(exciting 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 People Security Bank for making this competition possible.

This year, "Scholastic Scrimmage" looks a little different, and the rules have been revised due to the coronavirus 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 Lewisburg and Southern Columbia.

Playing in the first half for Lewisburg, are Hannah Mershahi and James Caconas.

Their advisor is Michael Krieger and the alternates are Jack Drewin and Sarah Mahoney.

Representing Southern Columbia in the first half, are Jaron Ferrara and Savich Chapman.

Their advisor is Leanne Rotan and the alternates are Ethan Rotan and Connor Gallagher.

Well, let's get started.

Lewisburg has won the coin toss and will receive the first question, which is, what state contains the city of Moab, which lies near the Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, and is about 200 miles southeast of Provo?

(contestants whisper) - Utah.

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

What two word term denotes a body orbiting the sun, whose self-gravity makes it nearly spherical, but which has not cleared its neighborhood of debris?

(contestants whisper) - Dwarf planet.

(buzzer rings) - Is correct for your bonus points, Lewisburg, just under the bell.

Very good job.

Southern Columbia, coming over to you now.

What unit of energy, nine of which are stored per gram of fat versus four per gram of sugar, equals about 4.18 joules and is displayed on nutrition labels?

- Calorie.

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

Thomas Edison and Charles Coffin were among the co-founders of what company that once used the slogan, "We bring good things to life"?

- Light Company.

- Is incorrect, we were looking for GE, or General Electric Company.

Lewisburg, headed back to you.

What man, who in September 2020 was kicked by judges in Arizona and Virginia from election ballots, ran on the Birthday Party ticket and is a rapper?

- Yeah, do you want to say?

- Kanye West.

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

In what operetta by Johann Strauss II does Falke dress up as the title animal?

(buzzer rings) Okay, that was "Die Fledermaus", "Die Fledermaus".

Southern Colombia, here comes your next question.

What country's Generation of '27 included the author of "Blood Wedding", Federico Garcia Lorca, who was killed in 1936 during this country's civil war?

- Spain.

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

In "The Epic of Gilgamesh", Gilgamesh befriends what wild man who helps him slay the monster Humbaba?

- Frankenstein.

- (laughs) Is incorrect, love the guess, we were looking for Enkidu.

Enkidu.

Lewisburg, here comes your next question.

What state, represented by Caesar Rodney at the continental Congress is nicknamed the "First State" because it was the first to ratify the constitution?

- Pennsylvania.

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Southern Columbia.

- Rhode Island?

- Is incorrect, we were looking for Delaware, Delaware was the first state.

Okay, Southern Columbia, here comes your next question.

What country, whose current prime minister announced the name of the railway era was previously led by a politician with ulcerative colitis Shinzo Abbaye?

(buzzer rings) - Okay.

Very good.

We'll take that.

And here's your bonus question.

What economist discussed the namesake Impossibility Theorem concerning voting in his book "Social Choice and Individual Values"?

- Word Soros - [Paul Lazar] Is incorrect.

We're looking for Kenneth Arrow.

Kenneth Arrow.

Alright, 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 Lewisburg has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are "Italian Art Words", or "Animal Adjectives".

- We'll take Animal Adjectives.

- [Paul Lazar] Animal Adjectives.

It is.

Your time begins when I finished reading the first question.

To which animals do these adjectives refer?

Bovine.

- Cow.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Leanine?

- Mice?

- [Paul Lazar] Lion.

Equine?

- Horse.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Porcine?

- Porcupine.

- [Paul Lazar] Pig.

Serpentine?

- Snake.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Lupine?

- Wolf.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Corvine?

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Crow.

Vulpine?

- Fox.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Lapine?

- Dog - [Paul Lazar] Rabbit.

Aquiline?

- Fish.

- [Paul Lazar] Eagle.

Okay.

Okay Lewisbur, Great job.

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

Southern Columbia coming back to you.

Your remaining category will be "Italian Art Words".

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

Name these Italian words used in the arts.

A mural painted on wet plaster?

