(upbeat drum line music) - Welcome to the 17th season of WVIA's Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host, Paul Lazar.

Scholastic Scrimmage as 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 one, three, or $5,000.

WVIA would like to thank our sponsors, FNCB and Peoples Security Bank for making this competition possible.

The rules of the game have been modified for this season's virtual version, and 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 educators from the WVIA viewing area, and tonight's match features Lewisburg versus Milton.

Playing for Lewisburg are Miriam Valmeyer-Lee and Ryan Gilmore.

Their alternates are Jevon Lauver and Connor Murray.

Their advisor is Michael Krieger.

Representing Milton are Nicholas Fleck and Morgan Dreisbach.

Their alternate is Sam Hepler, and their advisor is Nicholas Vega.

Well, let's get started.

Lewisburg has won the coin toss, and will receive the first question, which is what musician behind the album Father of Assad featured Rihanna on the 2017 hit Wild Thoughts, and is a DJ who uses catchphrases like "Another one?"

- DJ Khaled.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question.

What actor who hosted the 2020 CBS game show Game On previously starred in a Comedy Central sketch comedy series with Jordan Peele?

- Key.

- Is correct.

Very good.

Milton, here is your first question.

Oxygen enters cells through what process in which new molecules cross the cell membrane passively, going from regions of high to low concentration?

- Osmosis?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Diffusion.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Lewisburg.

And here is your next question.

In 2016, what state's residents approved the new name Utquiagvik for the city of Barrow, giving an Intuit name to a city north of the Arctic circle?

- Canada.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Alaska.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton.

And here is your next question.

What disease for which the FDA gave a June 2021 approval to the $50,000 a year drug Aduhelm is the most common cause of dementia in the US?

(buzzer rings) - Alzheimer's.

- You missed it.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Alzheimer's.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Lewisburg.

And here is your next question.

Which English king conquered Cyprus from Isaac Komnenos during the Third Crusade, one of many military feats that earned him the nickname Lionheart?

- James the Fourth.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Richard.

- [Paul] Richard?

Be more specific.

- The First.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton.

Great job, and here is your next question.

What boy is mistreated by his aunts Sponge and Spiker, and befriends talking insects in a Roald Dahl novel about this boy's travels in a giant peach?

(buzzer rings) - Okay, is incorrect.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- James.

- Is correct for your rebound points Lewisburg.

And here is your next question.

What Greek god who creates a net to ensnare the adulterous Aries and Aphrodite is the equivalent of the Roman Vulcan and is the god of blacksmiths?

- [Both] Hephaestus.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question now.

Static friction is related to what phenomenon in which electric forces tend to attract two different materials, such as a liquid in glass?

- Adhesion.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Lewisburg.

Great job.

Milton, here is your next question.

What element's the namesake of a contraction and the atomic radius of heavy elements lies beneath the transition metals and above the actinides?

(buzzer rings) Ran out of time.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- The lanthanides.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Lewisburg.

Well, that sound you heard signals the end of the first quarter, and it's now time for the lightning round.

(electricity crackles) 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 15th Century Kingdoms or Countries on the Equator.

- Countries on the Equator.

- Countries on the Equator it is.

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

What country on the equator contains the islands of Java and Sumatra?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Indonesia.

It's the most populous South American nation.

- Brazil.

- [Paul] Yes.

Has a name from the Spanish for equator.

- Ecuador.

- [Paul] Yes.

Is home to Medellin, where drug lord Pablo Escobar once operated.

- Colombia.

- [Paul] Yes.

Contains the autonomous state of Puntland on the tip of the Horn of Africa?

- Morocco.

- [Paul] Somalia.

Is governed from Brazzaville.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Republic of the Congo.

Contains two spears and a shield of the Maasai people on its flag.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Kenya.

Is home to Entebbe on the north shore of Lake Victoria.

- Republic of the Congo.

- That's Uganda.

(buzzer rings) Okay, Lewisburg, that's going to wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Milton, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be 15th century kingdoms.

