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(upbeat music) (marching band music) - 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 one, three, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Mountain View versus West Scranton.

Representing Mountain View are Mimi Sedlac, Jackson Guessford, Vivian Sedlac, and Luke Ziprich.

Their alternate is Riley Turner and their advisor is Charlene Martins.

Representing West Scranton are Kevin Doe, Elena Lee, Valerie Ayla, and Mason Bennett.

Their alternate is Anthony Margavic and their advisor is Rick Bresser.

"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 started with this toss-up question in short stories.

The son of a shoemaker, this Danish author wrote "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Snow Queen" basing them on folk tales.

(buzzer beeps) Vivian, Mountain View.

- Hans Christian Anderson.

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

What poisonous snake from North America shares its name with the name given to Northerners who sided with the south during the Civil War?

(buzzer beeps) Mimi.

- Carpet baggers?

- No looking for copperhead, copperhead.

All right, here's your next toss-up.

This one is in geometry.

In geometry, what do we call the subdivision of an angle that is equivalent to one 60th of a degree?

(buzzer beeps) Luke, Mountain View.

- Radian.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- A minute.

- Is correct for your rebound points, West Scranton, as we turn to a toss-up in grammar.

What is the form of a verb called that can be used as either an adjective or as part of another verb tense such as the perfect or continuous tense?

(buzzer beeps) That is a participle.

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in earth science.

What do we call the system that tracks smog and other forms of particulate pollution and uses ratings from good to hazardous?

(buzzer beeps) That's the AQI, the air quality index.

All right, here's your next toss up in music.

It could be a small wedge of plastic, leather, or even a quill.

What do we call these small tools used to pluck the strings of a certain musical instrument?

(buzzer beeps) Jackson, Mountain View.

- Pick.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- A bow.

- No.

The answer we're looking for was plectrum, plectrum.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one is in botany.

The Saguaro cactus blooms at night and its flowers are white.

What color is its fruit when it's ripe?

(buzzer beeps) Mason, West Scranton.

- Purple - [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mountain View.

(buzzer beeps) Luke.

- Red.

- Red is correct for your rebound points, Mountain View, as we turn now to a toss up in American history.

A total of 20 members of this group were executed by the end of 1879 for murders that dated back to the year 1863.

Name this secret society of Pennsylvania Irish coal miners who struggled to improve mining conditions often with violent methods.

(buzzer beeps) Those were the Molly Maguires.

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

What celestial phenomenon occurred on the day Mark Twain died and on the day he was born?

(buzzer beeps) Luke, Mountain View.

- Haley's comment.

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

In Norse mythology, what son of Odin was killed when the blind God Hoder shot him with a twig of missile toe?

(buzzer beeps) Luke.

- Vidar.

- No, that was Baldr.

All right, your next toss-up question is in drama.

The date was June 29th, 1613.

A prop camera misfired igniting the thatched roof and the entire theater went up in flames during a performance of Henry VIII.

Name this London Theater- (buzzer beeps) the home, Mason, West Scranton.

- The Globe Theater.

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

It involves a closed meeting of a group of individuals who belong to the same political party or faction for the purpose of deciding on policy or selecting a candidate.

Until 1824, members of Congress nominated American presidential candidates by what method?

(buzzer beeps) - Convention.

- No, that term is caucus.

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 12 rapid fire questions as they can in one minute.

West Scranton has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are biology or world history.

(buzzer beeps) - Biology.

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

Identify these biology terms beginning with the letter S. Basic unit of contraction in both cardiac and skeletal muscles?

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Sarcomere.

Oily secretion of the sebaceous glands?

(buzzer beeps) - Sweat.

- [Paul] Sebum.

Wall that separates the segments of analib?

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's septum.

Male reproductive structure of a flower?

You don't know you can pass.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Stamen.

STD caused by treponema pallidum?

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's syphilis.

Describes an organism that stays attached to a surface for its entire life?

Running outta time.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

Sessile.

Small bristle like hairs on the exterior of an analib?

(buzzer beeps) That was sate.

All right, West Scranton, that's gonna wrap up your first lightning round.

Mountain View, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be world history.

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

Name these historical figures whose last names all begin with the letter M. The First Lady who saved the picture of George Washington when the White House was invaded?

(buzzer beeps) - Monroe - [Paul] Madison.

The 25th president of the United States who was assassinated?

