Question
A city in this state was the birthplace of Booker T. Jones, where he worked at Stax Records and played organ on“Green Onions.” A street in this state titles a 1974 James Baldwin novel which was made into a Barry Jenkins film,“If [that street] Could Talk.” A location in this state titles the song “Rocky Top,” which is prominently used by this state’s flagship SEC team. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign often used a song written by an artist from this state, “9 to 5.”A theme park in this state’s Pigeon Forge is run by a singer who wrote the song “Jolene.” For 10 points, Dolly Parton’s Dollywood is in what state, where the Grand Ole Opry is located in Nashville? ■END■
ANSWER: Tennessee [accept University of Tennessee Volunteers or University of Tennessee, Knoxville Volunteers] (Stax Records is in Memphis, which is where “Green Onions” was recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.’s. Beale Street from the title of “If Beale Street Could Talk” is also in Memphis.)
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Nitya Nigam (UG) | Columbia B | NYU C | 47 | -5 |
Emily Bussa (UG) | Maryland | Penn | 47 | -5 |
Nat Ku | NYU B | Rutgers | 53 | -5 |
Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | Rowan | 55 | 10 |
Aidan | Fordham | Delaware B | 57 | 10 |
Ben Rotko (UG) | Swarthmore B | Columbia A | 60 | 10 |
Keegan Martin (UG) | NYU A | Princeton | 87 | 10 |
Rio Lucenet (UG) | NYU C | Columbia B | 121 | 10 |
Chenyao Liu (DII) | Penn | Maryland | 122 | 10 |
Aiden Palermo (DII) | Rutgers | NYU B | 122 | 10 |