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

Name these powerful states from the 15th century.

Lost the Hundred Years War to France.

- England.

- [Paul] Yes.

Conquered much of the Andes and built Machu Picchu.

- Inca.

- [Paul] Yes.

A colorfully named horde that lost control of Russia.

- Golden.

- Yes.

Muslim empire that took Constantinople in 1453.

- Ottoman.

- [Paul] Yes.

Led by the Solomonic Dynasty, started building what is now Addis Ababa.

- Pass.

- Ethiopia.

Achieved military victories and central Europe under rulers like Jan Hunyadi and Mathias Corvinus.

- Lithuania.

- [Paul] Hungary.

A Mongol Dynasty that rule China.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Yuan.

Funded Vasco da Gama's voyage to India from Iberia.

- Portugal.

- [Paul] Yes.

Mezzo American empire governed from Tenochtitlan.

- Aztec.

(buzzer rings) - Yes.

You got that right under the wire there.

Great job, Milton.

That's going to wrap up the lightning round, and after that, a very close game.

Lewisburg in the lead over Milton, 100 to 80.

And we're now 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 Miriam, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite film is and why.

- I would probably say that my favorite film is The Sting.

It's got great casting, great twists.

It's a really great movie.

- It sounds like a lot of fun.

Thanks, Miriam.

And Ryan, what is your favorite film and why?

- My favorite movie is Ocean's 11, because it is fabulous.

- Very stylish.

Excellent.

Thank you, Lewisburg.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Milton, it's over to you.

Nicholas, what is your favorite film and why?

- Well, Jurassic Park.

It's just a classic.

- Absolutely.

Good stuff.

And Morgan, what is your favorite film?

- Titanic, because it's also a classic.

- Thank you, Milton, and good luck the rest of the way.

And we're going to go ahead now and begin the next quarter with this question that goes to Milton.

And get your pencils and papers ready.

If the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle measures 56 degrees, what is the measure of either of the congruent base angles?

- [Morgan] 62 Degrees.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question.

A frequency ratio of two to one underlies what musical interval whose two tones have the same letter name?

(buzzer rings) Okay, you ran out of time.

We were looking for octaves.

Lewisburg, here is your question.

What African country's President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed in a plane crash, after which almost a million Tutsis were killed in a 1994 genocide?

- South Africa.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Milton.

- Rwanda.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton.

And here is your next question.

What author of an essay, On Eloquence in the Vernacular, wrote La Vita Nuova to express his love for Beatrice and depicted hell in his poem, Inferno?

- Dante.

- Is correct, and here is your bonus question.

The Burgess Shale is home to many fossils from what geologic period that saw a massive increase in biodiversity in its namesake explosion?

- Cambrian.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Milton.

Great job.

And we're coming back over to Lewisburg now.

What set denoted Q consists of numbers whose decimal expansions terminate or repeat, and which can be expressed as fractions of two integers?

- Rational.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question.

After establishing the Little America base on Antarctica in 1929, what navigator and his crew were the first to fly over the South Pole?

- Wilson?

- Nope, we're looking for Richard Byrd.

Milton, here is your next question.

What country who's Port of Mocha names a style of coffee, is north of the Gulf of Aden, and it has Houthi forces occupying its capital of Sana'a?

(buzzer rings) Ran out of time.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Peru?

- No, we were looking for Yemen.

Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What biblical character, a tent maker, is first described praising the stoning of Stephen, but converts on the road to Damascus and becomes an apostle?

- Saul.

- Yes, and here is your bonus question.

Saraswati is the consort of what Hindu creator god, who forms the Trimurti along with Vishnu and Shiva?

- Pass.

- Okay, that's Brahma.

Milton, here is your next question.

The Pioneer Courthouse is a landmark in what city that titles of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein sketch comedy show, the most populous in Oregon?

- Seattle?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Portland.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Lewisburg.

Great job.

And after one half of play, a tight game.

