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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 Selinsgrove versus Hughesville.

Representing Selinsgrove are Aidan Rivera, Adin Bauman, Berkeley Fertig, and John Ke.

Their alternates are Talia Mowery and Kelsey Persons, and their advisors are Stephanie Fight and Jessalyn Corman.

Representing Hughesville are Keegan Smith, Reese Kirk, Kaycee Sondheimer, Jonah McGinley.

Their alternate is Michael Swales and not shown is alternate Corbin Kirk.

Their advisor is Tara Holdren.

"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 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 started with this toss-up question In literature.

This children's author illustrated many of her books with original watercolor paintings.

She published "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin" in 1903 just two years after her bestselling debut book.

Name this British author who created many wonderful animal characters, including Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Ms. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Peter Rabbit.

(buzzer beeps) Reese, Hughesville - Potter?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

These spongy lymphoid tissue masses are in the nasopharynx.

If enlarged, they affect breathing, hearing, and dental development.

Name this tissue mass, which, when infected, can resemble tonsillitis.

(buzzer beeps) Tonsils?

- Nope, we're looking for the adenoids.

The adenoids.

Let's go onto a toss-up in astronomy now.

A theater in which a simulation of the night sky is projected on the ceiling is called a what?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Planetarium?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

What Great American folklore writer was the first American writer to gain international fame with such works as "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentleman," "The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A.," And "The legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

(buzzer beeps) Reese.

- Washington Irving.

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Great job, Hughesville, as we move on to a toss-up in world history.

In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the countries of Austria and Russia in this centrally-located Czechoslovakian town.

Name this town.

(buzzer beeps) Adin, Selinsgrove.

- Austerlitz?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

When used as a noun, it's the name of a substance used to wear away something.

As an adjective, it refers to something that grates on one's nerves.

Name this three-syllable word that begins with the first letter of the alphabet.

(buzzer beeps) - Berkeley - Acetate?

- No, abrasive.

Abrasive.

Let's go onto a toss-up now in grammar.

Articles are words that come before a noun to show whether the noun is specific or general.

Which of the articles is the only one that is known as a definite article?

(buzzer beeps) - Aidan, Selinsgrove.

- The.

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

Situated on the eastern shore of Malaren Lake and the Baltic Sea, this major industrial city is the financial, cultural, and political capital of Sweden.

Name the city.

(buzzer beeps) - Stockholm.

- Is correct for your bonus point, Selinsgrove, as we go on to a toss-up in statistics.

If all members of a given population have an equal chance of being selected in a sample, what type of sample is it?

(buzzer beeps) John, Selinsgrove.

- Simple random sample.

Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

It was once believed that this stone protected its owner from drunkenness.

It's a violet semi-precious quartz which contains more iron oxide than any other variety of quartz.

Name the gemstone that is the birth stone for the month of February.

(buzzer beeps) - Amethyst?

- Is correct for your bonus point, Selinsgrove, as we move on now to a toss-up in world geography.

In 1788, James Cook entered this sound that is located east of Kenai Peninsula in the Gulf of Alaska and south of the Chugach Mountains and named it Sandwich Sound.

Since then, its name has been changed.

What is the sound that is home to some of the most delicious salmon in the world now called?

(buzzer beeps) Keegan, Hughesville.

- Hallution.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(alarm whines) That's Prince William Sound.

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

Name the Shakespearean play which contains the quote, "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players."

(alarm whistles) (buzzer beeps) John, Selinsgrove.

- "Macbeth"?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Hughesville.

(buzzer beeps) Reese.

- "The Tempest"?

- No, "As You Like It."

"As you like it."

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.

Selinsgrove has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are dance or computer science.

- Computer science.

(team whispering) (buzzer beeps) - Computer science.

- Computer science it is.

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

Country abbreviations or country code top level domains are two-letter domain endings that indicate a website's relation to a specific country or region.

Each of these abbreviations immediately follows a dot.

Give the country associated with websites that display these codes.

TR.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass - [Paul] Turkey.

US.

(buzzer beeps) - United States.

- [Paul] Yes.

AU.

(buzzer beeps) - Australia.

- Yes.

BR.

(buzzer beeps) - Britain?

- [Paul] No, Brazil.

CA.

(buzzer beeps) - Canada.

- Yes.

DE.

(buzzer beeps) - Denmark.

- [Announcer] Germany.

FR.

(buzzer beeps) - France.

- Yes.

GR.

(buzzer beeps) - Great Britain.

- Greece.

TH.

(buzzer beeps) - Thailand.

- Yes.

IT.

(buzzer beeps) - Italy.

- [Paul] Yes.

PA. (buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Panama.

TW.

(buzzer beeps) Pass.

- That's Taiwan.

