(upbeat music) (explosion) - 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 one, three, or $5000.

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

This year, Scholastic Scrimmage looks a little different and the rules have been revised due to the 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 Montrose and Western Wayne.

Playing in the first half for Montrose are Lizzie Lathrop and Bridget Bendock.

Their advisor is Sean Regan.

Representing Western Wayne in the first half are Brett Shane and Maggie Millan.

The alternates are Leonard Maiocco and Jamie Bryan.

Their advisor is Ryan Onder.

Well, let's get started.

Montrose has won a coin toss and will receive the first question, which is: What animals are the namesake of the University of Richmond's NCAA teams, include the brown recluse and orb-weaver, and are arachnids that build webs?

- Spiders?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

A chromatic scale contains what number of pitches, which is also the number produced by the black and white keys of a piano?

- 27?

- Is incorrect.

We are looking for 12.

Okay, Western Wayne here comes your first question.

What animals, whose rufous horseshoe species is likely the natural reservoir of COVID-19, are flying creatures whose bites commonly cause rabies?

- Bat.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What phylum includes marine animals with radial symmetry such as star fish and sand dollars?

- Biarcium?

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for echinoderms.

Okay, Montrose, here comes your next question.

What event followed the fifth encirclement campaign against Jiangxi and ended in Shanxxi after a 370 day retreat led by Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong?

(timer beeps) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound now to Western Wayne.

- Pass.

- Okay.

We're looking for Long March.

Okay.

Western Wayne.

Here's your next question.

What author described a western orb sailing the heaven in his poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed which is an Elegy for Abraham Lincoln?

- (Unintelligible) - Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Montrose.

(timer beeps) Okay, we're looking for Walt Whitman.

Okay, Montrose, here comes your next question.

What city on the Gastineau Channel is named for a prospector, is the largest US state capitol by area, and replaced Sitka as the capital of Alaska.

- Juneau?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What novel by William Faulkner, which opens by depicting a conversation between Rosa Coldfield and Quentin Compson centers on Thomas Sutpen.

(timer beeps) Okay, that's Absalom Absalom!

Western Wayne.

Here comes your next question.

What element whose isolation won Henri Moissan a Nobel prize is a pale yellow gas, the most electronegative element, and the lightest halogen?

(timer beeps) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound now to Montrose.

- Helium?

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for fluorine, fluorine.

All right, let's move on now to the next question.

(high pitched beep) Which we will get to in the next quarter, because 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 10 rapid-fire questions as they can in one minute.

Montrose has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are African-American authors or operas by country.

- African-American authors.

- African-American authors.

- All right, in unison, perfect.

All right, African-American authors, it is.

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

Name the authors of these works, The poem On the Pulse of Morning, read at Bill Clinton's inauguration.

- Pass.

- It's Maya Angelou.

The novels Giovanni's Room and Go Tell it on the Mountain.

- Pass.

That's James Baldwin.

The poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers.

- Pass.

Langston Hughes.

The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.

- Pass.

- Zora Neale Hurston.

The novel Sula and Song of Solomon.

- Pass.

Tony Morrison.

The memoir, The Audacity of Hope, which was published in 2006.

- Pass.

- Barack Obama The novel Invisible Man.

- Ralph Ellison?

- Yes.

The 1959 poem We Real Cool.

- Pass (high pitched beep) - Okay that's Gwendolyn Brooks.

Okay, Montrose.

That's going to wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Western Wayne, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be operas by country.

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

Name the modern day country where these operas and operettas are set.

Rigoletto.

- Italy?

- Yes.

Aida.

- Pass.

- Egypt, Madame Butterfly.

- France.

- Japan.

William Tell.

- Pass.

- Switzerland Porgy and Bess.

- Pass.

- United States.

- The Marriage of Figaro.

- The United States?

- Spain.

- Turandot.

- Pass.

- That's China.

- H.M.S.

Pinafore.

- Pass.

- United Kingdom.

- The Master-Singers of Nuremberg.

- Norway?

- Germany.

- La bohème.

- Spain?

- France.

(high pitched beep) Okay, that's going to do it for the lightning round.

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

Montrose in the lead over Western Wayne, 30 to 20.

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 Montrose.

And Lizzie, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I like to play soccer and basketball and I run track as well.

- Okay, very, very nice.

Bridget, what do you like to do for a hobby?

- I play basketball and I like to travel.

I like to be outside.

- Very nice.

Nice to meet you Montrose.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Western Wayne coming over to you.

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

- I like to play volleyball and hang out with my friends after school.

- Excellent.

