(loud upbeat music) - 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 $1,000, $3,000 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 this season's virtual version 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 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, Millville Area versus Weatherly.

Playing for Millville Area are Lydia Davidson and Hunter Lingerfield.

Their advisor is Justine Myers.

Representing Weatherly, are Noah Barella Guzman and Jessica Mozer.

Their alternates are, Lita Prater and Jayce Schoup.

Their advisor is Katie Leach.

Well, let's get started.

Millville has won the coin toss and will receive the first question, which is, what man who created matrix mechanics with Pascual Jordan and Max Born found a limit on measuring position and momentum in his uncertainty principle?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Okay, we're gonna rebound to Weatherly now.

- Pass.

- Okay, that's Werner Heisenberg.

Weatherly, here's your first question.

What painting, in which a nymphus held by the flying wind God, Zephyr, is by Sandro Botticelli, and shows a nude love goddess on a Scallop shell?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Okay, rebound to Millville.

- Pass.

- Okay, that's a tough one.

That's, The Birth of Venus.

Millville, here's your next question.

What law man allied with his brothers Virgil and Morgan, along with Doc Holiday, to win an 1881 shootout at Tombstone Arizona's O.K.

Corral?

- Pass.

- [Paul] Okay, rebound to Weatherly.

- Pass.

- Okay, that's Wyatt Earp.

Weatherly, here is your next question.

What character who takes a job as a window washer in a 1947 book, is captured in Africa, by the man with a yellow hat and has a curious monkey.

- Curious George.

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

A 1980 sequel to Judy Blume's tales of a fourth grade nothing, centers on Peter Hatcher's younger brother, Farley, who has what food based nickname?

- Fudge.

- Fudge is correct for your bonus points.

Weatherly, great job.

Millvile, here's your next question.

What paired glands that produce aldostrerone and cortisol are located just above the kidneys and produce a namesake fight or flight hormone?

(timer beeping) Ran out of time.

Rebound now to Weatherly.

(timer beeping) Okay, we're looking for the adrenal glands.

Weatherly, here's your next question.

What monarchs remains were identified in 1998 using DNA from a body buried underneath a road near Yekaterinburg, Russia, where he was buried in 1918.

- Nicholas II.

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

What man, who was president of South Africa until 2018, was sentenced to prison for contempt of court in 2021?

- Pass.

- That's Jacob Zuma.

Millville, here's your question, what character who says he wants to live off the fatter the land kills Curly's wife and is killed by George and John Steinbecks of Mice and Men.

(timer beeping) - Pass - Okay, rebound to Weatherly.

(timer beeping) Okay, that character was Lenny Small.

And that sound that you heard signals the end the first quarter and it's now time for the lightning round.

(lightening splashing) 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.

Millville Area has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are colorful kids' books or Biblical art.

- Colourful kids books.

- Okay, colorful kids books it is.

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

Chronicles of Narnia book named for a place to sit.

- [Both] Pass.

- That's the Silver Chair.

Scott Odel novel about a stranded native American girl.

- [Both] Pass - That's Island of the Blue Dolphins.

First book in the, His Dark Material Series.

- Pass.

- The Golden Compass.

And a soul novel about a horse?

- Black beauty.

- Yes, Wilson Rawls novel featuring old Dan and little Anne.

- Pass.

- Where the Red Fern Grows.

Brian Jacque novel, Introducing an Abbey of Mice.

- Pass.

- Red wall.

Book about a writing implement by Crockett Johnson.

(timer beeping) That was Herald and the Purple Crayon.

Okay, Millville, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Weatherly, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be Biblical art.

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

Answer the following about art inspired by the Bible.

Peter of the last supper.

- Pass.

- Da Vinci.

The Sistine chapel ceiling depicts this man's creation.

- Pass.

- Adam.

Ring of light often painted around a Saint's head.

- Halo.

- Yes.

Italian derived term for depiction of the Virgin Mary.

- Pass.

- Madonna.

Floral name for a huge round stained glass window and a Gothic cathedral.

- Pass.

- Rose window.

Gospel author often represented by a wing lion.

- Pass.

- That's Mark.

Woman who's beheading (indistinct) was a common Renaissance subject.

(timer beeping) That was Judith.

Okay and after that, we currently have Weatherly in the lead over Millville, 35 to 10.

And 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.

We'll start with the students from Millville, and Lydia, I'll come your way first.

Tell me who your favorite musician is and why?

- One of my favorite musicians currently, I would say would be Billy Currington.

He's a country artist and I just really like his style of music.

- Okay, excellent, thank you for being here.

Hunter, who's your favorite musician and why?

- Right now I'd probably say (mumbles), I've been listening to a lot of his songs and I play the piano.

So I try and play a lot of his songs.

- Okay, great stuff.

Thanks for being here, Millville.