Lewisburg in the lead over Milton, 130 to 115.

Want to say thank you to Miriam and Ryan from Lewisburg.

And thank you to Nicholas and Morgan from Milton.

You guys were fantastic, and we're now going to meet your teammates for the second half.

Playing for Lewisburg in the second half are Ryan Shevahang and Andrew Nichols.

Representing Milton are Ian Kiefer and Ashley Shamblin.

Our first question in this quarter goes to Lewisburg, and here is your question.

What term that describes the proteins targeted by COVID-19 vaccines is also used by epidemiologists to describe rapid increases in cases of a disease?

- Spike protein.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question.

The island of Mona in modern Wales was sacred to what Celtic priests, whose use of human sacrifice was discussed by Julius Caesar?

- The Celtics.

- No, we were looking for Druids.

Milton, here is your question.

What composer of a set of Hungarian dances for piano four hands used a vernacular text for his A German Requiem and wrote a namesake lullaby?

- Brahms.

- Is correct, and here is your bonus question.

What Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting completed in 1881 shows a group of friends relaxing on the balcony of a restaurant along the Seine?

(buzzer rings) That was Luncheon of the Boating Party.

Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What Greek city, which massacred Melos and dominated the Delian League, was led by Pericles before it was defeated in the Peloponnesian War by Sparta?

- Athens.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question.

Oktoberfest is celebrated annually in what European city, the capital of the state of Bavaria?

- Germany.

- No, we're looking for Munich.

Milton, here is your next question.

What novel whose characters include the pianist, Mademoiselle Reisz, and a woman who drowns herself centers on Edna Pontellier and is by Kate Chopin?

(buzzer rings) Ran out of time.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Pride and Prejudice.

- No, we're looking for The Awakening.

Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What modern day country where Delftware ceramics developed during a 17th century golden age was the birthplace of Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt?

- Austria.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Netherlands.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton.

And here is your next question.

What aircraft named for the second president of the Weimar Republic was destroyed in 1937, when the hydrogen with which it was filled caught fire?

- The Hindenburg.

- Is correct, and here is your bonus question.

In the Spanish colonial era, the Manila galleons linked the Philippines and what Pacific port city in Western Mexico, now a tourism center?

- Cancun.

- No, it was Acapulco.

Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What objects, one of which contains the pillars of creation, are exemplified by the Horse Head and the Crab and are clouds of dust and gas in space?

- Nebula.

- Is correct, and here is your bonus question.

What actress starred in a 2020 film based on HG Wells' (buzzer rings) The Invisible Man, and stars on a Hulu show based on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale?

- Emma Stone.

- No, we were looking for Elisabeth Moss.

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

(electricity crackles) This time, Milton will pick first.

Your categories are L Words or Numerical Names.

- Numerical Names.

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

Identify these people or places known by numerical names or nicknames.

Title group of an 1844 Alexandre Dumas novel.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Three Musketeers.

Term for a participant in the California gold rush.

- 49er.

- [Paul] Yes.

Small, mostly spherical droid in the Star Wars sequels.

- R2-D2.

- [Paul] BB-8.

Highest mountain in the Karakoram range.

- K2.

- [Paul] Yes.

Group of Russian composers including Modest Mussorgsky.

- Pass.

- Mighty Five.

Telekinetic girl played by Millie Bobby Brown on Stranger Things.

- Eleven.

- [Paul] Yes.

Landmark where Utah, New Mexico, and other states meet.

- The Four Corners.

- [Paul] Yes.

Irish group with the song, A Beautiful Day.

- U2.

- [Paul] Yes.

Teleporting and time traveling youth on The Umbrella Academy.

- Six.

- [Paul] Five.

Incarcerated alias of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables.

- Prisoner 24601.

- Is correct.

Excellent job in the lightning round, Milton.

We're going to come over to Lewisburg now, and your remaining category, Lewisburg, will be L Words.

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

Give these words that contain at least three Ls.

Two coplanar lines that never intersect.

- Parallel.

