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 Scholars Bowl.

Hi, I'm Frank Murphy.

This is the academic tournament with schools from all over the viewing area, competing in our 40th year of competition for the Frank Miller Memorial Trophy and a cash prize that will describe at halftime.

We are in the second round, the threshold of 32.

And today's game is Morristown Hamblin East High School versus Science Hill High School.

Morristown, obviously in Morristown, Science Hill is in Johnson City.

In case you're keeping track at home, let's say hi to the players from Morristown, starting with Kingston Crockett, who's a junior this year.

Kingston welcome back to the show.

Congratulations on winning your last episode.

Tell us about yourself.

My favorite candy bar is Trix.

Oh, that's a good one.

It's not the same as Kit-Kat at all, right?

Not at all, No, I'm actually.

So Twix is more like a cookie.

That's a candy bar.

Yeah, right.

I get them mixed up sometimes, so that's why I'm asking.

Let's say hi to Dorian Carpenter, who's a sophomore.

What about yourself, Dorian?

My favorite candy bar is Reese's.

Is that really technically a bar?

I mean, it's it's whatever it wants to be.

There's so many different varieties of this.

I used to like the cups, but I don't like them anymore.

Now that they have all the better tasting shapes, you know, whatever it is, pick a shape Easter egg, Christmas tree.

I don't care.

I like them better than the cups.

Let's say hi.

And a team captain who's a sophomore.

That's Hayden Hall.

So, Hayden, you're going to answer bonuses or defer by name to team like.

Like I did the last time.

What else is new with you?

My name's Hayden Hall, and I like Kit Kats.

Oh, dude, can we have an argument?

A debate between Twix and Kit Kat over here?

They get better.

I mean, there's no debate.

Okay, Yeah, let's see, I. Oh, boy.

Hopkins seems to have issue with that.

You're a junior.

What about you, Boyd?

My favorite candy is black licorice.

You know, very few of us like black licorice.

Finally, some with class.

Absolutely.

I like all the horrible candies that everyone else hates.

Like, Exactly.

You know, circus peanuts and licorice and all the other popular good things.

Yeah, that's all good stuff.

Yeah, black jelly beans are so good.

Let's say hi to the alternates and coaches for Morristown Hamblin East, that is Caleb Renner and Melanie Diaz.

Johnson joined by coaches Sarah Arnold, who's a librarian, and Katie Collins, who's also a librarian.

It on an experienced squad from Science Hill High School, one of the many schools that has put multiple teams into our tournament.

And they've shuffled the deck once again as we've got our starters this time.

First up is Arushi Raj, who is in 12th grade.

Arushi hi.

Tell us about yourself.

I think Thomas Jefferson is overrated.

Okay.

And can you defend that?

I mean, he's very highly rated.

So I mean I could argue that the Beatles are overrated, even if they're number one, they would still be, in my opinion, overrated, right?

Same, same concept or different.

I think that his president anti was not as much of a success.

For example, the embargo act really like harmed the U.S. economy.

So I don't think that's something of a good president.

Do you have interest in writing some questions for scholars, both after you graduate?

I would love to, because most of us don't even know what you're talking about.

You can help us out with that.

Let's say hi to Selena Wheeler, who's in 12th grade this year.

Hi, Selena.

Hey, Frank.

Maybe what's new?

I think you're a little overrated.

Oh, a little.

I'm completely overrated.

Oh, okay.

I have beyond measure my overrated.

Absolutely.

I would agree with you 100%.

I would agree with you.

150%.

That's how overrated I am.

Okay.

All right.

I'm glad you agree.

There's no doubt, no doubt in my mind.

Let's say hi to Owen and the viewers at home.

Would agree with you, Selena.

Let's say hi to the team captain.

That's Owen Hoover.

So, Owen, you're in 12th grade.

You'll answer bonuses on behalf of the squad or defer to a teammate.

What else is new?

So there's this guy I know.

His name is Michael Laviano, and I think he is massively overrated.

Like, all he does is teach a few classes and coach scholars ball.

I mean, Ryan, he's got that whole thumb thing.

Yeah, I know.

It's so weird.

It's so weird.

Yeah.

All right, well, we'll see if we ever hear from him again.

Let's say hi to Shivani Jain, who is in 12th grade this year.

What's new with you?

Seven?

I got to concur with Owen.

I think Ben Davenport is extremely overrated.

Oh, the two of them together.

Yes.

All right.

