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(upbeat music) (whistle blowing) (upbeat music) - Welcome to the 19th 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.

Tonight's match features Wyoming Valley West versus Nanticoke.

Representing Wyoming Valley West are Aaron Gervin, Ben Zara, Lily Romanowski and Heath Stockwell.

Their alternate is Anna Novrocki and their advisor is Robert Bonczewski.

Representing Nanticoke are Alexandra Skillings, Robert Miller, Michael Stahoviak, Lucas Yenchievsky.

And their alternates are Ryan Simcox and Brandon Vojenski, as well as Derek Miller.

Their advisor is Xanne Prey.

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.

Let's go ahead and get the game started with this toss-up question in science.

Its average weight in humans is somewhere between six and 13 ounces.

This muscle is used to lift the arm away from the body.

Name this triangular shaped muscle that covers the shoulder, giving it a rounded effect.

(buzzer sound) Lucas, Nanticoke.

- The tricep - [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) Ben.

- Deltoid?

- Is correct for your rebound points, Valley West.

Let's move on to another toss-up, this one in social science.

This is a word you often hear lawyers use.

It is carelessness or lack of proper care or attention.

(buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- Negligence.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question.

This type of spice is the bud of an Evergreen Tree with the same name.

Its scent was popular among the Asian nations and its dried flower buds and oils are often used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine.

It's sometimes used at Christmas to stud an orange to be used as a pomander.

What is it?

(buzzer sound) - Evergreen?

- No, we're looking for Clove.

Clove.

Here's our next toss-up in social science.

North of Greece in the fourth century b.c.

was a backward country which could only be called semi-civilized.

It had no city state system.

Then Philip the second (buzzer sound) ascended to the throne.

Ben, Valley West.

- Macedon.

- Be more specific.

- The Kingdom of Macedon?

- We'll take it.

Very good and here comes your bonus question.

Better known as a poet and philosopher he did write several plays in verse including "Remorse" which had been written as a "Osorio" in 1797.

Identify this Englishman who wrote an important critical and editorial work on Shakespeare, but is better known for his longer poems, like The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Kubla Khan, and Christabel.

(Beep) - Okay, that was Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Here's your next toss-up.

This is a potpourri toss-up.

He was the second of five men who've achieved the grand slam in tennis.

He won eight major championships and an Olympic gold medal.

What talented tennis player tells his life story in his autobiography, "Open"?

(buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- Roger Federer?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) - Djokovich.

- No, we're looking for Andre Agassi.

Andre Agassi.

Well, here comes your next toss-up.

This one in literature.

Charlie Chan was a fictional police detective from Honolulu.

He was created for a series of mysteries but went on to be featured in nearly 50 films.

What author created the literary detective, Charlie Chan?

(Beep) That was Earl Biggers.

Earl Biggers.

Here comes your next toss-up.

It's a potpourri.

It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park and received its current name in 1927.

In 2014, this Major League Baseball park celebrated its 100th birthday Name this (buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- Fenway Park?

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Valley West.

Name this ballpark known for its ivy covered outfield walls and its hand turned scoreboard.

(beep) That was Wrigley Field.

Wrigley Field.

Here comes your next toss-up.

This law of electrolysis named for a famous scientist states that the mass of different substances deposited on an electrode by equal amounts of electricity are proportional to their equivalent weights.

Name this law.

(low beep) That was Faraday's Law of Electrolysis.

Well, 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.

Wyoming Valley West has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are sports and games, or general science.

(whispering) - General science.

- General science, it is.

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

Name the scientist who either created or discovered the following things.

The first polio vaccine.

If you don't know, you can pass.

(buzzer sound) - Faulks?

- [Paul] Jonas Salk.

Dynamite.

(buzzer sound) - Alfred Nobel.

- [Paul] Yes.

Penicillin.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Sir Alexander Fleming.

Jupiter's four largest moons.

(buzzer sound) - Galileo?

- Yes.

The Phonograph.

(buzzer sound) - Edison?

- [Paul] Yes.

The electron.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] JJ Thompson.

Electromagnetic induction.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Michael Faraday.

The first liquid fuel rocket.

(buzzer sound) - Godard?

- [Paul] Yes.

Neutrons.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Chad Wick.

Black holes.

(buzzer sound) - Hawking?

- [Paul] Yes.

The Solenoid.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Ampere.

Binomial nomenclature.

(beep) - That was Carl Linnaeus.

Carl Linnaeus.

Okay, Valley West that's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Nanticoke, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be potpourri sports and games.

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

Name the sport in which each of these past or present athletes excelled.

Justin Thomas.

(buzzer sound) - Golf.

- [Paul] Yes.

Earl Anthony.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Bowling.

Kyle Busch.

