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Hello and welcome to the third season of Scholastic Scrimmage here on WQLN PBS.

I'm your host, Glenn Holland.

The match will have two halves with a lightning round midway through each half.

We'll get to know the students a little better at halftime.

As a reminder, Scholastic Scrimmage is a game that requires rapid recall of specific factual information and is not indicative of academic training.

Time for our first toss up.

Buzzers ready?

Here we go.

What American chemist defined acids as substances capable of donating an electron pair, and is the namesake of diagrams that depict electrons as dots?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

Bore.

No.

Iroquois?

[bell rings] It's not-- Lewis?

Yes, Gilbert Lewis.

You get the bonus question.

The outdoor sculptures Endless Column and the Table of Silence are by what Romanian sculptor of the series Bird in Space?

I don't know.

Just guess.

I don't have a guess.

You guys have anything?

I do not have a guess.

Oh.

[discordant piano plays] That is Constantin Brâncui.

Toss up.

What Egyptian God who replaced Montu as the patron deity of Thebes was identified with Jupiter and Zeus, and was famously fused with the sun god Ra?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That is Amun, as in Amun-Ra.

Toss up.

What emperor ruled as his country conquered Burma and the Philippines, established Manchukuo, and lost to the Allies in the Pacific in World War 2?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That was Emperor Hirohito.

Toss up.

What English poet included "A Poison Tree" in his collection Songs of Experience, and described the fearful symmetry of a jungle predator in the "The Tyger"?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That is William Blake.

Toss up.

What country which contains most of the Apennine Mountains, is home to an active volcano on Stromboli Island and Mount Etna on Sicily?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Allison.

Italy.

Correct, here's your bonus.

What 1947 book by Margaret Wise Brown describes an old lady whispering hush in a great green room and is a classic bedtime story?

Goodnight Moon.

GLENN: Correct.

Toss up.

A letter to Lorenzo De' Medici opens what book that compares rulers to lions and foxes, warns against flatterers, and is by Niccol ò Machiavelli?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly The Prince.

Correct, here's your bonus.

In 2020 Mark Meadows held what position later held by Ron Klain, which is often described as a gatekeeper for the president?

Secret Service?

Secret Service?

That's right.

[bell rings] Yes.

Secret Service?

No, it's the White House Chief of Staff.

Toss up.

What conspiracy which was commemorated by Bonfire Night every November 5th was a failed plot by Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up Parliament?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That was a Gunpowder Plot.

Remember, remember the 5th of November.

Gunfire, treason, and plot.

Toss up.

What organ expresses large amounts of cytochrome P450 enzymes to metabolize drugs, makes fat-emulsifying bile, and lies beneath the diaphragm?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

Liver.

That is correct.

Your bonus.

A woman of a far future named Weena belongs to what group of small beings who are preyed upon by Morlocks in HG Well's novel The Time Machine?

I've never read that.

Have you read that Alex?

Nope.

[discordant piano plays] GLENN: The Eloy.

They'll come in handy later.

Toss up.

In what African country did All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu succeed Muhammadu Buhari as president at a 2023 inauguration in Abuja?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That is Nigeria.

[electronic ringer plays] And it is time for our lightning round.

[exciting music] Iroquois, I believe you have first choice on topics.

These are the two topics.

World literary characters and Pacific Islands.

I feel like literary characters is a better one.

Yeah.

They're not great.

Literary characters.

Alright, name the non-American author who created these literary characters.

The unfaithful Anna Karenina.

Pass.

The Hunchback Quasimodo.

What?

Pass.

[laughs] Hedda Gabler, the title figure of a Norwegian play.

Pass.

The handmaid Offred.

Pass.

Raskolnikov, who kills a pawn broker.

Pass The Shining Prince Genji.

Pass.

Colonel Aureliano Buendia.

Pass.

Dr. Yuri Zhivago.

Pass.

Hacker Elizabeth Salander.

Pass.

[discordant piano plays] That is Stieg Larsson, in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels.

Cochranton.

Your category for the lightning round is Pacific Islands.

Name these islands in the Pacific.

Island with Papua's province.

Pass Island country home to Taipei.

Taiwan.

Correct.

Largest island of Japan.

Oh pass.

Largest island in British Columbia, Canada, which shares its name with the province's capital.

Ireland.

No, Vancouver.

Oh.

Southernmost Australian state home to a namesake devil.

Tasmania.

Correct.

New Zealand island home to Wellington and Auckland.

Pass.

I'm sorry?

