- [Announcer] Funding for "High School Quiz Show: Austin" comes from Sally and James Gavin, (upbeat music) Bank of America, Krishna Srinivasan and Raka Sandell.

- Coming up, it's Del Valle High School (audience cheering and clapping) (rhythmic drum roll music) taking on Marble Falls High School.

(audience cheering and clapping) (rhythmic drum roll music continues) That's next on "High School Quiz Show: Austin."

(audience cheering and clapping) (triumphant music) (audience cheering and clapping) Hi, everybody, and welcome to "High School Quiz Show: Austin."

I'm your host, Joe Hanson.

Today's match features Del Valle and Marble Falls in our third quarterfinal.

We start with the toss up round.

All answers are worth 10 points.

There are no point deductions for wrong answers.

And players, you may confer.

Okay, teams, if you're ready, good luck.

Here we go.

"In Greek mythology, who is the king of the Gods?"

(buzzer beeps) J'Kaideon.

- Zeus.

- Zeus is right.

"The title of a 1985 book by Laura Numeroff refers to what might happen if you give a mouse what sweet treat?"

(buzzer beeps) Connor.

- A cookie.

- Yes.

"Which Central American country has a name that means rich coast?"

Anna.

(buzzer beeps) - Côte d'Ivoire?

No.

- No.

Del Valle, you have a chance here.

We're looking for Costa Rica.

"Texas is the nation's largest producer of what agricultural crop used to make bedsheets, blue jeans, and bandages?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Cotton?

- Cotton is right.

"What animated film from 2024 based on a book by Peter Brown tells the story of ROZZOM 7134, better known as Roz, who is stranded on an island after a shipwreck?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- "The Wild Robot"?

- "Wild Robot" is right.

"Maria Corina Machado received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting democratic rights for the people of what South American country?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Columbia?

- [Host] No.

Del Valle, you have a chance.

- Venezuela?

- Yes, Venezuela.

"Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, and Erin are names associated with what events that occurred in 2025?"

And Barry had a major impact on Texas.

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Hurricanes?

- Yes tropical storms and hurricanes.

Those are all names of those.

"What Shakespeare character from the Montague family falls in love with the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Romeo?

- Romeo is right.

"The title of a summer 2025 song by Zach Top mentions good times, and what other thing that comes from spending days in the sun?"

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- Sunburn?

- [Host] No.

Marble Falls, you have a chance.

(buzzer beeps) Cooper.

- Tanning?

- No, it's "tan lines," is that Lyric, "tan lines."

"A county on the Texas Gulf Coast, between Houston and Corpus Christi, is named for what Vice President of the United States under Andrew Jackson who advocated for Texas statehood?"

(buzzer beeps) - Lamar?

- No.

Del Valle, you have a chance.

(buzzer buzzes) That vice president was John C. Calhoun, Calhoun County.

"What neighborhood in New York City is associated with a cultural renaissance among black artists in the 1920s and 30s?"

(buzzer beeps) Atticus.

- Harlem.

- Harlem is right.

"Triskaidekaphobia is an aversion to which of these things: cats, flowers, or the number 13?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- The number 13.

- That's correct.

Hopefully, that didn't trigger anybody up here.

(audience chuckling) This is a math question.

"Elliot can knit 90 rows of a scarf in two hours.

How many rows can Elliot knit in three hours?"

(buzzer beeps) Cooper.

- 135.

- 135 is right.

"During the Spanish-American War, what future US President led the first volunteer cavalry at the Battle of San Juan Hill?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Theodore Roosevelt?

- That's correct.

"Associated with the third letter of the Greek alphabet, what type of rays have the smallest wavelength and the most energy of any wave in the electromagnetic spectrum?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Gamma.

- Gamma rays is right.

We are off to a great start.

Let's take a moment to thank the folks who make this show possible.

(graphics whooshing) - [Announcer] Support for "High School Quiz Show: Austin" comes from Bank of America, (gentle music) investing in education and the future of Central Texas youth.

(gentle music continues) Information at bankofamerica.com.

(audience clapping and upbeat music) - All right, welcome back.

The score is Del Valle with 30 points, Marble Falls has 90.

Let's get back to the game.

"In Spanish, it's cabeza, in French, it's tét, in Italian, it's testa, and in German, it's kopf.

What is the English word for this part of the body?"

(buzzer beeps) Jaliyah.

- Head.

- That is right.

