL HAVE SOME BAD HABITS, YOU KNOW, AND YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR BAD HABIT THAT I THINK YOU’RE TRYING TO OVERCOME. YEAH. I MEAN, I PROCRASTINATE A LOT. EVER SINCE I STARTED SCHOOL, I’VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND DO STUFF UNLESS I’M RIGHT UP AGAINST THE DEADLINE. AND IT’S PROBABLY CAUSED SOME UNNECESSARY STRESS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVEN’T BEEN MAJOR CONSEQUENCES YET. WELL, I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF COLLEGE. THE IDEA OF AN ALL NIGHTER WAS NOT FOREIGN TO ME. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU’VE EMBRACED? UH, MORE TIMES THAN I WOULD LIKE TO. I GET IT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE’LL WORK ON THAT. IT’S A GOOD, BAD HABIT TO WORK ON AN EASY ONE, SIMON AND ZACH, PUT YOUR GOOD HABITS, UH, IN PLACE, BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO PUT YOU TO ONE ON ONE. IF YOU’RE A PRO, YOU’LL EARN A APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF POINTS FOR IDENTIFYING A WORD BEGINNING WITH PRO IN A THEATER, IT FORMS THE ARCH THAT SEPARATES THE STAGE FROM THE AUDIENCE. WE HAVE NOBODY IN THEATER HERE, AND OTHERWISE YOU WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PROSCENIUM. IN 1933, FRANCES PERKINS BECAME THE FIRST SECRETARY OF LABOR AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A POSITION IN A PRESIDENT’S CABINET, WHICH PRESIDENT APPOINTED HER. WELL, IT WAS 1933. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT. AND FINALLY BRAEBURNS PINK LADY HONEYCRISP. THEY’RE ALL APPLES. ZACH, YOU ARE CORRECT. FOR TEN POINTS, 40 TO 90. LET’S MEET OUR TWO CAPTAINS IN TODAY’S COMPETITION. SO FIRST FROM LANCASTER CATHOLIC. IT’S A PLEASURE TO WELCOME BACK FINLEY DARRETT. YOU ARE A JUNIOR. IT’S GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND WE ALL OWN THINGS THAT ARE VERY VALUABLE TO US. YOU KNOW, CELL PHONES, YOU KNOW, YOUR DOG, YOUR SPOUSE, BUT YOU HAVE SOMETHING VERY PARTICULAR THAT YOU HOLD ON TO. THAT’S GOING TO MEAN A LOT. MAYBE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. RIGHT? I REMEMBER IT WAS MY 14TH BIRTHDAY AND MY BROTHER, HE HAD JUST GOTTEN ME A WALLET AND MY GRANDFATHER, WHO’S NOW PASSED, UH, IT INSTINCTIVELY GAVE ME $5 TO KEEP IN IT JUST FOR GOOD LUCK. AND SO I’D SAY THAT’S ONE OF MY, UH, ONE OF MY MOST CHERISHED ITEMS. VERY COOL, VERY NICE. I’M SURE YOU’LL HAVE IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. SOPHIA GOSS. WOW, YOU REALLY DID WELL IN THAT FIRST ROUND OF PLAY. AND YOU OBVIOUSLY READ A LOT. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT YOU’RE ALSO A BIG TAYLOR SWIFT FAN. I AM, YES. TELL ME ABOUT THIS. I’M A SWIFTIE. UM, YEAH. I’VE BEEN A FAN SINCE LOVER. UM, SO GOING ON, I GUESS EIGHT YEARS NOW. GOSH. UM, BUT I GOT A CHRISTMAS GIFT OUT THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE EVERMORE PIANO SONGBOOK. SO I’VE BEEN IN MY HOUSE PLAYING A LOT OF SONGS FROM EVERMORE. MY FAMILY’S GETTING SOME FREE CONCERTS, SO THAT’S BEEN FUN. SHE’S A LEGEND. SHE’S. SHE’S A PHENOM. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. FINN AND SOPHIA, LET’S PUT YOU TO ONE ON ONE AT THE BEGINNING OF BOOK TWO OF HIS ADVENTURES, HE DISCOVERS THE BOOK. ONE OF HIS ADVENTURES HAS ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN, INCLUDING HIS RESCUE OF DULCINEA AND HIS BATTLE. WITH WINDMILLS, SOPHIA, DON QUIXOTE, DON QUIXOTE IS THE SPANISH GENTLEMAN. THE AVERAGE OR NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE IS 98.6°F. WHAT IS YOUR NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE AND DEGREES CENTIGRADE