Welcome once again to the high school battle of the brain at the Scholars Bowl.

The game call for academic knowledge.

Let's meet our team.

History is the category players.

Get your fingers on the buzzer for Tennessee Scholars Bowl 2024. thank you for watching Tennessee Scholar's Bowl.

Hi, I'm Frank Murphy.

This is the 40th season of our academic tournament with teams from all over the viewing area competing for the Frank Miller Memorial Trophy and a cash prize that will describe at halftime 64 teams in this year's tournament, and two of them are Dobbins Bennett from Kingsport, Tennessee, and Somerset High School from Kentucky.

Let's see where exactly in Kentucky you're from.

Somerset, Kentucky.

Okay, that makes it easy.

Let's say hi to the team from Dobbins Bennett, one of two teams that DB has put into the tournament this year.

First up is Anton Barrera in ninth grade.

Anton, tell us about you.

My name is Anton.

I go to Dominos Bennett.

I like ducks.

I love ducks, actually.

All right, Narrow that down.

I mean, I had pet ducks as a child, but they're probably not the same thing you're thinking of.

Are we talking about the life of ducks?

Right?

Yes.

Okay.

I've never been able to own one, but I do love feeding them at the park.

All right.

I don't know if you're allowed to buy them anymore.

I'm not sure, but What?

My parents bought me some for Easter one year, and I had to take care of them, so it was messy and smelly.

Say hi to Justin Chang, who's in 11th grade.

How about you, Justin?

Tell us more.

Hey, I'm Justin.

My family owns a restaurant and, you know, I love to cook.

I won't hop around there.

Excellent.

And where is that?

In the Kingsport area, then?

Yes.

Oh, good.

We'll have to come up and visit sometime.

Team captain is Abby Roland, who is in 12th grade.

Abby, you're responsible for answering bonus questions.

Or you can defer by name to one of your teammates.

Tell us about yourself.

I have two cats, two dogs and two parakeets.

You remember any of their names?

The cats are called Cupcake and Lexie.

The dogs are Bailey and Dixie and my birds are Alanna and Zoey.

Oh, that's fantastic.

Your ran was right off.

You knew I was going to ask.

Probably, right?

Yeah.

Cause you've watched the show before.

Let's say hi to a ninth grader.

Mulan, Ma.

Hi, Mulan.

Welcome to the show.

Tell us about yourself.

I play violin.

Okay?

Yeah, I'm going to guess I'm just going to take a wild guess.

I don't remember what year the movie came out, but I'm going to guess it was before you were born.

Yeah.

Any influence there?

Did your parents tell you about that?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they named me after.

Okay, well, that would be great.

Let's say hi to the alternates and coach for Dobbins.

Bennett.

Starting with Eleanor Voight and Derek, Wingman and Williamson, joined by coach Johanna Nash, who teaches world history at Dobbins.

Bennett, taking on a squad with some experienced players on it from Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky.

Let's say hi first to Quinton Mobley, who is a junior Quinton High.

Tell us more.

Quentin and Decker.

And last year I placed top ten internationally in my category.

I'm also a big football fan and I love the Atlanta Falcons.

And what made you choose the Falcons living in Kentucky?

Surely there's a closer team like the Titans or somebody.

I was born in Atlanta.

That makes sense.

So it's a heritage thing.

Okay, Well, good.

I'm glad to hear that.

Blake Poynter is also a junior.

Blake, tell us something about you.

My name is Blake, and I love baseball.

I'm Atlanta Braves fan.

Okay, here's another trend.

The Atlanta teams taken over Kentucky.

What made you pick them?

Are you also born in Atlanta?

No, I wasn't.

But my dad is a is a fan of them.

All right.

That makes sense.

So it's a generational thing.

John Lackey, as a junior year team captain.

So you'll answer bonuses or defer by name to a teammate.

What about you?

What baseball team?

Football team?

Some other sport.

And I ran track and cross country for my school and I also am and I also play the piano so.

Oh, that's outstanding.

Classical jazz, none of the above.

A little bit of everything, I guess.

And did you have a chance to do that more seriously, or is it just a hobby?

It's it's a hobby, but I do it quite a lot.

Do it quite a bit, so.

Oh, good.

All right.

I'm glad to hear that.

We also are joined by sophomore Caroline Horn.

Hi, Caroline, tell us about yourself.

I'm Caroline.

I'm in marching band.

