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(upbeat music) (upbeat music) (whistle trilling) - 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 $1000, $3000 or $5,000.

Tonight's match is the LIU Championship featuring Crestwood versus Wyoming Valley West.

Representing Crestwood are Jeremy Muller, Eric Rinehimer, Luke Joseph, Sean Rossi.

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

Representing Wyoming Valley West Aaron Girvan, Ben Zera, Lily Romanowski, Heath Stochla, and their alternate is Anna Novraki.

And their advisor is Robert Bonczewski.

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 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.

Let's go ahead and get started with this toss-up question in science.

The pineal gland produces a hormone that's directly responsible for maintaining a healthy sleep wake cycle.

(buzzer beeps) Sean, Crestwood.

- Melatonin.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

This is the amount of force needed to produce changes in rotation.

It depends upon the magnitude of force, direction of the force, and the point of application.

What is it?

(buzzer beeps) - Torque.

- Torque is correct for your bonus points, Crestwood, as we move on to a toss-up in botany.

There's a special name for tissue that conducts sap.

Wood is an example of this.

What is the name for the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients?

(buzzer beeps) Ben, Valley West.

- Bark?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Crestwood.

And dissolve nutrients upward from the roots, thus helping to create the woody elements in the stem.

(buzzer beeps) - Cephalin?

- No, we're looking for xylem.

Xylem.

Your next toss-up is a social science test toss-up.

A governmental body may take over a private property it deems for a public purpose if just compensation- (buzzer beeps) - Eric, Crestwood.

- Imminent domain.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

This ancient Roman poet won his reputation with "The Amores", a series of brief erotic sketches based upon his own experiences.

Who is this poet whose other works included "Art of Love", "Heroides", and "Metamorphoses"?

(buzzer beeps) - Homer?

- No, Ovid.

Ovid.

Here's your next toss-up in social science.

This term may be heard in a courtroom.

It means to sue for damages.

Identify this legal term that begins and ends with the same letter of the alphabet and is derived from the Latin word meaning twisted.

(buzzer beeps) Jeremy, Crestwood.

- Tort.

Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

Fyodor Dostoevsky, in an effort to earn money quickly to pay his creditors, wrote at top speed, a psychological novel about the inner life of a murderer named Raskolnikov and the consequences of his actions.

Name this novel published in 1866.

(buzzer beeps) - "Crime and Punishment" - Is correct for your bonus points, Crestwood, as we move on to a toss-up in astronomy.

Sunspots appear in this gaseous layer surrounding the sun.

(buzzer beeps) - Sean, Crestwood.

- Corona?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Valley West.

The temperature within this layer is approximately 5,500 degrees Celsius.

Name this visible surface of the sun that is the first layer of the sun's atmosphere and the layer that emits most of the sun's energy.

(buzzer beeps) Heath.

- Thermosphere?

- No, we're looking for photosphere.

Photosphere.

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

His reign as king of Bohemia was far from trouble free and peaceful.

It was actually a period of many quarrels and unrest.

His brother had him assassinated.

What does the popular Christmas carol call this ruler?

(buzzer beeps) Ben, Valley West.

- King Sigismund?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

(alarm beeps) That was Good King Wenceslas.

Good King Wenceslas.

Let's go to a toss-up an earth science now.

We think of it, usually, in the form of rain and snow.

Name this major part of the global- (buzzer beeps) Aaron, Valley West.

- Precipitation?

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

In this sport created by William G. Morgan in 1895, there are six positions which rotate counterclockwise, including one player known as the libero.

Name this sport.

(buzzer beeps) - Volleyball - Is correct for your bonus points.

Very good Valley West.

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 well rapid fire questions as they can in one minute.

Crestwood has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are grammar or music.

- Music's too risky.

- Okay, we'll do grammar.

- Grammar it is.

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

Name the proper adjective that is most often created from these proper nouns.

Shakespeare.

