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(upbeat music) (whistle blows) (upbeat music) - Welcome to the 19th 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.

Tonight's match features Blue Ridge versus Elk Lake.

Representing Blue Ridge are Jacek Moteeka, Tyler Carpenter, Bryce Conklin, and Parker Glasgow.

Their alternates are Addison Welch and Jocelyn Miguel.

And their advisor is Katie Bailey.

Representing Elk Lake is Cohen Orlandini, Noah Gosford, Dawson Sherman, and Jeff Whirl.

Their alternate is Stephen Hewitt and their advisor is Jennifer Ward.

"Scholastic Scrimmage" is a game of rapid recall of factual information so let's take a moment and review the rules.

The first team to buzz in will have an opportunity to answer a toss-up question.

Correct answers to these questions are awarded 10 points and that team will then receive a five point bonus question.

If that toss-up answer is incorrect, no points will be deducted, but the question will then rebound to the other team.

If the other team answers correctly, they'll be given the toss-up points but will not receive a bonus question.

So let's go ahead and get started with this toss-up question in short stories and literature.

What is the term for the point in a short story that has the highest tension or struggle?

(buzzer dings) Tyler, Blue Ridge.

- Climax.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

Although his business card read antiques dealer, he headed a crime ring of some 100 gangsters in the 1920s.

The FBI couldn't get 'em but the IRS eventually did.

Who was this American gangster from Chicago who was sentenced to 11 years?

- Al Capone.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Blue Ridge, as we turn now to a toss-up in literature.

In his work "The Alhambra", the author said he wanted to depict the half Spanish, half Oriental character of an ancient Moorish palace at Granada.

Name this author who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

(buzzer dings) - Robert Frost.

- Dawson.

Oh nope, rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That was Washington Irving.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in American history.

American oceanographer, Bob Ballard, uses underwater robotic craft The Argo to find what famous sunken ocean liner on the floor of the Atlantic?

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Titanic.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus now.

She's a meso soprano singer as well as songwriter.

What female recording artist went to the top of the charts with her songs "Easy On Me" and "Hello"?

(buzzer dings) Noah.

- Adele - Is correct for your bonus points.

Tied game right now.

Let's move on to a toss-up in general knowledge.

During the Covid pandemic, the American people learned much from the CDC, a US government agency under the Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the complete name for this agency that goes by the acronym CDC?

(buzzer dings) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Center for Disease Control.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus now.

She was a doctor, a Peace Corps volunteer, a dancer, and a teacher.

She spoke four languages and became the founder and CEO of many different organizations.

She joined NASA's astronaut training program in 1987 and became the first black woman to travel into space.

Name this outstanding lady who spent eight days on the space shuttle Endeavor, conducted a variety of experiments in space on bones, tadpole growth, and weightlessness, and even appeared as a guest star on "Star Trek".

(buzzer dings) That is Mae Jemison.

Let's go now to a toss-up in American history.

Which US president signed the Indian Removal Act on May 28th, 1830, thus giving the US- (buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Andrew Jackson - Is correct and here's your bonus now.

The elements, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium, and barium were all discovered by one man.

Who was this scientist who usually added the title sir to his name?

(buzzer dings) Cohen.

- Sir Isaac Newton.

- No Sir Humphrey Davy.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in geometry.

Consider a triangle in which a perpendicular line has been drawn from each vertex to the opposite side.

What do we call the point where these three lines intersect?

(buzzer dings) That is the ortho center.

Let's go now to a toss-up in chemistry.

This element's name comes from the Greek word that means idol and is appropriately named since it almost never reacts with other elements.

It's plentiful making up about 1% of the earth's atmosphere and is used in food packaging since it stops food from spoiling.

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Iodine - Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Blue Ridge.

It gives off a bluish purple color when electrified.

Name this noble gas having an atomic number of 18 that's often used to extinguish electrical fires.

(buzzer dings) Tyler.

- Argon.

- Is correct for your rebound point.

Blue Ridge, great job.

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 12 rapid fire questions as they can in one minute.

Blue Ridge has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are general science or American history.

- American history.

- American history it is.

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

Name these American women who are firsts in American history.

The first American woman to fly into space?

If you don't know you can pass.

(buzzer dings) - Pass - [Paul] Sally Ride.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Pearl Buck.

