(upbeat band music) - Welcome to the 16th season of WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host, Paul Lazar.

Scholastic scrimmage is a question and answer competition featuring high school students from across the WVIA viewing area.

In each program, two schools will compete in a single elimination tournament for a chance to win one, three or $5,000.

WVIA would like to thank our sponsor, FNCB and People Security Bank for making this competition possible.

This year, Scholastic Scrimmage looks a little different and the rules have been revised due to the pandemic, but in each half students will have the chance to alternatively answer one question.

If they answer that question correctly, they'll receive a bonus question.

If their answer is incorrect, the other team can rebound but will not be given a bonus.

Students can also score points during the two lightening rounds in each game.

Judges tonight are K12 educators from the WVIA viewing area and tonight's match features Abington Heights and Old Forge.

Playing in the first half for Abington Heights Isabel Holland and Benson Lou.

Their advisor is John Monahan.

Representing Old Forge in the first half are Dominick Scullys and Mario Simone.

Their adviser is Marianne Matousek.

Well, let's get started.

Abington Heights has won the coin toss and will receive the first question which is: What circuit elements, which produce Joule heating when a current passes through them are depicted on circuit diagrams as saw tooth lines.

- Resistors - [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What substance?

: The first synthetic plastic created is named after its Belgian American inventor?

- Silicone?

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Bakelite.

Bakelite.

Old Forge, here comes your first question.

What country, who's foreign minister in a Asif Hiti resigned in 2020 is led by Maronite Christian Michel Aoun and is governed from Beirut.

- Yemen - [Paul] is incorrect.

Rebound now to Abington Heights.

- India.

- [Paul] Nope.

We were looking for Lebanon.

Okay.

Abington Heights, Here comes your next question.

What object whose nine brothers were killed by the Archer, Ho Yi is represented by the Hindu God Soria the Japanese goddess Amaterasu and Helios.

- The sun.

- [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What politician became Alabama's first democratic senator in more than 20 years, after he defeated Roy Moore in a 2017 special election.

(beep) I ran out of time.

That politician was Doug Jones.

Old Forge, it's back to you.

What TV show depicts Nacho Vargas's betrayal of the Salamanca crime family, and stars Bob Odenkirk, as a lawyer who was introduced on Breaking Bad?

- Better Call Saul - [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

At least half a million civilians were killed or starved to death during the 872 day siege of what European city during World War 2?

- Leningrad - [Paul] is correct for your bonus points.

Old Forge, great job.

Abington Heights, it's back to you, and get your pencils and papers ready.

The length of the third side of a triangle must be less than or equal to what value if the other side links are 17 and 14?

(Beep!)

Okay.

Ran out of time.

Old Forge, It's a rebound to you.

- 17 - [Paul] is no, it was incorrect.

- We were looking for 31 31.

Okay.

Old Forge here comes your next question.

What President signed enforcement acts to protect black voters, face their whiskey ring scandal, and had commanded the union armies in the civil war?

- Abraham Lincoln - No!

Grant!

- [Paul] is incorrect, incorrect Rebound now to Abington Heights.

(beep!)

Okay.

We ran out of time.

It was indeed Ulysses S Grant.

(high pitched beep) And that sound that you heard signals the end of the first quarter.

And it's now time for the lightning round.

In this segment, each team will have an opportunity to answer as many of the 10 rapid fire questions as they can in one minute.

Abington Heights has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are 19th century Britain or Sea Water.

- sea water, please.

- [Paul] Okay.

Seawater, It is.

And your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Give these answers that begin with the letter C about bodies of water: State sharing Lake Tahoe with Nevada.

- Colorado - [Paul] California Body of water that receives the Vulgar River.

- Caspian - [Paul] Yes.

Country whose longest river is the Mackenzie?

- Congo?

- [Paul] Canada.

River that carved out the Grand Canyon?

- Colorado.

- [Paul] Yes.

Sea whose Eastern border is the Lesser Antilles?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Caribbean.

Sea east of Australia That is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

- Pass - [Paul] That's the Coral Sea.

Deepest point on the earth's seabed?

- Mariana trench - [Paul] is incorrect.

We're looking for Challenger Deep.

River that flows past Glasgow.

(high pitched beep) - [Paul] That was the river Clyde.

