(rock 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 1, 3, or $5,000.

WVIA would like to thank our sponsor, FNCB and Peoples 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 lightning rounds in each game.

Judges tonight are K-12 educators from the WVIA viewing area, and tonight's match features Weatherly and Hughesville.

Playing in the first half for Weatherly are Isabella Wagner and Ethan Bruskoski.

Their advisor is Katie Leech, and the alternates are Frankie Willis and Klaus Arrow.

representing Hughesville in the first half are Zachery Godshaw and Emma Fridoff.

Their advisor is Tara Holdren, and the alternate is Kylie Liebersung.

Well, let's get started.

Weatherly has won the coin toss and will pick first.

And here's your first question, Weatherly.

What rock, whose Carrara variety is mined in Italy, is produced by metamorphism of limestone and was used in the Taj Mahal and other white buildings?

- Marble.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question, now.

What German word was used by Friedrich Nietzsche to refer to a superior human, which he contrasted with the last man?

(timer beeping) Ran out of time there, we were looking for übermench, übermench.

Okay Hughesville, here comes your first question.

What quantity, which is proportional to the kinetic energy of an ideal gas is also proportional to volume in Charles' law, and is measured in Kelvins?

- Temperature.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What Swedish teenager publicized the climate change school strike movement and delivered a scathing September 2019 speech to the UN?

- Greta Thunberg.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Hughesville.

Great job.

Weatherly, gonna come back to you now.

What novel, in which the Evrémonde family suffers the vengeance of Madame Defarge was written by Charles Dickens about the French revolution?

(timer beeping) - Okay.

Ran out of time there.

All right Hughesville, rebound to you.

- Any idea, or should I guess?

Bleak House?

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for "A Tale Of Two Cities."

"A Tale Of Two Cities."

Hughesville, here comes your next question.

What chess piece can capture through an en passant move, cannot move backwards, can be promoted, and is the most common piece on the board?

- Pawn.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What day of the week on which the Last Supper is commemorated during Holy Week is named for the Norse god of lightning and storms?

- Thursday.

- Thursday.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Hughesville.

Great job.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What empire, which tried to reform during the Tanzimat era was called the Sick Man of Europe, and in 1922 was dissolved by Mustafa Kamal Atat ürk?

- The Ottoman Empire.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What French Polish director of "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown" has been on the run in Europe since being convicted of sexual abuse in 1977?

(timer beeping) Okay.

We were looking for Roman Polanski, Roman Polanski.

Hughesville, here comes your next question.

What 1844 novel in which Constance is killed by Milady de Winter is named after the dashing friends of D'Artagnan, and was written by Alexandre Dumas?

- Pass.

- Okay.

Rebound to Weatherly.

(high-pitched beep) (timer beeps) Okay, we were looking for "The Three Musketeers."

"The Three Musketeers."

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

And it's now time for the lightening 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.

Weatherly has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are Harry Potter Names, or Rebellions.

- Let's go with Harry Potter Names please.

- Okay.

Surnames in the Harry Potter series it is.

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

Given a first name and a description, give the surnames of these characters from the Harry Potter series.

Ron, Harry's best friend.

- Weasley.

- [Paul] Yes.

Draco the bully.

- Malfoy.

- [Paul] Yes.

Minerva, the transfiguration teacher.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's McGonegall.

Cedric, a Triwizard competitor.

- Pass.

- That's Diggory.

Tom, the dark wizard who becomes Lord Voldemort.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Riddle.

Cornelius, the minister of magic.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Fudge.

Viktor, the Bulgarian Quidditch champion.

- Pass.

- Krum.

Gregory, Draco's friend.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Goyle.

Fenrir, the werewolf.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Greyback.

Poppy, the Hogwarts matron.

- Pass.

- That's Pomfrey.

(timer beeps) Pomfrey.

Okay Weatherly.

That's going to wrap up your portion of the lightening round.

Hughesville, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be Rebellions.

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

Name the present-day country, where these uprisings and revolutions occurred.

Mau Mau uprising.

- Myanmar.

- [Paul] Kenya.

Whiskey rebellion.

- The United States.

- [Paul] Yes.

Decemberist revolt.

- Spain.

- [Paul] Russia, Red River rebellion.

- The United States.

- [Paul] Canada.

Easter Rising.

- France.

- Ireland.

Boxer Rebellion.

- China.

- [Paul] Yes.

Islamic Revolution of 1979.

- Egypt.

- [Paul] Iran.

The Solidarity movement.

- Poland.

- Yes.

The Ciompi revolt of the late 1300s.

- [Emma] Russia.

- [Zachery] Russia.

- [Paul] Italy.

The Shimabara rebellion of 1637.

- India.

(timer beeps) - [Paul] That's Japan.

Zachary, Emma, Thank you very much.

That's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Hughesville in the lead over Weatherly, 60 to 40.

Well, 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 Weatherly and Isabella.

I will come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do when you're not in school.

- When I'm not in school, I just like to practice sports.

I play soccer, do cheer, and I'm also involved in track.

So a lot of time spent just doing all my sports activities and reading as well.

- Busy schedule.

