(electrical wires crackling) - [Host] Next on BGSU Brain Game is Toledo School for the Arts versus Upper Sandusky.

I think I hear the sounds of the sensational synaptic symphony coming up.

Only one team can leave victorious but who is it going to be?

Only one way to find out.

BGSU'S Brain Game starts right now.

(upbeat music) - And welcome to BGSU Brain Game.

It is Toledo School for the Arts versus Upper Sandusky.

Let's meet our teams starting with TSA.

Tell us who you are.

- Hello, I'm Jacoby Edge, senior.

And to my right is Eli Longaker, 10th grade.

And to my left is Ryan Donaldson, 10th grade.

- [Host] And who are you coached by?

- We are coached by Kenneth Householder-Burchett.

- [Host] All right.

Welcome to Toledo School for the Arts.

Upper Sandusky, tell us who you are.

- We are Upper Sandusky.

I'm Robbie Weinger, I'm a senior.

To my left is Cameron Arnold who's also a senior.

And to my right is Liv Guyer who is also a senior.

And we are coached by Aaron Frazee.

- All right, welcome to both of our teams.

We're going to start things off with our toss up round.

In this round, all questions are worth ten points.

No deduction for an incorrect answer so you can play it a little bit looser on your buzzers.

You may confer before buzzing in, and you may steal a question in this round.

All right TSA, Upper Sandusky, ready?

(murmuring) Here we go.

Which ten letter adjective can be used to describe blood that has just left the lungs and returned to the left side of the heart?

That would be Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- Oxygenated.

- [Host] Correct.

This unit of measure equivalent to one millionth of a millimeter is used to describe bacterial measurements.

That would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- A nanometer.

- Incorrect.

By what name is this unit known?

TSA wants to steal?

No?

Yes?

Time.

A micron is what we were looking for there, a micron.

In what year was the twenty-sixth amendment of the United States Constitution ratified, granting eighteen-year-olds the right to vote?

That would be upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- 1972.

- Incorrect.

TSA would you like to steal?

That would be Elijah.

- 1969?

- Incorrect.

1971, 1971.

Close but not quite.

Identify the name of medieval associations of artisans, craftsmen.

That would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Guilds.

- [Host] Guilds, correct.

In which US city could one visit the Franklin Institute, one of the nation's oldest science and education museums?

That will be upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Philadelphia.

- [Host] Correct.

Prior to the duel between Vice President Aaron Burr and political rival Alexander Hamilton, which government position was held by Hamilton?

That would be Upper Sandusky, Liv.

- Secretary of State.

- [Host] Incorrect.

TSA, would you like to steal?

That will be- - Secretary of the Treasury.

- Correct, Secretary of the Treasury is what we needed there.

Which country's...

Excuse me.

Which country's 1936 civil war was the- That will be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Spain.

- [Host] Correct, yes.

Which month of the year has been designated by poets as both a time to be in England and the cruelest month?

That would be TSA, Jacoby.

- April.

- [Host] April is actually true, yeah.

Yes, it is correct.

Ricketts, caused by a lack of calcium, vitamin D and phosphorus, is a serious disease of which body part?

That would be upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- The legs.

- [Host] Incorrect.

TSA, would you like to steal?

That will be Jacoby.

- Hands.

- Incorrect.

Bones, bones.

Highly addictive, this class of drugs is used to relieve pain.

And that will be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Narcotics.

- Correct.

That is all ten questions in this round.

Let's take a look at our score.

TSA currently at twenty points.

Currently in lead with fifty points, is Upper Sandusky.

But you're going to want to stick around because our risk and reward round is coming up next.

Stay tuned.

(intense music) (clock ticking) (intense music) - [Host] And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

It is TSA versus Upper Sandusky.

We had a scoring correction at the end of the last round.

It is now Upper Sandusky sixty, TSA twenty points.

All right, looks like we have a substitution for TSA.

TSA, who's joined your team?

- To my left is Katie Red, a senior.

- All right.

Welcome to you.

Upper Sandusky staying with your lineup from this last round.

This is now our risk and reward round.

There are ten questions in this round.

The first nine questions are ten points a piece.

No deduction again for an incorrect answer, but that tenth question is our risk and reward question.

We will give you a topic, and then you have the option to risk up to thirty points in five point increments on that topic.

If you get it right, you get those extra points.

You get it wrong, you lose those points.

That's why it's called risk and reward.

All right TSA, since you're at twenty points you will be going to isolation.

Upper Sandusky, you're sticking around, so that means it's time for TSA to head out and go to isolation.

