(whistle blowing) (upbeat music) ♪ Go - Welcome to the 17th season of WVIA's Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host Regina Myers.

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 $1000, $3000 or $5,000.

Tonight's match features North Pocono versus Riverside.

Representing North Pocono is Minerva Korea, Olivia Bassi, Grace Beckish, Noah Beckish, their captain.

Their alternate is Steph Arias and their advisor is Christopher Wilber.

Representing Riverside is Michael Rhoads, Gary Mosinski, Jennifer Janelle, their Captain Sasha Kasista and the alternates are Sarah Wolf and Connor Monahan and their advisor is Ronald Geis.

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 toss up question.

Correct answers to these questions are awarded 10 points and that team will then receive a 5 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 will be given the toss up points, but will not receive a bonus question.

Let's get started with our first toss up question.

"Closing time" is a sequel to what novel which depicts Major Major and John Yosarian is by Joseph Heller (Sasha beeps in) and is named- Sasha, Riverside?

- Catch 22.

- Catch 22 is correct answer Sasha, and your bonus.

Jesus gave to which of his disciples the name Cephas, the Aramaic word for rock.

(Sasha beeps in) - Peter - Peter, Sasha is a correct answer for your bonus points.

Toss up.

What shapes whose Hausdorff dimension is not an integer.

Include the Koch snowflake and the Mandelbrot set and a- (Noah beeps in) Noah, North Pocono?

- Fractal.

- Fractal is the correct answer and your bonus.

What sub-genre of biography named from Greek roots for holy writing refers to both historical research and legendary beliefs about Christian Saints.

- Theology.

- Theology is incorrect.

It is hagiography.

Toss up.

What phenomenon, the subject of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance and the later broken windows theory, include felonies and misdemeanors.

(Michael beeps in) Michael, Riverside?

- Deviance.

- Correct answer, Michael, and your bonus, Riverside.

What author of, "The Condition of the Working Class in England," was a political thinker who co-authored, "The Communist Manifesto," with Karl Marx?

(Sasha beeps in) - [Regina] Sasha?

- Friederich Engels.

- Engels is a correct answer for your bonus points.

Toss up.

What monarch, whose prime ministers include Lord North, may have suffered from porphyria and was the British King during the American Revolution.

(Jennifer beeps in) - [Regina] Jen?

- King George III.

- Is correct answer, Jen, and your bonus Riverside.

At what naval battle, fought off the western coast of Greece, was Mark Antony and Cleopatra's fleet conclusively defeated by Octavian Navy?

(Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- Tripoli.

- Tripoli is incorrect.

It is Actium.

Toss up.

What molecules whose solubility is described in Flory- Huggins theory can be made via a chain growth process and are made from repeated small units.

(Jennifer beeps in) - Jen, Riverside?

- Hydrocarbon.

Hydrocarbon is incorrect, rebound to North Pocono.

(North Pocono students whispering) - No answer.

- Okay.

The correct answer is polymers.

Toss up.

Which god, whose throat turned blue after drinking the poisonous Halahala beheaded his son, Ganesha, and is the destroyer god of the Hindu trim- (Noah beeps in) Noah, North Pocono?

- Shiva.

- Shiva's correct answer, Noah, and your bonus.

Pencil, paper, ready.

What is the units digit of the integer that is equal to 5 raised to the 34th power?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Five.

- Five is correct answer for your bonus points.

Toss up.

In 2022, what country, the planned endpoint of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, delayed plans to shut down a nuclear power plant in Baden-Wurttemberg?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah, North Pocono?

- Germany.

- Correct answer, Noah, and your bonus.

What 1805 battle, in which Horacio Nelson destroyed Napoleon's fleet, is commemorated by a namesake square in London?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Waterloo.

Waterloo is incorrect, it is Trafalgar.

Toss up.

What quantity equals a square root of the bulk modulus over density in a fluid is about 343 meters per second?

(Noah beeps in) - [Regina] Noah?

- Speed of sound.

- Speed of sound, Noah, is correct answer and your bonus, North Pocono.