Thanks for being here, Isabella.

Ethan, what do you like to do when you're not in class?

- I like to go to the park and play basketball with my friends.

But I really like to go golfing too.

- Very cool.

Very nice to meet you, Weatherly.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Hughesville, coming over to you, Zachery, what do you like to do when you're not in school?

- I like to 3D-print things, and I also like to go bowling sometimes.

- [Paul] Very nice.

And Emma, what do you like to do when you're not in class?

- I just, I read, and I draw, and I normally play volleyball.

- Okay.

Excellent.

Very, very nice.

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 Hughesville.

The wisest fool and Christendom was what son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was the target of the gunpowder plot after he succeeded Elizabeth the First?

- King James?

James.

- Be more specific.

- James, the Second.

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Weatherly.

- James the First.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Weatherly, great job, and here comes your next question.

What political pamphlet begins by saying "A specter is haunting Europe," tells the workers of the world to unite, and was written by Karl Marx?

(Timer beeping) Ran out of time there.

Hughesville, rebound to you.

- The Communist Manifesto.

- Is correct, for your rebound points, Hughesville.

Here comes your next question.

What day, which in 2020 Nike and Twitter announced would be a paid holiday, celebrates the announcement of the end of U.S. slavery in 1865, on June 19th.

- It's just Juneteenth, right?

Juneteenth.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

The attempted murder of Gaspardi Cologni triggered what 1572 massacre, in which thousands of Huguenot Protestants were killed in France?

- Any idea?

(timer beeping) - Okay, that was St. Bartholomew's day.

St. Bartholomew's day.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What painting, whose title figure wields a bayoneted musket, wears a Phrygian cap, and carries the French flag was painted by was Eugène Delacroix?

(timer beeping) Ran out of time.

Hughesville, rebound to you.

- The Mona Lisa.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for "Liberty Leading the People," "Liberty Leading the People."

Hughesville, here comes your next question.

A matrix is called symmetric if it is unchanged by what operation, which reflects a matrix over its main diagonal, and is indicated by a superscript "T"?

- Inversion.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Weatherly.

- Translation.

- Is incorrect.

Very close, You're looking for transpose.

Transpose.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What character believes that she sees a ghost in the red room before she attends Lowwood school, and weds Mr. Rochester in a novel by Charlotte Bront ë?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Okay, rebound to Hughesville.

- Pass.

- Okay.

That was Jane Eyre.

Jane Eyre.

Hughesville, here comes your next question.

What city, whose ruins include the Temple of the Sun was rediscovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, who wrongly called it "the lost city of the Incas?"

(timer beeping) (timer beeping) - Rebound now to Weatherly.

- Pompeii.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu.

And after one half of play, we still have a great game.

Hughesville in the lead over Weatherly 80 to 50.

We want to say thank you to Isabella and Ethan from Weatherly.

And thank you to Zachary and Emma from Hughesville.

You guys were absolutely fantastic.

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

Now joining us for Weatherly are Ashley James and Shayla Heitzman.

And representing Hughesville are Victoria Holmes and Gavin Paulhamus.

Okay, so we're going to go now to Weatherly.

You get the first question in this quarter.

What explorer who took Omai home from England was killed after trying to kidnap Kalani;Mpu;u in Hawai'i, which he was the first European to visit?

- Christopher Columbus.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Hughesville.

- Ponce de León.

- Nope.

We were looking for captain James Cook, captain James Cook.

Hughesville, here comes your question.

What composer of "The Thunderer" wrote the "Semper Fidelis March" for the Marine Corps and "The Stars and Stripes Forever," and was also known as the "March King?"

- Pass - Okay.

Rebound now to Weatherly.

- Pass.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for John Philip Sousa, John Philip Sousa.

Weatherly, here comes your next question and get your pencils and papers out.

What is the only x-intercept or root of the line defined by the equation y=2x+6?

(timer beeping) Ran out of time, and we're going to rebound now to Hughesville.

- Negative three.

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

Here comes your next question.

What country controls the Caribbean islands of Saba, the southern half of St. Maartin, and the ABC islands of Bonaire, Curaçao and Aruba?

- Mexico.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Weatherly.

- Chile.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for the Netherlands, the Netherlands.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What event, proposed by John O'Connell, and first celebrated on April 22nd, 1970, is a secular holiday that promotes protection of the environment?

- Earth Day.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

In what state's 2020 gubernatorial election did Democrat Mike Cooney run against Republican Greg Gianforte, who assaulted a reporter in 2017?

- California.

- No, we were looking for Montana, Montana.

Hughesville, here comes your next question.

Petrichor is the smell of soil struck by what phenomenon, which produces surface runoff and consists of droplets that precipitate from clouds?

(timer beeps) Okay, ran out of time.

Weatherly, rebound to you.

- Acid rain.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for just simply rain, (timer beeps) rain.

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

This time Hughesville will pick first.

Your categories are Directors or Elemental Phrases.

- Okay.

Elemental phrases.

- Okay, Elemental Phrases is is, and your time begins when I finish reading the first question.

Give these terms or phrases that contain the name of an element on the periodic table: Rule that one should treat others as one wishes to be treated.

