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Now here's your host, David Graf.
- Hello and welcome to the sixth match of the second round of the 49th season of Scholastic Scrimmage.
I'm your host, David Graf.
Today's match between Parkland and Jim Thorpe will be composed of two halves with a lightning round midway through each half.
At half-time, we'll pause so the students can introduce themselves and we'll get to know them a little bit better.
Scholastic Scrimmage requires rapid recall of specific factual information and it's not necessarily indicative of academic training.
And now let's begin.
Buzzers ready.
Here's our first toss-up question.
What chemical element is bonded to itself in hydrazine, forms a triple bond with carbon inside... - Nitrogen.
- Jim Thorpe, go ahead.
- Nitrogen.
- Nitrogen is correct.
It forms a triple bond with carbon in cyanide.
For your bonus... CH Waddington coined what term for the study of changes in gene expression that do not involve alternations to the nucleotide sequence of DNA?
- Genealogy.
- That's incorrect.
Epigenetics is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
In 2022, what team, led by infielder Alec Bohm... Parkland.
- Phillies.
- The Phillies is correct.
They go on to list a bunch of players and then note that they lost to the Houston Astros in the World Series that year.
For your bonus... What law named for a Minnesota congressman was passed in 1919 over Woodrow Wilson's veto to enforce prohibition in the United States?
- That'd be the Volstead Act.
- The Volstead Act is correct.
Next toss-up question.
What country whose general Omar Torrijos signed a treaty with Jimmy Carter in 1977, was led by Manuel Noriega, and is the site of a 50-mile canal?
- Panama.
- Panama is correct.
For your bonus... What Jesuit priest described his poetic styling as having sprung rhythm and wrote about a dapple-dawn-drawn falcon in his poem The Windhover?
Gerald Manley Hopkins is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What European country contains the western part of the Lake Skadar, has its capital at Podgorica, and has a name that translates to Black Mountains?
Jim Thorpe.
- Montenegro.
- Montenegro is correct.
Nice job.
For your bonus... Ben Platt won a Best Actor Tony for playing the title character of what Broadway musical that features the song Anybody Have A Map?
Dear Evan Hansen is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What phenomena names a connection sung about by Kermit in the Muppet Movie and is a song of the... Parkland - Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
- Judges, will we accept that?
No, unfortunately, we can't accept that.
I'll continue the question for Jim Thorpe.
...is a sign of the covenant made by God with Noah placed in the sky?
- Rainbow.
- Jim Thorpe.
- Rainbow.
- Rainbow.
Rainbow is correct.
With the song title, we couldn't give it for you.
Jim Thorpe, your bonus.
What California congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald Trump was censured by House Republicans in 2023 and is running for Senate?
- Pelosi.
- That is incorrect.
Adam Schiff is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What Spaniard gave the name Espíritu Santo to South Tampa Bay and used chains of translators on a 1540s expedition that reached the Mississippi River?
Parkland.
- Ponce de Leon.
- That is incorrect.
Over to Jim Thorpe.
Hernando de Soto is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What author who wrote about the imprisonment of author Paul Sheldon by his fan Annie Wilkes In Misery depicted a telekinetic teenage girl in Carrie?
Parkland.
- Stephen King.
- Stephen King is correct.
For your bonus... What Italian artist made a wooden sculpture of the penitent Mary Magdalene and depicted a youthful nude in his bronze sculpture David?
- Donatello.
- Donatello is correct.
Next toss-up question.
What time signature, which was used by Maurice Ravel in Bolero, has an odd number of beats per measure and is used... Parkland.
- 3/4.
- 3/4 is correct, It's also used in the Blue Danube waltz.
For your bonus... Eleanor of Aquitaine married what English king who quarreled with Thomas Becket?
- Henry II?
- Henry II.
- Henry II is correct.
You knew your Henries on that one.
Next toss-up question.
What country, where in 2023 protests oppose the abolition of Reasonableness judicial clause by the Knesset, is led... Parkland.