Pass Island home to the capital of French Polynesia.

I pass.

Most populous island in Hawaii.

Honolulu.

That's a city, the island is Oahu.

Largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

Pass.

American island that is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.

Key Largo.

No, it's Guam.

Oh Guam.

And now it is back to our regular play.

So, toss up.

What NFL team, which was led by quarterback Bart Starr and Coach Vince Lombardi to a win in the first Super Bowl plays at Lambo Field in Wisconsin?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

Green Bay Packers.

Correct, here's your bonus.

What revolutionary war officer's use of guerrilla tactics against the British led him to be nicknamed the Swamp Fox?

Washington?

What is it?

What is it?

It is him, Washington?

[discordant piano plays] GLENN: It was Francis Marion of South Carolina.

Toss up.

Big Cyprus National Preserve is part of what wetlands region extending southward from Lake Okeechobee that names a national park in southern Florida?

[dramatic music] [bell rings] Cochranton, Allison.

The Everglades?

Correct, here is your bonus.

Cassy pretends to be a ghost to escape the plantation of what villainous character who orders Uncle Tom's death in a Harriett Beecher's Stowe novel?

Uncle Tom's-- I know, character from Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Wallace?

GLENN: No, Simon Legree.

Toss up, pencil and paper ready.

What is the slope of the line defined by the equation 2x+y [bell rings] Iroquois.

Negative two?

Two.

I'm sorry.

Two.

No, I'm afraid it's minus two.

Oh, I can't-- It's possible.

Toss up.

What empire whose Jaguar and Eagle warriors fought ritual flower wars ruled from Tenochtitlan until it was conquered by Hernán Cortés?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That was the Aztec Empire.

Toss up.

What playwright depicted Harry Hope's saloon in the Iceman Cometh and wrote about the refracturing Tyrone family in Long Day's Journey Into Night?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That was Eugene O'Neill.

Toss up.

What word that harms Monty Python's "Knights who say Ni" also scares a two, names a two-part film set in Maine that features Bill Skarsg ård as Pennywise the Clown?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

It.

Correct.

Here's your bonus, pencil and paper ready.

What is the fifth term of a geometric sequence whose first term is two and whose third term is 10?

[dramatic music] 20.

25?

Just say it.

25.

GLENN: No, 50.

Toss up.

Which country that declared independence in the Cry of Ipiranga was ruled by Emperor Pedro I after gaining independence from Portugal?

[dramatic music] [bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

Brazil.

Yes.

Your bonus question.

In 2023, what country led by Joko Widodo worked with SpaceX on the SATRIA-1 satellite which will boost internet access for its 280 million residents?

India?

Venezuela?

India?

GLENN: No, Indonesia.

Toss up.

What constellation which contains the M87 black hole and the star Spica lies between Leo and Libra in the zodiac that depicts a maiden?

[dramatic music] [bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

Gemini.

No, Iroquois?

[discordant piano plays] Constellation is Virgo.

Toss up.

What novel, whose protagonist marries Aouda after winning a bet at the Reform Club with help from Passepartout, was written in French by Jules Verne?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That is Around the World in 80 Days.

[electronic ringer plays] And that is the end of our first half.

It is now halftime.

The score is tied.

Iroquois with 45 points and Cochranton with 45.

Let's take a moment to get to know our contestants a little bit better.

[exciting music] Hello, my name is Brodie Luke.

I go to Iroquois Junior/Senior High School.

I'm a senior and my favorite subject is tech.

Hi, I am Kelly Hart, I'm from Iroquois.

I'm a senior and my favorite class is chemistry.

Hi, I'm Alexis Conti-Windle, I go to Iroquois.

I'm a junior and my favorite class is math.

Hi, my name is Alexander Torres.

I go to Iroquois Junior/Senior High School and my favorite subject is science.

Hi, my name is Delaney.

I go to Cochranton Junior/Senior High School.

I'm a sophomore and my favorite class is robotics.

Hi, my name is Daniel.

I go to Cochranton Junior/Senior High School.

I'm a sophomore and my favorite class is English and literature.

Hi, I'm Alison Perdue.

I'm a junior at Cochranton Junior/Senior High School and my favorite class is history.

Hi, I am Kendall Rose.

I am a junior at Cochranton, and my favorite class is history.

We're back for the second half.

Toss up.

What leader who co-wrote the 2023 children's book Climate Change is married to Camilla Parker-Bowles and is the ruling king of England?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

King Charles.

Sure, do you know his number?

