(upbeat music) ♪ Go - Welcome to the 17th 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, 3 or $5,000.

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

The rules of the game have been modified for the season's virtual version.

And 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 lightning rounds in each game.

Judges tonight are educators from the WVIA viewing area and tonight's match features Tunkhannock versus Delaware Valley.

Playing for Tunkhannock are Alyssa Kovalchick and Evan Brody.

Their alternate is Anna Williams and their advisor is Angie Burke.

Representing Delaware Valley are Ralph Courtright and Clint Murray.

Their advisor is Michael Murray.

Well, let's get started.

Tunkhannock has won the coin toss and will receive the first question, which is, what play in which a mistress known as, the woman, receives a gift of new stockings from traveling businessman, Willy Loman, is by Arthur Miller?

- "The Glass Menagerie?"

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

(buzzer beeping) - Okay, we're looking for "Death of a Salesman."

Delaware Valley, here's your first question.

What southern state which has the youngest U.S.

Senator elected a pair of Democratic senators in 2021 runoff elections including John Ossof?

- Georgia?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What solid compound used to preserve food and in fog machines sublimes at standard temperature and pressure?

- Dry ice?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Del Val.

Tunkhannock, it's back over to you.

What president who made Andrew Mellon Treasury Secretary, promised a return to normalcy and died soon after the Teapot Dome scandal broke in 1923?

- Roosevelt.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Warren Harding.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Del Val.

And here's your next question.

What biblical character interprets a dream predicting a seven year famine and goes to Egypt as a slave after his brothers steal his multi-colored coat?

(buzzer beeping) - Elijah.

- Nope, rebound to Tunkhannock.

- Joseph.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Tunkhannock and here's your next question.

What group of artifacts discovered in 1974 by farmers near Xi'an was part of the tomb of a Chinese emperor comprised of sculpted life size warriors?

- The terracotta soldiers.

- Judges?

- [Judge] Yes.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What 1887 experiment using an interferometer helped disprove the concept of a luminiferous ether paving the way for special relativity?

- The double split experiment.

- No, we're looking for the Michelson Morley experiment.

Delaware Valley, here's your next question.

What city, the site of a massacre that led to Operation Wrath of God was the location of the Beer Hall Putsch and the 1972 Olympics in Germany?

- Munich - Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What actor and part-time DJ played Kayla Pryor in the "Divergent" series and the music obsessed title character in the 2017 film "Baby Driver?"

(buzzer beeping) - That was Ansel Elgort.

Tunkhannock, it's back over to you.

What book that describes a river called Anhydrous or no water was edited by the philosopher, Arasmus, and written by Thomas Moore about an ideal society?

(buzzer beeping) - Okay, rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Utopia.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

(upbeat music) And that sound that you heard signals the end of the first quarter.

And it's now time for the lightning round.

(air whooshing) 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.

Tunkhannock has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are Shakespeare quotes or airports.

- Shakespeare quotes.

- Okay, Shakespeare quotes it is.

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

Name the Shakespeare play in which these quotes are found.

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

- "Hamlet."

- Yes.

"I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee."

- "Romeo and Juliet."

- Yes.

"The fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars, but in ourselves."

- "Julius Caesar."

- Yes.

"I serve the a ferry queen to do her orbs upon the green."

- "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

- Yes.

"Something wicked this way comes."

- "The Comedy of Errors."

- "Macbeth."

"Oh, brave new world that has such people in it."

- Pass.

- "The Tempest."

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends."

- "Othello."

- "Henry IV."

"All the world's a stage."

- Pass.

- That's, "As You Like It."

"If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

(buzzer beeping) - That was "The Merchant of Venice."

Still though, Tunkhannock, a great job in the lightning round.

Delaware Valley, we're gonna come over to you and your remaining category will be airports.

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

In what country are these major international airports?

Heathrow Airport?

- Oh, pass - United Kingdom.

Narita International Airport?

- Norway.

- Japan.

O'Hare International Airport?

- Ireland - USA.

Ben Gurion International Airport?

- Germany.

- Israel.

Frederic Chopin Airport?

- That's Germany - Germany.

- Poland.

Pearson International Airport?

- France.

- Canada.

Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport.

- Pass (beep) - That's Egypt.

And that's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Tunkhannock in the lead over Delaware Valley 62, 45.

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 Tunkhannock and Alyssa will come to you first.

Tell me who your favorite musician is and why?

- My favorite musician is Claude Debussy because his piano solos are beautiful and extremely fun to play.

- You have a good taste, Alyssa.

Great job, thank you for being here.

Evan, who is your favorite musician and why?

- I'd say my favorite band is The Strokes cuz their music's really relaxing.

- Excellent, thank you, Evan.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Delaware Valley gonna come over to you.

Ralph, if you wouldn't mind telling us who your favorite musician is and why.

- My, favorite musician is probably the band, Sabaton, because it mixes hard rock with history and I just think it's a really interesting idea.

- That is very cool.

Thanks for being here, Ralph.

And who is your favorite musician Clint and tell us why.

- My favorite band is The Weekend.

I like their upbeat tempo and their lyrics are very, very good.

- Okay, excellent.

