(upbeat music) - Welcome to the 16th 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 $1,000, $3,000 or $5,000.

WVIA would like to thank our sponsor, FNCB and People Security Bank, for making this competition possible.

This year, "Scholastic Scrimmage" looks a little different and the rules have been revised due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

But in each half, students will have the chance to alternatively answer one question.

If they answer that question correctly, they'll receive a bonus question.

If their answer is incorrect, the other team can rebound but will not be given a bonus.

Students can also score points during the two lightening rounds in each game.

Judges tonight are K-12 educators from the WVIA viewing area, and tonight's match features Selinsgrove and Milton.

Playing in the first half for Selinsgrove are Antonio Margel and Madison Switalla.

Their advisor is Tara Brewbaker, and their alternate is Dominic Perrise.

Representing Milton in the first half are Cara Kennedy and Ian Keifer.

Their advisor is Nicholas Vega, and their alternates are Camden Scoggins Tyler Flutterbach, and Nicholas Fleck.

Well, let's get started.

Selinsgrove has won the coin toss and will receive the first question which is, what organ has an outer protective stratum corneum, is part of the integumentary system, is affected by psoriasis and has an inner dermal layer?

- Skin.

- Skin is correct.

And your bonus question, the woodcut, "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," is a work by what German Renaissance artist who created the engraving, "Saint Jerome," in his study?

- We don't know.

- Okay, so that's Albrecht D ürer, Albrecht D ürer.

Milton, coming over to you.

What surname is shared by art patrons, Peggy and Solomon, the latter of whom commissioned a New York City museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?

- Smitts?

- Is incorrect.

We will rebound to Selinsgrove.

No answer.

(beeping) Okay, we're looking for Guggenheim, Guggenheim.

Okay Selinsgrove, coming back to you.

What title alias is used along with a false identities, Lord Wilmore and Abbé Busoni as Edmond Dantès seeks revenge in a novel by Alexandre Dumas?

(beeping) Okay, we're gonna rebound to Milton.

- The Count of Monte Cristo.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton, very good.

Here's your next question, Milton.

Ecotones are the boundaries between what major ecological community types that include chaparral, temperate forests, savannas and tundras?

- Deserts.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

- Biomes.

- Biomes is correct for your rebound points, very good, Selinsgrove, and here's your next question.

Charles d'Albret died at what battle on St. Crispin's Day in which a French army was routed by Henry V's English longbows in the Hundred Years War?

(beeping) Ran out of time there, Milton rebound to you.

- April six.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for the Battle of Agincourt, the Battle of Agincourt.

Okay, coming back to you now, Milton, what musical suite inspired by Victor Hartmann paintings of Baba Yaga's hut and the Great Gate of Kiev was composed by Modest Mussorgsky?

(beeping) Okay, we're gonna rebound to Selinsgrove.

- Suite No.

5.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for "Pictures at an Exhibition."

All right Selinsgrove, here comes your next question.

What device named after the 1911 novel, "Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle" fires darts used to deliver a current intended to incapacitate its target?

- A tranquilizer gun.

- Is incorrect.

And we will rebound to Milton.

- A taser.

(beeping) - Is correct.

You got that right under the buzzer for your rebound points, Milton, great job.

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

Selinsgrove has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are rivers or diacritics and punctuation.

- Diacritics and punctuation.

- Punctuation.

- Okay, diacritics and punctuation it is, and your time begins when I finished reading the first question.

Are you ready?

Okay, what diacritical or punctuation mark has an Oxford variety when used in a list?

- [Both] Comma.

- Yes.

Separates two related independent clauses?

- A semicolon.

- Yes.

Is written as three consecutive periods?

- Ellipses.

- Yes.

Indicates a contraction?

- [Both] Pass.

- That's apostrophe.

Means approximately when placed before a number?

- Tilde.

- Yes.

Is combined with a question mark to make an interrobang?

- [Both] Pass.

- Exclamation point.

