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(bright music) (keyboard clicking) (upbeat percussive music) ♪ Go - Welcome to the 19th season of WVIA's "Scholastic Scrimmage."

I'm your host, Paul Lazar.

(text whooshing) "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.

(screen whooshing) Tonight's match features Valley View versus Forest City.

Representing Valley View are Kylie Krzak, Jaret Griffin, Maggie Pegula, and Grayson Morrow.

Their advisor is Cindy Cerminaro.

Representing Forest City are Alexys Baskin, Elijah Ferrera, Jonathan Mayers, and Emily Frisbie.

Their alternate is Caelum Cahoon, and their advisor is William Graziano.

"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.

(screen whooshing) Well, let's get started with this toss-up question in Earth science.

Although formerly used as a fire-resistant material, it was found to cause lung cancer.

Many schools and other public buildings had to have it removed.

(buzzer beeping) Identify- Emily, Forest City.

- Asbestos.

- Is correct, and here comes (electronics trilling) your bonus question now.

This heavy metal band was formed in California by guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich.

They've had several hit songs over the years, such as "Master of Puppets," "Enter Sandman," "Fade to Black," "Whiplash."

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Metallica.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Forest City, as we turn to a toss-up in short stories.

In "The Sign of Four," who is the clever detective who serves as the main character of the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

(buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- Sherlock Holmes.

- Yes, and here comes your (electronics trilling) bonus question.

Chief Sitting Bull considered her his adopted daughter.

She was born as Phoebe Ann Moses in rural Ohio in 1860, and became the exhibitionist shooter known as Little Miss Sure Shot in "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show.

(buzzer beeping) Name?

- Annie Oakley.

- Annie Oakley is correct for your bonus points, Forest City, as we go to a toss-up in geometry.

This pair of angles is formed when the transversal passes through two parallel lines.

They're located inside the parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal.

What name is given to this pair of angles that are equal in measure?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Interior angles.

Interior angles.

- Be more specific.

- Skip, pass.

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

- Supplementary.

- No, we were close, alternate interior angles.

Alternate interior angles.

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

What Danish writer wrote "The Ugly Duckling, "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," and "The Emperor's New Clothes"?

(timer beeping) That is Hans Christian Anderson.

Here's your next toss-up, this one in biology.

The mud dauber wasp is the only known predator to this venomous insect from the Latrodectus genus whose bite might cause severe musculoskeletal pain, weakness, breathing difficulties, and convulsions.

Name this insect that's readily recognized by its small, round, black body that is marked with a red hourglass.

(buzzer beeping) Grayson, Valley View.

- Black Widow.

- Is correct, (electronics trilling) and here's your bonus question.

When a new television program is proposed, a one-off episode is made.

It's often a longer episode, and is used to determine audience reaction.

If successful, the rest of the series will be made.

What do we call this initial episode?

(buzzer beeping) - Pilot.

- Pilot is correct for your bonus points, Valley View, as we go to a toss-up in music.

What is the vocal range between soprano and contralto?

(buzzer beeping) Jaret, Valley View.

- Alto.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(timer beeping) That is mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano.

All right, here's your next toss-up, this one is vocational.

This emulsion is the main ingredient in ranch dressing and tartar sauce.

What is the name of this white mixture that's made chiefly from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Mayonnaise.

- Is correct, and here's your (electronics trilling) bonus question.

It's smaller than Sicily and Sardinia, yet larger than Crete and Corsica.

Geographically, it's located in Western Asia, but politically and culturally, it leans towards Southeastern European practices.

Name this island located (timer beeping) in the Mediterranean whose capital is Nicosia.

(timer beeping) That is Cyprus, and that sound that you heard signals the end of the first quarter, and it's now time for the lightning round.

(lightning buzzing) In this segment, each team will have an opportunity to answer as many (screen whooshing) of the 12 rapid-fire questions as they can in one minute.

Forest City has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are government or art.

- Government, please.

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

You'll be given a government-related acronym.

Give the expanded form or meaning for each acronym.

FBI.

(buzzer beeping) - Federal Bureau of Investigation.

- [Paul] Yes, HUD.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

DHS.

(buzzer beeping) - Department of Homeland Security.

- [Paul] Yes, FDA.

