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Alabama Scholars vault, where junior high school students from all over the state compete for scholarship money questions in science, technology, engineering, math, and history.

Keep track and see how well you do up against the best junior high school students in Alabama.

Now here's your host, Mike Royer.

Hello, everyone.

Welcome in to the Alabama Scholar's Bowl here on Alabama Public Television.

My name is Mike Royer.

I really enjoy hosting this program every week on Alabama Public Television.

It's the middle school competition this season, the eighth year we've been on the air on Alabama Public Television.

Our executive producers, Mike Ousley, our judges are Sharon Dailey, Josh Gretsky, Kate Wilson and Anne Harris.

And we appreciate all the folks here at Alabama Public Television for their support.

We have in the studio today from Barton Academy in Mobile.

Students from there.

Good to see you all.

And from Oak Mountain Middle School from the Birmingham area.

They joined us as well.

And we're glad to have you all in the studio.

You're ready to play.

You guys know how this works.

I'm gonna ask you 20 questions.

If you answer a question correctly, your team gets a bonus.

Let's get started.

What country is known for its baobabs?

Trees?

Has many people speaking Malagasy and is an island separated from the rest and buzzing in?

Is and Sika Madagascar's right.

And so your name again for me on second is semi-closed will get better.

Bonus question for your team.

What hit mobile mobi mobile game whose characters include curve ball wielding spike and one called Shelly, faced controversy and the removal of mega boxes in 2022 and was created by supercell in 2017.

What's it called?

Brawl stars is right.

That's right.

Next question.

Both teams.

The project Gimps gimps searches for a type of these numbers that can be written as two to the n minus one, their Mersenne type.

The sieve of a rusted.

The knees can be used either prime numbers.

Prime numbers is correct.

Eratosthenes just wanted you to know.

I could say it.

Bonus question for you.

This man was killed by an expedition led by Robert Maynard and organized by Alexander Spotswood.

After his ship replacement of the Queen Anne's Revenge was run aground.

What?

Pirates terrorized the Atlantic coast and is known for his facial hair?

Blackbeard Blackbeard is correct.

Moving on, both teams in this U.S.

state whose Mountain Meadows massacre occurred in its namesake war was where the Golden Spike was driven to finish the transcontinental railroad.

Name this state where Brigham Young founded Salt Lake, and it is Carson, Utah.

Utah is right.

Here's a bonus for your team, Carson.

In this present day country, Pedro de El Dorado massacred nobles celebrating toss control in the Great temple during La Noche Tryst Day.

Spanish forces were expelled from no state land.

In what country?

During Cortez's conquest of the Aztecs.

Next go.

Mexico is correct.

Everybody and occupied.

Part of this island was called the pale and included the region of Meath where the Battle of Boyne also occurred.

Vikings founded what island?

City of Dublin and its head, Scott.

Ireland.

Ireland is correct.

Your bonus question for you, Oak Mountain.

What convenience store chain once called totem is the largest convenience store chain in both Japan and the United States and sells drinks like Big Gulps and Slurpees for the week.

7-Eleven.

7-Eleven is correct.

Anybody can answer.

Good job.

Toss up for both teams.

This state's Mount Mansfield overlooks a ski town in Lamoille County called Stowe.

Stowe, which competes with the Killington.

What state governed from Montpelier has its state university.

Vermont.

Vermont is right.

Bonus question for you, and it's a math question.

Completely.

Factor the following polynomial x squared plus 13 x -30.

Give you a little extra time since it's math.

Have anything?

No.

It's okay.

X plus 15 times x minus two.

And except that in either order.

But that's the answer.

Toss up everybody.

The targets of this event were referred to as a motley rabble of saucy boys, and Thomas Preston was defended by John Adams in a trial about it.

Crispus Attucks was the first to die in what?

Pre-Revolutionary War?

Ben Boston massacre, the Boston Massacre.

Your team's bonus.

This ruler's son says Iran would be executed by an invading force after returning from his escape in the Red sea.

