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(upbeat music) - Welcome to this 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 $1,000, $3,000 or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Forest City versus Dunmore.

Representing Forest City are Steven Wilson, Alexis Baskin, Leah Thomas, and Jacob Conlogue.

Their alternates are Brianna Nunn and Claire Lombardi.

And their advisors are William Graziano and Andrew Trotter.

Representing Dunmore are Santino Nicastro, Amanda Dempsey, Jimmy Clark and Taryn Walsh.

Their alternate is Maya Harrity and their advisors are Michael DeSando and William O'Malley.

"Scholastic Scrimmage" is a game of rapid recall of factual information.

So let's take a minute and review the rules.

The first team to buzz in will have an opportunity to answer a tossup question.

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

If that tossup 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 tossup points, but will not receive a bonus question.

Well, let's go ahead and get started, the game with this tossup question.

What scientist gave the title system of the world to book three of his Principia, which earlier lists the law of inertia as one of his laws of motion?

(buzzer rings) Alexis, Forest City.

- Isaac Newton.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus question.

Foster child, Liesel Meminger finds solace in literature in Nazi Germany in what 2005 novel by Markus Zusak.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- That is "The Book Thief."

All right, let's move on to our next tossup question.

What artist who made many paintings of Helga Testorf showed a disabled girl in pink on the ground looking towards a house in "Christina's World?"

(buzzer beeps) That artist was Andrew Wyeth.

All right, here comes your next tossup.

What location on Isla Nublar visited by Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant is where scientists use DNA extracted from amber to resurrect dinosaurs.

(buzzer beeps) That is Jurassic Park.

All right guys, here comes your next tossup question.

What novel, whose section, Recalled to Life, follows Dr.

Manette's release from The Bastille is set in both London and Paris and is by Charles Dickens?

(buzzer beeps) That is not Jurassic Park, that is "A Tale of Two Cities."

All right guys, here's your next tossup question.

What King survived the Fronde rebellions as a youth, issued the The Edict of Fontainebleau against the Huguenots and commissioned the Palace of Versailles?

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- Louis XIV.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question now.

What discrete mathematical structures consist of vertices and edges and can be used to represent connections such as social networks?

(buzzer beeps) That was a graph.

All right, let's go to our next tossup.

What type of creature which is depicted on a monument to independence in Mexico City, also names a baseball team starring Mike Trout in Los Angeles?

(buzzer rings) Jimmy, Dunmore - Angel.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question now.

What four word term names a 1987 Tom Wolf novel and a 1497 event in Florence led by Savonarola in which immoral items were buried?

(buzzer beeps) That was "The Bonfire of the Vanities."

All right, here's our next tossup.

What technology whose development earned Charles K. Kao a Nobel Prize, transmits data as light pulses through thin flexible strands of glass.

(buzzer beeps) Those are fiber optics.

All right, let's go to another tossup.

What act upheld in the Heart of Atlanta Motel case, effectively abolished Jim Crow in 1964 by outlawing official discrimination based on race.

(buzzer beeps) All right, that was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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.

Forest City has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are 1990 World Leaders or double Z.

(contestants whisper) - Let's do double Z then.

- Double Z.

- Double Z, it is.

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

Give these words that contain two consecutive Zs.

Violent snowstorm.

(buzzer rings) - Alexis.

- Blizzard.

- I'm sorry.

- Blizzard.

- Yes.

Carbonation as in a soft drink.

(buzzer rings) - Fizz.

- Yes.

Food grinding digestive chamber in birds.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Gizzard.

Italian word for middle used in sheet music.

(buzzer rings) - Pass - Mezzo.

Opportunistic raptor, genus Buteo.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Buzzard.

To rub one's nose on someone to show affection.

- Nuzzle.

- Yes.

An invasive photographer of celebrities.

(buzzer rings) - Paparazzi.

- Yes.

A town square in Italy.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Piazza.

Slang term for a spoil sport.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Buzzkill.

Spa tub with massaging jets.