- Israel.
- That is correct.
It's led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
For your bonus...
The Audubon House and Tropical Gardens is a landmark on what island, which is home to the southernmost city in the continental United States?
- Key West.
- Key West is correct.
And with that, we have reached our first lightning round.
In a pre-match coin toss, it was determined that, Parkland, you'll get to pick between the following topics - missing words in poems or African leaders.
- African leaders.
Alright, Parkland, your topic is African leaders.
What present-day African country had as monarch, dictator, president or prime minister Ramses II and other pharaohs?
- Egypt.
- Correct.
Nelson Mandela.
- South Africa.
- Correct.
Muammar Gadhafi from 1969.
- Libya.
- Correct.
Mohammed VI, currently ruling from Rabat.
- Morocco.
- Correct.
Accused cannibal Idi Amin.
- Kenya.
- Incorrect.
Emperor Haile Selassie.
- Ethiopia?
- That is correct.
Mobutu Sese Seko, who renamed the country Zaire, - Democratic Republic of Congo.
- That is correct.
Pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah.
- Republic of the Congo.
- That is incorrect.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and soccer star George Weah.
- Kenya.
- That is incorrect.
Samora Machel, following its independence from Portugal.
- Mozambique.
- Mozambique is correct.
Alright, Jim Thorpe.
Your topic is missing words in poems.
Given a poet and a partial line of poetry, provide the word that fills in the blank.
I'll be saying blank.
That's the word you'll be filling in.
William Shakespeare.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's blank?
- Day.
- Correct.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
One if by land and two if by blank.
- Sea.
- Correct.
Edgar Allan Poe.
Quoth the raven "Blank."
- Nevermore.
- Correct.
William Blake.
Tyger Tyger, burning blank.
- Pass.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
How do I love thee?
Let me count the blank.
- Pass.
- Dylan Thomas.
Do not go gently into that good blank.
- Night.
- Correct.
Robert Burns.
Should auld acquaintance be blank.
- Forgot.
- Correct.
Emily Dickinson.
I heard a fly buzz when I blank.
- Pass.
- EE Cummings.
I sing of Olaf glad and blank.
- Pass.
- TS Eliot.
I will show you fear in a handful of blank.
- Pass.
- That last one was dust.
You do not know how hard that was to read without actually saying the entire quote of poetry.
OK. And we move on with the following toss-up question.
What mode of heat transfer is slower in high R value materials like fiberglass... Parkland.
- Conduction, - Conduction is correct.
That would have been in materials like fiberglass to complete the question.
For your bonus...
In 2023, Netflix invented an improved form of green screen technology that utilizes what color of light that is complementary to green?
- Red.
- That is incorrect.
Magenta is the correct answer.
It needs to be specifically magenta for the technology to work.
Next toss-up question.
What event in which Betty Parris accused the enslaved woman Tituba of consulting spirits... Parkland.
- Salem Witch Trials.
- The Salem Witch Trials is correct, and led to the executions in colonial Massachusetts in the 1690s.
For your bonus... From 1941 to 1944, Nazi forces unsuccessfully besieged a Soviet city, then known by what name, in what became the deadliest battle in history?
- Stalingrad.
- That is incorrect.
Leningrad is the correct answer.
Well, that's OK.
Jumped the gun a little bit there on that.
Next toss-up question.
What painter of Reading Le Figaro was an impressionist who created The Boating Party and The Child's Bath in France after she was born in the United States?
And I love art.
And even this was news to me.
Mary Cassatt was actually born in the United States, but then lived and did most of her work in France.
On to the next toss-up question.
The Bohr model proposes that what particle discovered in a cathode ray tube experiment... Jim Thorpe.
- Electron.
- Say it again.
- Electron.
- Electron is correct.
They move in circular orbits around the nucleus.
For your bonus... What phenomena which are emitted during the merger of two neutron stars or black holes are ripples in space-time that were detected by the LIGO in 2015?