What ruler was the last pharaoh of Egypt?

Do you want to imagine an answer?

Cleopatra.

Cleopatra's right.

Cleopatra the Seventh, to be specific.

Next question.

For everyone among the city's protections were a chain stretching across the Golden Horn and fortifications that included the Theodosius walls.

What city contains the Hagia Sophia and served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire and Carsen of Istanbul?

No.

That's incorrect.

You guys.

Well, that's.

Istanbul is one of the further down answers.

Well done.

Carson.

You were right.

Therefore, you get a bonus question.

This explorer wrote the discovery of Guiana after sailing down the Orinoco River to try and find El Dorado.

Elizabeth the first chartered.

What explorer to found Roanoke, which is why he now lends his name to the capital of North Carolina.

Raleigh.

Raleigh.

It is Raleigh.

Well done.

Moving on.

The Dart system detects this phenomena before they cause damage.

When the trough of these phenomena reaches land, a large drop in sea level.

Dan.

No.

I'll finish it for you.

Go ahead.

Tsunami.

Tsunami is the right answer.

Here's your bonus.

John McCain was held prisoner in this country where American troops fought Communist guerillas after the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

LBJ faced protests against the war.

In what Southeast Asian country that united after the fall of Saigon.

Vietnam?

Vietnam is correct.

Next question.

Both teams.

Turkish vendors of this food are known for playing tricks on customers.

Ice cream.

Ice cream is correct.

Good job.

Quickly.

Bonus question for you.

This man explained the meaning of lean and fat cows and was promoted to the Pharaoh's Grand Vizier after interpreting his dreams.

Name this man who owned a coat of many colors.

Jacob.

Nope.

The answer is Joseph.

Joseph is who we needed.

Next, a math question for you in square inches.

Find the area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a four inch by four inch piece of paper.

Anyone?

See some head shaking?

No.

End.

Yes.

Is.

Yes.

What do you have?

No.

That's incorrect.

You guys want to take a shot at it?

The right answer is for pi.

Four Pi is the answer.

Next question.

This person is the first Secretary of State in the Obama administration.

Until voters to Pokemon go to the polls.

And who was that?

Carson.

Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton is correct.

Your bonus.

Tyler, the creator, remixed a song about this character that says, this character has all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile.

Name.

Name this character who, with his dog Max, go to, goes to Whoville to steal Christmas.

The Grinch.

The Grinch is correct.

This number 12 on the way to 20.

In this city, Dan White murdered George Mosconi and the mayor of Castro Street.

The gay supervisor, Harvey Milk.

Name the city that experienced.

Yes.

San Francisco.

San Francisco is right.

Bonus for your team.

This character was ejected from a housing development for annoying neighbors with a leaf blower.

This character claims that neither mayo nor horseradish are instruments.

What?

SpongeBob character plays the clarinet and lives in the more themed house.

Squidward.

Squidward is right.

Everybody knew that.

Next in this state, the policy of segregation.

Now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever was advocated by Governor George Wallace.

Name the state.

Look right here in Alabama.

Bonus for you.

In the Gospel of Luke.

A member of this profession climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus and his name.

Zacchaeus, before becoming an apostle.

Saint Matthew was a member of what profession?

That collects money for the government tax collector.

He was a tax collector.

That's right.

Roy Lichtenstein used this type of paint to make Drowning Girl and Wham!

This type of paint was popular among pop artists because of how quickly it dries.

Name this type of paint.

And.

Acrylic.

Acrylic paint is right.

Bonus for you.

Isaiah 14 calls this figure the morning star and addresses how he fell from heaven.

The Book of Revelation refers to this figure as the Great Dragon.

What figure rebelled against God immediately after the creation?

Lucifer?

Lucifer?

Satan?

The devil.

All correct answers.

Next question for both teams.

A sequel to this show premiered in 2024 and stars mint talent, Montana Jordan and Emily Osment as the title characters.