(buzzer beeps) - Shakespearean?

- [Paul] Yes.

Darwin.

(buzzer beeps) - Darwinian?

- [Paul] Yes.

Mars (buzzer beeps) - Martian?

- [Paul] Yes.

Constitution.

(buzzer beeps) - Constitutional.

- [Paul] Yes.

Machiavelli.

(buzzer beeps) - Machiavellian?

- [Paul] Yes.

Paris.

(buzzer beeps) - Parisian?

- [Paul] Yes.

Moscow.

(buzzer beeps) - Oh, Moscowian?

- Muscovite.

Himalayas.

(buzzer beeps) - Himalayan.

- Himalayan.

- [Paul] Yes.

Barcelona.

(buzzer beeps) - Barcelonan?

- [Paul] Yes.

Alps.

(buzzer beeps) - Alpine?

- [Paul] Yes.

Iran.

(buzzer beeps) - Iranian?

- [Paul] Yes.

Tibet (buzzer beeps) - Tibetan?

- Yes.

Excellent job in the lightning round there, Crestwood.

That's going to do it for your portion.

We're gonna come over to Valley West and your remaining category will be music.

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

Identify the composer who wrote the following musical works.

"Messiah"- (buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] That's George Handel.

The ballet "Billy the Kid".

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Aaron Copland.

"Peer Gynt" suite.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Edvard Grieg, "The Nutcracker" suite ballet.

(buzzer beeps) - Tchaikovsky.

- [Paul] Yes.

"Fugue in G Minor".

(buzzer beeps) - Bach.

- [Paul] Yes.

"The Magic Flute".

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Mozart.

"Ave Maria".

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Franz Schubert.

"Polonaise in A Major".

(buzzer beeps) - Beethoven.

- [Paul] Chopin.

"Lohengrin", "The Bridal Chorus".

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Richard Wagner.

The opera "Fidelio".

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Beethoven.

The "Brandenburg Concerto".

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Bach.

"The Barber of Seville".

(buzzer beeps) - Verdi.

- That's Rossini.

All right.

That's going to do it for the first lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Crestwood in the lead over Wyoming Valley West, 95 to 25.

And now we're going to go ahead and begin the second quarter with this toss-up question in world history.

The pandemic of the mid-1300s appeared in Europe and then swept the continent (buzzer beeps) within two decades.

- [Paul] Sean, Crestwood.

- The plague?

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- The bubonic plague.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

"The Occidental Show" has an occurrent, obtuse, obstinate character in it.

Which word in the previous sentence means belonging to the West?

- The West.

- Western.

(buzzer beeps) - Western.

- No, we're looking for occidental.

Occidental.

Your next toss-up is in botany.

Fungi are not classified as plants.

They cannot make their own food because they do not contain a substance which gives plants their green color (buzzer beeps) and their food.

Sean, Crestwood.

- Chlorophyll.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

Some theories about the origin of the universe were purely mythical.

This science deals with the development of the universe.

Name it.

(buzzer beeps) - Cosmology?

- Cosmogony.

Cosmogony.

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

In 1971, the song "Stairway to Heaven" was released by (buzzer beeps) what rock group?

- Led Zeppelin.

- Luke, Crestwood.

- Led Zeppelin.

- Is correct.

Here's your bonus now.

Russia's Ghermon S. Titov was the first person to make a space flight of more than 24 hours.

During what mission did this accomplishment occur?

(buzzer beeps) - Spudnik.

- No we're looking for Vostok 2.

Vostok 2.

Well, your next toss-up is a general knowledge toss-up.

Captain Alden Partridge first conceived the idea of the ROTC and it became reality in 1819 when Norwich University began including military training as part of its curriculum.

More colleges added military training after the Morrill Act of 1862 because this act gave state-supported colleges federal land if they provided such training.

What is the complete meaning for the acronym ROTC?

(buzzer beeps) - Ben, Valley West.