Okay, Selinsgrove, you did great in the Lightning Round.

Hughesville, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be dance.

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

Let's dance up a storm.

Give the country in which the following dances originated.

Square dancing.

(buzzer beeps) - United States.

- [Paul] Yes.

Polka.

(buzzer beeps) - Ireland?

- [Paul] Czechoslovakia.

Ballet.

(buzzer beeps) - Russia.

- Italy.

The jig.

(buzzer beeps) - United States.

- [Paul] Ireland.

Hip hop.

(buzzer beeps) - US.

- Yes.

Cha-cha.

(buzzer beeps) - United States.

- That's Cuba.

Tango.

(buzzer beeps) - Spain.

- Argentina.

Waltz.

(buzzer beeps) - Germany.

- Austria.

The Charleston.

(buzzer beeps) - US?

- Yes.

Mazurka.

(buzzer beeps) - Russia?

- Poland.

The Samba.

(buzzer beeps) - Cuba.

- [Paul] Brazil.

Tap dancing.

(buzzer beeps) - United States.

- Correct.

All right, very good.

Hughesville, you cleaned up there in that Lightning Round.

And after that, we currently have a very good game.

Selinsgrove in the lead over Hughesville, 70 to 45.

Now we're going to move into the second quarter with this toss-up question in current events.

What four-time Grammy nominee who sang an acapella version of a "Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2024 Home Run Derby while intoxicated, checked herself into a rehab facility the following day?

(buzzer beeps) - Kaycee, Hughesville.

- Miley Cyrus?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(alarm whines) That's Ingrid Andress.

Let's go on to a toss-up in world geography now.

It was populated by several groups of Indigenous peoples before being colonized by Spain.

Located in the Caribbean, it has roughly 3.2 million residents today.

Name this unincorporated territory of the US whose most populous- (buzzer beeps) Reese, Hughesville.

- Puerto Rico?

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

This novel by Frances H. Burnett is about a little boy whose friends are Dick, the bootblack, and Mr. Hobbs.

The boy became a fashion trendsetter in real life.

People began having their little boys wear their hair in long curls after this book was published.

Name the book.

(buzzer beeps) - "Oliver Twist."

- No, "Little Lord Fauntleroy."

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

Invented in medieval India, the sitar flourished in the 18th century.

Musicians David Crosby, George Harrison, and Brian Jones all helped to popularize the sitar in Western music.

The Indian sitar is an instrument from which of the musical families?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- String.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

It was first introduced by Alexander Baumgarten in the mid-1700.

The dictionary defines this branch of philosophy as the philosophy or theory of taste or of the perception of the beautiful in nature or art.

What is this branch of philosophy called?

- Romanticism.

- Romanticism.

- Oh, we can do.

(buzzer beeps) Romanticism?

- No, that answer is aesthetics.

Aesthetics.

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

This measurement is the standard used in measuring electric current.

It was named- (buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Charge?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Selinsgrove.

It was named after a French physicist and is measured by the force of a volt across the resistance of one ohm.

What is it?

(buzzer beeps) - An ampere.

- Is correct for your rebound point, Selinsgrove, as we go to a toss-up in grammar, pay close attention.

Geronimo, an Apache chief, was famous for his resistance movement in Arizona.

What is the appositive in the proceeding sentence?

(buzzer beeps) Reese, Hughesville.

- An Apache chief.

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

An object on earth must travel a minimum speed of 25,100 miles per hour to break through the pull of Earth's gravity.

What two-word term refers to this necessary speed?

(team whispering) (buzzer beeps) - Mach?

- No, the answer is escape velocity.

Escape velocity.

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

An example would be a couple in medieval English novels going to a movie theater.

What do we call placing a person a thing, an event, or even a custom in the wrong time period?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Anachronism?

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

What author of "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" also wrote the poems "The Deacon's Masterpiece," "The Living Temple," and "Contentment"?

- Robert Burns?

- Yeah.

(buzzer beeps) - Robert Burns?

- No, we are looking for Oliver Wendell Holmes.

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

What American artist most famous for a painting of his natural parent entitled "Arrangement in Grey and Black No.

1" introduced the doctrine (alarm whistles) of art for art's sake?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Salvador Dali.

- No, rebound to Selinsgrove.

(alarm whines) That's a tough one, we are looking for J. M. Whistler.

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 Selinsgrove.

And Aidan, I'm gonna come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite emoji is and why.

- Well, I prefer to use emoticons, so my favorite would be the open smiley face at the colon and the capital D, because I feel like emoticons add more comedic value than just regular emojis.

- (laughs) I love it, thanks, Aidan.

Adin?

- I don't really use any, but I guess I would go with the generic smiling one.

- Berkeley.

