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(whistle blows) (upbeat music) - Welcome to this 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 one, three or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Milton versus Mount Carmel.

Representing Milton are Cage Farr, Vivian Bell, Claire Dick, and Alex Familia.

Their alternates are Haley King and Tanner Bartle, and their advisors are Lee Yohi and David O'Brien.

Representing Mount Carmel are Majed Kanafani, Eben Hein, Lucas Edmondson, and Hannah Forspring.

Their alternate is Avery Bosland and their advisors are Aaron Damanski and Chris Cunningham.

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.

Well, let's get the game started with this toss-up question.

What president who approved the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty earlier won the Battle of Buena Vista against Mexico and was nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready"?

Eben, Mount Carmel.

- Jackson.

- [Paul] Is incorrect, rebound to Milton.

Alex.

- Roosevelt.

- Nope, this was Zachary Taylor.

Let's move on to our next toss-up question.

What longtime friend of Clara Schumann, who was one of the three Bs of classical music, composed four symphonies, as well as a German requiem?

Claire, Milton.

- Beethoven.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mount Carmel.

Eben.

- Mozart.

- Nope, this was Johannes Brahms, one of the three Bs.

Let's go on to our next toss up.

What poet wrote about a frozen ground swell that makes gaps in the title object and included the line, "Good fences make good neighbors in mending wall."

That was Robert Frost.

Okay, let's go to our next toss-up question.

What events have a crawling type that stays below the canopy, can be mitigated by removing underbrush and may start if lightning hits dry vegetation?

Lucas, Mount Carmel.

- Wildfires.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The Queen Consort of Britain's William IV is the namesake of what Australian city, the capital of South Australia.

- Brisbane.

- No, this is Adelaide, Adelaide.

All right, here's our next toss up.

What major league baseball team, which in a 2025 trade added Rafael Devers to an infield that also includes Matt Chapman, is based at Oracle Park in the Bay Area?

Lucas, Mount Carmel.

- The Orioles.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Yankees.

- Claire, no, that is incorrect.

This was the San Francisco Giants.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What swing state where Adelita Grijalva won a 2025 election to replace her father in the house has Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego as senators?

Eben, Mount Carmel.

- New Mexico.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

Claire.

- North Carolina.

- No, you were very close.

It was Arizona, Arizona.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What man had a daughter named Umm Kulthum, with his first wife, Khadija, received revelations in a cave from the angel Jibreel and founded Islam?

Majed, Mount Carmel.

- Prophet Muhammad.

- I'm sorry?

- Prophet Muhammad?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Wealthy nobles from what country funded the failed 1690s Darian scheme in Panama and in the 1620s established the colony of Nova Scotia?

Eben.

- France?

- Nope, this was Scotland.

All right, let's move on to our next toss-up question.

In what city did the Markale massacres occur as part of a four-year long siege by the Army of Republica Srpska during the 1990s breakup of Yugoslavia?

That city is Sarajevo.

Okay, here's our next toss up and get out your pencils and papers.

How would the decimal or base 10 number seven be expressed in binary, given that seven is one less than the value of two cubed?

(upbeat music) Eben, Mount Carmel.

- 001.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- 010.

- Nope.

111.

All right, well 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.

Mount Carmel has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are 19th century paintings or PRE.

(buzzer rings) - PRE.

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

Give these words that begin with the letters, "P-R-E."

Element at the start of a word that alters its meaning like pre.

- Skip.

- Prefix.

Measure taken to prevent something bad.

- Pre-measure.

- Precaution.

Leader of the US executive branch.

- President.

- Yes.

Preconception, often hateful about a person or group.

- Prejudice.

- Yes.

Too early.

- Pass.

- Premature.

Introductory piece of music.

- Pass.

- Prelude.

Statement from which logical conclusions are drawn.

- Pass.

- Premise.

Foresight of a bad event.

- Preview.

- Premonition.

Status of widespread respect and admiration.

- Pass.

- Prestige.

A legal decision that must be followed in subsequent cases.

That was precedent.

