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(upbeat music) (whistle tweeting) (drum rolling) (percussive music) ♪ Go - 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 one, three, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features North Pocono versus Montrose.

Representing North Pocono are Joseph DiMattio, Raina Nemetz, Elizabeth Donovan, and Grace Beckish.

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

Representing Montrose are Isabella Gulbin, Jeff Pardo, Hannah Rebello, and Gage Taylor.

Their alternate is Lee John Sullivan and their advisor is Ryan Griffiths.

"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 Biology.

This type of cell doesn't have a nucleus surrounded by a nuclear membrane.

(buzzer beeping) Grace, North Pocono.

- Prokaryotic.

- Is correct, (futuristic pulses resonating) and here comes your bonus question.

It was a semi-autobiographical poem telling of William Wordsworth's early life.

He revised it many times, and it wasn't published until his wife published it after he died in 1820.

William Wordsworth was one of the great English poets of the romantic era.

Name this poet's masterpiece that traces his life from his school days through his university life and his travels in France.

(buzzer buzzes) - No answer.

- That is "The Prelude."

Okay, let's move along to a toss-up in Astronomy.

Sometimes it seems like the day will never end, but a day on Earth is extremely short compared to days on some of the other planets.

Which planet in our solar system has the longest day, which is equal to- (buzzer beeping) Jeff, Montrose.

- Venus.

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

When a government grants a general pardon for political offenses, what is the pardon called?

(buzzer beeps) That is amnesty.

Amnesty.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in Sports and Games.

In which team sport are the periods of play called chukkers?

(buzzer beeps) That is polo.

Polo.

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

Who is the lead singer for the current band Fall Out Boy?

(buzzer beeps) That is Patrick Stump.

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

Zeus assigned this mortal son of King Priam of Troy and Queen Hecuba the job of judging a beauty contest between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.

He chose Aphrodite because- (buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Paris.

- Is correct, (futuristic pulses resonating) and here's your bonus question.

He shot birds and studied them in detail, then he challenged himself to create lifelike paintings of the dead specimens.

His goal was to paint and describe all the birds of North America, and he completed 453 life-sized paintings that he compiled into four volumes.

(buzzer beeps) - Audubon.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in Novels.

"The Three Musketeers" was an extremely popular romance of the mid 19th century that was followed by two sequels.

Who was the author of "The Three Musketeers"?

(buzzer beeping) That is Alexandre Duma.

Let's turn to a toss-up in Calculus now.

Which calculus concept is based upon the concept that a quantity smaller than any known value approaches but never reaches zero.

(buzzer beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- A limit?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeps) That term is an infinitesimal.

Infinitesimal.

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

What type of animal shell calls the boys to assemble together in the "Lord of the Flies"?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Conch.

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

What state park in New York is the largest state park in the United States?

(high-pitched tone resonating) (buzzer beeps) - No answer.

- That is the Adirondack State Park.

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

(air whooshing) 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.

North Pocono has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are Sports and Games or Computer Science.

- Computer science.

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

identify these individuals who are important contributors to computers and technology.

He owns 78.8% of X and founded Tesla, SpaceX- (buzzer beeps) - Elon Musk.

- Yes!

He created Facebook.

(buzzer beeps) - Mark Zuckerberg.

- [Paul] Yes.

He created the computer mouse.

(buzzer beeps) - No answer.

- Douglas Engelbart.

This co-founder of Google served as its first CEO.

(buzzer beeps) - No answer.

- That's Larry Page.

These two computer gurus founded Microsoft and created Microsoft Office Suite.

(buzzer beeps) - Bill Gates.

- [Paul] I need another one.

There's another name.

- Pass it.

- [Paul] Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

He invented the worldwide web or internet.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Tim Berners-Lee.

He developed and created email.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Ray Tomlinson.

The initials of this co-founder of Google are S.B.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Sergey Brin.

This female computer pioneer, (high-pitched tone resonating) which we are not going to get to this time around.

All right, North Pocono.

That's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Montrose, we're gonna come over to you.

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

Give the famous nicknames of these current and former sports personalities.

NBA's Charles Barkley.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Sir Charles.

Baseball's Joe DiMaggio.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] The Yankee Clipper.

Golf's Eldrick Woods.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Tiger.

NBA's Carl Malone.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] The Mailman.

Baseball's Frank Thomas.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That's the Big Hurt.