(buzzer beeps) - McKinley.

- [Paul] Yes.

A French painter who's known for his paintings, Women with the Hat and The Snail.

(buzzer beeps) - Monet.

- [Paul] Matisse.

An Italian dictator who founded and led the national- (buzzer beeps) - Mussolini.

- [Paul] Yes.

The author of the "Winnie the Pooh" book series.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Milne.

A classical composer who composed 41 symphonies- (buzzer beeps) - Mozart.

- Yes.

The author of "Moby Dick"?

(buzzer beeps) - Herman Melville.

- [Paul] Yes.

An Israeli politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel?

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Meir.

An Austrian biologist who studied pea plants and first described the transmission- (buzzer beeps) - Mendel.

- [Paul] Yes.

A Portuguese navigator whose crew was the first to sail all the way around the earth?

(buzzer beeps) - Magellan.

- [Paul] Yes.

A powerful railroad magnet who financed industrial consolidations that formed General Electric, US Steel, and International Harvester.

(buzzer beeps) (buzzer beeps) Ran outta time.

That was JP Morgan.

Well, that's going to do it for the first lightning round and after that we currently have Mountain View in the lead over West Scranton, 60 to 20.

Now we're going to go ahead and move into the second quarter with this toss-up question in US geography.

There's a monument in Alabama to an agricultural pest that has a devastating effect on cotton crops.

To which pest does a statue pay tribute?

(buzzer beeps) Mason, West Scranton.

- A mole.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mountain View.

(buzzer beeps) Luke.

- Aphid.

- No.

That answer is boll weevil.

All right, here's your next toss-up in novels.

Hannibal Lecter gave us all chills in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs."

What author created both the fictional characters, Hannibal Lecter and the Tooth Fairy, a serial killer from the book "Red Dragon"?

(buzzer beeps) That is Thomas Harris.

Okay, here's your next toss-up in geometry.

Identify the three dimensional solid figure that has 12 flat faces.

(buzzer beeps) Luke, Mountain View.

- Dodecagon.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

(buzzer beeps) That figure is a regular dodecahedron.

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

What term, beginning with the letter N, do we use to refer to the primary enemy of a character in a novel?

(buzzer beeps) Mason, West Scranton.

- Nemesis.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

If you're running in the men's 110 meter hurdles event, how many hurdles will you encounter on your run?

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- Six.

- No, that answer is 10.

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

This Christmas carol was the most popular song in 1942 and is still popular today.

Name this popular song sung by Bing Crosby, where treetops glisten and children listen.

(buzzer beeps) Vivian, Mountain View.

- "White Christmas".

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The main anabolic hormone of the body is produced in the pancreatic eyelets.

It regulates the metabolism of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.

Name this hormone that could be given to an individual when their pancreas doesn't work properly.

(buzzer beeps) Luke.

- Insulin.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Mountain View, as we turn to a toss-up in literature.

This Massachusetts poet ended her life in 1974.

"The Awful Rowing Towards God" is a collection of her poetry published posthumously.

Her last name is also a name for a person who has charge of the maintenance of church property.

Who was she?

(buzzer beeps) That poet was Ann Sexton.

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

One abbreviation can have various meanings.

For example, IRA in the United States would mean individual retirement account.

What would it mean in Ireland?

(buzzer beeps) That's the Irish Republican army.

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

Situated between the midbrain and the cerebral cortex, this part of our brain serves as our body's information relay station.

All information from our senses, except for smell, are processed here before being sent to the brain cerebral cortex.

(buzzer beeps) Luke, Mountain View.

- Hippocampus - Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to West Scranton.

Cortex for interpretation.

Name this part of the body that also plays a role in sleep, consciousness, learning, and memory.

(buzzer beeps) Valerie.

- Hypothalamus - Is incorrect.

The thalamus.

The thalamus.

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 Mountain View and Mimi, I will come to you first.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself.

- I have a 1200 day Duolingo streak.

- [Paul] 1200 days.

That's very impressive.

Thanks Mimi.

Jackson.

- I was almost born backwards, which explains a lot.

(Paul laughs) - [Paul] Thanks Jackson.

Vivian.

- I've been to the world's tallest filing cabinet.

- [Paul] Where is that?

- It's in Burlington.

- [Paul] Okay, that makes sense.

- It's about the only thing to do in Burlington.

- [Paul] Thanks Vivian.

Luke.

