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(exciting upbeat music playing) (keyboard clicking) (exciting music continuing) (keyboard clicking) (exciting music continuing) (whistle screeching) (exciting upbeat music) ♪ Go ♪ Go (whistle screeching) (exciting upbeat music) - Welcome to the 19th season of WVIA's "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 Montrose versus Carbondale.

Representing Montrose are Jeff Pardo, Gage Taylor, Hannah Rebello, and Lee John Sullivan.

Isabella Goldman is their alternate, and their advisor is Ryan Griffiths.

Representing Carbondale are Eliana Connolly, Abigail Wall, Caitlyn Burns, and Hong Tran.

Their advisor is Samantha Masco.

"Scholastic Scrimmage" is a game of rapid recall of factual information.

So let's take a minute and review the rules.

The first team to buzz in will have an opportunity to answer a tossup question.

Correct answers to these questions are awarded 10 points, and that team will then receive a five point bonus question.

If that tossup 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 tossup points but will not receive a bonus question.

Well, let's get started with this tossup question in novels.

In the James Fenimore Cooper novel, "The Last of the Mohicans," what was Hawkeye's white name?

(timer beeping) That name is Natty Bumppo.

Alright, let's move along to a toss up in current events.

The song "What I was Made For" won the best original song award, the 2024 Grammy Awards.

In what movie was this song featured?

(beeper beeping) Hannah, Montrose.

- "Barbie."

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

In some states it must be a licensed minister.

In other states it could be your best friend, or even your sister.

What modern term refers to the person who performs a wedding ceremony?

(timer beeping) That is the officiant.

Okay, let's go to a tossup in geometry, now.

What do we call a solid pyramid with four triangular faces?

(timer beeping) That is a tetrahedron.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in anatomy.

What word is used in the field of anatomy is a synonym for both the pinna of the ear, and the atrium of the heart?

(timer beeping) That is auricle.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in music.

What K-pop group has become very well known for its songs "Dynamite" and "Butter?"

(beeper beeping) Eliana, Carbondale.

- BTS.

- Yes, and here comes (alert whirring) your bonus, now.

This famous federal prison that stands on 12 acres of solid rock was located on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Name this former prison, that is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

(beeper beeping) Eliana.

- Alcatraz Island.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Carbondale.

As we go to a toss up in chemistry.

This element is so light that it floats on water.

However, since it tarnishes quickly when left in the open, it must be stored in mineral oil to prevent tarnishing.

It's a key element in rechargeable batteries, and is also used in many medications.

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Lithium.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

Conjunctions link other words, phrases, or clauses.

They allow us to form complex and elegant sentences.

What type of conjunctions must join elements that are alike?

(beeper beeping) Lee John.

- Comparison?

- No, we're looking for correlative conjunctions.

All right, let's go to a toss up in vocabulary.

The suffix "ologist" usually indicates a person who studies something.

What does a gerontologist study?

(timer beeping) Those are aging and or older adults.

All right, let's go to a toss up in sports.

It's the kickoff of an NFL game.

From what yard line do the teams kick off?

(beeper beeping) - Lee John, Montrose.

- The 40 yard line.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

(beeper beeping) Caitlyn.

- 20 yard line.

- No, we're looking for the 35 yard line.

All right, let's go to a toss up in music.

This British singer and songwriter signed her first record contract (alarm beeping) with XL Recordings in 2006.

Two years later, her first album "19" hit the top of the British charts.

(beeper beeping) She won.

Eliana, Carbondale.

- Adele.

- Yes.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus.

Some fat in the diet is necessary for good health.

Fatty substances that do not dissolve in water are a certain type that contain glycerol and fatty acids.

When mixed with a watery solution, these fats disperse into tiny droplets forming an emulsion.

Name this type of fat.

(beeper beeping) That is a lipid.

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

(electricity buzzing) In this segment, (electricity buzzing) each team will have an opportunity to answer as many of the 12 rapid fire questions as they can, in one minute.

Carbondale has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are American history or sports and games.

- American history.

- American history it is.

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

For what state did each of these men previously serve as Governor?

Bill Clinton?

You don't know, you can pass.

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Arkansas.

Arnold Schwarzenegger?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] California.

Rod Blagojevich?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Illinois.

George Wallace?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Alabama.

Chris Christie?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] New Jersey.

Jeb Bush?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- Florida.

Mike Huckabee?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Arkansas.

