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(upbeat music) (whistle blowing) (energetic music) ♪ Go - 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 1, 3, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Mid Valley versus Susquehanna Community.

Representing Mid Valley are Jayden Hill, Raymond Chen, Adam Witzke, and Sadie Solinsky.

Their alternate is Molly Bonick and their advisor is Stan Yanowski.

Representing Susquehanna Community are Mason Apalka Preston Wolf, Jeremiah Hadden and Alex Hall.

Brooke Collins is their alternate and their advisor is Will Sealey.

"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 and that team will then receive a five-point bonus question.

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 get the game started with this toss-up in vocational.

This four-letter word has two meanings.

It could be defined as a harsh, grating noise or as a course file with a roughened surface that is used for filing or sharpening metal objects or wood.

What is the name for this standard hand tool that's used extensively by woodworkers and cabinet makers?

(alarm dings) That is a rasp.

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

When he was born, his father called him The Spare.

His recent book of controversial memoirs has become the fastest-selling non-fiction book since United Kingdom Records began, selling almost one half million copies in its first week of sales.

Name the subject of this popular book, "Spare," which was compiled and written by a ghost writer named J.R. Moehringer.

(alarm dings) That is Prince Harry.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in American history.

On what television network can you watch "60 Minutes," the oldest news magazine on television?

(buzzer beeps) Preston, Susquehanna.

- CBS?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus now.

It includes all the living and non-living tissue external to the cambium.

What four-letter term do we use to refer to the protective outer layers of tissue found on the stems and roots of woody trees and shrubs?

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- Bark.

- Bark is correct for your bonus points, Susquehanna.

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

If you are the victim of a bean ball while playing baseball, what happened to you?

(alarm dings) That's the ball was intentionally thrown at your head.

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

In the anatomy field, it refers to any muscle that extends a limb or other body part.

In the field of geometry, it's a small semi-circular tool that is marked from 0 degrees to 180 degrees around its edges.

Identify- (buzzer beeps) Jeremiah, Susquehanna.

- Protractor.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

What story by Edgar Allen Poe involves the amateur detective, C. Auguste Dupin, in a baffling case involving a cabinet minister?

(alarm dings) That is "The Purloined Letter."

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in geometry.

In which two quadrants of the coordinate system are both X values positive?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- One and two.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Susquehanna.

(buzzer beeps) Alex.

- One and four.

- One and four is correct for your rebound points, Susquehanna, as we turn now to a toss-up in world geography.

The Acts of Union passed in 1706 and 1707 provided for the political unification of England and Scotland.

What name was given to this union?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- The United Kingdom.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Susquehanna.

(alarm dings) It was Great Britain.

Great Britain.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in art.

Sign painters use this long stick with a soft leather or padded head to support the hand that holds the brush.

Name this artist's tool.

(alarm dings) That is a mahl stick or a mahl stick.

(alarm whines) 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 12 rapid fire questions as they can in one minute.

Susquehanna Community has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are literature or biology.

- Biology.

- Biology it is, and your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Give the scientific order of mammals associated with each given clue.

Placental mammals that primarily eat the flesh of other animals.

You don't know you can pass.

(buzzer beeps) - Carnivore.

- [Paul] Yes.

Gnawing mammals having a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

(buzzer beeps) - Carnivore.

- [Paul] Rodentia.

The order in which the human is classified.

(buzzer beeps) - Omnivore.

- [Paul] Primate.

Aquatic mammals that include whales and dolphins.

(buzzer beeps) - Mammal.

- Cetacea.

The order that includes bats.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] That's Chiroptera.

The only group of mammals that lay eggs.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] That's Monotremata.

The pouched mammals like the kangaroo.

(buzzer beeps) - Marsupial.

- Is correct.

Mammals having trunks such as the elephants.

(alarm whines) Oh, ran out of time there.

That was Proboscidea.

All right, Susquehanna, that's wraps up your portion of the Lightning Round.

Mid Valley, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category of course will be literature, and, once again, your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Name these famous literary characters.

The niece of Leonardo and the close friend and cousin of hero in the play, "Much Ado About Nothing."

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Beatrice.

Carolyn Keene's powerful and brainy girl detective.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Nancy Drew.