And Maggie, what do you like to do for fun?

I like art and I like sewing and reading.

- Okay, excellent.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

Now, let's go ahead and begin the second quarter with this question that goes to Western Wayne.

What MLB team, one of whose pitchers won the 2014 NL MVP award, stars Clayton Kershaw, and was based in Brooklyn before moving to Southern California?

(timer beeps) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound now to Montrose.

- The LA Dodgers.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Montrose.

And here comes your next question.

What device whose dry cell type was invented by Georges Leclanché is used to store energy and also has alkaline and rechargeable forms?

- Batteries - Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What unsuccessful rider to an 1848 appropriations bill was a proviso that sought to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico?

- Madison?

- Nope, we were looking for the Wilmot proviso.

Western Wayne, it's back to you now.

What painter of A Bar at the Folies-Bergère was an early impressionist who showed clothed men and nude women having a picnic in Luncheon on the Grass?

- Claude Monet?

Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Montrose.

- Michelangelo?

- Nope, we were looking for, and Western Wayne, you were very close.

We were looking for Édouard Manet.

Manet.

Montrose, here comes your next question.

In what war did U.S. forces partially burn down York prompting their opponents who won the Battle of Bladensburg to set Washington, D.C. ablaze?

- Civil War?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Western Wayne.

- Battle of 1812?

Is correct for your rebound points, Western Wayne.

And here comes your next question.

In 2017, What actor was nominated for an Emmy as host of Match Game and won another Emmy for impersonating Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live?

- Alec Baldwin - Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and an interest rate setting Open Market Committee are units of what central bank of the U.S.?

- The Federal Reserve?

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Very good, Western Wayne.

Let's move back to Montrose, now.

What author describes some melodious plot of beach and green, where a light winged bird sings of summer in the 1819 romantic poem Ode to a Nightingale?

(timer beeps) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound now to Western Wayne.

(timer beeps) Okay, that's John Keats.

Western Wayne, here's your next question.

The Gaia mission will make a 3D map of what system orbited by the Magellanic Clouds, which is a barred spiral galaxy that contains the solar system.

- The Milky Way?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

What Shakespeare character is told "Get thee to a nunnery."

by Hamlet who later attends her funeral after she drowns.

- Ophelia?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Western Wayne.

Great job.

And after one half of play we currently have still a wonderful game.

Western Wayne in the lead now over Montrose, 60 to 50.

I want to say thank you to Lizzie and Bridget from Montrose.

And thank you to Brett and Maggie from Western Wayne.

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

Now, joining us for Montrose are Lindsey Coy and Mia Perry.

And representing Western Wayne are Brett Shane and Jada Ceno.

Our first question in this quarter goes to to Montrose, and that question is, What Cunard line cruise ship was sunk in May, 1915 off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat three years after the sinking of the Titanic?

(timer beeps) Okay, rebound now to Western Wayne.

(timer beeps) Okay, that's the Lusitania.

Western Wayne, here's your next question.

What title is shared by a TV series starring Regina King as Sister Night and a comic book series featuring The Comedian and Dr. Manhattan?

- The Night Watchman?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Montrose.

(timer beeps) Okay, we were looking for simply Watchman.

Okay, Montrose, its back to you.

What city, where C.T.

Vivian died in 2020, lowered its flags after the death of Congressman John Lewis who represented the fifth district of Georgia?

- Atlanta?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 2020, what former Soviet Republic hel- had a hostage crisis end with no deaths when president Volodymyr Zelensky recorded a video?

- Ukraine?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Montrose.

Great job.

Western Wayne, it's back to you.

What man who asks, "What is truth?"

in the gospel of John releases a prisoner named Barabbas and is the Roman governor who condemns Jesus to death?

- Pontius Pilate?

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

A book series by Louis Sachar is named for what educational institution with an unusual layout, which is beneath the cloud of doom in a 2020 book?

(timer beeps) - Okay, that's Wayside School.

Montrose it's back to you.

The Islamic holiday, Eid al-Adha commemorates what man's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail before God intervened at the last moment?

(timer beeps) Ran out of time, rebound now to Western Wayne.

(timer beeps) Okay, we are looking for Abraham.

Western Wayne, here's your next question, and get your pencils and papers, ready.

What is the base 10 equivalent of the base five number four, zero zero.

Given that base five digits represent one, five and five squared?

(timer beeps) Okay, ran out of time.

A rebound now to Montrose.

- 20?

(high pitched beep) Nope, we were looking for 100.

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

This time Western Wayne will pick first.

Your categories are A&E or Chinese origins.

- A&E.

