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(soft techno music) (upbeat techno music) (upbeat music) - Welcome to the finals of the WCTE High School Academic Bowl.
I'm your moderator, Brian O'Connor, a math professor at Tennessee Tech University.
Our match features Gallatin High School and Cookeville High School.
Cookeville was the winner of the winner's bracket and Gallatin was the winner of the second chance bracket.
So if Cookeville wins this match, they're the champion.
If Gallatin wins in this match, we have one more to determine the champion.
Let's meet our teams and our match officials.
- Hi, I'm Jackson Rackman.
I'm 12th grade, I attend Cookeville High School and I'm Quentin Ding's brother.
- Hi, I'm Connor Bagman.
I go to CHS, I'm grade 12, and I'm Quentin Ding's stepbrother.
- Hi, my name is Brooke Swallows.
I'm 12th grade, Cookeville High School.
My fun fact is I'm Quintin Ding's sister and I run our team Instagram page, Follow us at CHS underscore academic team.
- Hi, I'm Pranith Parati.
I'm a senior at Cookeville high school and my fun fact is I'm Quintin Ding's daughter.
- Hi, I'm Noah Diaz.
I'm a senior at CHS and I'm Quentin Ding's niece.
- Hi, I'm Soul Beck.
I am a senior at Cookeville High School.
And I'm Quentin Ding's daughter.
- Hello, my name is Daniel Slater.
I'm a senior, 12th grade, and I'm attend Cookeville High School.
I'm Quentin Ding's brother's stepmom's, uncle's dog walker.
- My name is Danny McInnis.
I'm a junior at Gallatin High School and I play the saxophone.
- I'm Bryce Calhoun I'm a junior at Gallatin High School and I mentor.
- I'm Cameron Arro, I'm a junior, and I go to Gallatin High School, and I love sports.
- I'm (indistinct), I'm a freshman at Gallatin high school and I play saxophone in band.
- I'm Andrew Wright, I'm a sophomore at Gallatin high school and I like motor sports.
- Hi, I'm Gareth Turner.
I'm a junior at Gallatin High School and I play the clarinet.
- Thank you, thank you.
Now we're gonna begin our match.
Teams, are you ready?
Good luck.
Here's your first toss up.
On the Celsius scale, What is the boiling point of water?
Connor.
- 100.
- [Brian] 100 degrees, 10 points there.
Here is your bonus question.
For five points each, name four of the six fields for which the Nobel Prize is awarded.
- Literature, economics, physics, (indistinct whispering) Peace.
- Okay.
Literature, peace, economics, and physics.
- [Brian] Correct.
Chemistry and physiology or medicine were the other two.
So 20 points on that bonus.
Next toss up question.
What Tennessee City is the site of the country's largest freshwater aquarium?
(beep) Bryce.
- Chattanooga.
- [Brian] Chattanooga.
Correct, 10 points there.
- Good job.
- [Brian] Bonus question.
For five points each, name the author of each of the following works.
Don Quixote.
(indistinct whispering) - Deferred.
- Cervantes.
- [Brian] Cervantes.
Correct.
Next, Robinson Crusoe.
(indistinct whispering) - Smith.
- [Brian] Daniel Defoe.
Next, The Hound of the Baskervilles.
(indistinct whispering) - No answer.
- Arthur Conan Doyle.
And finally Rebecca.
(indistinct whispering) - Tolstoy.
- [Brian] No Daphne, Daphne du Maurier.
Five points on that bonus question.
Next toss up.
On May 2nd, 2011 Navy Seals carried out- (beep) Connor.
- Bin Laden.
- [Brian] Osama bin Laden, correct.
Killed the leader of Al-Qaeda, ending a search for almost 10 years.
Here's your bonus question.
For 10 points, he was a satirist of the 18th century in England.
He was known as the Wicked Wasp of the Twickenham.
What's Alexander's last name?
(indistinct whispering) - Bell.
- [Brian] No, it's Pope.
And next, for 10 points, complete this pope ism.
To heir is human, to forgive blank.
(indistinct whispering) - Inhuman.
- [Brian] To heir is human, to forgive divine.
No points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
Name the American city in which the first lending library in the United States was established in 7 30, 1731, by Benjamin Franklin.
(beep) - Jackson.
- Philadelphia.
- [Brian] Philadelphia.
Correct, 10 points there.
Here's your bonus.
For 10 points, what is the capital city of the Canadian Province of Manitoba?
(indistinct whispering) - Ottawa.
- [Brian] No, Winnipeg.
Next for 10 points.
What is the smallest Canadian province in terms of area?
(indistinct whispering) - Newfoundland.
- [Brian] No, Prince Edward Island.