The third?

Charles III, thank you.

Your bonus question.

What African country where the 7 million-year-old Sahelanthropus fossil was found lies south of Libya and is governed from N'Djamenah?

You guys got an idea?

No, I was gonna say Niger.

Niger?

GLENN: No, it's Chad.

Oh.

Toss up.

What war in which a UN landing at Incheon was led by Douglas MacArthur ended in 1953 with the creation of a DMZ along the 38th parallel?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Allison.

The Korean War.

Correct.

Here's your bonus.

What Castilian Saint established the Order of Preachers, also known as the Black Friars, in 1216?

Francis?

I don't know.

I think?

St. Francis?

GLENN: No, it's St. Dominic.

The Dominicans were the Black Friars.

The Franciscans are Gray Friars.

Toss up.

What term which is translated as Br ücke in German, and pont in French, denotes a structure such as the Sydney Harbour and Golden Gate ones?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Allison.

A bridge.

Correct.

Here's your bonus.

At the 2021 US Open Russian Daniil Medvedev was booed during his championship point, which denied what other tennis player a calendar grand slam?

What did [indistinct] A handshake.

That was actually Novak Djokovich.

Toss up.

What author who wrote about a man who dies of hypothermia in his story "To Build a Fire," depicted a canine protagonist.

[bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

Jack London.

Correct, here's your bonus.

What Greek hero used the help of Medea to retrieve the Golden Fleece?

Hercules, right?

It is him, it is him.

Hercules.

No, it's Jason, Jason of the Argonauts.

[players laugh] Toss up.

What SI derived unit is equal to one volt-ampere, or one joule per second, measures power and is named for an inventor who improved the steam engine?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

Watt?

Correct, named for James Watt.

Here's your bonus.

Hittite king Muwatalli II and Ramses the Great signed the Eternal Treaty after what 1274 BC battle fought near the Orontes River?

[dramatic music] Do you remember the battle?

No.

Do you know the battle?

No.

[discordant piano plays] That was the battle of Kadesh.

It was in all the papers.

Toss up.

What rapper says "he knows his whole back's to these ropes" and describes "vomit on his sweater already"-- [bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

Eminem.

Correct, here's your bonus.

What seven letter term can refer to the total weight or total dry weight of all living matter in a given area?

It is seven letters.

Is it average?

Average?

Or density.

Can you repeat the-- Density.

GLENN: Oh, no, it's biomass.

[electronic ringer plays] And that is the signal indicating it is time for our lightning round.

[exciting music] Cochranton you have first choice this time.

The two topics are mascots, and ends in U.

Ends in U?

Ends in U. Alright.

Name these words that end with the letter U.

List of dishes available in a restaurant.

Menu.

Correct.

Five letter French word for goodbye.

Adieu.

Correct, large Australian flightless bird.

Ki, uh-- Emu.

Emu.

Correct.

Flat region with a mountainous area.

A plateau.

Correct.

Greek letter before Z. Nu.

Correct Swampy creek in the southern us.

Pass.

Pass.

Coffee flavored Italian dessert whose name means "pick me up."

Tiramisu.

Tiramisu.

Correct.

Adjective meaning unplanned.

Impromptu.

Impromptu.

Correct.

Popular Linux distribution developed by Canonical.

Pass.

Word formed by merging the start and end of two other words.

Pass.

Pass.

Swampy creek in the southern US.

The, uh.

Pass.

[discordant piano plays] Okay.

That is a bayou.

The Linux distribution is Ubuntu, and the word form by combining two others is portmanteau.

Oh that's right.

And Iroquois, mascots.

Given a sports, college sports mascot, named the school it represents.

Oh.

An Irish leprechaun.

Notre Dame.

I'm sorry?

Notre Dame.

Correct.

Albert and Alberta, who are alligators.

Florida.

Yes, University of Florida.

Bevo who is a Longhorn, Texas.

University of Texas.

Brutus Buckeye.

Ohio State.

Correct.

Big Al, who is an elephant.

Pass.

A dancing tree.

Stanford.

Correct.

Ralphie, who is a bison.

Colorado.

Colorado.

I'm sorry?

Colorado.

Correct.

Ramblin' Wreck, which is a 1930s car.

Pass.

Sparky, which is a maroon and gold devil.

Florida?

No, that's Arizona State.

Handsome Dan, who is a bulldog.

Georgia.

No it's Yale.

Big Al who was an elephant Pass.

Ramblin' Wreck, which is a 1930s car.

