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(upbeat music continues) (whistle blares) (upbeat music continues) - 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 compete in a single elimination tournament for a chance to win $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Riverside versus West Scranton.

Representing Riverside are Winni Nguyen, Ella Satille, Ryan Wasco, and Austin Schramko.

Their alternates are Kat Ahora and Peyton Austrich, and their advisor is Ronald Geis.

Representing West Scranton are Anthony Mardovic, Alena Lee, Valerie Ayala, and Mason Bennett.

Their alternate is Kevin Doe and their advisor is Rick Bresser.

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 go ahead and get the game started with this toss-up question in language arts.

If you said to a man dressed in shabby clothing, "You must be wearing the latest fashion from Paris," you'd be using what kind of ironic literary device?

(buzzer beeps) Mason, West Scranton - Sarcasm - Is correct and here's your bonus.

There are three types of rhinitis, two of which are allergic rhinitis and atrophic rhinitis.

Name the third type that's often referred to as the common cold.

(buzzer beeps) - Viral?

- [Paul] No, it was acute rhinitis.

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

It's a common jump performed in competition.

To execute this jump, the skateboarder pops the tail of the skateboard off the ground and raises the board into the air.

Mason, West Scranton.

- Ollie.

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

What name is given to the vote by which a parliamentary filibuster is ended?

(timer beeps) That is cloture.

Well let's move on to a toss-up now in botany.

This diverse group of plants, comprising about 80% of all known living plant species, includes all flowering plants that produce fruits with enclosed seeds.

What is the name of this major plant group that includes nuts, strawberries, tomatoes, and roses?

(buzzer chimes) Alena, West Scranton.

- Fruits - Is incorrect, rebound to Riverside.

(timer beeps) That answer is angiosperms.

Well, let's move on to a toss-up in biology.

Known scientifically as the heloderma suspectum, it's the only venomous lizard that is native to the United States.

Mason, West Scranton.

- Gila monster.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

In 1994, a history making agreement was made between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Name this treaty that created one of the largest trade blocks in the world by gross domestic product?

(timer beeps) That is the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA.

Well let's move on to a toss-up in music.

Derived from the Latin word meaning little book, this musical term refers to the text that is used in operas, oratorios, and other musical works.

It contains all the words that are spoken or sung by the performers, as well as all necessary stage directions.

Valerie, West Scranton - Script.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to riverside.

What is the name given to this text that's usually written by the playwright or a poet?

(timer beeps) That is libretto.

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

What was the name of America's first nuclear powered submarine that was built and launched in Groton, Connecticut in 1954?

(timer beeps) That was the USS Nautilus.

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

What type of sketch does an artist create if he or she deliberately exaggerates or distorts particular characteristics of the subject in order to create a comic cartoon type.

Alena, West Scranton - Caricature.

- Yes, and here comes your bonus now.

What do scientists call a stream that is dry and only carries water during, and immediately after, a rainstorm?

(timer chimes) (timer beeps) That is an ephemeral stream.

Well 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.

West Scranton has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are literature or sports and games.

(buzzer chimes) Sports and games.

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

Monopoly is the bestselling board game of all time.

Identify these things associated with this game.

The number of squares on a Monopoly board.

(buzzer chimes) - 30.

- [Paul] 40.

The city after which all the properties on the original Monopoly game board are named?

(buzzer chimes) - Trenton.

- [Paul] Atlantic City.

The total amount of money given to each player at the start of the game.

(buzzer chimes) - $3000.

- [Paul] $1500.

The light blue property located between chance and Reading Railroad.

(buzzer chimes) - Pass.

- That is Oriental Avenue.

The consequences for rolling doubles three times in a row.

(buzzer chimes) - Jail.

- [Paul] Yes.

The amount of money received every time a player passes Go.

- $200.

- [Paul] Yes, the first property located directly after Go.

(buzzer chimes) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Mediterranean.

The item that is featured on the luxury tax space.

(buzzer chimes) - Diamond.

- [Paul] A ring.

The person who invented the game.

(buzzer chimes) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Charles Darrow.

Okay, West Scranton.