"The official residence of Russia's president is located in what building complex on Red Square in central Moscow?"

(buzzer beeps) Connor.

- The Kremlin?

- The Kremlin is right.

"Demanding to be paid a federal minimum wage, agricultural workers in Delano, California organized a successful labor strike in 1965 against growers of what fruit?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Grapes.

- Grapes is correct.

"Which of these countries is on the Arabian Peninsula?

Bhutan, Iran or Oman?"

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- Oman.

- Oman is correct.

"A neutral aquatic mob added to the video game Minecraft in 2025 shares what name with the world's first nuclear-powered submarine?"

(buzzer beeps) J'Kaideon.

- The Glow Squid.

- No.

Marble Falls, you do have a chance here.

(buzzer buzzes) That is Nautilus.

That first nuclear submarine was called the Nautilus.

Next question.

"The first Native American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal was what man from the Sac and Fox nation of Oklahoma who won gold in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 games in Stockholm?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Jim Thorpe?

- Jim Thorpe is right.

"The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy displays a 17-foot tall statue by Michelangelo depicting what figure from the Bible?"

(buzzer beeps) Atticus.

- David?

- David is right.

This is a math question.

"The total of three consecutive whole numbers equals 186.

What are those three consecutive whole numbers?"

(buzzer beeps) Cooper.

- 62, 63, 64?

- [Host] No.

Dell Valle, you have a chance.

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- 61, 62, 63?

- That is correct.

"Zulu, Ndebele, Afrikaans, and English are four of the 12 official languages of what country?"

(buzzer beeps) J'Kaideon.

- South Africa.

- Correct.

"The geographical latitude line 23.4 degrees north of the equator is the Tropic of Cancer.

The one 23.4 degrees south of the equator is the tropic of what?"

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- Capricorn?

- Yes.

"In Texas, starting in the 19th century, college is called 'normal schools' from the French école normale meaning a model school, were established to train people for what profession?"

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- Teachers.

- Yes.

"Lauri Halse Anderson wrote the 1999 novel "Speak" and a 2019 poetic memoir with what title similar to, but by definition louder than "Speak"?

(buzzer beeps) Anna.

- "Shout?"

- "Shout" is right.

"The only US president who never married was what man who served as the 15th president of the United States?"

(buzzer beeps) - Filmore?

- No, Del Valle, you have a chance.

(buzzer beeps) Jaliyah.

- Roosevelt?

- No, we're looking for James Buchanan.

"The internet top level domain .tv comes from what microstate in Oceania that is rapidly losing land area because of rising sea levels?"

(buzzer beeps) Jaliyah.

- Venice?

- No.

Marble Falls, you have a chance.

(buzzer buzzes) We're looking for Tuvalu, .tv.

"In the video game Stardew Valley, and in real life, pigs have a unique ability to find and dig up what type of fancy mushrooms?"

(buzzer beeps) Atticus.

- Truffles.

- Truffles is right.

(buzzer buzzes) And that's the end of the round.

Del Valle has 100 points.

Marble Falls has 140 points.

Let's hear it for both teams.

(audience applause and upbeat music) (graphics whooshing) Last week, McCallum beat St.

Michael's to advance to the semi-finals.

In today's match, Del Valle and Marble Falls are both hoping to advance.

The head-to-head round is next, but first we're gonna take a minute to get to know the players a little bit better.

All right, De Valle, start with you.

J'Kaideon, I hear this might not be your first time in a TV studio.

- No, it's not.

Actually, I'm the director of our club DVTV, and we produce the news for the school every single day, with live streams on Wednesday.

- Atticus, when you're not doing "High School Quiz Show," where might we find you chilling out?

- You'll probably find me at home chilling with my cats.

(audience chuckling) - So how many cats do you have?

- Technically, three, but the third one lives outside.

- So, technically, three.

So maybe 2 1/2.

We'll kind of round it.

- Yeah, yeah.

- [Host] Cats are like that, you know, they just sort of do their own thing.

- Yeah, but it's really nice.

- Jaliyah, we talked about phobias earlier in the first round.

You have a fear of your own.

- Yes, I'm very scared of bugs, just like, cockroaches, crickets, they terrify me bad.

- What about questions about bugs, if those came up?

- As long as they're not here, really.

(audience chuckling) Just really seeing them is scary.

I remember one time I came home from work, maybe around 11:00, and there was a roach on the door, and I was so scared, I couldn't go inside, so I slept in my car that night.