So it's overrated.

Is the name of today's show, right?

That sounds like a stadium chant.

I think when I went to some football game, we used to chant overrated by that name.

It's a good chant.

You might want to save that.

Let's say hi to the alternates and coaches for Science Hill High School, starting with Amanda Noey and Sam Haley.

Molly Wilson are Aiushi Josh and Ben Davenport as a coach.

Oh wait, that name sounds familiar, as does the name Michael Aviano, but they both teach history at Science Hill High School.

So what are they like when they cut off the coach off before Sam got to do anything weird?

That's good, though.

While you've been here before, you've probably seen the show before as well.

And we know how we play with toss ups.

Were ten bonuses worth up to 20 players?

Get your fingers on the buzzer as I turn serious for the second round game of Tennessee Scholars Bowl 2024, toss up for all players in health.

At what speed do X-rays travel?

Owen and speed of light?

Correct.

And health bonus.

Now, how many ribs do humans have?

Answer 24 Correct.

What is the fibrous elastic tissue that connects the first seven pairs of ribs to the breastbone?

Answer.

Zyphoid process?

Thats cartilage.

Not that complicated, but you do get ten on the bonus toss up.

Now in art, what is the term for a wall hanging made of heavy cloth with designs Owen?

Tapestry.

Or pictures woven into it?

And an art bonus for Science Hill in 2023, scientists using Portable Chemical Imaging Technology uncovered hidden details in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings, of which Pharaoh, who was the son of Seti I and built more monuments and sired more children than any other Pharaoh.

Ramses is second degree Ramses?

I need more.

The great.

Well, I'm looking for Ramses the second.

So I guess there's probably was another Ramses.

So can't take that toss up here in religion which religion is represented by a six point star Boyd?

Judaism.

Correct.

And a religion bonus for more studies at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, which is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States, is located next to Jackson Square in what city we all know, New York.

Now that Saint Louis Cathedral happens to be in New Orleans.

Toss up now in economics in what city is the headquarters of General Motors?

Owen.

Chicago.

Not that you can steal Morristown, Hayden.

Tokyo?

No.

Detroit, Michigan.

Just General Motors concept.

Now, in foreign language, what is the official language in Madagascar, Republic of the Congo and Belgium?

Kingston.

French.

Is right.

Foreign languages.

Your bonus named four of the five countries where English is the main language spoken by.

Okay, so UK, Australia, New Zealand defer to Kingston, USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand.

Those are all correct.

And Canada is the fifth.

So you get 20 points on the bonus toss up in geology, which term is used to describe the ability of a mineral to transmit light.

Hayden?

Opacity.

Not that you can steal Science Hill.

Arushi?

Luminescence.

No this one particular one is diaphaneity Toss up now in music, a trumpet has how many valves to facilitate a change in pitch?

Dorian Three is right.

And a music bonus.

What major key signature when written for piano has one sharp answer for Eddie Kingston.

F that's G Major.

Try this one.

What major?

Key signature When written for piano has four flats.

That's A-flat.

Major.

A-flat major.

That's right.

You get ten points on the bonus toss up now in history.

What fifth century BC philosopher was sentenced to death after being found guilty of impiety and corrupting Confucius?

No.

And corrupting the young because he rejected the city's gods, introduced new divinities and inspired disrespect for authority among his youthful followers and still Morristown without looking at each other.

Hayden Aristotle.

Socrates is who I described toss up now in literature, which Charles Dickens book tells of a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies and how he struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold heartedly.

Selina Great expectations None.

It is cold heartedly grasping Uncle Chance to steal Morristown.

Hayden?

A Christmas Carol.

That is Nicholas Nickleby.

That's Dickens book toss up Now in science as a measure of energy.

What do the letters BTU stand for?

That is a British thermal unit concept.

Now in chemistry, what is the chemical symbol for radon?

Owen?

RN.

Yes.

And a chemistry bonus for science help.

Recent studies show that Americans are exposed to toxic BPA levels 5000 times higher than what the European Union considers safe.

BPA is produced by the condensation of phenol and what organic compound with the formula C3H60?

I've got ethanol.

Answer?

Methanol.

No specifically, that is acetone.

Toss up.

Now in sports, in a race, if you overtake the person in second place, what place Owen.

Second.

You are now in second place.

And sports bonus.

What is the name of the racetrack where the Kentucky Derby is held?

Answer Grand Prix, that is Churchill Downs.

