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 (-5[2])in this state titles the song (-5[1])“Rocky Top,” (10[1])which is (10[1])prominently used by (10[1])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 (10[1])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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nitya Nigam (UG)Columbia BNYU C47-5
Emily Bussa (UG)MarylandPenn47-5
Nat KuNYU BRutgers53-5
Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore ARowan5510
AidanFordhamDelaware B5710
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BColumbia A6010
Keegan Martin (UG)NYU APrinceton8710
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CColumbia B12110
Chenyao Liu (DII)PennMaryland12210
Aiden Palermo (DII)RutgersNYU B12210

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y7100%0%43%89.14