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(upbeat music) - Welcome to the WCTE High School Academic Bowl.

I'm Brian O'Connor, your moderator, a math professor at Tennessee Tech University.

Our semi-final match features Gallatin High School and York Institute.

Let's meet our teams.

First, Gallatin High School.

- I'm Gareth.

I'm a Sophomore, and I play clarinet.

- I'm Andrew.

I'm a Freshman, and I enjoy motor sports.

- I'm Marley.

I'm a Sophomore.

And I am in Battle of the Books.

- I'm Danny.

I'm a Sophomore.

And hopefully I don't disappoint Hoover.

- Thank you.

That's Gallatin.

And York Institute, let's meet you.

- All right.

I'm Ben Nunley.

I'm a Senior.

And I like progressive rock.

- I'm Lucas Phipps.

I'm a Junior.

And I am part of many clubs.

- I'm Aiden Crabtree, and I'm cooler than Ben because I like punk rock.

- Sorry.

I'm Caitlin Crabtree.

I'm a Junior.

And I have been playing ukulele for seven years.

- Okay, thank you York Institute.

So we've met our teams, and we're ready to begin our first half.

Teams, are you ready?

Let's begin.

Here's your first toss-up.

The 14 year period during which it was illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol was known as what?

Ben?

- The prohibition.

- [Brian] Prohibition, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For five points each, name the Renaissance artists who did each of these paintings or sculptures.

First, Transfiguration of Christ.

- Michelangelo.

- [Brian] No, Raphael.

Second, Pieta.

Or Pieta.

- Michelangelo.

- [Brian] Michelangelo, correct.

Next, Saint George.

- Donatello.

- [Brian] Donatello, correct.

And finally, The Last Supper.

- Leonardo.

- Leonardo, correct.

15 points.

I got a vision of turtles for some reason.

15 points on that bonus question.

Here comes your next toss-up.

What is the name of a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides?

Aiden.

- Trapezoid.

- Trapezoid, correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus.

For 10 points, according to the US Constitution what is the minimum age to become president?

- 35.

- [Brian] 35 is correct.

And second, also for 10 points, how many of the original states had to ratify the constitution to establish it?

- Nine.

- Nine is correct.

Very good.

10, or 20 points on that bonus question.

Next toss-up.

What Greek God was honored during the Olympic games in ancient Greece?

(beeper beeping) Ben.

- Zeus.

- [Brian] Zeus, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For 20 points, all or nothing, name four of the five freedoms listed in the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

- Speech, press, religion, and assembly.

- Correct.

And the fifth one was right to petition the government.

20 points on that bonus.

Next toss-up.

The Japanese surrender at the end of World War II is also known as what day?

(beeper beeping) Andrew.

- V.E.

Day?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it, York?

Caitlin.

- V.J.

Day.

- [Brian] V.J.

Day for victory in Japan.

Correct their, 10 points on the toss-up.

Here comes your bonus.

Pay attention.

For 10 points each, these answers must start with an A, and end with T-I-O-N. First, affirm, reproof, or warning.

- Admonition.

- [Brian] Admonition, correct.

And second, another word for estrangement.

- Defer to Aiden.

- No answer - Alienation.

10 points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

What does a protractor measure?

(beeper beeping) Gareth.

- Angles.

- [Brian] Angles, correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus question.

Three of the national languages of Switzerland reflect the influence of the countries that border Switzerland.

For five points each, or 20 for all three, name these three languages.

- Defer to Gareth.

- French, Italian, and German.

- French, German, and Italian.

Correct.

20 points on that bonus.

Next toss-up.

If the half life of a radioactive substance is one year, in how many years will there be one eighth of the original material?

Ben.

- Three years.

- [Brian] Three years.

One half cubed.

Here's your bonus question.

10 points on that toss-up.

Here's your bonus question.

For 10 points, what silent screen star was featured in the films "The Tramp", "The Kid", and "The Gold Rush"?

- No answer.

- [Brian] That was Charlie Chaplin.

Also for 10 points, who starred in the silent films, "Sherlock Junior" and "The General"?

- No answer.

- No?

Buster Keaton.

No points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

What results from the accumulation of pressure in front of an aircraft traveling at the- (beeper beeping) Gareth.

- A sonic boom.