AT? OH, IT’S A FACT. YOU WOULD KNOW OR NOT. IT’S 37 DEGREES SINCE 2021, SHE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. WHO IS THIS FORMER SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA, FINN. NANCY PELOSI, NOT. SHE. NO. SORRY. SOPHIA. KAMALA HARRIS, KAMALA HARRIS, THE VICE PRESIDENT, ALWAYS PRESIDES OVER THE SENATE. SCORES ARE 40 TO 110. NOW LET’S MEET OUR FINAL PLAYERS IN TODAY’S COMPETITION. SO FIRST FROM LANCASTER CATHOLIC, IT’S A PLEASURE TO WELCOME BACK ISAAC LYNN AND ISAAC. YOU’RE A SENIOR. GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND EVERYBODY HAS FAVORITE MOVIES. SO YOU ALSO HAVE A PARTICULAR FAVORITE MOVIE. AND I’M QUITE FOND OF THIS MOVIE TOO. SO YEAH. INDEED. UM, IT’S IT’S A RIVAL, A SCI FI MOVIE FROM 2016. I WATCHED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, I GUESS ABOUT A YEAR, A YEAR AGO. UM, SO AND IT’S IT’S JUST WONDERFUL THE WAY IT DELVES INTO LANGUAGE AND THE IDEA OF FREE WILL. AND EVEN TIME TRAVEL, UM, TO AN EXTENT. SO IT’S ONE I’D RECOMMEND FOR, FOR ANYBODY. AND JUST UNDER AN EMPATHY. THERE’S A LOT OF EMPATHY IN THERE AND UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND STUFF. I LOVE THAT MOVIE. I AGREE WITH YOU. THANKS FOR SHARING. COLBY KOSTELEC IS IS A JUNIOR FROM MECHANICSBURG AND IT’S GREAT TO WELCOME YOU BACK AND. UH, YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR FONDNESS FOR NATURE AND YOU HAVE SOME ACTIVITIES THAT YOU DO TO HELP EXPLORE NATURE. YEAH. I, UH, I ENJOY HIKING, UH, MOUNTAIN BIKING, ANYTHING REALLY, UM, IN NATURE. AND I VISITED A BUNCH OF NATIONAL PARKS, UM, ALL ACROSS THE US. DO YOU RIDE YOUR BIKE TO SCHOOL? NO. YOU LAUGH, BUT IS IT? I MEAN, I USED TO RIDE MY BIKE. IS IT THAT FAR? UH, YEAH. YEAH. OH, IT IS TOO, TOO FAR. OKAY, I’LL LET IT GO. COLBY AND ISAAC, LET’S PUT YOU TO ONE ON ONE. THIS TOUGH CONNECTIVE TISSUE CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR EAR, NOSE AND IN THE DISCS OF YOUR SPINE. ISAAC. CARTILAGE. IT’S CARTILAGE. THAT’S WHAT CONNECTS TENDONS TO BONES. YES. UM, THE FIRST WORD OF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS IS FOR WHAT IS THE FIRST WORD OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. DOLBY E UH, NOPE. SORRY. ISAAC. WE. NO, NO, NO, YOU’RE BOTH INCORRECT. IT’S WHEN WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS. THAT’S WHAT HE ALSO SAID. WE. AND FINALLY, THE PEACH ORCHARD. THE DEVIL’S DEN. LEE LITTLE ROUND TOP. COLBY. GETTYSBURG. YOU ARE CORRECT. CEMETERY RIDGE AND SEMINARY RIDGE, THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE. IT WAS ALL THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. GOOD ANTICIPATION WORKED IN YOUR FAVOR. 50 TO 120. WE’RE NOW GOING TO PICK UP THE PACE AND PLAY TODAY. 62ND TEAM LIGHTNING ROUND LANCASTER CATHOLIC. YOU’RE BEHIND AT THIS POINT, SO YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. BUT FINN YOU CAN DO IT WITH ONE OF THESE QUIZZES INITIALS M M WORDS ENDING IN N Y AND DOCTOR DOCTOR R. WHAT DO WE THINK? MY CANCER DOCTOR MIGHT BE? I THINK I THINK INITIALS ARE FINE. ALL RIGHT. UH, INITIALS AND M INITIALS M M MALTED MILK. MAGIC MOUNTAIN AND MISSOULA, MONTANA ALL HAVE THE SAME INITIALS M M. SO FOR TEN POINTS EACH, IDENTIFY THESE OTHER M AND M’S. NOW, FINDLAY, I TAKE YOUR ANSWERS. THE TEAMS ANSWERS. ZACH AND ISAAC ARE READY TO HELP YOU ALONG. 