Good luck the rest of the way.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

We'll now begin the second quarter with this question that goes to Delaware Valley.

What most common anion in seawater can be precipitated by adding silver nitrate and can combine with sodium to form the mineral known as table salt?

- Chlorine.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Tunkhannock.

- Chloride.

- Chloride is the correct answer.

Very good for your rebound points Tunkhannock and here comes your next question.

What city, which is home to the oldest university in the Americas, was founded in the 16th century by Francisco Pizarro and is the capital of Peru?

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Lima.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

And here's your next question.

What film whose well of soul seen used garden hoses as a stand in for some snakes was the first to feature Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones?

- "The Ark of the Covenant".

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Tunkhannock.

- "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

- Is correct for your rebound points, Tunkhannock.

And here is your next question.

What emperor, who began the Roman conquest of Britain, may have been poisoned by his wife, Agrippina the Younger and was succeeded by Nero?

(buzzer beeping) - Okay, rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Caesar.

- No, we're looking for Claudius.

Okay, let's move back over to Delaware Valley with your question.

What process, which can be initiated by P53 in response to DNA damage is contrasted with necrosis and is a programmed form of cell death?

- Mitosis.

- Mitosis.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Tunkhannock.

- Apoptosis.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Tunkhannock, and here's your next question.

What baseball team which began 2021 with MLBs longest title drought, dropped its mascot in 2018 and in 2022 will be renamed The Guardians?

- The Chiefs.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Los Angeles Angels.

- No, We're looking for the Cleveland Indians.

Delaware Valley, here is your next question.

What bird on which the Hindu God Kartikeya rides inspired the sixth feathered logo of NBC and is known for its showy eye spotted plumage?

- Peacock.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Kwame Nkrumah was the first president of what West African country that gained independence from the UK in 1957?

- Nigeria.

- No, the answer was Ghana.

Tunkhannock, here's your next question.

What scientists who wrote the book "Systema Naturae" divided the three kingdoms into classes and was a Swedish botanist who pioneered modern taxonomy?

- Mendel.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

(buzzer beeping) (buzzer beeping) - That was Carolus Linnaeus.

And after one half of play we currently have Tunkhannock in the lead over Delaware Valley, 92, 65.

We wanna say thank you to Alyssa and Evan from Tunkhannock.

And thank you to Ralph and Clint from Delaware Valley.

You are both fantastic.

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

(upbeat music) Playing for Tunkhannock in the second half are Caillou Kenneski and Zachary Zelna.

Representing Delaware Valley are Issac Courtright and Sarak Flick.

Our first question in this round goes to Tunkhannock.

And that question is, what creature who lived at the Lake of Luna had its stumps cauterized by Aeolus during one of the labors of Heracles and was a many headed monster?

- Hydra.

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

What term refers to the process of completely covering the plane with geometric shapes with no overlap?

(buzzer beeping) - Okay, that's tessellation.

Delaware Valley, here's your next question.

What cells whose production is supported by sertoli cells are haploid cells that use an acrosome to penetrate the zona pellucida of egg cells?

- Sperm.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Voyager's Golden Records contain Glenm Gould's recordings of what J.S.

Bach work with 48 preludes and fugues to each in every major and minor key?

- A concert.

- No, it's the Well-Tempered Clavier.

Tunkhannock, here's your next question.

What term for the part of a guitar that holds the strings above the body can also refer to a contrasting section in the middle of a song?

- Bridge.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The U.S. gained all of modern day California, Nevada, and Utah, as part of what 1848 treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?

- Louisiana Purchase.

- No, we're looking for the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Del Val, here's your next question.

What novel in which sister Sister Dorothea's mail was read by diminutive Danzig native Oskar was written by Gunter Grass and named for a toy instrument?

(buzzer beeping) - Rebound now to Tunkhannock - Recorder.

- No, we're looking for "The Tin Drum," Tunkhannock here is your next question.

What surname is shared by a prime minister who invoked the War Measures Act in response to a crisis in Quebec and Canada's current prime minister?

- Trudeau.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 2021 Orlando asked its residents to conserve water to preserve supplies of what substance used as a disinfectant and to treat COVID-19 patients?

- Salt water.

- No, looking for liquid oxygen.

Okay, Del Val it's back over to you.

What force described by quantum chromo dynamics binds protons and neutrons together to form nuclei and is more powerful than the weak interaction?

- Ionic.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Tunkhannock.

- Quartz.

- No, we're looking for strong nuclear force.

Our next question goes to Tunkhannock and that question is, what river which flows past the site of the Battle of Red Cliffs is spanned by the three gorgeous dam and is the longest in China and all of Asia?

- Yellow River.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Red.

(buzzer beeping) - No we're looking for the Yangtze, the Yangtze River.

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

(air whooshing) This time Delaware Valley will pick first.

Your categories are, 1 billion streams on Spotify or typography.

- Typography.

- Typography it is.

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

Answer the following about typography and fonts.

Writing that slants to the right often toggled with an I button?

- Italics.

- Yes.

Short line added to the end of a stroke?

- Dash.

- Serif.

Typeface whose name is Latin for Swiss?