- I once ate an entire piece of pizza in one bite.

- We'll talk after the show.

West Scranton coming over to you.

Kevin, tell us a fun fact about yourself.

- I've been to three different countries.

- [Paul] That's excellent.

Thanks Kevin.

Elena.

- My family owns a restaurant.

- [Paul] Okay, thanks Elena.

Valerie.

- I have a huge collection of Squishmellows.

- [Paul] Okay, Mason.

- I've been cliff jumping.

- Cliff jumping.

All right, excellent.

That's a very dangerous hobby.

Stay safe out there.

It was very nice to see all of you again.

Let's go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in sports and games.

In what sport does a person shoot at clay disks that are thrown into the air by a machine?

Luke, Mountain View.

- Trap shooting.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

These birds breed in the arctic region of North America and Eurasia.

At the end of the northern summer they migrate for more than 11,000 miles to their southern home in Antarctica.

Named this bird that holds the record for the longest migration of any bird.

(buzzer beeps) - Canada Goose.

- No, we're looking for the Arctic tern.

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

Name the American composer and conductor whose famous for his ballet score "Billy the Kid" and other such works as fanfare for the common man.

(buzzer beeps) Vivian, Mountain View.

- Valmiki.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

(buzzer beeps) That composer and conductor is Aaron Copeland.

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

Considered as the father of capitalism, who wrote an inquiry into the nature and cause of the wealth of nations?

(buzzer beeps) That is Adam Smith.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one is in world geography.

Located in New Zealand, what is the name of the world's southernmost capital city?

(buzzer beeps) Elena, West Scranton.

- Wellington - Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Mopeds or scooters carrying two people must be equipped with a seat and what else for the passenger?

(buzzer beeps) Valerie.

- Helmet.

- No, we're looking for footrest.

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

There are compounds that help regulate many vital body processes including digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients.

They're classified as either water or fat soluble.

Give the name of these nutrients that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.

(buzzer beeps) Mason, West Scranton.

- Lipids.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mountain View.

(buzzer beeps) - Hormone.

- Nope.

We are looking at vitamins, vitamins.

Okay, here's your next toss up.

This one is in cinema.

This award-winning actress rose to fame during the 1990s.

She starred in several Hong Kong action films in which she did her own stunts.

She starred in the 1997 James Bond flick "Tomorrow Never Dies."

In March, 2023, she became the first Asian to win an Academy Award.

(buzzer beeps) Elena, West Scranton.

- Michelle Yeoh.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Thornton Wilder was a biblical analogy about Adam and Eve?

(buzzer beeps) Valerie.

- Genesis.

- No, that's "The Skin of our Teeth."

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in social science.

This peninsula extends from the southeastern part of Massachusetts into the Atlantic Ocean.

(buzzer beeps) Luke, Mountain View.

- Cape Cod.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

"The Crucible" is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller.

The play represented an allegory for McCarthyism.

In the play, characters weren't accused of being communists.

What were they accused of?

(buzzer beeps) - Witches.

- That is correct for your bonus points, Mountain View, as we go to a toss up in chemistry.

What is the chemical symbol for the chemical element that was named after the scientist who devised the periodic table of elements.

(buzzer beeps) Kevin, West Scranton.

- Mendeleev.

- We're looking for the symbol.

- MN.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mountain View.

(buzzer beeps) That is MD.

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

This time Mountain View will pick first.

Your categories are sports and games or music.

(buzzer beeps) - Music.

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

Many popular recording artists got an amazing career start by winning or competing on a television music competition show.

Name the show where each of these popular musicians started.

Usher.

(buzzer beeps) - The Voice.

- [Paul] Star Search.

Morgan Wallen.

(buzzer beeps) - The Voice.

- Yes.

- [Paul] Beyonce.

(buzzer beeps) - America's Got Talent.

- [Paul] Star Search once again.

The band Little Mix.

(buzzer beeps) - America's Got Talent.

- [Paul] X Factor.

Adam Lambert.

(buzzer beeps) - American Idol.

- Yes.

Scotty McCreary.

(buzzer beeps) - I'm gonna say The Voice.

- [Paul] American Idol.

Harry Styles?

(buzzer beeps) - X Factor.

- [Announcer] Yes.

Christina Aguilera?

(buzzer beeps) - The Voice.

- [Paul] Star Search.

Jordan Sparks.