No points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
Name the longest running animated series in TV history.
(beep) Noah.
- The Simpsons.
- [Brian] The Simpsons.
Otherwise you wouldn't go doh, correct, 10 points.
Here's your bonus question.
For 10 points name the state with the second highest population.
(indistinct whispering) - Texas.
- [Brian] Texas is correct.
Next for 10 points, how many US states share a border with Texas?
(indistinct whispering) - Four.
- [Brian] Four is correct.
20 points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
What name is given to a geometric solid with one circular base and one vertex.
(beep) Bryce.
- A cone.
- [Brian] A cone, correct, 10 points there.
Here is your bonus question.
For 10 points, in the human body, what system has glands which regulate the chemical substances in the body - Defer.
- The endocrine system.
- [Brian] Endocrine system, correct.
And next, for 10 points, in the human body, what system transports materials throughout the body?
(indistinct whispering) - Circulatory.
- [Brian] Circulatory system.
Correct, 20 points on the bonus.
Next toss up.
Who wrote Billy Bud- (beep) Pranith.
- Milton.
- [Brian] Melville, right, about good and evil on a naval vessel- - [Man] He said Milton.
- Yeah, that was wrong, I'm sorry.
- [Brian] What?
- I said Milton.
- [Brian] Milton, okay, I'm sorry.
Well I gave the answer.
I will then give the next toss up to them.
Yes.
So toss up for Gallatin.
On what month and day does the new fiscal year begin for the federal government?
(beep) Danny.
- January 20th.
- [Brian] No, October 1st.
So no points there.
And we will continue with another toss up.
What is the architectural term for the front of a building?
(beep) Gareth.
- Facade.
- [Brian] Facade is correct.
10 points there.
Here's your bonus question.
For 10 points, who was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State?
(indistinct whispering) - No idea.
- No answer.
- [Brian] That was Madeline Albright.
And second, for 10 points, who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives?
- (whispers) Pelosi.
- (whispers) Pelosi.
- Pelosi.
- [Brian] Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi is correct.
10 points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
What was the first state to ratify the US Constitution?
(beep) Jackson.
- Delaware.
- [Brian] Delaware, correct.
10 points there.
Here is your bonus question.
For 10 points, first, what is the translation of the Italian word, bambino?
- (whispers) Gangster, maybe.
(indistinct whispering) - Gangster.
- [Brian] No, a baby or child or infant.
Could be a gangster I guess, but I don't think that's it.
Also for 10 points, what is the translation of the Italian word, grazi?
- Thanks.
- [Brian] Thanks.
10 points there on that bonus.
Here's another toss up.
The majority of the 88 constellations depict which of the following creatures?
A.
Water creatures.
B.
Humans.
C. (beep) - B.
Humans.
- [Brian] No, I'll continue for Cookeville.
A.
Water creatures.
B.
Humans.
C. Land animals.
Or D. Birds.
(beep) Jackson.
- C. - [Brian] Which one?
- Land animals.
- [Brian] Land animals.
Correct, 10 points there.
Here is your bonus question.
For 10 points, who is the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London?
(indistinct whispering) - Christopher Ren.
- [Brian] Christopher Ren, correct.
10 points there.
Also for 10 points, who is the architect of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(indistinct whispering) - Defer.
- I.M.
Pei.
- [Brian] I.M.
Pei, correct.
20 points on the bonus.
Next toss up.
What was the real name of the American legend who was called Johnny Appleseed?
(beep) Drew.
- Davy Crockett.
- [Brian] No, can you take it Cookeville?
Time.
John Chapman.
Next toss up.
During World War ii, Franklin Roosevelt issued his four freedoms in a famous speech.
These- (beep) - 14 points.
- [Brian] Danny - 14 points.
- [Brian] No, I'll continue For Cookeville.
(beep) - The inaugural address.
- [Brian] No, these freedoms included freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from what?
The answer was fear.
So no points on that.
Next toss up.
This act- (buzzer buzz) - Yeah, the round is- - End of the round.
Cookeville 130, Gallatin 65.
Thank you teams and we'll come on back for our lightning round.
(upbeat music) Welcome back to WCTE High School Academic Bowl.
Got a good match going here, the championship round, and the teams are Cookeville and Gallatin.
Cookeville is in the lead, 130 to 65.
We have substitution to tell you about for Cookeville.
Daniel has replaced Noah.
We're gonna have our lightning round now.
And the categories are world capitals and US state nicknames.
So Gallatin, which would you like?
- World capitals.
- [Brian] World capitals.
Alright, I will give the capital city, you give the country.
First, Manila.
- (whispers) Philippines.
- Philippines.
- [Brian] Keto.