Okay.

Abington Heights, That's going to wrap up your portion on the lightening round.

Old Forge, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be 19th century Britain.

And again, your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

You have these people, places and things from 19th century British history.

English general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Wellesley.

Crop, whose failure in Ireland triggered a great famine.

- Potato.

- [Paul] Yes.

Queen who reigned from 1837 to 1901?

- Queen Victoria.

- [Paul] Yes.

Liberal 4 time prime minister and rival of Benjamin Disraeli.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Gladstone.

London subway system which began in 1863.

- Underground.

- [Paul] Yes.

Region whose rule passed to the crown after the 1857 CPI rebellion.

- Pass - [Paul] India Political party also known as the Tori.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Conservative Party.

Secret society that resisted the rise of machinery.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Luddites.

1830s prime minister who gave his name to a type of tea.

- Green (beep) - [Paul] is incorrect.

We're looking for Earl Gray.

All right, That's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that, we have a very close game.

Old Forge in the lead over Abington Heights, 45 to 40.

And we're now going to give our contestants a little bit of a break and the opportunity for those of you at home to get to know them a little better.

Let's start with the students from Abington Heights and Isabelle I'll come your way first.

Tell me what your hobbies are when you're not in school.

What do you do for fun?

- I play the violin.

I play tennis and I also read a lot.

- Excellent.

Thanks for being here.

Benson.

What do you do for fun?

- I play video games.

I play basketball.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Thanks for being here Abington Heights and good luck the rest of the way.

Old Forge coming over to you.

Dominick, what do you like to do for fun when you're not in school?

- I like to run, hike, and golf.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Very nice.

And Mario, what are your hobbies?

- I play football, basketball, baseball, and I like to fish.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Thank you Old Forge and good luck to you as well.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

Now.

Let's go ahead and begin the second quarter with this question that goes to Old Forge.

What play, who's protagonist loses the home bell Reve to fix the clash between Stanley Kowalski and blanche Dubois, and it's by Tennessee Williams.

- Pass.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Abington Heights.

- Streetcar Named Desire.

- [Paul] is correct for your rebound points Abington Heights.

Here comes your next question.

What city in present day Turkey was excavated by Heinrich Schliemann beginning in 1870 and served as a setting for Homer's epic poem.

The Illiad.

- Troy - [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What 1959 exchange during which Nikita Khrushchev called Richard Nixon a lawyer of capitalism, is named for the room in a model home where it began?

(beep) - [Paul] Okay.

Ran out of time.

That was the kitchen debate.

Old Forge, it's back to you.

What language, which makes use of attributes such as H ref and tags, such as P for a paragraph is used with CSS and Java script to create webpages?

(beep) - Ran out of time.

Rebound Abington Heights.

- Python?

- [Paul] is incorrect.

We are looking for HTML.

Abington Heights, it's back to you now.

What fictional author of monographs on motets and ciphers has an older brother named Mycroft and lives at 221 B baker street with Dr. John Watson?

- Sherlock Holmes?

- [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Ides killed which brother of Clytemnestra and Pollux?

- Castor.

- [Paul] is correct for your bonus points.

Abington Heights.

Okay.

Old Forge here comes your next question.

What area, which is bounded by Esplanade avenue, Rampart and canal streets, and the Mississippi river, is the oldest neighborhood in new Orleans?

- The French Quarter - [Paul] is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

17 different species of bats can be found in what New Mexico national park that contains a limestone chamber called the big room.

- Pass - [Paul] Okay.

That's Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Abington Heights, you're up now.

What quantity equals capacitance times voltage for a capacitor, is measured in coolamons and is non zero for ions and negative for electrons?

- Electro negativity - is incorrect.

Rebound Old Forge.

- Pass.

- That answer was electric charge.

Old Forge, here comes your next question.

What battle ,in which data and art a Fernie's led the Persians who lost to the Greeks under mill tighties lends its name to what lengthy foot race?

- Marathon - [Paul] Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Mary Ludwig Hayes's actions at the 1778 battle of Monmouth are the likely inspiration for what brave water carrying heroin from American folklore.

- Brave horse - is incorrect.

We were looking for Molly pitcher, Molly pitcher And after one half of play again, still a tight game.

We have Abington Heights in the lead over Old Forge - 75 to 65.