- Quasar.
- That is incorrect.
Gravitational waves is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What drug, also known as semaglutide, was released in 2012 by Novo Nordisk and is a diabetes medicine, most recently used to treat obesity?
It's been in the news recently for its use by celebrities.
Ozempic is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What longest ruling dynasty in Chinese history.
whose rule ended with the Warring States period in the third century... Parkland.
- The Han dynasty.
- That is incorrect.
I'll continue for Jim Thorpe.
...ended in the third century BC, was succeeded by the Qin?
The Zhou dynasty is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What body of water, which contains Franz Josef Land, Svalbard and Canada's Ellesmere Island, is the world's smallest ocean... Parkland.
- Arctic Ocean.
- That is correct.
And it's also the northernmost ocean.
For your bonus...
In 2022, what son of a former dictator succeeded Rodrigo Duterte as president of the Philippines?
- I'm going to pass this one.
- Yeah, pass on that one?
Bongbong Marcos is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What quantity which for water is 4.18 joules... Jim Thorpe.
- PH.
- That is incorrect.
I'll continue for Parkland.
..per gram Kelvin is the energy needed... Parkland.
- Specific heat.
- Specific heat or specific heat capacity is correct.
And now for your bonus.
What weak acid, the key ingredient in vinegar, has the molecular formula CH3COOH?
- Acetic acid.
- Acetic acid is correct.
And with that, we have reached half-time.
Parkland currently leads Jim Thorpe with the score of 145 to 65.
Now we'll get to know the students better.
They'll introduce themselves with first and last name, grade level, and the answer to the following - tell us about a favorite hobby or collection that you have.
Parkland.
Joseph, we'll start with you.
- I'm Joseph Peng.
I'm a 12th grader and I like reading Wikipedia.
- OK. - Hi, I'm Alex.
I'm a 12th grader, and I like playing my guitar.
- I'm Thomas Gilchrist.
I'm a senior at Parkland High School, and I play the piano.
- I'm Max Averbach.
I'm a junior at Parkland High School, and I like making lists I never finish.
- Excellent.
My brother has the same trait, and also my daughter has that same trait.
They love doing lists, categorizing things.
And then never quite, like you said, like finishing that list or what they're putting together.
Very interesting.
OK. Jim Thorpe.
Luke, over to you.
- Hey, I'm Luke Bose.
I'm a sophomore and I enjoy powerlifting.
- I'm Landon Thompson.
I'm in 11th grade and I do origami.
- Alright.
- My name is Maxwell Priore.
I'm in tenth grade, and I do sim racing.
- OK. - My name is Gabriella.
I'm a sophomore, and I collect snow globes.
- Oh, very cool.
So, Joseph, you said reading Wikipedia is your main thing.
Have you ever felt...
I fall down that hole where I start reading something... You click the link, you read something else, you read something else, and then you find something not correct.
And then you have to go to Google or YouTube and figure out if it's correct or not.
Wikipedia can be a curse or a time suck sometimes.
But you learn a lot.
I'm actually a Wikipedia admin.
- What is that?
- I'm a Wikipedia admin.
- Oh, there you go.
Excellent.
Alright.
So we'll continue on with the second half of the match with the following toss-up question.
What author collected a series of 26 prose poems in a book about a wise man from the city of Orphalese named Al-Mustafa, his best-selling The Prophet?
Kahlil Gibran is the correct answer.
Next toss question.
What state, which has a region called the Western Reserve that was once claimed by Connecticut, is to the south of Lake Erie and contains Cleveland?
Parkland.
- Ohio.
- Ohio is correct.
For your bonus...
In a 2019 film, Renee Zellweger portrayed what early actress who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?
- Judy Garland.
- Judy Garland is also correct.
Next toss-up question.
What natural phenomena.
whose most recent iteration began in June 2023, according to NOAA, is caused by Pacific warming and differs from... Parkland.
- El Nino.
- El Nino is correct.