What day each year does the Kentucky Derby occur?

Thursday, April 3rd.

No, it's usually the first Saturday in May.

Toss up in geography.

Which state has the smallest land area Hayden?

Rhode Island.

Is right.

And a visual bonus for Morristown.

Take a look at the screens.

What desert represented on this satellite image is the third largest desert in the world.

Sahara is right and named one of the two deserts larger than the Sahara Desert Antarctic.

And yeah, I only saw once.

That's right.

The Arctic and Antarctic are both larger, so that's 20 points on the bonus toss up now in spelling a type of artificial channel for water transport is an aqueduct spell, Owen?

a q u e d u c t. Yeah, that's right for 10. and a spelling bonus.

Now event causing great and often sudden damage or distress or disaster is a calamity spell.

Calamity c a l a m i t y is right for 20 points.

Toss up in Astronomy.

On December 14, 1972, Gene Cernan became the last Apollo astronaut to do what?

Owen.

:and on the moon.

No chance to steal Morristown in orbit the Earth.

Now, at that point he was the last one to walk on the moon.

They'd already landed.

But on December 14th he wrapped it up and got back in the spaceship.

Toss up in algebra.

The graph of the equation X equals negative y squared plus four opens in which direction?

seven left?

Yes.

And an algebra bonus.

Now give both of the factors of the expression nine y squared -49 plus deferred 273y plus seven and three Y minus seven.

Those are both right for 20 points.

Toss up now in art, what four letter word beginning with V is used to describe an opening hole or negative space often used in modern Kingston.

Void in modern sculpture is right art bonus Which artist pranked the art world when his balloon girl was sold at auction in 2018 and was then partially destroyed by a shredder hidden inside the frame.

Banksy.

Right for 20 toss up now in history.

What Agricultural chemist Who headed the Department of Agricultural Research at Tuskegee Institute and found multiple uses?

George Washington Carver.

right for ten and the history bonus.

Now who was the first Tennessee governor to serve two consecutive four year terms then say, the 99 Bill Haslam.

That's Lamar Alexander, who has served the most terms total as governor of Tennessee, Lamar Alexander.

And that's William Carroll, who has served six nonconsecutive terms plus up in English, what, five letter word beginning with a is a synonym of loathe?

Hayden?

Adore.

Nope, nope.

Chance to steal Arushi?

of Abhor Yeah.

Abhor is right in English bonus now what nine letter word beginning with V is the synonym of hesitate capacity.

Vacillate is right for ten.

Now spell vacillate.

I think it's answer v a s c i l a t e. You gave me an extra s in there.

It's just V A C I L L A T E so ten on that bonus toss up.

Now in biology, what is the name for the male reproductive part of a flower Arushi.

Stamen?

Yes, and a biology bonus.

What is the clear tissue over the colored part of the I. Cornea.

Cornea.

Cornea is right for ten.

What is the tough white tissue that serves as the supporting framework of the eye?

It's clear out.

It's clear sclera.

That's also right.

20 total on the bonus tossup.

Now in religion, which religious tradition is most closely associated with yoga Shiven?

Hinduism.

Correct.

And a religion bonus for Science Hill Name two of the three major religious holidays celebrated respectively by Jews, Christians and Muslims.

That coincided for the second year in a row in April 2023.

And what happened at the same time again for another 30 years of his term?

Ramadan?

Easter and Ramadan.

Those are both right with Passover being the third, that is the end of the first half.

It's a very close game with Science Hill having a slight lead over Morristown Hamblin East.

Which of these teams will advance to our Smart 16?

find out after the break.

On 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 second round game, this threshold, a 32 round game between Morristown Hamblin East High School and Science Hill of Johnson City High School.

And you'll notice an adjustment in the score.

We had a challenge at halftime as we love it when that happens and find out from somebody who remembered him personally.

I believe that Ramsey is the second and Ramsey is the great are probably the same person.

So we're going to go ahead and give 20 points to science Hill for that bonus that we didn't credit them with earlier.

Science Hill is also bringing one of their alternates into the game.

Let's say hi to senior Amanda Nowy.

Hi, Amanda.

Tell us about you.

Hi.

I think coordinated team introductions are overrated.

You know, I would also agree with that highly, very highly.

Although science still certainly has mastered the game over the eight years I've been on this show.

Yeah, well, thank you.

That's your senior moment as you sign off, right?

Yeah, Very good.

All right.