- Reserve Officer Training Corps.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

Enrico Caruso popularized one of his songs, "Mattinata", but it never reached the popularity of his opera, "Pagliacci".

Today, "Pagliacci" is the only one of his works in the standard operatic repertoire.

What Italian composer wrote the opera "Pagliacci"?

(buzzer beeps) - Vivaldi?

- No, Leoncavallo.

Leoncavallo.

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

She was both the woman and the first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award.

She's gone on to win several other awards and has been published in over 2000 newspapers in Canada, the US, and around the world.

Name the cartoonist who created the "For Better or For Worse" comic strip.

(alarm beeps) - That's Lynn Johnston.

Lynn Johnston.

Your next toss-up is a social science toss-up.

It originated as a phrase in France during the 1700s.

What economic doctrine literally means "leave alone"?

(buzzer beeps) - Aaron, Valley West.

- Laissez-faire.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

This world-known athlete died in December 2022 as a result of complications (buzzer beeps) from colon cancer.

- Pele?

- Yes.

That's correct for your bonus points, Valley West, as we move on to a biology toss-up now.

In 1869, Leopold Trouvelot brought the Porthetria dispar to the US to start a silk industry.

They escaped and are now commonly known as what insect?

(buzzer beeps) Eric, Crestwood.

- Moths?

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- Silk moths?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer beeps) - Gypsy moths?

- Is correct for your rebound points, Valley West.

Great job.

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.

We'll start with the students from Crestwood and Jeremy I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite class is in school and why.

- My favorite class would probably be AP United States History.

You know, all that history stuff just comes really easy to me and I love learning about the world, whether it be geography, history, stuff like that.

I love it.

- [Paul] That's great.

Thanks Jeremy.

Eric.

- I have to say Western civ.

Shout out to Mr. Kane.

He's the real MVP.

(laughs) It's just a great class.

- [Paul] Thanks Eric.

Luke.

- I'd say it's probably a close race between all my classes, but AP physics is my favorite just 'cause it's a small group of kids and we all get along.

- [Paul] Alright, thank you Luke.

Sean.

- I'll have to say calculus and physics 'cause I'm just a math guy.

I like math.

- That's great.

I'm not.

(laughs) Thanks for being here Crestwood.

Moving over to Valley West.

And Aaron, we'll start with you.

Tell me what your favorite class is and why.

- I'd say my advanced journalism class where I get help create the yearbook and the newspaper.

- [Paul] That's awesome.

Lots of creativity there.

That's great.

Ben.

- Probably my AP physics class 'cause Mr. Groth is the GOAT.

(host laughs) - Lily.

- Calc 2 because we love you Mr. Settas.

(laughs) - [Paul] And Heath.

- I will say that Calc 2 is also my favorite class and Mr. Settas is the GOAT.

- He is the GOAT.

- Lots of smart people here in this room.

It was very nice to see all you again.

And we'll go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question.

In what collection of James Joyce short stories would you find his acclaimed short story "The Dead"?

(buzzer beeps) That collection is "Dubliners".

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

What early civilization emerged around 2000 BCE and lasted until 1400 BCE.

(buzzer beeps) Heath, Valley West.

- The Roman Empire?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Crestwood.

On the island of Crete.

(buzzer beeps) Sean.

- The Spartans.

No, we're looking for the Minoans.

The Minoans.

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

When opposite words are juxtaposed against one another, as in- (buzzer beeps) - Sean, Crestwood.

- Antithesis?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Valley West.

As in "working vacation" or "politely rude", it's known as what type of figure of speech?

(buzzer beeps) - Oxymoron.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Valley West, as we move on to a toss-up in literature.

The satirical tale of Buck Fanshawe's funeral was originally published in which volume of Mark Twain's works?

(buzzer beeps) Aaron, Valley West.

- Second?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Crestwood.

(buzzer beeps) - "The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn".

(laughs) - No, we're looking for "Roughing it".