- Pass - [Paul Lazar] That's fresco.

the ending of a musical piece from a word meaning tail?

Coda, a representation of the Virgin Mary from a term meaning "my lady"?

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] That's Madonna.

In music an instruction to go back to the beginning, from a term meaning "from the head".

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] that's da capo.

A half sized flute from a term, literally meaning small.

- Iika?

- [Paul Lazar] I'm sorry?

- Iika?

- [Paul Lazar] No Piccolo.

A word meaning "vary", often used in tempo markings.

(buzzer beeps) - [Paul Lazar] That was Malto.

Malto.

And after that, we currently have Lewisburg in the lead over Southern Columbia, 75 to 30.

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.

Let's start with the students from Lewisburg, and Hannah, I'm going to come to you first.

Tell me who your favorite teacher is, and why?

- That's a hard one.

I'd have to say one of my favorite teachers is Mr. Darnay because he's my physics teacher, and also my track and field coach.

- [Paul Lazar] Excellent.

Excellent.

Thank you, Hannah.

And James, who is your favorite teacher, and why?

- I would say my favorite teacher is Mrs. Pickering, because she always lets us watch movies, and eat chocolate in class.

- [Paul Lazar] Sounds like a great time.

Thanks James.

Thank you, Louisberg.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Southern Columbia going to come over to you.

Jaron, who is your favorite teacher and why?

- My favorite teacher was Mr. Cole, my math teacher for algebra one, because he always went above and beyond to try to teach us more than we even needed to know.

- [Paul Lazar] That's important with math, especially.

so good luck the rest of the way.

Savich, your favorite teacher, and why?

- I'd have to say that my favorite teacher is Mr. Johnston.

Him and I were just on the same leveL, when it comes to English and other things.

And in the world and politics and stuff like that.

And we just get along.

- [Paul Lazar] You made a connection.

That's really cool.

We'll now begin the second quarter and Southern Columbia, this time you get the first question.

What surname is shared by the composer of the Music Man, a British labor prime minister named Harold, and the Seattle Seahawks quarterback named Russell?

- Wilson.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct in stereo.

And here's your bonus question.

In 1943, Soviet troops defeated Nazi Germany in what largest tank battle in history?

(buzzer beeps) - [Paul Lazar] Okay.

That was the Battle of Kursk.

Alright, Louisburg, here comes your next question.

What concept, who's trouble titles a book by Judith Butler, names A type of dysphoria introduced in the DSM Five, and is contrasted with biological sex?

- Asexuality.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Southern Columbia.

- Artificial insemination.

- Is incorrect.

The concept we were looking for was gender.

Gender.

Southern Columbia, here comes your next question.

What mountain range, whose heart was depicted by Frederic Church, contains Cotopaxi and Mount Aconcagua, And is the longest in South America?

- Annie's.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What is the official language of both Mozambique and Angola?

Both of which, are members of an organization called the Lusophone Commonwealth?

(buzzer beeps) - Okay.

We're looking for Portuguese.

Portuguese.

Louisburg.

Here comes your next question.

What speech, whose last seven lines each begin with "Let freedom ring", was given during the 1963 March on Washington by Martin Luther King, Jr?

- I Have a Dream.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

And here's your bonus question.

An 1829 relief act was part of the process of emancipation of members of what religious group in the United Kingdom?

- Protestants?

- Nope.

We're looking for Catholics.

Catholics.

All right Southern Columbia, here comes your next question.

What biblical character who was a tent maker from Tarsus, was blinded while on the road to Damascus, and wrote such epistles as Philippians and Romans?

- Matthew - Is incorrect rebound now to Lewisburg.

- Perseus.

- Nope.

We were looking for St. Paul.

St. Paul.

Louisburg, here comes your next question.

What film in which Hattie extracts the snowflake virus from herself in Samoa, is a Fast and Furious spinoff, starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham?

- Avengers: Endgame.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Southern Columbia.

- Hobbes and Shaw.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your rebound point.

Southern Columbia, great job.

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

Lewisburg in the lead over Southern Columbia, 85 to 60.

