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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 $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features North Pocono versus Forest City.

Representing North Pocono are Joseph DiMadio, Raina Nimitz, Elizabeth Donovan, and Grace Bekes.

Their alternates are Kyle Mazenko and Christian Siegel, and their advisor is Christopher Wilbur.

Representing Forest City are Alexis Baskin, Elijah Ferrera, Jonathan Mayers, and Emily Frisbe.

Their advisor is William Graziano.

"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 go ahead and get started with this toss-up question in government.

In an impeachment trial of the president of the United States who serves as the jury?

(buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- The Supreme Court of the United States.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeping) Joseph.

- Senate.

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

What type of verb does not require a direct object?

(timer beeping) That verb is an intransitive.

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in sports and games.

In what sport are you most likely to hear the terms clucked, nipped, scabbed, and amped?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Cricket.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(timer beeping) It's huge in Pennsylvania, surfing.

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

John Grisham is at it again with another top-selling legal thriller about two boys Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco, who grew up as friends playing little league in Biloxi in the 1960s until the life of their families took them in different directions.

Name this book that twists and turns until the two families find themselves facing each other in the same courtroom for a showdown.

(timer beeping) That is "The Boys from Biloxi."

Okay, here's your next toss-up.

This one is in astronomy.

These cool patches on the surface of the sun appear darker.

(buzzer beeping) What are, Grace, North Pocono?

- Sun spots.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

According to Greek mythology, Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon.

Who was her mother?

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

- Cassiopeia.

- No, Clytemnestra, Clytemnestra.

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

This type of bacteria is thought to be the first organism to evolve and develop photosynthesis, thus also becoming the first organism to produce oxygen and generate it into the atmosphere.

They do not have chloroplasts but do have chlorophyll.

There are over 2,000 species of this bacteria that are widely distributed in inland waters and can cause major problems with water quality.

Name this bacterium, that was once called blue-green algae.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Plankton.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(timer beeping) That was cyanobacteria.

All right, let's turn to a toss-up in cinema.

"Creed 3" was released on March third, 2023.

Based on characters created by Sylvester Stallone, it's the ninth film in the "Rocky" series.

The character of Adonis "Donny" Creed has been played by the same actor in all three installments of the "Creed" films.

Name the actor who portrays Adonis.

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Michael B. Jordan.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had only one daughter.

Give the name of this royal family member, who's participated in the Olympics.

(timer beeping) (buzzer beeping) Jonathan.

- Elizabeth.

- No, we're looking for Princess Anne.

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.

Forest City has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are American history or sports and games.

(buzzer beeping) - American history.

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

Give the current US state in which each of these Civil War battles was fought.

Fort Sumter.

(buzzer beeping) - Skip.

- [Paul] South Carolina.

Antietam.

(buzzer beeping) - Virginia.

Is incorrect, Maryland.

Vicksburg.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Mississippi.

Chancellorsville.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Virginia.

Chickamauga.

(buzzer beeping) - Ohio.

- [Paul] Georgia.

Battle at Fort Donaldson.

(buzzer beeping) - Maryland.

- Tennessee.

Gettysburg, (buzzer beeping) - Pennsylvania.

- [Paul] Yes, Shiloh.

(buzzer beeping) - New York.

- [Paul] Tennessee.

Fredericksburg.

(buzzer beeping) - Maryland.

- [Paul] Virginia.

Battle of Seven Pines.

(buzzer beeping) - Virginia.

(timber beeping) - Yes.

All right, Forest City, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

North Pocono, we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be sports and games, and once again, your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

With what sport are these athletes most closely associated?

Isaac Alarcon.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Football.

Keynan Middleton.

(buzzer beeping) - Basketball.

- [Paul] Baseball.

Lionel Messi.

(buzzer beeping) - Soccer.

- [Paul] Yes, Kevin Durant.

(buzzer beeping) - Basketball.

- [Paul] Yes.

Brian Harman.

(buzzer beeping) - Football.

- [Paul] Golf, Tyler Reddick.

(buzzer beeping) - Baseball.

- NASCAR.

Jagger Eaton.

(buzzer beeping) - NASCAR.

- [Paul] Skateboarding.

Amber Glenn.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Figure skating.

Stephanie Gilmore.

(buzzer beeping) - Tennis.

- [Paul] Surfing.

Greg Balsdon.

(buzzer beeping) - Golf.

- [Paul] Curling.

Clayton Keller.

(buzzer beeping) - Football.

- [Paul] Hockey.

Scottie Scheffler.

(buzzer beeping) - Golf.

- Yes.

All right, that's gonna wrap up the first lightning round and after that we currently have North Pocono in the lead over Forest City, 35-20, and now we're going to move into the second quarter with this toss-up question.

In botany when used in anatomy, the word fascicle refers to a small bundle of nerves or muscles.

To what bundle or group is a botanist referring to when he or she uses the word fascicle?

(timer beeping) That was pine needles.

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

"Superheroes are Everywhere" is a picture book written by a government figure.

It tells how this person loved superheroes and soon found them everywhere she looked.

Who was this author, who's also been the highest ranking female official in US history?

