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(bright music) (upbeat music) (whistle tooting) - 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 1, 3, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features North Pocono versus Wallenpaupack.

Representing North Pocono are Joseph Demadio, Raina Nemitz, Elizabeth Donovan, and Grace Beckish.

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

Representing Wallenpaupack are Jude Motts, Nathan Freethy, Genevieve Neenan, and Michael McCloskey.

Their alternate is Henry Reichman, and their advisor is Ryan Neenan.

"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 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 language arts.

What figure of speech uses words such as "like," "as-" (buzzer beeps) Jude, Wallenpaupack.

- Simile.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now.

He was an American painter who was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

"Scent and Search" were his last two paintings.

What artist was nicknamed "Jack the Dripper?"

(buzzer beeps) - Jackson Pollock.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Wallenpaupack.

As we turn to a toss-up now, in geometry, if Donna is in Tina's math class and Tina is in Hank's math class, then Donna must be in Hank's math class.

This is an example of a mathematical property that states if A equals B and B equals C- (buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Transitive property.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

These semi-aquatic reptiles are considered part of the alligator family but have a more heavily armored belly.

They're shorter, growing to only four or five feet, and cannot tolerate cold temperatures.

Name these reptiles, native in Central and South America, whose name consists of three vowels and three consonants.

(buzzer beeps) Joseph.

- Crocodile.

- No, we're looking for caiman.

Caiman.

Here's your next toss-up in government.

In 1967, the FAA became part of the Department of Transportation.

For what does FAA stand?

(buzzer beeps) Jude, Wallenpaupack.

- Federal Aviation Administration.

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

"On a field, Sable, the letter A, Gules" was written on the shared tombstone of what two characters in "The Scarlet Letter?"

(timer beeps) That's Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale.

Okay, here's your next toss-up, this one in sports.

It was first awarded in 1967 to the Green Bay Packers.

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- The Lombardi.

- [Paul] I'm sorry?

- The Lombardi Trophy.

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

It's the longest river in the world, spanning over 4,000 miles and passing through the African nations of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.

Name this river.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan.

- Nile.

- Nile is correct for your bonus points, Wallenpaupack, as we go to a toss-up in anatomy.

What four-lobed organ that's located on the right side of the body.

(buzzer beeps) Jude, Wallenpaupack.

- The heart.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to North Pocono.

Secretes bile.

(buzzer beeps) Grace.

- The gallbladder?

- No, we're looking for the liver.

The liver.

Your next toss-up is in chemistry.

This term, which is the unit measurement of heat quantity in the metric system, is often used by dieters.

(buzzer beeps) Genevieve, Wallenpaupack.

- Celsius.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to North Pocono.

What is it?

(buzzer beeps) - Calorie.

- Calorie is correct for your rebound points, North Pocono, as we go to a toss-up in world history.

He was expected to become the leader of the Thembu tribe.

Instead, he became the president of South Africa, named this anti-apartheid activist who served- (buzzer beeps) Genevieve, Wallenpaupack.

- Nelson Mandela.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

They lose their precious tickets to the big game and cannot afford to pay scalpers for new tickets.

So these four elderly women attempt to find other ways to get into the game so they can see their favorite sports hero in action.

Name this 2023 movie comedy based upon a true story in which the actual sports hero appears as himself.

(timer beeps) That is "80 for Brady."

And 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.

Wallenpaupack has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are U.S. geography or anatomy.

- U.S. geography.

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

You'll be given the nickname of a U.S. state.

Give the capital city of the state that's associated with each given nickname.

The Lone Star State.

(buzzer beeps) - Austin.

- [Paul] Yes, The Aloha State.

(buzzer beeps) - Honolulu.

- [Paul] Yes, The Hoosier State.

(buzzer beeps) - Indianapolis.

- [Paul] Yes, The Cornhusker State.

(buzzer beeps) - Iowa City.

- [Paul] Lincoln.

The Empire State.

(buzzer beeps) - Albany.

- Yes.

The Green Mountain State.

(buzzer beeps) - Denver.

- [Paul] Montpelier.

The Wolverine State.

(buzzer beeps) - Nashville.

- Lansing.

The Golden State.

(buzzer beeps) - Sacramento.

