(whistle blowing) (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 one, three 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, 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 Wilkes-Barre Area versus Delaware Valley.

Playing for Wilkes-Barre Area are Jack Mahalchick and Joe Meager.

Their advisor is James Blaum.

Representing Delaware Valley are Ralph Courtright and Clint Murray.

Their advisor is Michael Murray.

Well, let's get started.

Wilkes-Barre Area has won the coin toss and will receive the first question which is, what instrument whose invention is credited to Bartolomeo Christofori is named after the range of volumes it can produce and has a baby grand type.

- Piano.

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

What is the Area of a right triangle whose hypotenuse has a length of five and whose longer leg has a length of four?

(Timer beeps) Ran outta time - 14.

- We were looking for six.

Let's move over to Delaware Valley.

Here's your first question.

What city whose Port Vell is at a terminus of its Las Ramblas thoroughfare is the capital of Catalonia and the second most populous city in Spain?

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

Four generations of the Sulzberger family have led what American newspaper that uses the slogan, All the News That's Fit to Print?

- Chicago Tribune.

- No.

We're looking for the New York Times.

Let's move back over to Wilkes-Barre.

What character cries, "Will these hands ne'er be clean," and, "Out damned spot!"

While sleepwalking, after convincing her husband to kill King Duncan?

(timer beeping) Okay, rebound now to Delaware Valley.

- Lady Macbeth.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

And here is your next question.

What program, largely replaced by the Mutual Security Act was named for Harry Truman's Secretary of State and gave aid to Europe after world war I?

- Marshall Plan.

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

The title character of the children's book, The Little Prince, once lived with a vain rose on what type of celestial object that was designated B 612?

- Moon.

- No, we're looking for asteroid.

Wilkes-Barre, here's your next question.

What substance, the main sculptural material of Dale Chihuly has a Murano type from Venice and is inflated and formed into sculptures by blowing?

- Glass?

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

What German physicist's namesake law of Quantum Mechanics says it is impossible to simultaneously know a particle's precise momentum and position?

- Einstein?

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.

Delaware Valley.

Here's your next question.

What unit of information is equal to two nibbles, has 256 possible values and is occasionally called an octet because it consists of eight bits?

(timer beeping) Okay, we'll rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

(Jack and Joe whispering) - A gigabyte.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for simply byte.

Okay.

Let's move over.

(timer beeping) Well, we're gonna get to that 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.

(electricity zapping) 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.

Wilkes-Barre has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are British Monarchs or National Monuments.

- We'll pick National Monuments.

- Okay, National monuments it is.

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

In which US state are these national monuments found, Devil's Tower?

- Pass - Wyoming.

Sunset Crater and Sonoran Desert?

- Arizona?

- Yes.

Castle Clinton, which is in Battery Park?

- New York?

- Yes.

Giant Sequoia?

- California?

- Yes.

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home?

- Virginia.

- Mississippi.

Craters of the Moon, which is in the Snake River Plain?

- Pass.

- Idaho.

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad?

- Louisiana?

- Maryland.

Jewel Cave, which is in the Black Hills?

- Pass.

- South Dakota.

Little Bighorn Battlefield?

(timer beeping) That was Montana.

Okay Wilkes-Barre, That's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Delaware Valley we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be British Monarchs.

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

During the reign of which English or British king did these events occur?

The battle of Agincourt?

(tapping table) You can pass.

- Pass.

- Henry V. The loss of the American colonies?

- George III.

- Yes.

The collection of the Doomsday Book?

- George V. - William the Conqueror.

the ministries of Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone?

- Pass.

- Queen Victoria.

The signing of the Magna Carta?

- Oh, John.

- Yes.

The failure of the Gunpowder Plot?

- James I.

- Yes.

The defeat of the Spanish Armada?

- Queen Elizabeth I.

- Yes.

The end of world war II?

- George VI.

(beeper going off) - Is correct.

Very good, you got that right, under the wire.

Great job on that Delaware Valley.

And after that, we currently have Delaware Valley in the lead over Wilkes-Barre, 80-50.

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 Wilkes-Barre Area and Jack I will come to you first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun when you're not in school?

- I play a lot of sports, usually baseball or basketball.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you, Jack.

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

- I like cooking and I play golf.

- Okay.

Thank you very much Wilkes-Barre and good luck the rest of the way.

Delaware Valley, we are gonna come over to you.

Ralph, what do you like to do for fun, when you're not in class?

- I love playing online games with my friends and I'm also big into history.

- Excellent, thank you Ralph.

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

- I play soccer and I run track.

- Okay.

