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

The game that calls 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, our 40th year of competition with high schools from all over the viewing area, competing for the Frank Miller Memorial Trophy and a cash prize that will describe at halftime.

We are in the third round, the round of the Smart 16.

And today's game is one of the teams from Jefferson County High School versus Farragut High School.

And both these teams had to win twice to get here today.

So we're delighted to have you all back.

The winner will advance to the round of the educated eight.

Let's say hi first to the players from Jefferson County, beginning with Max Huerta.

Max.

Welcome back.

Tell us about yourself.

Yeah, Im Max Huerta first, of course.

Have you said I'm the secretary in Mu Alpha Theta Math Club and I am currently the leading point scorer in my trust team.

Well, good.

Congratulations on that.

We also welcome back senior Reagan Boruff.

Reagan.

Welcome.

Good to see you.

Hi.

Tell us about you.

This is you've been on the team for, what, four years now, right?

This is my second year.

Second year?

Well, it seems a lot longer because you keep winning.

Tell us about yourself and the editor in chief of the yearbook.

And I'm the president of Art Club.

And you told us about being editor in chief a little bit before.

Is there anything new going on with the as you wrap up for your senior year, any specific goals you've got for that?

I just hope we we're trying to sell about 800 yearbooks, I think this year.

So, yeah, we sold out last year, so.

Oh, good.

All right.

Well, you're the only senior on this squad.

So do the others.

The underclassmen buy yearbooks from your two?

Yes.

Hey, everybody here.

That Reagan needs you to buy yearbooks.

Yes, absolutely.

All right.

Team captain is 11th grader Evan Roberts.

Evan, you're going to answer bonuses or defer by name to a teammate.

Tell us about you.

Well, I'm Evan Roberts.

I'm in my school's German club and I'm a big fan of Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC, so that's one of Max giving thumbs down to Liverpool FC Well, I'm sorry.

Opposite day.

Oh, okay.

Somebody doing opposite day.

is that one of the teams that I would know?

Liverpool FC Were they in other words, were they on Ted Lasso or not.

That's the only way I would know.

Yeah.

No they are very major club.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well good.

I'm glad to hear that.

We've also got ninth grader Zach Matheny.

Welcome back, Zach.

Tell us about yourself.

Hey, I'm going to be running in track this year.

And also I love being in Spanish Club and I'm excited for our Florida trip.

Oh, really?

What part of Florida are you going to visit?

Honestly, I'm not sure.

I hope with a lot of Spanish, because what hope is right and maybe like Miami or go that way, that would be fun.

Get some Cuban sandwiches and everything.

All right.

We'll look forward to hearing more about that next time you're on the show.

Maybe next year.

I assume.

Let's say hi to the alternates and coach for Jefferson County High School.

First up is Katy Frank and Eli Jones, joined by coach Rey Pedigo, who teaches science and math at Jeffco in Dandridge, taking on the team from Farragut High School.

Let's say hi first to ninth grader Evan Conger.

Welcome, Evan, tell us about you.

Oh, my favorite book character is Bungo Baggins.

Bungo Baggins.

That's not Bilbo.

Who's Bungo Its Bilbo's dad.

Oh, really?

How much ink does he get in the books on, like, a couple of lines.

So is he your favorite because he's in the book so little and you get to imagine what he's like?

Or do you have other information that the rest of us need?

All I mean is it's like, yeah, I get to imagine.

Okay, so what's the name again?

Bungo Bungo back in.

And it's maybe a good question for a future year on scholars.

So let's say kind of 12th grader Tom Williamson.

Tom, welcome back.

What about you?

Hi.

I'm afraid of the ocean roaches and Wyoming.

Well, the good thing is you'll never hit all three fears at the same time.

I think you can maximum, too, right, if you find a roach in Wyoming.

So true.

But I don't think I don't think you're going to find roaches in the ocean.

Then you're certainly not going to find Wyoming in the ocean.

Absolutely.

Yes.

We are censoring some of the lab.

No natural disaster causes that.

Well, good.

I'm glad to hear about it.

Let's say hi to team captain Leo Davis, who's in 12th grade.

So Leo, you answer bonuses or defer to a teammate by name?

How about yourself?

What are you doing?

I'm a fan of the Engine war and I'm currently reading Hiroshima diaries and remind me about the engine war because we want to read a question about that for next year's scholars Bowl.

It was a war between Korea and Japan in the 1500s.

Okay, well, maybe you could writ Also, Alex Yen is back.

Hi, Alex.

Your 11th grade.

What about you?