Mike Pence?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Indiana.

Andrew Cuomo?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] New York.

George W. Bush?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- That's Texas.

(timer beeping) Okay, Carbondale.

That's gonna wrap up your first lightning round.

Montrose, we're coming over to you.

And your remaining category will be sports and games.

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

Tell the complete team name of a National Hockey League team for which the following athletes currently play.

For example, if you're given the name Trevor Zegras, your answer would be the Anaheim Ducks.

So we need the city and the team name.

Clayton Keller?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Utah Hockey Club.

David Pastrnak?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Boston Bruins.

Rasmus Dahlin?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Buffalo Sabers.

Tyler Toffoli?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] San Jose Sharks.

Seth Jones?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Chicago Black Hawks.

Nathan MacKinnon?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Colorado Avalanche.

Connor McDavid?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Edmonton Oilers.

Adam Fox?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] New York Rangers.

Eric Carlson?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jordan Kyrou?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] St. Louis Blues.

Nick Suzuki?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Montreal Canadians.

Jason Robertson?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- That is the Dallas Stars.

I can tell you guys absolutely love hockey.

All right, Montrose, that's gonna do it for your portion of the lightning round, and after that we have a very close game, Carbondale in the lead over Montrose, 25 to 20.

And we're now going to go ahead, and move into the second quarter with this tossup question in theater.

In which musical does the character Scorpius Malfoy appear?

(beeper beeping) - Lee John, Montrose.

- "Harry Potter and the Curse Child."

- Yes.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

They don't have to be villains.

What do we call the character who always opposes (beeper beeping) or gets in the way?

- Antagonist.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Montrose.

As we go to a toss up in novels.

What book by Linda Sue Parks tells the true story of two 11 year olds in Sudan, a girl named Naya, who travels a long distance to fetch water, and a boy named Salva, who is a lost refugee, traveling around Sudan in search of his family.

(timer beeping) That is "A Long Walk to Water."

Okay, let's go to a toss up in vocational.

What part of the lathe rotates the work piece?

(timer beeping) That is the spindle.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in literature.

This American author is considered the greatest writer of southern literature.

He's known for his novels, and short stories, many of which are set in a fictional county that are based on a Mississippi County in which he grew up.

Name this author who works.

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Mark Twain.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Carbondale.

Name this author whose works, "A Fable" and "The Reavers", won Nobel Prizes.

(timer beeping) That author is William Faulkner.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in astronomy.

What do astronomers call the point of a planet, asteroid, or comet's elliptical orbit, which is closest to the sun?

(beeper beeping) Jeff, Montrose.

- Perihelion.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) Here's your bonus question.

It's one of three structures located in Cathedral Square.

It's the only one with an unstable foundation.

Due to the foundation problems, the structure has developed a tilt of approximately four degrees.

(beeper beeping) Gage.

- The Leaning Tower of Pisa.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Montrose.

As we go to a toss up in anatomy.

The human eye has two different types of light directing cells.

Which of these types of cells are concentrated in the center of the retina, in an area called the macula, and give us the ability to see colors?

(beeper beeping) Abigail, Carbondale.

- The pupil.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montrose.

(beeper beeping) - Lee John.

- The cones.

- Cones is correct (alert whirring) for your rebound points, Montrose.

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

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does our government get its power?

(beeper beeping) Abigail, Carbondale.

- The people.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

For an individual, it means all the dramatic texts, or music, that the individual can perform well.

For a drama company it means all the dramatic works they can perform.

Identify this 10 letter term, beginning with a letter R. (timer beeping) That is repertoire.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in novels now.

In which Charles Dickens novel do we meet Edward Murdstone, the second husband of Clara, the main character's mother?

(timer beeping) (timer beeping) That is David Copperfield.

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 (exciting music playing) from Montrose.

And Jeff, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I like to spend my time drawing, usually.

I work on maps, usually, and flags.

- [Paul] Neat, thanks, Jeff.

Gage?

- So I'm trying to write a story right now, so I often look into like different ideas for developing that, and sometimes it's drawing, sometimes I also do maps, but then I also like to learn stuff so that I can, you know, reference it, or like sometimes it's from real history, or from science, or stuff like that.

- It's a real process, isn't it?

Hannah?

- I like reading and going camping.

- [Paul] Thanks, Hannah.

Lee John?

- I play a few different instruments.

Mostly the euphonium, but I also play the trombone, and the tuba, and the xylophone.