That's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round, but before we go over to Riverside, we have a scoring adjustment to make.

an earlier answer in the lightning round of diamond was deemed to be correct by the judges.

So we are going to award those points to you.

Riverside, let's come on over to you.

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

What type of animal are these fictional animal characters?

Pax from Sarah Penny Packer's book "Pax."

(buzzer chimes) - Dog.

- [Paul] Fox.

Ivan from Catherine Applegate's book, "The one and Only Ivan."

- Elephant.

- [Paul] Gorilla.

Algernon in Daniel Key's book, "Flowers for Algernon."

- Rat.

- Yes.

Snowball from George Orwell's book, "Animal Farm."

- Cat - [Paul] Pig.

Captain Flint from Treasure Island.

- Parrot.

- [Paul] Yes.

Aragog from the "Harry Potter" book series.

- Owl.

- Spider.

Tock from Norton Justin's "The Phantom Tollbooth."

- Sheep.

- [Paul] A dog.

Jack London's "White Fang."

- Bat - A wolf.

Soren in the "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" book series by Kathryne Lasky.

- Bird.

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- Falcon.

- [Paul] An owl.

All right, Riverside, that's gonna do it for your portion of the lightning round, and after that we currently have West Scranton in the lead over Riverside 55 to 10.

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

What popular author wrote her 2013 crime mystery, "The Cuckoo's Calling" under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith?

(timer beeps) That is JK Rowling.

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

What double reeded woodwind instrument has a register that is one octave lower than the bassoon?

Mason, West Scranton.

- Clarinet.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Riverside.

Austin.

- The flute.

- No, we're looking for the contra bassoon.

The contra bassoon.

Let's go to a toss-up in American history.

She was born on August 18th, 1587 in present day in North Carolina and named after the Virgin Queen of England, Elizabeth I.

She disappeared less than three years later.

Her mother was the daughter of Governor John White, the leader of the Roanoke Colony.

Name this baby girl who was the first child born in the Americas to English parents.

(buzzer chimes) Alena, West Scranton.

- Mary.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Riverside.

- Elizabeth II.

- No, we are looking for Virginia Dare.

Let's go on to a toss-up in mythology.

According to mythology, Hercules slew this nine headed monster in the marsh of, Mason, West Scranton.

- Hydra.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

This word is defined as the art of beautiful writing.

It's been consistently practiced in the far east.

What is this word?

(buzzer chimes) Valerie.

- Calligraphy.

- Is correct for your bonus points, West Scranton.

As we turn now to a toss-up in sports.

In baseball, a fielder makes the choice to put out a base runner rather than the batter.

The batter is not credited with the hit.

What is this called?

Austin, Riverside.

- Fielder's choice.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus now.

"Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare and beauty draws us with a single hair."

From what Alexander Pope poem about Belinda and her beautiful hair is the preceding quote taken?

(timer chimes) That is "The Rape of the Lock."

Let's go on now to a toss-up in general knowledge.

The HHR was a retro styled SUV crossover vehicle.

It was only produced from 2005 to 2011.

What automobile manufacturer made the HHR?

Austin, Riverside.

- Chevrolet.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

In Roman mythology, Jupiter's main consort was also his sister, name her.

- Venus.

- No, the answer was Juno.

Juno.

Well let's move on to a toss-up in chemistry now.

Whose law states that the volume of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the pressure?

(timer beeps) That is Robert Boyle, Boyle's Law.

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

He was known for his paintings of rural America, "Fall Plowing" and "Iowa Cornfield" are examples of his paintings.

Name this Iowa artist who's best known for a picture of a farming couple in front of their farmhouse.

(buzzer chimes) Alena, West Scranton.

- Edward Hopper.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Riverside.

(timer chimes) (timer beeps) That is Grant Wood.

Well 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 Riverside and Winni, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite film is and why?

- "Frozen," it's very nostalgic to me.

It's part of my childhood.

- [Paul] Well you're living it now in NEPA.

Thanks Winni.

Ella.

- "Perks of Being a Wallflower" 'cause it's just a great movie.

- [Paul] Thank you Ella.

Ryan.

- "Goodwill Hunting," I just, it really impacted me and I thought it was really emotional.