My music tastes are stuck in the 1820s.

The 1820s?

That's a fine, you know.

What?

Would you play any instruments from that?

Yes.

So my favorite composer is Chopin.

And that's basically short for I play the piano.

Okay, well, that makes sense to me.

Let's see.

Out of the alternates and coach for Farragut High School.

First up is Rochen Ramanan and Federica Manigan, Sophie Lu and coach Christopher Hampton, who teaches social studies.

Obviously by definition players, you've all won not only once but twice.

To get here today to be in the round of the Smart 16, you know how we play with toss ups.

We're ten bonuses worth up to 20.

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

First toss up is in the category of economics.

What is the official currency in Egypt?

Leo?

A row?

Not it, you can steal Jeffco.

Evan?

the lira, no it's the Egyptian pound.

No points on that toss up in music.

What group released their final song Now and then in 2023, with a little help from AI to utilize tracks from the two members who are dead.

Max Beatles.

Yes.

And a bonus in music for Jefferson County.

What is the musical term for a tempo played fast, quickly and bright between 105 and 132 beats per minute.

I mean, we've done this one, which is a well, I don't know, defer to Zack?

is fortissimo, that one is Allegro.

What is the musical term for a moderately fast tempo between 91 and 104 beats per minute legato.

Uh, differ to Zack.

legato.

That one is Allegretto and the points on the bone effect Tossup in geology.

The floor of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC is covered with pink marble.

From what state?

Max Tennessee.

Correct.

And a geology bonus.

I think it's actually from Knoxville.

The jewelry industry recognizes which four types of gems as the most sought after precious gemstones.

Diamond Ruby.

Sapphire Emerald.

Sure.

Diamond.

Ruby.

Sapphire and Emerald.

Yeah.

Let's go with those diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Isle for correct 20 points.

Toss up now in U.S. history, who is credited with the founding of Rhode Island?

Leo.

John Smith.

Not him, but still Reagan.

Roger Williams is right for ten and history bonus.

Now in 2023, thousands attended the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where which civil rights leader delivered the I Have a Dream speech here Martin Luther King Jr. For 20 Toss up now in foreign language, what is the English translation of the French word of Leo?

Correct.

And the foreign language bonus.

The German word Swine fliesh is what type of meat?

pig?

Pig.

Yeah.

Pig or pork?

The Spanish word pollo is what type of meat is right?

Again, 20 points.

Tossup.

Now in geography, Halifax is the capital of which province?

Reagan, Nova Scotia.

Correct.

And a geography bonus.

Two parts on which Great Lake is Toronto, Ontario.

I don't know.

But is that even a Lake Ontario?

Correct?

In which Canadian province is Vancouver?

Hmm.

Montreal.

Answer Montreal.

British Columbia.

Vancouver.

Out west.

Toss up for all players in architecture.

What eight letter term, beginning with H refers to something alongside a staircase to provide safety and support.

Alex Handrail Yeah, similar to a banister and a visual bonus for Farragut and Architecture.

Look at the screens please.

A long running joke offers to sell what iconic bridge shown here that spans the East River in New York City.

I think it's the Brooklyn Bridge, but I don't know.

It's called because the Brooklyn Bridge is right for ten.

Which incumbent US president attended the bridge's opening ceremonies on May 24th, 1883 to the three answer.

Haynes That was Chester Arthur that day.

Toss up for all players in science.

What, seven letter word beginning with A is the term for a surgical examination of a human corpse.

Zachary autopsy to determine a cause and manner of death and a science bonus for Jefferson County.

The University of Tennessee became famous for pioneering research on human decomposition when Dr. William Bass launched a revolution in forensic science by creating the forensic anthropology Center at UT, which is better known by what name the body Farm.

Body Farm is right for 20 points Toss up in pre-calculus in radical form.

What is the sum of the cosine?

45 degrees plus the sign of 45 degrees?

Alex route 2?

Yes, that's correct.

and pre-calculus bonus Now for Farragut what is the maximum value of the function.

Why equals three sine of 2x?

3 is right 20 points toss up in spelling.

According to Reader's Digest, the most misspelled word in Tennessee is parliament spell Tom.

P A R L I A M E N T is right and a spelling bonus now for Farragut spelled a 13 letter word beginning with C, That means wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly conscience.

Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

All right.

No, sit down and sir, defer to Tom, c o n s c i e a n c e. Well, that's not enough letters, because the version I'm looking for, 13 letters is conscientious, so no points on that toss up.

Now in government, which cabinet position is fourth in the presidential line of succession after the Vice President, Speaker of the House.

