>>> WELCOME TO THE SEMIFINALS FOR THE 38th SEASON OF "IN THE KNOW."

IT'S ALSO OUR 40th YEAR ON WOSU.

THE COMPETITION STARTS NOW.

TONIGHT ON "IN THE KNOW," IT'S THE TRIVIAL MATTERS VERSUS THE THIRD NERD HERD, AND IT'S COMING UP NEXT.

>> Announcer: PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR "IN THE KNOW" IS PROVIDED IN PART BY AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER.

>> AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER IS PROUD TO SUPPORT WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA'S "IN THE KNOW."

WORKING TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, WE'RE COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING A BRIGHT, BOUNDLESS FUTURE FOR US ALL.

>> Announcer: AND NOW HERE'S YOUR HOST, BILL SCHIFFMAN.

>>> HI, THERE, AND WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO "IN THE KNOW" FOR OUR FIRST OF TWO SEMIFINAL GAMES.

YOU MAY NOTICE THAT OUR FORMAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

IN ORDER TO GIVE MORE SCHOOLS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE, WE GAVE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AFTER A VERY COMPETITIVE FIRST ROUND, THE TOP 16 STUDENTS ADVANCED TO FOUR SEMIFINAL TEAMS.

TWO OF THE TEAMS ARE HERE TONIGHT TO WIN A PLACE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

BEFORE WE BEGIN THE COMPETITION, LET'S MEET OUR STUDENTS.

OUR FIRST TEAM IS THIRD NERD HERD.

>> HI, I'M ISHAN CHAHANDE.

I'M A FRESHMAN, AND I ATTEND OLENTANGY BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M PATRICK COONEY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LONDON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M NICK GREGA, AND I'M A SENIOR AT MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M JULIAN BOYLAN, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PHILO HIGH SCHOOL.

>> NOW LET'S MEET THE STUDENTS FROM OUR SECOND TEAM, TRIVIAL MATTERS.

>> MY NAME IS BEN FOX, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT DUBLIN COFFMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS NOAH GARCZEWSKI, AND I'M A SENIOR AT BISHOP WATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS SAVYA MAJMUDAR AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT OLENTANGY ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS ANDREW CLANTZ, AND I'M A SENIOR AT RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

>>> ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE START THE COMPETITION, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR JUDGE FOR TONIGHT'S SEMIFINAL ROUND.

HE IS MANUEL M. WILSON.

SALUTE TO YOU, TOO, MANNY.

AND MANNY'S DECISIONS CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF ANY ANSWER GIVEN ON IN THE KNOW WILL BE FINAL.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY.

LET'S BEGIN OUR FIRST HALF.

WITH THIS FIVE-POINTER.

MIGHT NEED PENCIL AND PAPER.

WHAT THREE THREE-LETTER WORDS CAN BE MADE FROM THE LETTERS "T," "P," AND "O"?

HERD, NICK.

>> TOP, POT, AND OPT.

>> THAT'S ALL THREE OF THEM.

THAT'S NICELY DONE FOR FIVE.

GOOD, YOU'RE ON THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, TEN-POINTER NOW IN MATHEMATICS.

WHAT PROPERTY IMPLIES THAT IF "A" EQUALS "B" AND "B" EQUALS "C," THEN "A" EQUALS "C"?

MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> TRANSITIVE PROPERTY.

>> TRANSITIVE PROPERTY OF EQUALITY.

NICELY DONE.

GOOD.

BOTH TEAMS ON THE BOARD.

LET'S MOVE TO THIS TEN-POINTER NOW.

WHICH FOOD PRODUCT IS MADE WITH A MIXTURE OF ENZYMES CALLED RENNET, WHICH CAUSES CASEIN TO SEPARATE OUT -- MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> CHEESE.

>> CHEESE IS WELL DONE FOR TEN.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, 20-POINTER NOW.

STUDENTS, LOOK AT YOUR MONITOR FOR THE FIRST TIME, PLEASE.

AND FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE A 1890 PAINTING ENTITLED "THE PIGEON TOWER AT BELLEVUE."

WE SEE THE TOWER, BUT NO PIGEONS UNFORTUNATELY.

THIS PAINTING IS THE WORK OF A FRENCH POST-IMPRESSIONIST CREATED DURING HIS FINAL PERIOD.

