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Coming up next, it's Team Naylor... (applause) Taking on Team Parise!

(applause) This is the Junior Varsity Quiz All-Star Match!

(crashing sound) ♪♪♪ (cheers and applause) (Nate Tannenbaum) Hello, and welcome to the 53rd season of Varsity Quiz on Vegas PBS.

We have a special match for you.

This is called our All-Star match, and the All-Star Jr.

Varsity Quiz Match is a little bit different than our regular matches.

We're going to be having four timed rounds of toss-up questions.

Each question in this light-hearted match is going to be worth five points.

Let's go ahead and meet our starting players.

We're going to start with Team Naylor and start with Khalil.

Hi, Khalil.

-Hi, my name is Khalil.

I'm in 7th grade from Molaski.

-Excellent.

-Hi, I'm Kloee.

I'm in 8th grade and I'm from Schofield.

-Excellent.

-Hi.

I'm Wyatt, and I'm in 8th grade at Mannion.

-Nice to see you.

-Hi.

I'm D'Myah, and I'm in 8th grade at Becker.

-Those are our starters for Team Naylor.

Good job, guys.

(applause) Now let's meet our starters for Team Parise starting with Mariska.

-Hi, my name is Mariska.

I'm in 8th grade, and I'm from Bridger.

-Excellent.

-Hello, I'm Jaden.

I'm from Faiss Middle School, and I'm in 8th grade.

-Excellent.

-Hi.

I'm Ronan, and I'm an 8th grader at Swainston Middle School.

-Nice to see you.

-Hi.

I'm Zimri and I'm an eighth grader at Lied Middle School.

-Excellent.

That's our Team Parise.

Nice to see you guys!

(applause) So are you ready?

Let's start the Jr.

Varsity Quiz All-Star match with this question.

What country did Russia recently invade?

Team P, Jaden: Ukraine.

Yes.

Points on the board for Team Parise.

Next question.

What organelle is known as the powerhouse of a cell?

Team P, Zimri: The mitochondria.

That is correct.

More points for Team Parise.

Next question.

After 19 years, this daytime talk show host is going to record her final show this year.

Team N, Wyatt: Ellen DeGeneres.

That's exactly right.

Good job.

Team Naylor is on the board.

Okay.

So according to Marvel, what is Thor's last name?

Team P, Mariska: Odinson.

That's right.

You're a big Thor fan?

-My dog is named after him.

-Oh, that's close enough.

It got you the right answer and more points for Parise.

Okay.

Next question, All-Stars.

What is the name of the band in the Pixar movie Turning Red?

Team P, Mariska: 4 Town.

Yes.

So you're a Pixar fan or the dog is, either one?

Okay, next question.

Ooh, this is a good one.

Who was the fourth president of the United States?

I can see the gears turning.

They're thinking about it.

Fourth president.

Team N, Wyatt: James Madison.

Yes, sir.

See?

Good job.

Okay, next question.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mill Ends Park is the world's smallest park.

It's only about 450 square inches and contains one small tree.

In which Oregon city is Mill Ends Park?

Team N, Wyatt: Portland, Oregon.

Have you been there?

-No, I have not.

-But that's the correct answer.

Give it up, you got it, man.

Okay.

This is a tough one.

We'll see your current political knowledge.

Who is the current governor of Nevada?

Team N, Wyatt: Governor Steve Sisolak.

That's right.

You're not going to let to Wyatt show you guys up, okay?

Good job so far, though.

So this little guy had a hard time telling a lie.

Which literary character's nose would grow if he did not tell the truth?

Team N, Kloee: Pinocchio.

Yes.

I love Pinocchio.

Next question.

Name the U.S. state whose official marine animal is the manatee.

Team P, Ronan: California.

No.

Team N, Khalil: Florida.

-A little bit louder.

-Florida.

-Yes, sir.

Loud and proud, outside voices.

You're right, Khalil.

Let's move on to the next question.

Oh, this is a good one.

Hopefully you follow college basketball.

Kansas won its fourth men's NCAA tournament with a huge comeback win against which school?

No Final Four kids here?

Team N, Khalil: UCLA.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) Didn't have a bracket?

It was North Carolina.

Your parents had brackets, and they were all busted.

