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(bright upbeat music) (bright upbeat music continues) (energetic cheerleading music) (energetic cheerleading music continues) - Welcome to the 19th season of WVIA's "Scholastic Scrimmage," and 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 one, three, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features, Wallenpaupack versus Elk Lake.

Representing Wallenpaupack are Gabe Racine, Nathan Freethy, Genevieve Neenan, and Michael McCloskey.

Their alternates are Jude Motts and Henry Reichman, and their advisor is Ryan Neenan.

Representing Elk Lake are Cohen Orlandini, Noah Gosford, Stephen Hewitt, and Jeff Whirl.

Their alternate is Dawson Sherman and their advisor is Jennifer Ward.

"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 anatomy.

What is the scientific name for the wall or the membrane that separates your two nostrils?

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Septum - Is correct and here's your bonus.

What word derived from the galleon word, meaning master, is the name given to an orchestra conductor who's eminent in the field of music?

(buzzer beeps) Nathan - Maestro?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Wallenpaupack as we turn now to a toss-up in world history.

He said, "He was a man of destiny."

He also once stated, "I am no ordinary man and the laws of propriety and morals are not applicable to me."

Identify this French leader who was called "The Little Corporal."

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk Lake - Napoleon Bonaparte.

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

It contains the Organ of Corti that produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.

Name this spirally coiled organ found in the inner ear of some reptiles, birds, and mammals, that helps analyze the pitch of sounds.

(buzzer beeps) That is cochlea.

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

This group of animals rebelled against the human farmer who cared for them.

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- Pigs?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What adjective describes a rainforest that's characterized by high rainfall and consistently high temperatures?

(buzzer beeps) - Tropical - Is correct for your bonus points, Wallenpaupack.

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

If a quadratic equation is graft, what is the resulting curve called?

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Parabola - Is correct and here's your bonus.

In 1973, this former British crown colony achieved full independence.

Name this archipelagic site of more than 3,000 islands, islets, and cays, located southeast of Florida whose capital is Nassau.

(buzzer beeps) - Roanoke.

- No, we're looking for The Bahamas.

The Bahamas.

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

"My little horse must think it queer to stop without a farmhouse near," comes from what popular Robert Frost poem?

(buzzer beeps) Noah, Elk Lake.

- "A Winter Night."

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

- "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

- Nope.

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

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

This small wooden string instrument that is in the soprano part of the lute family has eight strings that are tuned in pairs.

Its ribbed, pear-shaped body is attached to a neck containing a fingerboard that usually has 17 frets.

Name this small string instrument.

(buzzer beeps) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Mandarin?

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus.

Hawthorne's "House of The Seven Gables" was published in 1851.

In what town and state was the story set?

(buzzer beeps) - Massachusetts, Boston.

- Salem, Massachusetts.

Salem, Massachusetts.

Let's turn now to a toss-up in US Geography.

The Blue Ridge Mountains run along this state's eastern border.

This state is known for its contributions to various forms of popular music.

Name the state and cities include, (buzzer beeps) Stephen, Elk Lake.

- West Virginia?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Wallenpaupack.

Murfreesboro, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan.

- Tennessee?

- Tennessee is correct for your rebound points, Wallenpaupack.

And 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.

Elk Lake has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are Literature or Biology.

- Biology.

- Biology it is.

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

Identify these biology terms that begin with the letter E, The outermost layer of the skin.

(buzzer beeps) - Epidermis.

- [Paul] Yes.

A type of gland that secretes hormones directly into circulatory systems.

(buzzer beeps) - Excretory?

- [Paul] Endocrine.

The complete name for the part of a cell that's known as the ER.

(buzzer beeps) - Endoplasmic reticulum.

- [Paul] Yes.

A cell that has a true nucleus.

(buzzer beeps) - Eukaryote?

- [Paul] Yes.

The type of skeleton found in all arthropods.

(buzzer beeps) - Exoskeleton.

- Yes.

The insect order into which the Mayfly is classified.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Ephemeroptera.

The biological process in which harmful solutes, excess water, and other wastes are... (buzzer beeps) - Erosion?

- [Paul] Excretion.

A type of body tissue that covers all the internal organs in the body and lines the body cavities and hollow organs.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Epithelium.

A change in the line of an animal's descent over time.

(buzzer beeps) - Evolution?

- Yes.

The innermost layer of the wall of a fruit or the stony layer (beeps) that surrounds the seed was an endocarp.

Okay, Elk Lake.