"Roughing It".

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

Group 18 of the periodic table contains the noble gases.

(buzzer beeps) [Paul] - Sean, Crestwood.

- Halogens.

- Incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Valley West.

They had not been discovered when Mendeleev originally developed his table of elements.

How many naturally occurring noble gases are found in group 18 of the periodic table?

(buzzer beeps) - [Paul] Heath.

- Five?

- No, you're close.

We're looking for six.

Six.

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

This Herman Melville short story set off the coast of Peru tells of a drifting slave ship that Yankee Captain Delano attempts to aid.

Give the title of this short story.

(alarm beeps) That's "Benito Cereno".

"Benito Cereno".

Let's go on to a toss-up, now, in social science, Which US president signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prohibited- (buzzer beeps) - Aaron, Valley West.

- Lyndon Johnson - Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

This mythological monster was killed by Bellerophon with the help of a golden bridle supplied by Athena.

Name this creature that had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.

(buzzer beeps) Aaron.

- Chimera?

- Is correct for your bonus points.

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

What city served as the capital of West Germany from 1949 to- (buzzer beeps) Heath, Valley West.

- Bonn.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

What do we call a cyber attack in which a criminal seeks to make a computer or network unavailable by disrupting services of an internet server?

(buzzer beeps) - A DDoS attack?

- Judges?

- [Judge] Be more specific.

- Be more specific.

I need an answer.

- Hmm.

Don't know.

- All right.

Ran out of time.

We're looking for denial-of-service attack.

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

According to the Greek mythology, this son of Zeus served as the God of wine, vegetation- (buzzer beeps) Luke, Crestwood.

- Dionysus.

- Is correct.

And your bonus, now.

Which function key, that is located on the top row of a computer keyboard, opens the search feature for an active application?

- Is it F6?

- Not sure.

(buzzer beeps) - F6?

- No looking for three or F3.

All right.

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

This time Wyoming Valley West will pick first.

Your categories are general science or American history.

- History.

- Yeah.

- We're gonna go with American history.

- American history it is.

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

Who served as vice president under each of these US presidents?

George W. Bush.

(buzzer beeps) - Richard Cheney.

- [Paul] Yes.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

(buzzer beeps) - Richard Nixon.

- [Paul] Yes.

Herbert Hoover.

(buzzer beeps) - Charles Curtis.

- [Paul] Yes.

Ronald Reagan.

(buzzer beeps) - George H.W.

Bush.

- [Paul] Is correct.

Harry S. Truman.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Alvin Barkley.

Gerald Ford.

(buzzer beeps) - Nelson Rockefeller.

- Yes.

Rutherford B. Hayes.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- William Wheeler.

Andrew Jackson.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Martin Van Buren.

Jimmy Carter.

(buzzer beeps) - Mondale.

- [Paul] Yes.

Calvin Coolidge.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Dawes.

Zachary Taylor.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Tyler?

- [Paul] It's Fillmore.

Lyndon Johnson.

(buzzer beeps) - Hubert Humphrey.

- Is correct.

Okay, Valley West.

That's gonna wrap up your second lightning round.

We're gonna come on over to Crestwood and your remaining category will be general science.

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

Let's try some scientific trivia from a variety of science fields.

The scientific kingdom into which nettles are classified.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Plantae.

- [Paul] The scientific formula for nitric acid.

(buzzer beeps) - HNO3.

- [Paul] Yes.

The geological time era in which fish first appeared.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Paleozoic.

The network of membranes inside an animal cell that process and transport new materials.

(buzzer beeps) - Endoplasmic reticulum.

- [Paul] Yes.

The scientific phylum into which the octopus is classified.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Mollusca.

The name given to elements found in family 17 of the periodic table.

(buzzer beeps) - Halogens?

- Yes.

The substance that is dissolved in a solution.

(buzzer beeps) - Solute?

- [Paul] Yes.