(buzzer beeping) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- Nancy Pelosi.

- [Paul] Is incorrect, rebound Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) - Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

- No, we're looking for Kamala Harris.

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

It's a combination of algae and fungus that live together in a symbiotic relationship.

Identify these pioneer organisms found on tree bark, stone walls, bare rock, and other substrates.

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Lichen.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

John Wallace's ideas aided in the development of the binomial theorem, differential calculus, and integral calculus.

In an arithmetical infinium, he introduced the symbol of the eight laid on its side.

What does this symbol represent?

(buzzer beeping) - Infinity.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono, as we go to a toss-up in American history.

Too many cooks spoil the broth is an example of what economic law which states that at some point, the additional input decreases output?

(timer beeping) That was the law of diminishing returns.

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

What do we call the heat that is released when matter undergoes a change in state?

(buzzer beeping) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Entropy.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Forest City.

(timer beeping) That heat is latent heat.

All right, let's turn now to a toss-up in vocabulary.

What do we know about a person who's described as myopic?

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- They're short-sighted.

Is correct and here's your bonus question.

In what deep, dark underground pit did Zeus banish his enemies?

(buzzer beeping) - Tartarus.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono.

Great job, as we go to a toss-up in geometry.

It's defined as a parallelogram that is neither a rectangle nor a rhombus.

Name this flat two dimensional shape that's similar to a parallelogram in which the adjacent sides are not equal and the angles are not right angles.

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Trapezoid.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(timer beeping) That is a rhomboid.

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

What do mathematicians call a cardinal number that is not finite?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Radical.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

- Irrational.

- No, transfinite, transfinite.

All right, your next toss-up is in vocabulary.

It can mean stern or cold in manner or appearance.

It can also mean bare or without adornment.

Identify the seven-letter term that begins with the letter A.

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Austere.

(timer beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus.

What term would a botanist use to describe the process of a plant naturally shedding an old leaf or a ripe fruit?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is abscission.

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 North Pocono and Joseph, I'll come to you first.

Let's talk food.

If you can eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

- I'd have to say pasta, or else my Italian grandmother would be very upset with me.

(Paul chuckling) - [Paul] It's a good answer, Joseph.

Raina?

- Chicken marsala.

It's just really good.

- [Paul] It is really good.

Elizabeth?

- Mashed potatoes.

I feel like you can put anything on them.

- [Paul] You can and they're so versatile.

Grace?

- Tuna salad, because I eat it every day.

- Thanks, Grace.

Forest City, gonna come over to you.

Alexis, tell me what your favorite food is if you could eat it for the rest of your life and why.

- Pasta, because there's so many different things you could like, put on it.

- [Paul] Absolutely.

Elijah?

- I'm gonna have to go with good old peanut butter and jelly.

I mean, you could have it at any time of the day really.

- [Paul] The old standby.

Jonathan?

- Chicken wings.

- [Paul] Emily?

- I'd go for plain baked chicken.

- All right, thank you guys very much.

It was very nice to see you all again, and now we'll go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in sports and games.

It measures 15 feet by 12 feet on a high school basketball court and 16 feet by 15 feet on an NBA court.

The area is shaded with the team's colors.

A defensive player who remains in this area more than three seconds when not actively guarding an offensive player is given a technical foul.

Name this area on the court that's also called the key, free throw lane, or the foul lane.

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- The paint.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

This very malleable element that is found in mineral such as malachite is a good conductor of electricity.

It's used in coins, water pipes, and electric motors.

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan.

- Gold.

- No, we're looking for copper.

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

In the Tennessee Williams play "The Glass Menagerie," what is the first name of Laura and Tom Winfield's mother?

(timer beeping) That is Amanda.

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

It was December, 1733.

The angry residents of Boston refused to let the tea be unloaded.

What Massachusetts Governor probably caused the Boston Tea Party by not allowing the ships to leave Boston Harbor?

(timer beeping) That governor was Thomas Hutchinson.

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

These comics or graphic novels originate in Japan, in Japan.

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Manga.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

This printed circuit board is the foundation of a computer.

It's the largest board on the computer chassis.

What is the compound term for this computer component that allows communication between the various parts of the computer?

(buzzer beeping) Joseph.

- Motherboard.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono, as we turn to a toss-up in American history.

John Adams was the first.

What was Joe Biden's vice presidential number?

(timer beeping) That vice presidential number was 47.

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

This deep reddish brown element, located in the halogen family on the periodic table of elements, is one of only two elements that are liquids at room temperature and pressure.

Name this chemical element that was once considered the same element as chlorine until Ballard isolated it in 1826.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Chlorine.

- Is incorrect, rebound to North Pocono.

(timer beeping) We are looking for bromine.

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

These courts hear cases from lower courts when the case has been questioned and review is requested.

By what two word term do we refer to these courts?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Appellate courts.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus.

How many parts or movements are usually found in a concerto?

(buzzer beeping) Emily.

- Four.

- No, we're looking for three, three.

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

What US penitentiary that shares its name with the oldest city in Kansas lies on a reservation on the Missouri River?

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Alcatraz.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Louisville.

