Chapter 54: Counterattack
8, 12, 5, 20.
Tang Xueli figured out the answer almost instantly, but she couldn't answer this question.
"The Fourteenth Middle School answered."
Following the referee's words, Tan Chengshi raised the small flag.
He was still a step late, but much better than before, and slowly got into the state.
It is not until the sixth question that there are encyclopedia knowledge questions.
As a one-point question, the question is very simple: Do fish have ears?
Tang Xueli quickly raised the flag, and out of the corner of her eye she saw that the other seven schools had all raised their flags.
The referees discussed for a while and said, "Sixth Middle School will answer."
Didn’t get it.
Tang Xueli accidentally met Yan Shouzhen's gaze in the audience, and he blinked at her, meaning that it was okay.
Fish have ears, get another point for the sixth one.
The game went on very quickly.
Tan Chengshi fought hard to get two questions, one worth three points and the other worth four points. He answered them all correctly and won seven points for the team.
Tang Xueli rushed to answer every encyclopedia question, and when the flags were raised at the same time, the referee team awarded all the questions to other schools.
What was the basis for this decision? No one could say for sure.
It is really difficult to investigate without any video recording or playback record.
However, as the difficulty of the questions increased, the crazy rush to answer the questions eased a bit, after all, everyone was afraid of losing points for answering incorrectly.
In this situation, Tang Xueli finally grabbed the seventh question and answered it correctly.
The eighth question of the encyclopedia was snatched away by Railway Middle School.
The ninth question in the encyclopedia is: Which spacecraft did Armstrong take to successfully land on the moon and on which day?
The contestant who got the question was from No. 6 Middle School.
But he got it wrong.
Tang Xueli raised the flag later, and the referee nodded at her: "First Middle School continues to answer."
"Apollo 11, July 21, 1969."
The sixth contestant answered "November 14, 1969", which is the launch date of Apollo 12, and the astronaut was not Armstrong.
Tang Xueli had just read an article about this history in the newspaper a while ago, and had a very clear memory of the specific time.
"Correct answer." The host said, "No. 1 Middle School gets nine points, and No. 6 Middle School loses nine points."
The No. 2 contestant from No. 6 Middle School hit his head hard, angry at himself for making a low-level mistake.
Yan Shouzhen waved his fists twice in excitement.
He gave Tang Xueli a thumbs up from a distance.
Tang Xueli smiled slightly and quickly calculated the total scores of each school in her mind.
No. 1 Middle School ranks in the middle and has not yet made it into the top five.
Anything can happen.
There are only three questions left, the last questions in each category, each worth ten points.
It is extremely valuable and can change the situation on the field in a moment.
"Please listen to the question." The host paused for a few seconds before continuing: "8 numbers 8, how do you make it equal 1000?"
A wrong answer would result in a deduction of ten points, so everyone was very cautious. There was silence for a moment, and the contestants were like motionless stone statues.
The No. 3 players of each team are thinking rapidly.
Tan Chengshi was sweating all over and his heart was beating so wildly that it almost jumped out.
How can addition, subtraction, multiplication and division equal one thousand?
"Railway Middle School answers!" the referee's voice rang out.
Tan Chengshi suddenly turned his head and looked at the contestant next to him.
The female student holding the flag smiled and replied, "8+8+8+88+888 equals 1000."
Host: "If you answer correctly, Railway Middle School will get 10 points."
The people from Railway Middle School in the audience applauded.
Tan Chengshi clenched his fists, his eyes full of regret and disappointment in himself.
Tang Xueli closed her eyes and adjusted her state.
She placed her hand next to the flag, ready to go.
"Please be quiet, let's celebrate in a moment! There are still two questions!"
The host took control of the situation, cleared his throat and said, "Contestants, please listen to the question. This question is very short. Please listen carefully - What are the six internal organs?"
When many people had not yet figured out what the word "Six Fu" meant, Tang Xueli had already raised the flag high.
Yan Shouzhen couldn't help laughing, his luck was so good!
This question really hit Tang Xueli's heart.
How thoughtful!
There were people in the audience whispering.
"What's the point of grabbing it? If you don't answer correctly, you will lose points. No. 1 Middle School is too reckless."
"That's right. If you answer any of the six questions incorrectly, it won't work. This question is too difficult."
"Do you know what the six internal organs refer to?"
"There are large and small intestines and a stomach, right? I don't know about the rest."
“Does it have a pancreas?”
"I don't know. Let's listen to her answer."
Tang Xueli stood on the stage and answered slowly and clearly: "The six internal organs refer to the gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner."
Someone in the audience laughed, "What? San Jiao? That must be the wrong answer."
"Maybe I couldn't come up with an answer, so I just made up a random one."
Yan Shouzhen swung his toes calmly.
Don't blame him for being narcissistic. He knows all the answers to the questions in the preliminary round.
There were ten math problems, and he found the correct answers the moment the problems were read out.
It’s a pity that the teacher cannot participate in this competition, otherwise it would be easy for him to help No. 1 Middle School win first place.
Oh, he is so knowledgeable and talented!
The host smiled and nodded, saying, "If you answer correctly, you will get 10 points for each correct answer."
Huang Xiu stomped her feet excitedly, "Xue Li, you are so amazing!"
Tan Chengshi couldn't hide his excitement, "Xue Li, you are awesome, did we advance?"
He was so nervous that he couldn't even calculate the scores of each team.
"Yes." Tang Xueli nodded affirmatively, "We are now fourth and have advanced."
As long as you don't rush to answer the last question and don't lose points for wrong answers, the worst you can do is fifth place, which guarantees your advancement.
"This is the last question. This question is about the next line of the poem." After the host gave the hint, he said, "No rain in March..."
Only four words appeared in the question, and they were taken by the 14th Middle School.
No. 14 Middle School is currently ranked fifth. If the schools behind them beat them to the punch and answer correctly, they will face elimination, so they must give it a try.
"In March, when there is no rain, the drought winds rise, and the wheat seedlings fail to bloom, and many turn yellow and die."
That sounds very much like it.
The host stared at the paper again and again, revealing a meaningful smile: "Did this contestant answer correctly?"
There was silence in the audience.
Yan Shouzhen said sincerely: What's right about it? Of course it's not right.
The host waved his hand and said, "The answer is incorrect. Please continue answering!"
While leisurely watching the excitement, Yan Shouzhen suddenly saw Huang Xiu raising the flag.
Um?
Is he seeing things?
Tang Xueli and Tan Chengshi also looked at Huang Xiu in surprise.
Did the flag jump up by itself?
No, the flag is in Huang Xiu's hand!
The referee said, "First Middle School, continue answering."
Huang Xiu's voice was a little hoarse when she spoke, and her tone was a little hesitant, but with a hint of indescribable confidence.
"In March, there is no rain and drought winds rise. The wheat seedlings do not grow and many turn yellow and die."
"Is that right? Is that right?" The host created a tense atmosphere.
Yan Shouzhen laughed when he heard it, and then he realized why Huang Xiu had answered this question first.
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