A side-to-side earthquake wave that travels through solids but cannot travel through liquids and gases.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Secondary wave.

The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Wegoner.

A lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.

(buzzer beeps) - Convex.

- [Paul] Is correct.

The number of waves that pass a particular point in a given amount of- (alarm beeps) Oh, we ran out of time.

That was going to be frequency.

Well that's going to do it for the second lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Crestwood in the lead over Wyoming Valley West.

160 to 130 in a very tight game.

And we're now going to begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in dance.

They moved from New York to Chicago in 1995.

They were the first American ballet company to tour the Soviet Union and were the first to dance at- (buzzer beeps) Ben, Valley West.

- The Rockettes?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Crestwood.

To dance at the White House.

Name this ballet company that was the subject of the film "The Company".

(buzzer beeps) Luke.

- The Pirouettes.

- No.

Looking for the Joffrey Ballet Company.

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

In what Ernest Hemingway novel would you read the following quote?

"This wine is too good for toast drinking, my dear."

(buzzer beeps) - [Paul] Sean, Crestwood.

- "The Sun Also Rises"?

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

Which of the four presidents, whose images appear on Mount Rushmore, would appear first in an alphabetical name listing?

- Abraham Lincoln.

- I think so.

I think it's Lincoln.

(buzzer beeps) - Abraham Lincoln?

- No, we're looking for Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson.

Looking for the last name.

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

Which test, that is commonly used in statistics, is performed by comparing different models of statistics to determine which model works the best for the specific study?

(buzzer beeps) Aaron, Valley West.

- Comparative study?

- [Paul] No.

Rebound to Crestwood.

(buzzer beeps) - Meta-analysis.

- No, we're looking for the F test, which is kind of ironic when you think about it.

Let's go ahead and move on now to a toss-up in US geography.

The Pentagon, the headquarters for the Department of of Defense, is the largest office building in the world.

In which city and state is it located?

(buzzer beeps) Jeremy, Crestwood.

- Fairfax, Virginia.

- [Paul] is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer beeps) Aaron.

- Alexandria, Virginia?

- Nope.

We're looking for Arlington, Virginia.

Arlington, Virginia.

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

The highly respected CEO of the company was charged with chicanery and corruption.

What term, beginning with the letter D, is a synonym for the word chicanery.

(buzzer beeps) - Defrauding?

- [Paul] Eric, Crestwood.

- Defrauding.

- [Paul] No.

Rebound to Valley West.

(Ben whispering indistinctly) (alarm beeps) That answer is deception.

Deception.

Let's go to a toss-up in world geography.

Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean.

In 2024, its population was over 355,000.

What country owns the island?

(buzzer beeps) Jeremy, Crestwood.

- France.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What female recording artist was nominated for six Grammy Awards in 2024 for her successful songs and her album "Guts", in which all 12 songs- (buzzer beeps) - Olivia Rodrigo?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Crestwood.

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

The "Lord of the Rings" films were produced in the early 2000s but are still popular today.

The films were shot in over 150 different locations.

(buzzer beeps) Ben, Valley West.

- New Zealand.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

Diseases affecting this organ include alopecia, Raynaud's phenomenon, and vitiligo.

This organ can be- (buzzer beeps) - Skin.

- Is correct for your bonus points.

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

This city is in the Brandywine Valley where the Brandywine and Christina Rivers join the Delaware River.

It began as a Swedish settlement, named Fort Christina, in 1683 and is now the headquarters for the DuPont company.

Name the city that is the largest city, chief manufacturing city, and- (buzzer beeps) Heath, Valley West.

- Bethlehem?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Crestwood.

And Financial Center of the state of Delaware.

(buzzer beeps) - Dover?

- No, we're looking for Wilmington.

And that's going to be the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Crestwood over Wyoming Valley West, 185 to 145.

Congratulations, Crestwood.

You are this year's LIU Champions.

And we'll see you next time with another round of Scholastic Scrimmage.

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

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