Welcome to Students Incorporated. I'm your host, Mr. Jason. Join me weekly as my team
and I produce content that's informative, positive, fun, and uplifting. This podcast
is created and produced with the help of students from the International Community School of
Bangkok. In today's episode, we'll be playing a Jeopardy-style game with several student
contestants who we'll introduce shortly. And we are joined by guests, Mrs. Amber and Mr.
Oli, who will be our game show host. We're giving Mia and Frank a break this episode,
but don't worry, they'll be back. Also, a big shout out to this episode's sponsor,
the Rubik's Cube Club of ICS. Their mission is to, quote, have fun solving Rubik's cubes
every Thursday after school in Mr. Jonathan's room, unquote. So a big thank you to the active
cubers at ICS for sponsoring this episode. You'll hear more about them during our PSA
break. Okay, and moving on, before we jump into our first game show round, I'll be sharing
our quote of the day and our headline news. Our quote of the day comes from Chris Ledoux,
an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor, and a Hall of Fame rodeo
champion. He said, so it's probably 80% luck and 20% skill. This quote means that while
you of course need the right skills to succeed, the main deciding factor, 80% or so, of success
or failure, is mostly not up to you. So try to use your skill and hope for the best, but
know that it's difficult to control if we can actually gain victory or find success
in something because there is so much out of our own control. So to our contestants
today, I wish you the best of luck and be sure to utilize whatever knowledge and skills
you have as it may only help you 20%. And that's our quote of the day. Now onto some
headline news. Our news today is about some classic game show fails. Thank you Toto for
doing the research on these. Our first game show fail story comes from the game show Are
You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? An adult contestant was asked the question, what planet
is closest to the sun? As you listeners know, it's Mercury. Well, guess what the contestant
answered. Is the moon a planet? I mean, it's understandable if the contestant heard which
planet was closest to Earth, but then as you may know, the moon is not a planet. The adult
contestant even doubled down on her answer. Alright, our next game show fail is from the
game show The Wheel of Fortune, which most of you have probably heard of before. Words
can be tricky, especially in front of a live audience. A contestant named Lolita, a fifth
grade teacher and devout Wheel of Fortune fan, learned this the hard way. Faced with
a puzzle that should have read Self-Portrait, she experienced a brain freeze and blurted
out Self-Potato instead. Host Pat Sajak couldn't help but roast her a little, confirming that
she had indeed made a guess about a non-existent term. And finally, our last game show fail
story also comes from the game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Host Jeff Foxworthy
asked adult contestant Kelly to name the country that the city of Budapest is in. Well, she
mistakenly said Europe, thinking that Europe was the country. Then, after admitting she
hadn't heard of Budapest before, she guessed that it was located in France, thinking that
everyone speaks French in Europe. However, she wasn't sure if France was even a country.
Clearly, Kelly did not pass the fifth grade geography challenge. And that ends our game
show fails news for this episode. Now moving on with our first round, we welcome
our first administrator game show host Mrs. Amber to the studio. And for the first round,
our student contestants will be Toto and Camden. Welcome everybody. Here's how the game is
structured. Each educational topic consists of one regular category and one more difficult
category. Our two contestants will do rock, paper, scissors to see who goes first on each
round. Each regular category is worth one point and each difficult category is worth
two points. Winners of each round are awarded a cash prize at the end. Okay, let's get started.
Hello, our first general topic is language arts. Your two categories are for regular category,
figurative language, or for the difficult category, literary terms. Please do rock,
paper, scissors to see who gets to choose a category first. Okay, we have a winner. Okay,
Toto, would you like regular category or difficult category? I guess I'll go with the regular one.
Regular. Regular category, figurative language. The question is, these are two types of figurative
devices often used in literature to create vivid imagery and enhance meaning. So you need to give
me at least two. Simileon metaphor. Oh, correct. Well done. Well done. Okay, Camden, the difficult
category for literary terms. This figure of speech combines contradictory terms to create
a paradoxical effect like, here's an example, jumbo shrimp or deafening silence. What do you call that?
Hyperbole? Oh, close. That is a figurative language, but no, not a literary term. Good
try. The correct answer is what is an oxymoron. All right, moving on to our second topic, the topic
is social studies. The regular category is world geography and the difficult category is US presidents.
Please do rock, paper, scissors. Okay. Oh, wait, did I win? You won. You won, Camden. So would you
like regular or difficult? World geography or US presidents? Oh, maybe US presidents. Oh,
the difficult category. The third president of the United States was... Was it James Madison?
I don't know. He was a president. Good job. Would you like to answer that one?
Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson. Who is Thomas Jefferson? Well done. And would
you also like the regular category? Sure. Geography question. The most populous country in the world.
Where is India? Correct. That is correct. India is the most populous country in the world. All
right, moving along to our third topic. The topic is science. The regular category is physics and
the difficult category is chemistry. Please do rock, paper, scissors to see who goes first.
