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(upbeat music) (lively music) - 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 Old Forge versus Holy Cross.

Representing Old Forge are James Cupets, Juliet DeStefano, Ryan Schlagel and Logan Fanning.

Connie Lynn is an alternate as is Elena Bielski and their advisor is Maryanne Matusec who could not be here today.

Their alternate advisor is Danielle Boise.

Representing Holy Cross are Benjamin Bala Gamba, Liz Meyers, Vinny Esposito and Ally Bilski.

Their advisors are Jennifer McAndrew and Ms. Kimberly Macer who is not here today.

"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 tossup question, correct answers to these questions or awarded 10 points and that team will then receive a five-point bonus question.

If that tossup 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 tossup points but will not receive a bonus question.

Well, let's go ahead and get started with this tossup question in sports and games.

This answer is a verb.

You do this to the envelope when you get a card ready to send in the mail.

A golfer does this when he or she rests the club on the ground behind the ball while preparing to make the shot.

Identify this term that has a double meaning.

(buzzer beeps) That's address.

All right, let's move on to a tossup in grammar.

Gerunds are verbals that add an ING and are used as what part of speech?

(buzzer beeps) Vinny, Holy Cross?

- A verb.

- Is incorrect.

- Rebound, Old Forge.

(buzzer beeps) That was a noun.

All right, let's move on to a tossup on short stories.

In the Washington Irving classic, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", What is the name of the frightened school master?

(buzzer beeps) That is Ichabod Crane.

All right, let's turn to a tossup in mythology.

The Thunderbolt, Eagle, Bull and Oak are all symbols of what important figure in Greek mythology?

(buzzer beeps) Benjamin, Holy Cross.

- Is it Zeus?

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

Name the only woman to ever appear on the face of paper currency in the United States.

(buzzer beeps) - Rosa Parks?

- No, Martha Washington.

Martha Washington.

All right, let's turn to a tossup in grammar.

Juggle, struggle, tumble, fumble.

All these words can be classified as which part of speech?

(buzzer beeps) - James, Old Forge.

- A verb.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

Hexagons, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.

They all have different numbers of sides.

A nonagon has how many sides?

(buzzer beeps) Ryan.

- Nine.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Old Forge as we go to a tossup in biology.

Located behind the sternum and between your lungs, one of its functions is to regulate metabolism.

Name this important gland in the human body.

(buzzer beeps) Vinny, Holy Cross.

- The endocrine gland?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer beeps) James.

- Pituitary?

- No, the thymus, the thymus.

Okay, your next tossup is in American history.

He made a violin when he was 12 years old and created his own nail-making business when he was a teenager.

He manufactured muskets and other weapons supplying more than 10,000 for the Department of the Treasury in 1798, which led him to create machines to produce interchangeable parts for his firearms.

Name, this early inventor who's perhaps best-known for the invention of a cotton gin that revolutionized the production of cotton.

(buzzer beeps) Logan, Old Forge.

- Eli Whitney.

- Is correct and your bonus here.

Some snakes in the genus nausea have fangs that possess a modified orifice for the discharge of venom.

The snakes can effectively target the eyes of their antagonist.

What general term do we apply to these snakes that can spray their venom at targets up to 10 feet away.

(buzzer beeps) That's known as the elusive game show host.

Oh, spitting cobras, spitting cobras.

All right guys, let's move on to a tossup in chemistry.

These drugs counteract the body's reactions to insect bites, pollen, dust and other allergies.

Name these drugs used to combat itching, sneezing and watery eyes.

(buzzer beeps) James, Old Forge.

- Antihistamines.

- Is correct and your bonus.

In the frightening short story "The Monkey's Paw", how many wishes does the holder of the paw have granted to them?

(buzzer beeps) - Three, three.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Old Forge.

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

(lightning crackles) 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.

Holy Cross has won the coin toss and we'll pick first.

Your categories are literature or biology.

- We would like to choose biology.

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

Identify these science terms beginning with the letter A.

Tiny air cells in the lungs.

Don't know, you can pass.

- Pass.

- Alveolus.

- Main artery in the body.

- Pass.

- Aorta.

Substance that stimulates an immune response.

- Pass.

- Antigen.

Enzyme that breaks starches down into sugars.

- Pass.

- Amylase.