Okay, next question.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who was the sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, she was instrumental in the founding of what sporting organization for individuals with disabilities?

Team N, Khalil: Paralympics.

No.

Anybody?

(bell chimes, time expires) It's the Special Olympics.

What is the Nevada state bird?

Team N, Wyatt: The mountain bluebird.

That is correct.

All right, next question.

In a children's song, what itsy-bitsy animal climbs up the water spout?

Team N, Kloee: Spider.

Team Naylor gets the points, and we have this next question.

Ornithology is the study of what animal?

Team P, Jaden: Birds.

That's right.

Next question is a good one.

I don't know, you have to be a chess player.

What is the only chess piece that can become a queen?

Team P, Zimri: A pawn.

That is correct.

Oh, apparently we're out of time.

(crashing sound) At the end of the first round, the score is Team Naylor with 40 points to Team Parise with 35 points.

This is close All-Star match.

Even though some of these players are the same, we want them to introduce themselves.

For Team Naylor, we'll start with Khalil.

-I'm Khalil.

I'm in 7th grade at Molasky.

-Excellent.

-Hi, I'm Kloee.

I'm in 8th grade from Schofield.

-Excellent.

-Hi, I'm Wyatt in 8th grade at Mannion.

-Hi, I'm D'Myah from 8th grade at Becker.

-Team Naylor, you got it!

Good job.

You guys have the lead.

(applause) But right behind is Team Parise.

Let's meet our players again starting with Mariska.

-Hi, I'm Mariska.

I'm in 8th grade at Bridger Middle School.

-It hasn't changed since last time, right?

Okay.

-Hi, I'm Ivy.

I'm in 8th grade, and I'm from K.O.

Knudson.

-Excellent.

-Hi.

I'm Ronan, and I'm an 8th grader from Swainston Middle School.

-Excellent.

-Hey, I'm Emiliana.

I'm a 7th grader at Tarkanian Middle School.

-All right, that's Team Parise.

There you go.

(applause) So again we have five minutes in this timed round.

Let's get going with the next question.

The movie The Greatest Showman is about which famous person?

Nobody saw that movie?

Team N, D'Myah: P.T.

Barnum.

That's exactly right.

He was the circus guy.

There you go.

Next question.

On April 15 of every major league season, all ballplayers wear the number 42 in honor of which player?

Team N, Kloee: Babe Ruth.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) Oh, you guys need to look up Jackie Robinson.

He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

A really famous guy and one of the best baseball players.

Okay, so no points on that one.

Next question.

Which song do Princess Jasmine and Aladdin sing when they're riding on that magic carpet?

Did somebody buzz in?

You're not supposed to.

It won an Oscar and an Emmy.

Team N, D'Myah: "A Whole New World."

Yes.

You don't need to lean in, D'Myah.

We got you.

That's the right answer, and you're good.

Next question.

What is the first right in that Miranda warning that they give to somebody if they get arrested?

Team N, Khalil: You have the right to remain silent.

That is correct, but it's a good thing you didn't remain silent on that one, Khalil.

You also weren't under arrest.

You're good.

Next question.

Oh boy, I bet you guys know this one.

The K-pop band BTS-- how many of you guys went to the concert, anybody?

All right.

So they played at Allegiant Stadium.

What exactly does K-pop stand for?

Team P, Mariska: Korean pop.

Yes.

I think we can take that, can't we?

Yes.

You don't have to lean in.

The microphone's got you.

Did you go to the concert?

Anybody go?

Nobody went to BTS?

I didn't either.

(laughter) So when we're talking about days of the week, Monday is named after what celestial body?

Team P, Ronan: The Moon.

That's exactly right.

See?

You got nothing to lose.

You got points for that one, Ronan.

Boom!

You guys be bold, be brave.

It's all good.

Next question.

Entomology is the study of what?

Don't let this question bug you.

Team N, Wyatt: Insects.

Yes.

Do you see what we did there?

Okay.

Which man introduced the Model A in 1927?

Team N, Wyatt: Henry Ford.

Yes, the old Ford Model A.

Actor Gilbert Gottfried recently died, taking with him the distinctive voice of what animated bird from Disney's Aladdin movies?

Team P, Ronan: Iago.

Yes.

You guys like that movie?