- That is extreme.

(audience laughing) - Yes, it's that serious to me.

- Cait, you've studied abroad?

- I have.

Over the summer, I was in Lavia studying Russian on a State Department scholarship.

- Did that give you some cool perspective coming back home?

- Yeah, absolutely.

I plan to travel a lot more, certainly than I thought I planned to in the past, and I hope to pursue diplomacy in the future as well.

So, hopefully, that gives me more opportunities.

- [Host] Well, now you've gotta an in at the State Department, right?

- Right, right.

- Okay.

Filling out the Del Valle team, we have alternates Sofia and Amerie, and coaches Linda Means and Mark Saenz.

Okay, Marble Falls.

Cooper, when you're not playing "High School Quiz Show," you're a little bit of an athlete, I understand.

- Mm-hmm.

- [Host] What sport do you play?

- I play tennis.

- [Host] Do you have any cool trick shots?

- I hit some tweeners, and I try to hit trick shots every match, just have fun.

- So I have to ask everybody who comes here to play tennis, do you have a favorite tennis player?

- Alcaraz.

- And he's doing pretty well these days.

Sarena, so Atticus isn't the only player with a few cats around the house.

You have some of your own I hear.

- I do.

I have five at home.

One of them, Tim, he only has three legs.

He lost one when he was about eight months, I think.

Maybe a little younger.

And then another one, Nix, is almost 25 pounds.

- We have a lot of fractional cats here.

We got 1/2 cat that lives outside, 3/4 of a cat leg-wise, (Sarena chuckling) but maybe the 25 pounds makes up for that- - Must be.

- Make a whole cat.

(Sarena chuckling) Anna, so you have lived outside of Texas, which, you know, don't worry, everyone will forgive you for.

(Anna chuckling) Where'd you live beside this?

- I lived in Pennsylvania, about an hour away from Philadelphia.

- So what's it like living in a different part of the country, having to move like that.

Give you an interesting perspective on where you live now?

- It does, 'cause coming back here as a freshman, I had forgotten what "Friday Night Lights" was like.

And so I came in a Friday, I'm like, "Whoa."

I missed stuff.

- All right, Connor, what's your favorite subject in school?

- My favorite subject is physics 'cause I enjoy solving problems, but it helps that the "My Quiz Show" coach is also the physics teacher.

(audience chuckling) - Okay, was that a little bit of pressure to join the team, or was it a nice supportive experience?

- Well, when I was asked, I jumped at the bit 'cause it sounded like a great opportunity, so.

- Well, every once in a while, we have physics questions come up.

You feel like you're like the the specialty player over there in that subject - Depends on the question.

Some things I know great, others I'm still learning, but that's part of the fun of it.

- Also on the Marble Falls team we have alternates, Ines and Maksim, and coaches, Kaitlyn Goertz and Mihaela Hammond.

We also have with us the Marble Falls principal, Patrick Hinson.

(audience clapping and upbeat music) (graphics whooshing) Okay, it's time for the head-to-head round.

In this round, correct answers add 10 points to the team total, and wrong answers result in a 10 point deduction.

The clock is set at 1 minute 30 seconds.

How about a nice handshake before we get started?

Okay, good luck.

Here we go.

"Fred, Wilma and Pebbles are members of what cartoon family who live in the town of Bedrock?"

(buzzer buzzes) It's the Flintstones?

"What green precious gem is the birthstone for the month of May?"

(buzzer beeps) - Emerald?

- Yes.

"According to the nursery rhyme, 'Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as-'" (buzzer beeps) - Snow.

- Yes.

- Sorry.

- Sorry.

- "In the Marvel Universe, billionaire Tony Stark has what superhero-" (buzzer beeps) - Ironman.

- Yes.

"In Canada, the postal abbreviation YT stands for what territory?"

(buzzer buzzes) Yukon Territory.

"Olympic martial arts events include what Japanese sport whose name translates as 'the gentle way.'"

(buzzer beeps) (buzzer buzzes) Did he make it?

- He got it.

- Any guess?

- Taekwondo?

- No, Judo.

"Which planet is located between earth and Mercury?"

(buzzer beeps) - Venus?

- Yes.

"In chemistry the abbreviation STP indicates standard temperature and what?"

(buzzer beeps) - Pressure.

- Yes.

"Your outer ear and a shark's skeleton are made of what smooth connective tissue?"