(buzzer beeps) - X Factor.

- American Idol.

Justin Timberlake?

(buzzer beeps) - The Voice.

- [Paul] Star Search.

Jennifer Hudson?

(buzzer beeps) - Star Search.

- American Idol.

(students laugh) Well, that was a very entertaining lightning round, Mountain View.

Thank you very much for that.

We're gonna come on over to West Scranton.

Your remaining category will be sports and games.

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

It's a blast from the past.

You'll be given the name of a famous former athlete.

Give the sport in which each excelled.

Brett Farve?

(buzzer beeps) - Mason.

- Football.

- [Paul] Yes.

Joe Frazier.

(buzzer beeps) - Tennis.

- [Paul] Boxing.

Greg Maddox?

(buzzer beeps) - Boxing.

- [Paul] Baseball.

Brett Hall?

(buzzer beeps) - Baseball.

- Hockey.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr?

(buzzer beeps) - Racing.

- [Paul] Yes.

Roger Federer?

(buzzer beeps) - Tennis.

- [Paul] Yes.

Ernie Banks?

(buzzer beeps) - Boxing.

- [Paul] Baseball.

Earl Anthony?

(buzzer beeps) - Soccer.

- [Paul] Bowling.

Jack Nicholas?

(buzzer beeps) - Golf.

- [Paul] Yes.

Mark Spitz?

(buzzer beeps) - Baseball.

- [Paul] Swimming.

Jackie Robinson?

(buzzer beeps) - Baseball.

- [Paul] Yes.

Shaquille O'Neal?

(buzzer beeps) - Basketball.

- That's correct.

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

And after that we currently have Mountain View in the lead over West Scranton 115 to 80 as we begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in novels.

Published in February, 2023, this novel about Wyoming game Warden Joe Pickett finds Pickett investigating the mysterious death of a professor from the University of Wyoming.

He finds his investigation obstructed by federal agents, area extremists, and even the state's governor.

Give the title of this book, the 23rd book in the Joe Pickett series written by CJ Box.

(buzzer beeps) That is "Storm Watch".

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

Which of Picasso's paintings depicted the destruction of a town in the Basque province of Spain?

(buzzer beeps) That was Guernica.

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

"The Bridge of San Louis Ray", a Pulitzer Prize winning novel tells of five people who die when a rope bridge collapses in Peru.

What American playwright and novelist wrote this novel?

(buzzer beeps) That is Thornton Wilder.

Here's your next toss-up in general knowledge.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th unless this occurs.

When is the date for St. Patrick's Day changed?

(buzzer beeps) Luke, Mountain View.

Leap years.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

(buzzer beeps) When it falls during Holy Week.

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

This Disney stage musical was adapted from one of their animated films, which was based on a fairytale.

It tells of a very unkind prince who's been transformed into an unattractive creature.

(buzzer beeps) Elena, West Scranton.

- "Beauty and the Beast".

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What degree measure corresponds with the radiant measure of two pi over three radians?

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- 150.

- No, we're looking for 120.

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

What company developed the brand of blended iced coffee drinks known as Frappuccinos?

(buzzer beeps) Vivian, Mountain View.

- Starbucks - Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

What contemporary playwright, best known for his plays "Love and Money" and "Orphans" has recently won a multitude of awards for his play "Matilda, The Musical".

(buzzer beeps) - Paul Lazar.

- Correct.

No, that's Dennis Kelly.

Dennis Kelly.

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

What is the line on a volleyball court called that has placed three meters from the net- (buzzer beeps) on both sides?

Luke, Mountain View.

- 10 foot line.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

(buzzer beeps) Mason.

- The kitchen.

- No, that's the attack line.

All right, here's your next toss up in American history.

What founding father who served as America's First Secretary of the Treasury is featured- (buzzer beeps) Valerie, West Scranton.

- Alexander Hamilton.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

These very short stories usually add some personal knowledge to the subject that's being portrayed.

Beginning with the letter A, what term refers to these interesting and often humorous stories?

(buzzer beeps) Those are anecdotes.

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

What pea sized gland located at the base of the brain releases a total of nine hormones- (buzzer beeps) Valerie, West Scranton.

- Pineal gland.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mountain View.

(buzzer beeps) Luke.

- Pituitary.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Mountain View, and that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Mountain View over West Scranton, 135 to 100.

Congratulations Mountain View.

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 thanks for watching.

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