(buzzer sound) - Nascar.

- [Paul] Yes.

Serena Williams.

(buzzer sound) - Tennis.

- [Paul] Yes.

Joe Montana.

(buzzer sound) - Football?

- Yes.

Lionel Messi.

(buzzer sound) - Soccer?

- [Paul] Yes.

Brianna Stewart.

(buzzer sound) - Basketball.

- [Paul] Yes.

Carrie Wood.

(buzzer sound) - Pass - [Paul] Baseball.

Michael Phelps (buzzer sound) - Swimming.

- [Paul] Yes.

Magic Johnson.

(buzzer sound) - Basketball.

- [Paul] Yes.

Michelle Wie West.

(buzzer sound) - Golf?

- [Paul] Yes.

Wilma Rudolph.

(buzzer sound) - Tennis.

- Nope.

We're looking for track and field.

Track and field.

Well that's going to do it for the lightning round and after that a very tight game.

We have Nanticoke in the lead over Wyoming Valley West 55 to 45.

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

In response to external stimuli, some organisms, both plant and animal will turn all or part of themselves in a certain direction.

Name this biological response.

(buzzer sound) Lucas, Nanticoke.

- East.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) - Fight or flight?

- No.

We're looking for Tropism.

Tropism.

Let's move on to another toss-up in literature.

In this elegiac poem by Emerson, the narrator finds solace in the platonic theory of an external changeless divinity.

Emerson wrote this poem following the death of his five-year-old son Waldo.

What is the name of this poem?

(beep) - That is Threnody.

Threnody.

All right, here comes your next toss-up.

This one in math.

In what quadrant of the coordinate system are only sine, and cosecant positive?

(buzzer sound) Lucas, Nanticoke.

- Quadrant three?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) - Quadrant two?

- Is correct.

Very good.

That's for your rebound points Valley West.

We'll move on to another toss-up in science.

The roundworm Trichinella is a parasite found in the muscles of pigs.

It is what causes a disease in humans when they eat pork that is undercooked.

Name this disease.

(buzzer sound) Lucas, Nanticoke.

- Salmonella?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) Ben.

- Trichinosis.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Valley West.

Let's move on to another toss up in social science.

On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed outside the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan.

Who assassinated this music icon?

(beep) That was Mark David Chapman, Mark David Chapman.

Here's your next toss up In science.

These 15 metallic elements have atomic numbers ranging from 89 to 103.

What do we call these elements whose 5f orbitals are not fully occupied?

(buzzer sound) - Robert, Nanticoke.

- Metalloids.

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) - Lamphnides?

- No.

Very close.

We're looking for Actinide elements.

Actinide elements.

Let's move on to another toss-up in American history.

During his 35 years on the bench as a Supreme Court Justice, this John voted mainly for the freedom and dignity of the individual.

Name this liberal Republican-nominated ex Supreme Court Justice and Chicago native who died in July, 2019 at the age of 99.

(buzzer sound) - [Paul] Michael, Nanticoke.

- Scalia - [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) - Aaron.

- Kennedy?

- No.

We're looking for John Paul Stevens, John Paul Stevens.

Here comes your next toss-up in literature.

What country music icon teamed with James Patterson to write a book about a young singer songwriter who's willing to do whatever it takes to advance her career in the book "Run Rose Run".

(beep) That's Dolly Parton.

Dolly Parton.

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

If the colorless mineral corundum has a small amount of chromium in it, a bright red color is produced.

The impure corundum is now what type of precious stone?

(buzzer sound) Heath, Valley West.

- Ruby.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

What popular Motown singer known for such songs as for Once in My Life and You Are The Sunshine of My Life was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

(low beep) (buzzer sound) - Aaron.

- Hendricks?

- No Looking for Stevie Wonder.

Stevie Wonder.

Well 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 Wyoming Valley West and Aaron, I'll come to you first.

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

What do you like to do for fun?

- I like to work on the school's yearbook.

I'm currently the senior layout and design editor.

- That's awesome.

Thanks for being here.

Ben.

- I like watching the Eagles win.

- [Paul] Okay.

I personally don't.

Lily.

(lily laughs) - I like practicing the violin.

I'm currently in a lot of different orchestras and quartets.

- [Paul] Nice.

And heath.

- I play the piano.

I do swimming in the summer.

I like video games.

- Awesome.

Thanks for being here and good luck the rest of the way.

Nanticoke, coming over to you.

Alexandra, tell us what you like to do for fun.

- Well, I like going to the gym and like just relaxing I guess.

Yeah.

- [Paul] Alright.

Thank you.

Robert.

- I like to read, hang out with my friends and play some volleyball.

- [Paul] Awesome.

Michael?

- I play football, baseball, and basketball.

- [Paul] Excellent.