- No, no one here has been to jail there yet.

Leavenworth, Leavenworth is what we were looking for.

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

What eight letter word, beginning with the first letter (timer beeping) of the alphabet, describes a version of a literary work that has been shortened or condensed?

(buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- Abridged.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

With the signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, what country ended its World War I fighting with the Central Powers?

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Italy.

- No, the answer was Russia.

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

This time, North Pocono will pick first.

Your categories are education or chemistry.

- Okay, education.

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

So many of you will soon be off to college, and perhaps you've already started searching for the perfect school.

Give the state in which each of these colleges or universities is located.

Purdue.

(buzzer beeping) - Indiana.

- [Paul] Yes, Princeton.

(buzzer beeping) - New Jersey.

- [Paul] Yes, Marquette University.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Wisconsin.

Duke.

(buzzer beeping) - North Carolina.

- [Paul] Yes, Cambridge.

(buzzer beeping) - Massachusetts.

- [Paul] Yes, Bradley.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Illinois.

Cornell University.

(buzzer beeping) - New York.

- [Paul] Yes.

John Hopkins University.

(buzzer beeping) - Maryland.

- [Paul] Yes, Drake.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Iowa.

Vanderbilt University.

(buzzer beeping) - Tennessee.

- [Paul] Yes, Kutztown.

(buzzer beeping) - Pennsylvania.

- [Paul] Yes, Murray State.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is Kentucky.

All right, great job In the lightning round, North Pocono.

Forest City, we're gonna come over to you.

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

Give the chemical symbol for these chemical elements.

Silver.

(buzzer beeping) - Ag.

- [Paul] Yes, radon.

(buzzer beeping) - Ra?

- [Paul] Rn.

Lead.

(buzzer beeping) - Pb.

- [Paul] Yes, potassium.

(buzzer beeping) - K. - [Paul] Yes, tungsten.

(buzzer beeping) - W. - [Paul] Yes, tin.

(buzzer beeping) - Sn.

- [Paul] Yes, antimony.

(buzzer beeping) - An.

- [Paul] Sb.

Muscovium.

(buzzer beeping) - Mc.

- [Paul] Yes.

Arsenic.

(buzzer beeping) - As.

- Yes, cadmium.

(buzzer beeping) - Cd.

- [Paul] Yes, copernicium.

(buzzer beeping) - Cb.

- [Paul] Cn.

Mercury.

(buzzer beeping) - Hg.

- Yes.

All right, that was a great job in the lightning round, Forest City.

That's gonna wrap that up for you, and after that, we currently have North Pocono in the lead over Forest City 130-95, as we begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in short stories.

Give the full name of Faulkner's title character from the short story, "A Rose for Emily."

(timer beeping) That is Emily Greerson.

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

which Shakespearean character is tricked into killing his wife, Desdemona?

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Othello.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

What small Arab country, whose capital city is Doha, is also a peninsula that exports a huge amount of oil?

(buzzer beeping) Joseph.

- Qatar.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono, as we go to a toss-up in anatomy.

What is the common name for the medical condition known as otitis externa?

(timer beeping) That is swimmer's ear.

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

What American architect became very well known for his prairie-style homes?

(timer beeping) That American architect was Frank Lloyd Wright.

All right, let's turn to a toss-up in physics.

This device that's used in physics labs consists of a metal knob connected to a conducting rod.

Thin metal aluminum foil leaves are attached to the bottom of the rod, which is surrounded by a rubber stopper and placed in a glass flask.

Name this scientific tool that's used to test the behavior of electric charges.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Electrode.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeping) - Pulse meter.

- No, we're looking for electroscope, electroscope.

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

What synonym for the adjective loyal is a compound word that contains the name of a color in its spelling?

(buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- Trustworthy.

- Is incorrect, rebound to North Pocono.

(timer beeping) That term is true blue.

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

On what current peninsula in southeastern Europe was the historic region of Macedonia located?

(buzzer beeping) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Greece.

- [Paul] Is incorrect, rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan.

- Italy.

- Nope, we were looking for the Balkan Peninsula.

We were looking for the peninsula.

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

It was a violation of Tennessee's Butler Act.

As a result of this violation, this teacher was found guilty and fined $100.

What Dayton, Tennessee biology teacher was arrested in 1925 for teaching evolution in his classroom?

(buzzer beeping) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Scopes.

(scoreboard beeping) - Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

Nearly all modern euphoniums have what type of valves?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is piston valves.

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

Four different tennis tournaments combined to create the Grand Slam of tennis.

Which of these tournaments would appear first in an alphabetical listing?

(buzzer beeping) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- Australian Open.

(scoreboard beeping) - Yes, and here's your bonus question.

During World War II, Allied soldiers were evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk.

What was the code name for this evacuation?

(timer beeping) (buzzer beeping) - Operation Dynamo.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono, and that's the end of the game, and our winner tonight is North Pocono over Forest City, 170-95.

Congratulations, North Pocono.

You are 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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(exciting music) - [Narrator] Are you a high school senior or college student trying to further your education?

The Luzerne Foundation can help.

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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