- [Paul] Yes, the last frontier.

(buzzer beeps) - Juneau.

- [Paul] Yes, the Grand Canyon State.

(buzzer beeps) - Albuquerque.

- [Paul] Phoenix.

The Sunshine State.

(buzzer beeps) - Tallahassee.

- Yes, The Prairie State.

(buzzer beeps) - Salt Lake City.

- [Paul] Springfield.

Okay, Wallenpaupack, that's gonna wrap up your first lightning round.

We're gonna come on over to North Pocono, and your remaining category will be anatomy.

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

Name these parts of the human body whose names begin with a vowel.

The joint where the radius, ulna, and humerus meet.

- Pass.

- Elbow.

Small air sacs found in the lungs.

- Pass.

- Alveoli.

A tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder.

- Pass.

- Ureter.

A small flap of tissue that hangs down from the back of the throat.

- Uvula?

- Yes.

The outer layer of skin.

- Epidermis.

- Yes.

The colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil.

(buzzer beeps) - Iris?

- Yes.

The hardest substance found in the human body.

- Pass.

- Enamel.

The flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea.

- Pass.

- Epiglottis.

The part of the body located between the thorax and the diaphragm.

- Pass.

- Abdomen.

The top or first cervical vertebrae that connects the skull to the spine.

(timer beeps) That was atlas.

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

And after that, we currently have Wallenpaupack in the lead over North Pocono, 85 to 35.

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

So pay attention.

Taking out the trash was the chore Lindsay hated most.

What is the gerund phrase in the preceding sentence?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Taking?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Genevieve.

- Taking out.

- Is incorrect.

"Taking out the trash" was what we were looking for.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one in novels.

John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men" tells the tragic story of two California farm hands, their dreams of a farm together, and the needless death of one of those farm hands.

(buzzer beeps) One of the, Genevieve, Wallenpaupack.

- George and Lennie?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to North Pocono.

One of the farm hands was George Milton.

Name the other one.

(buzzer beeps) Grace.

- Lennie?

- Is correct for your rebound points, North Pocono.

As we go now to a toss-up in vocational.

What six-letter term is the name given to the first coat of paint that is applying to any surface.

(buzzer beeps) - Primer.

- Joseph, North Pocono.

- Primer.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

What Russians czar found at St. Petersburg on the Baltic Coast in 1703 to encourage trade.

(buzzer beeps) - Czar Peter the Great.

- Peter the Great is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono, as we go to a toss-up in sports.

This paddle sport can be played by two or four players.

The net- (buzzer beeps) Jude, Wallenpaupack.

- Tennis - Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to North Pocono.

The net is 34 inches high and the hobo plastic- (buzzer beeps) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- Pickleball?

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

How many pair of sinus cavities do most humans have?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Four.

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

Greece was revolting against the Ottoman Empire.

What war was concluded by the Treaty of Constantinople in 1832?

- War Greek Independence.

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

The morning star is not a star but a planet seen in the eastern sky before sunrise.

Which planet is it?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Venus.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

In what Asian country would you find the cities of Pagan, Mandalay, and Pegu.

(buzzer beeps) - Cambodia?

- No, that answer is Myanmar.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one is in art.

In artwork, this effect occurs when a darker color seeps through a lighter color to the surface.

What do we call this?

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Infiltration - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) - Absorption.

- No, that term is bleeding.

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

According to Greek mythology, she was the twin sister of Apollo.

Name this goddess.

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- Artemis.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Bonnie and Clyde were a notorious crime couple in American history during the Great Depression who are wanted for murder, robbery, and kidnapping.

Her last name was Parker.

What was his last name?

(buzzer beeps) - Handel.

- I'm sorry?

- Handel.

- No, we're looking for Barrow.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one is in government.

What seven-letter word is the name for the money that's required to start a commercial enterprise?

The top of an architectural pillar.

Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- License.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to North Pocono.

Or the most important city in a country or state.

(buzzer beeps) Grace.

- Capitol.

- Capitol is correct for your rebound points, North Pocono.

And that sound that you heard signals the end of the first half that 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.

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

If there was one food that you could eat for the rest of your life and that would be all, what would that food be and why?