We'll see all of you again on another episode.

Let's find out which of you is going to advance to the smart 16 fingers on the buzzer for this second round game of Tennessee Scholars Bowl 20 24% for all players in miscellaneous.

What is the term for a college for the study of classical music or other arts like Juilliard?

Owen?

Conservatory.

Or Eastman Miscellaneous Bonus for Science.

He'll identify the other members of these two famous duos first Lewis and Clark and this royal couple, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, both right for 20 toss up now in geography, what's state not known for cheese hats is America's leading producer of dairy products, Dorian?

Wisconsin.

Not it you can steal Science Hill.

Shiven?

Michigan.

actually California surprisingly tossup in geometry which property of equality is illustrated by?

If X equals Y, then y equals x. Owen?

Reverse.

No chance to steal Morristown.

Hayden?

Reflective.

No, symmetric.

Is that toss up now in physics?

What force moves particles of a rotating object away from the center of rotation showing centrifugal?

Yeah.

And a physics bonus.

Now which component in a circuit only allows current flow in one direction is capacitor just transistor.

That's diode.

Which component consists of a simple wire wound into a helix battery no matter time as or battery.

That's the inductor toss up in vocabulary for everyone.

what words do the letters SPF represent on a bottle of sunscreen Owen?

Sun protection factor.

Correct and a vocabulary bonus Now what 11 letter word beginning with M means noble and generous spirit.

Endless magnanimous is correct.

Now spell magnanimous answer energy an a and I am o use is right 20 total on that bonus toss up in music which of Handle's oratorios includes the Hallelujah chorus Aarushi?

Messiah.

Is it for ten music is your bonus two parts who composed Appalachian Spring and Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland deferred to a Rucci Copland Say it again.

Copland is Aaron Copland.

And what country did he call home States?

The United States of America.

That's right.

Aaron Copland from the U.S. 20 points Toss up in government.

Which amendment to the US Constitution provides for the protection from unlawful search and seizure of someone's house or property?

Hayden?

The fifth.

Not it.

Chance to steal, Shiven?

The third.

No, that is the Fourth Amendment Toss up now in foreign language.

Translate the French words les poissons.

Owen?

The fishes.

Is right.

And now a visual bonus for science.

They'll take a look at the screens, please.

What is the official Tennessee State game?

Bird, also known as The Partridge and considered to be one of the finest game birds in the world, defer to Arashi.

Bob White Quail is right for 20 points.

Toss up now in chemistry.

What is the chemical formula for sulfuric acid?

Amanda?

H2S04.

Is correct and the chemistry bonus now named four of the six elements classified as alkali metals.

Second to the second, it's the second row.

Is it beryllium?

Calcium answer calcium, lithium, magnesium and no answer.

I'll give you five for lithium.

The full list is sodium, lithium, potassium, rubidium cesium.

and francium, five points there.

Toss up now in literature.

Literature of ancient India is written in what language?

Shiven?

Sanskrit.

Yeah, Sanskrit and literature.

Bonus now.

First Lady Jill Biden, who works at Northern Virginia Community College, said one of her favorite books to teach is what 1850 novel by what author about an unwed mother who struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The Scarlet Letter.

Two Answers by the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Both answers are correct.

20 points Toss Up in Arts.

What Nashville based comedian and podcast host who has been called The nicest man in standup and recently sold out multiple shows in Knoxville on his Be Funny tour is known for his Netflix comedy specials, including Greatest Average American, Amanda.

Nate Bargatze.

Yeah, Nate Bargatze sees him and an arts bonus Now what 2023 comedy horror film directed by Elizabeth Banks, was loosely inspired by the true story of a botched drug smuggling operation that resulted in a pilot falling to his death in Knoxville and an animal in Georgia overdosing on several million dollars worth of illegal narcotics.

Cocaine there as ranked for 20 points.

It was a fun question to write, by the way.

Toss up in geography.

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Amanda Canada is right for ten and a geography bonus.

The main region of the Inca Empire occupies three modern day countries named to ruin.

Bolivia, Peru and Bolivia are both correct.

Ecuador is the third toss up in mythology.

Who was the mythological Greek goddess of marriage, women and family Dorian era.

Yeah, and Queen of the 12 Olympians in mythology.

Bonus The name of what mythological Greek God of the dead and King of the underworld Later became thought of as the name of the underworld itself.

Hades.

Hades 410 Roman era lithography eventually merged Hades and some others into what Roman God of the underworld and riches Pluto.