The protagonist and hero of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses."

(buzzer beeps) - Ulysses.

- [Paul] Leopold Bloom.

The one-legged captain of the Pequod in the novel "Moby Dick."

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Captain Ahab.

The heroine of "Gone With the Wind."

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Scarlet O'Hara.

First name of the autistic protagonist in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime."

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- Christopher.

Sophocles's king who kills his father and marries his mother.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- That's Oedipus.

The poor diver in John Steinbeck's "The Pearl" who tries to support his family by gathering pearls.

(buzzer beeps) - Juan?

(alarm whines) - Kino.

Kino.

All right, that's gonna do it for the Lightning Round.

And after that, we currently have Susquehanna in the lead over Mid Valley, 45 to 0.

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

During the Exodus, this portable vessel containing the stone tablets and Aaron's rod- (buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- The Covenant.

The Ark of the Covenant.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

What influential and successful Venetian painter of the Italian Renaissance who painted many portraits of royalty and aristocrats also painted religious and mythological scenes, such as his painting, "Crowning with Thorns"?

(buzzer beeps) - Michelangelo?

- No, that artist was Titian.

Titian.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in government.

What title is given to the chief accountant of a company or government?

(buzzer beeps) Jeremiah, Susquehanna.

- Treasurer.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mid Valley.

(buzzer beeps) Jayden.

- Chief financial Officer.

- No, comptroller.

Comptroller is what we're looking for.

Well, let's go to a toss-up in art.

What 17th century artist known for work such as "Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp" and "The Tribute Money" painted many self-portraits?

(alarm dings) That was Rembrandt.

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

What computer company makes Acrobat, Creative Cloud, Photoshop, and Creative Suite Software?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- Adobe.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

She was the mother of the Nereids.

Name the sea nymph whose name represents the bounty of the sea.

(buzzer beeps) - Daphne.

- Doris.

Doris.

Let's go to a toss-up in general knowledge.

How many numbers are combined to form a person's social security number.

(buzzer beeps) - 10.

- [Paul] Raymond, Mid Valley.

- 10.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Susquehanna.

(buzzer beeps) Preston.

- 12.

- Nine.

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

What state are you visiting if you're visiting Craters of the Moon, City of Rocks, and the Nez Perce National Historic Park?

(buzzer beeps) - New Mexico.

- Raymond, Mid Valley.

- New Mexico.

- Is incorrect rebound to Susquehanna.

(buzzer beeps) - Arizona.

- No, Idaho.

Idaho.

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

What Italian term that's abbreviated as a D-I-M means to gradually get softer.

(alarm dings) That is the diminuendo.

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

By the end of this era, most of the modern phyla of animals were represented in the oceans.

What is the name of the first 4 billion years of the history of the Earth?

(buzzer beeps) Raymond, Mid Valley.

- Precambrian.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

In Gustave Flaubert's novel, "Madame Bovary," with whom did Emma Bovary have her first affair?

(alarm dings) That is Rodolphe Boulanger.

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

The letters P, MF, and PP are just three examples of the markings used to tell a musician how to play particular passages in a musical work.

What three-syllable musical term refers to the volume of how loud or soft- (buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- Crescendo.

(alarm whines) Crescendo.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Susquehanna.

A musical selection is played, thus allowing composers to express themselves by varying the forces placed upon notes.

(alarm dings) That was dynamics.

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 Mid Valley, and, Jayden, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I mainly work in my free time.

- [Paul] Okay, thanks, Jayden.

Raymond.

- I also mainly work in my free time.

- All right.

Adam.

- I'm an active golfer.

- Okay, thank you, Adam.

- Sadie - I twirl batons.

- Okay, me too.

Thanks, Mid Valley.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Susquehanna, coming over to you.

Mason, what do you like to do for fun?

- I'm a member of the Young Adult Patrol at Elk Mountain for skiing.

- [Paul] Excellent, thanks, Mason.

Preston.

- I play basketball.

- Okay, thanks, Preston.

Jeremiah.

- I produce electronic music and lift weights.

- [Paul] Very, very cool.

Thank you.

Alex.

- I like playing my clarinet.

- Thanks, Alex.