- [Brian] Sonic boom, speed of sound.

Correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

I will name four presidents who were previously state governors.

For five points each, name the states they governed.

First, James Monroe.

- Virginia.

- [Brian] Virginia is correct.

Second, Bill Clinton.

- California.

- [Brian] No, Arkansas.

Third, Andrew Johnson.

- Tennessee.

- [Brian] Say it.

- Tennessee.

- [Brian] Tennessee is correct.

And finally, George W. Bush.

- Texas.

- Texas, Correct.

15 points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

This US pediatrician and pacifist was best known for his "Common Sense Book of Baby and- (beeper beeping) Danny.

- Thomas Payne.

- [Brian] I'll continue for York Institute.

"Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare" published in 1946.

He passed away in 1998. Who was he?

(beeper beeping) Aiden.

- Robert Frost.

- No.

Dr. Benjamin Spock.

No points there.

Next toss-up.

Give another name for the tympanic membrane.

(beeper beeping) Gareth.

- The eardrum.

- [Brian] Eardrum, correct.

10 points there.

Here is your bonus question.

First for 10 points, what is the Y intercept of the line 2X minus 3Y equals 12?

- Negative four.

- No, negative four.

And second for 10 points, what is the X?

- [Ben] That's what she said.

- Did she say negative four?

- She said negative four.

- Okay.

That's correct, thank you.

And also for that same line, 2X minus 3Y equals 12, what is the X intercept?

- Six.

- Say it.

- Six.

- Six is correct.

20 points on that bonus.

Next toss-up.

What branch of Life Science deals with the classification of living things named- (beeper beeping) Danny.

- Biology.

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it, York Institute?

(beeper beeping) Ben.

- Anthropology?

- No, taxonomy No points there.

Next toss-up.

When the Titanic hit the iceberg she was just over 700 nautical miles from the closest large sea port, where help could be rendered.

What Canadian city was this?

(beeper beeping) Ben.

- Quebec.

- [Brian] No, can you take a Gallatin?

(beeper beeping) Gareth.

- Albert.

- No it was Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Next toss-up.

President Bill Clinton said, "It is a new era of opportunity for a new century."

And wrote on a board the federal budget deficit figure projected for the year 1999.

What was the figure he wrote on the board?

(beeper beeping) Gareth.

- Zero.

- [Brian] Zero, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For five points each, name the four bones of the leg.

(buzzer buzzing) We let them answer the bonus.

- Defer to Gareth.

- The tibia, femur, patella.

I don't know the other one.

- 15 points on the bonus.

Femur, patella, tibia.

And fibula was the other.

15 points on that bonus question.

And our score at the end of the first half, a close match here.

York Institute 115, and Gallatin 110.

Come on back for our second half.

(upbeat music) Welcome back to the WCTE High School Academic Bowl.

Got an excellent match going on here.

Halftime, and the score is York Institute 110, 115, and Gallatin 110, close match.

We're gonna start our second half teams.

Are you ready?

Let's begin.

Here's your first toss-up.

Name the Austrian physician who was the leader in developing the practice of psychoanalysis in the early 1900- (beeper beeping) Caitlin.

- Sigmund Freud.

- [Brian] Sigmund Freud, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For 10 points, what is the length of the longest rod that can be placed in a rectangular box whose dimensions are two inches, by four inches, by four inches?

(no audio) Answer?

- Seven inches - [Brian] Six inches.

And second, also for 10 points, if a volume of a cube is 27 cubic meters, what is the surface area of the cube?

- 54.

- [Brian] Need units.

We're dealing with meters here.

- Centimeters.

- What?

- No, no - Meters.

I said centimeters.

- He said centimeters.

- [Brian] What did you say first?

- I said centimeters first.

- No.

Well, it's square meters.

So can't accept that.

- Oh well.

I'm sorry.

- No points on the bonus.

Here's your toss-up.

What war did the Treaty of Versai terminate?

Ben.

- World War I.

- [Brian] World War I, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For points first, what disease occurs when blood doesn't clot effectively?

- Defer to Aiden.

- Hemorrhage.

- [Brian] No hemophilia.

And second, also for 10 points, what name is given to a blood clot in a blood vessel?

- An arterial clot?

- No thrombus.

No points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the greatest composers.

In what city was he born?