I want to say thank you to Isabel and Benson of Abington Heights.

And thank you to Dominick and Mario of old forge.

You guys were fabulous.

We're now going to meet your teammates for the second half.

Now joining us for Abington Heights are Rina Honomali and Hayley Cane.

And representing Old Forge Are Joel Kelly and Joe Zang.

Okay.

Abington Heights.

You're up first this round.

Here's your question.

What movement with the motto where we go one, we go all.

began on four Chan in 2017.

And as a conspiracy theory about deep state opposition to Donald Trump, - you on - [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question?

The banana river separates Florida's Merritt island from what Promintory, which is located near and often conflated with NASA's Kennedy space center.

- Pass - [Paul] Okay.

That's Cape Canaveral.

Old Forge, it's over to you now.

What group of elements contains the one with the largest atomic radius, includes Francium and potassium, and is group one on the periodic table?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Okay.

Rebound now to Abington Heights.

- The Alkaline level.

- [Paul] Alkali is correct for your rebound points, Abington Heights.

And here comes your next question.

What play in which a valet brings Estale, Inez, and Garson to a room where they discovered that hell is other people was written by John Paul Sartre.

- No exit.

- [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In what 1940 novel does an American named Robert Jordan attempt to blow up a bridge during the Spanish Civil War?

(beep) - Okay.

That's For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Old Forge here your comes your next question.

What city built on the river Izar by Henry The lion is Germany's third, most populous city, the capital of Bavaria, and the home of October Fest?

- Pass - Okay.

Rebound now to Abington Heights.

- Frankfurt?

- [Paul] is incorrect.

We were looking for Munich.

Abington Heights, Here comes your next question.

What president who was elected using a log cabin an apple cider campaign slogan, cotton, pneumonia and became the first president to die in office?

- William Harrison - is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

Telmiris, the queen of the Masa get Thai killed.

What?

Founder of the Persian empire, who earlier conquered Babylon and Lydia in the sixth century BC?

- PAss - Okay.

We're looking for Cyrus the Great.

Old Forge, It's back to you.

And get your pencils and papers out.

What is the area of a trapezoid whose parallel bases measure six and four respectively and whose height is 10?

- Fifty?

- [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What actress who played the title character in the movies Maggie's plan and Francis ha has also directed Ladybird and Little women?

(BEEP) - That actress is Greta Gerwig.

Abington Heights, it's back to you.

What cabinet member, who needed a tie-breaking vote from Mike Pence to be confirmed, to try to cut special Olympics funding as secretary of education.

- Betsy D. Moss - [Paul] is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The majority of China's persecuted weaker population lives in what Northwestern province China's largest.

(beep) Okay.

Shin Gian.

And that sound that you heard signals the end of the third quarter and another lightning round.

This time Old Forge will pick first.

Your categories are From A to Z or Triangular Things.

- Triangular Things - [Paul] Triangular things It is.

And your time begins after I finished reading the first question.

Name These things shaped like triangles.

Fourth Greek letter.

- Delta.

- [Paul] Yes.

Frito-Lay chips that have a cool ranch flavor.

- Doritos - [Paul] Yes.

Shipwreck prone region of the Atlantic.

- Bermuda Triangle.

- [Paul] Yes.

Abraham Maslow's representation of concepts, Like self-actualization.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Hierarchy of Needs.

Object used to set up billiard balls.

- Pass.

- [Paul] that's rack.

Swiss chocolate bar with a triangular cross-section.

- Pass.

- [Paul] that's Toblerone.

Manhattan skyscraper at 175 fifth avenue.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Flat Iron Building.

Three stringed Russian instrument with a triangular body.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Balalaika.

Eight letter word for a three cornered hat.

(BEEP) Okay.

That's tricorn.

Ran out of time there,Old Forge.

Still though, great job in the lightening round.

Abington Heights, We're coming over to you.

And your remaining category will be From A to Z.

And again, your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Give these answers that begin with the letter A and end with the letter Z.

Island near San Francisco, once used as a prison.

- Alcatraz - [Paul] Yes.

Baseball player, nicknamed A rod.

- Alex Rodriguez.

- [Paul] Yes.

Polish concentration camp.

- Auschwitz.

- [Paul] Yes.