- [Paul] That's a good film.

Austin.

- Oh, "Spaceballs" very funny movie.

- Yes, yes indeed.

Great choice, thank you Austin.

West Scranton, gonna come over to you.

Anthony, if you would tell us what film you enjoy and why?

- It's gotta be "Avengers: Infinity War."

I'm just a big superhero guy.

- [Paul] Same.

- Good one.

- [Paul] It's a good choice.

Alena.

- I like the "Cruella" movie, because of all the wonderful intricate fashion in there.

- Okay, thanks Alena.

Valerie.

- I like "The Lion King."

It brings back a lot of family memories.

- [Paul] And Mason.

- "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" because me and my family watched it since I was a kid.

- That's excellent, thank you 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 literature.

Published in 1938, "The Long Valley" was a volume containing 12 short stories.

The stories were written over several years and were set in California's Salinas Valley, the author's birthplace.

"The Long Valley" is a collection of short stories by what author?

(timer beeps) That is John Steinbeck.

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

What bone that helps with the movement of the tongue is the only bone in the human body that is not attached directly to another bone?

Mason, West Scranton.

- Mandible.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Riverside.

(timer beeps) That is the hyoid.

The hyoid.

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

"Truth is beauty, beauty, truth.

That's all ye know and all ye need to know."

A popular line.

What poet penned it?

(buzzer chimes) Valerie, West Scranton - Shakespeare.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Riverside.

Austin.

- Edgar Allen Poe.

- No, we're looking for John Keats.

John Keats.

Let's go ahead and move on to a toss-up in world geography.

What mountain on the Argentina Chile border is the highest mountain in the western hemisphere?

Austin, Riverside.

- The Andes.

- Is incorrect, rebound to West Scranton.

(timer beeps) That mountain is Mount Aconcagua.

Let's go ahead and move on to a toss-up in American history.

Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

During what battle did William Prescott supposedly utter these words?

(buzzer chimes) Ryan, Riverside.

- Bull Run.

- Is incorrect, rebound to West Scranton.

- Antietam.

- No, it was the battle of Bunker Hill.

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

A cosmic year or galactic year is the period of revolution of the sun around the center of what?

(buzzer chimes) Austin, Riverside.

- The Milky Way.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus.

Irwin Rommel was one of Germany's most distinguished tank commanders during World War II.

What was his nickname?

(timer beeps) That was Desert Fox.

Desert Fox.

Let's go ahead and go to a toss-up in literature.

They can be identified by their lofty and elegant diction.

What do we call a long poem that narrates the victories and adventures of a hero?

(buzzer chimes) Mason, West Scranton.

- An epic.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

Its flag is a blue background with a gold Scandinavian cross that extends to the flag's edges.

Over 60% of this country's land is forested.

Give the name of the third largest country in European Union.

Alena.

- Sweden.

- Sweden is correct for your bonus points, West Scranton.

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

In which Leo Tolstoy novel did he declare, "Happy families are all alike.

Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

(timer beeps) That was "Anna Karenina."

Here's your next toss-up, it's in math.

In trigonometry, what ratio of a right angle is defined as the ratio of the hypotonus to the perpendicular?

(timer chimes) Mason, West Scranton.

- Cosecant.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

This 20th century American artist, abstract painter, sculptor, and illustrator for children's books was nicknamed the King of Wire for his cleverly constructed 3D structures that balanced on a point or rotated up to 360 degrees.

Name this famous artist who created "Finny Fish" in 1948, and over 22,000 other works, most of which were mobiles.

(timer beeps) That was a tough one, that was Alexander Calder.

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

This time Riverside will pick first.

Your categories are world geography or chemistry.

- World geography.

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

You'll be given the name of a capital city of a country.

Give the river that flows through each capital city.

Paris, France.

- Seine.

- [Paul] Yes.

Vienna, Austria.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Danube.

Cairo, Egypt.

- The Nile.

- [Paul] Yes, London, England.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Thames.

Rome, Italy.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's the Tiber River.

Warsaw, Poland.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's Vistula River.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

- Pass.

- That's the Mekong River.

Lisbon, Portugal.

- Pass.