- Golden rule.

- [Paul] Yes.

Alter ego of Tony Stark.

- Iron Man.

- [Paul] Yes.

Nickname for a tech-heavy region of California.

- Silicon Valley.

- [Paul] Yes.

Method of determining an object's age by measuring a radioactive isotope.

- Carbon dating.

- [Paul] Yes.

Singer of the band, Queen.

- Freddie Mercury.

- Yes.

Objects desired by Hans Brinker.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Silver skates.

Original name of college football's Cactus Bowl in Arizona.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Copper Bowl.

Four-word idiom, meaning "go faster."

- Pass.

- [Paul] Get the lead out.

Group of New York City music publishers in the early 1900s.

- Golden record.

- [Paul] Tin Pan Alley.

Joseph Kesselring play about the murderous Brewster family.

- Pass.

- That's "Arsenic and Old Lace," "Arsenic and Old Lace."

Hughesville, great job on your portion of the lightening round.

Weatherly, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be directors.

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

Name the directors of these films: Ready Player One, Jurassic Park.

- Steven Spielberg.

- [Paul] Yes.

North by Northwest, Psycho.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Alfred Hitchcock.

The Lord of the Rings films.

- Pass.

- [Paul] It's Peter Jackson.

- Citizen Kane.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Orson Welles.

Avatar, Titanic.

- Pass.

- That's James Cameron.

2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Stanley Kubrick.

The Dark Knight, Inception.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Christopher Nolan.

Rashomon, Seven Samurai.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Kurosawa.

Sweeney Todd, Beetlejuice.

(timer beeping) - Ran out of time there, we were looking for Tim Burton, Tim Burton.

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

And right now Hughesville is doubled up on Weatherly, 140 to 70.

And again, we're 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 from Weatherly, and Ashley, I'll come to you first.

Tell me who your favorite music artist is, and why.

- I really like Thomas Rhett, who's a country singer, a lot of his songs are based off of his life, he's really sweet.

- Excellent.

Excellent.

Shayla, who's your favorite music artist and why?

- I like Chase Atlantic.

- [Paul] Okay.

Any particular reason?

- I just really like his music.

- Okay.

All right.

Well, good luck the rest of the way, Weatherly.

Hughesville, gonna come your way.

Victoria, who is your favorite music artist and why?

- I like Rule, just because I like the style of his songs the most.

Okay.

- Okay.

And Gavin, your favorite music artist?

- Oh, I like Joe Pass, because I play guitar and I just really respect a lot of the music he's written.

Very, very cool.

It was very nice to meet you.

Now we're going to begin the last quarter of the game, and Hughesville, you are getting the first question.

What novel, in which a Jewish girl named Ellen Rosen hides with Anne Marie's family during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, was written by Lois Lowry?

- Pass.

- Okay, we'll rebound now to Weatherly.

- The Diary of Anne Frank.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for "Number the Stars," "Number the Stars."

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What monarch, who attacked Novgorod with forces called the oprichnina, was the first to use the title czar, and killed his own son in a fit of rage?

- King James.

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Hughesville.

- Czar Nicholas.

- Is incorrect.

We are looking for Ivan the Terrible, Ivan the Terrible, very nice guy.

Okay Hughesville, here comes your next question.

How many atoms of oxygen are there in a molecule of acetic acid, as well as in a molecule of hydrogen peroxide, or a molecule of oxygen gas?

- Two.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

More than 4,000 Bauhaus buildings are in the white city of what second-most populous Israeli city?

- Pass.

- Okay.

That was Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What musician who succeeded Kid Cudi on Comedy Bang!

Bang!

released albums like "Mandatory Fun," that feature his accordion-playing and song parodies.

- ASAP Rocky.

- [Paul] Is incorrect, rebound to Hughesville.

- Weird Al.

- Weird Al is correct.

- Yankovic.

That's excellent, for your rebound points.

Here comes your next question, Hughesville.

What man, who joined Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to write the Federalist papers, served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice?

(timer beeping) - Okay, we're going to rebound now to Weatherly.

- Thomas Jefferson.

- Is incorrect.

We looking for John Jay, John Jay.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

In May 2020, the U.S. restricted semiconductor sales to what company, which is blocked from using Google mobile services on its newest phones?

- Android.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Hughesville.

- Apple.

- Is incorrect.

We are looking for Huawei, Huawei.

Hughesville, here comes your next question.

What molecules released from vesicles stored in terminal buttons include serotonin and dopamine, and help send signals in the nervous system?

- Neurotransmitters.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

In 1977, Louise Joy Brown became the first baby conceived through what method with a Latin name, in which the egg and sperm join outside the body?

- In vitro fertilization.

- Is correct.

Very good, for your bonus points.

Weatherly, here comes your next question.

What man complained about a high-tech lynching after being accused by Anita Hill of sexual harassment during 1991's Supreme Court (timer beeping) confirmation hearings?

- Bill Clinton.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Hughesville.

- No, no answer.

- Okay, we're looking for Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Hughesville over Weatherly at 175 to 70.

Congratulations Hughesville, 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 thanks for watching.

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