THE ARTIST IN QUESTION IS ALSO SAID TO BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE LIGHT 19th-CENTURY IMPRESSIONISTS AND THE 20th-CENTURY CUBIST MOVEMENTS.

FOR 20 POINTS, NAME HIM.

HIS INITIALS, PC.

HERD, NICK.

>> CEZANNE.

>> PAUL CEZANNE IS NICELY DONE FOR 20.

GOOD.

LET'S TRY A TOUGH 15-POINTER NOW.

WHAT WEST AFRICAN TRICKSTER FIGURE, WHO TRIED TO GATHER THE WORLD'S KNOWLEDGE IN A CALABASH -- MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> ANANSI?

>> ANANSI IS NICELY DONE FOR 15.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, TEN-POINTER.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS GEOMETRY QUESTION, STUDENTS.

WHAT NUMBER APPLIES TO THE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING?

THE NUMBER OF VERTICES OF AN ICOSAHEDRON AND THE NUMBER OF FACES OF A DODECAHEDRON?

MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> 12.

>> 12, IT IS.

THAT'S GOOD FOR TEN.

TEN-POINTER.

MIGHT NEED PENCIL AND PAPER FOR THIS ONE.

IT'S A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION.

YOUR CHOICES ARE ALLEGIANCE AND LOYALTY, ALLEGIANCE AND RESPECT, OR RESPECT AND LOYALTY.

SO, GUYS, I NEED YOU TO FILL IN BOTH BLANKS IN ORDER IN THE PLEDGE TO THE STATE FLAG OF OHIO, ADOPTED IN 2002.

I SALUTE THE FLAG OF THE STATE OF OHIO AND PLEDGE TO THE BUCKEYE STATE BLANK AND BLANK.

MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> ALLEGIANCE AND LOYALTY.

>> GOOD TRY, NO.

50/50.

ISHAN.

>> RESPECT AND LOYALTY.

>> RESPECT AND LOYALTY.

GOT 'EM.

THAT'S GOOD FOR TEN.

ALL RIGHT, TEN-POINTER.

PEN AND PAPER AGAIN, STUDENTS.

A RECTANGULAR PHOTO OF ME, BACK WHEN I HAD COLOR IN MY HAIR, MEASURES 8 INCHES BY 10 INCHES.

IF THAT SAME ATTRACTIVE PHOTO IS PROPORTIONATELY ENLARGED SO THAT THE SHORTER SIDE IS 12 INCHES, WHAT'S THE LENGTH OF THE LONGER SIDE?

HERD, JULIAN.

>> 15.

>> 15 IS FAST AND ACCURATE FOR 10.

VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, STUDENTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL VISUAL FEATURE HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE LIT, I THINK.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU -- THERE WE GO.

WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE LIT, AND I NEED TO YOU NAME THIS 20th-CENTURY AUTHOR BY THESE WORKS.

OKAY, YOUR FIRST CLUE IS A 40-POINTER.

HERE WE GO.

"SUMMER SISTERS," AN ADULT NOVEL PUBLISHED IN 1998.

NAME THE AUTHOR.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> CAMERON?

>> GOOD TRY, NO.

WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT, TRIVIAL MATTERS?

NO TAKERS.

LET'S MOVE TO THE 30-POINT CLUE.

"TIGER EYES", A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL PUBLISHED IN 1981.

ANY TAKERS THIS TIME?

ANY HELP?

HERD, NICK.

>> KING.

>> GOOD TRY.

NO.

NOT STEPHEN KING.

TRIVIAL MATTERS?

NO DICE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO FOR THE 20-POINTER NOW.

"SUPERFUDGE," A CHILDREN'S NOVEL.

HERD, PATRICK.

>> BLUME.

>> IS IT JUDY BLUME AFTER ALL THAT?

YOU BET IT IS.

NICELY DONE, PATRICK.

YOU GOT 20.

LET'S MOVE TO THIS 15-POINTER NOW IN CHEMISTRY.

WHAT QUANTITY, WHICH HAS A SPECIFIC FORM FOR BOND DISASSOCIATION EQUALS INTERNAL ENERGY PLUS THE PRODUCT OF PRESSURE AND VOLUME?

NOT AN EASY QUESTION.