- (whispers) Ecuador.
- Ecuador.
- [Brian] Luanda.
- (whispers) Angola.
- Angola.
- [Brian] Bucharest.
- (whispers) Romania.
- Romania.
- [Brian] Lisbon.
- (whispers) Portugal.
- Portugal.
- [Brian] Bangkok.
- (whispers) Thailand.
- Thailand.
- [Brian] Santiago.
- (whispers) Chile.
- Chile.
- [Brian] Ulaanbaatar - (whispers) Mongolia.
- Mongolia.
- [Brian] Amman.
- (whispers) Pass.
- Pass.
- [Brian] Managua.
- (whispers) Pass.
- Pass.
- [Brian] Amman.
- (whispers) Oman.
- Oman.
- Oman.
- [Brian] And Managua.
- (whispers) Paraguay, no that's not.
- (whispers) Paraguay?
Paraguay.
- [Brian] You got the first eight right.
Amman is Jordan and Managua is Nicaragua.
So 80 points on that bonus question brings you up to 145.
- (whispers) Still gets us up there.
- We come now to Cookeville, and the category is US State nicknames.
I will give the nickname, you give the state.
First, the Garden State - (whispers) Pass.
- Pass.
- [Brian] Pelican State.
- Louisiana.
- [Brian] Pine Tree State.
- Maine.
- [Brian] Treasure State - Pass.
- [Brian] Sunflower State.
- Pass.
- [Brian] Hawkeye State.
- (whispers) Iowa.
- Iowa.
- [Brian] Granite State.
- (whispers) Colorado, maybe.
- Colorado.
- [Brian] Coyote State.
- (whispers) Wyoming.
- Wyoming.
- [Brian] Land of Enchantment - Pass.
- [Brian] Quaker State.
- Pennsylvania.
- [Brian] Garden State.
- (whispers) Maryland.
- Maryland.
- [Brian] Treasure State.
- (whispers)South Carolina.
- South Carolina, - [Brian] Sunflower State.
- Kansas.
- [Brian] And Land of Enchantment.
- (whispers) Hawaii.
- Hawaii.
- [Brian] You have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, correct.
The ones you missed, Garden State is New Jersey.
Treasure State is Montana.
Granite State is New Hampshire.
Coyote State is South Dakota.
And land of Enchantment is New Mexico.
So five correct there, 80 or 50 more points, gives you 180.
(upbeat music) Hello again.
We have a couple more substitutions for you.
Soul has replaced Pranith and Brooke has replaced Connor for Cookeville.
Welcome, welcome.
And we are gonna start our second half here.
If Cookeville maintains their lead they're the champions, if Gallatin comes back to win, we will have another match featuring those two teams to crown the champion.
Shall we begin?
Are you ready?
Here's your first toss up.
This actor who played the young Kunta Kinte, in the TV miniseries Roots, was also the host of the long running PBS series, Reading Rainbow.
Who is he?
(beep) Soul.
- Jimmy Fallon.
- [Brian] No, can you take it Gallatin?
Time.
That's LaVar Burton.
Next, toss up.
What famous novelist wrote The Minister's Black veil?
(beep) Brooke.
- Hawthorne.
- [Brian] Nathaniel Hawthorne, correct, 10 points there.
Here's your bonus question.
Chromosomes can be isolated and separated for detailed study, all the features of the chromosomes, including size and number, make up which of the following?
Nucleus, karyotype, protoplasm, cytoplasm or mucus membrane?
- Karyotype.
- [Brian] Karyotype is right.
Second, what is the proper term for the ability to bend or move objects by thinking rather than by physical means?
- (whispers)Telekinesis.
- Telekinesis, - [Brian] Telekinesis or psychokinesis.
We would accept either one, correct, 20 points on that bonus question.
Next toss up.
What is a tautology?
(beep) Jackson.
- Inaccurate.
- [Brian] No, can you take it Gallatin?
(beep) Gareth.
- A sentence that disproves itself.
- [Brian] A sentence what?
- That disproves itself.
That it's self false.
- [Brian] No, the opposite, tautology is a statement that is always true.
No points there.
Here's another toss up.
What is the name of the period of time lasting from the beginnings of the earth to approximately 545 million years ago?
(beep) Bryce.
- The Jurassic Age.
- [Brian] No, can you take it Cookeville?
(beep) Jackson.
- Permian?
- [Brian] No, Precambrian.
Next toss up.
Rain that falls on the western side of the continental divide in the United States drains into which body of water?
(beep) Drew.
- The Pacific - [Brian] Pacific Ocean.
Correct, 10 points there.
Here's your bonus question.
There are more than 40 different nutrients.
They're divided into seven groups.
