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

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

This is our second semi-final match featuring teams from Cookeville High School and Scott High School.

The winner of this match will play Gallatin who defeated York Institute in our first semi-final match.

So let's meet our teams.

First of all, team from Cookeville High School.

- I'm Connor Baggott, I'm a junior at CHS and I drive a Subaru.

- I'm Harry, I'm a senior at CHS, and I'm gonna be a Gold Eagle next year.

- I'm Quen, I'm a senior at CHS and I also drive a Subaru.

- I'm Pranith Reddy.

I'm a junior at CHS and I'm a member of Mu Alpha Theta.

- That's Cookeville High School.

Now let's meet Scott High School.

- My name is Logan Sexton.

I'm an 11th grade and I'm still doing absolutely nothing.

- My name is Brylan Work and I'm in 10th grade and I'm in diehard Tennessee Bulls fan.

- I'm also Connor and I am a junior and I also still despise the Tennessee Bulls.

- My name's Onna Bowling.

I'm in 10th grade and I'm part of the STAND program.

- Excellent.

Thank you both teams.

Welcome.

And we're gonna begin our match of the first half.

Teams, are you ready?

Let's begin.

Here's your first tossup.

What 984 foot tall structure was built in Paris for the eight- (Brylan beeps) Brylan.

- Eiffel Tower.

- Eiffel Tower for the 1889 World spare.

Correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question for five points each.

Answer these questions about volleyball.

First, in what country was it first played?

- Spain.

- No.

United States.

Next, how many players are on each side?

(group whispering) - Seven?

- [Brian] No, six.

How many game officials are present?

- Two.

- [Brian] Two is correct.

And finally, how high above the floor is the top of the net?

(group whispering) - 10 feet?

- [Brian] No, eight feet.

Five points on that bonus question.

Next, toss up.

Helsinki is Finland's capital city.

Spell Helsinki.

(Connor beeps) Connor.

- H E L S I K I.

- [Brian] Now can you take it Scott?

(Connor beeps) - Connor.

- H E L S I N K I?

- [Brian] S I N K I, correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus question.

For 10 points each tell who wrote each of the following short stories.

First, Ethan Brand.

(group whispering) - Walt Whitman.

- [Brian] No, that was Nathaniel Hawthorne.

And next, the Purloined Letter.

- Walt Whitman.

- [Brian] No, Edgar Allen Poe.

No points on that bonus question.

Here's your next toss up.

A charge of misconduct in office brought against a government official by an authorized legislative body is called what?

(Connor beeps) Connor?

- Impeachment?

- [Brian] Impeachment, correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus question For five points each name what are called the four great tragedies of Shakespeare?

(group whispering) - Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar.

- [Brian] Hamlet and Macbeth are correct for 10 points.

Othello and King Lear are the others.

- Oh okay okay.

- Okay, so 10 points there.

Here comes your next tossup.

What is the four letter term that names an elaborate vocal solo in an opera.

(Harry beeps) Harry?

- Aria?

- [Brian] Aria is correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For 10 points, what is the name for the powers not granted to the federal government nor expressly forbidden to the states and thereby retained by the states or the people?

- Reserved.

- [Brian] Say again.

- Reserved.

- [Brian] Reserved powers, correct.

And next, for 10 points, what number amendment to the US constitution states this fact: - 10th?

- [Brian] 10th, correct.

20 points on that bonus question.

Next toss up.

If a two by five matrix is multiplied by a five by three matrix where the dimensions of the resultant product matrix.

- Can you repeat that?

- If a two by - (Harry beeps) - [Brian] Harry.

- 10 by 15.

- No.

Can you take it Scott?

I can't repeat it now.

- Okay (Connor beeps) - Connor.

- 850?

- No, two by three.

Two by five and a five by three is a two by three.

No points on that tossup question.

Here's your next tossup.

What term designates the first violinist and assistant conductor in a symphony orchestra?

(Anna beeps) - [Brian] Anna?

- First chair?

- No.

Can you take it Cookeville?

(Harry beeps) - [Brian] Harry - Maestro?

- [Brian] No.

It's the concert master.

Next tossup.

Name the stage in mitosis where the chromosomes separate.

(Anna beeps) - Anna?

- Miosis.

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Cookeville?

(Pranith beeps) Pranith?

- Metaphase?

- Metaphase is correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

Five points each.

Identify these medicals disciplines.

First, diseases of the heart.

- Cardiology?

- [Brian] Cardiology or cardiologist.

Okay.

Correct.

Diseases of the skin.

- Epidermis.

Epidemiology.

- Well, no, no, no.

It's epidemiology.

- Go for it.

- Epidemiology.

- [Brian] No, dermatologist.

Next, diseases specific to women.

- No answer.

- [Brian] Gynecologist.

And finally, treatment of the feet.

- Oh, pedia- - Podiatrist?

