Hello, I'm Paul Gray, executive director of the Arkansas Governors Association.

Congratulations to all the teams that have made it to the state championships.

Here's a warm up question to get you started.

Hattie Wyatt Caraway was the first woman to be elected to serve a full term in and be reelected to what position?

Live from the Arkansas TV studios in Conway.

It's Quiz Bowl 2026.

This is our 41st year to bring you the drama and intensity of these Quiz Bowl state championships.

We are thrilled that you are joining us here today.

14 elite teams have competed all season for the right to be on this, the grandest quiz bowl stage in Arkansas.

It's under these high stakes television lights that seven of these teams will be crowned as state champs.

Right now we have the two a state championship featuring the Hayes and Hornets and the Conway Christian Eagles.

Let's meet the teams.

I'm Michael Bowman.

I'm a junior at Hayes in high school.

I'm the captain of this team.

And I'm back.

John.

Miss me?

I'm Trevor Fulmer, I'm 11th grade, and job's not finished.

My name is Chris Shehu.

I'm a junior from Hazen High School and I volunteer tribute.

Hello.

My name is Vesper Fizdale.

I'm a junior at Hazen High School.

And if you're watching this I just want you know you're a wonderful person.

And you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

My name's Matthew Essex.

Freshman and fresh is best.

My name's Pepper Frizzell.

I'm from Hazen High School in the ninth grade, and I found Christian's penny.

My name is Susan Boothe.

I am assistant quiz ball coach Hazen High School, and we love our kids.

I'm Stacy Bowman.

Senior high coach at, Hayes in high school.

And go Hornets.

This is our year.

Hi.

I'm Nathan.

I'm a senior and I designed the quiz bowl shirts this year and put anime dead center on Michael.

I'm a senior, and I'm not from Hazen.

Hello, I'm Alice, I'm from Conway.

Christian.

I'm a senior, and I'm the better twin.

Hi, I'm Lyla Weaver.

I'm from Conway Christian.

I'm a senior, and I'm the better twins.

Hello, I'm Daniel.

I'm a senior, and I'm happy to be here.

I'm Hannah crowe.

I'm in the 11th grade at Collin Christian.

Love you mom.

Love you.

Dad.

Hi, I'm Jake bryant.

I'm a junior.

Coming.

Christian.

Vote for Jake.

Hi.

My name is John Havard.

And, I'm in the 10th grade, and I specialize in knowing the answer as if someone else is already biased.

My name is Charles Dong and I am a sophomore from Cumming Christian, and I like chess.

Hey, I'm Cooper.

I'm a sophomore.

And a fun fact about me.

I'm actually six foot six and I love fostering puppies in my free time.

Hey, I'm Rowan Forest, I'm a sophomore and go team Coby.

Hi.

I'm sophomore Olivia from Karma Christian, and my grandparents told me that if I that we won this, I might get in great tickets.

So let's go Eagles.

Hi, my name is Heather Thomas.

I'm the assistant coach for Carmi Christian and I'm excited to see these kids display all their talents and their gifts that God has given them.

Hi, I'm Claire Lee, I'm the head coach at Carmi Christian and I just could not be prouder of this team.

I love seeing their personalities.

There is a look at the hardware that is on the line, some beautiful looking trophies there.

Who is going to take home the state championship?

Let's find out.

Right now we're going to kick things off with round one.

A 20 question toss up round to call the action.

We're going to turn it over to our quizmaster Jacob Harris.

Take it away Jacob.

Thank you so much Kristina.

Good afternoon and welcome.

This is our final match of the day.

We've had nothing but nonstop excitement.

My name is Jacob Harris and I'm a teacher at Exult Academy in Southwest little Rock.

I need to send a shout out to all my fabulous teachers and students out there at Exalt Academy.

Thank you for watching.

Thank you for your support and have a great rest of your weekend.

I have to say hello to my kids Daria and Darby.

Hope you're having a wonderful day!

Seriously guys, I just hope I pass the vibe check.

All right, with that, we can begin.