And Lucas?

- I'm a member of National Honor Society.

I play golf and I'm my school's yearbook editor.

- That's awesome.

Good luck to you guys.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

And we'll now go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question in literature.

The ominous lyrics of "Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bread" are found in "The Merchant of Venice".

The song is sung during the choosing of a casket.

Who penned the poem, "Tell me, where is Fancy Bread?"

(beep) Just a guy by the name of William Shakespeare.

Let's move on now to a potpourri toss-up.

What popular male actor who starred in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Apollo 13" also won Academy- (buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- Tom Hanks.

- Is correct.

(victorious sound effect) and here comes your bonus.

This 20th century Modernist British author was a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.

Her first novel, "The Voyage Out" was published in 1915.

Name this author who also wrote "Mrs. Dalloway", "To The lighthouse" and the nonfiction work, "A Room of One's Own."

(buzzer sound) - Bronte?

- No.

We're Looking for Virginia Wolf.

Virginia Wolf.

Here's your next toss-up in social science.

What Air Force base near San Antonio, Texas, provides basic training for all the men and women who enlist in the US Air Force.

(beep) - That is Lackland Air Force Base.

Let's move on to a toss-up in science now.

This smooth muscle plays an important role in the digestion of food and it also regulates the flow of partially digested food into the duodenum.

Name this valve that is located at the junction of your stomach and the small intestines.

(buzzer sound) Lily, Valley West.

- The large intestine - [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound to Nanticoke.

(buzzer sound) - Your visceral, visceral smooth muscle.

- [Paul] You're gonna have to speak up.

- Visceral, smooth muscle.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for the pyloric sphincter.

Let's go to another toss-up in social science.

His father Puka Shinwa was a Shawnee chief.

He was the fifth of eight children.

What Shawnee Chief organized most of the Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River into an alliance called "The Red Stick Confederacy" and fought with the British during the war of 1812.

(buzzer sound) - [Paul] Heath, Valley West.

- Tecumseh.

- Is correct (victorious sound effect) and here comes your bonus.

Commonly used in bands, these brass instruments are shaped similarly to the tuba but have a higher range.

Name the instrument.

(buzzer sound) - Euphonium.

- No baritone horn.

Baritone horn.

All right, here's our next toss-up in social science.

Known as the apostate, he tried to restore the old Roman gods about 50 years after Christianity had become accepted.

Who was this Roman emperor who served from a.d. 360 to 363?

(beep) No takers there.

That was Julian.

Julian.

here's your next toss-up in mythology.

What daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus was saved by Perseus after she was chained to a rock and offered as a sacrifice to a sea monster?

(beep) That was Andromeda.

Andromeda.

Here's a toss-up now in literature.

This compound word was the term used for people who were involved with the illegal production, transportation, and smuggling of alcoholic beverages- (buzzer sound) Aaron, Valley West.

- Bootlegger.

- Is correct.

(victorious sound effect) Here comes your bonus question.

When you go to the bowling alley and don't have your own ball, you need to look for a ball that has holes that fit your fingers.

It should also be a comfortable weight for you to handle.

(beep) what two word term is the name given to a bowling ball that is borrowed from the bowling alley versus your own bowling ball that you bring to the alley.

(buzzer sound) - Ben?

- My bowling ball (laughs) - No, we're calling it the house ball.

Well, before we go any further, we have to go ahead and make a scoring adjustment due to a judge's decision on a previous answer of euphonium, which was deemed correct.

So we're adding those five points to Wyoming Valley West's score and that sound that you heard previous signals the end of the third quarter and another lightning round.

This time Nanticoke will pick first.

Your categories are literature or world geography.

(Whispering) -World geography, right?

(buzzer sound) - World geography.

- World geography, it is And your time begins when I finish reading the first question.

Name the capital cities of these African nations.

Algeria.

(laughter) (buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Algiers.

Egypt.

(buzzer sound) - Cairo.

- [Paul] Yes.

Ethiopia.

You can pass.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Addis Ababa.

Ghana.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Accra.

Kenya.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- Nairobi.

Liberia.

(buzzer sound) Pass.

- [Paul] Monrovia.

Libya.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Tripoli.

Nigeria.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Abuja.

Somalia.

(buzzer sound) - Mogadishu.

- [Paul] Yes.

Uganda.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Kampala.

Zimbabwe.

(buzzer sound) - Pass.

- [Paul] Harare, South Africa.

(buzzer sound) Cape Town.

(beep) - No.

Pretoria.

Pretoria.

Alright Nanticoke, that's going to do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Wyoming Valley West, We're coming over to you and your remaining category will be literature.

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

Name these specific literary genres.

A type of story or book that's filled with thrills and action.

(buzzer sound) - Thriller.