All right Upper Sandusky, are you ready for your risk and reward round?

Here we go.

In the words abiogenesis and atypical what is the meaning of the prefix 'a'?

Robbie.

- Not.

- [Host] Correct.

In addition to Sir Isaac Newton, which other scientist created his own unique notation for calculus computations?

That would be Robbie again.

- Euler.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Leibniz is what we needed there, Leibniz.

After oxygen, what is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust, coming in at about twenty-eight percent by weight?

Robbie.

Sorry?

- Nitrogen.

- [Host] Incorrect, silicon.

During a flame test, what color is exhibited by barium?

That would be Robbie.

- Blue.

- [Host] Incorrect, green or yellow-green.

Give the two-word Latin phrase that refers to an error in logic or fallacy of thought.

It's literal translation is 'it does not follow'.

And time there.

Non sequitur is what we needed there.

In the sixteenth century, this Polish astronomer revolutionized thinking about the universe when he proposed a heliocentric solar system.

Who was he?

That would be Robbie.

- Copernicus.

- Copernicus is correct.

Identify the national park that follows the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in West Virginia and includes nearly one hundred miles of the Appalachian Trail within its boundaries.

That would be Robbie.

- Smokey Mountains.

- Incorrect, Shenandoah National Park.

Identify the kind of verb that indicates tense, but also may indicate voice, mood, person, or number, often referred to as helping.

These verbs include words be, have, and do.

That would be Robbie.

- A passive verb.

- Incorrect.

Auxiliary verbs is what we were looking for there.

If you suffer from somnambulism, you are afflicted with which dangerous disturbance that results in the need to bolt doors at night?

That would be Robbie.

- A phobia.

- [Host] Incorrect, sleepwalking.

Sleepwalking.

All right, this is our risk and reward question.

The topic is physics.

You can risk up to thirty points in five point increments, or you can simply pass.

Upper Sandusky, what are you thinking?

- Fifteen.

- [Host] Fifteen on physics.

One of his best loved quotes is, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

Name this German-American scientist who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in physics.

That would be Robbie.

- Einstein.

- [Host] Einstein is correct.

All right, let's take a look at the score now for Upper Sandusky.

Ninety-five points for Upper Sandusky.

It is now the end of the risk and reward round for you.

It is now time for you to head out to isolation.

Now let's bring back in Toledo School for the Arts.

Welcome back TSA.

Are you ready for your risk and reward round?

- Yes, sir.

- Starts right now.

In the words abiogenesis and atypical, what is the meaning of the prefix 'a'?

Jacoby.

- Not.

- [Host] Correct.

In addition to Sir Isaac Newton, which other scientist created his own unique notation for calculus computations?

Time, Leibniz is what we're looking for there.

After oxygen, what is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust coming in at about twenty-eight percent by weight?

That that would be Jacoby.

- Carbon.

- [Host] Silicon is what we needed there, silicon.

During a flame test, what color is exhibited by barium?

- Jacoby.

- Yellow.

- Incorrect, yellow-green.

Give the two word Latin phrase that refers to an error in logic or fallacy of thought.

Its literal translation is 'it does not follow.'

Time.

Non sequitur is what we needed there.

In the sixteenth century, this Polish astronomer revolutionized thinking about the universe when he proposed a heliocentric solar system.

Who was he?

That will be Jacoby.

- Galileo.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Copernicus is what we needed there.

Identify the national park that follows the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in West Virginia and includes nearly one hundred miles of Appalachian Trail within its boundaries.

I'm sorry, time.

Shenandoah Valley is what we needed there.

Identify the kind of verb that indicates tense but also may indicate voice, mood, person or number, often referred to as helping.

These verbs includes the words be, have, and do.

Jacoby.

I'm sorry?

- Adverb.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Auxiliary verbs is what we were looking for there.

If you suffer from somnambulism, you are afflicted with which dangerous disturbance that results in the need to bolt doors at night?

Jacoby.

- Paranoia.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Sleepwalking, sleepwalking.

All right, we're at a risk and reward question.

The topic is physics.

You can risk up to thirty points in five point increments or you can pass.

What do you think TSA?

(murmuring) - We'll bet fifteen.

- Fifteen it is for TSA.

All right, risk and reward, physics.

One of his best loved quotes is, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

Name this German-American scientist who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in physics.

That would be Jacoby.

- Einstein.

- [Host] Einstein is correct.

You get those additional fifteen points.

You now have forty-five points.

All right TSA, that is the end of the risk and reward round for you.