NFL's Walter Payton.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Sweetness.

NASCAR's Kyle Busch.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Rowdy.

NHL's Wayne Gretzky.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- The Great One.

Soccer's Erling Haaland.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- The Terminator.

Baseball's David Ortiz.

- Pass.

- That's Big Papi.

Swimming's Michael Phelps.

(high-pitched tone resonating) That was the Baltimore Bullet.

And that's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that we currently have North Pocono in the lead over Montrose, 45 to 10.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the second quarter with this toss-up question in Novels.

This American female author, who also writes under the pseudonyms of Jill March and J.D.

Robb, began her writing career while being snowed in during a blizzard.

She's written more than 225 romance novels, including "Hideaway," "The Witness," and "Come Sundown."

Name this author whose first book in her Dragon Heart Legacy series, "The Awakening," was released in November 2020.

(buzzer beeps) That name is Nora Roberts.

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

This unit of ionizing radiation is the amount that produces one electrostatic unit of positive or negative ion charge in one cubic meter of air under standard conditions.

Symbolized by the letter R- (buzzer beeps) It's a measurement.

Gage, Montrose.

- Roentgen.

- Is correct, (futuristic pulses resonating) and here's your bonus question.

This drama by Ibsen is about Nora and her relationship with her husband Torvald.

At the end, she leaves him.

Name this drama that became a milestone for the women's movement.

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- That is "A Doll's House."

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

If a person is known to be impecunious, what is he lacking?

(buzzer beeps) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- Money.

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) and here's the bonus question.

Find the mode of the following set of data: 5, 17, 33, 88, 15, 5, 18, 5, 33, 17, and 10.

(buzzer beeps) Joseph.

- Five.

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

A bulldozer driver hits something strange.

He discovers that he's unearthed the whole baby wooly mammoth mummy from the permafrost, which is the most complete mummified mammoth ever discovered in North America.

In which Canadian territory was this discovery made in June of 2022?

(buzzer beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Yukon.

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's your bonus question.

What stage name does Armando Christian Perez use when he raps?

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- That is Pitbull.

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

Who nominates the director of the Central Intelligence Agency?

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- President.

- Yes.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's a bonus question.

On the life of what composer is the 1979 Peter Shaffer play "Amadeus" based?

(buzzer beeps) Joseph.

- Mozart.

- Mozart is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono, as we go now to a toss-up in Short Stories.

According to the folktale "Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault, how many wives had Bluebeard murdered?

(buzzer beeps) He murdered six.

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

This scientist was born in Italy in 1745 into a noble family and was later made a count.

He made many scientific discoveries and invented several electrical devices such as an early electric battery called a voltaic pile and electrophone, a forerunner of the capacitor.

He also discovered methane gas.

Name this physicist for whom a unit of electrical measurement is named.

(buzzer beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Volta.

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's your bonus question.

Founded by Robert Welch in 1958, this organization is against communist influence penetrating American life.

Identify this organization which wants to repeal the Social Security law.

Here's a hint: it was named after a Baptist missionary killed by the Chinese in 1945.

(high-pitched tone resonating) (timer tone resonating) That is the John Birch Society.

Well, that sound that you heard signals the end of the first half, 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.

And we'll start with the students from North Pocono, and Joseph, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite film is and why.

- It's the movie "Patton."

It's a great representation of one of America's greatest generals in World War II.

- [Paul] Excellent film.

Raina.

- "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" because I used to watch with my mom.

- [Paul] Thank you, Raina.

Elizabeth.

- "The Big Lebowski."

I think it's one of the funniest.

- [Paul] My favorite too.

Grace.

- I would also have to say "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" because I like the big machines that look like turtles.

- All right, thanks, Grace.

Come on over to Montrose.

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

- I have to say "Dirty Dancing" 'cause I love Patrick Swayze.

- [Paul] Everybody loves Patrick Swayze.

(Hannah chuckling) Jeff.

- I'll have to say "Flags of our Father" since it shows a backstory behind the soldiers at Iwo Jima.

- [Paul] Thanks, Jeff.

Hannah.

- 2005 "Pride & Prejudice" because I never get sick of it.

- Gage.

- "Cabin in the Woods."

I just think it's a really good horror movie.

- All right, thanks guys.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

And now we'll go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in Grammar.