Oh, okay. Toto, what do you want? Sure. I'll take chemistry then. Chemistry. Difficult category.
Here we go. The question. This element is the lightest and first in the periodic table of elements.
What is hydrogen? That is correct. Well done. And for the regular category, physics. Camden,
this question is for you. This force is responsible for pulling objects towards the center of Earth.
Gravity. That is correct. Well done. Both of you got your questions correct. All right,
moving on to our fourth topic. The topic is math. The regular category will be geometry
and the difficult category will be number theory. Please do rock, paper, scissors to see who goes
first. Paper, scissors, shoot. Toto, you want regular geometry or number theory? Geometry.
Okay. This theorem states that in a right angle triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal
to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. What is the Pythagorean theorem? Well done. Can
you say what the Pythagorean theorem is? A squared plus B squared equals C squared.
Well done. Very impressive. That went above and beyond what the question was.
Eric Camden, the difficult category, number theory. These types of numbers can't be divided by two.
That's one part. And while these other numbers are greater than one and can only be divided by one
and themselves. So it's kind of, there's a little bit of two questions there. Types of numbers that
can't be divided by two. I feel like I know this, but-
You do. You know it. Primary numbers? Is that a thing?
No, no. But you're probably thinking of the right thing, but no, that's how I call it. How about
numbers that are greater than one and can only be divided by one and themselves? You can't divide it
by anything else. I have no idea. Okay. The answer was odd. The first one was odd. What are odd
numbers? And the second one, prime numbers. Good job. This is very on the spot. Thinking right here.
All right. Moving on to our fifth and final topic. The topic is arts. The regular category will be
art history. And the difficult category is classical music. Please go ahead and do rock,
paper, scissors. You want art history or classical music? Classical music.
Classical music. This composer, despite losing his hearing, composed nine symphonies,
including the famous Ode to Joy. Who is Beethoven?
Well done. Who is Beethoven? That is correct. The art history regular category. This Renaissance
artist is famous for painting the iconic portrait known as the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci? Well done. All right. To conclude, we have a double bonus round.
The double bonus is worth the four points. The category is marketing. You both have a piece of
paper that's coming in front of you now. And you're going to write down your answer first.
And then I'll ask you to read your answer when the time is up. So keep your papers covered.
Here is the double bonus. Please write down your answer. These are the four types of market research
that can help businesses gather data, understand their customers, and make informed decisions.
Four types of market research.
Okay. It looks like they're ready. Toto, why don't you read out your answers to us?
Primary, secondary, quantitative, and qualitative.
Well done. Four for four. Nice job. Camden?
Um, qualitative, quantitative, primary, and second.
Whoa. Double bonus for both contestants. Nice job, guys.
Okay. Let's get a total point count for each contestant. All right. So I've got
the first two points. I'm going to go with the first two points. I'm going to go with the first
two points for each contestant. All right. So I've got the total points here. And it looks like Toto
wins with 10 points. So good job, Toto. Thank you. Thank you. You won a cash prize of 300 bots. So
good job. And Camden, because we don't want anybody to leave super sad, you have a total
of four points, but that's okay because you did get the double bonus and you get to leave with
100 bot cash as well. So thank you both for playing this fun game with us. We really appreciate it.
Thank you for having us. Thank you. All right. Thank you, contestants and Mrs. Amber for helping
us with this first round. We'll be right back with our second round with two more student contestants
and another guest game show host right after this short PSA announcement.
Attention ICS students. We're excited to introduce the Rubik's Cube Club, a fantastic way to unwind
and have fun amidst the stress of school. Join the club every Thursday after school,
in Mr. Jonathan's room, high school 408 for an engaging experience with colorful Rubik's Cubes.
Not only will you get to explore the intriguing world of puzzles, but you'll also develop essential
soft skills like problem solving and critical thinking. The club offers a supportive environment
where you can learn, collaborate, and challenge yourself with others who share your interests
in Rubik's Cubes. So if you're looking for a fun and creative way to de-stress while honing your
skills, come check out the Rubik's Cube Club. Hello and welcome back to round two of our student
admin Jeopardy game. For this round, we welcome Mr. Oli, our administrator game show host,
and our student contestants will be Maddie and Esther. So welcome everybody.
Here's how the game is structured. Each educational topic consists of one regular category
and one difficult category. Our two contestants will do rock, paper, scissors to see who goes
first on each round. Each regular category is worth one point and each difficult category is
worth two points. Winners of each round are awarded the cash prize at the end.
Okay, let's get started. Mr. Oli, will you get us started? Thank you.
Thank you. Hey, Esther and Maddie, are you ready? I love Jeopardy game shows. So our first general
topic is language arts. And your two categories to choose from is the regular category that is
literary terms and the difficult category that is story elements. Please do your rock, paper,
scissors to find out who to choose. Maddie, you won. Okay, do you want the regular or the difficult
category? I'm feeling confident. So the difficult one. I love it. Okay, so this is the story elements.