Round one, round one, number one.

Inorganic or inorganic chemistry.

This type of bond is found between all carbon atoms in alkanes.

Name.

Hazen, Michael.

Single bond.

Judges prompt single hydrogen bond.

Nope.

Sorry.

Name this bond formed by the head on overlap of atomic orbitals, creating a highly stable shared pair of electrons.

Conway.

Kristian.

Nathan.

Single electron bond.

No.

I have single covalent or a sigma bond.

Number two is our first math computation.

Find the second derivative of two x cubed plus three x squared.

Hazen, Michael 12 x plus six.

Yes.

Number three it is where bad things happen by a combination of fate and personal error known as harm.

RTA name this theatrical genre where the storyline involves a noble protagonist that concludes in inevitable catastrophe.

Hazen Vesper tragedy.

Yes, for this deep ocean creature lives in Beth, the pelagic waters and is rarely observed alive, and much of its behavior is inferred from carcasses and deep sea food.

Conway Christian Cooper Giant squid yes five.

This Portuguese royal figure was pivotal in the Age of Discovery direct.

Hayes and Michael Henry the Navigator.

Prompt Henry, the sixth judges.

Nope.

Okay.

Sorry.

Directing earlier early expeditions that captured the Moroccan port of Ceuta in 1415.

Name this explorer who subsequently explored the West African coast.

Time I have Prince Henry or Prince Henry the Navigator.

Apparently, there was a title they wanted there.

Okay.

Number six.

In literary analysis and poetry, this term originally was a religious concept, the no denoting divine manifestation or a profound moment of insight or revelation.

Hayes and Michael.

Epiphany.

Yes, seven is a science computation, a gas occupies six liters at 200 kilo.

Pascal.

What will its volume be at 100 kilo Pascal?

Assuming temperature is, Hasan Michael 12l.

Yes, eight.

In art history and sculpture, this term describes a technique where the carved or molded figures remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

Name this term for creating an image that projects out.

Hasan, Michael.

Relief.

Yes.

Number nine.

This poem, first published in Lyrical Ballads in 1798, is considered an early work of British Romantic literature.

Name this work, narrated by a sailor who recounts the supernatural events of a sea voyage after returning home.

Hasan, Michael.

Child, Harold's Pilgrimage That's Not What I have a work of Samuel Coleridge.

Conway, Christian.

John, the omen and the sea.

I Have the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.

Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, number ten.

It is a major five day event in the Hindu tradition.

Hasan, Michael.

Diwali, yes 11.

Which iconic standup comedian co-created and starred as a semi fictionalized version of himself in a legendary 1990 sitcom, famously pitched as a show about nothing?

Conway.

Christian Cooper.

Seinfeld.

Yes 12.

The Pen Faulkner Award for fiction is a prestigious literary prize given annually to the best work of fiction published by a living author who is a citizen of this country.

Hayes, and Michael.

The United States of America, yes 13.

In 338 BCE, this Macedonian king introduced the 20ft long Syriza.

Pike named this man whose invention led the decisive cavalry charge at the Battle of Carinthia.

Hayes and Michael Philip the Second yes 14.

In the state of Arkansas, the most famous example is the Arkansas Delta.

What is the term for the broad, mostly flat area of land adjacent to a river?

Hazen, Michael.

Louisville Plain.

That's not what I have.

Subject to periodic inundation and is formed primarily of nutrient rich sediment deposited during high water events.

Conway Christian Nathan.

Floodplain.

That's what I have 15 science computation using a constant for gravity of 9.8m/s, an object weighs 98 newtons on Earth.

What is its mass?

Hazen, Michael.

Ten grams.

That's not what I have.

Conway, Christian Nathan ten kilograms.

That's what I have.

Yes, 16.

Convened in 1545.

This ecumenical council lasted 18 years and spanned the reigns of three popes.

Name.

The central event of the Counter-Reformation, which address challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation and formally defined Catholic doctrine.

Hayes and Michael.

Council of Trent.

Yes, we have a math computation.