(beeper beeping) Ben.

- Vienna?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it, Gallatin?

(beeper beeping) - Andrew.

- Munich?

- No.

Salzburg, Austria.

Next toss-up question.

In geometry, what is the name of a line segment that joins any two points on a circle?

(beeper beeping) Gareth.

- A cord.

- [Brian] Cord is correct.

10 points.

Here's your bonus question.

For 10 points, who wrote the short story, "Luck of Roaring Camp"?

- Shirley Jackson?

- No, it was Bret Harte.

And second, for 10 points, who wrote the short story "The Lottery"?

- Shirley Jackson.

- Shirley Jackson, correct.

10 points on that bonus.

Here's your next toss-up.

In economics, what are things provided by nature in the production of goods- (beeper beeping) - Natural resources.

- Andrew.

- Natural resources.

- Natural resources.

- [Brian] Production of goods and services, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For 10 points, what is the name given to the point of an intersection of two consecutive sides of a polygon?

- Vertex.

- [Brian] Vertex is right.

And second, for 10 points, which word best describes the relationship between consecutive angles of a parallelogram?

- Complimentary.

- No, they're supplementary.

- [Brian] Sum is 180.

10 points on that bonus question.

Here's your next toss-up.

What nucleus is currently the standard for the atomic weight scale?

(beeper beeping) Gareth.

- Carbon.

- [Brian] Carbon.

Carbon 12, correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus.

For five points each, I will name the home.

You name the president who lived there.

First, Mount Vernon.

- George Washington.

- [Brian] Washington, correct.

Second San Clemente, California.

- Reagan.

- [Brian] No, it was Nixon.

Third, Montpelier.

- Adams.

- [Brian] No, James Madison.

And finally Plains, Georgia.

- Carter.

- [Brian] Jimmy Carter, correct.

10 points on that bonus question.

Here's your next toss-up.

The belief that a piece of the apple that Eve gave to Adam stuck in his throat gave rise to the name for the projection- (beeper beeping) - Adam's apple.

- [Brian] Adam's apple, projection cartilage of the larynx in the throat.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus.

For 10 points, name Pepin the Short's son, who assumed the crown as King of the Franks in the year 774.

- Charlemagne.

- [Brian] Charlemagne, right.

And also for 10 points, name the town in Italy that was the home of Saint Francis in the 12th and 13th centuries.

- Lawrence.

- No, Assisi.

Saint Francis of Assisi.

10 points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

Identify the name of the creek in South Dakota where US soldiers killed a large number of Sioux tribe people in 1890.

(beeper beeping) - Tippecanoe.

- Andrew.

Say it.

- Tippecanoe.

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it, York?

(beeper beeping) Ben.

- Wounded knee.

- [Brian] Wounded knee, correct.

10 points there.

Here is your bonus question.

For 10 points each, give the correct chemical formula for each of these compounds.

First, calcium bromide.

- CaBr.

- [Brian] CaBr2, nope.

And second, ammonium nitrate.

- HNO2?

- [Brian] NH4NO3.

No points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

If X squared is nine, and X cubed is negative 27, what's the value of X?

(beeper beeping) Caitlin?

- Negative three.

- [Brian] Negative three, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

First, for 10 points, most early settlers in Maryland were of what religion?

- Puritan?

- [Brian] No, Roman Catholic.

And second, name the nobleman who founded Maryland.

- No answer.

- [Brian] That was Lord Baltimore.

No points on the bonus.

Next toss-up.

To which House of Parliament must the Prime Minister belong?

(beeper beeping) Ah, Gareth.

- House of Lords?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it, York?

(beeper beeping) Ben.

- The majority house?

- No, The House of Commons.

Next toss-up.

Identify the palace built in Grenada, Spain by the Moors.

(no audio) Time.

That's Alhambra.

Another toss-up.

What is a seven letter word for a cone-bearing tree such as a spruce- (beeper beeping) Lucas.

Time.

I will continue.

(beeper beeping) I won't, Gareth?

- A conifer.

- Conifer, correct.

Spruce, fur, or pine tree.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus.

The second African American Supreme Court Justice had a difficult time during confirmation.

(buzzer buzzing) That's the end of our match, a good match.

And Gallatin, 200.

York Institute, 155.

Thank you teams for an exciting match.

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