Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Page #5

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For 10 points, where is Perth?

Australia.

Wow. How could they know so much?

-Right, for 10 points.

-I don't know.

And, finally, for 10 points,

what poet describes...

Bennie, come on, we're gonna be late.

excuse me.

Do you have any books on rocks?

Okay, class,

what about this one?

Does anybody know what this is?

Anybody?

Yes, Benjamin,

can you identify this rock?

-It's obsidine.

-Obsidian. That's right.

Do you know how it was made?

Well, it was formed after a volcanic eruption,

by the supercooling of the lava

when it hits the water.

The volcano erupts,

and the lava flows down red hot.

So, when it hits the water,

the elements coalesce,

and since that water is cold,

the air is forced out,

and the surface glazes over,

and the lava becomes hard,

and that makes obsidine.

I mean obsidian, sorry.

May I see you after class?

-What happened?

-I'm sorry.

What are you sorry for?

Someone unlocked the door.

Look at this.

You know what that is?

That's a whole other world, Benjamin.

You just stepped into a whole other world.

Magnitude. M-A-G-N-I-T-U-D-E. Magnitude.

Mark. ''Perpetuate.''

Perpetuate.

''the feast

''of unleavened...

''the un...''

-Unleavened.

-Unleavened.

Yeah.

B, come on. I gotta go.

Bennie, are you in there?

What potion had a sort of mixed flavor

of cherry tart, custard, pineapple...

Alice In Wonderland.

The potion

which Alice in Wonderland drank,

which made her grow into various sizes.

Tell me, when Cain settled down

east of Eden, in what land did he live?

-In the land of Nod!

-In the land of Nod.

Right. For 10 points.

How many tales in The Canterbury Tales?

-24.

-Right.

coming up. Here's your toss-up.

A leading major-league baseball player

and the layer of the earth between...

Mantle. Mickey Mantle.

Right. Between the crust and the core...

Wow, you were there before

I had the question.

Okay. Rutgers, for 20 points.

-''saunter.''

-Saunter.

S-A-U-N-T-E-R. Saunter.

-''Lacquer.''

-Lacquer.

L-A-C-K-E-R. Lacquer.

Sorry, Cliff.

Benjamin, if you spell it correctly, you win.

Lacquer.

L-A-C-Q-U-E-R. Lacquer.

-That is correct.

-Yes! Yes!

The certificate for the student

with the highest academic achievement

in the 8th grade

goes to Benjamin Carson.

Before Benjamin takes his seat,

I have a few words I want to say.

Benjamin is a boy of color.

He has no father in his life.

He comes to us

with tremendous disadvantages.

There's no reason

you shouldn't have done better than him.

What's wrong with you kids?

You're not trying hard enough.

You should be ashamed.

The certificate for outstanding

citizenship goes to Alexia Courtney.

Right, for 10 points.

All right, here's a 20-point bonus, Brandeis.

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