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♪♪ You are now watching the 2025 Middle School Academic Bowl Championship match between Upperman Middle School and Prescott, South C team.

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Hello and welcome to the 2025 WCTE TV Middle School Academic Bowl.

We're here with our championship matchup between Upperman middle school and Prescott Middle School C team.

Upperman middle has not lost a game in the tournament this year.

So if they win this matchup they will be our first place finisher.

Prescott middle C team is anchored by all fifth and sixth graders.

They put on a really great show.

If they win, we'll have to play a second match.

And if they lose, they will be our second place team in this tournament.

My name is Molly Risley, and I'll be your moderator for this matchup.

We are coming to you from the brand new Ashraf, Islam Engineering building on the campus of Tennessee Tech University here in Cookeville, Tennessee.

And we're going to get started by meeting our players from Upperman middle.

Colton Johnson and.

I'm ready.

I'm Ryan, And I'm also ready.

I'm Andrew, and I'm also very ready.

I'm Sam Brown I've been doing this for like four years now.

My name is Caroline Beach, and I enjoy theater.

I'm Finn and I like peanut butter, I am Niam, I can't believe we've gotten this far.

I'm Gaius, and I'm going to win the championship.

All right.

Welcome to both teams.

Great job so far.

Let's go ahead and pick up our buzzers, And we're going to start round one with a toss up.

After this boy gets lost in Mcdougal's cave with Becky Thatcher.

Gaius.

Tom Sawyer.

Tom Sawyer is correct.

Here are your bonuses for Prescott for ten points each.

Answer the following questions about sets of twins.

Known in Latin as the Gemini, this set of twin deities were regarded as the patrons of sailors to whom they appeared as Saint Elmo's fire.

Romulus and Remus.

Incorrect.

That would be Castor and Pollux.

Oh, Phobos and Deimos are twin moons orbiting this planet in our solar system.

Mars.

Mars is correct.

So you got half the bonus and the toss up.

We'll go to our next tossup.

Three archeological sites in this region have been closed since the 1994 flooding, including the tomb of Hatshepsut, the Letters KV designates sites in what tomb filled... Niam.

Valley of the Kings.

The Valley of the Kings is correct.

Here are your bonuses for ten points each.

Answer the following about popular shows that have aired on PBS.

In 1990, the documentary Civil War by this director first aired.

He also debuted baseball, jazz, the War, the National Parks, America's Best Idea, and Prohibition, all on PBS 67 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:54,334 Steven Spielberg it's a great guess, but it's Ken Burns who is equally wonderful, so no points on that one.

This other man opened each episode of his PBS show with his signature song, Won't You Be My Neighbor, before putting on his cardigan, sweater and sneakers and stepping in to his role as teacher, host and beloved friend to all.

Daniel Tiger.

That is incorrect.

Oh, he is the, maybe the creator and friend of Daniel Tiger, Mr. Fred Rogers.

I didn't know.

All right, so no points on the bonus.

But you did get your toss up, and we'll go to our tossup.

As documented in the play the Miracle Worker, Anne Sullivan taught this young woman how to say the word water name.

Name this.. Andrew, Helen Keller.

Helen Keller is correct.

Here are the bonuses for Upperman middle for ten points each.

Answer.

The following about these persons from science.

His principal says that the buoyant force on an object immersed in water is equal to the weight of the displaced water.

88 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:57,930 Archimedes.

Archimedes is correct.

This other person of science was a Cambridge scientist who wrote A Brief History of Time.

Yeah, Hawking.

Hawking is correct.

Got them both.

Right.

All right, next toss up.

The motion of one of these items is used to keep time in a grandfather clock.

What items have...Ryan.

Pendulum.

Pendulum is correct.

Here are your bonuses for Upperman.

For ten points each.

Answer the following about famous fictional homes Tara was Scarlett O'Hara's plantation outside of Atlanta.

In this Margaret Mitchell work town.

No answer.

That would be Gone with the Wind.

This Arthur Conan Doyle character resided at 221 B Baker Street.

Holmes.

Holmes, Sherlock Holmes.

So you got half that bonus.

And the toss up next toss up.

In this musical, rooster and Lily sing Easy Street while plotting with Miss Hannigan to pose as the show's protagonists parents.

Daddy Warbucks.

Ryan?

Annie.

Annie is correct.

Here are your bonuses for Upperman.

Given a definition of a term used in sports, for ten points, identify that term.

This term is used for college athletes who take a year off and still maintain their eligibility, and still get to practice with the team.

No, no answer.

That's redshirt.

In basketball, it is a term describing unnecessary or excessive fouls.

It has a level one and level two condition.

No ice hockey.

Yeah.

Refer.

And, no answer.

All right.