Three of these are vitamins, water, and dietary fiber.
For five points each, name the other four.
(indistinct whispering) - [Woman] Time.
- Sugars, proteins, and salts.
- [Brian] Proteins is correct.
Minerals, carbohydrates and fats are the others.
So five points on that bonus question.
Next toss up.
What West state's capital city spelling ends in three vowels?
(beep) Brooke.
- Alaska.
- [Brian] Yes, Alaska and Juneau is the capital, correct.
10 points there.
Here is your bonus question, for 10 points each, here are two French history questions.
First, with a revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, what group of French Protestants could no longer wor, legally worship in France?
- Defer.
- Huguenots.
- [Brian] Huguenots, correct.
And second, what was the family name of Louis the 14th of France?
- Bourbon.
- [Brian] Bourbon, correct.
20 points on that bonus question.
Next toss up.
Name the pseudoscience that was developed during the Middle Ages, its primary objective was to turn common metals- (beep) Jackson.
- Alchemy.
- [Brian] Into gold, alchemy.
Correct, 10 points there.
Here is your bonus question.
For 10 points, the city of Milwaukee borders which Great Lake?
(indistinct whispering) - Lake Michigan.
- [Brian] Lake Michigan is correct.
Also for 10 points, Buffalo, New York Borders, which Great Lake?
(indistinct whispering) - Lake Erie.
- [Brian] Lake Erie is also correct.
20 points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
What two US presidents died on July 4th?
(beep) Jackson.
- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
- [Brian] July 4th, 1826, 50 years to the day after the declaration.
20 or that's the correct answer for the toss up, 10 points.
Here's your bonus question.
First for 10 ports, 10 points, what band composer became conducting, conductor of the United States Marine Band in 1880?
(indistinct whispering) - Defer.
- Sousa, Sousa.
- [Brian] Sousa is right.
And second, for 10 points, what composer wrote the music for the Indiana Jones movies?
(indistinct whispering) - John Williams.
- [Brian] John Williams, correct, 20 points on the bonus.
Next toss up.
What is the relative humidity of saturated air?
(beep) Gareth.
- A hundred percent.
- [Brian] How much?
- A hundred percent.
- [Brian] A hundred percent, correct, 10 points there.
Here comes your bonus.
For 10 points, what is the term for the dashboard gauge that measures mileage traveled by a car?
(indistinct whispering) - (whispers) Odometer.
- Odometer.
- [Brian] Odometer is correct.
And second, also for 10 points, What is the name for a reference manual that lists the standard prices of used cars?
(indistinct whispering) - (whispers) Kelly Blue Book.
- (whispers) Just say Blue book.
- Blue book.
- [Brian] Blue book is correct.
20 points on the bonus.
Next toss up.
More than 75% of the world's active volcanoes lie within a- (beep) Jackson.
- Ring of fire.
- [Brian] Ring of fire, I, the hint was to think of Johnny Cash.
Correct.
10 points on that bonus, here comes, or toss up.
Here comes your bonus for five points each.
Name the four largest moons of the planet, Jupiter.
(indistinct whispering) - Titan, Europa, Io and Callisto.
- [Brian] Titan was incorrect.
I believe that's Saturn.
Europa, Io, Callisto are correct.
Ganymede was the fourth.
So 15 points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
During the 12th century, entertainment at feudal castles was provided by wandering poets and minstrels- (beep) - Bard.
- [Brian] No, I'll continue for Cookeville.
Give me the 10 letter word, starting with T, for one of these traveling entertainers.
- Troubadour.
- [Brian] Troubadour is correct, 10 points there.
Here's your bonus question.
For five points each, name the only four US states or territories to grant women the right to vote in the 19th century.
(indistinct whispering) - Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, North Dakota.
- [Brian] Wyoming and Colorado are correct.
Utah Territory and Idaho were the other two.
10 points on that bonus.
Next toss up.
Name the Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of segregation.
(beep) Soul.
- Ferguson.
- [Brian] Say it.
- Plessy v. Ferguson.
- [Brian] Plessy v. Ferguson, correct.
10 points there.
Here's your bonus question.
For 10 points, in electricity, what is the rate of current flow called?
(indistinct whispering) - Amps.
- [Brian] Amps or amperes, correct.
And second, for 10 points, what is the product of volts times amperes called?
- Resistance.
- [Brian] No, it's watts.
10 points on that bonus question.
(buzzer buzz) That's the end of our match and that's the end of our competition.
Cookeville is the victor, 365.
Gallatin 190.
Thank you teams for a good match, both good teams, we appreciate it.
(audience claps) (upbeat music) (softer upbeat music) (calm music) - [Speaker] This program was made possible by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.
Thank you.
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