- [Paul] That's the Tagus River.

Baghdad, Iraq.

- Tigris.

- [Paul] Yes.

Budapest, Hungary.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Danube River.

Kyiv, Ukraine.

(timer chimes) All right, that was the Dneiper River.

Okay, Riverside, thanks for taking part in that lightning round.

You did a great job.

West Scranton, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be chemistry.

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

You'll be given a chemical formula, give the scientific name of each of these compounds.

HCL.

- Hydrochloric acid.

- [Paul] Yes, NACL.

- Sodium chloride.

- [Paul] Yes, CH4.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Methane.

FE2O3.

- Iron three oxide.

- [Paul] Yes, H2O2.

- Dihydrogen oxide.

- [Paul] I'm sorry?

- Dihydrogen dioxide.

- [Paul] Hydrogen peroxide.

MGCL2.

- Magnesium chloride.

- [Paul] Yes.

C3H8O3.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Glycerin.

NH4CL.

- Ammonia.

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- Ammonia chloride.

- [Paul] Yes, CO. - Carbonate.

- Is incorrect, we're looking for carbon monoxide.

Well that's going to do it for the lightning round, and after that we have West Scranton in the lead over Riverside, 120 to 55.

And now we'll go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in novels.

Which William Faulkner novel begins with the line, "Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting."

(timer beeps) That answer is "The Sound and the Fury."

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

Name a Detroit based automobile company that manufactures, Austin, Riverside.

- Ford.

- Is incorrect, I'll finish and rebound to West Scranton.

Buicks, Cadillacs and Chevrolets.

Mason.

- Toyota.

- Nope, it's General Motors.

Your next toss-up is in drama.

In Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well," what was the occupation of Helena's father?

(buzzer chimes) Ryan, Riverside.

- A nurse.

- Is incorrect, rebound to West Scranton.

Valerie.

- Priest.

- No, we're looking for doctor.

You were very close.

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

The 1977 "Star Wars" movie was the first movie to make over $300 million.

What actor played Luke Skywalker in this movie?

(buzzer chimes) Winni, Riverside.

- Hayden Christensen.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to West Scranton.

Anthony.

- Mark Hamill.

- Is correct for your rebound points, West Scranton.

As we turn now to a toss-up in drama.

What 20th century American playwright combined social awareness of his characters in such works as "Death of a Salesman," "All my Sons," and "The Crucible?"

Valerie, West Scranton.

- Arthur Miller.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

Her best known paintings are of women and children.

For example, "The Boating Party."

Name this American artist.

(timer beeps) That is Mary Cassat.

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

Name the Italian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1938 for his work on induced radio activity, and has a decommissioned particle accelerator near Chicago named for him.

(timer beeps) That is Enrico Fermi.

Let's go ahead and go to a toss-up in astronomy.

What female US astronaut set the world record for American women for the most time spent in space after spending, Austin, Riverside.

- Sally Ride.

- Is incorrect, I'll finish and rebound to West Scranton.

In space aboard the Russian space station, Mir.

(timer beeps) That is Shannon Lucid.

Let's move now to a toss-up in American history.

The Americans surrounded and bombarded the British for three weeks In September and October of 1781 in southeastern Virginia.

It was General George Washington against General Lord Cornwallis.

Finally, Cornwallis surrendered.

Name this last major military operation that was waged during the American Revolution.

Valerie, West Scranton.

- Battle of Yorktown.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus now.

What for syllable word, beginning with the letter I, means anyone who rebels against a faith or a culture.

(buzzer chimes) Mason.

- Ignoramus.

- No, we are looking for iconoclast.

Here's your next toss-up.

It's in astronomy.

This feature of total and annular solar eclipses is the result of the moon's rugged topography.

When the moon covers the sun during an eclipse, the mountains and craters on the moon's surface allow bits of sunlight to shine through just prior to totality.

What do we call these last bits of the photosphere that shine through valleys at the edge of the moon surface?

(Timer beeps) That is Bailey's Beads.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is West Scranton over Riverside.

150 to 55.

Congratulations West Scranton, 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 thanks for watching.

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The Luzerne Foundation, we are here for good.

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