What prequel to The Big Bang Theory starred?

And it is Carson Young Sheldon.

Young Sheldon is right.

Bonus for you the only time this organization invoked article five was following the September 11th attack.

Members of this organization must spend 2% of their yearly budget on defense.

Name this military alliance of Western countries.

Neo.

They don't say it out loud.

Carson.

NATO, NATO is right.

Question number 16 on the way to 20 and a novel by this author, Shadow Moon meets Mr.

Wednesday, the reincarnation of Odin, a character created by this author goes to the other world where her parents have eyes made of buttons.

What?

British author.

And I'm looking.

Dan.

Caroline.

Nope.

Finishing it for you.

What British author wrote American Gods and Caroline.

Got an answer?

Neil pronounced Gaiman.

Gaiman.

Neil Gaiman is the answer we wanted.

Moving on.

This substance is divided into parallel horizons, the uppermost of which is called O. Humus is an organic matter, and this substance that forms hummus is an organic matter in the substance that forms from decomposition, silt, sand, and clay make up what substance in which an would you say soil that is dirt.

In your bonus question, in this substance, cleavage furrows are formed and that glycol colossus occurs outside of floating ribosomes.

Name this gel like liquid that surrounds the organelles inside a cell cytoplasm is correct.

We have three more questions.

This holiday marks the end of Holy Week, and it occurs two days after Good Friday.

On one call.

Carson Easter Easter Easter Sunday is right.

Your bonus.

An analog of this rock called rhyolite is formed above the Earth's surface.

Potassium feldspar gives this rock its common pink color.

What rock makes up most of the continental crust and is used in countertops?

Granite.

Great granite.

Granite is the right answer.

Next question for both teams.

For odd in ten to the n plus one is always divisible by one, and this number to test for divisibility by this number, one can test the alternating sum of a numbers digits.

What is the smallest two digit prime number?

What is it?

Damn!

1111 is right.

Bonus for you.

This company, which offers flavors such as Ultra Sunrise, acquired bhang after a 2023 lawsuit.

What energy drink company is known for its distinctive claw logo?

What is monster?

It's a bonus monster.

Monster energy is right.

Everybody knew that one too.

Last question.

This man's invasion of Egypt was stopped at the battle of the Nile.

And his Grand Army's retreat from Russia spelled the end of the first reign as emperor.

What man?

No.

Great.

Napoleon is right.

Bonaparte.

Bonus for you.

Oak mountain.

These places contain limestone formations called spell over them, spell out spell thumbs, and they are studied by spin lockers, stalagmites, and the like.

Tights are found in what?

Underground places?

Caves.

Caves is the answer.

Well done.

And layer buttons down.

We're going to do this.

A little lightning round activity here where we tell you our players and those at home, the four categories and they are technology, initialism, trios, books with food titles and world leaders.

Oak Mountain middle your trail in a little bit at midpoint.

So you'll go first and choose a category after they play their category, then, Barton Academy, you'll choose two and do them both.

And what's left will come back over here before you choose.

Before you start, we'd like to ask you to introduce yourself to the viewers at home.

We'll start with you, Carson.

Just tell us your name and a little bit about yourself.

My name is Carson Rice, and, I like, I'm a fan of all beer and football.

My name is Seth Lovelace.

I play five sports and two instruments.

My name is Eva Gatto.

I'm an eighth grader, and I play piano on my bedroom.

Boy, seventh grader.

And the.

I like soccer.

My name is Lily Beltre.

I'm an eighth grader, and I go for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Go dogs.

My name is Hunsaker.

I'm in eighth grade and I enjoy stargazing.

My name is Luke.

I'm in seventh grade.

My favorite subject is history, and I do track.

My name's Dan Brewer.

I'm in seventh grade and bam is better.

Very good.

You all are playing well.

We're proud of you.

Glad you're in our studio.

As we said, Oak Mountain, you're a bit behind at the midpoint.