(buzzer beeping) - Federal Department of Agriculture, - [Paul] Food and Drug Administration.

NATO.

If you don't know, you can pass.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That's North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

LOC.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Library of Congress.

USPS.

(buzzer beeping) - United States Postal Service.

- [Paul] Yes, IRS.

(buzzer beeping) - International Revenue Service.

- [Paul] Internal Revenue Service.

FTC.

(buzzer beeping) - Federal Trade Commission.

- Yes, you got that right under the wire there, Elijah, Great job, and that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Valley View, we're gonna come over to you, and your remaining category will be art, and once again, your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Identify these art terms.

Artwork that is created by cutting up materials and gluing them together to create a picture.

(buzzer beeping) - Mosaic.

- [Paul] Collage.

Colors on opposite sides of the color wheel.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's complementary colors.

The person who poses for a sketch or painting.

(buzzer beeping) - Model.

- [Paul] Yes.

A painting of nature and the environment.

If you don't know, you can pass.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- Landscape.

A large painting that is painted on a wall.

(buzzer beeping) - Mural.

- [Paul] Yes.

A three-dimensional work of art that's often chiseled or created from wood, stone, or metal.

(buzzer beeping) - Sculpture.

- [Paul] Yes.

A drawing or painting that an artist makes of himself or herself.

(buzzer beeping) - Self-portrait.

- [Paul] Yes.

A handheld board on which paints are mixed.

(buzzer beeping) - Palette.

- [Paul] Yes.

A painting or drawing that features inanimate objects such as fruit or cut flowers in a vase.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That's still life.

(timer beeping) Oh, we're not gonna get to that one.

Still, though, great job in the lightning round, both teams, and after that, we have a very close game.

Forest City in the lead over Valley View 60 to 40, and we're now going to go ahead and move into the second quarter with this toss-up question in sports and games.

What would a fisherman call the rotating lures used for catching salmon and trout?

(buzzer beeping) - Jonathan, Forest City.

- Spinner.

- Yes, and here's your bonus question.

How many sides does undecagon have?

(buzzer beeping) - Elijah.

- 18.

- 11, 11.

All right, let's go on to a toss-up in grammar.

With what letters does a present participle always end?

(buzzer beeping) - Grayson, Valley View.

- Is it L-Y?

- Is incorrect, rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) - Elijah.

- S. - Is incorrect.

We're looking for I-N-G, I-N-G. All right, let's go to a toss-up in ancient history.

In ancient times, what was the huge Roman stadium called that was the arena for- (buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- Colosseum.

- Is correct, (electronics trilling) and here's your bonus question.

Welded and different are the works of what 20th-century American playwright also famous for "The Iceman Cometh" and "Long Day's Journey Into Night"?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is Eugene O'Neill.

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in anatomy.

What part of a person's body is inflamed if he or she is suffering from encephalitis?

(buzzer beeping) Jaret, Valley View.

- Kidney.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Their liver.

- No, it was the brain, the brain.

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

It's smaller than a dash.

This punctuation mark is used to join words or to separate- (buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- Hyphen.

- Is correct, (electronics trilling) and here's your bonus question.

What five-letter word beginning with an L and ending with an R is the name for destructive mud flow on the slopes of a volcano?

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Pass.

- That's a lahar, lahar.

All right, your next toss-up is in chemistry.

This non-metallic chemical element has an atomic number of 14 and is relatively unreactive.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Nitrogen.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Valley View.

It's an extremely important semiconductor in electronics and technology.

Used in computer chips and liquid crystal displays, what is this element with a chemical symbol of SI?

(buzzer beeping) - Jaret.

- Silicon.

- Silicon is correct for your rebound points, Valley View, as we go on to a toss-up in art.

What is the five-letter term for a painting or sculpture of Mary holding the crucified body of Christ?

(timer beeping) That term is Pieta.

Okay, let's move along to a toss-up in driver's ed.

When a moving object hits something, what is the most important factor in determining how hard it hits?

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Momentum.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Valley View.

(buzzer beeping) - Velocity.

- We'll take that for your rebound points, Valley view.

Great job.

(timer beeping) And 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 from students with Valley View, and Kylie, if you wouldn't mind telling us what you like to do for fun?

- I like to dance outside of school.