Both right.

20 points.

Toss up now in biology.

What food is sometimes mixed with pigments to make tempera because of its adhesive Boyd Not it.

because of its go ahead.

Aarushi?

Rice.

No, it's egg yolk, not the white.

No points toss up now in pre-calculus, what is the y intercept and coordinate form of y equals to x squared minus eight x minus two Shiven?

Zero negative two.

Those are both right and a pre calc bonus for science health.

What is the value of the cosecant of the angle measure pi over four in simplest form, square root of two.

That's right.

For 20 toss percent for all players in music.

What British singing groups sang Strawberry Field forever.

Owen?

The Beatles.

And Hey Jude and a visual bonus in music for Science Hill What musical instrument shown here was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants in the late 19th century and is a name that roughly translates as Jumping Flea in the Hawaiian language.

Ukulele correctness spell ukulele or ukulele.

U K U L E L E That's right.

You get 20 on that bonus toss up.

Now in economics, what is the business terminology for costs that do not vary with changes in output Aarushi?

Fixed costs.

Is right.

Economics is your bonus.

In 2022, which U.S. financial agency investigated which billionaire about his attempt to buy a stake in Twitter, Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission, Elon Musk and the SEC, those are both correct.

For 20 toss up now in vocabulary, what ten letter word beginning with you means one sided, as in an action or decision by one involved rushing in dimensional not involved in a situation without the agreement.

Boyd.

Unilateral.

Yes and vocabulary bonus for Morristown.

What is the superlative of the adjective bad worst is right and what five letter word is the superlative of the adjective?

Little small, micro small.

In that case, it's least what we're looking for.

If you have to be the superlative toss up in geology.

What geological era means middlelife and includes Amanda?

Mesozoic.

Yeah, and the Triassic Jurassic and Cretaceous Geology bonus.

Now what are two of the four most plentiful elements in the Earth's crust?

Carbon ten, maybe carbon, a carbon and aluminum.

Aluminum is one of them.

I'll give you ten points for that oxygen, silicon and iron are the other three in the crust most plentiful.

Toss up in chemistry.

What is the chemical formula for nitric oxide?

Shiven?

N02.

Not it, you can steal Morristown.

Can't confer on tossups.

No.

Is the nitric oxide.

I know there's a bunch of them in that family.

Tossup in sports.

What international sport Popular in Great Britain features wickets stumps and Bob Hayden?

Cricket.

Is right and a sports bonus now 110 years after being stripped of his gold medals for violation of strict amateur rules, which Native American who is considered to be one of the greatest all around athletes of all time, was reinstated in 2022 as the sole winner of the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Pentathlon and Decathlon events.

I don't know.

He's Usain Bolt.

That was Jim Thorpe.

No points there.

Toss up in U.S. history.

Which U.S. president presided over the era of good feelings?

Aarushi?

James Monroe.

Yeah, and ran unopposed for second term history Bonus for Science Hill In 2022, civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men had their convictions posthumously vacated.

In 1947, they launched a protest to challenge Jim Crow laws that mandated segregation on busses and were sentenced to work in a chain gang in North Carolina.

By what name were there?

Bus protests?

No riders.

Freedom Riders.

Freedom Riders.

Freedom Rides?

No.

The actual protest for the Freedom Rides, also known as the Journey of Reconciliation.

No points on the bonus toss up in literature.

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales Aarushi?

Geoffrey Chaucer.

And a literature bonus now for Science Hill, named four of the 15 Americans who have won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Answer?

Faulkner, Steinbeck, Hathaway and Robert Frost.

Well, definitely Faulkner and Steinbeck.

So you get ten points for the two of them.

I don't see Hathaway or Robert Frost on the list, which is available on the Internet.

That's the end of our game.

And Science Hill has pulled away to advance.

Meanwhile, Morristown Hamblin East, thank you so much for being here.

We very much appreciate your being here in your spiffy outfits and look forward to seeing you again next year on Scholar's Bowl.

Meanwhile, Science Hill, one of the three teams that Science hill has put into the tournament, will advance to the round of the Smart 16.

We'll see who your opponents are going to be as you keep watching every episode of Scholars' Bowl, set your DVR and don't miss one of them.

Or you can binge watch past seasons online as they do using the PBS app.

My name is Frank Murphy.

Thank you so much for watching.

Tennessee's Scholars Bowl 2024.