Earliest known vertebrate to have jaws.

- Pass.

- Acanthodian.

Physiological dependence on a substance.

- Addiction.

- Yes.

Don't forget to ring in.

Describes a process that doesn't require oxygen.

- Pass.

- Anaerobic.

Without symmetry.

(buzzer beeps) - Vinny.

- Asymmetric.

- [Paul] Yes, animal that lacks a body cavity.

- Pass.

- That's acoelomate.

(buzzer beeps) All right, we're not going to get to that last one there.

Okay, Holy Cross.

That's gonna do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Old Forge, we're coming over to you.

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

Name the author of these literary titles often taught in the 10th grade.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream".

- Pass.

- That's Shakespeare.

- "Night".

(buzzer beeps) - Elie Wiesel.

- Yes.

"Animal Farm".

(buzzer beeps) - George Orwell.

- Yes.

"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children".

- Pass.

- Ransom Riggs.

"To Kill a Mockingbird".

(buzzer beeps) - Harper Lee.

- Yes.

"The Hunger Games".

- Pass.

- That's Suzanne Collins.

"The Scorch Trials".

- Pass.

- James Dashner.

"Lord of the Flies" - Pass.

- William Golding.

"Uglies".

- Pass.

- Scott Westerfield.

- "Allegiant" - Pass.

- Veronica Roth.

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

(buzzer beeps) James.

- Tom Sawyer.

- Mark Twain.

"The Voyage of the Beagle".

- Pass.

- That was Charles Darwin.

All right, that's gonna wrap up the first lightning round and after that we currently have Old Forge in the lead over Holy Cross 55 to 20 and we're now going to go ahead and move into the second quarter with this tossup question in music.

What is the mechanical device that uses clicks to indicate the tempo of a piece of music?

(buzzer beeps) Ally, Holy Cross.

- Metronome.

- Is correct and your bonus now.

This nonpartisan group files legal briefs in cases of alleged civil rights violations.

For what does ACLU stand?

(buzzer beeps) That is the American Civil Liberties Union.

All right, let's move on to a tossup in physics.

The volume of a regularly shaped object can be calculated by multiplying the length times the width, times the height.

However, not all objects have a regular shape.

The volume of these objects is calculated by submerging the item in a container of water or a graduated cylinder.

The object takes up space in the water causing the water level to rise.

This difference in the water level is the object's volume.

What is this method called?

(buzzer beeps) James, Old Forge.

- Water displacement.

Is correct and here comes your bonus.

The poem, "The New Colossus" was written to help raise money to build a platform for the Statue of Liberty, its most famous line is probably, "Give me your tired, you're poor, your huddled masses."

What us poet authored the poem that is located at the base of the Statue of Liberty?

(buzzer beeps) That was Emma Lazarus.

All right, let's go to a tossup on world history.

Marie Curie and her husband discovered the elements radium and polonium.

Their research in radioactivity was groundbreaking and they won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1903.

What was the first name of Marie's husband?

(buzzer beeps) That first name is Pierre.

All right, let's turn to a tossup in U.S. geography now.

What university in Provo, Utah was founded by a famous Mormon leader and is now operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of a Latter Day Saints?

(buzzer beeps) Logan, Old Forge.

- Brigham Young University.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

According to Greek mythology, what lover of Leander threw herself into the sea when he drowned?

(buzzer beeps) That was Hero.

All right, your next tossup is in math.

Pay close attention please.

What is the cardinal number of the set 17, 19, 24, 26, 38, 49 and 51?

(buzzer beeps) Vinny, Holy Cross.

- 21.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer beeps) That answer was seven.

All right, let's go now to a tossup in literature.

What four-letter word was the name for a Celtic poet who sang epic poems while playing a harp and is used today when referring to William Shakespeare?

(buzzer beeps) Ally, Holy Cross.

- Bard.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

What's second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I was convicted of adultery and beheaded?

(buzzer beeps) - Anne Boleyn.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Holy Cross.

All right, let's go now to a tossup in physics.

(buzzer beeps) Well, we'll get to that in the next round, because 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 Old Forge.

And James, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun when you're not in class?

- I am in the drama club at school and I'm on stage crew and I also like to golf during the summer.

- [Paul] Excellent, thanks James.

Juliet?