- [Paul] Yes.

Security given to guarantee a loan.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Collateral.

- Olympic sport played by Karch Kiraly and Kerri Walsh Jennings.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Volleyball.

Chorus from Handel's Messiah, during which the audience traditionally stands.

- Hallelujah Chorus.

- [Paul] Yes.

Adjective that describes language used in casual conversation.

- Colloquialism.

- [Paul] Yes.

Term for excluding someone from a group.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Black ball.

One of two or more forms of a gene variant.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Allele.

Term for a person born from about 1981 to 1996.

- Lost Gener, no, pass.

- [Paul] Millennial.

North American fish named (buzzer rings) for a colorful facial feature.

That was bluegill.

And that's going to do it for the lightning round, and after that, we currently have Milton in the lead over Lewisburg, 205 to 190.

And again, we're going to take a little break, and get to know the contestants playing the second half a little better.

And we'll come to Ryan from Lewisburg first.

Ryan, tell me what your favorite film is and why.

- My favorite film is Star Wars, just because I think it's awesome.

- Okay.

Thank you, Ryan.

And Andrew, what is your favorite film and why?

- I really like The Lego Batman Movie, because it's really funny.

- Thank you very much Lewisburg, and good luck the rest of the way.

Milton, coming over to you.

Ian, what is your favorite film and why?

- My favorite film is Pan's Labyrinth.

I think there hasn't been film that's taken historical and fantasy and blended it that well.

- A lot of fun.

Thank you, Ian.

And Ashley, what is your favorite film and why?

- My favorite film is St. Elmo's Fire, because it has my favorite actor, Rob Lowe.

- Okay.

Thank you very much, Milton.

Good luck the rest of the way.

And we're now going to begin the last segment of the game with this question that goes to Milton.

The second most populous city of Lebanon has what name, which is derived from the ancient Greek for three cities, and which also names Libya's capital?

- Tripoli.

- Is correct.

And here is your bonus question.

In 2021, prosecutors accused what former CEO of destroying evidence relating to the business practices of her company, Theranos?

(buzzer rings) Okay, that was Elizabeth Holmes.

Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What country, whose creation was proposed by Theodor Herzl, declared independence in 1948 in an event led by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv?

- Hungary.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Israel.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton, and here comes your next question.

What title character rejects the proposal of St. John Rivers and instead marries her former employer, Edward Rochester, in a novel by Charlotte Bronte?

- Emma.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Jane Eyre.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Lewisburg.

And here is your next question.

What politician appointed Sajid Javid as Chancellor of the Exchequer, was London mayor from 2008 to 2016, and succeeded Theresa May as prime minister?

- Boris Johnson.

- Is correct, and here is your bonus question.

What member of the Rude Mechanicals is the weaver who had his head turned into a donkey's by the sprite Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

- Puck.

- No, we're looking for Nick Bottom.

Milton, here is your next question.

What generic word names of box office bomb that is the subject of the disaster artist, and a film about a kidnapping for which Alison Brie won an Oscar?

(buzzer rings) Out of time.

Rebound to Lewisburg.

- Parasite.

- No, we're looking for The Room.

Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What city, whose House of the Vettii contains many carefully preserved frescoes, was buried along with Herculaneum by the eruption of the Vesuvius?

- The Library of Alexandria.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Pompeii.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton.

And here is your next question.

Which ruler, who defeated the Toyotomi clan at the Siege of Osaka, won the Battle of Sekighara and gave his name to the final Japanese shogunate?

(buzzer rings) Rebound now to Lewisburg.

(Ryan speaks indistinctly) No, we're looking for Tokugawa.

Okay, Lewisburg, here is your next question.

What thin object's the namesake of the equation one over O plus one over I equals one over F are converging when they are convex and are used to focus light in the eyeglasses?

- Focal point.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

(buzzer rings) (buzzer rings) Okay, we're looking for lenses, and that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Milton over Lewisburg, 235 to 210.

Congratulations, Milton!

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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