Thank you, Lewisburg and Southern Columbia.

We really appreciate it.

You were fantastic.

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

- Now, joining us for Lewisburg are ChenChen Gu.

And Ezra Brotapone.

And representing Southern Columbia, are Joseph Quenten, and Michael Zito.

All right, now, Lewisburg, you're going to get the first question this time around.

And that question is: What German composers work included the Hebrides Overture, and a wedding march, That was part of his incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream?

- Handle.

- [Paul Lazar] Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Southern Columbia.

- Mozart.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn.

Southern Columbia here comes your first question.

What son of Helena who won a battle at Milvian Bridge, was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity and renamed Byzantium after himself?

- Alexander, the Great.

- [Paul Lazar] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Constantine - [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your rebound points, Louisburg, great job.

And here comes your next question, and get those pencils and papers ready too!

What is the sign of two pi radians, Given that two PI radians is equivalent to 360 degrees?

- Zero.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct.

Very quick.

And here's your bonus question.

As the extension, so the force is a pithy summary of what law, holding that how much an ideal spring is stretched is proportional to the force applied?

- Hooks Law - [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your bonus points.

Southern Columbia here comes your next question.

What author, who depicted the domineering captain of the schooner ghost in his novel, The Sea Wolf, wrote about the dog Buck in The Call of the Wild?

(buzzer beeps) - Ran out of time.

We're going to rebound to Lewisburg.

- Joseph Conrad?

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Jack London.

Jack London.

Lewisburg, here comes your next question.

What Fort, called Fort Carillon by the French, had its artillery taken to Boston by Henry Knox, after it was seized in 1775 by the green mountain boys?

- Fort Ticonderoga.

- Is Correct.

And here's your bonus question: What author described Daniel Dravitz's pretense of being a God in the story "the Man Who Would be King", and wrote about manhood in the poem "If"?

- Rudyard Kipling - [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your bonus points, Lewisburg.

Southern Columbia here comes your next question.

What cells, who cell bodies conform clusters called ganglia, typically have thousands of dendrites, and one axon that sends action potentials?

- Nerve cells.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question: Cells called nociceptors mediate what sensation that could be inhibited by analgesics?

- Muscle cells?

- [Paul Lazar] Nope.

We were looking for pain.

Pain was the answer there.

Lewisburg coming back to you now!

What painter of the series "the Voyage of Life" showed a bend in the Connecticut river in the Oxbow and was a leader of a Hudson river school?

- Pass.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Southern Columbia.

(buzzer beeps) - Okay.

That answer was Thomas Cole.

Thomas Cole.

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

This time Southern Columbia will pick first.

Your categories are Asian flags or Juliet.

- Asian flags - Asian flags it is, and your time begins when I finish reading the first question.

What Asian country's flag includes a large red disk in the center of a white background?

- Japan.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

A chakra or wheel with 24 spokes?

- Taiwan?

- [Paul Lazar] India.

A green Cedar tree?

- China.

- [Paul Lazar] Lebanon.

A white sun with 12 rays?

This country has led from Taipei.

- Taiwan.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

A blue star of David symbolizing, Judaism - Israel.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

A thunder dragon?

- China - Bhutan.

Four small yellow stars, and one large star representing the communist party?

- China.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

The Islamic Crescent and star in white on a green background?

- Iran.

- [Paul Lazar] Pakistan.

Three stars that represent the Cyrus, Mindanao and Luzon?

- Iran.

- [Paul Lazar] Nope.

We're looking for the Philippines.

Still though, great job Southern Columbia.

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

Lewisburg headed over to you.

Your remaining category will be Juliet, and once again, your time begins when I finished reading the first question.

Answer the following about people, or things named Juliet.

Juliet surname in Romeo and Juliet?

- Capulet.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Plant with a highly tilted access, and a moon Juliet?

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Uranus.

Garden objects, that re-enact Romeo and Juliet in a 2011 film?

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Garden gnomes.

Youth group founded by Juliette Gordon-Lowe.

- Girl Scouts.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Word proceeding Juliet in NATO, phonetic alphabet?

