(upbeat music) - Welcome to the 18th 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 one, three or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Riverside versus Forest City.

Representing Riverside are Austin Schramko, Zach Chilick, Emma Byrne and Sarah Wolf.

Their alternates are Ella Satil and Tess Parchinzky, and their advisor is Ronald Geiss.

Representing Forest City are Emily Frisbee, Arcadia Hellman, Caelum Calhoun and Collin Baylor.

Their alternates are Yangzi Chen and Kaylin Peck, and their advisor is Andrew Trotter.

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 tossup question.

Correct answers to these questions are 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.

What book depicting a boarded up lurkem where the word unless is pottered by the onceler was written about an environmental guardian by Dr. Seuss?

(buzzer beating) Arcadia Forest City.

- "The Lorax."

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question.

What string instrument played by Regina Carter was also played by 18th century composer, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, sometimes dubbed The Black Mozart?

(buzzer beating) Caleb.

- Violin.

- Is correct for your bonus points Forest City.

Let's move to another tossup.

What element, the second most abundant element in earth's crust, is found in both sand and quartz and as a metalloid used in computer chips?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Silicon.

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

What word did the Daily Mail coin in 1906 to refer to women such as Emmeline Pankurst who advocated for the women's right to vote in Britain?

(alarm beeping) That's suffragette.

Here's your next tossup.

Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park are in what state, which is also home to the Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore.

(buzzer beating) Austin, Riverside.

- South Dakota.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question.

Amazon Web Services provides what type of computing in which users manage resources over the internet without regard to physical infrastructure?

(buzzer beating) - Cloud computing.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Riverside.

Great job.

Here comes your next tossup.

What senator, who wrote the bipartisan campaign reform act with Russ Feingold, came from Arizona and lost the 2008 presidential race to Barack Obama?

(buzzer beating) Collin Forest City.

- Mitt Romney.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Riverside.

(buzzer beating) Sarah.

- Quail?

- [Paul] Nope.

We're looking for John McCain.

John McCain.

Here comes your next tossup question.

What play in which a plan to build summer cottages is rejected by Madam Ranevskia, was written by Anton Chekhov and named for symbolic trees?

(alarm beeping) That was "The Cherry Orchard."

Let's go to another tossup.

What company whose CEO, David Coleman, was criticized for a new African-American studies curriculum, runs the high school AP and SAT programs?

(buzzer beating) Austin, Riverside.

- College Board.

- [Paul] Is correct and here comes your bonus, and get your pencils and papers ready.

What product results from multiplying the square root of 20 times the square root of 80?

(buzzer beating) Austin, Riverside.

- Square root of 160?

- No, we were looking for 40.

All right let's move to another tossup question.

Directly evaluating what operation can lead to indeterminate forms that can be resolved, using L'hopital's rule, finding the rule of function gets near?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Logarithms.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(alarm beeping) Okay that's limit.

And that sound 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 10 rapid fire questions as they can in one minute.

Riverside has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are 20th century painters or ends in ice.

- Ends in ice.

- Ends in ice it is.

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

Give these nouns that end in the consecutive letters I-C-E.

Opposite of virtue.

Emma.

- Vice?

- [Paul] Yes.

Cost of buying something.

(buzzer beating) Austin.

- Price?

- [Paul] Yes.

Law enforcement officers.

(buzzer beating) - Police?

- [Paul] Yes.

Care for the terminally ill. (buzzer beating) - Hospice?

- [Paul] Yes.

Lack of courage.

(buzzer beating) - Cowardice?

- Yes.

Someone learning a trade from an expert.

(buzzer beating) - Apprentice?

- [Paul] Yes.

Drinking cup or goblet (buzzer beating) - Chalice.

- [Paul] Yes.

Water channel with a movable gate.

If you don't know, you can pass.

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] Sluice.

Preconceived judgment or opinion.

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] Prejudice.

Yellowish discoloration of the skin.

(buzzer beating) - Jaundice.

- [Paul] That's correct.

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

Forest City, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be 20th century painters.