- Okay, A&E it is.

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

Give these words that contain a letter A followed by a letter E. Pressurized substance that could be sprayed from a can?

- Pass.

- That's aerosol.

Rhythmic exercise.

- Aerobics?

- Yes.

Conductor of an orchestra.

- Pass.

- That's maestro.

Study of history by way of excavations.

- Pass.

- Archeology.

Study of objects movements in the air.

- Aerodynamics?

- Aerodynamics.

Type of childbirth that requires surgery.

- Pass.

- Caesarian.

Type of queen depicted in an Edmund Spencer poem.

- Pass.

- Faery.

Material that some scholars call the fifth classical element?

(high pitched beep) That was aether.

All right, Western Wayne, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Montrose, it's back over to you and your remaining category will be Chinese origins.

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

Name these things from China.

Explosive combination of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate.

- Dynamite?

- Gunpowder.

Tool that indicates magnetic north.

- Compass?

- Yes.

16th century novel featuring the monkey king?

- Pass Journey to the West.

Device for detecting earthquakes?

- Seismic meter?

- Seismometer.

Bamboo eating mammal native to Sichuan?

- Panda?

- Yes.

Improvement on the bow and arrow that fires bolts?

- Gun?

- Crossbow.

Board game with round black and white stones.

- Mah Jong?

- Go.

In 2002, this lung disease broke out in Guangdong province.

- Pass.

- That's SARS.

Okay, and that's going to do it for the lightning round.

and we flip-flopped flopped yet again.

Montrose in the lead over Western Wayne, 85 to 80.

Doesn't get any closer than that.

Well, we're now going to give our contestants a 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 Montrose.

And Lindsey, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun when you're not in class.

- I enjoy playing tennis and skiing.

- Excellent.

Thanks for being here, Lindsey.

And Mia, what do you like to do for fun?

- I like tennis and golf and skiing.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you, Montrose.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Brett from Western Wayne, we know what you like to do for fun already.

So tell me who your favorite musician is.

- I'd probably say Frank Ocean right now.

- Okay, excellent.

And Jada what do you like to do for fun when you're not in class?

- I play volleyball and I like listening to music.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you, Western Wayne.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

And we'll now begin the fourth quarter with this question that goes to Western Wayne.

What body of water receives the Syr Darya, borders both Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and shrunk rapidly due to Soviet mismanagement in the 20th century.

- Mediterranean sea?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montrose.

- The Mediterranean sea?

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for the Aral Sea.

Montrose, here's your next question.

What cancer whose American Cancer Society preferred screening test is now an HPV test rather than a pap smear forms in the opening of the uterus?

- Cervical cancer?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The Stasi were the secret police of what former country which collapsed soon after Erich Honecker was forced from power.

- Soviet Union?

- Nope, we were looking for East Germany.

Western Wayne it's back to you.

What composer of the Alto Rhapsody opposed the New German school and wrote four symphonies, The Variations on a Theme By Haydn and a German Requiem?

- Bach?

Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Montrose.

- Mozart?

- Nope, we're looking for Johannes Brahms.

Montrose it's back to you.

John Tate Raulston presided over what court case whose defendant was fined $100 for violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution.

(timer beeps) Okay, rebound now to Western Wayne.

(timer beeps) Okay, that's the Scopes monkey trial.

Western Wayne here comes your next question.

Jean-Louis Pons found 37 of what astronomical objects that can develop ion and dust tales.

One of which was proven to be periodic by Edmond Halley.

- Meteor?

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Montrose.

- Comet?

Is correct for your rebound points, Montrose.

And here comes your next question.

What English poet described the inscription look on my works, ye mighty and despair, which appears near a broken statue of the Pharaoh Ozymandias.

- Monet?

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Western Wayne.

(timer beeps) Okay, that's Percy Shelley.

Western Wayne, here's your next question.

What Monarch, whose enormous height often gave him away while traveling incognito on his grand embassy, modernized Russia as czar from 1682 to 1725?

- Alexander the Great?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Montrose.

- Cedric?

Nope, we were looking for Peter the Great.

Montrose, it's back to you.

What group of polyhedra, formed from regular convex congruent polygons, consists of five solids and is named after a Greek philosopher.

(high pitched beep) - Archimedes?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Western Wayne.

- Plato?

No, we were looking for platonic solids.

And before we go any further, we want to make sure that Western Wayne gets credit for an answer that they gave during the lightning round, which was correct.

And that means it's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Montrose over Western Wayne, 105 to 90.

Congratulations, Montrose.

You are going to be moving on and we'll see you next time with another of WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage.

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

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