- [Paul] Thanks, Kylie, Jaret?

- I like to go camping and go outdoors.

- Sounds good, Maggie?

- I like to play basketball and spend time with my friends.

- [Paul] Thanks, Maggie, Grayson?

- I like to golf.

- Awesome.

Good luck the rest of the way, Valley View.

Forest City, coming over to you.

Alexys, if you would tell us what you like to do for fun?

- I like to write, and I like to draw.

- [Paul] Thank you so much, Elijah?

- I enjoy sports, I love watching football, and I just love hanging out with friends.

- Awesome, thanks, Elijah.

Jonathan?

- Playing soccer.

- [Paul] Thank you, and Emily?

- I enjoy writing and local history.

- All right, excellent.

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 vocabulary.

It rhymes with bargain, and is defined as an occupation-specific- (buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Jargon.

- Is correct, (electronics trilling) and here comes your bonus question.

What type of chemical reaction is represented by the general equation, Ax plus By yields Ay plus Bx?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan.

- Double replacement.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Forest City, as we turn to a toss-up in astronomy.

What bright constellation in the southern hemisphere resembles a kite and can be used to locate the direction south?

(buzzer beeping) Grayson, Valley View.

- Big Dipper.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) - Cassiopeia.

- No, we're looking for the Southern Cross.

The Southern Cross.

Okay, here's your next toss-up, this one is in biology.

If a substance is ossified, what does it become?

(buzzer beeping) Jaret, Valley View.

- Bone.

- Is correct, (electronics trilling) and here's your bonus question.

Her poetry often dealt with death and immorality.

The speakers in her poetry were observant of what was going on around them.

Who wrote the poem, "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass"?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is Emily Dickinson.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in astronomy.

At 1.8 billion miles from the sun, it takes 84 years to make a complete revolution.

Name this planet, which is the only one to have moons named for Shakespearean characters.

(buzzer beeping) Jaret, Valley View.

- Neptune - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Saturn.

- Nope.

We're looking for Uranus, Uranus.

All right, here's your next toss-up, this one is in grammar.

In grammar, it's the name for a pronoun such as each other and one another that indicates a mutual relationship between two or more people or things.

Name this type of pronoun that shares its name with a mathematical term that's also known as the multiplicative inverse.

(buzzer beeping) Emily, Forest City.

- Cumulative.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Valley View.

(buzzer beeping) Grayson - Reciprocal.

- Is correct for your (electronics trilling) rebound points, Valley View.

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

The eyeball is surrounded by three layers of tissue.

Two of these layers are the retina and the sclera.

What layers found between these two layers?

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- The cornea.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley View.

(buzzer beeping) - Iris.

- No, we're looking for the choroid, the choroid.

All right, your next toss-up is in algebra.

What two-word term refers to two prime numbers that are also consecutive odd numbers?

(timer beeping) That is twin primes, twin primes.

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in general knowledge.

According to ancient superstition, there were only two ways to kill a vampire.

One was by driving a stake through its heart.

What was the other method?

(buzzer beeping) - Jaret, Valley View.

- Garlic.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) Elijah.

- Sunlight.

- We're looking for cremation, cremation.

Okay, let's go to, (timer beeping) well, the next round, because that sound that you heard signals the end of the third quarter, and another lightning round.

(lightning buzzing) This time, Valley View will pick first.

Your categories are (screen whooshing) general knowledge or chemistry.

- General knowledge.

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

Name these words or things that begin with the letter J.

The capital of Alaska.

(buzzer beeping) - Juno.

- [Paul] Yes, a special sense organ in snakes that allows them to taste and smell the air.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Jacobson's organ.

The SI unit of work and energy.

(buzzer beeping) - Joule.

- [Paul] Yes, a light white spear that is thrown by hand.

(buzzer beeping) - Javelin.

- [Paul] Yes, a bright to dark green gemstone used in jewelry.

(buzzer beeping) - Emerald.

- [Paul] Jade.

- Oh yeah.

- The capital city of Indonesia.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Jakarta.

Fast-moving wind currents in the troposphere that blow from west to east.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That's the jet stream.

A name that refers to the group of gas giant planets.

(buzzer beeping) - Jupiter?

- [Paul] Jovian.

The last name of the first African American woman to travel into space.