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

Name these artists who created their major works between 1900 and 1999.

Painter of number five 1948, known as "Jack the Dripper."

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] Jackson Pollock.

Mexican woman who painted "The Broken Column."

(buzzer beating) Emily.

- Frida Kahlo.

- [Paul] Yes.

French Dada is painter of "Nude Descending a Staircase."

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Duchamp.

Spanish surrealist painter of "The Persistence of Memory."

(buzzer beating) - Salvador Dali.

- [Paul] Yes.

American pop artist of "Marilyn Diptych," featuring Marilyn Monroe.

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- Andy Warhol.

Austrian creator of the gold leaf painting, "The Kiss."

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] Gustav Klimt.

Dutch square and line painter of "Broadway Boogie Woogie."

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] Piet Mondrian.

Spanish Cubist painter of "The Old Guitarist.

(buzzer beating) Emily.

- Pablo Picasso.

- [Paul] That's correct.

(alarm beeping) Well we're not going to get to that last one there.

That's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Riverside in the lead over Forest City, 75 to 30.

Now we're going to move into the second quarter with this tossup question.

What American author who wrote about boy Willie and Bernice in "The Piano Lesson" depicted garbage truck driver, Troy Maxon, in his play "Fences"?

(alarm beeping) That's August Wilson.

Let's go to another tossup.

What businessman who claimed to own a half monkey half fish, called the Fiji mermaid, promoted hoaxes as part of a circus he ran with James Bailey?

(buzzer beating) Zach, Riverside.

- P.T.

Barnum.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus.

Swae Lee sings, "You're left in the dust unless I stuck by ya" in the chorus of what 2018 song, a collaboration?

Austin, Riverside.

- "Sunflower."

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Here comes your next tossup.

What kind of measure was infamously botched in 1936 by the Literary Digest and is provided by firms such as Zogby and Gallup to gauge public opinion?

(alarm beeping) We're looking for either pulse or surveys.

Here's your next tossup.

What quantity denoted Z that is proportional to hydrostatic pressure is high for hadal zones such as the Mariana's Trench and increases downward?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Pressure.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound Forest City.

(alarm beeping) We were looking for depth.

Depth.

Let's go to another tossup.

What emperor reclaimed power by ordering the execution of Sejanus, spent years secluded on Capri and proceeded Caligula as the second Roman emperor?

(alarm beeping) That was Tiberius.

Let's move to your next tossup question.

What chess piece, which is captured when winning the exchange, begins a game on a corner space and can move any distance horizontally or vertically?

(buzzer beating) Caelum, Forest City.

- The rook.

- [Paul] Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

At what 1954 battle did the Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, defeat the French colonial forces, driving France out of Indo-China?

(alarm beeping) We're looking for the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.

Here's your next tossup.

What city contains the seat of the Maronite church was the site of a massive August, 2020 explosion in its port and is the capital of Lebanon?

(buzzer beating) Austin Riverside.

- Beirut.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus.

What European language was used by poet Constantine Cavafy, whose poems "Waiting for the Barbarians" and "Ithaca" were inspired by the ancient world?

(buzzer beating) - French.

- No, we're looking for the Greek language.

The Greek language.

Here comes your next tossup.

What empire committed the Herero genocide in Namibia and defended its African colonies from its triple entente before losing World War I?

(buzzer beating) Emily, Forest City.

- The Ottoman Empire.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Riverside.

(alarm beeping) Okay we're looking for Germany.

Germany.

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 Riverside and Austin, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your plans are post-graduation.

- I plan to go to a four year university and major in accounting.

- That's great, thank you Austin.

Zach?

- I plan to go to a four year university and study mechanical engineering.

- Excellent.

Emma?

- I plan to attend a four year university and major in biology.

- [Paul] All right, and Sarah.

- I plan to get a bachelor's degree in computer science.

- That's excellent.

Some very smart kids here today.

Thank you for being here, Riverside, and good luck the rest of the way.

Forest City, we're coming over to you and Emily, tell us what your hobbies are outside of class.