THAT'S ENTHALPY.

LET'S DO THIS 15-POINTER NOW, GUYS.

WHICH U.S. STATE IS HOME TO PRIEST LAKE, LAKE PEND OREILLE, AND THE CITY OF COEUR D'ALENE -- ANDREW FROM TRIVIAL MATTERS.

>> IDAHO.

>> IDAHO IS GOOD FOR 15.

TEN-POINTER NOW.

WHICH CITY ON FOUNTAIN CREEK, WHICH IS NEAR PIKE'S PEAK, IS THE HOME TO THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY?

HERD, ISHAN.

>> FORT COLLINS.

>> GOOD TRY.

NO.

NOT FORT COLLINS.

RIGHT STATE, WRONG CITY.

TRIVIAL MATTERS.

SAVYA.

>> BOULDER?

>> NO, NOT BOULDER, EITHER.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

20-POINTER.

LOOK AT YOUR MONITOR AGAIN, STUDENTS, PLEASE.

WE'VE GOT A WORD SCRAMBLE FOR YOU.

IT'S EIGHT LETTERS.

YOUR CLUE IS -- WHICH WE DON'T NEED.

THAT'S GOING TO BE HERD, ISHAN.

>> ADDITION.

>> ADDITION IS WELL DONE.

THE CLUE WOULD HAVE BEEN IT'S ALWAYS A PLUS.

HERE'S A TEN-POINTER.

MULTIPLE GUESS QUESTION.

JOT THESE CITIES DOWN, STUDENTS.

THEY ARE CINCINNATI, CLEVELAND, AND TOLEDO.

NOW, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, COLUMBUS IS THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN OHIO, BUT WHICH OHIO CITY IS SECOND?

HERD, NICK.

>> CLEVELAND.

>> CLEVELAND, IT IS.

THAT'S GOOD FOR TEN.

15-POINTER NOW.

WHICH TELESCOPE TOOK THE CLEAREST EVER DEEP-FIELD IMAGE IN JULY -- MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> THE JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE.

>> JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE IS GOOD FOR 15.

15-POINTER AGAIN.

PENCIL AND PAPER.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUESTIONS.

IT'S ABOUT GAMBLING.

IF YOU'RE EVER IN LAS VEGAS AND DECIDE TO VISIT THE CRAPS TABLE, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IF YOU HAPPEN TO ROLL A 7 OR AN 11 ON YOUR FIRST ROLL WITH REGULAR SIX-SIDED DICE OF COURSE, YOU'RE AN INSTANT WINNER.

THEREFORE, WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF WINNING A GAME OF CRAPS ON THE FIRST ROLL?

WE'LL TAKE A FRACTION, A RATIO, OR A PERCENTAGE.

HERD, NICK.

>> 2/36.

>> NO.

GOOD TRY.

SAVYA.

>> UH, 7/36.

>> CLOSER TO IT.

8 IN 36, 1 IN 4.5, 22.2%.

LET'S TRY 0 TO 90 NOW IS GOING TO COME UP.

GOT SOME HIGH-POINT VALUE QUESTIONS HERE, AND YOUR CATEGORY FOR THEM, STUDENTS, IS GOING TO BE THE I.T.

DEPARTMENT.

EACH WORD WILL START WITH A LETTER "I" AND END AND A LETTER "T," OKAY?

YOUR FIRST WORD IS A 20-POINTER.

IT HAS SIX LETTERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP ON YOUR SCREEN HERE.

THE DEFINITION IS FORCEFUL CONTACT OR COLLISION.

MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> IMPACT.

>> IMPACT.

NICELY DONE FOR 20.

30-POINTER, SEVEN LETTERS THIS TIME AROUND, GUYS.

THE DEFINITION IS THE POWER OF ACT OF SEEING INTO A SITUATION.

HERD, JULIAN.

>> INSIGHT.

>> INSIGHT IS WELL DONE FOR 30.

GOOD.

40-POINTER LAST IN THE CATEGORY.

THIS ONE'S GOT EIGHT LETTER, GUYS, AND THE DEFINITION IS, CAPABLE OF BEING UNDERSTOOD FROM SOMETHING UNEXPRESSED.

MATTER, ANDREW.

CAN'T COME UP WITH IT.

HERD?

ISHAN.