(buzzer beeping) - Johansson.

- [Paul] Jemison.

An old automobile in poor condition.

(buzzer beeping) - Junk.

- Nope, we're looking for jalopy.

Good guess, though.

(contestants chuckling) All right, Valley View, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Forest City, we're gonna come over to you, and 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.

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan.

- Hydrochloric acid.

- [Paul] Yes, NaCl.

(buzzer beeping) - Sodium chloride.

- [Paul] Yes, CH4.

(buzzer beeping) - Methane.

- Yes.

Fe2O3.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Iron oxide.

H2O2.

(buzzer beeping) - Hydrogen peroxide.

- [Paul] Yes, MgCl2.

(buzzer beeping) - Magnesium chloride.

- [Paul] Yes, C3H8O3.

(buzzer beeping) - Acetate.

- [Paul] Glycerin.

NH4Cl.

(buzzer beeping) - Ammonium chloride.

- Yes, CO. (buzzer beeping) - Carbon dioxide.

- [Paul] Carbon monoxide.

BaNO32.

(buzzer beeping) - Barium nitrate.

- [Paul] Yes, NH4OH.

(buzzer beeping) - Ammonium hydroxide.

(timer beeping) - Is correct.

All right, and that's gonna do it for the lightning round, and after that, we have Forest City in the lead over Valley View, 145 to 95.

And now, we're gonna go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in literature.

One of the longest poems in the English language, "The Fairy Queen" is an allegorical poem.

It was originally released in 12 books.

Name the English poet who penned this epic poem.

(buzzer beeping) Grayson, Valley View.

- Emily Dickinson.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Forest City.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is Edmund Spenser.

Okay, let's go on to a toss-up in general knowledge.

Anime fans illegally add subtitles to imported anime.

This is done outside of official licensure for translation.

What is this process of adding illegal subtitles called?

(buzzer beeping) Jaret, Valley View.

- Subbing.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

These canines are taller, longer, and heavier than coyotes.

They have wide heads with broad muzzles, tall, pointed ears, and long slender legs with large feet.

Although they're top predators, they tend to be rather shy and elusive.

During the 1970s, this canine was commonly found in southeastern United States, but is now extremely endangered, thus making it a crime to harm this animal.

Name this animal that is known scientifically as Canis rufus.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is red wolf.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in government.

In what type of homicide is a human killed without intention?

(buzzer beeping) Jonathan, Forest City.

- Third-degree murder.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Valley View.

(buzzer beeping) - Second-degree murder.

- Nope, we're looking for involuntary manslaughter.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in music.

The first note in a musical scale is called the tonic.

What name is given to the fifth note in the scale?

(timer beeping) That is dominant, dominant.

Here's your next toss-up, this one in sports.

What position does an NFL player play if he wears a jersey having a number from 20 to 49?

(buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- Running back.

- Is correct, (electronics trilling) and here comes your bonus question.

What tectonic plate converged with the Pacific plate to form the Himalayan Mountains, including Mount Everest?

(buzzer beeping) - The Indian plate.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Forest City, as we go to a toss up in novels.

Published in March of 2023, this novel by Jenny Jackson follows the lives of three women from one wealthy Brooklyn society family, Darley, Sasha, and Georgiana all have their own struggles within both the family and society.

Give the title of this Jenny Jackson debut novel.

(timer beeping) That is "Pineapple Street."

Okay, let's go to a toss-up in world history.

By what more popular name do we know The Ardennes Offensive of World War II in which the German forces attempted to push back the Allied Forces- (buzzer beeping) Elijah, Forest City.

- The Axis.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Valley View.

The Allied Forces during a surprise attack in the Ardennes Forest region of Belgium and Luxembourg in December, 1944.

(timer beeping) That is The Battle of the Bulge.

(timer beeping) And that's the end of the game, and our winner tonight is Forest City over Valley View, 160 to 105.

Congratulations, Forest City.

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 thank you for watching.

(upbeat percussive music) - [Narrator] WVIA's "Scholastic scrimmage" was made possible in part by.

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The Luzerne Foundation can help.

The Luzerne Foundation is a Northeastern Pennsylvania-based community nonprofit that provides over 70 scholarships a year to students.

The Luzerne Foundation, we are here for good.

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