Yeah.

And what do you play?

Flute.

Oh, that's a good one.

Do you need a new flute?

I got a friend trying to sell on that.

Okay, well, we're happy that you're here.

Let's say hi to the alternate and coach for Somerset.

That's Kate East, joined by coach Johnny White, who teaches English and social studies.

You've all seen the show.

You know how we play with toss ups worth ten bonuses worth up to 20 players.

Get your fingers on the buzzer for this first round game of Tennessee Scholars Bowl 2024.

First toss up is in the category of U.S. history.

The American Revolutionary War began with which battle in 1775, Justin.

Battle of Lexington and Concord is right in the US history.

Bonus Now who was U.S. president during the 1964 World's Fair?

This is for Abby to answer or defer?

Answer.

No answer.

That's Lyndon Johnson.

How about this one?

Who was president when the Hubble Space Telescope was placed in orbit in 1992?

Answer Nixon No, That was George H.W.

Bush in 19 90% for all players in sports, in bowling.

What is the term for knocking down all ten pins into Justin.

A strike in two bowls is the rest of the question.

Castiel Caroline Spear is right, gets ten and a bonus in sports for Somerset, who was the last NBA Rookie of the year to have entered the league straight out of high school, LeBron James is ranked for 20 points toss up now in astronomy.

What is the Galaxy that includes our solar system with a name?

Mulan?

Milky Way.

Yes, exactly right.

Describing its appearance and an astronomy bonus for D.B.

using his telescopes, Galileo helped prove the heliocentric model previously suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus and others.

What is the heliocentric model?

It's not the Earth.

I defer to Justin on the earth and all the planets orbiting the sun and they didn't orbit the earth.

That's correct.

For 20 points plus up for all players in literature.

What Dr. Seuss character lived just north of Whoville.

Caroline the Grinch.

That's right.

Literature Bonus In a visit from Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick's nose was like, What?

Answer?

I defer to Blake Cherries.

Yes.

And second half of the question, his belly was compared to what?

Ultimately a bowl full of jelly.

Exactly right.

20 points.

Toss up now in health?

What is the structural protein to which some people have an intolerance that is naturally found melon lactose.

Now in cereal grains like wheat, rye and barley chances to steal.

Caroline Gluten gluten is it health bonus Now for Somerset, there were 15 cases of leprosy in Florida in the first half of 2023, most of which were caused by contact with which animal that has a leathery arm or shell and long sharp claws.

Alligator.

Now that's an armadillo Toss up for all players in geography.

Which waterway connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

Milan The Suez Canal is right and it gets you a visual bonus for DB.

Take a look at the screens, please.

Which country is highlighted on the map shown here?

Angola.

Mongolia.

That's right.

For 20 points.

Passat for all players in foreign language.

Mardi Gras is a French phrase that translates to what Milan.

Thank you.

Not it you can steal Somerset Caroline overindulgence Well it means fat Tuesday Mardi is Tuesday Gras is fat No points there Toss up in technology.

What is another term for the base two system Milan Binary Yes, and a technology bonus in terms of internet connections.

What do the letters the P and re deferred in one virtual private network?

That's right.

20 points toss up for everyone in religion who is credited with originating the Protestant Reformation.

Quinton Martin Luther is right religion bonus for Somerset in 1847, after 17 months of travel, which man led 148 Mormon pioneers from Illinois into Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake.

Joseph Smith That sounds right.

Bessie Smith Well, no, it was Brigham Young who did the actual leading of the group, plus up for all players in geometry.

The ratio of the angles of a triangle is three to 4 to 5.

What is the measure of the smallest angle in the triangle?

John 45.

Yeah, is right.

45 degrees.

Geometry bonus Now what diameter of tablecloth is needed to completely cover a round top table that is 20 inches across and 25 inches high at 25.

No, it's 70 inches diameter.

We need no points on the bonus toss up in government.

What kind of speech does the loser typically give after an election, John?

Concession?

Yes.

And a government bonus.

Now, who was a patriot?

An abolitionist, a founding father, president of the Second Continental Congress, and first chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Adams.

Now, John Jay is the guy I'm describing no points on the bonus toss up in miscellaneous.

Complete the expression practice what you blank Milan play not it You can steal John Preach.

Yeah practice what you preach.

Now a miscellaneous bonus for you.

Two parts Identify the other half of the classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

Correct.