>> INTEREST?

>> NO, GOOD TRY.

HAD THE RIGHT NUMBER OF LETTER.

THAT'S IMPLICIT.

IMPLICIT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO THIS 15-POINTER NOW.

NAME THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENT FEATURED IN A MOZART QUINN SET THAT'S ALSO FEATURED IN STRAVINSKY'S EBONY CONCERTO.

EBONY WOULD BE YOUR CLUE.

>> FLUTE.

>> GOOD TRY.

NO.

NICK?

>> CLARINET.

>> CLARINET IS ON THE MONEY.

15 NOW.

IN WHAT BATTLE IN WHICH MARCUS RENO FAILED TO SAVE THE LOSING SIDE DID A COALITION LED BY SIT BULL WIPE OUT THE U.S. CAVALRY -- HERD, NICK.

>> LITTLE BIG HORN.

>> BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN, WELL DONE.

MULTIPLE GUESS QUESTION.

WE LOVE THESE.

HERE ARE OUR CHOICES.

ATTORNEY GENERAL, AUDITOR OF STATE, OR STATE TREASURER.

HERE'S YOUR QUESTION.

THE OFFICE OF WHICH OHIO OFFICIAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE DRAWINGS OF THE OHIO LOTTERY?

NOAH, TRIVIAL MATTERS.

>> AUDITOR OF STATE.

>> AUDITOR OF STATE IS GOOD FOR 15.

TEN-POINTER WE GO.

WHICH ROMAN GOD, WHO SECRETLY REDUCED THE GODDESS PSYCHE IS THE COUNTERPART -- HERD, ISHAN.

>> NEPTUNE.

>> NOT NEPTUNE.

FINISHING THE QUESTION FOR TRIVIAL MATTERS.

IS THE COUNTERPART FOR EROS WHO USED A BOW AND ARROW TO MAKE PEOPLE AND GODS FALL IN LOVE?

>> CUPID?

>> CUPID IS GOOD FOR TEN.

THAT'S THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.

WE'LL BE BACK TO CHECK SCORES AFTER WE HEAR FROM PAST "IN THE KNOW" CONTESTANTS AND ADVISERS TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW.

>> MY NAME IS LISA STEPHENS AND I WAS ON THE "IN THE KNOW" TEAM FROM 1989 UNTIL 1983 AND THEN I CAME BACK AS AN ADVISER.

MY COACH WAS MY FATHER, JEFF STEPHENS.

>> MY NAME IS JEFF STEPHENS.

I COACHED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL "IN THE KNOW" TEAM FOR 31 YEARS.

WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE REALLY OUTGOING AND TOOK THE LEAD ON EVERYTHING, WE HAD PEOPLE YOU HAD TO PULL RIGHT INTO IT TO GET THEM TO KNOW WELL THE OTHER KIDS SO THEY WOULD BE COMFORTABLE.

>> IT WAS A GOOD CONFIDENCE BOOSTER, AND ESPECIALLY AS A YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER IS REQUIRED, I THINK, OCCASIONALLY.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING THAT I SAW AS AN ADVISER WAS WHEN THE KIDS FINALLY BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

BECAUSE THERE IS FEAR INVOLVED INITIALLY, AND I REMEMBER FEELING VERY MUCH THAT SAME WAY.

SO I HAVE GOTTEN TO SEE THAT GROWTH.

>> MY NAME IS TRISTAN MOONEY.

I CONTINUED FOR LIBERTY UNION HIGH SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE, OHIO.

I WENT WITH A TEAM FROM MY SCHOOL THAT INCLUDED MY SISTER.

>> HE WAS BASICALLY THE LEADER AND ME BEING THE LITTLE SISTER, WANTED TO FOLLOW MY BIG BROTHER'S FOOTSTEPS, SO I JOINED THE TEAM AND FOLLOWED HIM.

>> MY ONLY SIBLING HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND AND MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER IN MY LIFE.

>> HI SO MUCH FUN PLAYING "IN THE KNOW."

IT'S KIND OF DAUNTING TO GO IN AND LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, I'M GOING TO BE ON TV WORK MY BROTHER.

>> THE ONE THING I REMEMBER IS THAT I TENDED TO GET VERY STRESSED.

I ALWAYS WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.