It was very nice to meet all of you and good luck the rest of the way.

We're now going to begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in short stories.

In "The Masque of the Red Death," a prince takes his court to a secluded castle.

At what time did a deadly stranger crash the prince's party?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- 11.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Susquehanna.

(buzzer beeps) Jeremiah.

- Midnight.

- Midnight is correct for your rebound point, Susquehanna, as we now turn to a toss-up in astronomy.

It's the smallest of the 88 recognized constellations.

What is the common name for the star constellation known as the Crux?

(buzzer beeps) Raymond, Mid Valley.

- Southern Cross.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus question.

Name the family from Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."

(alarm dings) That is the Tyrone family.

Your next toss-up is in mythology.

Although most of these creatures were sworn enemies of humans, Chiron was not.

They were believed to have lived to the north of Greece.

Name these figures from mythology who had the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse.

(buzzer beeps) - Adam, Mid Valley.

- Centaur.

- Centaur is correct, and here's your bonus.

Tungsten is a rare Earth metal with an atomic number of 74.

Its chemical symbol is W. From what Greek word is this symbol derived?

(buzzer beeps) Raymond.

- Wolfram.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Mid Valley.

We have a tied game.

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

According to Amendment 20 of the US Constitution, what date is the annual meeting date for the US Congress?

(buzzer beeps) Alex, Susquehanna.

- January 3rd.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus question.

He was the only playwright to receive four Nobel prizes for literature.

Name this American playwright whose works included "Emperor Jones," "The Iceman Cometh," and "Long Day's Journey into Tonight."

(alarm dings) That was Eugene O'Neill.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in novels.

What is the name of the old noble cart horse who accepts all the commands of the other animals in George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm"?

(buzzer beeps) Preston, Susquehanna.

- Boxer.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

Vassar College is a private liberal arts college that was originally founded as a college for women.

In which US state is this college located?

(buzzer beeps) - Jeremiah.

- New York.

- New York is correct for your bonus points, Susquehanna, as we turn now to a toss-up in computer science.

What is a computer program call that translates computer code from one program to another.

(buzzer beeps) Adam, Mid Valley.

- Binary.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Susquehanna.

(alarm dings) That is compiler.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in American history.

She was the first female to serve as US attorney general and was the second longest-serving attorney general in US history.

Name this American who died on November 7th, 2016.

(buzzer beeps) Sadie, Mid Valley - Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

- Is incorrect.

(alarm whines) Rebound to Susquehanna.

(alarm dings) Okay, that person was Janet Reno.

Well, that sound that you heard signals the end of the third quarter and another Lightning Round.

This time, Mid Valley will pick first.

Your categories are music or world history.

- World history.

(buzzer beeps) - World history.

- World history it is, and your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Identify these people, places, or things that were in the news during the 1980s.

He became the president of the Soviet Union in 1985.

(buzzer beeps) - Mikhail Gorbachev.

- [Paul] Yes.

On October 31st, 1984, this Indian Prime minister was assassinated by her two bodyguards.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Indira Gandhi.

This American filmmaker released his new film, "E.T.," in 1983.

(buzzer beeps) - Steven Spielberg.

- [Paul] Yes.

This US space shuttle exploded in January, 1986.

(buzzer beeps) - The Challenger.

- [Paul] Yes.

A major nuclear accident occurred at Chernobyl in this eastern Union country.

(buzzer beeps) - Ukraine.

- Yes.

This country put the space station Mir into orbit around the earth in 1986.

(buzzer beeps) - Russia.

- Soviet Union.

In 1986, after 76 years, this comet returned to make its closest approach to the Sun.

(buzzer beeps) - Halley's.

- Yes.

This pop artist known for his Campbell soup cans died in February, 1987.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Andy Warhol.

In 1989, this space probe passed within 3,106 miles of Neptune.

(buzzer beeps) (alarm whines) - Voyager 1.

- No, you're very close, Voyager 2.

All right, Mid Valley, great job in the Lightning Round.

We're gonna move on over to Susquehanna, and your remaining category will be music.

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

Give the name of the singer or musical band that became known by the following titles or nicknames.

The King of Rock and Roll.

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- Elvis Presley.

- [Paul] Yes.