The first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

(buzzer dings) - Amelia Earhart.

- [Paul] Yes.

The first female presidential nominee of a major party?

(buzzer dings) - Hillary Clinton.

- [Paul] Yes.

The first female to hold a cabinet position in the US?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Francis Perkins.

The first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?

(buzzer dings) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

- [Paul] Sandra Day O'Connor.

The first African American to win the Miss America pageant?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Vanessa Williams.

The first woman inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- That was Aretha Franklin.

All right, Blue Ridge, that's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Elk Lake, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be general science and again your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

You'll be given a symbol used for a SI unit of measurement.

Tell the unit associated with each given symbol.

K?

(buzzer dings) - Kelvin.

- [Paul] Yes.

J?

(buzzer dings) - Jules?

- [Paul] Yes.

DB?

(buzzer dings) - Decibels?

- [Paul] Yes.

S?

(buzzer dings) - Speed.

- [Paul] Second.

N?

(buzzer dings) (Indistinct) - [Paul] Yes.

W?

(buzzer dings) - Work.

- [Paul] Watt.

C?

(buzzer dings) - Celsius.

- [Paul] Colone.

HZ?

(buzzer dings) - Hertz.

- [Paul] Yes.

PA?

(buzzer dings) - Pascal.

- [Paul] Yes.

KG?

(buzzer dings) - Kilogram.

- [Paul] Yes.

BQ?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Becquerel.

CD?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- That's Candela and that's going to do it for the first lightning round.

And after that we have Elk Lake in the lead over Blue Ridge 70 to 35.

And now we're going to move on in the second quarter with this toss up question in general knowledge.

The Greek alphabet, which has been used since the eighth century, contains 24 letters.

What is the last letter in the Greek alphabet?

(buzzer dings) - Dawson, Elk Lake.

- Omega.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

What did the Romans call a teacher who taught the art of public speaking?

(buzzer dings) That is a rhetor.

Let's go to a toss-up in vocabulary now.

This word means a body of non-elective government officials.

However, it also become a derogatory word that refers to red tape and complicated procedures that can cause long delays.

What is this term that begins with the letter B?

(buzzer dings) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Bureaucrat Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) Tyler.

- Blue belly.

- No, you're very close.

Bureaucracy.

Bureaucracy.

Let's move on to a toss-up in current events.

There was an unsuccessful impeachment attempt against what US Secretary of Homeland Security in early 2024?

(buzzer dings) That was Alejandro Mayorkas.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in drama.

He's one of the three foremost playwrights in American drama.

What American playwright is known for such plays as "Suddenly Last Summer", "The Night of the Iguana", and "The Glass Menagerie".

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Kurt Vonnegut.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That was Tennessee Williams.

Let's go now to a toss-up in potpourri.

This tasty dish originated in France but is often associated with Cajun cooking and is often served at a dinner party.

What type of meat is the chef serving if he or she has prepared andouille?

(buzzer dings) Dawson, Elk Lake.

- Crawfish.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That is sausage.

Let's go now to a toss-up in short stories.

He authored the novels "Typey" and "Billy Bud Sailor".

Name the author of the short story collection, "The Apple Tree Table and Other Sketches".

(buzzer dings) That is Herman Melville.

Let's go now to a toss-up in art.

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, you can see a famous surrealist painting notable for the flattened sketched profile of the artist as well as several melted watches.

Name the artist who painted The Persistence of Memory.

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Vincent Van Gogh.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That was Salvador Dali.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in astronomy now.

The point which is directly opposite the zenith is directly below the astronomical observer.

What do we call this point?

(buzzer dings) Dawson, Elk Lake.

- The ortho center.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) Tyler.

- The helix.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for nadir, nadir.

And that sound that you heard signals the end of the first half 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.

And we'll start with the students from Blue Ridge and Jesek, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I like to play basketball.

- [Paul] Awesome, thanks.

Tyler?

- I like to go walking through nature.

- [Paul] Bryce?

- I like to play volleyball.

- [Paul] Parker?

- I like to play soccer and volleyball.

- Okay, thank you, Blue Ridge.

Elk Lake, coming over to you.

Cohen, what do you like to do for fun?

- I enjoy lifting weights.

- [Paul] Noah?

- I like playing basketball.

- [Paul] Dawson?