Not so much?

Oh man, that was awesome.

Now, he also did the commercials for Aflac.

He was the voice of the Aflac Duck-- Aflac!

That was Gilbert Gottfried.

Next question.

According to Robert's Rules of Order, what does the recording secretary actually record during a meeting?

Team N, D'Myah: The minutes.

Yes.

See?

You knew.

You got to record them.

The secretary takes the minutes.

You're going to have a meeting someday and you're going to need to know that.

Next question.

Which shadow clock consists of a straight base with a raised crosspiece at one end?

Team N, Kloee: A sundial.

That's right.

That's how people used to tell time.

You didn't have no Apple watch.

There was no such thing.

Next question.

In what sport is a "scrum" used after the referee stops play for a minor infringement of the rules?

Team N, Khalil: Hockey.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) It's a big sport.

Rugby.

Any rugby players?

Kloee, you play rugby?

No?

Okay.

It's a rough sport too, no pads.

I mean, they get after it.

Next question.

This California hotspot was turned into a national park in 1994.

Team N, Wyatt: Death Valley.

Yes.

Have you ever been there?

-Yes.

-It's pretty hot there.

In fact, Death Valley is the spot with the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

Anybody know what that is?

No points, it's just for fun.

What's the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth?

It was at Death Valley, 134 degrees.

Just feels like it here sometime.

Currently, the world's tallest building is called the Burj Khalifa.

It is more than a half-mile tall, more than 50 floors.

In which world city is it located?

Team N, Wyatt: Dubai.

Yes.

We've come to the end of the second round.

All right.

Team Naylor has 85 to Team Parise's 50.

We've got some catching up to do.

Before we get the round started, we have some new players.

We'll start with Team Naylor.

Who are you?

-Hi, I'm Owen.

I'm in 7th grade from Jo Mackey.

-Nice to see you.

-Hi, I'm Tucker.

I'm in 8th grade at Leavitt Middle School.

-Hi, I'm Cooper.

I'm in 8th grade at Silvestri.

-Hi, I'm Jackson.

I'm a 7th grader from Johnson.

-That's Team Naylor!

Go get 'em, you guys!

(applause) And Team Parise, go ahead.

-Hi, I'm Kanna.

I'm a 6th grader, and I'm from Lawrence.

-Excellent.

The name plate says Santiago, but you're calling yourself Kanna.

All good.

-Hi, I'm Ivy.

I'm in 8th grade and I'm from K.O.

Knudson.

-Thank you, Ivy.

-Hi.

I'm Zimri.

I'm from Lied Middle School, and I'm in 8th grade.

-Thanks, Zimri.

-Hi, I'm Emiliana.

I'm a seventh grader at Tarkanian Middle School.

-Excellent.

That's Team Parise!

(applause) All right.

Let's see what happens here.

Here we go in this timed round.

These Australian wild dogs have been known to attack humans.

Team P, Kanna: Dingoes.

-Yes.

Points for Team Parise.

Next question.

In what classic story is a little girl delivering food to her grandmother when a wolf gets there ahead of her?

Team N, Jackson: "Little Red Riding Hood."

Yes.

What would pi be rounded to a whole number?

Team N, Jackson: Three.

Yes.

Which individual is on a United States $10 bill?

Keep thinking.

Team P, Emiliana: Alexander Hamilton.

Yes.

You got a 10-spot on you, Emiliana?

You don't have a 10-spot with you right now?

Okay.

I wasn't asking to borrow.

Next question.

Now, you guys probably know this, I've never heard of this person.

An influential YouTuber, 93 million followers, he's credited with pioneering a genre of YouTube videos that centers on expensive stunts.

You can also try his burger.

Team N, Owen: Mr.

Beast.

Yes.

Who is that?

-He's a millionaire.

-Is he weird?

Is he funny?

Is he great?

-He's cool.

-You guys seen Mr.

Beast?

-Yes.

-Who is he, is he fun?

I don't know who that is.

-He's fun.

-Challenges and like gives people money.

-Okay, sounds good.

I guess I better check out Mr.

Beast on YouTube.

I'm not one of the 93 million followers.

Are you guys?

Next question.

Oh, this is a good one.

Give the term that ends in "mate" in which no action can be taken.