Five letter adjective for a place filled with excitement or a humming sound.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Abuzz.

Spanish word for rice.

- Pass - [Paul] arroz.

First name of Indian American actor, sir.

Named and sorry.

- Haziz - [Paul] Yes.

1805 battle, also called Battle of the Three Emperors.

- Pass - [Paul] It's the battle of Austerlitz.

Song from the musical Chicago or a phrase meaning that sort of thing.

- All that jazz.

- [Paul] Yes.

Photographer and husband of Georgia O'Keeffe.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Alfred Stieglitz.

1975 joint space flight between the US and USSR.

(BEEP) We ran out of time.

That was the Apollo Soluz.

Abington Heights, great job in the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Abington Heights in the lead.

Overall Forge 175 to 105.

And again, we're going to give our contestants a bit of a break and the opportunity for those of you at home to get to know them a little better.

Let's start with the students from Abington Heights once again, and Rena tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I like to play tennis for fun, and I also play piano.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Thanks for being here, Rena.

and Hayley what are your hobbies?

What do you like to do?

- I also learned to play with piano with the pandemic and I play the violin.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Very nice.

Thanks for being here, Abington Heights.

And Old Forge, it's over to you.

Joel, what do you like to do for fun when you're not in class?

- I play baseball.

I like movies and I like to draw and make things - Excellent.

Thanks for being here, Joel.

Good luck the rest of the way.

And Joe, what are your hobbies when you're not in class?

- I like photography and basketball.

- [Paul] Excellent.

It's very nice to meet you.

Now, Let's go ahead and begin the fourth quarter with this question that goes to Old Forge.

What device, invented by a physician, to replace The breaking wheel was used during the reign of terror to execute victims of the French revolution.

- Guillotine - [Paul] Yes.

Here's your bonus question now.

What Nigerian author depicted your Ruba culture clashing with colonial influence in his plays, The Lion and the Jewel and Death and the King's Horseman.

- Pass - Okay.

That's Wally sholinka.

Abington Heights here comes your next question.

What playwright described Haman suicide.

After a woman isn't tombed alive for burying poly niceties in defiance of Koreans order in his play Antigony?

- Euripides - [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Old Forge.

- Pass - Okay.

That was Sophocles.

Old Forge, here's your next question.

What creatures exemplified by why Vern's and heraldry and long and Chinese mythology include the Hobbit character smog and often breathe fire?

- Dragons - is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 1888, what country became the final country in the Americas to abolish slavery during the reign of emperor Pedro the Second?

- Mexico - [Paul] is incorrect.

We are looking for the empire of Brazil Abington Heights, here's your next question.

What body of water receives the Shari river and borders Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, and a namesake African country whose capital is NGMaina?

- Niger?

- is incorrect.

Rebound Old Forge.

- Suez Canal - [Paul] Nope.

We're looking for Chad, Lake Chad.

Old Forge, here comes your next question.

In what musical does Fierro switch sides to help the singer of defying gravity, a green skinned witch named Elphaba who defies the Wizard of Oz.

- Wiz?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Abington Heights.

- Wicked.

- [Paul] Wicked is correct for your rebound points.

Abington Heights, And here comes your next question.

What Italian architect designed the Foundling Hospital, the Potsy Chapel for the Basilica of Santa Croce, and the dome of the Florence cathedral.

(BEEP) Okay.

Rebound now to Old Forge.

- Pass - Okay.

We're looking for Brunelleschi.

Brunelleschi okay.

Old Forge here comes your next question.

What non SI unit equal to about 1.6, six times 10 to the minus 27 kilograms is approximately equal to the mass of a proton and it can be abbreviated da or AMU?

- Pass - Okay.

Rebound now to Abington Heights.

- atomic mass - is correct for your rebound points, Abington Heights.

And here comes your next question.

What number of vertices on a cube is the number of days a week in the title of a Beatles song and also the number of legs that a spider has?

- Eight (beep) - is correct.

And here's your bonus.

The opposite of vasoconstriction is what term for the widening of blood vessels.

- Isodilution - is correct for your bonus points Abington Heights.

Great job.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Abington Heights over Old Forge 210 to 125.

Congratulations, Abington Heights.

You're going to be moving on and we'll see you next time with another round of WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host.

Paul Lazar, and thank you for watching.

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