What bands 1988 hit "Kokomo," which didn't feature co-founder Brian Wilson, came out 22 years after their previous Billboard number one, "Good Vibrations?"

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Beach Boys.

Beach Boys is correct answer for your bonus points.

That is the end of the first quarter and it's now time for the lightning round.

(dramatic music) (lightening hissing) 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.

Riverside has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are: Presidential nicknames or European landmarks.

- Okay, landmarks.

- European landmarks.

The time begins when I finish reading the first question.

Given a pair of landmarks named the European City.

Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben (Micheal beeps in) - Michael?

- London.

- [Regina] Correct.

The Peter and Paul Fortress and the Hermitage Museum.

(Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- St. Petersburg.

- [Regina] Correct.

The Dojo's Palace and St. Mark's Cathedral.

(Sasha beeps in) Sasha?

- Moscow?

- Venice.

Tivoli Gardens and the Little Mermaid statue.

(Michael beeps in) Michael?

- Istanbul?

- Copenhagen.

Park Well and Las Sagretta Familia.

(Michael beeps in) Michael?

- Barcelona?

- Correct.

Museum Island and the Brandenburg Gate.

(Jennifer beeps in) - Jen?

- Berlin?

- [Regina] Correct.

The ruins of the forum and the coliseum.

(Michael beeps in) Michael?

- Rome.

- Correct.

Fisherman's Bastion and the Satche Ne Baths.

(Jennifer beeps in) - Madrid?

- [Regina] Budapest.

Il Duomo Cathedral and the Ofitsi Gallery.

(Michael beeps in) Michael?

- Vienna?

- Florence.

Tuileries Garden located next to the Louvre.

(Gary beeps in) - Gary.

(Timer beeps) - Paris.

- Came in after the clock, sorry.

Moving over to our North Pocono team, Presidential nicknames.

What presidents were known by the following nicknames?

The Father of His Country.

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- George Washington.

- Correct.

Old Hickory.

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- George Washington.

- Andrew Jackson.

The Comeback Kid.

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- Calvin Coolidge.

- Bill Clinton.

The Great Emancipator.

(Noah beeps in) - Abraham Lincoln.

- Correct.

The Gipper.

(Noah beeps in) - Pass.

- Ronald Reagan.

Old Rough and Ready.

(Grace beeps in) Grace?

- Theodore Roosevelt.

- Zachary Taylor.

The Little Magician.

(Noah beeps in) - Woodrow Wilson.

- Martin Van Buren.

Tricky Dick.

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- Richard Nixon.

- Correct.

Little Jimmy and Father of the Constitution.

(Noah beeps in) - James Madison.

- Correct.

His Accidency.

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- Gerald Ford.

- John Tyler.

That's the end of the lightning round.

So let's take a look at our score.

We have North Pocono with 70 and Riverside with 65.

We're going to move into the second quarter with this toss up question.

What Russian term, meaning openness, was used to name a program of reform by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s that was often paired with perestroika?

(timer beeps) Glasnost.

Toss up.

Pencil, paper, ready.

If a six-sided dye is rolled twice what is the probability that the first roll is a 6 and the second roll is an odd- (Noah beeps in) Noah, North Pocono?

- 1 out of 12.

- 1 out of 12 is a correct answer and your bonus.

What artist depicted himself and dancers, Jane Avril La Goulue, painting at the Moulin Rouge.

- Pass - Toluce Letrec.

What president, signed the Sherman Antitrust Act, was the only grandson of a president to win the office and served- (Noah beeps in) Noah, North Pocono?

- Benjamin Harrison.

- Harrison's the correct answer, Noah and the bonus.

In 1780, Benjamin Lincoln and 5,000 American troops surrendered in what Southern city after it was besieged by British forces led by Henry Clinton?

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- Jackson?

Jackson is incorrect, it is Charleston.

Toss up.

What items, some of which include parts known as bump stocks, may be restricted through so-called red- (Micheal beeps in) Michael, Riverside?

- Assault rifles.

Assault rifles is the answer given.

Judges is that acceptable?

Yeah it is not.

I'll complete the question and rebound to North Pocono.