- I'd have to be pizza 'cause I already know how to make it 'cause I work at a pizzeria.

- [Paul] All right, life skills.

Excellent, thanks, Joseph.

Raina?

- I would also say pizza because you could put like a bunch of different toppings on it.

- Absolutely, Elizabeth.

- I would say pasta because there's so much variety to it.

- [Paul] Absolutely there is.

Grace.

- Tuna salad because I'm pescatarian.

(Paul laughs) - Well, thank you very much, North Pocono, and good luck the rest of the way.

Wallenpaupack, coming over to you.

Same question: if you could eat one food for the rest of your life and that was all, what would it be and why?

Jude.

- Chicken parmesan 'cause it's a simple dish that is very good.

- [Paul] Thank you, Jude.

Nathan.

- I love all kinds of fruit, so I just say a big fruit salad.

- [Paul] Okay, thanks, Nathan.

Genevieve.

- Definitely tacos, 'cause there's a lot of different ways you can make them and they're one of my favorite foods.

- [Paul] Absolutely they are.

Michael.

- A simple peanut butter and jelly 'cause I just don't feel like I could get tired of that.

- Yep, back to the basics, that's right.

All right, guys, it was very nice to see all of you again, and let's go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in short stories.

What Shirley Jackson short story opens on June 27th, 1948 with the townspeople of the village gathering in the square to see whose name will be drawn and sacrificed to ensure a good harvest.

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- "The Lottery."

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

This family that first became famous for its gunpowder business amassed a fortune during the Civil war and later supplied 40% of all the explosive used by the allies during World War II.

They later specialized in the manufacturer of textiles and innovative materials like Teflon, Mylar, and Dacron.

Name this family whose Delaware-based business has evolved into a major chemical company.

(timer beeps) - That is the DuPont family.

Alright, let's go to a toss-up in geometry.

What do we call a quadrilateral with no parallel sides?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Rhombus.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Michael.

- Irregular.

- Nope.

We're looking for either trapezium or trapezoid.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one is in mythology.

In Greek mythology, she's the queen of Ithaca, the faithful wife Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus.

Name this queen who's especially known for her fidelity to her husband during his absence.

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Penelope.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

He began to compose when he was only eight years old.

This child prodigy from Hungary gave his first recital when he was only nine years old.

He went on to become an accomplished composer.

Name the famous composer of such works as the "Faust Symphony," "Les Morts," and the "Hungarian Rhapsodies."

- Just guess.

- I don't know.

(buzzer beeps) - Liszt.

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

She was the first woman to work in a government job in the mid-1850s when she was hired as a clerk in the U.S. patent office.

However, she's better known for her nursing skills during the Civil War.

Name this nurse known as the angel of the battlefield.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- No answer.

- Okay, I'll finish and rebound to North Pocono.

Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its first president.

(timer beeps) That was Clara Barton.

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

What three syllable word is the name for the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area- (buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Diffusion - Is correct, and here's your bonus now.

This country was the only independent country in Africa in 1914.

It was founded at Monrovia in 1822 by Black freedman from the United States.

(buzzer beeps) Joseph.

- Liberia.

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

Prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby, while the horses are paraded, what song is played?

(buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- National anthem.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan.

- Maple Leaf Rag?

- No, we're looking for "My Old Kentucky Home."

Okay, your next toss-up is in algebra.

Consider a commutative ring where A times B equals zero.

In abstract algebra, this property implies that A equals zero or B equals zero.

What kind of domain does this commutative ring have?

(timer beeps) (buzzer beeps) Joseph, North Pocono.

- Undefined.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Genevieve.

- Infinite.

- Nope, it was the integral domain.

Okay, 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 general knowledge or grammar.

- Grammar.

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

You'll be given a noun.

Give the most common adjective that can be formed from this base word.

For example, the most common adjective that could be formed from the noun 'peace' is 'peaceful.'

Hero.

(buzzer beeps) - Heroic.

- Yes, benefit.

- Beneficial.

- Yes, danger.

- Dangerous.

- Yes, single.

(buzzer beeps) - Alone.

- [Paul] Singular, critic.

(buzzer beeps) - Critical.

- Yes, America.

- American.

- Yes, thirst.