(buzzer beeps) - Cartilage.

- Yes.

"The Southern Ocean completely surrounds which continent?"

(buzzer buzzes) Antarctica.

"What car maker began producing the model T in 1908?"

(buzzer beeps) - Ford?

- Yes.

"Baghdad is the capital city-" (buzzer beeps) - Iraq?

- Yes.

"'The Eye of the World'" by Robert Jordan is the first book in what series of fantasy novels?"

(buzzer buzzes) "The Wheel of Time."

"An organization for teens-" (buzzer buzzes) Ooh, that is the end of the round.

Del Valle has 110 points.

Marble Falls has 200 points.

Let's give it up for both teams.

(audience cheering and upbeat music) (graphics whooshing) All right, teams, it's time for the category round.

Today's categories are Dark of the Night, No Fear of FOMO, Spelling "B," Bird Brains, Battle it Out, and Peak Performance.

All categories have five questions with increasing point value.

Teams will choose two categories each and have the option to toss one question per category to the other team that the other team must answer.

Players, you are able to confer.

All right, Del Valle, who's your spokesperson?

- Me.

- Cait.

Marble Falls, how about you?

Cooper.

All right, Del Valle, you've got a little ground to make up.

So the first category goes to you.

- [Cait] We're picking Spelling "B."

- Spelling "B."

Spell these words that begin with the letter B. For 10 points, "Concise or short in duration.

Spell brief."

(team whispering) - B-R-I-E-F.

- Correct.

For 15 points, "Gentle and not dangerous to a person's health or wellbeing.

Spell benign."

(team whispering) Okay, we need an answer.

- B-E-N-I-G-H-N.

- No, that is B-E-N-I-G-N.

An extra H in there.

For 20 points in Spelling "B," "A chest of drawers or a subsection of a government department.

Spell bureau."

- B-U-R-E-A-U.

- Correct.

"The chief ore of aluminum?

Spell bauxite."

Should I toss?

- Toss.

- Toss.

- [Host] All right, Marble Falls tossing this question to you.

(team whispering) - B-O-X-I-T-E.

- No, this is B-A-U-X-I-T-E.

Del Valle back to you.

For 30 points in Spelling "B," "Members of the middle class of society spell bourgeoisie."

(paper rustling) We need an answer.

- Pass.

- Pass?

- Yes.

- Bourgeoisie is B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S-I-E.

A lot of letters in that one.

Okay, Marble falls, your first category.

- [Cooper] Bird Brains.

- Bird Brains.

These are questions about birds.

"Ratites are birds with a smooth sternum that cannot accommodate muscles required for flight.

They include the southern cassowary, the greater rhea, the emu, and what flightless African bird that is the largest of the group?"

- Ostrich.

- Ostrich.

- Correct.

For 15 points, "The title of a novel by Harper Lee mentions what bird with the ability to mimic the songs of other birds?"

- Mockingbird.

- Mockingbird.

- Yes.

For 20 points, "Ancient geoglyphs carved into the Nazca Desert in Peru include images of what birds known for their tiny size and their ability to fly backward?"

- Hummingbird.

- Hummingbird.

- Correct.

For 25 points, "In Bird Brains, the state bird of Louisiana is what seabird with a distinctive throat pouch that can hold nearly three gallons of water and fish?

During mating season, the male's throat pouch turns bright red, and its eyes change from yellow to blue."

- Pelican.

- Correct.

And for 30 points, "The pigment biliverdin is responsible for certain birds, such as the American robin, laying eggs of what color?

- Blue.

- Blue.

- Blue is right.

Del Valle, next category to you.

- [Cait] No Fear of FOMO.

- No Fear of FOMO.

These are questions about internet abbreviations.

For 10 points, "The acronym FOMO refers to fear of what two-word phrase, like when you can't attend an event with your friends?"

- Missing out.

- Correct.

For 15 points, "I posted this photo before and I'm posting it again, ICYMI.

In this context, what does ICYMI stand for?"

- In case you missed it.

- In case you missed it.

- Correct.

For 20 points, "What does NGL stand for in this sentence?"

NGL, "High School Quiz Show" is the best show on television.

- Not gonna lie.

(audience chuckling) - Correct.

For 25 points in No Fear of FOMO, "The abbreviation IMO usually means 'in my opinion.'

The original interpretation of IMHO is 'in my, blank, opinion,' where the H stands for what adjective That is the antonym of arrogant?