It's flagrant.

So in basketball we have common and flagrant fouls.

So no points on those bonuses.

But you did get the toss up.

Next toss up.

This man said that the angel Moroni appeared to him Andrew.

Joseph Smith .

Joseph Smith is correct.

So here are your bonuses.

For Upperman.

Given a description from the Disney version of a popularized classic fairy tale by author Charles Perot for ten points each, identify the tale.

This titular character of this tale is aided by mice named Luke, Mert, Burt, Jack, and Gus.

Cinderella, Cinderella Cinderella is correct in this other tale an owl, a squirrel, a cardinal, a blue bird, and two rabbits sneak off and take Prince Philip's cape, boots, and hat to provide a dancing partner for Aurora, Sleeping Beauty.

That's correct.

Got them both.

All right.

Next toss up.

Dodie Smith wrote a sequel to this book called The Starlight Barking.

In this book's beginning, Perdita was abandoned and is brought into the darling home to help missus with Cadpig, Patch and Lucky.

Name this work, in which Cruella de Vil attempts to use... Niam.

101 Dalmatians.

That is correct.

Here are your bonuses for Prescott, Given a description of a noted mythical beast for ten points each identify the creature.

Many believe the face of this lion like creature at Giza is that of the Pharaoh coffer.

Sphinx.

Sphinx is correct.

In Norse mythology.

These females bring the chosen, who have died bravely in battle to Valhalla.

Valkyrie.

Valkyrie is correct.

Got them both.

All right.

Next tossup.

One of her early jobs included working for WTVF News Channel five in Nashville.

Who is this woman listed as one of the richest women in the United States?

A former talk show host that would,...Andrew.

Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey is correct.

And here are your bonuses for Upperman.

For ten points each, identify the following geography.

Bees.

This Central American bee country has a capital of Belmopan.

Belize.

Belize is correct.

This bee city is the most populated city in Connecticut.

No answer.

It's Bridgeport.

So you got half that bonus and the toss up.

We'll go to our next tossup.

In a book by this author, an insect gets a stomach ache from gorging himself on Saturday, Finn.

I agree, a little caterpillar.

That's incorrect.

I'll keep reading for Upperman middle school.

Name this other of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Samuel.

You're out of time.

It's Eric Carl.

Eric, Carl.

So we'll go to our next tossup.

John Thornton owns the central figure of a novel by this author, set during the Klondike Gold Rush.

Name this author who depicted canines in his in his novels White Fang and The Call of the Wild Niam.

Jack London.

Jack London is correct.

Here are your bonuses for Prescott, given an acronym or a computer initialism for ten points, identify what it stands for.

What does the acronym HTML stand for?

No answer.

That would be Hypertext Markup Language.

And what does the acronym CPU stand for?

Central Processing Unit.

That's incorrect.

It's computer processing unit.

So no points on the bonus.

But you did get the tossup.

At the end of round one, we have Upperman with 110 and Prescott C with 70.

We're going to take a quick break and come right back for the Lightning Round.

Stay with us.

Welcome back.

At the end of round one, we did have a challenge, and we're making a score correction.

Central Processing Unit was an acceptable answer.

Our judges and our scorekeepers have made the adjustment on screen.

So you'll see that Upperman finished round one with 110 points.

Prescott C now has 80 points.

And we have a sub for Upperman.

It's Blaze.

He's the guy who's waving at you.

All right.

So because Prescott is a little bit behind they're going to get to choose first in our lightning round.

And their options are responses that begin with the letter E or responses that begin with letter M. And they're going with letter E. All right.

So we've got 60s on the clock.

Will be looking for answers to come from our captain who is Niam.

Here we go.

Letter E. Containing the story of Moses.

It's the second book of the Bible's Old Testament.

Exodus.

The Greek God of love and son.

Aphrodite, Eros.

She is the Romani gypsy girl that befriends quasi modo.

He's the.

He's called the father of geometry.

Pass.

it's the franchise nickname of the MLS team from San Jose, California.

Earthquake.

Period of time in 18th century Europe, centering on philosophy and logic and reason.

Enlightenment.

Its capital city is Cairo, Egypt.

After being adopted by Hawkins Police Chief Hawkins Police Chief Jim Hopper, her legal name becomes Jane Pass.

It's the capital of Canada's Alberta Province.

Edmonton.

It's the smallest of the Galilean moons.

Pass.

She is the Romani gypsy girl that befriends quasi modo.

Elanore.

He's called the father of geometry.

Pass.

After being adopted by Hawkins police.

All right.

We are out of time.

So I've got one, two, three, four, five, six correct responses for 60 points.

You got Exodus, Eros, earthquakes, enlightenment, Egypt and Edmonton.