- I like to lead the Elk Lake student section.

- [Paul] Okay and Jeff?

- I like to play golf and volleyball.

- Excellent, thank you Elk Lake.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

And now we're going to go ahead and start the third quarter with this toss-up question in American history.

This doctor was the first black person accepted into the residency program at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and became the youngest doctor to be promoted to director of pediatric neurosurgery in 1984.

He also led the first successful operation to separate Siamese twins who were born, joined at the head.

Name this former neurosurgeon, author, and politician who served as the 17th US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021.

(buzzer dings) - Dawson, Elk Lake.

- George Washington Carver.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That was Dr. Ben Carson.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in music.

He played lead and rhythm guitar for the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, of which he was a founding member.

He survived the plane crash that killed three of the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

This American musician and songwriter went on to found a band that bore his name.

Who was this musician who died on March 5th, 2023?

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Kurt Cobain.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That was Gary Rossington.

Let's go now to a toss-up in anatomy.

This powerful muscle combines with the soleus and plantaris to form a composite muscle called the tricep surae.

It's fundamental for maintaining posture and provides the propulsive force for walking as well as to help flex both the knee and the ankle.

Name the muscle that joins the soleus to create the calf muscle and to create the main planter flexor of the ankle joint.

(buzzer dings) Tyler, Blue Ridge.

- The ACL.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer dings) Dawson.

- Achilles.

- No, the gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius.

Let's go to a toss-up in music.

In music, what clef is represented by a symbol that resembles an upside down fish hook with a colon after it.

(buzzer dings) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Base cleft.

- Is correct and here's your bonus now.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice of the United States resigned on July 1st, 2005. Who did President George W. Bush appoint to replace her?

(buzzer dings) - Anthony Fauci.

- No, we're looking for Samuel Alito.

Let's go now to a toss-up in computer science.

In what state is the headquarters of Apple Incorporators, the maker of iPhones located?

(buzzer dings) Tyler, Blue Ridge.

- California - Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

During the protest, several people participated in self emulating.

What did they do to themselves?

(buzzer dings) Tyler.

- Burn themselves.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Blue Ridge.

Let's go now to a toss-up in television.

Kelly Rippa has had numerous co-hosts over the years.

In 2023, she welcomed a new co-host named Mark, who's still co-hosting during the 2024 season.

What is the last name of this co-host?

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Cuban.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) - Smith.

- No, it's actually her husband with the last name of Consuelos, Consuelos.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in sports.

The Big 10 conference is the oldest division one collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

It's made up of major research universities.

What is the only private college in the Big 10?

(buzzer dings) Dawson, Elk Lake.

- UCLA.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) - Rutgers.

- No, we're looking for Northwestern University.

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

This time Elk Lake will pick first.

Your categories are sports and games or trig.

(buzzer dings) - Trig.

- Trig it is.

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

The trigonometry ratio of the hypotenuse over the adjacent side for an acute angle in a right triangle.

(buzzer dings) Jeff.

- The co-sign.

- [Paul] C can't.

The trigonometric ratio of the opposite side over the adjacent side for an acute triangle in a- (buzzer dings) - Tangent.

- [Paul] Yes.

The trigonometric ratio of the opposite side over the hypotonus for an acute angle.

(buzzer dings) - Sign.

- [Paul] Yes.

The measure of a central angle whose intercepted arc length is equal to the radius.

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Radian.

The trigonometric ratio of the adjacent sides over the opposite side for an acute angle in a right triangle.

(buzzer dings) - Cotangent.

- Yes.

The trigonometric ratio of the adjacent side over the hypotonus for an acute triangle in a right triangle.

(buzzer dings) - Cosign.

- [Paul] Yes.

The trigonometric ratio of the hypotenuse over the opposite side for an acute triangle in a right triangle.

(buzzer dings) - Cosecant.

- Yes.

Lines that a graph approaches but never touches?

(buzzer dings) - Limits.

- That's asymptote.

The maximum displacement for, okay, we didn't quite get that far, but still great job on trigonometry, Elk Lake.

Coming over to you Blue Ridge.

Your remaining category will be sports and games.

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

Over the past few years, Americans have shown increased interest in professional women's basketball and in the WNBA.

You'll be given the name of a city or state associated with the WNBA team.

Give the complete team name for these professional teams in the WNBA.