It is now time to clear our scores, and let's bring back in Upper Sandusky.

Welcome back Upper Sandusky.

It is now time for our two teams to see where they stand against each other.

Upper Sandusky now has how many points?

Ninety-five.

TSA stands at forty-five points.

A very close competition indeed, but you're going to want to stick around because things can change very, very quickly in our next round.

It's our category round where questions are worth up to thirty points and deductions start.

Stay tuned.

(intense music) (clock ticking) (intense music) - [Host] And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

Quite the competition indeed.

We have Toledo School for the Arts with forty-five points and currently in the lead with ninety-five points is Upper Sandusky.

All right, looks like Upper Sandusky you've shuffled the deck a little bit.

Tell us who has joined your team, Robbie.

- To my right is Sam Smith and he's a senior.

- [Host] All right, welcome to you.

And TSA, who has returned?

- Ryan Donaldson, tenth grader has returned.

- [Host] All right, welcome back to Ryan, and welcome to Sam and all of our returning players.

This is our category round.

The power shifts a little bit now to our teams.

They have six categories to choose from, and inside each category are questions worth ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and thirty points.

But I must warn you, I repeat, I must warn you.

Deductions start now.

If you go for fifteen, you are risking fifteen points.

There is one game changer question in there and that's our double or nothing question in there, and it pretty much is what it is.

You have a chance to double the question without the risk of it, so it could potentially be a game changer.

We'll find out.

TSA, you get to make the first selection, but all questions are open to all buzzers at all times.

All right, TSA make a choice.

- Shakespearean lines, fifteen.

- [Host] Shakespearean lines for fifteen points.

I will read a quote from Shakespeare that is missing words and indicate the number of words needed to complete the sentence or phrase.

You provide the missing words.

We're looking for four words.

'Neither a borrower'.

That would be TSA, Jacoby.

- Nor a lender be.

- [Host] Correct.

TSA in control and on the move.

- Shakespearean lines, ten.

- [Host] Shakespearean lines, now for ten points.

We're looking for three words.

'All's well'.

That would be Upper Sandusky, Sam.

- That ends well.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky takes control.

- [Robbie] Technology, ten.

- [Host] Technology for ten points.

What does the acronym GPS stand for?

That will be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Global positioning system.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky in control, now on the move.

- [Robbie] Technology, fifteen.

- [Host] Technology for fifteen.

What does the acronym VPN?

That would be upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Virtual private network.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky.

- Technology, twenty.

- [Host] Technology now for twenty points.

QCOM is the stock market ticker symbol for which, that would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Qualcomm.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky still in control, making a move.

- [Robbie] Technology, twenty-five.

- [Host] Technology now for twenty-five points.

In the electrical field, what does AC and DC stand for?

That will be Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- Alternating current and direct current.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky still in control.

- Economic terms for fifteen.

- [Host] Economic terms now for fifteen points.

Identify the term from the field of economics as defined.

Asset or property used by an owner to secure a loan.

That will be Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- A security.

- [Host] Incorrect.

TSA, would you like to steal?

That would be Ryan.

- Collateral.

- [Host] Collateral is what we're looking for there.

TSA takes back control.

(murmuring) - [Ryan] Shakespeare, twenty.

- [Host] Shakespeare now for twenty points.

This is three words.

'This was the most unkindest' Time.

Cut of all.

TSA in control.

- Shakespeare, twenty-five - [Host] Shakespeare now for twenty-five.

This is our double or nothing question.

Four words.

'This was the noblest'.

I'm sorry, time.

Correct?

They did not get in time?

It was the noblest Roman of them all.

All right, TSA in control.

- [Ryan] Shakespeare, thirty.

- [Host] Shakespeare now for thirty points.

Four words.

'Men at some time are' Time.

Masters of their fates.

TSA in control.

- [Ryan] Economic terms, ten.

- [Host] Economic terms now for ten points.

Group of workers who organize efforts to improve wages.

Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- Union.

- [Host] Correct.

- The human eye for fifteen.

- The human eye for fifteen points.

Identify the clear part of the eye that bends and focuses the light.

Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- The lens.

- [Host] Say again?

- The lens.

- [Host] Correct.

- The human eye for ten.

- The human eye for ten points.

Name the opening in the eye through That would be Upper Sandusky, Sam.

- The pupil.

- [Host] Correct.

Which light enters.

Upper Sandusky in control.

- [Robbie] Technology for thirty.

- [Host] Technology for thirty points.

Finishing off this category.

In 1995, what was the first item ever sold on eBay?