The, girl that befriends Quasimodo is Esmeralda.

The father of geometry is Euclid.

Jane was formerly known as 11.

That's a Stranger Things question.

And the smallest of the Galilean moons is Europa.

All right?

Which means your score is now up to 140.

And Uppperman will have to deal with questions whose responses begin with the letter M. I'll be looking to Samuel for answers.

And we're going to put 60s on the clock.

Here we go.

It's atomic number is 12, and it has a symbol of MG magnesium.

It's called the land of 10,000.

Lakes state.

Minnesota.

Their contracting organs with three types of cells skeletal, cardiac and smooth.

Muscle.

She's the mistress of all evil who cures Aurora.

Maleficent.

Yeah.

This classic book is about Ahab and the white whale.

Moby Dick.

It's the franchise name of the MLB team from Miami, 279 00:14:10,382 --> 00:14:12,918 Pass.

For this mythical king.

Everything he touched turned to gold.

Midas.

He served as the 25th president.

Monroe.

They are large, flat teeth in the back of the mouth.

Molars.

He is the Wonderland resident who invited Alice to an unbirthday party.

Mad Hatter.

It's the franchise name of the MLB team from Miami.

289 00:14:37,843 --> 00:14:40,646 Pass.

Allright.

One, two, three 4 or 5.

Six.

So you have eight correct responses.

Magnesium.

Minnesota muscles, Maleficent, Moby Dick, Midas Molars, and Mad Hatter.

You missed.

The MLB team from Miami are the Marlins and the 25th president.

Is McKinley.

All right, so at the end of the Lightning round, we have Upperman with 190, Prescott C with 140.

We do have subs.

So we're going to take a short break and we'll be right back with round two.

Stay with us.

Welcome back.

We've got a really exciting match going on between Upperman middle school and Prescott middle schools' C Team.

At the end of the lightning round Upperman has 190 points.

Prescott C has 140.

And we've got a new player on Upperman's team joining us.

Hello, Micah.

All right.

So we're going to get started with round two.

Everybody pick up your buzzers.

We're going to start with a toss up.

The naval base at Guantanamo Bay is in this country.

Andrew.

Cuba.

Cuba is correct.

Here.

Are your bonuses Upperman for 10 points each.

Given an ology, that is the science or study of a field, identify that field.

What field of study is used in coronal logy time?

Time is correct.

What field of study is used in entomology?

Words.

That is incorrect.

It's insects.

It etymology is words.

Entomology is insects.

You were really close there.

So half points on the bonus.

And you got that toss up.

We're going to our next toss up.

In this painting the Betsy Ross flag is carried by James Monroe.

The Continental Army navigates an icy... Samuel.

Crossing the Delaware.

Prompt.

Washington crossing the Delaware.

You got it.

Washington crossing the Delaware.

All right, here are your bonuses.

Given a description of famous duos for ten points each.

Identify the pairs.

Note each answer will have two names.

Identified.

This pair includes the Nazi leader during World War two and his mistress, who committed suicide together on April 30th, 1945.

Hitler?

I refer to Andrew, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun.

You got it.

And this 2023 time person of the year has had 12 number one hits, and her love interest has three Super Bowl rings.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey.

Yeah, correct.

All right.

Got them both.

Here's our next toss up.

This asset is synthesized from a seed oil Coa and oxo acetate in the first step of a namesake cycle.

Name this acid that is prevalent in lemons and limes.

Ryan.

Citric acid.

Citric acid is correct.

Here are your bonuses.

Upperman.

The word dinosaur means terrible lizard for ten points each.

Answer the following about dinosaurs.

This dinosaur was once considered the largest known meat eater and the most feared meat eating dinosaur, and also called King of the dinosaurs.

Tyrannosaurus rex.

That's correct.

This other door is called the Roof Lizard.

It has huge bony plates along the back.

Spinosaurus.

Incorrect.

Its Stegosaurus, so you got half of the bonus.

And that tossup.

next tossup, along with an elliptical galaxy is.

This is the third major... Andrew.

Irregular.

That's incorrect.

I'll keep reading.

A third major classification of galaxies according to their shapes, was originally described by Edwin Hubble in 1936.

What is this type of galaxy in which the Milky Way is classified?

Gaius.

Spiral.

Spiral is correct.

And your bonuses.

Given a definition or description of a term used in zoology for ten points each.

Identify that term.

This term is used for inborn tendency of animals to behave in a certain way.

It is passed on through heredity.

To albinism.

It's instinct.

Oh.

This other term is used to identify any animal without a backbone.

Invertebrate.

Invertebrate is correct.

So you got half of those bonus points and you got that toss up.

Next toss up requires pencil and paper, because it's a math one.

Be ready.