(buzzer rings) - Jacuzzi.

- Is correct.

All right, Forest City that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Dunmore, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be 1990s World Leaders.

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

Name the country led by these people in the 1990s.

Nelson Mandela.

- South Africa.

- Yes.

- Ryutaro Hashimoto.

(buzzer rings) - Japan.

- Yes, Tony Blair.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- United Kingdom.

Francois Mitterrand.

- France.

- Yes.

Carlos Salinas.

(buzzer rings) - Spain.

- Mexico.

Boris Yeltsin.

(buzzer rings) - UK.

- Russia.

Hosni Mubarak.

(buzzer rings) - Ukraine.

- Egypt.

Lech Walesa.

Pass.

- Poland.

Jean Chretien.

(buzzer rings) - Portugal.

- [Paul] Canada.

Yitzhak Rabin.

(buzzer rings) - Saudi Arabia.

- That's Israel.

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

And after that we currently have a tie game, 35 to 35.

And now we're going to move into the second quarter with this tossup question.

What series in which an escape from Hilltop Farm is aided by the goose, Brightbill, was written by Peter Brown about Roz, the title mechanical being.

(buzzer rings) Steven, Forest City.

- "The Wild Robot."

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

What type of treatment that can include Cisplatin can be paired with radiation in a treatment plan prescribed by an oncologist?

(buzzer rings) Jacob.

- Chemotherapy.

- Is correct.

Your bonus points Forest City.

As we turn to this tossup question.

What African country, whose largest ethnic group is the Kikuyu, contains a shield of the Messiah people on its flag and has its capital at Nairobi.

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- Nigeria.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer rings) Jacob.

- Pass.

That was Kenya, Kenya.

All right, here's our next tossup.

In eukaryotes, what structures consist of 40S and 60S subunits are found on rough endoplasmic reticulum under the sites of protein synthesis.

(buzzer rings) Taryn, Dunmore.

- Ribosomes.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

From 1969 to 1974, Robert Reed and Florence Henderson played the parents of the title family on what sitcom?

(buzzer rings) Taryn.

- "That 70's Show."

- That's "The Brady Bunch."

Okay guys, here's your next tossup question.

What emperor began fighting the Marcomannic Wars co ruled with Lucius Verus was the last of the five good emperors and was a stoic philosopher?

(buzzer beeps) That was Marcus Aurelius.

All right guys, let's go to another tossup.

What queen, whose bed is made from an olive tree, is the mother of Telemachus and waits two decades on Ithaca for the return of her husband, Odysseus.

(buzzer rings) Taryn, Dunmore.

- Penelope.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What leader of Indonesia, whose rule was known as the new order, led the 1967 overthrow of Sukarno?

(buzzer beeps) That was Suharto.

All right, here's your next tossup question.

What landforms transport chunks of rocks via plucking are bordered by moraines and carve U-shaped valleys due to being massive rivers of ice?

(buzzer rings) Jimmy, Dunmore.

- Glacier.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

In what process with a namesake energy, does an atom or molecule gain or lose electrons, gaining a net charge?

(buzzer rings) - Nucleus.

- No, that's ionization.

Ionization.

All right, here's our next tossup.

What character who visits his history teacher, Mr.

Spencer, after leaving Pencey Prep is the protagonist of J.D.

Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye?"

(buzzer beeps) That character is Holden Caulfield.

Let's move on to our next tossup question.

What New Yorker whose namesake, Treaty, resolved post revolutionary disputes with Britain in 1794 was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Santino, Dunmore.

- Aaron Bear.

Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer rings) Jacob.

- John Jay.

- Is correct for your rebound points Forest City.

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 Forest City.

And Steven, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun.

- Well, I enjoy playing basketball.

I'm big on horror movies.

- [Paul] What's your favorite?

- Right now, I'd say it's a movie called "My Bloody Valentine."

It's a slasher from Canada.

- Cool, excellent.

Thank you, Steven.

Alexis.

- Watch TV or play sports.

- Thank you, Leah.