Identify the other half of the video game duo Mario and Luigi.

Those are both right for 20 toss up now in science, what is the science?

That is the study of relationships between organisms and their environment?

John Biology Now that you can steal the on ecology, ecology is specifically what I said and science bonus.

Now the 10,000 year old burial of a female infant discovered in Europe dates back to which archeological period following the Ice age when hunting and gathering was the way of life on the Stone Age.

No, the period is called the Mesolithic period.

No points on that toss up in mythology of what material is the mythological Trojan horse made.

Caroline Wood Yes, and a bonus.

Now what were the names of the mythical twin sons of Mars who, according to legend, founded Rome in 753 B.C, Romulus and Remus are both ranked for 20 plus up in chemistry.

A majority of the world's aluminum comes from which or Milan?

Aluminum oxide?

Not it.

You can steal Somerset like iron.

No, it's a bauxite or no points toss up for everyone in Tennessee history.

When Tennessee joined the union, how many states were already part of the United States?

QUENTIN 14.

Not it.

You can steal Divi Milan 15.

Yeah, 15 because Tennessee is the 16th state and now a visual bonus for Dobbins.

Bennett.

Take a look at the screens, please.

Who is this businessman and politician who served as the 48th governor of Tennessee after serving as the 66th mayor of Nashville?

I have not yet as Sir defer to Justin Mike Pence.

Phil Bredeson is that guy.

What passive role players in Art?

What is the title of the artwork by Charles L Schulz that appeared in seven different newspapers starting in 1950?

Caroline Peanuts That's right.

Art Bonus Now what famous photographer who was born in 1902 is known for the photo Moonrise Hernandez New Mexico.

I gather I have heard of Ansel Adams that's right for 20 points toss up now in geology, at least 50% of the material in coal is composed.

Of what element?

Well, on carbon.

Yes, that's right.

And a geology bonus.

Name the two key forces that form metamorphic rock, heat and pressure.

Heat and pressure, those are both right for 20 plus up in English.

Where does a suffix attach to a word?

Milan.

That's right.

English Bonus named two of the three punctuation marks that usually come in pairs.

Parentheses start with the answer quotation marks, colon and parentheses.

I can take quotation marks because that is your first answer.

Colon.

Incorrect.

But parentheses would have been correct if you had said it first or second.

So ten points on the bonus is the way the rules are.

I got to take your first two answers.

Toss up in math computation.

What is negative two raised to the sixth power?

John 64.

That's right.

Math bonus at a blood drive, 18 people had type B blood, which was 15% of the donors.

What was the total number of donors?

120 is correct for 20 points.

Toss up in geography.

What is the highest mountain peak in Africa?

Milan, not Kilimanjaro.

Yes.

And a geography bonus.

Which mountain range is the longest unbroken chain of mountains on the African continent separating the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert and stretching through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to Atlas Mountains is right.

And then what is the longest mountain range in the US?

Rocky Routledge, Rocky Mountains.

Those are both right.

That's 20 points on the bonus toss up for all players in music in a chorus.

What is the highest vocal line?

Caroline Soprano is right for ten points as the half ends.

We don't get to hear the bonus on that one.

But this is a very close game between Davids, Bennett and Somerset.

We'll see who pulls ahead to advance to the threshold of 32.

Coming up after the break, Tennessee Scholars Bowl 2024 The 40th season of Tennessee Scholars Bowl is a single elimination tournament featuring 64 high school academic teams.

The championship team.

And this year, Scholars Bowl receives the Frank Miller Memorial Trophy.

The scorekeeper timekeeper and judges for this year's Scholars Bowl are Chandler Vincent, Rebecca Longmire, Stephen Hensley, Cathy Coley, Ernie Roberts, Cathy Waddell, Jerry Doherty.

Thank you.

Also to the East Tennessee PBS staff and volunteers who make this educational program possible to enter your high school in next year's Tennessee Scholars Bowl.

Or for more information on this year's tournament, please write to the address shown on your screen.

You're watching Tennessee Scholars Ball.

I'm Frank Murphy, back from halftime in a very close match between the Ovens Bennett High School of Kingsport and Somerset High School from Somerset, Kentucky.

Right now, Somerset has a 30 point lead, which is one toss up and one bonus in our scholar's bowl world.

Somerset keeping the starting line up in.

But that means Bennett has brought in three of their alternates.

Let's say hi to each and every one of them, starting with Derek Winston.