I BROUGHT A HALF DOZEN PENCILS IN CASE THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, FIVE BROKE.

>> I CURRENTLY HAVE BEEN TEACHING ENGLISH IN TAIWAN FOR ABOUT TEN MONTHS NOW.

I REALLY LOVE IT HERE.

MY TIME ON "IN THE KNOW" HAS REALLY PREPARED ME FOR NERVE RACKING SITUATIONS AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGES.

I STILL REFERENCE MY TIME ON "IN THE KNOW" WITH MY FRIENDS I'VE MADE HERE IN TAIWAN.

>> AND I'M CURRENTLY AN ENGINEER AT NASA WORKING ON THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM WHICH WILL BE SENDING HUMANS TO THE MOON AND BEYOND.

MADE SURE I HAD A BROAD BASE OF KNOWLEDGE AND KNEW A LOT ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

>> I'D LIKE TO THINK WOSU FOR DOING IT FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.

IT MADE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE TO A TREMENDOUSLY LARGE AMOUNT OF KIDS' LIVES.

IT'S A GOOD TEAM EFFORT THING, SOMETHING THAT GETS THEIR MINDS GOING, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> AFTER OUR FIRST HALF THIRD NERD HERD IS LEADING WITH 150 POINTS OVER TRIVIAL MATTERS AT 115.

BEFORE WE BEGIN THE SECOND HALF, STUDENTS, DON'T FORGET, LAST THREE MINUTES OF "IN THE KNOW," ALL POINT VALUES WILL BE DOUBLED, SO LET'S BEGIN OUR SECOND HALF WITH THIS FIVE-POINTER.

PENCIL AND PAPER PERHAPS.

WHAT THREE THREE-LETTER WORDS CAN BE MADE THIS TIME FROM THE LETTERS "A," "M," AND "R"?

HERD, NICK.

>> RAM, ARM, AND MAR.

>> THAT IS CORRECT FOR FIVE POINTS.

GOOD.

15-POINTER NOW, GUYS.

WHICH U.S.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, WHICH WAS OPPOSED BY NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN EMANUEL CELLAR WAS ADOPTED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR IN 1971 LOWERED THE VOTING AGE -- MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> ARTICLE 26.

>> 26th AMENDMENT.

THAT'S GOOD, WE'LL TAKE THAT.

NICELY DONE.

TEN-POINTER.

PENCE AND PAPER AGAIN.

ON YOUR BASIC CARTESIAN GRAPH, I NEED TO YOU GIVE ME THE MIDPOINT OF LINE SEGMENT A-B IF POINT "A" HAS COORDINATES 6-2, AND POINT "B" AS COORDINATES 10, 4.

HEARD, ISHAN.

>> 8, 1.

>> 8 AND 1, VERY GOOD FOR TEN POINTS.

20-POINTER.

LOOK AGAIN AT YOUR MONITOR, PLEASE.

FROM OUR FRIEND AT THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART.

ONE MORE TIME.

THE PAINTING IS FROM 1899, AND IT'S ENTITLE "THE LARGE PLANE TREES."

IT'S THE WORK OF A DUTCH ARTIST.

MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> VAN GOGH.

>> VINCENT VAN GOGH IS WELL DONE FOR 20.

THAT'S GOOD.

HERE'S A 15-POINTER NOW.

WHAT CANADIAN AUTHOR OF "THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF PORTUGAL" ALSO DEPICTED A SHIP WRECK WHICH IS -- HERD, NICK.

>> MARTELL.

>> JAN MARTELL "THE LIFE OF PI", GOOD.

THE CITIES OF GAHANNA, PICKERINGTON, AND -- CITY.

WHICH ONE OF THE CITIES IS KNOWN AS THE HERB CAPITAL OF OHIO?

MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> PICKERINGTON.

>> PICKERINGTON IS 0 FOR 3.

50/50 NOW.

ISHAN.

>> GAHANNA?

>> CORRECT FOR TEN.

TEN-POINTER AGAIN GUYS.

WHICH RETAIL COMPANY IS THE EXCLUSIVE CARRIER OF BEHR PAINT HAS A LOGO WITH AN ORANGE BACKGROUND -- HERD, ISHAN.

>> THE HOME DEPOT.

>> THE HOME DEPOT IS GOOD.