John deposited $1,200 that he earned mowing yards into the bank, and he wants to calculate the compound interest on his deposit at 10% compounded annually.

What is John's total amount of money after two years?

Hayes and Michael $1,452.

Yes 18.

In English grammar and syntax, this term refers to a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb, such as to be, become.

Hayes and Vesper infinitive.

That's not what I have or seem.

Name this term that renames or identifies the subject of this sentence.

Conway, Kristen.

John.

Predicate.

Prompt.

Nominative.

Yes.

Number 19.

In Naval History and Engineering, it was the first combat submarine to successfully sink an enemy warship.

Name this hand-cranked Confederate submarine that in February 1864 attacked the USS Housatonic.

Hazen, Michael.

The CSS Hampton that's not what I have.

Conway, Nathan.

Merrimack.

I have the Hunley, H.L.

Hunley, or the CSS Hunley, and number 20.

In the history of English literature, this prolific 18th century journalist and novelist is credited with writing the first true English novel.

Name.

This author of the 1719 masterpiece about a man shipwrecked on an island for 28 days in Michael Defoe.

Yes, that brings us to the end of our first round questions.

We are going to check and see if there are any challenges or substitutions.

And while we do that, I'm going to send it over to Christina.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

Here we are with the last match of the day.

We have Paul Gray, our expert with us today.

You've met and talked to these teams.

Tell us a little bit about these teams.

Oh, they were fun.

Both of these teams are fun.

Kiwi Christian was talking about how loose they are, and they're ready to play.

And Hazen, they were a lot of fun to talk to.

In fact, one of their players like my pen so much, he he asked for it and I gave it to him.

But these are two really good teams that have a lot of history with these teams.

Before these guys are around, Hazen and, Conway Christian met in some epic battles back in 2015, 2016, Conway Christian came out on top at once and Hazen came out on top once.

So these guys, yeah, they're replaying they're replaying stuff from a decade ago.

Okay.

Well, we do actually have a challenge.

So while we take care of that and figure that out, we're going to take a quick break and we'll we'll be right back after this.

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Three masked men named at the bank armed with handguns and claimed they had a bomb.

Descriptions or four.

Medium build.

Medium height.

One victim inside the manager.

You should know that he probably didn't suffer with a gunshot wound.

That comes quickly.

What happened in their division?

Mr.

Lazenby was very unlucky.

I don't agree with that.

You have a police record.

We have a witness that placed you at the bank this morning.

Who are you with?

Tonight at nine.

Next time.

The bride killing my goddaughter was one of them.

Lady Felicia thinks a killer is on the loose.

So what do we do about it?

We find out the truth ourselves.

But the investigation.

Welcome to the Blackthorn Institute.

Leads to more death.

This last word was notebook.

And the murderer may not be finished.

Telephone lines are cut.

We got separated in the dark.

Father Brown, this evening at six.

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Animal welfare and environmental concerns.

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America's heartland is farm fresh and original, giving consumers the opportunity to better understand how agriculture impacts our lives.

Tomorrow morning at 11.

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Eyes on the camera, please.

There is much to be grateful for, but I cannot pretend it's what I would have chosen for life as a mind of horror.

Chaos can be the mother of inspiration.

You will refrain from discussing our arrangement for promises.

She's never managed to take him.

Trust me.

I have a plan.

Only a fool would underestimate you.

The four sides.

The season finale on masterpiece Sunday night at eight.

And welcome back to the state quiz Bowl Championships.

We are on the last match of the day, and we did have a challenge.

And we're going to send it over the quizmaster to find out how that was resolved.

Jacob.

Hey.

Thank you.

Christina.

So we did have a challenge.

Hazen made a successful challenge.

The judges upheld their challenge.

And so an additional ten points was given to Hazen as a result of that challenge.

And now that the challenge is out of the way, all of our substitutions has been made.

We can go ahead and start in on round number two.

Which round number two.

It consists of up to ten tossup questions and four for part bonuses.

So with that, we'll go ahead and get into round number two.