A fair coin is flipped four times.

What is the expected value for the number of times heads Results from the four flips given each... Samuel.

Two.

Two is correct, and here are your bonus points or bonus questions.

Given a description of a mythological creature for ten points each, identify that creature.

Any of a race of monsters with the body and legs of a horse and the head, trunk, and arms of a man is known by this term.

A Centaur.

A Centaur is correct.

This other mythical creature is a fire breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, tail of a snake or dragon, and it was killed by Bellerophon.

Chimera.

Chimera is correct.

All right.

Got them both.

Next tossup.

This man fought in the Spanish-American War with the Roughriders at San... Niam.

Teddy Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt is correct Your bonuses for ten points each.

Answer the following about famous waterfalls known as the Smoke That Thunders.

This waterfall is a 355ft waterfall on the Zambezi River in south central Africa, between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Victoria Falls, you got it.

The Iguazu Falls is a series of 250 different waterfalls that make up the largest waterfall system in the world.

Iguazu falls is found on the border between which South American countries, Argentina and Brazil.

You got them both.

Great job.

Both bonuses!

Here's our next tossup.

He is renowned for his symphonies titled Eroica, Pastoral and Choral.

Who was this composer who gave us such famous compositions as Moonlight Sonata?

Ryan?

Mozart.

Mozart is incorrect.

I'll keep rooting for Prescott for release.

And his Ninth Symphony, which contains the ode to Joy in the final ... Beethoven.

Beethoven.

is correct.

Here are your bonuses.

Prescott, Given a description of a work of literature for ten points, identify that work.

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote this work that served as a guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power.

India.

The prince.

The prince is correct.

Oh!

Thomas Moore wrote this work that describes an ideal society in which men and women live in peace and harmony.

Utopia.

Utopia is correct.

Got them both.

All right.

Next tossup.

This congressman from Pennsylvania served as president when South Carolina became the first state to declare its secession.

Gaius.

Jefferson Davis.

That's incorrect.

I'll keep reading.

Secession from the Union, Ryan.

Abraham Lincoln.

That's incorrect.

We're looking for James Buchanan, so no points on that toss up.

We'll go to our next tossup.

The highest mountain in the presidential range is this state's Mount Washington, Niam.

New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is correct.

Sorry.

Niam.

All right, here are your bonuses for Prescott for ten points each.

Identify the street in New York City from the following clue.

This New York City road gives its name to the city's theater district.

Broadway Broadway is correct.

Lined with prestigious boutiques and flagship stores, this other New York City thoroughfare is known as Millionaire Mile, and for the Macy's parade route.

Wall Street.

Incorrect.

It's Fifth Avenue, so you got half those bonuses.

Now here's our next tossup.

The third law of thermodynamics states that there is a minimum temperature where matter cannot become any colder temperatures.

Entropy approaches.

a minimum... Caroline.

Zero.

Absolute zero is correct.

Here are your bonuses for ten points each.

Answer the following about elevated points in the United States.

Although not a true mountain, Mount Sunflower is the highest natural point in the US state.

Known as the Sunflower State.

Kansas.

Kansas is correct.

Mount Whitney, the highest point in the United States that is outside Alaska is found in which other state?

New Mexico.

Incorrect.

It is California.

So you got half that bonus.

Next tossup.

Lake was created by the Aswan High Dam along this river, which forced the relocation of the Abu Simbel temple and other archeological artifacts for ten points.

Name this longest river in the world that flows, Andrew.

Nile.

The Nile is correct.

Here are your bonuses.

Given a description of a famous character from literature for ten points each, identify that character.

This character is Tiny Tim's father, who works for Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

Mickey Mouse.

No answer.

It's Bob Cratchit .

A.A. Milne modeled this character after his son in a series of books telling of his adventures with his friend Edward Bear.

Oh no, no answer.

And that little fella Christopher Robin.

So no points on the bonus, but the buzzer means it's the end of our game and we have a final score of Upperman 300.

Prescott C with 260.

That means Prescott.

You're our second place champions.

Think that's pretty fantastic and Uppermen go undefeated in the entire tournament.

They're going to be our champions.

Thank you so much for being with us.

Welcome to the WCTE TV Middle School Academic Bowl awards ceremony.

We'd like to start by thanking our sponsor, Tennessee Tech University, and in particular, the College of Engineering, for letting us use the brand new Ashraf Islam Engineering Building.

And we'd like to begin by giving the doctor Fred Cope's spirit of Competition Award to our third place team.

Algood Middle School.

Congratulations, guys.

And our second place team is Prescott Middle School, C team.

Congratulations guys, [applause] And for the second year in a row, we have Upperman Middle School as our first place champions.

Congratulations, guys.

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