Weatherly, coming over to you, Noah, who is your favorite musician and why?

- I don't know about musician but my favorite fan right now is, I've been listening to a lot of AJR.

Some of their newest albums just came out in March.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you for being here, Noah.

And Jessica, your favorite musician and why?

- Mine would probably be Olivia Rodrigo, because in all like that modern pop music.

- Okay, excellent.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

Now we're going to go ahead and begin the second quarter, with this question that goes to Weatherly.

What moon, which Juno flew by in June, 2021 is the only known moon to possess a magnetic field and is the largest of the Galilean moons of Jupiter.

- Ganymede.

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

What 19th century novels characters include young Evangeline St. Claire and the brutal Simon Legree?

- Pass.

- That's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Millville, here's your question.

Mark's principle concerns what property of matter that gives rise to Newton's first law, which is the tendency matter in motion to stay in motion?

- Solid.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Weatherly.

- Inertia.

- Inertia is correct for your rebound points.

Weatherly, great job.

And here's your next question, What main target of the Brighton hotel bombing led Britain into Falkland's War was nicknamed the Iron Lady, and was the first female British PM?

- Margaret Thatcher.

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

What architectural term refers to a long series of columns joined at the top, such as the curved rows of columns lining Saint Peter's square?

(timer beeping) Okay, that's Colonnade.

Millville, here's your next question.

what country, which is east of the Gulf of Mannar is largely inhabited by the Sinhalese people and lies off the coast of Southeast India?

- Pass.

- Okay, rebound now to Weatherly.

- Sri Lanka.

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

Get your pencils and papers ready.

What is the price of a suit that normally sells for $200, if there's currently a 40% off sale.

- $80.

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Millville.

- 120.

- 120 is correct for your rebound points.

Millville, great job.

And here's your next question.

What nation, which includes the Tivoli gardens, was home to author Hans Christian Anderson and philosopher Soøren Kierkegaard who lived in Copenhagen?

(timer beeping) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound now to Weatherly.

- Denmark.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Weatherly.

And here's your next question.

What empire, which in 1829 seated land to Russia in the treaty of Adrian Opal employed soldiers called Janissaries and was succeeded in 1922 by Turkey?

- Ottoman Empire.

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

The assassin Sub-Zero appears in what 2021 film streamed on HBO max that is based on a video game series?

- Pass.

- Okay, that's Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat.

And after one half of play, we currently have Weatherly in the lead over Millville, 95 to 20.

We want to say thank you to Millville Area.

We want to say thank you to Weatherly.

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

Playing for Millville area in the second half, once again is Hunter Lingerfield who has had so much fun in the first half and decided to come back for the second half.

And we have Daniel Stackhouse (mumbles), representing Weatherly, or Gavin Bradley and Taylor Jones.

And our first question in this quarter goes to Millville.

What scientist with a namesake tuning fork diagram, lends his name to a law about the recessional velocity of galaxies and to a space telescope?

- Hubble.

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

Sam Rayburn, was the longest serving holder of what federal office, which Newt Gingrich assumed after the 1994 midterm elections?

- Pass.

- Okay, that was speaker of the house.

Weatherly, here's your first question of the second half.

What grandmother of a boy named Drew, investigates the disappearance of Katie Bailey and was played by Kate Winslet on an HBO series set in Easttown?

- Pass.

- Okay, rebound to Millville - Mare of Easttown.

- Is correct.

We'll take that for your rebound points, excellent job.

Here's your next question.

What war, which was sparked by incidents like the Chesapeake leopard affair and complaints of impressment led to the British burning of Washington?

- War of 1812.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question, and get those pencils and papers ready.

What is the base 10 equivalent of the base Seven number 111, given that seven squared equals 49?

(timer beeping) Okay we're looking for 57.

Weatherly, here's your next question.

What city was the capital of Toller Mayor kingdom was the site of a lighthouse known as (indistinct) and is named after a great conqueror of Macedon?

- Alexandria.

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

What musical feature whose Italian name means played on a harp is a broken court in which the notes are played in sequence either up or down?

- Pass.

- Okay, that's Arpeggio.

Millville, here's your next question.

What man who had four sons with his wife Elisheba collected jewelry to build the golden calf and often acted a spokesperson for his brother, Moses?

- Jonah.

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Weatherly.

- Pass.

- Okay, that was Aaron.

Weatherly, here's your next question.

What superhero who was created by William Moulton Marston wears a pair of bracelets of submission and is portrayed in films by Gal Gadot?

- Wonder woman.

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

What avian term is used when a golfer plays a hole in one stroke under par?

- Birdie.

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

Millville, here's your next question.

What type of element whose first member is scandium sits between the S and P blocks and contains metals with partially filled D orbitals?

- Uranium.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Weatherly.

- Pass.

- Okay, we're looking for transition metals.