Okay, Mount Carmel, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Milton, it's over to you.

Your remaining category will be 19th century paintings.

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

Name the artists of these 19th century paintings.

Self-portrait with bandaged ear.

- Pass.

- Van Gogh.

- The Scream.

- Van Gogh?

- Munch.

Water Lillies.

- Van Gogh.

- Monet.

Liberty Leading the People.

- Pass - De la Croix.

The third of May 1808.

- Pass.

- Goya.

"The Child's Bath" by an American painter.

- Pass.

- Cassatt.

The Oxbow.

Pass.

- Cole.

- The ballet class.

- Pass.

- Degas.

Washington crossing the Delaware by a German American painter.

Pass.

- Leutze.

- [Paul] The Hay Wain.

- Pass.

- That was John Constable.

All right, that's going to do it for our first lightning round.

And after that, we have Mount Carmel in the lead over Milton 30 to zero.

Still plenty of time though.

We'll go ahead now and begin the second quarter with this toss-up question.

What mythical figure who created the Milky Way by rustling Black God's star blanket is an animal trickster in Navajo tales comparable to Raven?

(buzzer rings) That is coyote.

All right, here's our next toss-up question.

What country whose nine-dash line asserts claims to the Spratley Islands launched the Great Wall of Sand Project to claim territory near Taiwan?

Alex, Milton.

- China.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

After Charlton Heston once led what advocacy group that in the late 1970s shifted from its traditional focus on conservation and marksmanship?

- Green party.

- Yeah, sure.

The Green Party?

- No, this was the NRA, the NRA.

Here's our next toss up.

What city, which is at the northern end of the Cook Inlet, is served by Ted Stevens International Airport and is the most populous city in Alaska?

Majed, Mount Carmel.

- Anchorage.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

William Shakespeare's characters of Osric, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern serve the Royal Court of what kingdom?

- Sir Arthur?

- No, this was Denmark.

Okay, here's our next toss-up question.

What male Royal helped organize 1851's Great Exhibition, names the London Hall that hosts the BBC's Proms concerts and was married to Queen Victoria?

Claire, Milton.

- King Charles.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mount Carmel.

Eben.

- King George?

- Nope, this was Prince Albert.

All right guys, here's our next toss-up question.

Jim Lovell captained what 1970 NASA mission during which an oxygen tank explosion led Jack Swigert to say, "Houston, we've had a problem here."

Vivian, Milton.

- Apollo 11?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mount Carmel, Eben.

- Apollo 13.

- Apollo 13 is correct for your rebound points.

Here's our next toss up.

What game whose launch season was called Doom's Rise, features cloak and dagger, Magneto, and other major characters from its... - Majed, Mount Carmel.

- Marvel Rivals.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What Asian country is ruled by a military junta called the Tatmadaw, which is fighting rebel groups from regions like Kachin in an ongoing civil war?

- Iraq?

- Nope, this was Burma or Myanmar.

All right, guys, let's go to another toss up.

What collection whose framed story describes how the host Harry Bailey joins pilgrims to a medieval English shrine was written by Jeffrey Chaucer?

Claire, Milton.

- Pilgrim's pilgrim, or Pilgrim's Passage.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Mount Carmel.

- Canterbury Tales?

- Canterbury Tales is correct for your rebound points, Mount Carmel.

Let's go to another tossup.

What period, which included the appearance of false Dmitrys began with a 1598 death of Feodor I and ended when Michael Romanoff became Russia Czar?

Majed, Mount Carmel.

- The Cold War.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

(buzzer rings) That was the time of troubles.

Well, 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 Milton and Cage, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun when you're not in class.

- I like to run and wrestle, I also like to pole vault and read.

- All right, thank you very much, Cage.

Vivian.

- I like to listen to music, I like to go to concerts.

I like to run, hang out with my friends, sleep, yeah.

- [Paul] All right, thanks, Vivian.

Claire.

- I also like to run and I swim, do track, and I like theater and music and reading.

- [Paul] All right, thank you very much, Claire.

Alex.

- I like to listen to music and play video games.