- [Paul] No.

Adventure.

A story based upon real events and real places during a specific time, but often has fictional characters.

(buzzer sound) - Historical fiction.

- [Paul] Yes.

A story that's centered around solving a puzzle or crime.

(buzzer sound) - A mystery.

- [Paul] Yes.

A story based upon future science and technology.

(buzzer sound) - Sci-fi?

- [Paul] Yes.

Fictional works that deal with magical or supernatural happenings.

(buzzer sound) - Fantasy?

- [Paul] Yes.

A novel told in comic strip form.

(buzzer sound) - Graphic novel.

- [Paul] Yes.

A story about love and relationships.

(buzzer sound) - Romance?

- Yes.

A story from a particular culture that often includes gods and goddesses and tries to explain actual happenings.

(buzzer sound) - Mythology.

- [Paul] Yes.

A story that uses humor to expose stupidity or corruption in the world.

(buzzer sound) - Satire?

- [Paul] Yes.

A story that contains a hidden meaning.

(buzzer sound) - Allegory?

- [Paul] Yes.

Verse and rhythmic writings.

(buzzer sound) - Poem.

- [Paul] Yes.

A special type of story that makes up the text of a play.

(beep) That was drama.

That's going to do it for the lightning round.

And after that we currently have a score of 150 to 75 in favor of Wyoming Valley West.

I will now go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in literature.

Min Jin Lee, author of "Pachinko" was born in this East Asian country (buzzer sound) as was- Lily, Valley West.

- South Korea.

- Is correct (victorious sound effect) and here comes your bonus question.

What Italian composer produced a series of outstanding operas between 1851 and 1871, such as "Rigoletto", "La Traviata" and Don Carlos?

(beep) That's a tough one there.

That's Giuseppe Verdi.

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

What five syllable word is the name given to a word or phrase that is used and accepted in ordinary conversation but is not accepted in formal or literary writing?

(buzzer sound) - Lucas, Nanticoke.

- Colloquialism?

- Is correct.

(victorious sound effect) and here comes your bonus.

Cirrus clouds appear to be delicate and wispy.

They also form in the atmosphere of other planets.

Cirrus clouds are made up almost entirely of what?

(Buzzer sound) - Ice.

- Ice is correct for your bonus points, Nanticoke.

As we move on to a toss-up now in art.

He died on Christmas Day, 2021.

This artist used heavy pigments and depicted his subjects with exaggerated colors.

Named this American artist with a first name of Wayne who's known for painting common objects such as pies, lipsticks, hot dogs, and ice cream cones.

(beep) That was Wayne Tebow.

Wayne Tebow.

Here comes a toss-up in social science, now.

These people lived in central Italy about 2,700 years ago.

They loved music and art and were famous warriors.

Name these people who were conquered by the Romans and lost their- (buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- Etruscans?

- Is correct.

(victorious sound effect) And your bonus now.

What movie, based upon a Stephen King book of the same name, star Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecombe, a prison guard on death row, and (buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- The Green Mile.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Nanticoke.

Let's move on to a toss-up now in dance.

A ballerina rests on one leg while making a circular movement with the other leg.

Name this ballet movement that could be translated.

(buzzer sound) Lucas, Nanticoke.

- A pirouette.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Valley West.

And can be translated from the French as "round of leg."

(beep) That's a ron de jambe.

And I'll demonstrate after the game.

Our next toss-up is in science.

Pasting along with cutting involves moving files, folders, or chosen texts to another location on your computer.

What letter should be pressed with the control key to paste an item?

(buzzer sound) Michael, Nanticoke.

- V. - Is correct.

And your bonus now, a veto is a legal power to stop an action.

A president or monarch can veto a bill to prevent it from becoming a law.

How many days does the US president have to veto a bill?

(buzzer sound) - 10 - Is correct for your bonus points.

Very good, Nanticoke.

Let's move on to a toss-up in literature.

Six dramas have been attributed to his authorship.

The first of his plays to be performed is believed to be "Dido".

Identify this playwright who authored "The Jew of Malta" And "Dr.

Faustus."

(beep) That was Christopher Marlowe.

Let's move on to another toss-up, this one of potpourri.

What famous singer and dancer has won the Soul Train Music Awards Best dance performance three times.

First for the video "To ride", second for the video "Body Party" And lastly, for her 2018 performance in "Level Up" (beep) (buzzer sound) - Lucas, Nanticoke.

- Beyonce?

- [Paul] Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Valley West.

(buzzer sound) - Shakira.

- No, Looking for Sierra.

Sierra.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Wyoming Valley West over Nanticoke.

160 to 120.

Congratulations, Wyoming Valley West, you're moving on to the next round and we'll see you next time with another round of "Scholastic Scrimmage".

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