- Honest.

- No, it is humble.

My humble opinion.

And for 30 points, "In a live online interview, the abbreviation AMA has a specific meaning.

What is that meaning?"

- Toss.

- Toss.

- [Host] Marble falls, this goes to you.

(team whispering) - Ask me anything.

- Correct.

That category aged me.

(audience chuckling) (host speaks faintly) Marble Falls, next category to you.

- [Cooper] Battle it Out.

- Battle it Out.

These are questions about historic battles.

For 10 points, "On April 21st, 1836, forces led by General Sam Houston attacked Santa Ana's camp in what battle that marked the end of the Texas Revolution?"

(team whispering) - San Jacinto.

- Correct.

For 15 points, "The Civil War battle considered to be the deadliest single day in American military history took place on September 17th, 1862 at a site in Maryland.

Like many civil war battles, this one was known to Union forces by one name and to Confederate forces by a different name.

Give either of these names."

(team whispering) - Antietam.

- Antietam is right, or Sharpsburg on the other side.

For 20 points in Battle it Out, "George Washington led troops across the Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776 on their way to a battle in what New Jersey city?

- Trenton.

- Correct.

For 25 points, "Forces led by England's Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon's army in what decisive 1815 battle named for a town in Belgium?"

- Waterloo.

- Correct.

And for 30 points, "A historic naval battle of ancient times took place in 480 BCE when Greece defeated a much larger Persian navy in what battle named for the straits near the Greek city of Piraeus?"

(team whispering) - Pass.

- That is Salamis is the battle we're looking for there.

(buzzer buzzing) And that is the end of the category round.

Del Valle has 145 points, Marble Falls with 375 points.

Let's hear a little love for both these teams.

(audience applause and upbeat music) (graphic whooshing) Okay, we're heading into the final round of play, the lightning round.

Correct answers add 20 points to the team total.

And there is a 20 point deduction for incorrect answers.

Okay, the clock is set.

Here we go.

"What golden yellow dog in Disney cartoons is named for a dwarf planet in our- (buzzer beeps) J'Kaideon.

- Charlie.

- No, Pluto.

"Which southern state is nicknamed the Sunshine State?"

(buzzer beeps) Connor.

- Florida.

- Yes.

"In the series of illustrated books by Ian Falconer, what kind of animal is Olivia?"

(buzzer beeps) Sarena.

- Pig?

- Yes.

"Secondary colors on a color wheel are purple, green, and what other color?"

(buzzer beeps) Sarena.

- Orange.

- Yes.

"The US Military Academy is commonly known by what two-word name that refers- (buzzer beeps) Connor.

- West Point.

- Yes.

"The last leap year was 2024.

When is the next- (buzzer beeps) Cait?

- 2028?

- Yes.

"'The Devil Wears Prada' was based on author Lauren Weisberger's experience working for what fashion magazine?"

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- "Vogue."

- Yes.

"Pancake syrup is most commonly made from the sap of what tree?"

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- Maple?

- Yes.

"Since the 1870s, what large gray mammal has been a symbol of the Republican party?"

(buzzer beeps) Atticus.

- Elephant.

- Yes.

"'Holden Caulfield' is the protagonist of what novel by J.D.

Salinger?"

(buzzer beeps) - "Catcher in the Rye?"

- Yes.

"Failure of what crop led to widespread famine in Ireland?"

(buzzer beeps) - Potatoes?

- [Host] Yes.

"The scientific names for the primary jawbones are maxilla and what?"

(buzzer buzzes) Mandible.

"The largest mass extinction in Earth's history marked the end of which geological period?"

(buzzer beeps) Cait.

- Ice age.

- No, Permian.

"What play by Henrik Ibsen centers on the lives of Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald?"

(timer clanging) Oh, we were looking for "A Doll's House" there.

The winning team this week is a Marble Falls with 475 points.

Del Valle finishes (audience cheers and claps) with 205 points.

Congratulations to both teams for a great game.

Marble Falls now moves on to the semifinals.

Join us next week for the last quarterfinal match between Regents School of Austin and Round Rock High School.

promises to be an exciting one, so be sure to join us right here on "High School Quiz Show: Austin."

(audience cheering and upbeat music) - [Announcer] Funding for "High School Quiz Show: Austin" comes from Sally and James Gavin, Bank of America, (upbeat music) Krishna Srinivasan and Raka Sandell.

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