Round two toss up.

This part of Earth's interior remained solid despite extreme temperatures.

Conway.

Kristen.

Nathan.

The inner core.

Yes.

Bonus number one.

Bonus number one.

Astronomy.

Terms given a definition in astronomy, provide the correct term one.

The bending of light by the curvature of space time caused by massive objects like galaxy clusters or black holes.

Solutions.

Gravitation effect.

That's not what I have.

Two also known as the Goldilocks zone, it is the region around a star where conditions are potentially suitable for liquid water to exist on a planet's surface.

Habitable zone?

Yeah.

It's all like a habitable zone.

Yes.

Three A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust.

And when near the sun, a tale of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

Yeah.

Comet.

Yes.

For a galaxy that does not fit neatly into the categories of spiral or elliptical galaxies, meaning that it lacks a clearly defined shape or structure.

Cloud.

System.

Captain, I need an answer.

Cloud.

That's not what I have.

So, two out of four.

Two out of four on the bonus number one, the bending of light by the curvature of space time caused by massive objects.

I have gravitational lensing, gravitational lensing, and a galaxy that does not fit neatly into the categories of spiral.

Elliptical is irregular.

Irregular galaxy.

Okay, there are three bonuses remaining.

Here's the next toss up for either team.

Tossup two.

During World War II two these islands were invaded and occupied by Japanese for, Conway.

Nathan.

The Aleutian Islands.

Yes.

Bonus two literary terms and devices.

Given a literary term or device, provide the 1 or 2 word term or device being referenced.

What is the term for a written or spoken conversation between two or more characters?

Dialog.

Yes.

What is the term for a character who contrasts with another character to highlight certain traits?

Antagonist.

Antagonist?

Anything.

Antagonist.

That's not what I have.

Three what is a recurring image, symbol, or theme in a literary work called?

That's what I'm thinking.

Motif.

Yeah.

Motif.

Yes.

For what?

Literary term refers to a universally recognized character type.

Symbol or story pattern.

Archetype.

Trope.

Architecture.

Church trope.

Captain trope.

That's not what I have.

So you did get two out of four again, two out of four.

Two term for a character who contrasts with another character to highlight certain traits.

A foil a foil and literary term refers to a universally recognized character type or symbol archetype.

So two out of four, two out of four, and two bonuses remain.

Tossup number three.

This 1875 opera tells the story of a fiery Spanish factory worker and her ill fated romance with the soldier, Don Jose.

Name this opera that ultimately ends in a tragic confrontation outside of a bullfighting arena in Sevilla.

A work by George Bizet Hayes and Michael Carmen.

Yes.

Bonus number three.

Bonus number three the unit circle.

You will have 20s for each of these.

Unit circle computations.

One what are the coordinates of the point on the unit circle at an angle of 90 degrees or pi over two radians?

No 201010001.

Answer zero one.

Yes.

Number two.

What is the sine of pi radians on the unit circle?

Yes.

Zero zero.

Answer zero.

Yes three.

Which angle in radians corresponds to the point?

Square root of two over two.

Square root of two over two on the unit circle.

Right.

We have an answer 45 degrees outside.

Right.

Sorry, that's not what I have for if a point on the unit circle has coordinates x, y, what is the relationship between x y and the radius of radius?

So it's like x squared plus y squared equals radians.

Right.

Yeah.

Okay.

X squared plus y squared equals radius.

That's not what I have okay.

So two out of four for number three the which angle in radians corresponds to square root of two over two square root of two over two I have pi over four radians.

And then on the.

If a point in the unit circle has coordinates x, y was the relationship between x y and the radius x squared plus y squared equals one.

Okay, there is one bonus remaining one bonus remaining.

Here's the next toss up.

Some of its roots extend to wells inhabited by Norns, and one is Hayes and Michael.

Like the world tree.

Judges.

Don't prompt hugger.

Nope.

And one is not by the dragon Neath hugger and a squirrel carries messages up and down its trunk.