The president pro tem Tom Secretary of state is correct.

And a government bonus which fraction represents how many votes of both houses of Congress it takes to override a presidential veto?

Therefore, three points to the two thirds.

Do there.

Two thirds?

Two thirds?

Correct.

What percentage of the states is necessary to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

Three fourths 75 We'll see if they'll take that, because I asked 4% of three fourths and 75% toss up four players now in religion, who was the pope emeritus who died in December 2022, almost ten years after he resigned- Tom?

Benedict from the papacy in 2013.

Religion bonus for Farragut in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Who is the archangel with the power to announce God's will to men and in the Gospel of Luke, announce to Mary that she would become the mother of Jesus.

Gabriel is right for 20 Toss up now for all players in technology on a Windows computer.

What keyboard shortcut can be used to search for text within a document?

11 Is that control C or control F with no within a document or web page chances deal Tom control F is right for ten and a visual bonus for very good.

Take a look at the screens.

Who is the scientist shown here who is recognized as one of the fathers of the internet for his role in creating TCP IP protocols and helping to fund and establish Icahn, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

You may as well guess Tim Berners-Lee like I can defer to Alex.

Tim Berners-Lee That would be a good guess.

That particular guy we saw is Vinton Cerf toss up for all players in health adrenal glands, also known as super renal glands, are small triangular shaped glands located on top of what?

Reagan?

kidneys, organ and a bonus in health for Jefferson County in 2023, wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant was released into the ocean, causing China to ban seafood imports.

From what country is Japan correct for 20 points?

Toss up now in literature.

Who wrote The Gift of the Magi?

Tom Hemingway.

Not that you can steal Jefferson County.

That is O. Henry toss up in U.S. history.

In 1877, which American President officially ended reconstruction of the South?

Zachary Hayes Yeah.

Rutherford B. Hayes and a history bonus for Jefferson County, the land that Mexico ceded to the United States in 1848 covered all or parts of what are now seven states named four of the seven Arizona, New Mexico and California.

Just two.

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California or Texas is not right.

But the other three parts, you get 15 points.

It's Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.

Toss up now in games in the game of bowling, what is the term for three strikes in a row?

Alex Turkey is right and a games bonus for Farragut.

What children's game has one player as leader issuing instructions to the other players who are called out if they don't follow the instructions or if they do follow instructions when the lead player hasn't prefaced them with the name of the game, Damon says, I'm sorry.

Simon says it's right for 20 points to seven Chemistry.

What is the chemical formula for benzene?

Alex C6H6 Correct and a chemistry bonus.

Which element's electron configuration is argon 4s2 Uh, argon uh, magnesium.

Uh uh uh.

Answer refer to Alex Magnesium.

No, it's calcium toss up in geometry.

A parallelogram has a base of 14 and height of 12.

What is its area?

Alex 168.

Yes, 168 square units and a geometry bonus.

Now, two sides of a Pentagon are congruent with measures of x + 3 and 2x - 1.

What is the value of x or 3?

Four, four?

Yes is right.

20 points Toss up in vocabulary.

What six letter word beginning with C means prestige or an indication of approval carrying great prestige.

Tom condone.

Not it, you can steal Jefferson County.

That is cachet a c a c h e t. tossup in geography which states license plate has the image of a diamond and the slogan the natural state Leo Arkansas is right for ten and a geography bonus in which four states are the Ozark Mountains located in Utah North Lake, Ohio.

I defer to Tom.

Ohio.

Iowa.

Minnesota.

Michigan.

That would be a geographic feat, indeed.

But it's Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.

No points in the bonus as the first half ends.

It's a very close game this round of the Smart 16.

Which team advances to the educated eight?

Find out after the break.

God.

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 Bowl I'm Frank Murphy, back from halftime in this third round game between Jefferson County High School and Farragut High School.

And you'll notice an adjustment in the score.

We had a challenge at halftime where one of the students had started to give the wrong answer and they corrected himself.

And unfortunately, we always have to take the first answer out of their mouths.

So the score is currently Farragut 200, Jefferson County 175.

Both teams have brought alternates into the game.

Let's say hi first on the Jeffco side, too senior Katie Frank.

Welcome back.

Katie, good to see you again.

Tell us about yourself.

Well, I do our school theater tech.

Yeah, I dye my hair a lot.

A lot.

You know how many colors they're looking at?

There is a different route than a different what?

It's a it's two colors.

It's just blue and pink right now.

Just brought out a little.

fantastic.

Let's see how you on the other side, too.

Freshman Roshan Ramadan.