- I like the one with the tongue out, 'cause it's fun.

(Berkeley laughs) (Paul laughs) - [Paul] John.

- I don't really use emojis either, but I do like the flag emojis.

They look cool.

- All right, thanks, Selinsgrove.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Hughesville, coming over to you.

Keegan, tell me what your favorite emoji is and why.

- Not sure why, but I use the cry laughing emoji excessively.

- [Paul] It's a good one, it is.

Reese.

- Paul, I'm a big fan of the thumbs up emoji.

- All right.

- I used it a lot in my text.

- Nice.

Kaycee.

- I like the upside down smiley face.

- [Paul] Okay.

(chuckles) And Jonah.

- So, there's just this little guy and he's just, like, a troll dude holding a stick.

Don't know why he's there, but he's my favorite.

- All right, excellent.

It was very nice to meet you all again and good luck the rest of the way.

We're now going to begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in literature.

Awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 1977, this author was made famous by his 1976 work, a fictionalized culmination of his genealogical research.

Name this author who wrote the award-winning book "Roots."

(alarm whines) That is Alex Haley.

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

If you have any money in the bank, it's probably insured by the FDIC.

For what does FDIC stand?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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

The name of this Joseph Heller novel became a phrase that meant a no-win situation.

Name this novel set in World War II.

(buzzer beeps) - "Catch-22."

- Is correct for your bonus points, Hughesville, as we go to a toss-up now in sports.

The Henley Regatta lasts for six days and ends on the first weekend of July.

It was first held in 1839.

Held annually, the Henley Regatta, a rowing competition takes place on what river in England?

(buzzer beeps) - Jonah, Hughesville.

- The Rind?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeps) - The Thames.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Selinsgrove, as we go to a toss-up in world history.

In what decade did each of these occur?

King Tut's tomb opened, Francis Aston won the Nobel Prize, and Liz Claiborne was born?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- 1940s?

- Is incorrect, rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeps) - The 1920s?

- Is correct for your rebound point, Selinsgrove, as we go on now to a toss-up in short stories.

She was an American author known for her works of horror and mystery.

She wrote six novels and over 200 short stories and won many prestigious literary awards.

Name this author who wrote the novel, "We Have Always Lived in the Castle," and the short story, "The Lottery."

(buzzer beeps) John, Selinsgrove.

- Shirley Jackson.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

This rodeo event is primarily a women's event.

It's all about the speed the contestants can achieve as they ride in a cloverleaf pattern around obstacles in the arena.

Name this event in which knocking down an obstacle results in a five-second penalty being added to the score.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- No, you've never barrel raced before?

Barrel racing.

Barrel racing.

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

He holds the record for the most consecutive singles reaching the top spot on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart.

He sold over 11 million albums and received numerous awards for his music.

Name the country music star who sings about wanting to check you for ticks.

(alarm whines) That is Brad Paisley.

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

It became our 44th state in 1890.

Despite being the 10th largest state and area, it's the least populous.

The Crow- (buzzer beeps) Berkeley, Selinsgrove.

- Wyoming?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

Name the Greek philosopher scientist who first successfully measured the circumference of the Earth.

(buzzer beeps) John.

- Archimedes - Eratosthenes.

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

Some substances will suddenly burst into flame in a normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition such as a flame or spark.

The scientific term for the lowest temperature at which this phenomenon can occur is auto-ignition temperature.

What is the more common name for it?

(buzzer beeps) - Keegan, Hughesville.

- Spontaneous combustion.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(alarm whistles) (buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That is kindling point.

Well, that sound that you heard signals the end of the third quarter and another Lightning Round.

This time, Hughesville will pick first.

Your categories are US geography or literature.

(buzzer beeps) It's gonna be literature.

- Literature it is.

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

Let's see if you can identify these people or things associated with the literary realm.

All of your answers will begin with the letter C. Two successive lines of poetry that rhyme and have the same meter.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Couplet.

The high point in the plot of any story.

(buzzer beeps) - Climax.

- [Paul] Yes.

The last name of the man who wrote "The Canterbury Tales."

(buzzer beeps) - Chaucer.

- [Paul] Yes.

The last name of the author of "In Cold Blood" (buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Capote.

A poem having five lines or five-line stanzas.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Cinquain.

The use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech.

(buzzer beeps) - Catchphrase.

- Colloquialism.

The last name of the author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Coleridge.

The last name of the author of the book, "Don Quixote."

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Cervantes.

A type of drama or fiction that is humorous, amusing, and has a happy ending.

(buzzer beeps) - Comedy.

- Yes.

The name of the cat in the book in "Alice in Wonderland."

(buzzer beeps) - Cheshire Cat.

- Yes.

