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WGAL 8 Brain Busters episode 19: Harrisburg Academy vs. Waynesboro

WGAL 8 Brain Busters episode 19: Harrisburg Academy vs. Waynesboro
From studio ***, this is W G *** L eight Brainbusters. Now, here's your host, Rich Rosen. Well, hello, everybody. Welcome to our show. As we get set to play another Brainbusters match. Today, Harrisburg Academy and Waynesboro are here to battle it out. One team will advance to round three and join Hershey Hempfield central Dolphin, Elizabeth Town and Trinity for another coveted spot in the quarter finals. Who will it be? Well, let's start finding out now because here comes today's opening round. We have 10 point questions and one big brain buster brought to you by Turkey Hill. Welcome back. It's nice to see some familiar faces. Let's get to work now with this 10 point question in frozen the characters, Anna and Han sing about love and having *** series of these in their faces. Emma do doors because love is an open door. Good for you for 10 points. You might be *** member of the class of 2023 or 2024 but you're also *** member of another class to which biological class to human beings belong. I again, mammals, they are mammals or mammal. Good for you for another 10 points. The red king, the red queen, white king, white queen and the White Knight are some of the characters in this classic work by Lewis Carroll. What is it? Emma Alice in Wonderland. No, I'm sorry. That's, do we have *** response from here? Academy Mason. Gambit. No, sorry. It's through the looking glass. I do like the Queen's gambit though. The one in Tennessee is the home of the Jack Daniels Distillery. The one in Virginia is the home of Randolph Macon Women's College and Liberty University. What's the name of these two small towns? If you've been to Liberty University to visit, you would know the city of Lynchburg. The Italian word for drums is the proper name for the kettle drums in an orchestra. What's the word Mason? Tiffany Timy? Good for you. And that gets Harrisburg Academy on the board. The Allegheny and the Han Hela rivers come together at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. What river do they form? Kyo Susquehanna? Not the Susquehanna. No, Levi. Oh, the Ohio river. Good for you for 10 points. The dominant American foreign policy between World War One and World War two was *** deliberate avoidance of all entangling alliances with other countries. Emma the Monroe Doctrine. No, sorry. What was this policy called? Harrisburg Academy, Mason. You are correct for 10 points. It was the shortest war in US history. It lasted only 45 days from January 17th, 1991 to February 28th, 1991. What war or operation was it? Uh basin operation, desert storm operation, Desert Storm. It was part of the Gulf War. So we are accepting that for 10 points. Andrew Jackson is on the front of *** $20 bill. What building first occupied by Jackson in 18 29 is on the back. Emma the White House. The White House is correct. And now it's time for the big brain buster brought to you by Turkey Hill for 10 points and *** gift certificate for Turkey Hill for everyone on the team. Winston Groom's novel opens with *** guy speaking about *** box of chocolates. Tom Hanks starred in *** film and mentions them also, Kyle Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is the moving story and movie. Congratulations Waynesboro and many metals and alloys, an electrical current can be produced by subjecting the material to extremely low temperatures. What is that property called maser conductivity? Uh No, sorry, any idea. Uh No, we stumped you. I'm so sorry. This is super conductivity is the correct answer. It is the official language of more countries than any other 36 wildly spoken in three dozen more. Kyle English, English is the language. Yes, it has *** definite volume but no definite shape. What is the state of matter? Mason Liquid Liquid. Yes. In 18 36 it was occupied by *** garrison of Texans in revolt against the Mexican government. Drew the Alamo is the former Franciscan mission in San Antonio, the colossus of Rhodes, Donatello's David and Brancusi's bird in space were all made from this alloy of tin and copper. What is this ancient Coyle bronze? Bronze is, is ancient artistic material. One side of the family lived at Oyster Bay, the other lived uh lived at Hyde Park. Oyster Bay produced the 26 presidents of the United States. Hyde Park produced the 32nd, what was their common last name? Mason Roosevelt. Of course, in Ancient Rome, it was an officer in charge of *** group of 100 soldiers, hence his appropriate title. Oh, Peter Centurian Peter. You are correct. J R R. Tolkien wrote the Hobbit and the Lord of the Wing Rings. What do the initials J R R stand for? Oh, when you hear it, you'll know John Ronald Rule. The online periodical self magazine had, this is the number one super food food for weight loss because it's rich in insoluble fiber and potassium. Emma spinach spinach is the food that Popeye was so fond of. Yes, the United States has six designated time zones. How many time zones does China have? Mason? 11 is correct. Yes, Pope Benedict recently died. This pope was the longest serving serving Pope of the 20th century and the second longest ever and died in April 2005. Who is he? Emma Pope John Paul, the first, no, sorry, incorrect. The idea academy. Mason Pope Francis. No, it was Pope John Paul. The second. Oh, and that sound takes us to the end of the round and to our first break, look at that. We have *** tie score as we get ready for the one on one rapid fire and team lightning rounds. When W G *** L *** Brainbusters continues following this W G *** L *** Frame Busters will return after this. The final four teams in the W G *** L eight Brainbusters tournament will win cash grants. The 3rd and 4th place teams will receive $1000 each. The second place team will receive $3000 and the W G *** eight Brainbusters champions will receive $5000 in grant money. Now, here's rich with our coaches and alternates, you know, we're lucky to have the caliber of students that we have appearing on our show each and every time. And that's in large part because of the coaching that takes place. Such is the case with Mr Tim Luckenbaugh. He's *** Spanish teacher at Harrisburg Academy and we're so pleased to have him here and people who know me know that Spanish and foreign language is very important to me. So I'm curious how does uh Harrisburg Academy work to inspire and enrich the students in the foreign language department in general? Well, we're incredibly lucky to have small classes and I think that our small class size allows students to really be able to speak the language and become proficient. And our goal is to make sure that kids graduate, not saying I studied *** language for four years or five years and I, and I can't speak it. We want our kids to graduate with *** real skill. That's fantastic. And you know, once they travel and once people travel, you can appreciate so much the use of the language and how much people in foreign countries appreciate that English is not the standard. Always. I appreciate that. Thanks for keeping the Children involved in the.
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WGAL 8 Brain Busters episode 19: Harrisburg Academy vs. Waynesboro
Harrisburg Academy takes on Waynesboro in this episode of WGAL 8 Brain Busters!

Harrisburg Academy takes on Waynesboro in this episode of WGAL 8 Brain Busters!

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