Double Down
Double Down is WCNY’s award-winning high school academic quiz show. Host Bill Baker poses challenging questions on science, math, literature, current events and other topics, and the three-member high school teams compete for prizes and bragging rights.
The show airs Sundays at 6 p.m. and re-airs at 11 p.m. on WCNY.
History/Geography
Spectacular panoramas of what Brazilian city can be seen from the tops of Corcovado and Sugar Loaf mountains?
(answer: Rio de Janeiro )
Science:
What is the process called wherein we separate a mixture into its components based on their different boiling points?
(answer: Distillation)
ELA/Literature:
What are we referring to when we talk about a person’s word choice or enunciation?
(answer: diction)
Arts:
What farm implement is in Grant Wood’s painting, “American Gothic”?
(answer: pitchfork)
Math:
10 to the y power times 10 to the z power equals 10 to what power?
(answer: y+z)
Sports:
What beverage does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 typically drink in the victory lane?
(answer: milk)
Current Events:
In August, Hamas and Israel agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire mediated by what nation, located in the northeast corner of the African continent?
(answer: Egypt)