60S ON THE CLOCK, WHICH WILL BEGIN AFTER I FINISH READING THE FIRST QUESTION. GOOD LUCK. AND HERE WE GO. GOLD MEMBER IS THE THIRD AUSTIN POWERS ADVENTURE STARRING MIKE MYERS, CORRECT? HE WAS CALLED MORTIMER UNTIL WALT DISNEY’S WIFE GAVE HIM A NEW NAME, MICKEY MOUSE. CORRECT. FORMER NAME OF DENALI IS PAST MOUNT MCKINLEY. SHE WON THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR HER ONLY NOVEL, GONE WITH THE WIND PASS. MARGARET MITCHELL. IT’S RAPPER EMINEM’S REAL NAME AND ALTER EGO, MARSHALL MATHERS. MARSHALL MATHERS YES, HE HIT 70 HOME RUNS IN 98 AND RETIRED IN 2001. MICKEY MANTLE NO. MARK MCGWIRE. JESUS CURED HER OF EVIL SPIRITS AND SHE WAS AT THE CRUCIFIXION. MARY MAGDALENE? THAT’S CORRECT. HER REAL NAME WAS NORMA JEANE BAKER. PASS MARILYN MONROE. IT’S ABBREVIATED M M. THERE ARE ABOUT 25 OF THEM IN AN INCH MILLIMETERS. CORRECT. ROBIN HOOD, SWEETHEART, PASS. MAID MARION, THIS WAS THE COLONIAL MILITIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE MINUTEMEN? THAT’S CORRECT. THE LARGEST CITY IN THE GOPHER STATE PASS. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THE CAT FIGHTING CARTOON HERO IS ALWAYS THERE TO SAVE THE CITY. MIGHTY MOUSE, MIGHTY MOUSE IS CORRECT. THESE WARRIORS OF KENYA REBELLED AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE 1950S. PASS MAO. MAO. THE NEW YORK YANKEES WAS MVP IN 1956. MICKEY MANTLE, MICKEY MANTLE, YES, THE SECRET UNION OF COAL MINERS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IT WAS MOLLY MAGUIRES IN THE 19 1860S AND 70S. IT WAS MOLLY MAGUIRE. WE HAD EIGHT. CORRECT. SO 80, 80 POINTS CAME YOUR WAY. IS THIS A BREAK FOR YOU, MECHANICSBURG? WELL, WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT SHORTLY WITH WORDS ENDING IN NY. R DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR. THERE’S BOUND TO BE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THERE’S ONE IN EVERY ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS. SO BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE CLUE, THE WORD DOCTOR IN EACH OF YOUR RESPONSES. SOFIA, I TAKE YOUR ANSWER AS THE TEAMS ANSWER. SIMON AND COLBY ARE READY TO HELP YOU ALONG. 60S ON THE CLOCK, WHICH WILL BEGIN AFTER I FINISH READING THE FIRST QUESTION. GOOD LUCK. AND HERE WE GO. TV PSYCHOLOGISTS WHOSE FULL NAME IS PHILLIP CALVIN MCGRAW, DOCTOR PHIL, DOCTOR PHILLIPS, CORRECT. THEODORE GEISEL IS THE REAL NAME OF THIS DOCTOR SEUSS. DOCTOR SEUSS. YES. AUSTIN POWERS TWIN BROTHER. HE THROWS HIMSELF IN 1967. DOCTOR EVIL. DOCTOR EVIL? YES. SOFT DRINK INVENTED IN WACO, TEXAS. DOCTOR PEPPER. YES. JULIUS ERVING OF THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME. PASS. DOCTOR JAY, RAPPER, PRODUCER AND RECORDING EXECUTIVE. BORN ANDRE YOUNG. DOCTOR DRE DOCTOR DRE IS CORRECT. TIMELORD FROM THE PLANET GALLIFREY. DOCTOR WHO, DOCTOR WHO IS CORRECT. IN 1958, JAMES BOND OUTWITTED THIS POWER MAD SCIENTIST DOCTOR, DOCTOR. NO. DOCTOR. NO. YES! HE DISCOVERED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL POLIO VACCINE IN 1955. PASS. DOCTOR SALK. THIS DOCTOR WON THE 1964 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND WAS ASSASSINATED IN 68. DOCTOR. KING. DOCTOR. KING IS CORRECT. FORMER PA SENATE CANDIDATE WHOSE DAILY TELEVISION PROGRAM FOCUSED ON MEDICAL ISSUES. DOCTOR, DOCTOR, DOCTOR OZ IS CORRECT. MARVEL’S COMIC VILLAIN A PASS. DOCTOR DOOM EDWARD MURPHY HAS PLAYED THIS DOCTOR WHO TALKS TO ANIMALS, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, DOCTOR DOLITTLE IS CORRECT. IN 1971, HE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE SHORES OF LAKE UJIJI BY HENRY STANLEY, DOCTOR DAVID LIVINGSTON, I PRESUME WE HAD TEN CORRECT 100 POINTS CAME YOUR WAY. 130 TO 220. IT’S TIME NOW TO REVEAL TODAY’S BONUS BRAIN BUSTER CATEGORY. NOW, DURING OUR BREAK, EACH TEAM WILL WAGER 0 TO 25 POINTS BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS. SO WE’LL HAVE THE BONUS BRAIN BUSTER. AND OF COURSE, THE ALL IMPORTANT FINAL