The collision between the protagonist and the antagonist in any literary work (buzzer beeps) - Conflict.

- Yes.

The last name of the author who wrote the book "Lord Jim."

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Conrad.

All right, Hughesville, that's gonna do it for your portion of the Lightning Round.

Selinsgrove, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be US geography.

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

Name the state in which each of these islands is located.

Santa Catalina Island.

(buzzer beeps) - California?

- [Paul] Yes.

Kauai.

(buzzer beeps) - Hawaii?

- [Paul] Yes.

Nantucket.

(buzzer beeps) - Massachusetts.

- [Paul] Yes.

Amelia Island.

(buzzer beeps) - North Carolina.

- [Paul] Florida.

Isle Royale.

(buzzer beeps) - Rhode Island.

- [Paul] Michigan.

Galveston Island.

(buzzer beeps) - Texas?

- [Announcer] Yes.

Staten Island.

(buzzer beeps) - New York?

- Yes.

Wizard Island.

(buzzer beeps) - Washington.

- Oregon.

Hatteras Island.

(buzzer beeps) - Washington.

- [Paul] North Carolina.

San Juan.

(buzzer beeps) - Georgia.

- [Paul] Washington.

San Clemente Island.

(buzzer beeps) - California.

- [Paul] Yes.

Kauai Island.

(buzzer beeps) - Hawaii?

- South Carolina.

All right, Selinsgrove, that's gonna do it for your portion of the Lightning Round.

We have a tight game.

Selinsgrove in the lead over Hughesville, 150 to 125, as we go into the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in mythology.

In Greek mythology, his sacred animals are the eagle and the bull.

(buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Zeus.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

What four-syllable word refers to the process in which ice crystals or snowflakes grow by colliding with each other and sticking together?

- Crystallization.

(buzzer beeps) - Crystallization?

- No, aggregation.

Aggregation.

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

This three-sided sign is the shape of a pennant.

It's placed on the left side of the roadway.

What does this sign indicate?

(buzzer beeps) Keegan, Hughesville.

- No passing zone?

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

If Congress is still in session, what happens to a bill that the president of the United States keeps for over 10 days?

(team whispering) - Yeah.

(buzzer beeps) - Pocket veto?

- Is incorrect, we're looking for it automatically becomes a law.

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

Both DNA and RNA contain four bases, three of which they have in common.

What bass is found in RNA but not- (buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Uracil.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

One of the first big hits of the rock and roll style of music introduced in the 1950s was "Rock Around The Clock."

What group performed this hit song?

(team whispering) (buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- The Beach Boys.

- No, we're looking for Bill Haley & His Comets.

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

It's commonly called the wishbone.

What is the scientific name for the forked bone that's formed by the fusion of the two clavicles in a bird for the- (buzzer beeps) Kaycee, Hughesville.

- The collarbone?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Selinsgrove.

For the purpose of strengthening the thoracic skeleton to help withstand the rigors of flight.

(buzzer beeps) - Sternum.

- That answer is furcula.

Furcula.

Let's go to a toss-up on world geography now.

What historic Virginia City that's located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. shares its name with Egypt's largest port and its second largest city?

(buzzer beeps) Adin in Selinsgrove.

- Alexandria.

Alexandria.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

Alkaline metals always occur in nature as compounds.

What process is usually used to separate these metals from the salts and hydroxides?

(buzzer beeps) - Desaltation?

- Electrolysis.

Electrolysis.

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

Agamemnon killed Iphigenia, his own daughter.

What was the name of his wife who stabbed him- (buzzer beeps) Jonah, Hughesville.

- Clytemnestra.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

What cathedral built from 532 to 537 and located in what is now Istanbul, Turkey is one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture in the entire world?

- The Anna Sophia, right?

- Yeah.

(buzzer beeps) - Anna Sophia?

- Is incorrect, the Hagia Sophia.

- Oh.

- The Hagia Sophia.

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

What private institution for homeless, neglected, or disabled children near Omaha, Nebraska was started in 1917 by a Roman Catholic priest known as Father Flanagan?

(alarm whines) That's Boys Town.

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

Reality TV has made this man one of the richest television stars of the 21st century.

He started out in the mail room of the EMI music company (alarm whistles) and after holding various positions in the music industry, he developed and became a judge on the British TV series "Pop Idol."

Named the star- (buzzer beeps) Reese, Hughesville.

- Simon Cowell?

- Is correct, and here's your bonus.

Linus Carl Pauling, an American scientist and educator, won a Nobel Prize in 1954.

In what branch of science was this prize awarded?

(buzzer beeps) - Physics?

- Chemistry.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight, and a close one, is Hughesville over Selinsgrove, 175 to 160.

Congratulations, Hughesville.

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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