Thank you very much.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

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

What man who sent George Lusk part of a human kidney with his From Hell letter killed five women in the London region of White Chapel in the 1880s?

- Jack the Ripper.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In April, 2021, school teacher, Pedro Castillo won what South American country's presidential election by defeating Keiko Fujimori?

(mumbling) - Brazil.

- No, we're looking for Peru.

Wilkes-Barre, here is your first question.

What compound also known as methyltheobromine is the world's most commonly used stimulant and is found in most sodas as well as tea and coffee?

- Caffeine.

- Is correct, Wilkes-Barre.

And here's your bonus question.

What Republican who co-wrote the Contract with America became speaker of the house in 1995?

(timer beeping) Okay, that was Newt Gingrich.

Delaware Valley, it's back over to you.

What woman who has an illegitimate daughter named Pearl is forced to wear a red letter A, as a punishment for adultery in The Scarlet Letter?

- Gabriela.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Wilkes-Barre.

- Pass.

- Okay.

That was Esther Prin.

Wilkes-Barre, here's your next question.

What country once led by Ahmed Ben Bella signed the Evian Accords and is a north African country which gained independence from France in 1962?

- Egypt.

- Is incorrect, rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Algeria.

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

What device who's simple type has a period independent of the mass of the bob is an oscillator consisting of a weight swinging from a pivot.

- Pendulum.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

One of the Three Jewels of Buddhism is what concept which in Hinduism refers to the proper way of living and is often symbolized by a wheel?

- The eightfold Path.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Dharma.

Wilkes-Barre, here's your next question.

What politician who defeated Loretta Sanchez in a 2016 Senate election, once served as a prosecutor in California and is the current vice president?

- Kamala Harris?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What was the preferred weapon of the twins Apollo and Artemis?

- Bow and arrow.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Wilkes-Barre.

Let's move back to Delaware Valley.

What economist used a pin factory to illustrate the division of labor in a 1776 book that attacks work entitlelism titled The Wealth of Nations?

- Adam Smith.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

Checkpoint Charlie was part of what's structure that Walter Ulbricht ordered built in 1961 to stop the brain drain from his country?

- The Berlin wall.

- The Berlin wall is correct.

For your bonus points Delaware Valley, and we're gonna, (timer beeping) well, we're gonna get to that question in the next quarter, because after one half of play we have Delaware Valley in the lead over Wilkes-Barre, 125-75.

We wanna say thank you to Jack and Joe from Wilkes-Barre.

And thank you to Ralph and Clint from Delaware Valley.

You guys are absolutely super.

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

(drum rolling) (upbeat music) Playing for Wilkes-Barre in the second half are Taylor Hall and Michaela Barney.

Representing Delaware Valley are Isaak Courtright and Sarah Flick.

Our first question in the third quarter goes to Wilkes-Barre.

And that question is, what desert is South of the Altai Mountains is formed by a rain shadow of Tibetan Plateau and in Northern China and Southern Mongolia?

- Sahara.

- Is incorrect rebound to Delaware Valley.

(timer beeping) - Okay, that desert was the Gobi desert.

Delaware Valley, here is your first question of the third quarter.

What cabinet department, which administers the Even Start program and Title I funding is led by Miguel Cardona who succeeded Betsy DeVos?

- Department of education.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Which element found in the same group as silver on the periodic table is one of the two metals found in brass?

- Copper.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Delaware Valley.

Let's move back to Wilkes-Barre.

What name was shared by a king nicknamed Rufus and by the man who beat Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings and was known as the Conquer.

- Ronald.

- I'm sorry?

- Ronald.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- William.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

And here comes your or next question.

What artist who sang, "I'll await my armored fate with a smile," on Good Days and was featured on Doja Cat's Kiss Me More, released the 2017 album Control?

- Halsey.

- Halsey.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wilkes-Barre.

- SZA.

- SZA is correct for your rebound point, Wilkes-Barre.

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

What number of radians is equivalent to 150 degrees, given that 180 degrees is equal to PI radians?

(timer buzzing) Ran out of time.

Rebound now to Delaware Valley - Five, six pie radians.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

And here comes your next question.

What character who decides to light out for the territory in a novel in which he travels with a slave named Jim, is the best friend of Tom Sawyer?

- Huckleberry Finn.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What pioneer of Gonzo journalism also wrote the novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

(timer buzzing) That great author is Hunter S. Thompson.

Wilkes-Barre, here's your next question.

What Roman emperor, the third of the so-called Five Good Emperors was succeeded by Antoninus Pius and built a namesake, defensive wall in Britain?

(timer beeping) (timer buzzing) Okay, no answer.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Adrian.