So you're going to choose first in our category, the Lightning Round, which is brought to you by the Alabama Community College System thanks to them.

And so which category would you like to try?

World leaders.

World leaders.

Hansika.

We'll go to that.

World leaders, you have 60s.

You're going to name the country where the following people are the heads of state or government.

Here we go.

Emmanuel Macron.

France?

Yes.

Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia.

No.

It's Ukraine.

Lula da Silva.

Portugal.

Brazil.

Giorgio Meloni.

Pass.

Okay.

Keir Starmer, England that.

Yes.

Or the United Kingdom.

Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel.

That's right.

Mark Carney, who succeeded Justin Trudeau.

Canada.

These pin China Claudia bomb pass Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Saudi Arabia that's Egypt you passed on Claudia shine bomb and you passed on Georgia.

Maloney you have five seconds.

Got the one Ireland.

Now Maloney is Italy.

And, Sheinbaum is Mexico.

Doesn't sound like Mexico, but she is the president of Mexico.

Pretty good job on that first category.

Well done.

We come over to you now, Barton Academy.

You have three to choose from.

Either.

Which ones would you like?

Choose books, trios and works with food titles.

We'll do trios first.

Is that all right?

You're going to answer the following about trios.

Here we go.

60s animal who attempts to blow down the house of the Three Little Pigs.

Whoa!

Third primary color along with blue and yellow.

Read third part of an atom along with neutrons and electrons.

One third member of the Golden Trio alongside Harry and Ron, has a third side length of a right triangle with legs length of five and 12.

You're like passed group of sisters, including Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy, who sing a name, sing a song, and Hamilton Schuyler, third member of a band including Simon and Alvin.

Theodore that's right.

Group that includes Medusa, Uriel, and Steno.

Gorgons, third grand nephew of Scrooge McDuck, along with Dewey and Louie.

Huey.

Yes, he's my favorite character who joins Athos, Porthos, Aramis in The Three Musketeers.

Nuance.

So, okay, you passed.

Also, you know, you got that when you pass on third member of the Golden Trio alongside Harry and Ron.

Hermione.

There you go.

That's the right one.

And time is up.

I believe you got 8 or 9 out of ten.

Well done.

Good.

And then we're going to go with works with food titles.

Correct.

Is that the other one you chose?

Very good.

Name the author of these books or collections that might make you hungry.

You're going to give me the author.

Here we go.

Green eggs and ham.

Doctor Seuss, The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck, James and the Giant Peach.

Oh, that's a doll.

Yes.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Part of a series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Pass a raisin in the sun.

Hansberry.

The book Cabbages and Kings was published one year before the story of the gift of the Magi.

Oh, Henry, the House on Mango Street.

Pass the collection of milk and honey written by an Indian Canadian poet who became famous on Instagram Pass.

The children's picture book Dragons Love Tacos and Pass the complete peanuts collection.

Cartoons by this author illustrator pass.

Okay, you got 15 seconds left.

Peanuts illustrator children's book Dragons Love Tacos.

The collection Milk and Honey, written by Indian Canadian poet, became famous on Instagram and the house on Mango Street.

And so long and thanks for all the fish and time is up.

That was a little harder than maybe anticipated, but good job, we'll come back over to you, Oak Mountain.

What do you get stuck with?

Technology?

Initial isms.

I don't even know what that means here.

We're going to find out right now.

Given an abbreviation name, the most common technology related term that it stands for, I'm going to just give you the abbreviation.

Here we go.

I Artificial Intelligence PC personal computer WW worldwide web CPU computer.

What is the computer processing unit.

That's it.

Two for a two factor authentication.

That's right IP I don't.

Identification pin.

That's internet protocol LAN.

You can pass if you don't like USB.

Pass URL pass and RDM random access memory.

That's correct.

Going back with the time left.

USB, lan ip.

And two RFA.

The number two RFA at the internet.

Oh, you already got that one foreign.

The others were.

We're not gonna spend much time on this internet protocol.