Adjectives such as green, round, and fuzzy are what type of adjectives?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Descriptive.

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's your bonus question.

This technique involves the artist using the contrast of light and dark in their art to achieve a three dimensional effect on paintings or wood inlays.

Identify this technique that originated during the Renaissance but is most closely associated with Baroque art.

(buzzer beeps) - Shading.

- No, we're looking for chiaroscuro.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in U.S. Geography.

Hell's Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America.

In which US state is it located?

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- California.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montrose.

(buzzer beeping) - Nevada.

- No, we're looking for Idaho.

Idaho.

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

If log 25 equals 1.3979, what is the mantissa of this logarithm?

(buzzer beeps) That is 0.3979.

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

We've all eaten M&M candies.

What does the M&M stand for?

(buzzer beeps) Mars & Murrie.

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

This island republic in the North Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Arctic Circle, was first settled by Norse Vikings in the ninth- (buzzer beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Iceland.

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's your bonus question.

What Phrygian satyr in Greek mythology found the flute which Athena had invented and thrown away and then became so good with it that he challenged Apollo to a contest?

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- That's Marsyas.

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

The cracks in the Earth's crust through which steam erupts are known as what?

(buzzer beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- Vent.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeps) Grace.

- Fissures.

- No, we're looking for fumaroles.

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

The International Court of Justice is the only international court that hears disputes between nations.

It's located in the Netherlands.

The International Court of Justice is one of six principle organs of what diplomatic and political organization?

(buzzer beeping) Gage, Montrose.

- The UN.

Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's a bonus question.

This term can be applied to a plant that grows flowers and dies.

What is this nine letter term beginning with the letter E that means lasting only a short time.

(buzzer beeping) - Effervescent.

- Ephemeral.

Ephemeral, very close.

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

There are over 2,000 kinds of this tree.

Name this tree that is most commonly found in Florida, California, Texas, and Mississippi that has several different species or varieties, such as cabbage hat, tagua, raffia, and carnauba.

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Mangrove.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montrose.

(buzzer beeping) Gage - Willow.

- No, the answer we're looking for was palm.

Palm trees.

All right, let's go ahead now and- (high-pitched tone resonating) Move ahead to the lightning round because that sound that you heard signals the end of the third quarter and another lightning round.

(air whooshing) This time Montrose (electricity buzzing) will pick first.

Your categories are World History or Drama.

(buzzer buzzing) - World history.

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

Name these important people from the 18th century.

This scientist developed a system of measuring temperatures at which ice melts at zero degrees and water boils at 100 degrees.

(buzzer beeping) - Celsius.

- Yes.

This Scottish economist wrote the book "The Wealth of Nations."

(buzzer beeping) - Adam Smith.

- Yes.

This U.S. pioneer explored lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains and carved out the Cumberland Gap.

(buzzer beeping) - Cumberland.

- Daniel Boone.

This Austrian composer produced the opera's "Magic Flute" and "Marriage of Figaro."

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- Mozart.

He invented the cotton gin.

(buzzer beeping) - Eli Whitney.

- Yes, this Venezuelan revolutionary leader is still known as The Liberator in South America.

(buzzer beeping) - Simon Bolivar.

- Yes.

He and William Clark explored the land that was acquired in the Louisiana purchase.

(buzzer beeping) - Lewis?

- Yes.

This American doctor developed the smallpox vaccine.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That's Edward Jenner.

This French painter painted liberty leading the people- (high-pitched tone resonating) (buzzer beeping) - Delacroix.

- Oh.

Ran outta time, unfortunately.

It was correct, but you got there just after the buzzer.

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

North Pocono, we're coming over to you.

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

In which William Shakespeare play did the following occur?

An Egyptian queen and a Roman lover meet a tragic end.

Don't know, you can pass.

(buzzes beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] "Anthony and Cleopatra."

A troubled son seeks revenge for his father's death.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's "Hamlet."

A Roman emperor meets a bloody end by being stabbed by his conspirators, including- (buzzer beeps) - Caesar.

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- Julius Caesar.

- Yes.

Three daughters fight for their royal fathers favor and riches.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's "King Lear."

Three witches tell of a Scottish general- (buzzer beeps) - "Macbeth."

- Yes.

An exiled magician rules an island.

(buzzer beeps) - "The Tempest."

- Yes.