- Adrian is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

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

(electricity zapping) This time Delaware Valley will pick first.

Your categories are Chess or GER.

- Chess - Okay.

Chess It is.

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

Give these terms from chess.

Piece that can only move diagonally?

- Bishop.

- Yes.

Position in which a player's king is in check and cannot escape ending the game?

- Checkmate.

- Yes.

Situation in which a player who is not in check cannot legally move?

- Stall.

- Stalemate.

Color traditionally given the first move.

- White.

- Yes.

Move to protect the king, which can be done kingside or queenside?

- Castle.

- Yes.

Converting pawn in the last row to another piece?

- Pass.

- Pawn promotion.

Move in which a piece attacks two pieces simultaneously?

- Pass.

- Fork.

Rating system named for its Hungarian inventor?

(timer beeping) Okay.

That was the Elo rating system.

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

Wilkes-Barre we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be GER.

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

Give these words that start with the letters, GER.

A dangerous pathogen?

- Germ.

- Yes.

The creation of oddly shaped congressional districts for partisan gain?

- Gerrymandering.

Yes.

A small hamster like rodent.

- Gerbil.

- Yes.

Field of medicine dealing with elderly people?

- Geriatrics.

- Yes.

Hamlet's mother?

- Gertrude.

- Yes.

A bright five petaled flowering house plant.

- Pass.

- That's geranium.

First name of Fox News host who dug into Al Capone's vaults?

- Gerry.

- Geraldo.

A verb in its ING form used as a noun.

- Pass.

- That's gerund.

(timer beeping) Okay, we won't get to that one.

Wilkes-Barre still a great job in the lightning round.

And after that we currently have Delaware Valley in the lead over Wilkes-Barre, 220-135.

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

And again, we'll start with Taylor from Wilkes-Barre.

And Taylor if you wouldn't mind telling us what you like doing for fun when you're not in class?

- I like baking.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you, Taylor.

And Michaela, what do you like doing for fun when you're not in school?

- I like to play a lot of video games.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you, Wilkes-Barre.

Okay, Delaware Valley, let's come over to you and Isaak will begin with you.

When you're not in school, What do you like to do for fun?

- I like to read and play video games.

- Okay, and Sara, what do you like to do for fun?

- I'd say volleyball and lacrosse.

- Okay, excellent.

It was very nice to meet you.

And now we'll go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this question that goes to Delaware Valley.

What god, who's Ba manifested as the bull Mnevis was at various times, merged with Horakhty, Atum and Amun, in his role as the Egyptian Sun God?

- Ra.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

A horizontal wedge resembling a greater-than sign is what kind of musical articulation mark which tells the player to place more emphasis on a note?

- An accent.

(timer beeping) - Is correct, you got that right under the bell.

Congratulations on that.

Let's move back to Wilkes-Barre, now.

What poet who declared, "They also serve who only stand and wait," in On His Blindness, described Pandemonium, a city ruled by Satan in Paradise Lost.

- T.S.

Eliot.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

(timer beeping) Okay, that poet was John Milton.

Delaware Valley, here's your next question.

What type of reaction that occurs at the anode of an electrolytic cell is characterized by the loss of electrons and is contrasted with reduction?

- Oxidation.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What author of the plays, The Jew of Malta and Dr. Faustus, was stabbed to death in 1593.

(timer beeping) Okay, that was Christopher Marlowe.

Wilkes-Barre, here's your next question.

What Greek letter, which names a luxury Swiss watch brand has a name that distinguishes it from Omicron, and is the last in the Greek alphabet.

- Rolex.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Omega.

- Omega is correct for your rebound points, Delaware Valley.

And here come your next question.

What NFL team, which drafted Chuck Foreman during its 1970s run of four super bowl losses is an NFC North team led by quarterback, Kirk Cousins.

(timer beeping) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound to Wilkes-Barre.

- Cleveland Browns.

- No, we're looking for the Minnesota Vikings.

Wilkes-Barre, here's your next question.

What poet who wrote, "Willow of crystal, a poplar of water," was inspired to write the poem Sun Stone, by the Aztec calendar and had a name, meaning peace?

(timer beeping) Okay, ran out of time.

Rebound to Delaware Valley.

- Pass.

- That poet was Octavio Paz.

Let's move back to Delaware Valley.

Magnetars are examples of what compact objects that can be produced by supernova and which are named for an uncharged subatomic particle?

- Electron star.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wilkes-Barre.

(timer beeping) - Please repeat.

- Star.

- Be more specific.

- Proton star.

- No, we are looking for neutron star.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Delaware Valley over Wilkes-Barre 255-135.

Congratulations, Delaware Valley.

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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