- Thirsty.

- Yes, origin.

- Original.

- Yes, fact.

- Actual.

- Yes, heaven.

- Heavenly.

- Yes, excess.

- Excessive.

- Yes, tragedy.

- Tragical.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for tragic.

All right, North Pocono, still though, great job in that lightning round.

Wallenpaupack, we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be general knowledge.

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

It's the letter B.

Identify these places, things, or last names of people that begin with a letter B.

The American revolutionary who led an attack against the federal arsenal at Harper's.

(buzzer beeps) Michael.

- Benedict Arnold.

- Brown.

A nonvascular plant that produces spores and lives in a moist environment.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Bryophyte.

A scale used to relate the speed of the wind to its effects both on the land and the sea.

(buzzer beeps) - Barometer.

- [Paul] Beaufort.

A large river in Texas that begins at Blackwater draw in New Mexico and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Brazos.

The capital city of the state of Idaho.

- Boise.

- Yes.

An antonym for malignant.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Benign.

A notorious gunfighter having the real name of Henry McCarty who was finally killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett.

(buzzer beeps) - Billy the kid.

- Yes.

A small South Asian country whose capital is Dhaka.

(buzzer beeps) - Bangladesh.

- Yes, the author of the book, "Go tell it on the mountain."

(buzzer beeps) - Brown.

- Baldwin.

(timer beeps) All right, Wallenpaupack, that's gonna wrap up your second lightning round.

And after that, we currently have a score of 195 to 110, in favor of North Pocono, as we move into the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in world geography.

This island is nestled into the corner of the Mediterranean formed by Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.

(buzzer beeps) It's- Joseph, North Pocono.

- Cyprus.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

Deciduous trees lose all or part of their leaves for at least part of the year.

This may occur during winter or the dry season depending on the environment.

What is the process of dropping the leaves called?

- There was this question last time, but I don't remember.

- Trees are dying, right?

(timer beeps) - We're looking for abscission.

Okay, here's your next toss-up, this one in cinema.

This 20th Century film director worked both in the U.S. and his native Britain.

He was famous for his horror films, which are often (buzzer beeps) psychological, Jude, Wallenpaupack.

- Alfred Hitchcock - Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

Article two of the U.S. Constitution does not clearly state what happens when a U.S. president dies or is incapacitated.

It wasn't spelled out until 1967 when which amendment was passed.

(buzzer beeps) - 23rd.

- We're looking for the 25th.

Okay, here's your next toss-up.

This one is in chemistry.

What Danish scientists discovered that electrons move farther from the nucleus of an atom when heated.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Bohr.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

They were poetic laments that commemorated the dead.

Give this five-letter term beginning with the letter D that represents a song for the dead.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That is a dirge.

Here's your next toss-up in world geography.

What strait separates the country of Chile from the group of islands known as Tierra del Fuego?

(timer beeps) That straight is the Strait of Magellan.

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

Name the second geologic period of the Paleozoic era.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Jurassic.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeps) Grace.

- Cretaceous.

- No, that's the Ordovician, the Ordovician.

Here's your next toss-up.

This one is in literature.

In what country was the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote" published on January 16th, 1605?

(buzzer beeps) Grace, North Pocono.

- Spain?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now.

There's only one natural luge track in the United States.

In what state is it located?

(buzzer beeps) - Wyoming?

- No, that state is Michigan.

Let's go to a toss-up in chemistry.

What two-word term refers to the ignition of organic matter into flames from the heat produced within itself by a chemical reaction such as oxidation?

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- Self-combustion.

- Be more specific.

- Internal combustion.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeps) - Spontaneous combustion.

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

The Sons of Liberty campaigned against the British there, and the Stamp Act Congress met there.

This city served as the nation's capital under the articles- (buzzer beeps) Elizabeth, North Pocono.

- Boston - Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Wallenpaupack.

The Articles of Confederation.

David Dinkins was the city's first black mayor.

Name the city that was the first one attacked by terrorists on September 11th, 2001.

(buzzer beeps) Michael.

- New York City.

- New York City is correct for your rebound points.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner this evening is North Pocono over Wallenpaupack, 225 to 140.

Congratulations, North Pocono.

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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