- That's excellent.

Thanks, Lee John.

(exciting music continuing) Let's come on over to Carbondale, right now.

And Eliana, tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I'm a dancer so I spend a lot of my time outside of school at the studio.

- [Paul] Okay, thanks, Eliana.

Abigail?

- Right now, I'm playing basketball, and I also do soccer in the fall, and cheerleading.

- [Paul] Okay, thank you.

Caitlyn?

- I spend most of my time reading at home, or at basketball practice.

- [Paul] Thanks, Caitlyn.

Hong?

- I also like to read and dance as well.

- Alright, thank you guys.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

Now let's go ahead and begin the third quarter with this tossup question in music.

When this Italian term is applied to a piece of music, it indicates that the time should be twice as fast as the notes values suggest.

What is this two word musical term?

(beeper beeping) Lee John, Montrose.

- Cut time.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

(timer beeping) That term was alla breve.

Okay, let's move on now to another toss up, this one in general knowledge.

The AARP, one of the world's largest nonprofit organizations, only allows membership to individuals who are 50 years or older.

What is the complete name for this organization?

(timer beeping) That is the American Association of Retired Persons.

Let's go to a toss up in grammar now.

Which relative pronoun is the only one whose name does not start with the letter W?

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

I need an answer.

- How?

- No, (laughing) no, rebound to Carbondale.

(timer beeping) It is that.

That.

Let's go to a tossup in theater now.

What name is given to the type of theater in which the stage can be viewed from all sides simultaneously?

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Amphitheater.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

(timer beeping) That term is theater in the round.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in American history.

This dark horse president believed in manifest destiny, and added much of the Southwest, and California, during his term in office.

He also acquired the Oregon Country through a treaty with Great Britain.

Name this 11th President of the United States who led our country during the Mexican war, from 1846 to 1848.

(beeper beeping) Jeff, Montrose.

- James Polk.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

What term refers to the feeling, or emotion, that the artist hopes to elicit from the viewer of his works?

(beeper beeping) - Lee John.

- The mood.

- The mood is correct for your bonus points, Montrose.

As we move along to a tossup in biology.

During the 1990s, scientists discovered they could transfer genes from one type of plant, or animal, to another.

What term do we use to refer to crops, or livestock, produced using this technology?

(beeper beeping) Lee John, Montrose.

- Genetically modified.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

He was the first person of non-European ancestry to attain the US vice presidency.

He was born in Kansas, and was a member of the Kaw Nation.

What running mate of Herbert Hoover became the first US vice president of Native American heritage?

(timer beeping) That was Charles Curtis.

Okay, let's go to a toss up in novels.

What author wrote "This Side of Paradise," and "Tender is the Night," as well as "The Great Gatsby?"

(beeper beeping) Hannah, Montrose.

- Fitzgerald?

- Yes.

(alert whirring) And here comes your bonus question, now.

What Asian city is sacred to the people of three faiths, Jews, Christians, (beeper beeping) and Muslims?

- Jerusalem.

- Jerusalem is correct for your bonus points, (alarm beeping) Montrose.

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

(electricity buzzing) This time, Montrose will pick first.

Your categories are vocabulary or anatomy.

- Vocabulary.

- Vocabulary it is.

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

This is an a plus word question.

Every answer will begin with the letter A, and each progressive answer will have one more letter than the last answer in its name.

The first letter, and the number of letters that follow that first letter in the answer, will be given in addition to a clue or definition.

Name each of these A plus words.

A plus one.

One of the three articles in grammar.

(beeper beeping) Lee John.

- A.

- [Paul] An.

A plus two.

A small pointed tool that makes holes in wood or leather.

(beeper beeping) - Skip.

- [Paul] That's awl.

A plus three, the opposite of a base in the field of chemistry.

(beeper beeping) - Acid.

- [Paul] Yes.

A plus four.

Nimble, flexible, and able to move (beeper beeping) with ease.

- Agile.

- Yes.

A plus five.

To make a surprise attack on a group of enemy soldiers.

(beeper beeping) - Ambush.

- Yes.

A plus six.

Old, belonging to people from the far past.

(beeper beeping) - Ancient.

- Yes.

A plus seven.

A short, amusing, and interesting story about the happenings of the author.

(beeper beeping) - Skip.

- Anecdote.

A plus eight.

An adjective describing an author whose name is unknown or kept secret.

(beeper beeping) - Anonymous.