That would be TSA, Elijah.

- A book.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Upper Sandusky has the opportunity to steal.

That would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- A broken clock.

- [Host] Incorrect.

A broken laser pointer.

Looks like Upper Sandusky High School's in control.

- [Robbie] The human eye for twenty.

- [Host] The human eye for twenty points.

What nerve transports the image from the eye to the brain?

That would be Upper Sandusky, Sam.

- The optic nerve.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky, your call.

- [Robbie] The human eye for twenty-five.

- [Host] The human eye for twenty-five.

The cells found in the inner back wall of the eye that are used to see colors are called what?

That would be Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- Cones.

- [Host] Correct.

Upper Sandusky, your call.

- Economic terms for twenty.

- [Host] Economic terms for twenty points.

Begins with a C, a person or firm that lends money to a borrower.

Time.

A creditor is what we needed there.

Upper Sandusky, your choice.

- [Robbie] The human eye for thirty.

- [Host] The human eye for thirty points.

What do we call the sightless area that occurs in the field of vision due to the lack of photo receptors?

That would be Upper Sandusky, Sam.

- Cataracts.

- [Host] Incorrect.

Lack of photo receptors where the optic nerve enters the eye.

That would be TSA's opportunity to steal.

End of round, end of time.

We were looking for blind spot there, is what we were looking for there.

Alright, let's take a look at our scores.

Toledo School for the Arts, currently at forty-five.

And Upper Sandusky at one hundred and eighty points.

Coming up next is our brainstorm round where questions are worth twenty points a piece.

Negative twenty points for an incorrect answer.

Still anybody's game.

Stay tuned.

(intense music) (clock ticking) (intense music) - [Host] And welcome back to BGSU Brain Game.

TSA currently at forty-five points.

Upper Sandusky, one hundred and eighty points.

TSA, looks like you have a returning member and someone new.

Who's joined the team?

- To my right is Oliver Cherry-Timmons, a freshman.

- [Host] All right, and who's returned?

- And to my left is Katie Red, a senior.

- [Host] All right, welcome back.

And Upper Sandusky staying with our lineup from the last round.

All right, this is our brainstorm round.

All questions in this round are worth twenty points.

Negative twenty points, I repeat negative twenty points for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in, but no stealing.

There is no stealing in this round.

TSA, Upper Sandusky, are you ready for brainstorm?

Here we go.

South Africa has three capital cities.

Two are Bloemfontein and Cape Town.

What is, that would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Johannesburg.

- [Host] Excuse me?

- Johannesburg.

- [Host] Incorrect, Pretoria is what we needed there.

Name the capital of the Czech Republic.

That will be upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Prague.

- [Host] Correct.

Who is supposed to have said 'there's a sucker born every minute'?

Time.

P.T.

Barnum.

In Hugh Lofting's Dr. Doolittle stories, who aids Dr. Doolittle in learning the animals' languages?

Polynesia is what we're looking for there.

Identify the United States president who earned the nickname, 'the Era of Good Feeling President'?

That will be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Monroe.

- [Host] Correct.

In 1057 this man, the eldest son of King Duncan killed Macbeth, King of Scots.

Who was he?

Malcolm is what we were looking for there.

Identify the German scientist who first conclusively proved the existence of, excuse me, electromagnetic waves in 1887.

Time.

Heinrich Hertz is what we were looking for there.

If a person is diagnosed with pyromania, what is the object- That would would be Upper Sandusky, Sam.

- Fire.

- [Host] Fire.

That is their object of fascination.

Volcanic cones that grow up from the bottom of the ocean are known by which name?

They're known as seamounts, seamounts.

Identify the branch of medical science that deals with the kidneys and- That would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Nephrology.

- [Host] Nephrology, yes.

Name the type of instrument that would reflect a reading of 6.8 on the Richter scale.

That would be Upper Sandusky, Cameron.

- Seismograph.

- [Host] Seismograph is correct.

What body of water does the Nile River empty into?

Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- The Mediterranean Sea.

- [Host] Correct.

Country of which Djibouti is the capital.

That would be Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Djibouti.

- [Host] Djibouti is correct.

In Africa, which country is tucked between Algeria and Libya?

Upper Sandusky, Robbie.

- Tunisia.

- [Host] Correct.

That is the end of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

TSA with forty-five and our winner with three hundred and twenty points is Upper Sandusky.

Let's give both these teams a big round of applause.

I'm going to have my teams come on out.

Meet in the middle, we're going to shake hands.

We're going to see you at the next BGSU Brain Game.