Derek, tell us more about yourself.

You're a freshman and what do you like to do?

I, um.

My name's Derek, and I wrestle for diamonds When high school.

And how does that go?

You have to wrestle against people bigger than you.

That would be unfair.

No, there's weight classes.

Is there pressure to make weight?

I've heard from.

Yes.

Yeah.

Yeah.

What do you do?

What do I have to go eat?

Carbo load.

Yeah.

You just eat really healthy until competition day, I guess.

Excellent.

All right, well, we're happy to have you here.

Let's see how the competition plays out with you in the game.

We also welcome E.J.

Williamson, who's a sophomore.

E.J., tell us more about you.

I'm here and I play in our band.

What instrument?

Bass.

Clarinet.

Okay.

And that's a pretty easy one.

Hard one.

What do you think?

So easy.

How'd you pick it?

I mean, why not pick some other clarinet or some other oboe or some other thing?

I started on clarinet, and then I switched because I liked the low notes more.

Oh, that's an excellent answer.

That's exactly what I was curious about.

Thank you.

Also, we have Eleanor Voigt, who is a sophomore at Bennett.

Hi, Eleanor.

Welcome.

Tell us about yourself.

Well, I'm Eleanor and I am a member of the D. B Radio Club.

Like ham radio or like radio.

Radio.

A live air streaming radio.

Yes, like deejays and everything.

You're talking about Love language.

Eleanor.

I'm a DJ.

Tell me more.

So I'm given a one hour shift every Monday and I get to choose music to play.

And I also get to have talks.

Yeah.

Entertainment talks, Yes.

What kind of music do you generally lean toward?

I typically lean more towards vintage sixties and seventies.

Oh, you're definitely talking my love language, Eleanor.

We'll have to compare notes later.

All right, let's get back to the game.

Everyone has their fingers on the buzzer, I assume, right?

It's Tennessee Scholar's Bowl 2024.

Toss up for all players in physics.

What Sound Effect is produced when an object moves faster than the speed of sound?

Yeah, Sonic Boom is right in a physics bonus.

What is the PSI unit of Electrical resistance?

It's the first part.

Answer defer to Eleanor.

I don't know.

No answer.

That's an arm.

Okay, Jim, how about the C unit of electrical power?

Not sure.

Answer No answer.

Check your light bulb at home.

It's a what?

80% for all players in literature.

Name the book written by S.E.

Hinton.

That is a coming of age story about Caroline Outsiders.

Yeah, Ponyboy, Darryl and Soda pop and a literature bonus for Somerset.

Name the title character who marries George Knightley, owner of Don.

Well, Abby Emma is right.

Now tell me who wrote Emma?

She wants Jane Austen.

Jane Austen.

Those are both Write for 20 points.

Toss up for everyone in sports.

When introduced in 1913, what did the five rings and the Olympic symbol represent in the five continents?

Yes.

And a sports bonus.

Now, over 100 years after swimming in, it was banned due to pollution.

Which river will be clean enough to be used as the venue in the marathon swimming and triathlon events during the 2024 Olympics?

Answer No answer.

That's the scene in Paris.

to several players in U.S. history.

Of the first six presidents, which was the only one who did not attend college.

Abby George Washington.

That's right.

410 And now a history bonus.

Take a look at the screens, please.

This statue in the US Capitol represents President Harry Truman, who became president after serving 82 days as who's vice president and Sir Roosevelt.

Which one?

Franklin.

Yes.

And now in.

Tell me, in what city is the Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Boston?

That's in Independence, Missouri.

But you do get ten points on the bonus out for all players in religion, in Buddhist and Hindu belief.

What term refers to the ethical consequences of a person's fate?

Blake.

Yes.

And a religion bonus.

What?

Religion's followers believe in one God, but not the Trinity.

That Jesus Christ died for humankind's sins and are known for their door to door preaching and distributing liter that was witness as a right for 20 points.

Toss up in Biology.

What is the Japanese art of growing and training?

Miniature Eleanor.

Bonsai miniature trees and a biology bonus for.

An estimated 16000 to 20000 species of what animal are the top pollinators.

Is right for ten.

What is the scientific study of honeybees?

Don't you know?

Answer.

It's called apology concept for all players in the vocabulary.

Indices is a plural form of what word indices is the plural of index toss up for all players in algebra.

Evaluate two x minus three, y minus five z.

