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(upbeat music) (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 Crestwood versus Lake-Lehman.

Representing Crestwood is Jeremy Mueller, Eric Reinheimer, Luke Joseph, and Sean Rossi.

Their alternate is Sophia Seifert, and their advisor is Maria Koons.

Representing Lake-Lehman or Timothy Resek, Rumen Bear, Chase Smith, Cassidy Gallagher, and their advisor is Cecilia Jennings.

"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.

Well let's go ahead and get started with this toss-up question in mythology.

These mythical womens' songs proved so irresistible to men that they would steer their ships into the rocks, Rumen, Lake-Lehman.

- Sirens.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

He was a major character in "The Iliad" and the hero of "The Odyssey."

He was known to the Greeks as Odysseus.

- Uh, oh.

- [Paul] I need an answer.

- I was gonna say Odysseus, but.

- Okay, we're looking for Ulysses.

Ulysses.

let's move on to a toss-up in anatomy.

Veins are blood vessels that return oxygen depleted-blood to the heart.

Give the general part of the body in which the cephalic vein is located.

(buzzer beeps) Chase, Lake-Lehman.

- The head.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

(buzzer beeps) - The neck.

- No, we're looking for the arm.

The arm.

Let's move to a toss-up in literature.

I am an American poet whose first and last names begin with the same letter of the alphabet.

(buzzer beeps) Sean, Crestwood.

- Walt Whitman.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now in astronomy, what theory of the universe's expansion is calculated by dividing the speed a galaxy is moving away from earth by its distance from the earth.

- The Big Bang?

- No, looking for Hubble's Constant.

Hubble's Constant.

Our next toss-up is a computer science toss-up.

It was the first electronic general purpose programmable digital computer.

It weighed 30 tons and took up 1,800 square feet of space.

Sean, Crestwood.

- Turing machine.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Lake-Lehman.

What was the name of this computer that was introduced in 1946?

(buzzer beeps) That was ENIAC, ENIAC.

Your next toss-up is in literature.

What well-known author of "1984" and "Animal Farm" in his, Rumen, Lake-Lehman.

- George Orwell.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

Which of the 13 states originally defeated the ratification of the US Constitution on August 4th, 1788, but passed it on the second time around on November 21st, 1789?

(buzzer beeps) - Virginia?

- North Carolina.

North Carolina.

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

This 20th century American painter was into dripping or throwing paint onto the canvas, Rumen, Lake-Lehman.

- David Hawking.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Crestwood.

He was the main contributor in a movement called action painting.

He often used foreign materials in his painting.

Name this painter who died in 1956.

- Jackson Pollock.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Crestwood, great job.

Your next toss-up is in astronomy.

It consists of the large cloud and the small cloud.

It's about 175,000 light years from earth.

Identify either of the two irregular galaxies, which, with the Milky Way, form a triple galactic system, (buzzer beeps) Timothy, Lake-Lehman.

- Andromeda?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

(buzzer beeps) That's the Magellanic Cloud, the Magellanic Cloud.

Here's your next toss-up in language arts.

David Rosenfelt has written over 30 books about a rich lawyer who solves mysteries while representing his clients.

His dog Tara is a main character in many of his books.

A few of his books in this series are "Hounded" and "Play Dead."

Name The main character in this book series.

(buzzer beeps) - Eric, Crestwood.

- Little Trent?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lake-Lehman.

(buzzer beeps) That answer is Andy Carpenter.

Well 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.

Crestwood has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are language or American history.

- American history.

- American history.

- American history it is.

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

Name these famous American women.

The woman that Donald Trump defeated in the 2024 presidential election.

- Kamala Harris.

- Yes.

The first woman to serve as US Secretary of State.

- Madeleine Albright.?

- Yes.

The founder of Hull House in Chicago, Illinois.

- Pass.

- Jane Adams.

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

- Amelia Earhart?

- Yes.

An advice columnist born as Esther Pauline Lederer.

- Pass.

- Ann Landers.

The author of the lyrics for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

- Pass.

- Julia Ward Howe.

An American documentary photographer known for her photos taken of images during the Depression era.

- Pass.

- Dorothea Lange.

The only US representative that voted against both World War I and World War II.

- Chu?

- Jeanette Rankin.

The first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court.

- Sandra Day O'Connor?

- Yes.

Walter Mondale's vice presidential running mate.

- Geraldine Ferraro.

- Yes.

The first woman to earn a medical degree.

- Nightingale?

- No, Elizabeth Blackwell.

Still though a great guess.

Great job in the lightning round, Crestwood.

Lake-Lehman, we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be languages.