- Oh yeah, I usually play sports or play video games.

- Okay, Jacob.

- I'm really big into skiing and I've also been enjoying soccer recently.

- Excellent.

Thanks for being here Forest City and good luck the rest of the way.

Dunmore coming over to you.

Santino, tell us what you like to do for fun.

- I'm huge on playing video games.

- [Paul] Thanks, Santino.

Amanda.

- I like to hang out with my friends and play sports.

- Awesome, Jimmy.

I like to play basketball and sleep.

(Paul laughs) And Taryn.

- I like to hang out with my friends.

- All right, good luck to you, Dunmore, the rest of the way.

We're now going to go ahead and begin the third quarter with this tossup question.

What Greek letter whose lowercase form denotes standard deviation, while its uppercase represents summation.

Jimmy, Dunmore.

- Sigma.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What Spanish painter depicted a scene from the Peninsular War in the 3rd of May 1808?

(buzzer rings) - Gayo.

- Is incorrect.

That was Francisco Goya.

Francisco Goya.

All right, let's go to another tossup.

What isotope, which is added to chloroform used as a solvent in NMR, reacts with tritium in nuclear fusion and is a hydrogen atom with one neutron.

Jimmy, Dunmore.

- Uranium.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeps) That is deuterium.

Deuterium.

All right, here's our next tossup question.

In what state did students at its A and T State University launch the sit-in movement in 1960 by protesting at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro?

(buzzer rings) Alexis, Forest City.

- South Carolina.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Dunmore.

(buzzer rings) Santino.

- Penn State.

- Nope, you're very close.

North Carolina is what we are looking for.

All right, let's move on to another tossup question.

What active NFL player, who has the most career playoff receptions, co-hosts a podcast with his brother, Jason, and is currently dating- (buzzer rings) Taryn, Dunmore.

- Travis Kelce.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question now.

What vitamin, whose active form is known as Calciferol is required to prevent rickets because calcium absorption depends on it.

(buzzer rings) Taryn.

- Vitamin D.

- Vitamin D is correct for your bonus points, Dunmore.

Great job.

Let's move on now to our next tossup question.

What planet contains the discovery, Rupes Cliff and the Caloris Basin, was explored by the Messenger mission and is the closest planet to the sun.

Jimmy, Dunmore.

- Mars.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer rings) Alexis - Mercury.

- Is correct for your rebound points Forest City.

As we turn to this tossup question.

What country to which laborers were repatriated after the Bracero Program ended was the location of the 1994 Zapatista uprising against NAFTA?

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- Mexico.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

"Banana Bottom" author, Claude McKay, belonged to what literary movement as did Countee Cullen who wrote the poem, "Yet Do I Marvel" (buzzer beeps) Okay, that is the Harlem Renaissance.

All right, let's go to our next tossup question.

What animals, two of whom gored tourists who harassed them in Yellowstone National Park in 2025 are the largest mammals in North America.

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- Bison.

- Bison is correct.

Let's move on to your bonus question.

What heat sensing organs located between the eyes and nostrils of snakes partly name a subfamily of vipers?

(buzzer rings) Taryn.

- Pit.

- Pit is correct for your bonus points, Dunmore.

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

This time, Dunmore will pick first.

Your categories are team mascots or fighting words.

- I know we have our odds with team mascots.

- Team mascots.

- All right, team mascots, it is.

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

Name the public schools that have these college football mascots.

Albert and Alberta Gator.

Jimmy.

- Florida.

- Yes.

Boomer and Sooner, which are white ponies.

(buzzer rings) - Oklahoma.

- [Paul] Yes.

Brutus Buckeye.

(buzzer rings) - Ohio State.

- Yes.

Jonathan the 15th, a live husky.

(buzzer rings) - Nevada.

- Connecticut.

Osceola and his horse Renegade.

(buzzer rings) - Texas.

- Florida State.

Benny Beaver for a school in Corvallis.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- It's Oregon State.

Big Al, an elephant.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- That's Alabama.

Bevo a steer.