Appears between the chapter and verse of biblical citations.

- Pass.

- That's colon.

Looks like a carrot when it appears over a French vowel?

- Circumflex.

- Yes.

Can be replaced by ghiamets in many foreign languages?

- Asterisk.

- Quotation marks.

Is the longest dash comparable (beeping) to a horizontal bar?

Ran out of time, that was the em dash, the em dash.

Okay, Selinsgrove, great job.

We're gonna come over to you now, Milton.

Your remaining category will be rivers, and again your time begins when I finish reading the first question, okay?

What national capital lies on the Thames River?

- London?

- Yes.

Potomac River?

- Pass.

- Washington, DC.

Tiber River, which also flows through the Vatican City?

- Rome.

- Yes.

Chao Phraya River?

- Pass.

- Bangkok.

Asia's Red River?

- Beijing.

- Hanoi.

Lithia River?

- Berlin.

- Dublin.

Fistula River?

- Moscow.

- Warsaw.

Han River?

- Beijing.

- Seoul.

Suriname River?

(beeping) Okay, that was Paramaribo, Paramaribo.

Okay, Milton, you did a great job.

And currently right now we have a great game.

We have Selinsgrove in the lead over Milton, 70 to 40.

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.

Let's start with the students from Selinsgrove, and, Antonio, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite class is in school and why?

- My favorite class, I think it has to be probably history.

I just really like enjoying, like delving into the past and learning all about it, so that's my favorite class.

- Excellent, very nice, Madison, same question.

What's your favorite class and why?

- Mine would also be history, because I like the little niche stories that you can find within history.

- Absolutely, there's a lot to learn, absolutely.

Well, thank you Selinsgrove.

We're going to come over to you now, Milton, and Cara, we'll begin with you.

Tell us what your favorite class is and why?

- Probably anything like calculus, algebra, trig, just because everything has a definite answer, and it just makes a lot of sense.

- Okay, excellent and Ian, your favorite class?

- That's a good question.

I think I can be achieved too, I love anything dealing with US literature, just to be able to be taken away to a new world.

But also like our Selinsgrove compadres, I really do love history as well, because it's just so interesting learning about what's happened before.

- Absolutely, well it was very nice to meet all of you.

Good luck, the rest of the way.

And we'll now begin the second quarter with this question for Milton.

What bird that is loved by a spirit from the land of mist and snow is shot dead by the narrator of Samuel Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner?"

- A dove.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

- Starling.

- Nope.

We were looking for albatross, albatross.

Okay Selinsgrove, here comes your next question.

What people created the kingdoms of Essex and Sussex, lent their name to the German state home to Dresden and settled Britain along with the Anglos?

- Anglo Saxons.

- Be more specific.

- The English.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Milton.

- The Saxons.

- The Saxons is correct for your rebound points, very good, Milton.

And here comes your next question.

What country whose recent films include, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" and "I Lost My Body" is where the Palme d'Or is awarded at the Cannes Film Festival?

- Switzerland.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

- France.

- France is correct for your rebound points, very good, Selinsgrove.

And here's your next question.

What title character is aided by Caius who is the disguised Earl of Kent as well as a fool after he unwisely favors his daughters, Regan and Goneril.

(beeping) Okay, rebound now to Milton.

(beeping) Okay, we were looking for King Lear, King Lear.

Okay Milton, coming your way.

What man, who spurned the nymph Echo, became enraptured with his own reflection and thus lends name to a type of self-involved personality.

- Narcissus.

- Is correct.

And your bonus question, what woman, who coined the term, "the lost generation," wrote the poetry collection, "Tender Buttons" and an autobiography of her partner, Alice B. Toklas?

- Zora Neale Hurston.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.

Selinsgrove, coming back your way.

What commodity whose boom led to the growth of the City of Manaus in the Amazon was produced at the Colony of Fordlândia to create tires for Ford?

- Rubber.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What German sociologist labeled the work done by dedicated craftsmen, a calling, in his book, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?"