ANOTHER TEN POINTER.

IN THE EARLY 1900s, WHICH AMERICAN AGRICULTURALIST FOUND NEW USES FOR DEPLETED SOIL AND POPULARIZED THEM BY USE OVER 100 RECIPES -- MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER?

>> WELL DONE FOR TEN.

GOOD FOR PEANUTS.

OH, LOOK OUT.

BLAST FROM THE PAST.

TOOTHLESS RAPTOR ATOP A NUMBER TWO PENCIL.

NO ONE WAS HARMED IN MAKING THIS GRAPHIC.

I NEED TO YOU NAME THE 20th CENTURY DECADE BY THESE EVENTS, ALL RIGHT, GUYS?

FOR 40 POINTS, THE SUMMER OLYMPICS ARE HELD IN MONTREAL.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> THE '70s.

>> THIS IS THE 1970s.

YOU BET IT IS.

NICELY DONE, ISHAN.

THAT'S GOOD FOR 40.

ALL RIGHT, TEN-POINTER NOW.

WHAT DEVICES OF WHICH SHUJI NAKAMURA INVENTED A BLUE TYPE, USE SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE ILLUMINATION AND ARE A TYPE OF DI ODE.

MATTERS, NOAH.

>> L.E.D.s?

>> WELL DONE FOR TEN.

THAT'S GOOD.

TEN-POINTER.

PERHAPS PENCIL AND PAPER AGAIN.

WHILE PREPARING TO LEAVE HOME FOR THE DAY, JUDGE MANNY LOOKS IN HIS WARDROBE AND SEES THAT HE HAS THREE SHIRTS, FIVE TIES, AND FOUR PAIRS OF SLACKS.

HOW MANY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF A SHIRT, TIE, AND PAIR OF SLACKS COULD MANNY POSSIBLY WEAR?

ONE OF THOSE FACTOR QUESTIONS.

MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> 60.

>> 60 IS GOOD FOR 10.

HERE APPEARS 15-POINTER.

LOOK AGAIN AT YOUR MONITOR, GUYS, PLEASE.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE THE FLAG OF A STATE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> TENNESSEE.

>> THAT IS TENNESSEE.

GOOD FOR 15.

TEN-POINTER.

ANOTHER MULTIPLE GUESS QUESTION.

YOUR CHOICES THIS TIME ARE -- IF YOU'D LIKE TO WRITE THEM DOWN -- FIRE FLY, HONEYBEE, OR LADYBUG.

ESTABLISHED IN 1975, WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL INSECT OF THE GREAT STATE OF OHIO?

MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> LADY BUG.

>> THAT'S GOOD FOR TEN.

15-POINTER.

ASTRONOMY NOW, GUYS.

KEPLER'S SECOND LAW FOLLOWS FROM THE CONSERVATION OF WHAT QUANTITY?

IT'S GOT AN ORBITAL FORM AND AN INTERNAL FORM KNOWN AS SPIN.

MATTER, ANDREW.

>> ECCENTRICITY?

>> GOOD TRY, VERY GOOD TRY.

HERD, YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT?

JULIAN.

>> ANGULAR MOMENTUM.

>> ANGULAR MOMENTUM IS GOOD FOR 15.

ALL RIGHT, 0 TO 90 FOR THE SECOND HALF.

THE CATEGORY THIS TIME AROUND IS CATEGORY SCRAMBLE.

EACH SCRAMBLE WORD WILL COME WITH ITS OWN CATEGORY.

WE'LL PUT LETTERS ON THE MONITOR FOR YOU TO SEE.

LET'S BEGIN WITH THIS 20-POINTER.

IT HAS SEVEN LETTERS.

THEY ARE "L," "T," "A," "I," "N," AND ANOTHER "A."

YOUR CATEGORY, FOREIGN LANGUAGES.

MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> ITALIAN.

>> ITALIAN IS GOOD FOR 20.

30-POINTER NEXT IN THE SCRAMBLE CATEGORY.

EIGHT LETTERS THIS TIME.

YOU'LL SEE THEM ANON.

THEY WILL BE "I," "O," "M," "R," "D," "A," "L," "N," "G." CATEGORY THIS TIME FLOWERS.

ANDREW.

>> MARIGOLD.

>> FAST FOR 30.