Roshan, Welcome to the game.

Tell us about yourself.

According to my doctor, I am 511” and one half.

Really?

Yeah.

And so you're going to try to get to six or do you have any goals?

I'm hoping for six.

Yeah.

well, good luck.

You're only a freshman.

We're counting on your Roshan.

I'm expecting to hear from you again next year with an update on that.

All right, everybody, let's get back to it for this third round game.

Winner goes on to the round of the educated eight Scholars Bowl 2024 toss up for all players in music.

The tradition of awarding gold records to artists began with what Glenn Miller song about a train ride that is now also used as the name of a railroad themed hotel in the fourth largest city in Tennessee.

Tom Chattanooga Choo Choo is the right answer.

And a music bonus for Farragut.

Two parts.

First, who composed the William Tell Overture what the most?

I think I don't know.

Mozart.

And that is Rossini.

Next part, an electronic version of the William Tell Overture was used by what car company in an ad campaign for their civic model Honda en Honda is right ten points on the bonus toss up in astronomy.

What celestial event will occur on April 8, 2024?

Tom Solar eclipse.

Yeah, total solar eclipse.

We can take that.

And an astronomy bonus for Farragut.

What is the name of Pluto's moon, which is almost half the size of Pluto itself?

Sharing DNA.

Now I'll defer to Alex.

Charon.

Yes.

Charon.

And what year did the International Astronomical Union IAU downgrade the status of Pluto to that of dwarf planet 27 Missed it by 1, 2006.

Ten points on the bonus.

Toss up in foreign language, what is the meaning of the French phrase nom de plume?

Leo.

Not raining?

Not it, you can steal Jefferson County.

Max It's raining.

No pen name toss up now in literature, who was the American poet famous for the use of split words, few capital letters and creative punctuation?

Zachary Robert Frost Not him.

You can steal Farragut.

Roshan.

Edgar Allan Poe E.E.

Cummings.

Toss up everyone in history.

what was the commonly used name of the influenza epidemic of 1918 that killed more people?

Leo Spanish flu.

Yeah then died in World War I.

World History Bonus Who was the longest reigning female Russian leader from 1762 to 1796?

Catherine the Great.

That's it for 20 points.

Toss up now in religion, what word is used to designate food prepared according to Islamic dietary standards?

Evan Hello.

Yes, and a religion bonus in 1604, which King convened a group of scholars to translate the scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into English.

And the first year, James The first is it for 20 points toss up in health, diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when which organ does not produce enough.

Zachery Pancreas, insulin or the body can't use it effectively.

And a health bonus now for Jeffco blood pressure test results are given in two numbers.

What is the medical term for the higher number?

Oh, let's.

Elizabeth Reagan I think Reagan, You just sitting on that answer, No answer.

That is systolic.

What is the medical term for the lower number?

That's diastolic.

Diastolic and deferred is that diastolic is right.

Ten points in the bonus.

Turns out for everyone in math computation, what is the product of two thirds, one fourth and 2/5 and reduce Alex?

1/15.

Yeah is it and that's what reduce the final fraction and a math bonus on the screen for Farragut now.

Add the fractions two thirds and 2/5 together and give your final answer as an improper fraction or mixed fraction 111111 15 one and 1 15th is correct.

20 points toss up now in English.

What five letter word beginning with W is the antonym of terse?

Leo.

Worse.

Not that you could steal Jefferson County.

Now I've been accused of being wordy.

Toss up for one in economics.

What is the official currency in Somalia, Tom?

Somalian pound, not it.

You can steal Jefferson County Max Yen No, it's the Somali shilling.

Toss up for everyone in sports.

In 1924, what country hosted the first Winter Olympic Games?

Katy?

Greece.

No, you can steal Farragut Tom Germany.

That was France for the Winter Olympics in 24.

Toss up in geology.

What nine letter word beginning with P means the study of rocks.

Roshan?

Geo- No.

Katy?

Paleontology.

No.

Petrology Petrology Toss up now in art.

What art medium is constructed of a narrow pigmented core composed of vegetable oil and wax in a wooden cylinder.

Have a candle now that you can steal Farragut.

Roshan.

Acrylic.

No, would you believe a colored pencil toss up in foreign language?

What is the term for the range of accounts and other symbols which indicate that the sound of a letter is modified during pronunciation?

Roshan.

Accent.

Not that you can steal Jefferson County.

Zachary Tilde.

No, both of those are included in the category of dire critical marks.

Toss up now for all players in history.

Who was the abolitionist who led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

Tom John Brown in 1859.