So-called red flag laws and are promoted by the NRA.

(Grace beeps in) - Grace?

- Guns.

- Guns is the correct answer for your rebound points.

Toss up.

What process requires sigma factors in prokaryotes, is regulated by enhancers, makes mRNA from a DNA template and precedes translation?

(Michael beeps in) - Michael, Riverside?

- Transcription.

- Transcription is the correct answer, Michael, and your bonus.

What French author wrote about a vindictive woman in his 1846 novel, "Cousin Bette," which is part of his massive literary series, "The Human Comedy."

(Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- Satre?

- I'm sorry?

- Satre.

- Is incorrect.

The correct answer is Balzak.

Toss up.

What city, which lies at the mouth of the Choa Phraya River, contains Khao San Road and the Grand Palace of King Rama the 10th and is the capital of Thailand.

(Michael beeps in.)

- Michael, Riverside?

- Bangchok.

- Bangkok's the correct answer and your bonus.

What alliterative term, which became widely used in 2022, refers to workers who do only the minimum required for their job?

(Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- Slackers?

- Slackers in incorrect, it is quiet quitting.

Toss up.

What country was home to the five moons of ballet, including Maria Talc hi, as well as to Martha Graham, who choreographed, "Appalachian Spring."

(Jennifer beeps in) Jen Riverside?

- Russia?

- Russia's incorrect, rebound to North Pocono.

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- France.

- United States is the correct answer.

Toss up.

What poet mused about rude forefathers of the Hamlet and noted the curfew tolls and the knell of parting day in his eulogy written in a country churchyard.

(Jennifer beeps in) Jen, Riverside?

- Shakespeare?

- Shakespeare's incorrect, rebound to North Pocono.

(timer beeps) (Oliva beeps in) - Olivia.

- Chaucer.

- Chaucer's incorrect, it is Thomas Gray.

That's the end of the first half.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have North Pocono with 100 points and Riverside with 85 points.

We're 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.

Let's start with our team from North Pocono.

Minerva, why don't you start us off and tell us about your favorite subject in school and maybe why?

- I really like science classes just 'cause I find them very interesting.

- Very good.

Olivia?

- Probably math because the equation works every time.

- That's math and Grace?

- My favorite subject is English because I love reading and analyzing literary works.

- Very good, and Noah?

- I like my subjects but my favorite is Physics 2, 'cause we get to play with electricity and magnets.

- Okay, I don't blame you.

Let's move over to our team from Riverside.

Let's start with you, Michael.

- Probably history, I really enjoy learning about history and what happened in the past.

- And watching it repeat itself sometimes.

- Yeah.

- And Gary?

- I really like math because of the problem solving and the analytical nature of it.

- Good skills to have.

Jen?

- Biology, because I wanna be a doctor.

- Good luck with that.

And Sasha?

- I love psychology, 'cause I like picking apart the brain and behavior, whether animal or human.

- Very good.

Well good luck to all of you in the next quarter.

We'll now begin the second half of the game with this toss up question.

In what country in 1993 did the search block police under President Cesar Gaviere kill an escapee from Lara Prison, Cocaine Lord Pablo Escobar.

(Michael beeps in) Michael, Riverside?

- Columbia.

- Columbia, Michael is the correct answer and your bonus Riverside.

In July, 2022, what chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

(students whispering indistinctly) (Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- Vince McMahon.

- Vince McMahon is the correct answer for your bonus points.

Toss up.

What state, in which Mara Healy ran in 2022 to succeed Governor Charlie Baker, is represented in the Senate by Elizabeth Warren?

(Michael beeps in) - Michael of Riverside?

- Massachusetts.

- Massachusetts, Michael is the correct answer and your bonus.

What man who climbed with the Sherpa Tenzing Norge is credited as the first Westerner to reach the top of Mount Everest?

(Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- George Mallory?

- Is incorrect, it is Sir Edward Hillary.

Toss up.

What machine, whose simplest variance include the Potter Noster, uses a safety break invented by Elisha Otis and makes skyscrapers viable.

(Noah beeps in) Noah, North Pocono?

- Crane.