(beeping) Okay, we're looking Max Weber, Max Weber.

Okay Milton, coming back to you.

What city, which is home to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, is on the Red River of the North and Assiniboine River and is Manitoba's capital?

(beeping) Okay, ran out of time.

We're going to go to Selinsgrove with the rebound.

- Ontario.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for Winnipeg, Winnipeg.

After one half of play, we have a great game with Selinsgrove in the lead over Milton, 90 to 60.

And we want to say thank you to Antonio and Madison of Selinsgrove, and thank you to Cara and Ian of Milton.

You guys were absolutely fantastic.

Thank you so very much.

We're now going to meet your teammates for the second half.

(swooshing) And now playing in the second half for Milton are Cameron Crites and Morgan Solomon.

Playing in the second half for Selinsgrove are Neil Slavisshack and Laura Mallahorn.

Welcome guys, best of luck to you.

And we're going to go ahead and get started with this question for Selinsgrove.

Get your pencils and paper ready.

What is the geometric mean of four and nine given that the geometric mean of two numbers is the square root of their product?

(bright music) - Is it six?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Charlotte Denali is a city in what island group that is an unincorporated territory of the US that includes Saint Croix?

- Philippines.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for the Virgin Islands, good guess though.

Okay Milton, coming to you with your question.

What African country, where corrupt former president, Jacob Zuma, was supported by its wealthy Gupta family elected Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018?

- Zimbabwe.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound a Selinsgrove.

(beeping) Okay, we were looking for South Africa, South Africa.

Okay, Selinsgrove, coming back to you.

What war is depicted in the poems, "Counter-Attack," by Siegfried Sassoon and "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and then Rupert Brooks anthology, "1914?"

(beeping) All right, we're gonna rebound to Milton.

- World War I.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton, great job.

And here's your question.

What NBA team who's bench players include Lou Williams, acquired Paul George and Kauai Leonard in 2019 and share STAPLES Center with the Lakers?

(beeping) Okay, we are going to rebound now to Selinsgrove.

- The Los Angeles Clippers.

- Is correct for your rebound points, very good, Selinsgrove.

Okay, let's move on now to your next question, Selinsgrove.

What chief, assassinated in 1769, defeated Britain at the Battle of Bloody Run and besieged Fort Detroit during a 1763 to 1766 war named for him?

(beeping) Ran out of time, Milton rebound to you.

- Hiawatha.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for Pontiac, Pontiac.

Okay, Milton, here we go.

What politician, who defeated Loretta Sanchez in 2016 to succeed Barbara Boxer is a former prosecutor who was the junior senator from California?

(beeping) - Okay, ran out of time, rebound now to Selinsgrove.

(beeping) - Okay, that is now Vice-President (beeping) Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris.

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

This time Milton will pick first.

Your categories are rhyming phrases or ordinal names.

- Rhyming phrases, please.

- Rhyming phrases, it is, and your time begins when I finished reading the first question.

Give these rhyming two word phrases.

Chinese administrative region once under British control?

- [Both] Pass.

- That's Hong Kong.

Song and dance whose instructions include, "Turn yourself around?"

- Hokey Pokey.

- Yes.

A minor car accident?

- Fender bender.

- Yes.

Children's TV series in which a colorful dog solves mysteries?

- Blue's Clues.

- Yes.

Term for the evening hours of TV broadcast?

- Prime time.

- Yes.

Unkempt hair on a person who's just woken up?

- Bed head.

- Yes.

Beatles song used as a code name for a race war by Charles Manson?

- Helter Skelter.

- Yes.

Fancy outfits that name a series of 1943 riots?

- Pass.

- That's zoot suit.

Term for magic that names a 1993 film.

- Abracadabra.

- No, the other one.

Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus.

Okay, Milton, you did fantastic that time around.

Selinsgrove we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be ordinal names.

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

Identify these things whose names include an ordinal numbers, such as ninth.