- Awesome, thank you very much, Alex, and good luck to you the rest of the way, Milton.

Coming over to Mount Carmel, Majed, tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I like to play soccer and read the encyclopedia.

- [Paul] All right.

Thanks, Majed.

Eben.

- I like to golf, read the dictionary and run track.

- [Paul] Lucas.

- I like to eat food, sleep, and play Dungeon and Dragons.

- [Paul] Who doesn't, man?

And Hannah.

- I like to play basketball, watch sports, listen to music, and read the thesaurus.

- All at the same time?

All right, Mount Carmel, good luck to you the rest of the way.

We'll now go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question, which will require your pencils and papers.

If a standard six-sided die is rolled 320 times, what is the expected value for the number of rolls that show an even number?

- 160.

- [Paul] Lucas, Mount Carmel.

- 160.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Car Shoe and Mumu are both brands of what Italian fashion house, which purchased rival Versace in 2025?

- Louis Vuitton?

- Nope, this was Prada, Prada.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What type of animal chance Brekekekex Koax Koax, in an Aristophanes play and is celebrated for jumping in a Mark Twain story set in Calaveras County?

Alex, Milton.

- A frog?

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What philosopher described the will to truth and beyond good and evil?

A sequel to his earlier book, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra."

Vivian.

- Kierkegaard?

- Nope, good guess.

We're looking for Frederick Nietzsche.

All right, let's go to our next toss-up question.

What ruler who allied with Francis I of France to fight Emperor Charles IV besieged Vienna in 1529 and was an ottoman Sultan called "The Magnificent?"

Claire, Milton.

- Suleiman I.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now.

What Bebop musician of "Salt Peanuts" and "A Night in Tunisia" puffed his cheeks out while playing a signature bent trumpet?

- Louie?

- Nope, this was Dizzy Gillespie.

Okay, here's our next toss up.

What quantity, whose second and first time derivatives are jounce and jerk, is often equal to force over mass and is the rate of change of velocity?

- [Paul] Eben, Mount Carmel.

- Acceleration.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus and get out your pencils and papers.

What multiple of 100 provides the best approximation for the value of 36 squared, given that 40 squared is equal to 1,600?

(upbeat music) Eben.

- 16?

- Nope, that is 1,300.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What state, home to Shoshone Falls was the site of the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff, contains the city of Coeur d'Alene and is nicknamed the Potato State?

- Alex, Milton.

- Idaho?

- Is correct.

And your bonus now, the Japanese town of Nikko is home to the mausoleum of what last of Japan's three great unifiers who founded Japan's last shogunate?

- Tokugawa.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Milton.

Let's go to our next tossup.

What character who employs a black cook named Calpurnia is spit upon by Bob Ewell after acting as Tom Robinson's lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird?"

- Alex, Milton.

- Atticus Finch.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

The protagonist brother Emil is murdered by Frank Shabata in what novel by Willa Cather about the Bergson family?

- The Bergson family.

- No, "O Pioneers!

", "O Pioneers!"

Let's go on to our next tossup.

What event which led to the trial of Captain Thomas Preston killed Crispus Attucks along with several other colonists in a crowd in Massachusetts?

Majed, Mount Carmel.

- The Boston massacre.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What African country whose Bioko island contains its current capital of Malabo is partly named for its location just north of zero degrees latitude?

- Madagascar?

- No, this is Equatorial Guinea.

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

This time, Milton will pick first.

Your categories are EST or O words.

- EST for sure.

- Okay.

- EST.

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

Give these words and terms that are not superlatives, but do end in the consecutive letters EST.

Structure and work a bird lays eggs.

- Nest.

- Yes.

Front part of the upper torso.

- Chest.

- Yes.

Competitive event.

- Chest.

- Contest.

Verb meaning to strongly hate something.

- Detest.

- Yes.

Gather crops from a field.

- Harvest.

- Yes.

Six letter verb that means to eat or drink something.

- Ingest?

- Yes.

A severe storm.

- Pass.

- Tempest.

Item left to someone in a will.