It differs from La Nina.
For your bonus... Tsar Alexander III gave his wife the first of what series of jeweled eggs made by a Russian designer?
- Petrushka dolls.
- That's incorrect.
He gave her the first Faberge egg.
Next toss-up question.
What novel, which includes a former English professor named Faber, centers on a fireman... Parkland.
- Fahrenheit 451.
- That is correct.
And it centers on a fireman named Guy Montag.
Your bonus is in math.
Pencil and paper ready.
What is the minimum possible degree of the sum of a third degree polynomial and a second degree polynomial?
- Three.
- Yes.
Degree three or three is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What quantity, the second moment of a probable distribution, is denoted by sigma squared and equals the square of standard deviation?
Parkland.
- Variance.
- Variance is correct.
For your bonus... What picture book by Maurice Sendak describes a forest that grows inside the bedroom of Max, a boy who makes mischief while wearing a wolf costume?
- Where The Wild Things Are.
- Where The Wild Things Are is correct.
Next toss-up question.
What devices have bases sized by E numbers, employ tungsten filaments, have types such as CFL and incandescents and... Parkland.
- Light bulbs?
- That is correct.
And they were pioneered by Thomas Edison.
For your bonus ... What jazz band leader, who led a January 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall, was a clarinetist who is nicknamed the King of Swing?
- Benny Goodman.
- Benny Goodman is correct.
Alright.
Big debate there.
We're good, Parkland.
Let's move on to the rest of the match.
On to the next toss-up question.
What place, which suffered through the Starving Time... - Jamestown.
- Jamestown is correct.
It was founded in 1607 in Virginia.
For your bonus...
Which country was led by Suharto's dictatorial New Order government after he overthrew its founding father, Sukarno?
That country is Indonesia.
Next toss-up question.
What class of animals that include caecilians is named after a member's ability to undergo metamorphosis from underwater forms to air-breathing ones?
Parkland.
- Dragonfly.
- That is incorrect.
Jim Thorpe.
- Amphibians.
- Amphibians or amphibia is correct.
We're looking for the class, Thomas, not a specific animal in the class.
For your bonus.
Jim Thorpe...
In April 2023, Santiago Pena and member of the Colorado Party was elected to president of what landlocked South American country?
- Paraguay.
- Paraguay is correct.
And with that, we have reached the second lightning round.
Jim Thorpe, you'll get to pick between the following topics - world mountains or Illinois companies.
- World mountains.
- World mountains it is.
Jim Thorpe, your topic is world mountains.
Name the country that contains these mountains.
Mount Fuji.
- Japan.
- Correct.
Mount Olympus.
- Greece.
- Correct.
Mount Kailash, which lies within Tibet.
- China.
- Correct.
Mount Elbrus.
- Pass.
- Mount Etna.
- Pass.
- Mount Cook, which is called Aoraki in the Maori language.
- New Zealand.
- Correct.
Mount Ararat.
- Turkey.
- Correct.
Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Kenya.
- Incorrect.
Chimborazo.
- Pass.
- That would be Ecuador.
Mount Kushcooksoko...
Excuse me.
Mount Kosciuszko.
- Russia, - Australia on that one.
Alright, Parkland, you are left with Illinois companies.
Name these companies headquartered in Illinois.
Fast food chain that sells Big Macs.
- McDonald's.
- Correct.
Insurance company that is like a good neighbor.
- State Farm.
- Correct.
World's third largest airline after Delta and American.
- United.
- Correct.
Pharmacy chain whose logo is a red W. - Walgreens.
- Correct.
Food company whose brands include Oscar Mayer and Ore-Ida.
- Kraft.
- Be more specific.
- Kraft Heinz.
- That is correct.
Agricultural machinery manufacturer known for its green tractor.
- John Deere.
- That is correct.
Retail company co-founded by Alvah Roebuck, who published a 500... - Sears.
- That is correct.
Hotel chain owned by the Pritzker family.
- Marriott.