Year of school for a high school sophomore?

- Pass.

- 10th.

Adolf Hitler's regime?

- The Third Reich.

- Yes.

Two word phrase meaning the last moment or shortly before midnight?

- Pass.

- Eleventh hour.

Metaphorical barrier between actors and audience?

- Pass.

- That's fourth wall.

Shakespeare comedy featuring twins, Viola and Sebastian?

- Pass.

- That's "Twelfth Night."

Term for extra sensory perception or other paranormal ability?

- Sixth sense.

- Yes.

1957 Swedish film depicting a chess match with death?

- Pass.

(beeping) - Okay, that was "The Seventh Seal," "The Seventh Seal."

And after that, we have a tied game, and we have Selinsgrove and Milton both with 130 points.

So what we'll do now is take a little break, take a little breath and get to know the contestants playing the second half a little better.

Let's start with the students from Selinsgrove, and, Neil, I will come to you first.

Tell me what your hobbies are outside of school.

- I don't really do much outside of school.

I play video games quite a bit.

- Okay, and Laura, how about you, what are your hobbies?

- Outside of school, I do dance, ballet, tap and jazz styles.

I really enjoy it.

- Excellent, well thanks for being here.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Milton, I'm going to come over to you.

Cameron, what are your hobbies when you're not in class?

- Really playing the guitar.

- Not air guitar, right?

- No.

- Okay, excellent, excellent.

And Morgan, how about you?

- I play an instrument as well, the flute.

- Excellent, well thank you for being here and good luck the rest of the way.

We're now going to begin the last segment of the game and Selinsgrove, you get the first question.

In 1983, what American astronaut became the youngest American astronaut ever to travel to space as well as the first American woman to do so?

(beeping) Ran out of time, Milton, we're going to rebound to you.

- Alexandra.

- No, we were looking for Sally Ride, Sally Ride.

Okay, Milton, here comes your next question.

What kingdom ruled by the Argead Dynasty won the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 B.C.

under Philip II, who was succeeded as its king by Alexander the Great?

- Greece.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Selinsgrove.

- Russia.

- Nope.

We were looking for Macedon or Macedonia.

Okay, here comes your next question now, Selinsgrove.

What website, which a federal court held in 2019, was a public forum from which Donald Trump could not block users, permits 280 character messages?

- Twitter.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Joseph Paxton designed what building made of cast iron and plate glass that in 1851, housed the first World's Fair in London?

- Empire State Building.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace.

Milton heading back to you, get your pencils and papers ready.

What is the slope of the line passing through the points, (3, -1) and (5, 0) given that the slope equals delta y over delta x?

(bright music) - One-half.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

After being shot in 1912, Teddy Roosevelt stated, "It takes more than that to kill," what animal, which was the nickname of a third party?

- Bulls.

- Be more specific.

- Bull moose.

- Is correct for your bonus points, very good, Milton.

Selinsgrove, we're gonna come over to you now.

What country's northern border was set at the Arta-Volos line by the Treaty of Constantinople after its 1829 independence from the Ottoman empire?

- Albania.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Milton.

- Turkey.

- Nope.

We were looking for Greece.

Greece was the answer there.

All right Milton, here comes your next question.

What man who proposed "Dare to know," as the motto of the enlightenment, wrote "The Critique of Pure Reason" and formulated the categorical imperative?

- Walk.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Selinsgrove.

- Boss Ogs.

- Nope, Emmanuel Kant, Emmanuel Kant.

Selinsgrove, here comes your next question.

(beeping) What material, named after the ancient Greek for power, contains diatomaceous earth and nitroglycerin and is an explosive invented by Alfred Nobel?

(beeping) Okay, ran out of time.

Milton, rebound to you.

- Dynamite.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Milton, great job.

And that's going to be the end of the game and what great one it was tonight.

Our winner was Milton over Selinsgrove, 155 to 140.

Congratulations, Milton!

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.

(upbeat music)