- I enjoy reading and I participate in multiple different school sports.

- Thanks Juliet.

Ryan?

- I love spending time with the people I hold close to me.

- That's excellent, Logan?

- I play basketball and soccer for my school.

- Thanks, Logan.

Good luck the rest of the way, Old Forge.

Holy Cross, coming over to you.

Benjamin, tell me what you like to do for fun when you're not in class?

- I like to play games like "Valorant" and stuff.

- Cool, thanks Benjamin, Liz?

- I like to crochet and I am in many clubs and sports at my school.

- Thank you Liz.

Vinny?

- I like skiing and playing soccer.

- [Paul] Simultaneously?

Thanks Vinny.

Ally?

- I like drawing and I do theater at my school.

- All right, thank you very much.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

And now we'll go ahead and begin the third quarter with this tossup question.

Surprise, it's in physics.

After the invention of the reaper and the thresher, the steel plow was invented.

It proved to increase grain production since it worked markedly better than the cast iron or wood plows in the thick soils of the Midwestern United States.

Who invented the steel plow (buzzer beeps) in 1837?

Ryan, Old Forge.

- John Deere.

- Is correct and the bonus.

On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor destroying and severely damaging 19 naval vessels and 188 U.S. aircraft.

On which Hawaiian island is Pearl Harbor located?

(buzzer beeps) James.

- Oahu.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Old Forge as we turn now to a toss up in chemistry.

They are atoms of the same element, but they have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.

What are these atoms that Frederick Soddy researched?

(buzzer beeps) Logan, Old Forge.

- Isotopes.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

In three short years, this Steven Foster song, it sold 130,000 copies.

The song begins with the lyrics, "Way down upon the Swanee River."

What is the title of the song?

(buzzer beeps) That is "Old Folks at Home".

All right guys, let's go to a tossup in government.

What nickname was used to refer to the judges appointed by President John Adams in February, 1801 shortly before his retirement?

(buzzer beeps) They were called the Midnight Judges.

All right, let's go to a tossup in earth science.

It holds the record in the continental United States for the deadliest volcanic eruption, destroying all surrounding structures, killing thousands of animals and killing at least 57 people, mostly by asphyxiation name this active strata volcano that first erupted in the state of Washington on May 18th, 1980 and has erupted continuously again from 2004 to 2008.

(buzzer beeps) James, Old Forge.

- Mount St. Helens.

- Is correct and here's your bonus now.

What American artist who sculpted "The Wild West" and "The Bronco Buster" was born in Canton, New York?

(buzzer beeps) That was Frederic Remington.

All right, let's go to a tossup now.

In novels, what famous author tells the story of a baseball catcher who vanishes from baseball record books in the novel "Blockade Billy"?

(buzzer beeps) That was the great Stephen King.

All right, let's go to a tossup in general knowledge.

Although caviar is made from different kinds of roe, what scarce roe is preferred by caviar connoisseurs?

(buzzer beeps) No caviar eaters here.

We're looking for a sturgeon.

Let's go now to a tossup in earth science.

This group of silicate minerals is commonly found in metamorphic and igneous rocks, especially granite.

It's easily separated into thin, translucent, or transparent sheets that are quite elastic in nature.

It's mainly used today as an electrical insulating material.

Name this group of silicates that includes biotite, lepidolite and muscovite.

(buzzer beeps) Okay, that answer was mica, mica.

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

This time Old Forge will pick first.

Your categories are mythology or American history.

- American history, please.

- American history, it is.

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

You're going to be given the name of an American president complete with a middle initial that each used.

Give the middle name for which each of these middle initial stands.

John F. Kennedy.

(buzzer beeps) - Fitzgerald.

- Yes, Franklin D Roosevelt.

(buzzer beeps) - Delano.

- Yes, George W. Bush.

- Pass.

- Walker.

Dwight D Eisenhower.

- Pass.

- David.

Lyndon B Johnson.

- Pass.

- Bains.

James E. Carter.

- Pass.

- Earl.

Richard M. Nixon.

- Pass.

- Millhouse.

Warren G. Harding.

- Pass.

- Gamaliel.

William H. Taft.

(buzzer beeps) - Ryan.

- Howard.

- [Paul] Yes, Chester A. Arthur.

(buzzer beeps) - Alan.