The Material Girl.

(buzzer beeps) - Madonna.

- Yes.

The Man in Black.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- [Paul] Johnny Cash.

The Queen of Soul.

(buzzer beeps) - Aretha Franklin.

- [Paul] Yes.

The Fab Four.

(buzzer beeps) - The Beatles.

- Yes.

JLo.

(buzzer beeps) - Jennifer Lopez.

- Yes.

The king of Pop.

(buzzer beeps) - Michael Jackson.

- [Paul] Yes.

The Boss.

(buzzer beeps) - Johnny Cash.

- [Paul] Bruce Springsteen.

The Coal Miner's Daughter.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- Loretta Lynn.

Weird Al.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- Al Yankovic.

- The Prince of Darkness.

(buzzer beeps) - Skip.

- Ozzy Osbourne.

The Piano Man.

(buzzer beeps) - Billy Joel.

(alarm whines) Billy Joel is correct, Susquehanna, and that's gonna wrap up our second Lightning Round.

And after that, we have Susquehanna in the lead over Midvalley, 115 to 80.

A close game.

And now, we'll begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in computer science.

This method is used regularly in the science of cryptology.

It's one of the fundamental building blocks of cybersecurity that's used- (buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- Encryption.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

This baseball player was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft where he played for four years in the Cardinal organization.

In 2007, he became the first base coach for the Cardinals, and late two years later, he became their bench coach.

Name this 35 year-old who became the youngest manager in Major League Baseball history when he became the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021.

(buzzer beeps) - Jon Snow?

- No, (chuckles) Oliver Marmol.

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

Which US national park is the hottest, driest, and lowest national park in our country?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- Death Valley.

- Is correct, and here's the bonus.

Phylloquinone is found in the highest amounts in green, leafy vegetables.

It's directly involved in photosynthesis.

It's also necessary for blood coagulating.

What is the common name for this vitamin?

(buzzer beeps) Raymond.

- Vitamin B.

- Vitamin K. Vitamin K. Let's turn now to a toss-up in novels.

What semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin features John Grimes as the main character?

(alarm dings) That is "Go Tell It on the Mountain."

Let's go to a toss-up in computer science.

Why would Archie, Veronica, and Gopher be grouped together in the computer world?

(buzzer beeps) Sadie, Mid Valley.

- Archie's comics.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Susquehanna.

(alarm dings) They were the first early search engines.

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

This American female singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer is currently serving as a judge on the television show "Go Big."

She released her first solo album, "That Girl," in January, 2014 and sang the 2000 Academy of Music song of the Year, "Stay," with Christian Bush.

Name this talented singer who's best known as the lead vocalist for the duo Sugarland.

(alarm dings) That is Jennifer Nettles.

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

War broke out between Argentina and Britain in 1982 over the ownership of what islands were they fighting?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- The Falkland Islands.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

Quarks are elementary particles that are a fundamental component of matter.

There are only found within hadrons such as protons and neutrons.

How many quarks are in each proton of an atom?

(buzzer beeps) - Three.

- Three is correct for your bonus points as we turn now to a toss-up in cinema.

What actor who betrayed Batman in the "Batman" movies was also nominated for his performance in the film "Birdman"?

(buzzer beeps) Jayden, Mid Valley.

- Christopher Nolan.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Susquehanna.

(buzzer beeps) - Christian Bale.

- No, we're looking for Michael Keaton.

Here's your next toss-up in anatomy.

Let's check out the cervical vertebrae.

The atlas known as C1 (alarm whines) is the first cervical vertebrae that connects your skull to the spine.

What is the name of the second cervical vertebrae that is known as C2?

(buzzer beeps) - Axis - Mason, Susquehanna.

- Axis.

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

He's credited with the invention of the Ford Mustang and the minivan and served as the president of Ford Motor Company from 1970 to 1978 until he was fired by Henry Ford II.

Name this American automobile executive who is then hired by Chrysler and who saved that company from bankruptcy?

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- John Slingus.

- No, Lee Iacocca.

(chuckles) Lee Iacocca.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Susquehanna over Mid Valley in a tight one, 125 to 115.

Congratulations, Susquehanna, you're 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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