- Crane is incorrect, Reboud to Riverside.

(game timer beeps) - That would be an elevator.

Toss up.

What religion, sponsored by the Sasa nid, and quema nid empires declined after- (Noah beeps in) - Noah, North Pocono?

- Islam.

- Islam is incorrect.

I'll complete the question and rebound to Riverside.

After the Muslim conquest of Persia discovered worship of Ahoora Mazda?

(Jennifer beeps in) - Jen?

- Sikhism.

- Sikhism is incorrect.

It is Zoroastrianism.

Toss up.

What large sculpture, which was designed by Gutzon Brgm to include four busts, was blasted into the granite of South Dakota's- (Noah beeps in) Noah of North Pocono?

- Mount Rushmore.

- Mount Rushmore is the correct answer and your bonus, North Pocono.

What experimental physicist discovered the rotation of light in a magnetic field and a namesake law of electromagnetic induction?

- Faraday.

- Faraday is the correct answer for your bonus points.

Toss up.

What animals in genus ila irapaAda have a sixth digit of pseudo thumb that lets those mostly black and white animals grasp their main food, bamboo?

(Grace beeps in) - Grace, North Pocono?

- Panda.

- Panda, Grace is the correct answer and your bonus.

What Northeastern state is home to lake tier of the clouds, which is near its highest point, Mount Marcy.

- Maine.

- It is New York.

Toss up.

What Dynasty won the first two battles of mono pott defeated Ibraheem Lodi and the deli sultan it and gave rise to emperors like Akbar and Arungzib?

(Jen beeps in) Jen?

- Maine.

- Maine is incorrect, rebound to North Pocono.

- No answer.

- Okay, the correct answer is mogul.

Toss up.

What son of the Ida Ville police chief often opposes a gang called the Tigers led by Bugs Mimi and is a boy Detective nicknamed for a type of book?

(Noah beeps in) Noah, North Pocono?

- Encyclopedia Brown.

- is a correct answer, Noah and your bonus, (game timer beeps) North Pocono.

Gold letters spelled the name of what ship, captained by Ernest Shackleton, whose 1915 wreck was discovered in 2022 off the- (Grace beeps in) Grace?

- The endurance.

- Endurance, Grace, is a correct answer for your bonus points.

That is the end of the third quarter and the start of another lightning round.

(upbeat music) (lightening hisses) This time North Pocono will pick first.

Your categories are ducks or the letter P. - Letter P. - The letter P. - The letter P. Time begins when I finish reading the first question.

What does the P stand for in the regulatory agency, EPA?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Protection.

- Correct.

The common tombstone engravement RIP.

(Grace beeps in) - Grace?

- Peace.

- Correct.

The psychiatric disorder PTSD.

(Noah beeps in) - Noah.

- Post.

- Correct.

The Civil Rights Organization NAACP.

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- People.

- Correct.

The Law Enforcement Agency, RCMP.

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Peace.

- Correct.

The Sports League LPGA.

(Noah beeps in) - Professional.

- Correct.

The movie ratings PG and PG-13.

(Grace beeps in) Grace?

- Parental.

- Correct.

The nonprofit Media Organization NPR.

(Noah beeps in) - Public - Correct.

The economic indicator GDP.

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Production.

- Is incorrect, it's product.

The image format PNG.

(Grace beeps in) - Grace?

- Pixel.

- Portable.

Moving over to our team from Riverside.

The category is ducks.

Answer the following about ducks.

Web services that include Duck, Duck, Go, Microsoft Bing and Google.

(Jennifer beeps in) - Jen?

- Website?

- Incorrect, search engines.

Pacific Northwest University with a duck mascot.

(Michael beeps in) Michael?

- Oregon University.

- Correct.

Author of the Ugly Duckling.

- Pass.

- Anderson.

Distinctive color of a male mallard's head.

(Jen beeps in) - Jen?

- Green.

- Correct.

TV title character who is friends with Duck, the Great Western engine.

(Jennifer beeps in) - Thomas the train.

- Correct.

North Carolina Barrier Islands home to the town of Duck.

(Michael beeps in) Michael?

Outer Banks.