(buzzer rings) - Oregon.

- Texas.

The Ramblin' Wreck, which is a car.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- That's Georgia Tech.

Goldie, who's a gopher.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- That's the University of Minnesota.

All right, Dunmore.

That's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Forest City, we're coming your way.

Your remaining category will be fighting words.

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

Give these words that are homonyms of terms related to fighting or war.

Sprig of bamboo.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- [Paul] Shoot.

Fruity drink ladled out at parties.

(buzzer rings) - Punch.

- Yes.

Hard exoskeleton in which a bivalve lives.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Shell.

Loud, monotonous hum.

(buzzer rings) - Drone.

- Yes.

Non-existent animal boy scouts are told to hunt in a prank.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Snipe.

Personal non-public information.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Private.

Material paired with brick in a term for a physical store.

(buzzer rings) - Mortar.

- Yes.

Genus that includes electric rays.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Torpedo.

First person, singular, possessive pronoun.

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- Mine.

Intentionally lose games to secure a high draft pick.

(buzzer rings) - Tank.

(buzzer rings) - Tank is correct.

You got that right before the buzzer there, Steven.

Great job.

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

And after that we currently have Dunmore in the lead over Forest City, 130 to 90.

As we begin the last segment of the game with this tossup question.

What US state in the lower 48 does not have counties, but instead uses a system of parishes including one's named Lafayette and West Baton Rouge?

(buzzer rings) Leah, Forest City.

- Louisiana - Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What Spanish explorer led an expedition as far as present day Kansas in search of Cibola, leading to the first European sighting of the Grand Canyon?

(buzzer rings) - Pass.

- That was Coronado.

All right, here's our next tossup.

What character improvises a poem while dueling Valvert in a play by Edmond Rostand helps the inarticulate Christian woo Roxanne and has a huge nose?

(buzzer beeps) That well known character is Cyrano de Bergerac.

All right, here's our next tossup question.

What English king married Elizabeth of York to unite the houses of York and Lancaster after defeating Richard III and becoming the first Tudor king?

(buzzer rings) Jimmy, Dunmore.

- King Henry.

- Be more specific.

- King Henry VIII.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound Forest City.

(buzzer rings) Alexis.

- King Henry III.

- It was King Henry VII.

King Henry VII.

Good guesses though.

All right, let's move on to our next tossup question.

What country, the birthplace of sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, contains a sculpture by Edvard Eriksen depicting the little mermaid in Copenhagen.

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- Denmark.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In what story by Edgar Allan Poe does Montresor mention the title object to get revenge against Fortunato for unspecified insults?

(buzzer rings) - "Tell-Tale Heart."

- No, that was "The Cask of Amontillado."

All right, here's our next tossup question.

What quantity equals K sub B times the natural algorithm of the number of micro states cannot decrease in an isolated system and is a measure of disorder?

(buzzer rings) Jacob, Forest City.

- Correlation.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Dunmore.

(buzzer rings) - Disorder?

- No, that answer is entropy.

Entropy.

Okay, guys, here's our next tossup.

What first name is shared by the Senate President pro tempore from Iowa and minority leader from New York whose surnames are Grassley and Schumer?

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- John.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer rings) - Mark.

- Nope, we're looking for Chuck.

Chuck.

Here's our next tossup.

What leaders whose elections are marked by white smoke hold the chief office of the Holy Sea.

Jimmy, Dunmore.

- Pope.

- That is correct.

And your bonus question.

The 1998 Good Friday agreement largely ended what three decade conflict between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland?

(buzzer beeps) They were called The Troubles.

The Troubles.

Here's our next tossup.

What city, home to a European inspired neighborhood called The Bund, sits on the Yangtze River delta, and tops Beijing as the most populous in China?

(buzzer rings) Santino, Dunmore.

- Hong Kong.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer rings) Jacob.

- Beijing.

- No, that is Shanghai.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winter tonight is Dunmore over Forest City.

150 to 100.

Congratulations, Dunmore, you are 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.

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