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

(lightening splashing) This time Weatherly will pick first.

Your categories are eponyms or religious holidays.

- Religious holidays.

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

What holiday or period is marked by a month of daytime fasting in Islam?

- Ramadhan.

- Yes, restrictions on forms of work on one day a week in Judaism.

- Pass.

- That's Shabbat.

Throwing colored powder in an honor of Krishna in Hinduism.

- Pass.

- Holi.

Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus in Christianity.

- Pass.

- That's Easter.

A five day festival of lights and late fall in Hinduism and other Indian religions.

- Pass.

- That's Diwali.

Living in a semi enclosed booth for eight days in Judaism.

- Pass.

- That's Sukkot, Sukkot.

Okay, Weatherly, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round.

Millville, we're headed back over to you.

Your remaining category will be eponyms, and again, your time begins after I finish reading the first question.

Give these terms derived from the names of actual historical people.

Any food served between two bread slices.

- Sandwich.

- Yes.

Protest involving refusal to purchase goods.

- Boycott.

- Yes.

Raised bump writing system for the blind.

- Brail.

- Yes.

Diagram who's circle show logical relations through overlaps - Venn.

- Yes.

Knitted sweater with a button front.

- Cardigan.

- Yes.

Abdominal thrust intended to save a choking person's life.

- Heimlich - Yes.

Vehicle that smooths an ice ranked surface.

- Zamboni.

- Yes.

A fancy folk comically complex machine for completing a simple task.

- Pass.

- Rube Goldberg machine.

Extremely severe and strict, especially for laws or punishments.

(timer beeping) - That was draconian, draconian.

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

Weatherly in the lead over Millville by 10 points, 130 to 120.

And we're now going to get to know the contestants playing the second half of the game, a little better.

And again, we'll start with the students from Millville, and Hunter in the last half, I asked you who your favorite musician was.

This half, I wanna know what your favorite film is and why?

- I don't have a favorite film, but film series, definitely Star Wars.

- Good stuff, great choice.

Thank you, Hunter.

Daniel, what is your favorite film and why?

- My favorite film is probably Enemy at the Gates.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you for being here Millville, we really appreciate it.

Gavin and Weatherly, let's check in with what's going on over there.

Gavin, what is your favorite film and why?

- Saving Private Ryan, because it's a really neat depiction of world war II.

- Absolutely, thank you for being here, Gavin.

And Taylor, what is your favorite film and why?

- Any of Harry Potter series.

I've just always found amazing.

- Thank you, Weatherly.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this question that's for Weatherly.

What European city, whose harbor was made off limits to cruise ships in 2021, is slowly sinking into a namesake lagoon and lies off Northern Italy?

- Venise.

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

What's stabilizing phenomenon that occurs through movement of electrons can be represented by multiple Lewis structures for a compound?

- Pass.

- Okay, that's resonance.

Millville, here's your next question.

What novel whose title character plays croquet with flamingos as mallets at the request to the queen of hearts, was written by Lewis Carroll?

- Alison Wonderland.

- Is correct.

Here's your bonus question now.

In April, 2021, what Caribbean island, the namesake of a country along with (indistinct), was the site of an eruption of the La Soufrière volcano?

- Haiti.

- No, we're looking for Saint Vincent.

Weatherly, here's your next question, what country owns the island of Tortuga was once led by the dictator, Papa Doc Duvalier, and shares his Panola with the Dominican Republic?

- Haiti.

- Is correct.

Here's your bonus question, and there's two answers required here.

The 1991 Paris peace agreements formally ended a war between which two Southeast Asian communist countries that began in 1978?

(timer beeping) Okay, we're looking for Cambodia and Vietnam.

Millville, here's your next question.

What small country in which Mount Tetons three peaks are each topped by a medieval tower, is in the Apenine mountains and surrounded by Italy?

(timer beeps) - Okay, we're gonna rebound now to Weatherly.

- Pass.

- Okay, that small country is San Marino.

Weatherly, here's your next question.

Bela Bartok wrote six works in what instrumental genre that includes Franz Schubert's death and the maiden and is for two violins, Viola and cello.

- Orchestra.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Millville.

- Pass.

- Okay, that's String Quartets.

Millville, here's your next question, and get those pencils and papers ready.

What integer is equal to the quotient of square root of 250 divided by the square root of 10?

(timer beeping) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound to Weatherly.

- Pass.

- Okay, that answer is five.

Here's your next question, Weatherly.

What author who wrote about his mother Naomi's death in Kaddish wrote, "I saw the best minds of my generation "destroyed by madness," in his poem, Howl.

(timer beeping) Okay, rebound to Millville.

- Pass.

- Okay, that's Allen Ginsberg.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Weatherly over Millville, 150 to 130.

Congratulations, Weatherly.

You are 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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