FRENZY WHEN WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS CONTINUES. FOLLOWING THIS. WATCH ALL THIS SEASON’S EPISODES OF WGAL EIGHT BRAIN BUSTERS ANYTIME. ON WGAL.COM. OUR ONLINE HOME ALSO INCLUDES OUR TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE AND A CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW AND HOST RICH ROSEN, GO TO WGAL.COM AND CLICK ON BRAIN BUSTERS. WELL HI EVERYONE, WELCOME BACK TO STUDIO B AND OUR COMPETITION BETWEEN LANCASTER CATHOLIC AND MECHANICSBURG LANCASTER CATHOLIC IS SLIGHTLY BEHIND RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF GAME LEFT BEGINNING NOW WITH TODAY’S BONUS BRAIN BUSTER. DURING OUR BREAK, OUR TEAMS WAGERED 0 TO 25 POINTS BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS. LET’S HEAD INTO THE NEWS 8 NEWSROOM WITH MICHAEL FULLER. HE HAS TODAY’S QUESTION. MICHAEL. THANKS, RICH. NOW HERE’S YOUR BONUS BRAIN BUSTER ON APRIL 7TH, 1948, THE UNITED NATIONS FORMED THIS ORGANIZATION TO LEAD PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS. WHO IS NOTABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ERADICATION OF SMALLPOX NEAR ERADICATION OF POLIO, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EBOLA VACCINE. AGAIN ON APRIL 7TH, 1948, THE UNITED NATIONS FORMED THIS ORGANIZATION TO LEAD PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS, WHO IS NOTABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ERADICATION OF SMALLPOX NEAR ERADICATION OF POLIO, AND DEVELOPING OF THE EBOLA VACCINE. WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ANSWER. NOW BACK TO STUDIO B, RICH. THANK YOU MICHAEL. GOOD LUCK TO US. WE’LL GIVE YOU ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. UH, FINN WROTE HIS ANSWER DOWN. SOFIA IS WRITING HERS, CLOSING HER PEN. ALL RIGHT, FINLAY, WE ALWAYS START WITH THAT SIDE OF THE SET. SO IF YOU’LL KINDLY SHOW US THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. YOU ARE CORRECT. OR WHO 15 POINTS WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR SCORE. GOOD FOR YOU, SOFIA. DID YOU WRITE DOWN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION? YOU ALSO DID. TEN POINTS ARE ADDED TO YOUR SCORE. GOOD FOR BOTH TEAMS. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, IT’S 145 TO 230. WHO WILL RETURN? WILL IT BE LANCASTER CATHOLIC OR MECHANICSBURG? WELL, LET’S START FINDING OUT NOW BECAUSE HERE’S OUR FINAL FRENZY. THIS IS 20 POINT QUESTIONS. THEY WERE DRIVEN FROM SPAIN IN 1492. WHO WERE THESE NORTH AFRICAN MUSLIMS? FINN. UM. OH, SORRY. I’M GONNA TAKE THAT AS AN INCORRECT SIMON THE MOORS. THEY WERE THE MOORS. SINCE 1994, IT HAS TAKEN ONLY ABOUT 35 MINUTES TO CROSS FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE. WHO MADE THAT? WHAT MADE THAT QUICK TRIP POSSIBLE? ISAAC THE STEAMBOAT? NO, SORRY. UH. SOFIA. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, THE CHANNEL TUNNEL OR THE TUNNEL? GOOD FOR YOU. IT’S A SMALL EXTENSION OF THE LARGE INTESTINE LOCATED NEAR THE CECUM. WHAT IS THIS USELESS LITTLE ORGAN? ISAAC? UM, YEAH. SORRY. THE SIGNER, THE APPENDIX. THE APPENDIX? YES. THE MUSICAL. KISS ME. KATE IS BASED ON THIS SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY IN WHICH KATE IS COURTED AND WED BY PETRUCHIO. SOFIA THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW IS THE PLAY IN 1867, HE WAS EXECUTED BY SUPPORTERS OF BENITO JUAREZ, WHO WAS THIS AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE WHO HAS BECOME EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN THE FIRST MAXIMILIAN IS CORRECT. FINN. YES. IT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF NAVARRE, MADE FAMOUS BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S THE SUN ALSO RISES. WHAT IS THIS SPANISH CITY? SOFIA? CATALAN? NOPE. SORRY. ANY IDEA? WE STUMPED YOU ON PAMPLONA? UH, WHERE? THE WINNING OF THE BULLS, THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS. AH. THERE ARE THREE PRINCIPAL GROUPS. THE DAKOTA TO THE EAST, THE LAKOTA TO THE WEST, AND THE NAKOTA BETWEEN THEM. WHAT IS THIS AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBE? ISAAC. THE SIOUX. THE SIOUX? YES. DIVIDED INTO 13 BOOKS. IT WAS A COLLECTION OF 465 PROPOSITIONS ABOUT POINTS, LINES, PLANES, SOLIDS AND NUMBERS. WHAT WAS THIS? ISAAC AGAIN? SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT. WHAT WAS THIS BEST SELLER COMPILED BY EUCLID IN THE THIRD CENTURY BC? OH, BACK TO GEOMETRY CLASS AND YOU’LL REMEMBER THE ELEMENTS. AARON COPLAND’S BALLET GROHG WAS INSPIRED BY A VIEWING OF THIS CLASSIC SILENT MOVIE, DIRECTED BY F.W. MURNAU. IT WAS THE FIRST FILM BASED ON BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA. WHAT MOVIE WAS IT. IT’S SOVIET VAMPIRE. NOPE. GOOD GUESS THOUGH. NOSFERATU. NOSFERATU IS CORRECT. IT IS DEFINED AS THE POWER NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A CURRENT ONE AMP UNDER A POTENTIAL OF ONE VOLT. WHAT IS THIS UNIT OF ELECTRICITY? COLBY? WHAT? IT IS A WATT. YES. ITS EDITORS INCLUDED STALIN AND MOLOTOV. WHAT WAS THIS NOW DEFUNCT SOVIET NEWSPAPER WHOSE NAME MEANT TRUTH? BACK TO WORLD HISTORY AND YOU’LL REMEMBER PRAVDA, THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN HENRY WIRZ, FOUND GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES AND LATER HANGING, WAS THE SUBJECT OF MCKINLEY KANTER’S PULITZER PRIZE WINNING NOVEL. WHAT PRISON CAMP DID WIRZ COMMAND DURING THE CIVIL WAR? AND THAT WAS ANDERSONVILLE. WELL, THAT’S NOT IT TAKES US TO THE END OF THE ROUND AND TO THE END OF THE GAME. A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE BY BOTH TEAMS. BUT MECHANICSBURG EMERGED VICTORIOUS, AND THEY WILL RETURN FOR ROUND THREE. BUT WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN JUST A FEW SHORT MOMENTS. SCOREKEEPING FOR WGY AL8 BRAINBUSTERS PRESENTED BY JENNINGS COLLEGE CONSULTING, WHERE STUDENTS DISCOVER THE RIGHT COLLEGE FIT FOR THE FUTURE. WE’LL RETURN ANNE AFTER THIS. WELCOME BACK TO WGAL EIGHT BRAINBUSTERS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY’S LONGEST RUNNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW. ONCE AGAIN, HERE’S YOUR HOST, RICH ROSEN. WELL, A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO MECHANICSBURG. BOY, THEY STARTED OUT REALLY STRONG AND THEY WOULD NOT LET GO OF THAT LEAD. SO CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE RETURNING FOR ROUND THREE. NOW WE SAY A FOND FAREWELL TO LANCASTER CATHOLIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE STILL HAVE SOME YOUNG PLAYERS, SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU RETURNING FOR THE NEXT SEASON. SO COMING UP ON THE NEXT WGAL BRAINBUSTERS, WE’RE CONTINUING WITH ROUND TWO WITH WAYNESBORO AND HERSHEY. BOTH OF THESE TEAMS KNOW HOW TO PLAY AND THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN. AND WE’RE EXPECTING ANOTHER VERY GRIPPING EPISODE. WE HOPE TO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY. THANKS FOR SPENDING TIME WITH US. HAVE A GREAT DAY. GOODBYE, EVERYONE.
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WGAL 8 Brain Busters: Lancaster Catholic vs. Mechanicsburg
Lancaster Catholic matches wits with Mechanicsburg on WGAL 8 Brain Busters.

Lancaster Catholic matches wits with Mechanicsburg on WGAL 8 Brain Busters.

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