- Correct.

Comic company that created "Howard the Duck."

(Jen beeps in) - Jen?

- DC.

- Marvel.

Friend of Burt who sings, Rubber Ducky," on Sesame Street.

(Gary beeps in) - Gary?

- Ernie.

- Correct.

Sport played by the title characters of the Mighty Ducks.

(Gary beeps in) - Gary?

- Hockey.

- Correct.

Wealthy Uncle of Donald Duck.

(Gary beeps in) - Gary?

- Scrooge McDuck.

- Is a correct answer.

That's the end of the lightning round.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have North Pocono with 180 points and Riverside with 145 points.

We will now begin the last segment of the game with this toss up.

What country, where the Niger River reaches its Northernmost point, is governed from Bamaco and is named after a medieval empire home to Timbuktu?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah of North Pocono?

- Molly.

- Molly's the correct answer on your bonus North Pocono.

What glass flasks named for a German chemist have narrow necks and flat bases allowing them to be- (Minerva beeps in) Minerva?

- Erlin Meyer.

Erlin Meyer flasks.

- Is the correct answer.

Minerva for your bonus points.

Toss up.

What Broadway musical, whose songs include, "A Boy Like That," and, "I feel pretty," depicts the rival, Shark and Jet Gangs and the (Noah beeps in) Noah of North Pocono?

Need an answer.

- 4040 Street.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Riverside.

And the lovers, Tony and Maria?

(Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- West Side Story.

- West side story is the correct answer for your rebound points.

Toss up.

Pencil, paper, ready.

What is the remainder left when 873 is divided by (Noah beeps in) - Noah of North Pocono?

- 13.

- Is correct Answer, Noah, and your bonus North Pocono.

What Daniel Key's novel, adapted from a short story, depicts a man named Charlie whose intelligence increases after experimental surgery?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Is it, "A Long Way Gone?"

- Is incorrect, it is "Flowers for Algernon."

Toss up.

What city was once nicknamed, Cottonopolis, is about 30 miles East of Liverpool and is home to a united football team of the (Michael beeps in) Michael of Riverside?

- Manchester.

- Manchester, Michael, is correct answer and your bonus, Riverside.

What Kingdom contains a youcarout that can produce alcohol by fermentation and was the first to have its genome sequenced.

(students whispering indistinctly) (Sasha beeps in) Sasha?

- Protist.

- Is incorrect, it is fungi.

Toss up.

What group, led in Chicago by Fred Hampton and founded in Oakland by Huey Newton and Bobby- (Jennifer beeps in) - Jen?

- Black Panthers.

- Black Panthers is the correct answer and your bonus, Riverside.

Until the Maji restoration moved the capitol to Tokyo, what city had been the imperial capital of Japan for over a thousand years?

(students whispering indistinctly) (Sasha beeps in) - Sasha?

- Kyoto.

- Kyoto is the correct answer for your bonus points.

Toss up.

What play in which the song, "Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies," is sung by the Spirit Ariel is a Shakespeare work in which Prosperos summons a storm.

(Sasha beeps in) Sasha of Riverside?

- The Tempest.

- Is a correct answer, Sasha, and your bonus Riverside.

What saxophonist late albums include the avant-garde album "Ascension," and the spiritually inspired album, "A Love Supreme."

- Pass.

- Coltrane.

Toss up.

What city whose Lake Yola contains rainbow colored amphitheater is near the towns of Celebration and Kissame as well as Walt Disney World.

(Noah beeps in) Noah?

- Orlando.

- Orlando, Noah, is the correct answer and your bonus North Pocono.

Basketball star Kareem Abdul Jabbar co-wrote a trilogy of novels about what co-founder of the Diogenese Club, who is Sherlock Holmes' older brother?

(Noah beeps in) - Noah?

- Manfred Holmes.

- Manfred Holmes is incorrect, it is MikCroft Holmes, (game timer beeps) and that is the end of the game.

Our score, North Pocono 215, Riverside 190.

Congratulations, North Pocono.

You'll be moving on and we'll see you next time with another round of Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host Regina Myers and thanks for watching.