30-POINTER LAST IN THE 0 TO 90.

NINE LETTERS THIS TIME.

THEY WILL BE "E," "T," ANOTHER "E," "N," ANOTHER "T," TWO "I"s, ANOTHER "S." THE CATEGORY, HUMAN ANATOMY.

MATTERS, SAVYA.

>> INTESTINES.

>> WE'LL TAKE THE POPULAR.

GOING MEANS LESS THAN THREE MINUTES IN THE GAME.

ALL POINT VALUES ARE NOW DOUBLES.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY.

THIS QUESTION BECOMES A 20-POINTER GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS THE RULER OF THE OLYMPIAN GODS?

HERD, NICK.

>> ZEUS.

>> GOOD FOR 20 AGAIN.

IN ENGLISH, HOW MANY LETTER "I"s ARE THERE IN THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE WORD LIAISON?

>> TWO.

>> THERE ARE TWO.

GOOD FOR 20.

30-POINTER.

THE WORK OF WHICH 20th CENTURY AMERICAN POET INCLUDE "PATERSON" "THE RED WHEELBARROW," AND THE COLLECTION SPRING SPRING.

HE ALSO WORKED AS A PHYSICIAN IF THAT HELPS.

>> EE COUPLINGS?

>> NO.

SAVYA.

>> WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS.

>> THAT'S GOOD.

FILL IN THE BLANK IN THE HEADLINE DATED APRIL 26, 2023.

IN A HISTORIC SHIFT, POPE FRANCIS ALLOWS BLANK TO VOTE AT BISHOPS MEETINGS.

HERD, NICK.

>> WOMEN.

>> WOMEN.

GOOD FOR 30.

20-POINTER IN ARITHMETIC.

WHAT IS 44 PLUS 45.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> 89.

>> 89'S GOT FOR 20.

TEN-POINTER.

NAME THE 20th CENTURY GERMAN SCIENTIST WHO GAVE US THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL THEORIES -- MATTERS, NOAH.

>> EINSTEIN.

>> EINSTEIN, GOOD FOR 10.

40-POINTER.

LITERALLY MEANING GO UP IN SMOKE IN ITALIAN, WHAT IS "S" IS THE PAINTING TECHNIQUE FAMOUSLY USED BY LEONARDO DA VINCI TO PAINT MONA LISA.

BEGINS WITH LETTER "S." THE NEXT LETTER IS "F," BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

MATTERS, ANDREW.

>> -- >> GOOD TRY.

HERD?

TOUGH QUESTION.

THAT'S SFUMATO.

20-POINTER.

AT THE 2023 ACADEMY AWARDS HELD MARCH 12th, WHICH FILM WON SEVEN TOTAL AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE.

HERD NICK.

>> "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.." >> THAT'S GOOD FOR 20.

ADDIS ABABA IS THE CAPITAL OF -- MATTERS ANDREW.

>> ETHIOPIA.

>> GOOD FOR 30.

20-POINTER.

NAME THE AMERICAN TV PERSONALITY, PRODUCER AND FILL AN TLO MISS WHO FOUNDED HARPO STUDIOS?

>> OPRAH.

>> GOOD FOR 20.

20 POINTER AGAIN -- OUR TIME IS UP, AND AS OUR JUDGE MAKES HIS FINAL TABULATIONS OF THE SCORE, WE'D LIKE TO GET YOU KNOW THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS USED WERE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED AND PREPARED BY NAQT, NATIONAL ACADEMIC QUIZ TOURNAMENTS, ALONG WITH THE STAFF OF IN THE KNOW.

THE FINAL SCORE FOR TONIGHT'S GAME IS -- THAT MEANS THIRD NERD HERD WILL ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

GOOD WORK, GUYS.

MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER SEMIFINAL ROUND AS TWO MORE TEAMS BATTLE IT OUT TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSOR FOR IN THE KNOW, AEP.

AND ON BEHALF OF OUR GREAT CREW AND MYSELF, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

>> Announcer: SUPPORT FOR "IN THE KNOW" IS PROVIDED BY -- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PROUD TO SUPPORT "IN THE KNOW."

WORKING TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITIES WE'RE COMMITTED TO POWERING A BRIGHT, BOUNDLESS FUTURE FOR US ALL.