Team N, Jackson: Checkmate.

Close, but no.

Team P, Ivy: Stalemate.

Yes, stalemate.

Jackson goes that's-- oh!

oh!

But that's points for Team Parise.

They need the points, Jackson.

Let's see what happens here.

Next question.

This Disney movie song's composer is Lin-Manuel Miranda, not the demigod Maui.

Team P, Ivy: Moana.

No.

Team N, Jackson: "You're Welcome."

Thank you.

-Is that the-- -You're correct.

(laughter) See, I was trying to be-- yeah, never mind.

But that's a goofy name for a song, right?

Yes.

Next question.

Until the mid 1800s, chocolate was primarily consumed in what form rather than the candy bars that we know today?

Team P, Kanna: Nuts.

No.

Good answer, though.

Team N, Owen: Beans.

No, it was a liquid.

Chocolate was actually drunk like a liquid.

Weird, huh?

Next question.

Which type of tea is used worldwide as a sleep aid and promotes calmness and muscle relaxation?

Team P, Kanna: Lavender.

Close, but no.

I like lavender tea.

What are we looking for here?

Team N, Cooper: Green tea.

No.

It's chamomile.

Anybody had chamomile tea?

Jackson goes yes, I've had that.

Didn't pop into your brain for this one, though.

Maybe you'll have some chamomile tea after all this is over.

Next question.

In traditional Spanish bullfighting, what's the name given to the performer who both works the capes and kills the bull?

Team N, Cooper: The matador.

Yes, the matador.

Next question.

Carroll Spinney was the performer who gave life to which large yellow fellow on Sesame Street?

Team P, Zimri: Big Bird.

Yes.

Watch out, Kanna.

So the actor's name was Carroll Spinney.

Big tall person, Carroll Spinney.

Next question.

In most sharks, a white protective membrane covers these body parts when they bite their victims.

Team P, Zimri: Their eyes.

Yes, sir.

You've never been bitten by a shark though, have you?

-No.

-Anybody?

A series of stories about what central character includes these plants: flitterbloom, gillyweed, honking daffodil, whomping willow and leaping toadstool?

Team P, Kanna: Harry Potter.

Yes.

Next question.

In 1772 Charles Wilson Peale painted a portrait of the master of Mount Vernon.

It was a portrait of whom?

Team N, Owen: Mona Lisa.

No.

Team P, Zimri: George Washington.

Yes.

Next question.

Lepidopterology is a branch of science concerning the study of butterflies and what other flying creature?

Team P, Ivy: Moths.

Yes.

"Lepidopterology."

Hi, I'm a lepidopterologist.

Not really.

What is the common term for a Hawaiian feast?

Team P, Zimri: A luau.

Yes.

Been to a luau?

Dude, it's a lot of fun.

I highly recommend it.

In Gothic architecture, what kind of supports might be called clasping or flying?

Team P, Kanna: Chandeliers.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) So in 8th grade, back when I was in 8th grade which was like 1970 something, for some reason we studied architecture.

It's a flying buttress.

So you guys will never forget this moment ever for the rest of your lives.

Architecture, a support could be a flying buttress.

We're out of time.

Darn.

(crashing sound) Here we go.

We're ready for our final round in the Jr.

Varsity Quiz All-Star Match.

The score is Team Naylor has 110 to Team Parise with 95.

Let's meet our players starting with Team Naylor.

-Hi, I'm Owen.

I'm in 7th grade from Jo Mackey.

-Hi, I'm Tucker.

I'm in 8th grade from Leavitt Middle School.

-Hi, I'm Cooper.

I'm in 8th grade at Silvestri.

-Hi, I'm Jackson.

I'm in the 7th grade from Johnson.

-You look a lot like the guys that were here in the last round.

That's Team Naylor!

(applause) Team Parise has a couple of new faces.

Let's get started.

-Hi, I'm Kanna.

I'm a 6th grader, and I'm from Lawrence.

-Awesome.

-Hi.

I'm Sam, and I'm in 7th grade from O'Callaghan.

-Excellent.

Sixth grade was so fun, you wanted to repeat it all over again, right, Sam?

-No.

-You're in 7th grade.

You're good.

-Hi.

I'm Zimri, and I'm in 8th grade from Lied.