Okay, and here's the question. This is the term for the main character in a story. Often the hero
or central figure. Who is the protagonist? Wow. That's correct. Well done. Okay, Esther,
the regular category is the literary terms. The question is, this term refers to a story that is
entirely made up and not based on real events. What is? What is fiction? Wow, with confidence,
you're correct. You're up for the next, the second topic. The regular category is global issues.
And the difficult category is world leaders. Okay, please do your rock, paper, scissors to see who
goes first. Okay, Esther, do you choose the regular or the difficult? I'll choose the difficult. Nice.
Okay, so the difficult category is world leaders. And the question is, this leader spearheaded
India's independence movement from British rule using nonviolent civil disobedience.
Who is Gandhi? Correct. Well done. And Maddie? So the regular category is global issues. Okay,
and this is the question. According to the United Nations, this concept involves meeting the needs
of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What is sustainability? Nice. Correct. Well done. All right. Are you ready to the third topic?
The topic is science. Your two categories are regular category is biology and the difficult
one is astronomy. Please do your rock, paper, scissors to see who goes first. And Maddie,
what do you choose? I'll go biology. Okay, that's the regular one. And the question is,
this process allows plants to create their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.
What is photosynthesis? Correct. And the difficult one, astronomy. Esther, the question is,
this is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
What is Saturn? Saturn. Okay, that's a guess. Maddie, do you have another suggestion?
Because that was wrong. What is Venus? Okay, nice. So that is not correct. So the correct answer is,
what is planet Earth? All right. Moving on to the fourth topic. This topic is math.
Regular category is geometry. The difficult one is mathematics. Do your rock, paper, scissors
to see who goes first. Okay, Maddie, do you choose geometry or mathematics? I'll choose
mathematics. Nice. Okay, so the question is, these are the first three digits of the mathematical
constant pi. What is 3.14? Correct answer. And Esther, the regular category geometry,
this formula, a equals pi times r squared times 2 is used to find this measurement of a circle.
What is area? Yes, the correct answer is, what is the area of a circle? So you were correct.
Moving on to the fifth and final topic. Their topic is arts. Your two categories are regular
category, art history. The second one, music. Maddie, you won. I'll do music. Okay, so the
question is, name one popular song by the Beatles, a legendary British rock band. What is thick of it?
Esther, do you have a guess? No, it's okay. So for those of you who are listening to this podcast,
I'll just mention some of the answers, right? Because you might be interested to know some
of this. So the Beatles, some of the songs, it is what is Hey Dude or Here Comes the Sun or Yellow
Submarine or All You Need is Love, A Hard Day's Night, I Want to Hold Your Hand and Blackbird.
Okay, so some of those are some of the songs. You get the art history. That's right. You're
ready for that, Esther? Yes. This artist painted the famous work titled Starry Night in 1889,
depicting a swirling night sky over a small town.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci? Okay, that's a good answer, but it's not correct. Maddie, do you have
an answer? Who is Vincent Van Gogh? Wow, that's correct. Well done. So you got the points. And
now we are going to the conclusion, which is a double bonus round. And the double bonus is worth
four points. Okay, this category is surprisingly enough, marketing. You both have a piece of paper.
Please write down your answer first. Then I will ask you to read your answer when time is up. Okay,
so here's the double bonus question. Please write down the four key elements in the marketing mix
that businesses use to meet consumer needs and drive sales.
I said price, place, product, and... It's so close. Say it. Okay, Maddie, you go. I said the same
price, product, place, but then I had people. Okay, so that was not correct because the right
the correct answer is what are product, price, place, and promotion? Yeah, you got three H.
Thank you guys for being good sports and being our contestants, Maddie and Esther. We do have a total
point count here. And drum roll please. All right, so we have the runner up, Esther, who has a total
of eight points, but that's not bad because Maddie only beat you by one point with a total of nine.
Okay, so Maddie, congratulations. You get 300 bot cash. And Esther, because we don't want anybody
to leave here quite sad, we'll give you 100 bot cash. Okay, so spend your spend your cash wisely.
And also thank you to Mr. Oli for being our guest administrator game show host. We appreciate you
being on the podcast. All right, thank you.
As we end this episode, we'd like to once again thank the ICS Rubik's Cube club for sponsoring
this episode. Is solving a Rubik's Cube good for your brain? I looked up this question online and
here's what I found. Yes, it can help improve your spatial intelligence, memory, reduce stress and
anxiety, and improve your problem solving skills. Well, if that's the case, then maybe we should all
become cubers. Okay, stay tuned for our next episode as we talk to two guests about the topic
of business and purpose. And as always, this podcast would not be possible without the hard
work and support of our international student production team. All music and sound effects are
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videos and music. And we are signing off until next time. We are students incorporated because
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