Name this immense ash tree that stands at the center of the Norse Norse cosmos that links the nine realms of existence.

Conway.

Nathan Yeager.

Yes.

Bonus number four.

Bonus number four.

Multiple major award winners.

These men have succeeded more than once when given a clue about a man who has won a major award, more than once named the man won.

He won two Grammy Awards for Or sorry, two Academy Awards for Best Actor for Philadelphia in 1993 and Forrest Gump in 94, becoming one of the few to win back to back Tom Hanks.

Yes two.

He remains the only person to win the Heisman Trophy twice, earning the honor in 1974 and 1975.

While playing for Ohio State.

It is it and player time at the Heisman.

That's not what I have.

Three he won two Pulitzer Prizes for drama, won for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, and another for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955.

Tennessee Williams Yes four.

He won two Tony Awards for Best Original Score for Company and Sweeney Todd Sondheim.

Yes.

So I have three out of four.

The only person to win the Heisman Trophy twice was Archie Griffin.

Archie Griffin.

Now, are there any challenges at the end of the round?

Number two, we have no challenges.

Okay, so that means that Conway Christian is going to get the first crack at these lightning round categories.

The categories are Old Testament books.

Given a book from the Old Testament named the book, which immediately follows it.

Two authors, when given the title of a famous novel name the author three Winter Olympics.

The Winter Olympics have events that you may or may not see any other time given a short description, name the event Conway.

You'll have a whole minute to make your choice.

And while they're deciding, let's throw it over to Christina.

All right.

Thanks.

So much.

Those are some very interesting topics that they have to choose from.

And while they strategize and make that decision, we're going to take a quick break.

We'll be right back after this championship season is rolling along and we're headed back to Hot Springs.

But this time is for the Centennial Bank state baseball and softball finals.

If you're looking for the long ball, we've got Anna Lee Quarles with her fourth home run of the year.

How about plays at the plate.

Yeah we've got that two hander.

Got it on.

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Few Arkansans ever get miniaturized.

This Ladd has this figurine from the collections of the Old State House Museum, commemorates Ladd's most successful gun toting role.

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And we are back for the lightning round.

The teams have made their choices.

So now let's turn it over to our quizmaster for round three.

Jacob.

Thanks so much, Christina.

We're back and ready to start.

Round number three.

Conway Christian has chosen Old Testament books, and Hazen has chosen authors.

And with that, we are going to begin round number three.

Round three.

Old Testament books.

Given a book from the Old Testament named the book which immediately follows it, taking answers from Nathan.

Yes, sir.

Number one.

Judges.

Ruth.

Ruth.

Second Samuel.

First Kings.

Leviticus.

Numbers.

Ezra.

Nehemiah.

Nehemiah.

Zephaniah.

Haggai.

Deuteronomy.

Joshua.

Genesis.

Exodus.

Joshua.

Judges.

Judges.

Second Kings.

Verse.

First Chronicles.

Nahum.

Habakkuk.

Yes.

Well done to.

Conway.

Christian has swept the category, so they get an extra 20 points.

Well done.

And now, Hasan, you've chosen authors when given the title of a famous novel.

Name the author.

Number one.

Brave new world.

Huxley.

Grapes of wrath.

Steinbeck.

Dracula.

Stoker.

Picture of Dorian Gray.

Wild little women.

That was me.

And it's like, I don't know.

Alcott.

Yeah.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Twain.

Slaughterhouse-Five.

Vonnegut.

Beloved.

Morrison.

Bleak House, is this, this is the king.

Very Dickens, the alchemist.

Okay.

Oh, gosh.

Ben Johnson, no.

Nine out of ten.

Nine out of ten.

Conway.

Christian, you will get a bounce back on number ten authors when given the title of a famous novel.

Name the author.

Number ten, the Alchemist.

Give me something, captain.

I need your answer immediately.

Coleridge.

No, I've.

Paulo Coelho, Paulo Coelho.

So, nine out of ten for Hazen and ten out of ten for Conway.

Christian.

Let's let's go ahead and see if you have any challenges or substitutions for the third round.