-Excellent.

-Hi.

I'm Elijah in 7th grade from Brown.

-Awesome.

Good to have you.

Ladies and gentlemen, that's Team Parise!

(applause) So five minutes to determine who's the winner of our All-Star match.

Let's get started.

Which nun from Albania worked to care for the sick and dying of Calcutta, India and won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work?

Team N, Cooper: Mother Teresa.

That is correct.

Next question.

What word can mean a chest of drawers or a department of the government?

Team P, Zimri: A bureau.

-Yes, sir.

Spider-Man was invented by which creative genius after he was watching a fly walk up a wall and thinking "Fly Man" is not a good name choice for a hero, but Spider-Man sounded great.

Team P, Sam: Stan Lee.

Yes.

You guys are Spider-Man fans aren't you?

I haven't seen that latest movie, was it any good?

Didn't like all the Spider-Men get together in the same movie or something?

Okay.

Supercross is a form of what sport?

Team P, Sam: Lacrosse.

No.

And you don't have to lean in.

We got you.

Anybody else?

Team N, Owen: Tennis.

No.

It's motorcycle racing.

Supercross.

What term comes from Latin for "I forbid" and means a president's rejection of a bill?

Team N, Jackson: Veto.

Yes sir.

Which Disneyland ride features a frightening Yeti?

Team P, Zimri: The Matterhorn.

Yes.

Also Bobsleds, Alpine Bobsleds.

Have you been on the Matterhorn?

Did you freak out when the Yeti came up?

No?

Anybody?

No?

What unique government building was originally built to house the office of the War Department?

Team P, Sam: Congress.

No.

Team N, Tucker: The White House.

No.

It's actually the Pentagon.

So it became the Defense Department.

You knew that.

All right.

This may be the toughest question of the entire match.

Think hard.

At what restaurant will you find a Krabby Patty?

Team P, Kanna: Krusty Krab.

Sponge Bob, right?

I mean, let's go!

I could use a Krabby Patty right about now.

Members of what organization for young people started in 1904 pledge to develop their head, heart, hands and health?

Team P, Sam: Boys and Girl Scouts of America.

-No.

(bell chimes, time expires) I hope you guys learn more about the 4-H. That's a lot of times in rural parts of the country.

They do farm animals and stuff.

4-H: Head, heart, hands and health.

The Indigenous people to the Great Plains had no horses until people from what European country brought them in the 16th century?

Team P, Kanna: Spain.

That's right.

What book by E.L. Konigsburg has a brother and sister running away from home and hiding in the Metropolitan Museum of Art until they solve a mystery?

Team P, Sam: 39 clues.

No.

(bell chimes, time expires) All right.

How many of you read From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs.

Basil E. Frankweiler?

Anybody?

Look that one up.

The road runner is the state bird of which Southwestern state?

Team N, Jackson: Arizona.

No.

Team P, Sam: New Mexico.

Yes.

You surprised yourself.

Next question.

Which is a court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and what's called a shuttlecock?

Team N, Tucker: Badminton.

Yes.

You ever played badminton?

It's kind of fun.

I highly recommend it.

Number three on a national list of places to visit is this European capital city, center of arts, architecture and culture.

What is this city that completely surrounds the world's smallest sovereign nation, the Vatican?

Team N, Owen: Rome.

Yes.

If your game of Mother May I or Red Light, Green Light becomes life or death, you may be playing in what Korean TV series on Netflix?

Team P, Kanna: Squid Game.

Yes, that is a weird show.

Well, you got some points there, but let's add them all up and find out who won.

(crashing sound) The final score, it became a close one, but Team Naylor with 130 to Team Parise with 125.

Give a round of applause to both teams.

(cheers and applause) Howard Naylor, the namesake of Team Naylor says he doesn't think that Team Naylor has ever won an All-Star match, so it's a good thing it's the first, but congratulations to Team Parise as well.

And you know what?

It has been a great 53rd season with each and every match posted online at the Vegas PBS website, vegaspbs.org.

So if you visit that website, you can share the excitement of every match not just here in Las Vegas but with family and friends all over the world.

And the bottom line, we want to thank you for tuning in, and we'll see you next year for the 54th season of Varsity Quiz on Vegas PBS.

See you next time.

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