Local area network and USB is universal serial bus.

All right, let's, move on from the lightning round.

Get back to 20 questions.

These are worth 20 points each.

So if you're trailing a bit here at the midpoint, you can catch up pretty fast.

We have four minutes left.

A desert name for this a desert name for this object features a sponge cake that is filled and rolled up before being dusted with powdered sugar.

Name this object that in some European traditions is burned on Christmas.

What is it you log?

I, your Yule log is right.

God sends a gourd plant to give this man shade, then destroys the gourd with the worm while trying to avoid going to Nineveh.

This person is thrown out of a ship named this prophet.

And it's Luke.

Jonah.

Jonah is right.

This country's first colonial settlement, Fort Christina, was named after the queen of this nation.

What Scandinavian country, which had a colony in the Americas from 1638 to 1655, is governed from Stockholm and its Carson, Sweden is right next.

During this meal, a child asks, why is this night different from all other nights?

Three pieces of masa are used during what meal?

A Jewish ritual that takes place on Passover.

Dan, what's it called?

I don't have an answer.

Do you guys have an answer?

It's pronounced Seder.

Seder?

Very good.

Thank you.

Next question for everybody.

The champion of the three principles of the people seated his power to the being and government under one Shikai name the first president of the Republic of China, who was eventually succeeded by Chiang Kai shek.

It's got Luke, Mao Zedong.

No.

That's incorrect.

You guys have an answer.

It is Sun Yat sen.

Next question.

The tradition of standing during a section of this composer's famous work was begun by George the Second.

What composer wrote Hallelujah chorus as part of his Messiah.

Just a block.

Nope.

Take a shot at it.

Benz?

Nope.

It's Handel, Handel's Messiah.

This thinker believed in the existence of a counter earth because there were nine celestial bodies and ten was the perfect number.

What Greek philosopher from Samos names a theorem that states a squared and hence Pythagoras.

Pythagoras is correct.

It was his theorem.

Next for everyone.

Types of these entities that emerge in glaciers are called tarns, and the cut off of a river leads to their oxbow type forming.

What entities are large bodies of water?

Casting lakes is right.

The Mighty Handful, which included Rimsky-Korsakov, was made up of this number of Russian composers.

What number of sharps in the key of B major is the same as the number of musicians who make up a quintet, and its five is right.

The Cretaceous is name for this rock.

Deposits of this rock are accented with flint in the cliffs near Dover.

What form of calcium carbonate produces white dust when rubbed in its Carson gravel?

Nope.

That's incorrect.

Do you have an answer, Luke?

Chalk.

Chalk is the right answer.

We've got a minute left.

In October 2023, this company acquired Activision Blizzard, which became a sibling.

Luke Nvidia.

No, I'll finish it for you, which became a sibling division in ZeniMax media, a rival to Sony's PlayStation.

The Xbox is owned by one major company, Castle Microsoft.

That's right.

This structure was damaged when a Venetian bomb landed in it while it was being used as an Ottoman munition dump in an eight 1687 siege.

What temple on the Acropolis was dedicated to Athena?

What do you have other Parthenon?

It on his right.

Probably our last question.

In a 2024 movie, this actor plays a character who declares himself the Lisanne al Gabe and kills fade.

Ratha.

What actor plays Luke?

Pedro, Pascal no.

And plays what actor plays Paul?

Who trades in the recent Dune movies and the titular chocolatier.

And it's been.

Charlemagne is the right answer.

Lay your buttons down.

We are flat out of time.

You all played well.

I know it's a close match when I don't know who won, but the judges know and they tell us that the folks from Barton Academy came out on top in this particular round.

But Oakmont Middle, you've played very well all the way through and proud of all of you.

Proud of you obviously two for playing well today.

We appreciate you being in our studio.

We appreciate you watching.

We're here every week and we hope you are too.

It's the Alabama Scholars bill on Alabama Public television I'm Mike Royer.

We'll see you next time.