- Hello.

- [Paul Lazar] India.

Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed in this state in Juliette, near Macon.

- Georgia.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Juliette Burke was one of the others on this TV show about Oceanic Flight 8-15?

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] That's Lost.

(buzzer beeps) All right, and that's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that we have Lewisburg in the lead over Southern Columbia, 155 to 110.

And again, we're going to give our contestants a 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 Lewisburg and Chenchen.

You'll be up first.

Tell me who your favorite teacher is and why.

- My favorite teacher is Mr. Garrett, because he has a lot of tattoos, and wears Crocs without socks.

- Excellent.

Excellent.

Ezra, your favorite teacher and why?

- Oh, my favorite teacher is Michael Krieger, because his lectures on economics are informative, and he's in the room with us right now.

- Excellent.

Good luck he rest of the way, Lewisburg Southern Columbia.

Joseph, who is your favorite teacher and why?

Mrs. Rowan, because she's really short.

- Michael, how about you?

- Ms. Troutman, because I don't like math.

- [Paul Lazar] Well, you're not alone.

I don't either.

Well, thanks for being here Southern Columbia.

It's nice to meet you.

And we're going to go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this question for Southern Columbia.

What man rallied his country and his appeal of June 18th, proclaimed Viva Quebec Libra in a 1967 speech, and let the free French during World War II?

- Napoleon Dynamite.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Charles de Gaulle - [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your rebound points Lewisburg.

And here comes your next question.

What country, whose cities include Tartu, is South of the Gulf of Finland, is the Northern most of the Baltic States, and is governance for... - (inaudible) - Is correct.

And here's your bonus question: The mutation that causes sickle cell anemia is an example of what type of mutation, that involves only a single nucleotide?

- Point Mutation.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your bonus points Lewisburg.

Southern Columbia, coming back to you.

What Shakespearian characters stabs Rodrigo, tries to have Michael Cassio murdered, and sets in motion Desdemona's death at the hands of Othello?

- Who is Frank?

- [Paul Lazar] Is incorrect Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Iago - [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your rebound points, Lewisburg.

Great job.

Here comes your next question.

What word, meaning divine wind, refers to attacks used at battles like Lady Gulf, in which allied ships were dive bombed by Japanese aviators?

- Kamikaze.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The 2010 self-immolation of a Tunisian fruit seller helped inspire what series of protests that also overthrew the dictators of Egypt and Libya?

- Arab Spring - [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your bonus points Lewisburg.

Southern Columbia, coming back to you.

What five letter word refers to the geographic spread of an organism, or for a dataset, to the difference between the largest and smallest values?

- Range.

- Is correct.

And we're going to move on to your bonus question and get your pencils and papers ready.

- In how many different ways can gold, silver and bronze medals be earned by 10 skiers in a race, if ties are not allowed?

- 26!

- [Paul Lazar] Is incorrect.

You're close.

720.

720.

Louisburg, here comes your next question.

Which one of the nine realms is encircled by seas where Yorman Gander dwells, is connected to Asgard by the bifrost, and is the Norse realm of humans?

- Midguard.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct, and here's your bonus question: In 2020, Mia Mottley announced that what Caribbean Island country would remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state, and become a Republic?

- Barbados.

- [Paul Lazar] Is correct for your bonus points Lewisburg.

Southern Columbia here comes your next question.

What novella, in which the words, "the horror the horror", spoken by the dying Mr. Kurtz in colonial Africa, was written by Joseph Conrad?

(buzzer beeps) - Ran out of time.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Heart of Darkness.

- Is correct for your rebound points Lewisburg.

And here comes your next question.

What solid, which Archimedes showed was two thirds of the volume of a cylinderm circumscribing it, is the most symmetric three dimensional solid?

- Sphere.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What American artist shows two women sitting across from each other in a Chinese restaurant, in his painting, Chop Suey?

- Norman Rockwell.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Edward Hopper.

Edward Hopper.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Lewisburg over Southern Columbia, 240 to 120.

Congratulations, Lewisburg.

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 thank you for watching!

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