- I enjoy music and writing.

- Okay.

Arcadia.

- I'd say music as well, and computer science.

- [Paul] All right.

Caelum.

- I enjoy music and blacksmithing.

- [Paul] Very cool.

Collin.

- I'm a big sports guy, specifically soccer.

- Okay, excellent.

It was very nice to meet you again.

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

What God, who married Aria Atene after Theseus abandoned her, was sewn into Zeus's thigh after the death of his mother Semele and was the god of wine?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Dionysus.

- [Paul] Judges?

- [Judge] Yes.

- [Paul] It is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

Dr. Frank Job performed the first ulnar collateral, ligament replacement on the elbow of what Dodgers pitcher, for whom the surgery is commonly named?

(buzzer beating) Austin.

- Tommy John.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Riverside.

And we're gonna move on to another tossup.

What's cellular process which terminates upon reaching UAG or one of the other stop codons, involves ribosomes, using tRNA to synthesize a protein?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Apoptosis.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(alarm beeping) Okay, we're looking for translation.

Here's your next tossup.

What TV show introduced a men's lodge, called the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes and was set in the town of Bedrock, the home of Fred's Stone Age family.

(buzzer beating) Zach, Riverside.

- "The Flintstones."

- Yabba Dabba Doo, you are correct and here comes your bonus question.

What annual meteor shower is caused by the earth passing through debris left by the swift Tuttle Comet and peaks between July and August?

(buzzer beating) - Percocet.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Riverside.

Great job.

Here comes your next tossup.

What treaty which gave the US fishing rights in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was signed in 1783 to officially end the American Revolution?

(buzzer beating) Austin, Riverside.

- Treaty of Paris.

- [Paul] Is correct.

And your bonus question now.

In July, 2023, pro-Russian soldiers and what African country launched a coup that deposed President Mohammad Bazoum?

(buzzer beating) Sarah.

- Sudan.

- Nope.

We're looking for Niger, Niger.

Let's move on to another tossup.

What play whose heroine is helped by Touchstone includes the all the world's a stage speech and is a Shakespeare comedy set in the forest of Arden?

(alarm beeping) That play is "As You Like It."

Here's your next tossup.

What Central American country where former figure skater, Michelle Kwan, is served as US Ambassador since 2022, has its capital at Belmont Pond?

(alarm beeping) That is Belize, Belize.

Here comes your next tossup.

The no hair theorem characterizes what astronomical objects that can be formed in a supernova and which have an event horizon around a singularity?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Black Hole.

- [Paul] Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

Conman Victor Lustig twice tried to sell what wrought iron lattice structure on the Champ de Mars?

(alarm buzzing) That structure was the Eiffel Tower.

Let's move on to another tossup question.

What religion whose Gurdwara temples include a kitchen, providing free meals called a Langer, reads the Adi Granth and was founded by Guru Nanak?

(alarm beeping) (buzzer beating) Austin, Riverside.

- Buddhism.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(alarm beeping) Okay the answer you're looking for was Sikhism, and that sound you heard signals the end of the third quarter and another lightning round.

This time Forest City will pick first.

Your categories are coastal abbreviation or 1920s.

- 1920s.

- Okay, 1920s it is.

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

Answer the following about the year 1920.

Senator who was elected president - Pass.

Pass.

(buzzer beating) - [Paul] We're looking for Warren Harding.

Field of chemistry that studies heat for which Walter Nernst won a Nobel Prize.

(buzzer beating) - Thermo chemistry.

- [Paul] Thermodynamics.

German party led by Adolf Hitler that formed that year.

(buzzer beating) - Nazi party.

- [Paul] Yes.

Author who published her first book about detective Hercule Pierrot.

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] Agatha Christie.

International group and UN precursor that began meeting.

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- That's League of Nations.

Pandemic that killed 50 million people.

(buzzer beating) Emily.

- Spanish Flu.

- [Paul] Yes.

Author who published "This Side of Paradise," his first novel.

(buzzer beating) - Pass.