- Yes.

A plus nine.

A person who helps another person break the law.

(beeper beeping) - Accomplice.

- Yes.

A plus 10.

To recognize a person, or to admit that something is true.

(beeper beeping) - Acquiesce.

(timer beeping) - Acknowledge.

Acknowledge.

Great job in the lightning round, Montrose.

Carbondale, we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be anatomy.

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

You'll be given a word root that is associated with an organ, or particular part of the human body.

Give the organ, or body part, that's most often with these roots.

Gastro?

(beeper beeping) - Intestine.

- [Paul] Stomach.

Hepato?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Liver.

Rhino?

(beeper beeping) - Nose.

- [Paul] Yes.

Crani?

(beeper beeping) - Brain.

- [Paul] Skull.

Enceph?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's brain.

Hemo?

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Blood.

Cardio?

(beeper beeping) - Heart.

- [Paul] Yes.

Osteo?

(beeper beeping) - Bones.

- Yes.

Neuro?

(beeper beeping) - The brain.

- [Paul] Nerves.

Derm.

(beeper beeping) - Skin.

- [Paul] Yes.

Mayo.

(beeper beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Muscles.

Phlebo?

(beeper beeping) - Skin.

- Veins.

All right, that's gonna do it for the lightning round.

And after that we currently have Montrose in the lead over Carbondale, 130 to 55.

And we're now going to go ahead, and begin the last segment of the game with this tossup question in world geography.

It's especially known for its lemurs, colorful chameleons, stunning orchids, and tall baobab trees, located in.

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Madagascar.

Madagascar.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

After losing his job as an oil company executive, he began to write detective fiction.

His first short story was "Blackmailers Don't Shoot."

His first novel was "The Big Sleep."

He was born in Chicago, but after his father abandoned the family, his mother moved them to England.

Who penned "The Long Goodbye," and created the detective Philip Marlowe?

(timer beeping) That is Raymond Chandler.

Let's go to a toss up in cinema, now.

What movie director directed the following films?

"Aviator," "The Wolf of Wall Street," and "Goodfellas."

(timer beeping) That is the great Martin Scorsese.

All right, let's go to a toss up in chemistry.

This is a very dense metal.

It's soft and yellow in color, sold by the ounce on the world market.

Name this element whose atomic number is 79.

(beeper beeping) Lee John, Montrose.

- Sulfur.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

(beeper beeping) Hong.

- Gold.

- Gold is correct (alert whirring) for your rebound points, Carbondale.

As we turn now to a toss up in world geography.

In what ocean would you find the republic of Cape Verde?

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- The Atlantic Ocean.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here comes your bonus question.

This specific type of psychrometer is composed of two identical thermometers.

The bulb of one thermometer is kept wet, causing it to record a lower temperature than the dry thermometer.

Name the weather instrument that measures the humidity, or the amount of water vapor, (beeper beeping) in the air.

- Hygrometer.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Montrose, great job.

As we go to a toss up in ancient history.

Ptolemy the twelfth Auletess was the father of what Egyptian Queen?

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Cleopatra.

- Is correct.

(alert whirring) And here's your bonus question.

The Fibonacci sequence begins with the numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, and 34.

What is the next number in this sequence?

(beeper beeping) - Lee John.

- 55.

- I'm sorry?

- 55.

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Very good, Montrose.

As we go to a toss up in geometry.

This is the process in which congruent plane figures, or shapes, completely cover a plane without overlapping.

(beeper beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Tiling.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question, and rebound to Carbondale.

By what term, beginning with the letter T, do we refer to this process?

(timer beeping) That is tessellation.

Tessellation.

Here's your next toss up.

This one in physics.

What device that is named for the German physicist who invented it is used to detect radioactivity, such as alpha and beta particles?

(timer beeping) That device is a Geiger counter.

All right, let's move on to a toss up in literature.

What modern author created a group of characters known as the Camel Club?

(timer beeping) (alarm beeping) That is David Baldacci.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Montrose over Carbondale, (exciting music playing) 170 to 65.

Congratulations, Montrose, 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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(upbeat happy music playing) - [Narrator] Are you a high school senior, or college student, trying to further your education?

The Lucerne Foundation can help.

(uplifting music playing) The Luzerne Foundation is a northeastern Pennsylvania based community nonprofit that provides over 70 scholarships a year to students.

The Luzerne Foundation.

We are here for good.

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