Podiatrist, correct.

10 points on the bonus.

Here's a toss up.

In 1498, what sea captain sailed around the southern- Connor?

- Da Gama?

- Vasco Da Gama, correct.

The southern tip of Africa.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For 10 points, what is the reciprocal of the sum of one third and one fourth?

- So that's 12, 7, 12.

- So it's 12 over seven.

twelve over seven?

- [Brian] Twelve over seven, correct.

Next for 10 points.

What is the sum of the first 10 positive odd integers?

(group whispering) - [Brian] Answer?

- No answer.

- [Brian] 100.

10 points on the bonus.

Next toss up.

What is the mood of the verb in the following sentence?

"Send the election results."

Connor.

- Passive?

- No.

Can you take it Cookeville.

(Harry beeps) Harry?

- Active.

- [Brian] No imperative.

Next toss up.

What is the major unit of local government in New England?

(Quentin beeps) Quentin?

- The chamber?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Scott?

(Brylan beeps) - Parliament?

- [Brian] No.

Town or township.

Next tossup.

Name the biological science that deals with the composition, functioning and diseases of the blood.

(Connor beeps) - Connor?

- I - I don't know how to pronounce it, I'm sorry.

- [Brian] You have to give it to Cookeville.

Nope.

Hematology.

Next toss up.

Who wrote the story "The Prince and the Popper"?

(Connor beeps) - Connor - Machiavelli.

- No, can you take it Scott?

(Logan beeps) Logan?

- Mark Twain?

- [Brian] Mark Twain, correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus for 10 points each.

The Appalachian trail begins and ends in what two states?

(group whispering) Answer?

- Georgia and Pennsylvania?

- [Brian] Georgia and what?

- Pennsylvania.

- No, Georgia and Maine.

10 points on the bonus.

Next, toss up.

The thorns of a rose, the shape of the walking stick insect, and the coloration of the chameleon are examples of what?

(Quentin beeps) Quentin?

- Uh like, adaptation?

- [Brian] Adaptation.

Correct.

10 points.

Here's your bonus question for five point each.

Name four of the six simple machines.

- Lever, pulley, screw, screw... - Lever, pulley, screw, wedge?

- Okay.

Four, wedge, screw, lever, pulley and the others are incline plain and wheel and axle.

20 points on the bonus.

(long buzz) That's the end of the half.

And the score is- Have the 20 points been added yet?

Cookeville is ahead.

100 to 65.

Come on back for our second half.

(ethereal music) Welcome back to the Cookeville and Scott semi-final match of the W C T High School Academic Bowl.

Got a good match here at the end of the first half the score is Cookeville High School 100 and Scott 65.

We have a couple new members replacement members on Cookeville, so let's meet them.

- My name is Jackson Ragman.

I'm a junior and I do robotics.

- My name is Soul Beck and I'm a junior at CHS.

- Thank you.

Welcome.

We're ready to start our second half's team.

Shall we have a go?

Let's do it.

Here's your toss up.

Find the Limitus X approaches infinity for the quantity X squared divided by the quantity X squared plus five X.

(Harry beeps) Harry?

- One?

- [Brian] One is correct, for 10 points.

Here's your bonus question for five points each.

Tell what composer's life story was told in each of these movies.

First, Amadeus.

- Mozart.

- [Brian] Mozart.

Correct.

Second Immortal Beloved.

- Beethoven.

- Beetho- Beethoven.

- [Brian] Beethoven, correct.

Third, Rhapsody in Blue.

- Um that's.. Scott Joplin.

- Joplin?

- [Brian] No, George Gershwin.

And finally Lisztomania?

- Listo- Liszt.

- Liszt?

- [Brian] Liszt!

Franz Liszt.

Correct.

15 points on the bonus.

Next toss up name the Englishman who traveled from Zambezi to Luanda in 1855 and 56 and found Victoria Falls.

(Jackson beeps) - Livingstone?

- [Brian] Livingstone, I presume.

Correct.

10 points on that tossup.

Here comes your bonus.

For 10 points each, name the Charles Dickens novel from which each of the following characters comes.

First Mrs. Bardel.

- A Tale of Two Cities?

- [Brian] No, Pickwick Papers.

And next, Barcus.

- A Tale of Two Cities?

- [Brian] No.

David Copperfield.

No points on the bonus.

Next toss up, Who wrote the poem The Song of Hiawatha?

(Harry beeps) - [Brian] Harry?

- Longfellow - Longfellow.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question for 10 points.

On which continent is Cape Horn located?

- Africa.

- Africa.

Africa.

- [Brian] No, South America.

Second on which continent is the Cape of good hope located?

- That's Africa.

Africa.

- [Brian] That's Africa, correct.

10 points on the bonus.

Next toss up.

Scientists believe the inner core of the earth is made up of solid iron and primarily, what else?

(Quentin beeps) Quentin?