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

Many of our English words have been derived from other languages.

For example, the word tornado was derived from the Spanish language.

Tell the language from which each of the following English words is derived.

Ballet.

(buzzer beeps) - French?

- Yes.

Gorilla.

- Latin.

- Greek.

Opera.

- French.

- Italian.

Canyon.

(buzzer beeps) - Spanish.

- Yes.

Raccoon.

(buzzer beeps) - Spanish.

- Native American.

Academy.

(buzzer beeps) - Latin?

- Greek.

Bratwurst.

(buzzer beeps) - German?

- Yes.

Manatee.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- French.

Futon.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Japanese.

Crescendo.

(buzzer beeps) - Italian.

- Yes.

Smorgasbord.

(buzzer beeps) - French?

- Swedish.

Golf.

(buzzer beeps) - Middle English.

- Is incorrect.

We would've taken either Dutch or Scottish.

Well that's going to do it for the lightning round, and we have a great game here.

We have Crestwood in the lead over Lake-Lehman 45-40, and we're now going to go ahead and move into the second quarter with this toss-up question.

In ancient history, his tomb was discovered near ancient thieves in 1922.

What child King of the 18th Dynasty, Luke, Crestwood.

- Tut?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus now.

Some of the things that produces are oysters, clams, mussels, shrimp, seaweeds, and fish.

The science and practices of sea farming are collectively known as what?

- I don't know.

(buzzer beeps) - That is aquaculture.

Aquaculture.

Here's your next toss-up in language arts, short stories.

In 1892, the author of "The Necklace," also known as "The Diamond Necklace," went mad and spent the rest of his life, Eric, Crestwood.

- Guy de Maupassant?

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

Salmonberry is a species of bramble that is related to the rose.

It bears an edible fruit that resembles raspberries.

To what continent is the Salmonberry native?

- South America?

- North America.

North America.

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

"Or The Adventures of James Harris" is the subtitle of what 1948 Shirley Jackson short story collection, which took its name from her most popular short story?

(buzzer beeps) Sean, Crestwood.

- "The lottery"?

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now in biology.

What word that begins with the last letter of the alphabet is the name given to the first stage in the development of an egg once it has been fertilized?

(buzzer beeps) Zygote?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Crestwood, as we move on to a toss-up in world history.

The French flag consists of a blue, white, and red stripe.

What ruling French family was represented by the white stripe?

Sean, Crestwood.

- The bourgeois?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lake-Lehman.

(buzzer beeps) You were close.

We were looking for Bourbon, Bourbon.

Your next toss-up here is in music.

When a musician plays all the music on the program, but the audience claps so loudly, Luke, Crestwood.

- Encore?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now in literature.

"I am silver and exact, I have no preconceptions, whatever I see I swallow immediately" comes from which of Sylvia Plath's poems?

(contestants murmuring) (buzzer beeps) - "Silver"?

- Nope.

We're looking for "Mirror," "Mirror."

Your next toss-up here is vocabulary.

The name's the same, the central portion of a church or the hub of a wheel.

Give this four letter word beginning with the letter, Chase, Lake-Lehman.

- Axel?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Crestwood.

Beginning with the letter N. (buzzer beeps) That's a nave.

A nave.

Your next toss-up here is in literature.

She was a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness literary device.

In her narrative essay, "The Death of a Moth," she compares the moth with life.

Who authored "The Death of a Moth"?

(buzzer beeps) Eric, Crestwood.

- "Wolf"?

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question now.

He was accidentally shot by his own men.

He was Robert E. Lee's right hand man during the Civil War.

Give the name of the stony Confederate general.

- Stonewall Jackson?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Crestwood, great job.

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

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

We'll start with the students from Crestwood.

And Jeremy, I'll come to you first.

Tell me who your favorite musician is and why.

- I love Kanye West.

I just think his music is great.

Very personal, and it just sounds good too.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Thanks Jeremy.

Eric?

- Luke likes to call me Emo, so this isn't gonna help.

I'd have to go with like Panic at the Disco or My Chemical Romance or Fall Out Boy among many others.

- Luke?

- So most of my team would say that I'm a big Taylor Swift fan, but actually my favorite artist is Hosier and it's just because it's overall good music.

- [Paul] All right, thanks, Luke.

Sean?

- I like Chris Martin from Coldplay.

Just think he sounds good.

- [Paul] All right, thanks, Crestwood.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Lake-Lehman, coming over to you.

Same question, Timothy, tell me who your favorite musician is and why.

- I gotta say Scorpions.

I think it's really the only artist whose band that I like all of those songs for.

