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“I’m so nervous I can’t see,” Caroline whispered to Maggie, peeking out…
“I’m so nervous I can’t see,” Caroline whispered to Maggie, peeking out from behind the black curtain onto the stage of the auditorium.
The bright stage lights shone right in their eyes.Bert nervously chewed a pencil, Caroline hopped from foot to foot
, and Maggie could feel her palms sweating. The bright lights, the audience
and the pressure to win were more than the team had counted on. This was the final round,
“Okay, Deerfield, you’re on,” the stage manager said. The team walked nervously to their platform and stood in a row behind their four red buttons,
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“Welcome, everyone, to the final round of the seventh annual Kid Quiz Bowl competition.
We’re down to our last two teams, and the one that wins this round will receive the free trip to Shamu Ocean World for their whole school!
If you think you know the answer to the question, quickly hit the buzzer and you will get a chance to respond. I
. If you miss a question, the other team automatically gets a chance to respond. Are we ready? Question one: What is the largest ocean on Earth?”
Caroline smacked her red button. Buzz!
“Deerfield, your answer is?” “The Pacific,” screamed Caroline.
“You’re right, for one point.” The team hopped up and down before the host moved on. “Question two: What is the world’s largest fish?”
Buzz! The question went to Shelbyville. “The whale shark,” came an answer from the opposing side.
“One point for Shelbyville. Question three: What does salinity mean?”
Buzz! “Shelbyville, your answer?” “Saltiness,” replied the same student from the other side.
Question four: What material makes up most of the Great Barrier Reef?”
Buzz! It seemed like Deerfield just wasn’t fast enough. “Limestone!” called out one member of the Shelbyville team.
“I’m sorry, Shelbyville, that is incorrect.
Deerfield, you get a chance to give the correct answer.”
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It was fifteen and fifteen—a tie, so there had to be a tiebreaker.
The host got a serious look on his face.
“Since this question will break the tie and determine the overall winner of this competition,
it will be a little different from the previous
ones. Each team may nominate one member to represent it.
Well, you should be the perfect candidate to represent our team for the (4) tiebreaker,” Maggie said.
“Okay,” said the host, returning to the podium. “Here is the tie-breaking question, and it has two
parts, so take your time. What is the name of the deepest trench in the ocean, and in which ocean is it located?”
Maggie started laughing, Caroline jumped up and down, and Bert did a victory dance. There was no way Tad could miss this one—after all, he’d made fun of Bert for writing it down, as if everyone already knew it.
“All right!” Bert burst out before the team could shush him. Then, everything seemed quiet for an awfully long time.
“Deerfield, I need your answer,” the host said. “What’s he doing?”