Great job in the lightning round.

We're gonna come over to Wallenpaupack.

Your remaining category will be Literature.

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

Proverbs are brief sayings used in many cultures and languages to share life advice or common knowledge, fill in the blanks with one or more words to complete each of the following proverbs.

"Every cloud has a blank lining."

(buzzer beeps) - Silver.

- [Paul] Yes.

"If you can't beat them, blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "Join them"?

- Yes.

"Blank is the spice of life."

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Pau] "Variety."

"Fortune favors blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "The bold."

- [Paul] Yes.

"Strike while the blank is hot."

(buzzer beeps) - "Iron."

- [Paul] Yes.

"Birds of a feather blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "Flock together."

- [Paul] Yes.

"Dead man tell blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "No tell"?

- [Paul] Right.

"Give credit where blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "Credit is due."

- [Paul] Yes.

"People who live in glass houses shouldn't blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "Throw stones."

- Yes.

"Pride goeth before blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "The fall."

- [Paul] Yes.

"Good fences make blank."

(buzzer beeps) - "Good neighbors"?

- [Paul] Yes.

"All's fair and love and... (buzzer beeps) - "War"?

- That's it.

All right, Wallenpaupack, excellent job in the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Wallenpaupack in the lead over Elk Lake, 95 to 55.

And now, we're gonna go ahead and begin the second quarter with this toss-up question in vocabulary.

This word has multiple meanings.

It can mean to introduce a subject or to announce something.

It can mean a large pin worn on clothing.

It can also mean to pierce something to draw out its contents.

Identify this six-letter term that begins with the letter B.

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- Broach.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

This rule is used to estimate your total stopping distance under ideal conditions.

What is this rule called?

(buzzer beeps) That is the Four-Second Rule.

All right, let's turn to a toss up in Biology.

Some of the symptoms of this dangerous medical condition include drowsiness, shivering, numbness, and disorientation.

Identify this condition that occurs when the inner temperature of the human body, (buzzer beeps) Steven, Elk Lake.

- Hypothermia.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What farm implement is found in the center of the seal of the United States Department of Agriculture?

(buzzer beeps) - A barn.

- No, a plow.

A plow.

All right, let's turn now to a toss-up in novels.

What Michael Crichton book is the sequel to "Jurassic Park"?

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- "Jurassic World" - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) - "Jurassic Park II."

- No, we're looking for "The Lost World".

Points for style though.

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

Her godmother is Dolly Parton, and her father made a name for himself in the music industry with his number one song, "Achy Breaky Heart."

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Miley Cyrus.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What do we call the thin layer of corrosion that forms on soft metals or alloys?

(buzzer beeps) - Rust?

- Is incorrect.

Tarnish.

Tarnish.

All right, let's move on to a toss-up in Geometry now.

Euler's Formula has been used to prove that only how many regular polyhedrons exist?

(buzzer beeps) Gabe, Wallenpaupack.

- Twelve?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) Cohen.

- Ten.

- Nope, we're looking for five.

Five.

All right guys, let's turn to a toss-up in Sports and Games.

At the start of a backgammon game, how many total counters are on the board?

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- 144 - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan.

- Six.

- Nope.

The answer was 30.

30.

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

"Leo and her sister, Nina were in a car accident that happened just 365 days before the book begins.

The past year has been a struggle for Leo and her family as they try to adjust, mourn Nina's death, and learn to live without her."

Name this Robin Benway novel that works backward chapter by chapter to reveal the circumstances of the accident and the year of grief that follows.

(buzzer beeps) That is "A Year to The Day."

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

This mythological son of Hermes was a crafty thief who stole livestock from his neighbors.

Name him.

(buzzer beeps) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Dionysus?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) - Apollo?

- Nope, Autolycus.

Autolycus.

All right, let's go to a toss-up in Computer Science now.

Give the complete meaning for the computer abbreviation, HTML.

(buzzer beeps) That is hypertext markup language.

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 with the students from Wallenpaupack.

And Gabe, I'll come to you first.

Tell me who your favorite musician is and why?

- That's a tough one.

I like a lot of them.

I have to say he's a musician and composer, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, just 'cause he made my current favorite musical, "EPIC, The Musical" about mythology and the Odyssey portrayed in a musical format.

Really fun.

- [Paul] Great answer, Gabe.

Thank you.

Nathan.

- I like Phish a lot because I grew up with them a lot, and my dad really likes to listen to them.

- They are funky.

Genevieve.