So we need the city and the team.

Atlanta.

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Atlanta Dream.

Chicago?

(buzzer dings) - Sky.

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- Chicago Sky.

- [Paul] Yes.

Connecticut?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Connecticut Sun.

Indiana?

(buzzer dings) - Indiana Fever.

- [Paul] Yes.

New York?

(buzzer dings) - Liberty.

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- New York Liberty.

- [Paul] Yes.

Washington?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Washington Mystics.

Dallas?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Dallas Wings.

Las Vegas?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Los Angeles Sparks.

Minnesota?

(buzzer dings) - Lynx.

Minnesota Lynx.

- [Paul] Yes.

Phoenix?

(buzzer dings) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's the Phoenix Mercury.

Seattle?

(buzzer dings) - Storm.

Seattle Storm.

- Seattle Storm is correct.

And that's going to wrap up a lightning round.

And after that we currently have Elk Lake in the lead over Blue Ridge, 115 to 75.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in world history.

Dr. Livingston may not have realized it at the time, but it was one of the largest waterfalls in the world.

It was located on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

What waterfall that Dr. David Livingston discover?

(buzzer dings) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Angel Falls.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Blue Ridge.

While traveling along the Zambezi River.

(buzzer dings) - Zambezi Falls.

(Paul laughs) - No, great answer.

Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls.

Let's go to a toss-up in music now.

What woodwind instrument represents the voice of Peter's grandfather in Prokofiev's "Peter and The Wolf."

(buzzer dings) Bryce, Blue Ridge.

- Saxophone.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer dings) Jeff.

- Clarinet.

- It was the bassoon, the bassoon.

Let's go to a toss-up in chemistry now.

This alloy is used widely in metals, coins, trophies, heavy gears, tools, and in some electrical hardware.

It's superior to the two main metals from which it's formed in both hardness and ductility.

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Copper.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Blue Ridge, name this alloy that is created by combining copper, tin, and a few other elements such as manganese, aluminum, zinc, nickel, silicon, phosphorus, and arsenic.

(buzzer dings) Tyler.

- Brass.

- Ooh, bronze.

We're looking for bronze.

All right, here's your next toss-up in US geography.

In what large Michigan city, located about 60 miles northwest of Detroit, did William Durant found the General Motors Company?

(buzzer dings) Dawson, Elk Lake.

- Ann Arbor.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) It was Flint, Flint.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in novels.

In what Puritan settlement, later to become a city, was the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, "The Scarlet Letter" set.

(buzzer dings) Cohen.

Elk Lake.

- "The Scarlet Letter".

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) Tyler - Salem.

- No looking for Boston, Massachusetts.

All right, your next toss-up is in trig.

What do we call an angle that shares the same initial side and terminal side with another angle, thus meaning that the angles end up at the same position on the unit circle, even though they may have completed different rotations to get there.

(buzzer dings) Noah, Elk Lake.

- Complimentary angles.

- No good guess but rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) - Supplementary.

- No, co-terminal angles, co-terminal.

All right, let's turn to a toss-up in music.

Samuel Francis Smith was a journalist, an American Baptist minister, and an author who wrote the song lyrics to a very popular song.

Name the patriotic song that contains the lyrics, "Land where my father's died, land of the pilgrim's pride."

(buzzer dings) Dawson, Elk Lake.

- The Anthem of Boston.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) - "Grand Old Flag".

- "My Country 'Tis of Thee".

All right, let's move on to a toss-up in biology.

What four syllable adjective describes a condition or abnormality that is present at birth but is not inherited?

(buzzer dings) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Vestigial.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Blue Ridge.

(buzzer dings) That was congenital.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Elk Lake over Blue Ridge, 115 to 75.

Congratulations Elk Lake, you're going to be moving on and we'll see you next time with another round of "Scholastic Scrimmage."

I'm your host, Paul Lazar, and thank you for watching.

(upbeat music) - [Announcer 1] WVIA "Scholastic Scrimmage" was made possible in part by.

(upbeat music) - [Announcer 2] Are you a high school senior or college student trying to further your education?

The Luzerne Foundation can help.

The Luzerne Foundation is a northeastern Pennsylvania based community nonprofit that provides over 70 scholarships a year to students.

The Luzerne Foundation, we are here for good.

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