- Pass.

- Bequest.

Autumnal beer event held in Munich.

- Pass.

- Oktoberfest.

Judicial inquiry to determine a person's cause of death.

- Pass.

- That is inquest.

Okay, Milton, you did very well there in that lightning round.

Mount Carmel, it's over to you, and your remaining category will be O words.

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

Give these answers that begin and end with the letter O. Bestselling cookie ever, which has a white- - Oreo.

- Yes, major city near Walt Disney World.

- Orlando.

- Yes.

Herb used on marinara pizza.

- Oregano?

- Yes.

Norwegian capital.

- Oslo?

- Yes.

Slang for damaging information used to hurt political rivals.

Pass.

- Oppo.

Dramatic musical piece such as Messiah.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Oratorio.

Five letter verb, meaning to perform better than.

- Outdo.

- Yes.

Musical phrase repeated through a piece.

- Pass.

- Ostinato.

Regnal name of great Holy Roman Emperor who won the Battle of Lechfeld in 955.

- Otto.

- Yes.

First name of Nobel Prize winning Mexican poet, Paz.

- Pass.

- That is Octavio.

All right, that's going to do it for the lightning round, and after that, we currently have Mount Carmel in the lead over Milton, 130 to 80.

As we begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question.

What country, whose city of Olu lies on the eastern shores of the Gulf of Bothnia is home to the headquarters of Nokia in the outskirts of Helsinki?

- [Paul] Eben, Mount Carmel.

- Norway.

- [Paul] Is incorrect, rebound to Milton.

- Poland?

- Nope, Finland, Finland.

Let's go to another tossup.

What company, which was founded in the 1980s as Babbages experienced soaring stock prices in early 2021 and is a major retailer of video games?

- Alex, Milton.

- GameStop.

- Is correct, and your bonus now.

A pet store worker named Otis befriends young India Opal Buloni in what Kate DiCamillo novel about a dog named after a southern grocery chain?

- I know exactly what this is like.

- That is because of Winn-Dixie.

- [Contestant] I knew it was a W.

- Let's go onto another tossup.

What procedures, one of which named for Edsger Dijkstra is used to find a shortest path are step-by-step sets of rules used to solve a problem?

Alex, Milton.

- Scientific method.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mount Carmel.

Lucas.

- Algorithm?

- Algorithm is what we are looking for for your rebound points.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What city whose journal constitution newspaper will stop its print edition in 2026 is also home to the headquarters of CNN and is in Georgia?

Claire, Milton.

- Atlanta.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What country often described as Europe's last dictatorship has been ruled since the 1990s by Alexander Lukashenko?

- Poland.

- Nope, this is Belarus, Belarus.

Let's go to our next toss-up question.

What general who was exiled after losing at Amphipolis became a historian who wrote about the battle in his History of the Peloponnesian War?

Eben, Mount Carmel.

- Napoleon.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

(contestants whisper) That was Thucydides.

Okay, here's our next toss up.

What poetic form which Edmund Spencer used for his Amoretti consists of three quatrains followed by a couplet for a total of 14 lines?

Claire, Milton.

- Sonnet.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What city in modern day Belgium names the treaty that ended the war of 1812?

- Treaty of Versailles.

- Treaty of Gent is what we were looking for.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What organ, which sits in the sella turcica secretes oxytocin from its posterior lobe, sits below the hypothalamus and secretes growth hormone?

Eben, Mount Carmel.

- Thyroid.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- Pineal gland.

- Nope, this is the pituitary gland.

Let's go on to our next toss up.

What actress who starred in "How to Marry a Millionaire" and "Some like it Hot" died in 1962 of an overdose and was a quintessential blonde bombshell?

Lucas, Mount Carmel.

- Marilyn Monroe.

- Is correct.

And your bonus question, what name is shared by the second Pope and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother and the comic strip, Peanuts?

- Gregory.

- Nope, Linus, Linus Van Pelt.

And that's the end of the game and our winner tonight is Mount Carmel over Milton 150 to 110.

Congratulations, Mount Carmel, 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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