- I love Taylor Swift because I think she has a lot of different songs and genres, and she kind has something for everyone.

- [Paul] Okay.

Michael.

- I've always been a big Eminem fan.

Just always found it's sounds good.

Just like it.

- All right.

Thanks, Michael.

Good luck the rest of the way, Wallenpaupack.

Elk Lake, coming over to you.

Cohen, tell me who your favorite musician is and why.

- It's more of a band, but I like Radiohead, just because I like to lift to their, or workout to their music.

- [Paul] That's some good stuff.

Noah.

- I like Adele 'cause I don't know, I like her voice.

- She got a great voice.

Steven.

- I like Sazzah.

I think her music sounds good.

- [Paul] Thanks, Steven.

And Jeff.

- I like Jimi Hendrix.

Really good guitarist.

- Classic.

All right, it was very good to meet all of you again, and good luck the rest of the way.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in Anatomy.

It's an oval-shaped area in the center of the retina that's responsible for our high-resolution color vision.

Identify this part of your eye.

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk lake.

- Cornea - Is incorrect.

I'll finish and rebound to Wallenpaupack.

That contains the cones.

(buzzer beeps) Nathan.

- Retina?

- No, macula.

Macula is what we are looking for.

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

How many tablespoons make up one cup?

(buzzer beeps) Gabe, Wallenpaupack.

- Twenty.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake, Jeff.

(buzzer beeps) - Four?

- Sixteen, 16.

All right, let's move along to a toss-up in grammar.

What is the verb tense of the verb phrase, will be speaking?

(buzzer beeps) Gabe, Wallenpaupack.

- Future?

- [Paul] Be more specific.

- Future tense?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) Cohen.

- Near future tense.

- No, the future progressive.

The future progressive.

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

This small part of the vertebrate brain lies below the thalamus and regulates metabolic processes in the body.

Name this part of the brain that controls our hunger, thirst, sleep cycles, and body temperature.

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- Hippocampus?

- Incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) Steven.

- The medulla?

- No, we were looking for the hypothalamus.

The hypothalamus.

All right, our next toss-up is in short stories.

"The Day The Pig Fell Into The Well," "The Country Husband," and "The Enormous Radio," are a few of the short stories written by this American author who was dubbed "the Chekhov of the suburbs."

Who was this author who won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for fiction?

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Dr. Seuss?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) That was a tough one.

That was John Cheever.

John Cheever.

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

This family of plants includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, peppers, and even tobacco.

Flowering plants in the family have five stamens, five united sepals, five united petals, and leaves that are arranged alternately on the stems.

Give the common name for this family of Solanadae that prefer shady locations and bloom at night.

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Lumen.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) - Tubers.

- No, we're looking for nightshade.

Nightshade.

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

In the Old Testament, it's called the Salt Sea, the Eastern Sea, and the Sea of Araba.

It's located at the southern end of the Jordan Valley on the geological fault.

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- The Dead Sea?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

This colorless, fuming liquid with the very pungent odor is the simplest carboxylic acid.

It's found in the venom of several stinging insects, especially ants and bees.

Name this acid having the formula, HCOOH, that's also found in stinging nettles and some fruits and vegetables, such as pineapples, apples, kiwis, onions, and cucumbers.

(buzzer beeps) - Citrus acid?

- No, we're looking for formic acid.

Formic acid.

Here's your next toss-up in Literature.

Which character from Robert Louis Stevenson's, "Treasure Island," who was nicknamed, Barbecue?

(buzzer beeps) (buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

- Captain Cook.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) That is Long John Silver.

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

This time, Wallenpaupack will pick first.

Your categories are World history or Music.

- Music.

- Music.

Music it is.

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

Name the musical composer who became famous for the following works.

"The Opera," "The Marriage of Figaro."

(buzzer beeps) - Mozart.

- [Paul] Yes.

"Moonlight Sonata."

(buzzer beeps) - Beethoven.

- [Paul] Yes.

"The Unfinished Symphony."

(buzzer beeps) You can pass.

- Brahms?

- [Paul] Schubert.

"The Midsummer Night's Dream Overture."

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Mendelssohn.

The opera "The Flying Dutchman."

(buzzer beeps) - Botticelli?

- [Paul] Richard Wagner.

The waltz, the beautiful "Blue Danube."

(buzzer beeps) - Bach?

- Johann Strauss.

The ballet, "Swan Lake."

(buzzer beeps) - Tchaikovsky.