- Nickel?

- [Brian] Nickel, correct.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus question.

For five points each.

answer these questions about Gone with the Wind.

First, who wrote the novel?

- No answer.

- [Brian] Margaret Mitchell.

Second, who said tomorrow is another day?

- Daisy?

Daisy.

- [Brian] Scarlet O'Hara.

On which plantation did she leave?

- The bad one?

The bad one.

- No, Tara.

And finally in what state was Tara?

- Okay.

Alabama, Mississippi or Georgia.

- Georgia.

- [Brian] Georgia.

Got that one, okay.

Five points on that.

Bonus question.

Here's your next tossup.

What Nebraska politician was once known as the boy orator of the plat.

(Quentin beeps) Quentin?

- Clinton?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Scott?

(Logan beeps) - Logan.

- Reagan?

- No it is William Jennings Brian.

(upbeat music) We have a correction on the score to tell you.

Cookeville High has 165 and Scott has 65.

That's our correct score now.

Let's continue.

Here's the toss up.

The alting is the parliament of what country whose capital is Reykjavík?

(Quentin beeps) - Quentin.

- Estonia?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Scott?

Anna.

- Iceland.

- [Brian] Iceland.

Correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus question.

For 10 points, what type of animals are kept in an aviary?

- Birds.

- [Brian] Birds.

Correct.

And for 10 points, what type of animals are kept in an apiary?

- Bees.

- [Brian] Bees.

Correct.

10 points there or 20 points on that bonus.

Here's your next toss up.

What British Kings signed the Magna Carta.

(Jackson beeps) Jackson.

- King John.

- [Brian] King John.

Correct.

10 points there.

Bonus question.

For 10 points, in whose presidential administration did these events occur?

TVA created, CCC created, World War II started?

- FDR.

- [Brian] Franklin Roosevelt, correct.

And next, for 10 points, In whose presidential administration did these events occur?

Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, visit to China?

- Nixon - [Brian] Richard Nixon, Correct.

20 points there.

Next, toss up.

What European church building is the largest Christian Church in the world?

(Connor beeps) Connor?

- The Catholic Cathedral.

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Cookevillle?

Quentin?

- Clone Cathedral.

- [Brian] No.

St. Peter's in the Vatican.

Next, toss up.

What name identifies a small legendary creature in Irish folklore who- Harry.

- A leprechaun.

- [Brian] Leprechaun who if caught will tell you where a treasure is buried and maybe the cereal too.

Correct.

10 points there.

Here comes your bonus.

For 10 points, What term is used to name an implied comparison between two unlike things?

- Correlation does not always equal..

Correlation?

- [Brian] No, metaphor.

And next, the wind howled like a vicious dog is an example of what type of figure of speech?

- Simile?

- [Brian] Simile, correct.

10 points there.

Next toss up.

In what country is Lake Maracaibo?

(Connor beeps) - Connor?

- North Africa?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Cookeville?

(Quentin beeps) Quentin?

- Peru?

- [Brian] No.

Venezuela.

There's no points there.

Another toss up.

What kind of animal is the fictional Ricky Tiki Tavi?

Connor?

- A weasel?

- [Brian] No.

Can you take it Cookeville?

(Harry beeps) Harry?

- A leopard?

- [Brian] No, a mongoose.

Next toss up.

Standard atmospheric pressure will support a column of mercury, which is how many millimeters high?

(Jackson beeps) - Jackson.

- 760.

- [Brian] 760 correct.

10 points there.

Bonus question.

Couple questions about mythology.

For 10 points, Narcissus became what when he was changed from his bodily form?

- A flower?

- [Brian] A flower, correct.

Also for 10 points, who did Orpheus attempt to rescue when he was changed from his bodily form?

- Eurydice?

- Eurydice.

Correct.

20 points on that bonus question.

Here's another tossup.

Quote the seven word phrase that concludes the speech from which the following excerpt is taken.

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?

(Logan beeps) Logan?

- Give me liberty or give me death.

- [Brian] Give me liberty or give me death.

10 points there.

Here's your bonus For 10 points name the Polynesian God earned folk hero credited with creating the Polynesian islands and giving the gift of fur to humans.

- Maui.

- [Brian] Maui is correct.

And next for 10 points.

Name the island country formed when a giant fish caught by this God split in in two.

(inaudible) - Te Fiti?

- [Brian] No, New Zealand.

10 points on the bonus.

Here's a toss up.

What is the name of the lawmaking body of the Japanese govern- Connor.

- Ah, say executive.

- [Brian] I'll continue for Cookeville.

Lawmaking body- Quentin.

- The national deed.

- [Brian] No, the Diet.

(long buzz) - Can I protest that?

No?

Okay fine.

I won't worry about it.

- Final score, Cookville 245 and Scott High School 115.

Thank you!

Cookville will meet Gallatin in the finals.

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