And while we do that, let's send it back to Christina.

Always a fun round to watch and a very close match here.

So stick around.

You won't want to miss the ending.

We'll be right back after this next time.

The bride killing my goddaughter was one of them.

Lady Felicia thinks a killer is on the loose.

So what do we do about it if we find out the truth ourselves about the investigation?

Welcome to the Blackthorn Institute.

Leads to more death.

This last word was notebook.

And the murderer may not be finished.

Telephone lines are cut.

Got separated in the dark.

Father Brown, this evening at six.

Next time two of the owners of this horse have come to a sticky end.

The owners of a valuable stallion are being murdered.

His death will make the rest of them considerably richer.

Barnaby starts to wonder if greed isn't the motive.

But it's not money.

So what is it?

But as the body count rises, the skull's very crushed.

Time is running out.

Sometimes the most unlikely people do the most extraordinary things.

Midsomer murders tonight at 730.

Three masked men names at the bank, armed with handguns and claimed they had a bomb.

Descriptions.

All four.

Medium build, medium height.

One victim inside the manager.

You should know that he probably didn't suffer with a gunshot wound.

That comes quickly.

What happened in there, Devon?

Mr.

Lazenby was very unlucky.

I don't agree with that.

You have a police record.

We have a witness that placed you at the bank this morning.

Who are you with?

Tonight at nine.

Oh.

Ten.

Welcome back to the final match of the 2026 state quiz Bowl Championships.

And we are ready for the final round.

So let's head back over to the quizmaster.

Jacob.

Thanks so much, Christina.

Welcome back.

This is a razor close, thin margin between the two teams.

I'm sure we're in for an exciting fourth quarter final.

20 questions.

And let's get started with the fourth quarter.

Round four.

Toss up.

Number one.

In social sciences, what term refers to a category of people who identify with each other?

Based on Conway.

Christian.

Nathan.

Ethnicity?

Yes two.

He has been called the dean of American composers and drew inspiration from Shaker tunes and cowboys.

Hayes and Michael Aaron Copeland.

Yes three.

This Argentine author and physicist explored themes of radical isolation and obsession through a character who was a painter named Juan Pablo Castell.

Name this author of the dark 1948 psychological novel The Tunnel.

Hayes and Michael Borges.

That's not what I have.

Conway, Christian.

Nathan.

Hernandez.

I have Sabato.

Ernest Sabato.

Number four is our first math computation.

Find the equation of a line in slope intercept form that passes through the points two, five, and six.

Negative three.

Hasan, Michael.

Y equals negative two x plus two.

That's not what I have.

Conway.

Charles Y equals negative two x plus nine.

That's what I have.

Yes.

Number five.

This country signed the secret Treaty of London in 1950, leaving the Central Powers Alliance to join the Triple Entente.

Name this country that, Conway Cooper.

Italy.

Yes, six.

This planet is mostly made up of water, ammonia and methane.

Conway.

Cooper.

Neptune.

That's not what I have.

And is the only one named for a figure from Greek mythology.

Name this blue green planet known as an ice giant and has the coldest atmosphere in the solar system.

Hazen, Michael.

Uranus.

Yes.

Seven.

This bribery scandal of the early 1920s involved this haze in Michael Jackson's The Affair.

That's not what I have involved.

The secret leasing of federal oil reserves in Wyoming and California to private companies without competitive bidding.

Name this scandal that became the defining corruption case of President Harding's administration.

Conway.

Charles.

Teapot dome.

Yes, eight.

In 2007, this head coach made NFL history by leading the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl 41.

Name this man who became the first African American head coach to win a both a Super Bowl and be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Hayes and Michael Shula.

That's not what I have.

Conway, Christian.

Cooper.

Bowls.

Tony.

Dungy.

Tony.

Dungy.

Number nine.

This Si unit is defined using a monochromatic light source emitting radiation at a frequency of 540 terahertz.

Name this Si unit used to quantify luminous, intense.

Conway.

Nathan.

Lux.