Who are the rambler?

[discordant piano plays] That is the Georgia Tech.

It used to be a song, "I am a rambling wreck "from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer."

And Big Al is from the University of Alabama.

So we go back to a regular competition with our next toss up.

What president who was accused of cruelty in the "Coffin Handbills" unseated John Quincy Adams in 1828 and was a former general nicknamed Old Hickory?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

James Polk.

No, Iroquois?

[discordant piano plays] Old Hickory was Andrew Jackson.

Toss up.

What quantity, whose change is known as impulse, is conserved in all collisions, is denoted p, and is equal to the product of position and velocity?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

Pressure.

No, Cochranton?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That is the name linear momentum.

Toss up.

What power, granted in the Constitution's Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1, is invoked when the president grants clemency for a criminal conviction?

[dramatic music] [bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

Pardon?

Yes, a presidential pardon.

Here is your bonus.

What man, who had an open relationship with fellow existentialists Simone de Beauvoir, included the statement, "Hell is other people," in his play No Exit?

Shakespeare?

Shakespeare.

No is Jean-Paul Sartre.

I should have-- Toss up.

What industry, which in 1820 was shaken by the Essex disaster, involved the use of the trywork to render oil from sea creatures that were harpooned?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel.

The whaling industry.

Correct, whaling.

Here is your bonus.

Skye and Iona are islands in what archipelago off the western coast of Scotland?

It's Canadian?

Scotland.

I don't know, Nova Scotia.

It's the Hebrides.

The Inner Hebrides to be specific.

Toss up, pencil and paper ready.

What is the sum of all the internal angles of a convex pentagon, given that it could be partitioned into three triangles?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] The sum of all the internal angles of the convex pentagon is 540 degrees.

[players laugh] Toss up.

What author claimed the greatest skill was, "to subdue the enemy without fighting" in a text noting "all warfare is based on deception," The Art of War?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Daniel Sun Tzu.

Correct, here's your bonus.

What Soviet leader made agricultural reforms in the Virgin Lands Campaign and pursued de-Stalinization during his namesake 1950s thaw?

It's Gorbachev, gotta be his eyebrows.

Gorbachev.

No, that was the Nikita Khrushchev.

Toss up.

Events in what city are shown in the 1935 Leni Riefenstahl film Triumph of the Will, which records Joseph Goebbels and other Nazis at a massive rally?

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] City is Nuremberg, Gordon Nuremberg.

Toss up.

What structural protein, whose disulfide bonds are broken during a perm, makes up the dead outer layer of skin, and comprises hair and finger nails?

[bell rings] Iroquois, Kelly.

Keratin.

Correct, here's your bonus.

Robert Innes discovered what red dwarf that is about 1.3 parsecs from Earth, making it the nearest star to the Sun?

Oh, is it Andromeda?

Sure.

Andromeda.

No, it's the appropriately named Proxima Centauri.

Toss up.

In what 2022 Supreme Court decision by Samuel Alito, partly named after Mississippi State official health officer did the court overrule Roe v Wade?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Kendall.

Dobbs v Jackson, Johnson.

That's correct, Dobbs versus Jackson's Women Health Organization.

Bonus.

What chair of the student Non-violent Coordinated Committee and future congressman was nearly killed during the Selma-to-Montgomery March in 1962.

[dramatic music] [discordant piano plays] That was John Lewis.

Toss up.

What hero receives the sword Hrunting from his former rival Unfreth, and defends the mead hall Heorot from the monster Grendel-- [bell rings] Cochranton, Kendall.

Beowulf.

Beowulf.

Correct.

Beowulf is the hero and the epic.

Your bonus, what type of orange, whose varieties include Tarocco and Moro, have orange colored peel but deeper red flesh?

Blood oranges.

Correct.

Toss up.

What city, whose outskirts are home to the Hira cave, contains the Black Stone at the Kaaba, and it's the destination of Muslim pilgrims during the hajj?

[bell rings] Cochranton, Allison.

Mecca.

That is correct, here is your bonus.

What theological concept refers to the belief that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine used are transformed into Jesus's body and blood-- [bell rings] Communion.

No, I'm sorry, the theological doctrine is transubstantiation.

[electronic ringer plays] And that is the end of our contest.

[exciting music] Iroquois, your score is 140.

Great job during the matchup.

Good luck with the rest of your academic year.

Congratulations to Cochranton with the score of 210.

You will be moving on.

I'm Glenn Holland.

Please join us again for the rest of our competition.

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