- [Paul] They will rock you like a hurricane.

- Yes.

- Rumen?

- I like Mos Def because he tries to use his music to address social issues.

- [Paul] That's great.

Thanks, Rumen.

Chase?

- I like Eric Church because both of his vocal ability and storytelling.

- [Paul] Thank you Chase, and Cassidy.

- I like Taylor Swift because of her lyrics and her versatility.

There's a song for every mood I'm in.

- That's great.

Thank you, Cassidy, and good luck to all of you.

It was nice to see you all again, and we'll start the third quarter now with a toss-up question in earth science.

Groppel forms when super cold water droplets in the air collect and freeze on falling snowflakes.

It falls as balls of crisp, opaque, white ice.

Groppel, Luke, Crestwood.

- Hail?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Lake-Lehman.

Groppel, also called soft hail, is known by what other name?

(buzzer beeps) Rumen?

- Sleet?

- No.

We're looking for snow pellets, snow pellets.

Our next toss-up is in dance.

Part of her ballet performance involved performing grand ecarte.

In everyday language though, what did the dancer do?

(buzzer beeps) Cassidy, Lake-Lehman.

- Spin?

- Incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

- Jump?

- No, we are looking for the splits, the splits.

Your next toss-up here is in world geography.

What huge rocky region that contains many minerals in a large deposits of iron ore curves around Hudson Bay and Canada like a giant horseshoe?

(buzzer beeps) That is the Canadian Shield.

We'll move on now to a toss-up in music.

In 1848, Theobald Boehm redesigned this instrument by using a key mechanism to open and close air holes.

This gave it a greater range of notes, a better sound, and much more flexibility.

Handel, JS Bach, and Mozart began writing music suited to the instrument, and soon it was being used in chamber music.

Name this instrument that is now a major instrument in the modern symphony orchestra.

(buzzer beeps) Rumen, Lake-Lehman.

- Saxophone?

- Is incorrect.

We'll rebound to Crestwood.

- Flute?

- Flute is correct for your rebound points, Crestwood.

As we move on now to a toss-up in biology.

This essential mineral helps transport nutrients into your cells and helps move wastes out.

It also helps maintain normal blood pressure and nerve function.

However, Luke, Crestwood.

- Sodium?

- We'll take that.

That's correct, and here comes your bonus question now.

What German physicists discovered the uncertainty principle and invented the first system?

- Heisenberg?

- Heisenberg is correct for your bonus points, Crestwood, great job.

Let's move on now to a toss-up in biology.

This mammal, known scientifically as Panthera tigris altaica, is about 10 feet long from its nose to the tip of its tail, stands about 3.5 feet tall at its shoulders, and weighs about 580 pounds.

Name this animal that is the largest feline carnivore in the animal kingdom.

(buzzer beeps) Rumen, Lake-Lehman?

- Bengal tiger?

- I'm sorry?

- Bengal tiger?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

- Lion?

- No, we are looking for, you were close, Siberian tiger, Siberian tiger.

Here's your next toss-up in US geography.

Yellowstone National Park was the first national park established in our country.

What National Park was the first national park that was established east of the Mississippi River?

(buzzer beeps) Sean, Crestwood?

Acadia?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus now.

What term refers to musical seconds, thirds, sixth, and sevenths, which are a semitone smaller than the corresponding major intervals?

- Steps.

(buzzer beeps) Steps.

- No, we're looking for minor intervals.

Minor intervals.

Your next toss-up question is in sports.

This athlete who retired in 2006 with 60 career tennis tournament victories was the fifth man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments.

Name this tennis player who's married to the German tennis star Steffi Graf?

(buzzer beeps) Sean, Crestwood.

- Augusti?

- I'm sorry?

- Augusti?

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

The second largest island in the US was the location of the first Russian settlement in Alaska.

Name this Alaskan island that is home to the largest brown bears on earth.

- Just say something, we have a second.

(buzzer beeps) - That is Kodiak Island.

Kodiak Island.

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

This time, Lake-Lehman will pick first.

Your categories are sports and games or biology.

- Okay.

Sports.

Sports and games.

- Sports and games it is.

And your time begins after I finish reading the first question, you'll be given the name and a professional baseball franchise and the number of a jersey, which that team retired.

Tell the name of the former player who wore that jersey.

Los Angeles Angels number 30.

(buzzer beeps) - No answer.

- Nolan Ryan.

St. Louis Cardinals, Number 20.

- Pass.

- Lou Brock.

Chicago Cubs number 23.

- Pass.

- Ryan Sandberg.

Seattle Mariners number 24.