- That is incorrect.
Subsidiary of Lenovo that released the foldable Razr smartphone.
- Motorola.
- That is correct.
Food delivery service acquired by Just Eat Takeaway in 2021.
- Uber Eats.
- That's incorrect.
GrubHub was a quick last answer.
We'll continue on with the following toss-up question.
Tyler1 is a streamer of what game which features champions... Parkland.
- League Of Legends.
- League Of Legends is correct.
It's by Riot Games.
For your bonus...
If two concentric circles have different radii then at how many points do the circles intersect?
- Zero.
- Let your captain know.
- Zero.
- Zero is correct.
With two different radii, they'll never connect with each other.
Next toss-up question.
What river is crossed by the Allenby Bridge near Jericho, empties into the Dead Sea and shares its name with a country governed... Parkland.
- Jordan River.
- The Jordan River is correct.
That country is governed by Amman.
For your bonus... What 1867 poem by Matthew Arnold describes an eternal note of sadness heard in the crashing waves of the English Channel?
- Cliffs Of Dover.
- That's incorrect.
Dover Beach is the specific name of the poem.
Next toss-up question.
What structures derived from megakaryocytes are held in place by fibrin mesh during clotting and are cell fragments found in the bloodstream?
Parkland.
- Platelets.
- Platelets is correct.
For your bonus... Two members of what family had their portraits by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald unveiled in the National Gallery in 2018?
- Bush.
- That is incorrect.
The Obama family is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What European king commissioned the Sanssouci Palace, invaded Silesia to start the War of Austrian Succession, and was a great king of Prussia?
Joseph.
- Frederick.
- Keep going.
- The Great.
- Frederick the Great is correct.
For your bonus... What female upholsterer, based in Philadelphia, is often credited with sewing the first American flag?
- Betsy Ross.
- Betsy Ross is correct.
Next toss-up question.
What novel in which the vicious dog Bullseye is owned by burglar Bill Sykes is named for a workhouse orphan... Yeah, workhouse orphan, and was written by Charles Dickens?
Parkland.
- Oliver Twist.
- Oliver Twist is correct.
For your bonus... What author described petals on a wet black bow in his Imagist poem In A Station Of The Metro, which is only two lines long?
- Robert Frost.
- That is incorrect.
Ezra Pound is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What region, home to the dwarf planet Haumea, has a source of... Parkland.
- Kuiper Belt.
- The Kuiper Belt is correct.
And for your bonus... What Scandinavian country is, by a large margin, the all time leader in medals won at the Winter Olympics?
- Norway.
- Norway is correct.
And as of 2022, they have won 405 medals.
The country in second place, the United States, with 330.
Next toss-up question.
What legislature, whose first president was Peyton Randolph of Virginia, opened in 1775 and governed... Parkland.
- Second Continental Congress.
- That is correct.
It governed the United States at the start of the American Revolution.
For your bonus... What phenomena occurs when a substance re-emits photons at a lower frequency, letting organisms such as platypuses and scorpions glow under UV light?
- Luminescence.
- That is incorrect.
Luminescence or bioluminescence is incorrect.
Fluorescence is the correct answer.
Next toss-up question.
What literary genre, which includes works named for Burnt Njall and Erik the Red and other medieval Icelanders... Jim Thorpe.
- Saga.
- That is correct.
A name that now denotes a long story.
That would be a saga.
You're correct.
For your bonus... Institutes Of The Christian Religion was written by what reformist theologian who advocated predestination and took control of Geneva by 1550s?
Or in the 1550s.
John Calvin is the correct answer.
The next toss-up is in math.
Pencil and paper ready.
And with that, we'll save you all from the math question.
It is the end of the match.
Jim Thorpe, unfortunately, with 120 points, it's the end of the road.
Good luck with your school year.
Parkland, with 370 points, congratulations.
We will see you in the third round.
Thank you for tuning in.
We'll see you next week when Saucon Valley faces off against William Allen.
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