- [Paul] F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Okay Forest City, that's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Riverside, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be postal abbreviations.

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

Given an official two letter US Postal Service abbreviation, name the state or US possession it stands for.

TX.

(buzzer beating) Austin.

- Texas.

- [Paul] Yes.

FL.

(buzzer beating) - Florida.

- [Paul] Yes.

VA. (buzzer beating) - Virginia.

- [Paul] Yes.

KY. (buzzer beating) - Kentucky.

- [Paul] Yes.

PR.

(buzzer beating) - Puerto Rico.

- [Paul] Yes.

GU.

(buzzer beating) - Guam.

- [Paul] Yes.

IA.

(buzzer beating) - Indiana.

- [Paul] Iowa.

AS.

(buzzer beating) - Arkansas.

- [Paul] America Samoa.

MO.

(buzzer beating) - Missouri.

- [Paul] Yes.

MP.

(buzzer beating) - Mississippi.

- [Paul] Nope.

We're looking for Northern Mariana.

That's going to do it for the lightning round, and after that we have Riverside in the lead over Forest City, 185 to 50.

And we'll now begin the last segment of the game with this tossup question.

What opera in which the catalog Aria is sung by Leparello is a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Opera, whose title "Womanizer," Sarah, Riverside.

- "The Magic Flute."

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Forest City.

Title "Womanizer is Dragged to Hell."

(alarm beeping) Okay and that's Don Giovanni.

Let's go to another tossup.

In what country did John Paul Perez recently become CEO of the state-owned petroleum firm Petro Brass, which is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro?

(buzzer beating) Austin, Riverside.

- Brazil.

- [Paul] Is correct.

And your bonus question, what actress who was born in Cuba portrayed Marilyn Monroe in blonde and a nurse who cannot lie without vomiting in "Knives Out?"

(buzzer beating) Zach.

- Ana de Armas.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Riverside.

And now we move to another tossup.

What plant whose golden form is genetically modified and whose Asian species has scientific name Oryza Sativa, is grown in namesake patties?

(buzzer beating) Zach, Riverside.

- Rice.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus.

The 1492 Alhambra decree expelled Jews from what newly United European country?

(buzzer beating) Austin.

- Czechoslovakia.

- Nope.

We were looking for Spain.

Here's your next toss up.

What wars, one of which was ended by the Treaty of Nanking, lead to the seeding of Calhoun to Britain and were named for a drug trafficked into China?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Opioid?

- [Paul] Judges?

- [Judge] No.

- [Paul] It is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(alarm beeping) Okay you were close.

We were looking for Opium Wars.

Opium Wars.

Here's your next tossup.

What structure contains the Y and Z holes, aligns with a summer solstice and is a circular collection of upright rocks in Southern England?

(buzzer beating) Sarah, Riverside.

- Stonehenge.

- [Paul] Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What Hawaiian Island was hit by an August, 2023 wildfire that severely damaged its town of Lahaina?

(alarm beeping) (buzzer beating) Austin.

- Maui.

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Very good Riverside.

Here comes your next tossup.

What last name is shared by the English author who wrote the novel "Sons and Lovers" and the actress who played Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games?"

(buzzer beating) Emma, Riverside.

- Hudson.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beating) Collin.

- Lawrence.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Forest City, as we move on to our next tossup.

What 1976 novel, in which Dr. William Waller buys the protagonist, centers on an enslaved Gambian named Kunta Kinte and is by Alex Haley?

(alarm beeping) That was "Roots."

Let's go to another tossup.

What 12 letter term names a vector quantity given by a definite integral of velocity or by the change in position that is distinct from distance?

(buzzer beating) Zach, Riverside.

- Displacement.

- Is correct and here's your bonus, and get your pencils and papers ready.

What is the value of X if five raised to the X power equals 125 raised to the fifth power.

(buzzer beating) Sarah.

- 125.

- Nope, we are looking for 15.

And that's the end of the game and our winner tonight is Riverside over Forest City 235 to 60.

Congratulations Riverside, you are gonna 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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