That's not what I have.

Luminous intensity.

One of the seven fundamental units of measurement.

In Michael linens, I have candela.

Number ten is a math computation.

Solve for x in terms of Y2X minus seven equals three x plus two y. Conway.

Nathan.

X equals negative two y minus seven.

Yes.

Yes 11.

This controversial emperor.

The last of the Julio Claudius dynasty.

Name the Roman Emperor.

Famously, though likely inaccurately, remembered for fiddling.

He's in Michael.

Nero.

Yes.

12.

In 1917.

This act made criticism of the government during wartime a crime.

Name.

This act passed shortly after the United States.

Hays and Michael.

Espionage act.

Yes 13.

In American folklore, he was the subject of a tall tale about steel driving Hays in Michael John Henry.

Yes.

14.

In 1990, NASA and the ESA launched a landmark space telescope named after the astronomer who.

Conway, Nathan.

The Hubble Space telescope.

Yes, 15.

This 11th century event resulted in a permanent break between the Latin speaking church in Rome and the Greek speaking church in Conway.

Cooper.

Great schism.

Yes, sir.

16.

The dystopian nation of Panama.

Hayes and Michael.

The hunger games.

That's not what I have in the dystopian nation of Panama.

This young woman volunteers as a, Conway Hannah Katniss Everdeen.

That's what I have said.

17.

This 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece features Maria singing during a thunderstorm.

Name this Conway Cooper.

Sand or rain?

That's not what I have.

Name this stage musical that features the iconic song My Favorite Things and also later became a hit movie.

Michael Hazen.

I have The Sound of Music.

Number 18.

This Italian art technique literally translates light up.

Hayes in Michael.

Chiaroscuro.

Yes.

19.

Math.

Computation.

The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles in a bag is 7 to 9.

If there are 72 blue marbles, how many red marbles are in the bag?

Conway.

Nathan.

56.

Yes.

And number 20.

This powerful monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, famously depicted on the Tower of Babel.

Name this man credited with the construction of the Ishtar Gate and the creation of the Hanging Gardens.

Hasan, Michael.

Nebuchadnezzar prompt Nebuchadnezzar the second.

Yes.

And that's the end of round number four.

Are there any challenges to the last 20 toss ups?

Coach.

Coach.

Okay.

We have no challenges.

So that means our winner is Conway Christian for the three state championship with the very close, runner up Hazen with 300.

Outstanding job.

All right, I'm going to toss it over to Christina.

Wow, that was intense there for a bit.

What a match.

Thank you all so much.

We will be right back after a short break.

But first, let's take a moment to look at the future stars of the game.

Here are some of the 2026 Quiz Bowl Junior High Championship results.

Welcome back.

I'm here with Anthony Simmons, president of Arkansas Governors Quiz Bowl Association, and you've got some big awards to give away.

Yes, ma'am.

This is a great way to end, the the day.

This was a really hard fought, match.

So I'd like to present the runner up trophy to Hasan.

Round of applause.

And our 2026 to a champions Conway.

Christian.

Congratulations.

This might come as a surprise, but the MVP today is Hasan's Michael Bowman.

Congrats.

Let's.

Perfect.

Okay.

As well as all team, all tournament team.

Nathan Hale of Conway.

Christian.

Congratulations.

The other, all tournament team members are on the screen.

We're really impressed with all they've been able to accomplish this year.

Thank you guys.

Let's give a round of applause to everybody.

You guys, that was a great match.

Congratulations.

And we also want to take a moment to thank all of our volunteers who pitch in to help.

It truly takes a team.

And these volunteers are the best.

Please give a round of applause to show gratitude for all the volunteers.

And that concludes our seventh and final match today.

Crowning seven new state champs.

What another great year of bringing you the Arkansas Quiz Bowl state Championships live here on Arkansas TV.

We hope you enjoyed witnessing these remarkable students showcasing their knowledge and teamwork.

And to all the competitors.

Congratulations on your hard work and dedication.

We will see you again next year right here live on Arkansas TV.

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