Question
The emotional fiddle tune “Ashokan Farewell” is perhaps best known as the title theme for Ken Burns’ The Civil War, but it has also been prominently featured in a few more recent TV episodes. For 10 points each:
[10e] On the series premiere of this show, “Ashokan Farewell” somberly plays during the funeral of Lee Dutton, the son of a prominent rancher. This neo-Western drama shares its name with an American national park.
ANSWER: Yellowstone
[10h] In a season 7 episode of The Vampire Diaries, “Ashokan Farewell” plays during a flashback to 1863 when Valerie first meets this brother of Damon. This vampire begins a relationship with Elena in the show’s first episode.
ANSWER: Stefan Salvatore [prompt on last name alone]
[10m] Dr. Jeremy Reed tells Jody that he “cried while performing a woman’s pap smear” because Jody was playing “Ashokan Farewell” on the fiddle in an episode of this romcom show about an Indian-American OB-GYN.
ANSWER: The Mindy Project
<JC, Small Screen: Present TV>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 0% | 25% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 0% | 25% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 100% | 50% | 40% |