If x equals three, Y equals two and z equals four.

Clinton zero.

I don't.

You can steal dimes when it.

Derrick -20.

That's right.

And it gets you a bonus in algebra.

Take a look at the screen splits giving the equation seven x -20 y equals three x -13 y.

Find the ratio of x to y 4 to 7.

Now it's the other way around.

It's 7 to 4.

Sorry, I can't take that concept.

For all players in economics, what is the term for a period of increased business activity, Rising stock prices and prosperity?

Airline boom.

That's right.

Economics Bonus.

What Fashion Doll was launched at the New York Toy Fair on March 9th, 1959, making her almost 65 years old.

Barbie is right.

Tell me what company manufactures a Barbie doll?

Mattel also right to go on the bonus toss up in art.

What is the term for a hue or mixture of pure colors to which only black is added?

Yeah, shade That's right.

Art bonus Which two colors are blended to make the color teal blue and green?

Yes.

Which two colors are blended to make the color?

Magenta, red and purple.

Both.

Right.

20 points.

Toss up now in chemistry.

What is the name of a chemical reaction in which a simple compound breaks down into two or more simpler substances?

John Decomposition.

That's right.

Chemistry bonus.

What is the unit of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water, one degree centigrade, come back, you make a calorie?

Yes.

20 points toss up.

Now, in foreign language, what is the Spanish word for book, Eric Lieber?

Yes.

And a foreign language bonus.

What is the national language of the Netherlands?

Dutch, right.

What is the national language of Denmark?

Danish, Danish, both rank 20 points toss up in technology, which technology allows wireless communication between devices such as phones and earbuds.

Caroline Bluetooth, yeah, over short distances.

Technology bonus.

Although other surveys had different results.

One 2023 Survey listed what country that borders Spain on the Iberian Peninsula as the best location for digital nomads who can live and work from anywhere.

Portugal is right for ten, and a separate survey listed what state capital home to the college football Buckeyes as the best U.S. location for digital nomads.

Columbus.

Yeah, Columbus, Ohio is right.

20 points Tossup up in geography.

What does the capital of India.

Quentin Bailey Not it.

You can still d be Eleanor Mumbai No I needed I was looking for New Delhi on that move on to a toss up in music.

What is the minimum number of notes to form a chord?

John Three.

Yes.

And a music bonus.

What is the major key for an instrument like a piano when the key signature has three sharps, three Sharps A and That's right.

What is the major key for an instrument like a piano when the key signature has two flats before, but as 20 points on the bonus.

You're right.

Plus up now in science, What is the branch of engineering that deals with the motion and behavior of projectiles such as bullets, bombs and missiles?

Caroline Ballistics.

Yes.

And a science bonus.

For what disease did American virologist and medical researcher Jonas Edward Salk develop the first safe and effective vaccine?

Polio is right for 20 plus up now in spelling.

Winning the lottery is not an everyday occurrence.

Spell occurrence.

John.

0cc.

You are a in c e not it.

You can still d be nobody got that.

It's O.C.

c u r r e n c e plus f for everyone in pre-calculus.

Name the parabola vertex coordinates for the equation Y equals quantity two x plus three squared plus five John negative three five that it?

You can still d be it's -1.5 and five.

No points on that toss up Now in government.

What word besides USA has appeared on all First-Class postage stamps since 2011?

E forever is right government bonus which two East Tennessee counties were named for the state's first two U.S. senators?

Answer You enter a blunt county and Khaki County.

Are those two toss up now in architecture?

What fortress was built by William the Conqueror to protect the capital of England.

Eleanor Tower of London.

Right.

And an architecture bonus.

Name two of the three types of Greek columns.

The answer?

Defer to Eleanor.

Corinthian Classic and Obelisk.

Well, I have to take your first two answers.

Corinthian was correct.

It Doric and Ionic are the ones that you missed.

Ten points toss up in health.

What is the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C?

Quentin Scurvy is right for ten and a bonus now in health, which we don't need because the time has run out.

Plus you guys were ahead.

So congratulations to the young squad from Damon's Bennett.

Look forward to seeing you guys many years again in the future because we have a lot of freshmen and sophomores on this team.

Right.

Thank you for being here And Somerset congratulations.

You will play again.

We'll see you again on scholarship Bowl.

You're advancing to the threshold of 32.

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My name is Frank Murphy and this is Tennessee Scholars Bowl 2024.