And a history bonus now for Farragut.

Take a look at the screens, please.

Who is the Tennessean shown here?

Who received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack during World War One on a German machine gun nest gathering, 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners.

Alvin C, York is right for 20 points.

Toss up now in miscellaneous, in what town is Appalachian State University located?

That is in Boone, North Carolina.

Toss up now in biology.

What is the largest species of salamander in North America, which can be found in clean, fast flowing streams in the Smoky Mountains?

Zachary the got iguana.

Now that you can steal Farragut.

Leo?

Large salamander.

Well, it's called a hellbender.

I think that's why they named the Mountain Coaster at Annakeesta after it.

Toss up Now in algebra, what is the discriminant of the equation?

Two x squared minus five x equals zero.

Roshan?

25.

Is the discriminant and an algebra bonus for Farragut.

Solve the equation.

One half x plus y equals two for x If the value of y is 12.

-20.

Yeah, -20 is the right answer.

20 points.

Toss up now in literature who is mourned as the lost love in Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven Roshan.

Lenore is right and a literature bonus.

What classic Chinese novel published in the 16th century features amongst legendary travels with the Monkey King to retrieve sacred texts and was the inspiration for the popular anime Dragon Ball.

Journey to the West is right 20 points up now in geography.

What is the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous United States?

Roshan?

Mt.

Denali?

Not it you can still Jefferson.

Zachary, Mount St Helens.

Now Mount Whitney in California in the 48 contiguous states toss up in music.

What type of music was composed?

Mostly between 1822 1910.

Alex Romantic is right and a music bonus In what orchestral family is the harp String.

String string is right and what orchestral family is?

The Bassoon, woodwind, woodwind also right.

20 points plus up in physics.

What is an instrument that measures wind speed and wind pressure?

11 parameter now that you can still find it?

Roshan?

Anemometer.

Yes.

And a physics bonus.

If a musical pitch vibrates at 880 cycles, the octave below vibrates at how many cycles or 4440 cycles.

Correct.

For 20 plus up now in chemistry.

In which group?

On the periodic table are the alkali metals?

Max, first at one a?

Yeah, they'll take that group one and a chemistry bonus for Jefferson County Designs for a new hypersonic jet that could cut travel from Europe to Australia.

Two 4 hours.

Call for it to be powered by which element that has atomic number one hydrogen.

Hydrogen for 20.

Toss up in vocabulary in the following antonym analogy amateur is to professional as fiction is to what Leo fact not it.

Chance to steal Jefferson County.

Katy?

nonfiction.

Yeah, and a vocabulary bonus.

What is a nine letter word beginning with P that is a synonym for believable Plausible.

Yeah.

Plausible.

Correct for 20.

Toss up in history.

Who was the inventor of the cotton gin?

Roshan.

Eli Whitney.

Correct.

The history bonus.

Who is the leader of the Oracle Apache, who was arrested for raiding a ranch in 1861, escaped his U.S. Army captors and declared war, which persisted until 1872.

Take a horse like some.

He's like has a horse name is like you, Jane.

Can you?

I don't typically answer deferred erosion.

No answer.

That is coaches tossup for all players in arts.

What is the name of the National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia?

Leo Performing Arts Park.

That it you can steal Jefferson County that is wolf trap toss up for all players in science.

A device to measure revolutions per minute is called what?

That's a tachometer.

Toss up now in math.

What is the log base 6 of 216 Roshan.

Three.

Is it and a math bonus now.

if we have time, if we do not there have to has ended.

Plus you got enough points to to defeat an excellent team from Jefferson County.

First of all, Jefferson County thank you for being here today and thank you for to your school for putting multiple teams what two teams into the tournament this year.

And we always appreciate having you.

Katy, You're a senior this year, right?

So we'll see you again.

But the underclassmen, we hope to see you again next year with your stylish Hawaiian shirts.

I think we've got three schools wearing Hawaiian shirts now and I'm waiting for the Hawaiian shirt showdown to happen one of these days.

But congratulations.

Appreciate you being here.

Meanwhile, Farragut, congratulations to you as well.

You now return to the rarefied air of the educated eight some place your school has been before and perhaps obviously is again today.

Will you make it on to the philosophical 4?

We'll find out coming up in future episodes of Scholars Bowl, which you can see by never missing an episode.

Set your DVR, check your listings, make sure you see every show, or as our players do, to study binge watch past seasons online using the PBS app.

My name is Frank Murphy.

Thank you for watching.

Tennessee's Scholars Bowl 2024.