- Ken Griffey Jr. - Yes.

Pittsburgh Pirates number eight.

- Clemente.

- Willie Stargell.

- New York Yankees number three.

- Jeter?

- Babe Ruth.

Chicago White Sox number 35.

- Pass.

- Frank Thomas.

Cincinnati Reds number five.

- Pete Rose.

- Johnny Bench.

All baseball franchises, number 42.

- Jackie Robinson.

- Yes.

New York Mets number 24.

- Pass.

- Willie Mays.

New York Yankees number four.

- Jeter.

- Lou Gehrig.

Atlanta Braves number 44.

- Pass.

- That is Hank Aaron.

Hank Aaron.

Okay, Lake-Lehman, that's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Crestwood, we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be biology.

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

Give the common name for the animal that is associated with each of these scientific names.

Panthera leo.

- Pass.

- Lion.

Canis lupus.

- Fox?

- Wolf.

Apis.

- Monkey?

- Bee.

Sus.

- Pass.

- Pig.

Musca domestica.

- Moose?

- Housefly.

Equus caballus.

- Goose?

- Horse.

Homo sapiens.

- Humans.

- Yes.

Felis catus.

- Cats.

- Yes.

Ursisdae.

- Bear?

- Yes.

Caloptera.

- Pass.

- Bet.

Avis.

- Pass.

- Bird.

Bubalus bubalus.

- Whale?

- No.

We're looking for Buffalo.

Great answer though.

He gets points for style.

That's gonna do it for the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Crestwood in the lead over Lake-Lehman 165-50.

And we're now going to begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question, which is a math toss-up question.

These angles have interior points on opposite sides of a transversal line.

And on the outside of the lines, it intersects.

What are these angles called?

(buzzer beeps) Chase, Lake-Lehman.

Alternate exterior.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question now.

What term refers to scores that divide a normal distribution into nine parts, each of which is half the standard deviation wide.

(buzzer beeps) - Gebuchev's theorem?

- Stanine, Stanine.

Let's move to a toss-up now in grammar.

What punctuation mark, consisting of three dots, is used to show an omission, Rumen, Lake-Lehman?

- Ellipses?

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

What do we call the entrance area of a theater, cinema, or other performance venue where the audience enters, buys tickets, refreshments, or other merchandise?

(buzzer beeps) - Lobby?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Lake-Lehman.

Let's move on now to a potpourri toss-up.

People with celiac disease are highly allergic to this protein that is found in wheat flour.

Chase, Lake-Lehman?

- Gluten?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus now.

What term beginning with the first letter of the alphabet is the name given to a place that is located on the exact opposite side of the earth from another place?

(buzzer beeps) - Antithis?

- Very close, antipode, antipode.

Here's your next toss-up now in theater.

What current Broadway musical tells the story of an American founding father who went, Sean, Crestwood?

- Hamilton?

- Is correct.

And your bonus now, which of the four types of geometric transformations would appear last in an alphabetical listing?

- Reflection.

- Nope.

You're looking for a translation, translation.

Your next toss-up is a world history toss-up.

This country was neutral during World War I.

It's famous for the Vikings who hailed from there.

Rumen, Lake-Lehman?

- Sweden?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Crestwood.

It's a hereditary constitutional monarchy.

Name this country on the Scandinavian peninsula.

(buzzer beeps) - Norway?

- Is correct for your rebound points, Crestwood, great job.

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

What autobiographical play by Eugene O'Neill depicts a long summer day in the life of the dysfunctional, fictional Tyrone family that is based upon O'Neill's own father who was a penny pinching actor, his mother who was addicted to morphine, an alcoholic brother, and a young son who suffered but later recovered from tuberculosis.

(buzzer beeps) That's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."

Let's go to another toss-up now in US geography.

Located between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinaw Island was constructed by the British during the Revolutionary War.

More than 80% of the island is preserved as a state park.

In which Great Lake is Mackinaw Island located?

(buzzer beeps) Cassidy, Lake-Lehman?

- Lake Michigan?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

- Lake Superior?

- Nope.

Lake Huron.

Lake Huron is what we are looking for.

Here's what another toss-up.

This one's sports and games.

His initials are FM.

What baseball slugger who was the first player in history to hit 30 or more home runs for five different teams was the only candidate who the Contemporary Era Baseball Committee elected unanimously on all 16 ballots to the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame.

(buzzer beeps) That was the great Frank McGriff.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Crestwood over Lake-Lehman 185-85.

Congratulations, Crestwood, you're going to be moving on to the next round, and hopefully we'll see you next time with another round of "Scholastic scrimmage."

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

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