- Ariel.

- Helvetica.

Newspaper that commissioned a new Roman font?

- Pass - The Times.

Widely derived at Microsoft font used in so-called Doge memes?

- Comic sans.

- Yes.

German inventor of movable type printing?

- Pass.

- Gutenberg.

Unit half as long as an M?

- N. - Yes.

Animal that jumps over a lazy dog in a sentence used to display fonts?

- Fox.

- Yes.

Mono spaced font that shares its name with a person who delivers messages?

That was courier.

Delaware Valley, great job in the lightning round.

Tunkhannock we're going to come over to you and your remaining category will be 1 billion streams on Spotify.

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

Name the performers of these songs that have been streamed at least 1 billion times on the service, Spotify.

"Watermelon Sugar?"

- Harry Styles.

- Yes.

"All of me."

- John Legend.

- Yes.

"Bad guy."

- Billie Eilish.

- Yes.

"Shape of you."

- Ed Sheeren.

- Yes.

"Cheap Thrills."

- Sia.

- Yes.

"Can't Feel My Face."

- The Weekend.

- Yes.

"We Don't Talk Anymore."

Two answers are acceptable.

- Pass.

- Charlie Puth or Selena Gomez.

"Humble."

- Kendrick Lamar.

- Yes.

"Wonder Wall."

- Oasis.

- Yes.

"Senorita."

Two answers are acceptable.

- Pass.

- That's Shawn Mendez or Camila Cabello.

That will do it for the lightning round.

And after that we currently have Tunkhannock in the lead over Delaware Valley 200 to 115.

And again, we're going to take a little bit of a break and get to know the contestants playing the second half a little better.

And we'll start with the students from Tunkhannock and Caillou I'll come to you first.

Tell me who your favorite musician is and why?

- Probably Billy Joel, because I listened to a lot of his music growing up.

- Oh, the piano man.

Some good stuff.

Thanks for being here Caillou.

Zachary, who is your favorite musician and why?

- I would say Gene Chandler.

I feel like I can listen to his music anytime.

He's a little old, but I still like him.

- Excellent.

Thank you, Zachary.

Let's go over to Delaware Valley, and Isaac if you wouldn't mind sharing with us your favorite musician and why?

- My favorite musician is probably the band Fond because they have really good German folk music with like a modern twist.

- Excellent.

Thank you for being here, Isaac.

And Sarah, who is your favorite musician and why?

- My favorite musician is probably Queens because I just really enjoy their music.

- There's a lot to like, certainly.

It was nice meeting you and good luck the rest of the way.

We'll now begin the last segment of the game with this question that goes to Delaware Valley.

What state is home to a Tanglewood Music Festival and its Western Berkshire Mountains which hosts performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra - Massachusetts.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Near the beginning of Peter Pan, Wendy helps Peter by reattaching what incorporeal item which had been severed from Peter?

- His shadow.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Delaware Valley.

Let's move over to Tunkhannock.

What objects are responsible for plucking of bedrock can create landforms like cirques and moraines and are large moving bodies of ice?

- Glaciers.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What African country's port city of Mombasa, is on the Western shores of the Indian ocean?

- Egypt.

- No, we're looking for Kenya.

Delaware Valley, it's back over to you.

What three word phrase in the subtitle of Naomi Klein's "On Fire" refers to a proposal from Ed Markey and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about climate change?

- World.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Tunkhannock.

(buzzer beeping) - That's the Green New Deal.

Tunkhannock, here's your next question.

What politician, who was targeted in 1991's August coup succeeded Konstantin Chernenko and promoted Glasnost as the last leader of the Soviet Union?

- Gorbachev.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The triple alpha process forms what element which joins nitrogen and oxygen as a catalyst in a hydrogen fusion cycle in stars heavier than the sun?

- Fusion.

- No, we're looking for carbon.

Delaware Valley, here's your next question.

What Manhattan building designed by William Van Alen was surpassed by the Empire State Building as the world's tallest and is named for an automaker?

- Chrysler Tower.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question, Delaware Valley.

What comedian who has testified before Congress to secure healthcare for 9/11 responders preceded Trevor Noah as host of "The Daily Show?"

(buzzer beeping) - That's John Stewart, John Stewart.

Tunkhannock, here's your next question.

What band whose song "Caroline No," was originally released by Brian Wilson included "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows" on their album, "Pet Sounds?"

- The Beach Boys.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

A passage in Rome whose gates were ritually open during times of war was dedicated to what uniquely Roman two faced God of beginnings and endings?

(buzzer beeping) Okay, that's Janice.

Delaware Valley, here's your next question.

Get your pencils and papers ready.

How many ways are there to select a distinct gold medalist and a distinct silver medalist from a pool of five competitors?

(buzzer beeping) - 20?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Louis XIV repealed what 1598 edict that had granted religious toleration to Protestants in France?

- Edict of Nantes.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Delaware Valley.

And that is the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Tunkhannock over Delaware Valley 230 to 155.

Congratulations Tunkhannock, you are going to be moving on and we'll see you next time with another of "Scholastic Scrimmage".

I'm your host, Paul Lazar, and thank you so much for watching.

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