A kind sweet sister can't wed until her hateful older sister finds a willing mate.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's "The Taming of the Shrew."

A family feud between two important families causes destruction of two.

(buzzer beeps) - "Romeo and Juliet."

- Yes.

Iago talks his general into believing that his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful.

The general murders his wife and then kills himself.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Othello.

(high-pitched beep resonating) All right, what a lightning round there.

That was excellent, North Pocono.

After that, we currently have North Pocono in the lead over Montrose by just 20 point, 105 to 85, and now we're going to go into the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in Music.

This adjective that begins with the letter C describes all notes that do not belong to the diatonic scale.

In the key of C, the black keys known as the sharps and the flats are a perfect example of these types of notes.

Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" is a musical work that has built around this type of scale.

Identify this three-syllable word that's been derived from the Greek word for color.

(buzzer beeping) Jeff, Montrose.

- Crescendo - Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeps) - Chromatic.

- Chromatic is correct for your rebound points.

(futuristic pulses resonating) North Pocono, as we turn to a toss-up in Literature.

in Jane Eyre, John Reed's mother has Jane locked in what colorful room?

(buzzer beeping) Isabella, Montrose.

- Yellow - Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer buzzes) - Red.

- Is correct (futuristic pulses resonating) for your rebound points, North Pocono.

Let's move on now to a toss-up in Anatomy.

What muscle allows air to enter the trachea but closes the tracheal opening when food or drink is swallowed.

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Larynx.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montrose.

(buzzer beeping) Gage.

- Esophagus.

- Nope, we're looking for the epiglottis.

The epiglottis.

Okay, let's turn to a toss-up in Drama.

Often the main character in a drama has many speaking parts to memorize.

What term refers to this main character.

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Protagonist - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montrose.

(buzzer beeping) Gage.

- Lead.

- Lead is correct for your rebound points, (futuristic pulses resonating) Montrose, as we turn to a toss-up in Novels.

In which of William Faulkner's novels do we meet Addie Bundren, who wishes to be buried in Jefferson, Missouri?

(buzzer beeps) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- "As I Lay Dying."

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's your bonus question.

What eon followed the pre-Cambrian eon in the history of the Earth?

(buzzer beeps) - Mesozoic.

- No, the Phanerozoic Eon.

All right, let's go now to a toss-up in General Science.

This unit of length is used to measure wavelengths of light, atomic and molecular sizes, and the thickness of films on liquids.

One of these units is equal to 1/10 of a nanometer or one- (buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Angstrom - Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And here's your bonus question.

What is the main ingredient in the Mediterranean dish falafel?

(buzzer beeps) - Chickpeas.

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Very good, North Pocono, as go to a toss-up in World Geography.

The island of Zanzibar is located (buzzer beeping) off the coast of, Gage, Montrose.

- Tanzania.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish, and rebound to North Pocono.

Off the coast of what continent?

(buzzer beeps) Joseph.

- Africa.

- Is correct for your rebound points, (futuristic pulses resonating) North Pocono.

Let's go now to a toss-up in Physics.

What twisting force causes a wheel to rotate around an axle.

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Torque.

- Is correct.

(futuristic pulses resonating) And your bonus.

What mythological Greek prince survived the Trojan War and traveled to Italy to found the city of Rome?

(buzzer beeps) - Romulus.

- No, Anias.

Anias.

Okay, let's turn to a toss-up in Grammar.

What part of speech always introduces an adverb clause?

(timer tone resonating) That is a conjunction.

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in Sports and Games.

It's time for women's professional basketball.

Which WNBA team plays its home games in Arlington, Texas?

(timer tone resonating) Those are the Dallas Wings.

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

This American writer and director of "I'm Glad My Mom Died" (high-pitched tone resonating) released her memoir in 2022.

It tells of her time as a childhood actress and the difficult relationship she had with her abusive mother who died of cancer in 2013.

It was the first book by this writer.

Name this actress who played Sam Puckett in the "iCarly" sitcom from 2007 to 2012.

(buzzer beeps) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- Jenna McCarthy.

- I'm sorry.

- Jenna McCarthy.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Montrose.

(timer tone resonating) You were so close.

We're looking for Jennette McCurdy.

And that's the end of the game, and our winner tonight is North Pocono over Montrose, 170 to 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 (percussive music) - [Announcer] WVIA's "Scholastic Scrimmage" was made possible in part by.

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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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