- [Paul] Yes.

"Clair de lune."

(buzzer beeps) - Debussy.

- [Paul] Yes.

"The Rite of Spring."

(buzzer beeps) - Verdi?

- [Paul] Stravinsky.

"The Ballet Rodeo."

(buzzer beeps) - Mendelssohn?

- [Paul] Aaron Copland.

"The London Symphonies."

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Joseph Haydn.

"The Magic Flute."

(buzzer beeps) And that was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

All right, Wallenpaupack, great job in that lightning round.

Elk Lake, we're coming over to you, and your remaining category will be World History.

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

Name the person who assassinated the following political leaders or highly regarded celebrities.

John F. Kennedy.

(buzzer beeps) - Oswald.

- [Paul] Yes.

Abraham Lincoln.

(buzzer beeps) - John Wilkes Booth.

- [Paul] Yes.

Martin Luther King Jr. (buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's James Earl Ray.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] That's Gavrilo Princip.

Mahatma Gandhi.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Nathuram Godse.

William McKinley.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Leon Czolgosz.

James Garfield.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Charles Guiteau.

John Lennon.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Mark Chapman.

Robert Kennedy.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- [Paul] Sirhan Sirhan.

Yitzhak Rabin.

(buzzer beeps) That was Yigal Amir.

All right, that's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that, we have Wallenpaupack in the lead over Elk Lake, 145 to 75.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in novels.

"The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time" is a mystery novel by Mark Haddon.

The book's chapters are not numbered consecutively as other books are.

To further the book's theme of differences, Haddon chose to use what type of numbers to number the chapters in his book?

(buzzer beeps) Cohen, Elk Lake.

- Roman Numerals - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Michael.

- Taweez?

- No, that answer is prime numbers.

Prime numbers.

Your next toss-up is in American History.

Who is the only US Vice President that has resigned while under criminal investigation?

(buzzer beeps) That vice president was Spiro Agnew.

Okay, your next toss-up is in Biology.

What box-like square is used in the field of Genetics to predict the genotypes of offspring?

(buzzer beeps) Stephen, Elk Lake.

- A Punnett square?

- Is correct and here's your bonus.

This term is applied to artists to develop experimental methods or new concepts in the arts.

(buzzer beeps) Give this term... - Abstract.

- Avant-garde.

Avant-garde is what we were looking for.

Your next toss-up is in novels.

Stephen Chbosky's novel, "The Perks of Being A Wallflower," is on several of the must-read lists for high schoolers.

It tells the story of a young man navigating through high school life.

What is the first name of the main character?

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Charlie.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now.

What British engineer created a process that converted pig iron to steel by blasting air through the molten pig iron, thus burning out impurities?

(buzzer beeps) That is Sir Henry Bessemer.

He was a real hit at parties.

Let me tell you.

Your next toss-up is in World Geography.

What former empire's ruins that have been named one of The New Seven Wonders of The World can be seen today at Machu Picchu, Peru?

(buzzer beeps) Nathan, Wallenpaupack.

- Aztec?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) Noah.

- Inca.

- Inca is correct for your rebound points, Elk Lake, as we turn now to a toss-up in Sports and Games.

This player on a volleyball team runs the team's offense.

He or she tries to be the second person on the team to touch the ball and thus directs it.

(buzzer beeps) Stephen, Elk Lake.

- The setter.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

What famous poet wrote "Old Ironsides" that honors the USS Constitution that's now docked in Charleston Navy Yard in Boston?

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Cohen, that's Oliver Wendell Holmes.

All right, your next toss-up is in US Geography.

In what state is Camp David, the US President's country retreat located?

(buzzer beeps) Jeff, Elk Lake.

- Virginia - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

(buzzer beeps) Gabe?

- Michigan?

- Nope, you're very close.

We're looking for Maryland.

Maryland.

All right guys, your next toss-up is in novels.

What author wrote the book series, "A Song of Ice and Fire" that was adapted into the successful TV series, "Game of Thrones."

(buzzer beeps) Michael, Wallenpaupack.

I need an answer.

- No answer.

- Okay, rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's George RR Martin.

Okay, your next toss-up is in Ancient History.

Give the name of the Chief Queen of Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II.

(buzzer beeps) Gabe, Wallenpaupack.

- Cleopatra?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Elk Lake.

(buzzer beeps) That is Nefertari.

Nefertari.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Wallenpaupack over Elk Lake, 155 to 105.

Congratulations, Wallenpaupack.

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.

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