- Yes.

Rutherford B. Hayes.

- Pass.

- Birchard.

James K. Polk.

- Pass.

- That is Knox.

All right, that's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round, Old Forge.

Holy Cross, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be mythology.

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

Identify each of these people, places or things related to Greek mythology.

The father of Zeus.

You don't know, you can pass.

- Pass.

- Kronos.

Mountaintop home of the Gods.

(buzzer beeps) - Mount Olympus.

- Yes.

Poseidon's three-pronged spear.

(buzzer beeps) - Trident.

- Yes.

Mother of Persephone.

- Pass.

- Demeter.

Winged horse.

(buzzer beeps) - Pegasus.

- Yes.

Monster with a body of a man and the head of a bull.

(buzzer beeps) - Minotaur.

- Yes.

Queen of the Underworld.

- Pass.

- Persephone.

Food of the gods.

- Pass.

- Ambrosia.

Goddess of the hunt.

(buzzer beeps) - Athena?

- Artemis.

Drink of the gods.

- Pass.

- Nectar.

Intricate maze designed by Daedalus.

- Pass.

- Labyrinth.

Beheaded snake-haired Gorgon.

- Pass.

- That was Medusa.

(buzzer beeps) All right, that's gonna wrap up the lightning round.

And after that we currently have Old Forge in the lead over Holy Cross 130 to 65.

And we'll now go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this tossup question in literature.

Written by Adolf Hitler and published in two parts, before he ever became the dictator of Germany, it declared the superiority and racial purity of the German race that gave them the moral right to conquer lesser races.

(buzzer beeps) Logan, Old Forge.

- "Mein Kampf".

- Is correct and here's your bonus now.

What is the degree of the following polynomial 6x to the fifth power plus 5x to the fourth power plus 2x squared plus x to the ninth power?

(buzzer beeps) That is nine.

All right, let's go to a tossup on general knowledge.

Many fruits are grown in the United States.

What fruit accounts for the largest percentage of total fresh fruit grown yearly in the United States having a total production of approximately 6 million tons per year?

(buzzer beeps) Ally, Holy Cross.

- Apples.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer beeps) Those are grapes.

All right, let's go to a tossup on chemistry.

It's the only chemical element that cannot be changed to a solid by cooling under normal pressure, but must be compressed to 26 times the normal atmospheric pressure.

Name this noble gas that is the second-most abundant element in the universe.

(buzzer beeps) James, Old Forge.

- Helium.

- Is correct and your bonus now.

In the field of biology, this word refers to a type of sexual reproduction that occurs when two bacteria cells or two unicellular organisms join in exchange nuclear material.

When used in connection with grammar, this same word refers to the variations of a verb.

Identify this four-syllable word that ends in the letter n. (buzzer beeps) Logan.

- Conjugation.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Old Forge, as we turn now to a tossup in world geography.

Jordan annexed this territory from Palestine in 1950.

17 years later, Israel captured the territory and despite a 2002 peace agreement between the countries is still occupying parts of this territory.

Name, this territory located between Israel and Palestine, whose only lake is the Dead Sea.

(buzzer beeps) Vinny, Holy Cross.

- Gaza Strip?

Is incorrect.

Rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer beeps) James.

- The West Bank.

- The West Bank is correct, for your rebound points, Old Forge, as we turn now to a toss up in mythology.

He was the father of the Titans.

What Greek mythological God was known as Father Sky.

(buzzer beeps) That is Uranus.

All right, let's go now to a tossup on world geography.

It takes place on December 12th each year, Catholics from around the world come to Basilica of Guadalupe hoping to see the apparition.

Whom do the Mexican people honor on Guadalupe Day?

(buzzer beeps) That is the Virgin Mary.

All right, your next tossup is in drama.

Often T-shaped, this area of the stage extends past the proscenium into the audience.

There's usually seating on three sides of it.

What term, beginning with the letter A, is the name of this area that is sometimes referred to as The Thrust?

(buzzer beeps) That is the apron.

All right, here's your next tossup on grammar.

What grammatical term refers to the division of nouns and pronouns into masculine, feminine, common, and neutral categories?

(buzzer beeps) That is gender.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Old Forge over Holy Cross, 165 to 65.

Congratulations Old Forge, 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 thank you for watching.

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