(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, 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 lightning rounds in each game.

Judges tonight are educators from the WVIA viewing area and tonight's match features Lakeland versus Carbondale.

Playing for Lakeland, are Max Lick and Kayla Walsh.

Their alternates are Samantha Black and Anna Liuzzo.

Their advisor is Jill Marino.

Representing Carbondale, are Emily Kelly and Ellen Higdon.

Their advisor is Samantha Masco.

Well, let's get started.

Lakeland has won the coin toss and will receive the first question which is, what novel in which the show for Nick May Be Part of The Mayday Resistance the scene of theocratic Republic of Gilead and is by Margaret Atwood?

- Handmaid's Tale.

- Is correct, and here is your bonus question.

The reign of what ill advised English King saw the Battle of Maldon, the St. Brice's Day Massacre and an invasion by the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard?

- William the Conqueror.

- Nope, that answer was, Fthelred the Unready.

Let's move over to Carbondale, and here's your first question.

The Towers of Hanoi Problem can be solved using what strategy, also used by divide and conquer algorithms in which an algorithm calls itself?

- (indistinct).

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Yeah, I think so too.

(beep) - Okay.

That answer was recursion.

Recursion.

Let's move back now to Lakeland.

Here's your next question.

What city, which contains the mouth of a Parramatta River, is home to Bondi Beach and Botany Bay, and is the most populous city in Australia?

- Sydney?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 2020 the African Regional Certification Commission of the WHO, declared Africa free from the wild form of what infectious viral disease?

- Ebola.

- Nope.

We're looking for Polio.

Carbondale, here's your next question.

Jalaiah Harmon created what dance performed by Lizzo in a towel robe and by Alex Rodriguez in his first TikTok typically done to lottery by K Camp?

(beep) Ran out of time.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Renegade.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Lakeland.

Great job.

And here's your next question?

What novel narrated by Chief Bromden in which Randle McMurphy rebels against and attacks Nurse Ratched at a mental hospital is by Ken Kesey?

- Silence of the lambs?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

(beep) That novel is, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Let's move back over to Carbondale.

Here's your question?

What activists who called for action in his speech, The Ballot or the Bullet, was shot in the Audubon ballroom after leaving the nation of Islam?

- Malcolm X.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In Pitch Perfect, Anna Kendrick sings, "You're gonna miss me," in what song often named after the accompaniment Kendrick used?

- Oh, the cup song.

- Is correct.

And let's move over now to Lakeland.

What philosopher who inspired a revival of deism with his book, The Age of Reason, also wrote the book, Rights of man, and pamphlets like Common Sense?

- Thomas Paine.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

If the original statement of a conjecture is, if P, then Q, what logical transformation is represented by the statement, if not P, then not Q?

(beep) That's inverse statement or inversion.

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

(mains humming) 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.

Lakeland has won the coin toss and will pick first, your categories are meteorology terms or 20th century American paintings?

- Meteorology terms.

- Meteorology terms it is, and your time begins when I finish reading the first question.

Give these weather science terms: an extended period of very low precipitation?

- Drought.

- Yes.

Rapid narrow streams of air that drive most weather?

- Jet stream.

- Yes.

Calm center of a hurricane?

- Eye.

- Eye.

- Yes.

Weather front symbolized by red half circles?

- Heat wave.

- Warm front.

Temperature at which water vapor condenses?

- Pass.

- That's at Dew point.

Cold coastal cyclones that often strike new England in Winter?

- Nor'easter.

- Yes.

Lowest level of the atmosphere where most weather occurs?

- Stratosphere.

- Troposphere.

Instrument that measures air pressure?

- Barometer.

- Barometer.

- Yes.

Major cloud type with a puffy cottony appearance?

- Cumulus?

- Yes.

(beep) Okay.

We won't get to that very last one but great job in the lightning round Lakeland.

We're gonna move over now to Carbondale, and Carbondale, your remaining category will be 20th century American paintings.

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

Name the 20th century American painters of these works of art, American Gothic?

- Pass.

- Grant wood.

The drip painting, Lavender Mist?

- Pass.

- Jackson Pollock.

Cow's Skull With Calico Roses?

- Pass.

- Georgia O'Keeffe.

Early Sunday morning?

- Pass.

- Edward Hopper.

Drowning Girl, based on a comic book panel?

- Pass.

- Roy Lichtenstein.

The Four Freedoms Paintings?

- Pass.

- Norman Rockwell.

Christina's World?

- Pass.

- Andrew Wyeth.

Get Out the Sleigh, which she painted at age 100?

- Pass.

- That's Grandma Moses.

(beep) All right.

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

And after that, we currently have Lakeland in the lead over Carbondale, 100 to 15.

And now we wanna 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 Lakeland and Max, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite subject is in school and why?

- I really like math.

Just like the logical like how logical it is and everything just works together.

That's my favorite subject.

- All right.

Thank you, Max.

And Kayla, what is your favorite subject and why?

- As far as general, like subjects go I really like history, but if you're getting more specific I kind of like Criminology because I like dealing with crime and stuff.

- All right.

Thank you very much, Kayla and good luck the rest of the way.

Let's come over to Carbondale and Emily, I'm going to come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite subject is and why?

- I like history because I like learning about the past.

- Okay.

Thank you, Emily, and Ellen, what is your favorite subject in school, and tell us why?

- I like Anatomy, cause I like learning about the human body.

- All right.

Excellent.

That was very nice to meet all of you and will now begin the second quarter with this question that goes Carbondale.

What substance that is produced by Schwann cells to increase the speed of action potentials, wraps around axons in neurons in a namesake sheath?

(beep) We're outta time.

Rebound to Lakeland.

(whispering) - Enzyme.

- No, we're looking for Myelin.

Myelin.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

The 80 years war broke out against what Habsburg ruler, the son of Charles the Fifth, who married England's queen Mary and launched the Spanish Armada?

- Charles the first.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

- King Phillip II.

- Is correct for your rebound points Carbondale, great job.

And here's your next question?

What European country, where the Sava river flows into Danube once formed a union with neighboring Monte Negro and is governed from Belgrade?

(beep) Ran out of time.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Estonia?

(beep) - Nope.

We were looking for Serbia.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

Who painted views of Salisbury cathedral from The river Avon and from the Meadows and depicted horses pulling a wagon across a river in the Hay Wain?

- Gandalf.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

- John Constable.

- Is correct for your rebound points Carbondale, and here comes your next question.

What woman who played Rachel Zane until 2018 on the USA network show Suits, is the mother of Lilibet and Archie and is the wife of Prince Harry?

- Megan Markle.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 2021, the Governor of what US State became the first sitting Governor to marry someone of the same sex?

(beep) Okay.

That answer was Colorado.

Okay.

Lakeland, here's your next question.

The Worldwide Web began at what facility where Atlas and CMS discovered the Higgs boson by running experiments on the LHC or Large Hadron Collider?

- IBM.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

- CERN.

- Is correct for your rebound points Carbondale.

And here's your next question.

The Merced River flows through what national park which contains the half dome and El Capitan rock formations and is in Eastern California?

- Yosemite.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Echidnas belong to what order of mammals whose members lay eggs rather than give live birth?

(beep) - Marsupials?

- No, we're looking for Monotremes.

And after one half of play we currently have a very good game, Lakeland in the lead over Carbondale, 100 to 65.

We wanna say thank you very much to Max and to Kayla from Lakeland, and thank you to Emily and Ellen from Carbondale.

You are absolutely fantastic.

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

(upbeat music) Playing for Lakeland in the second half are Thomas Vinansky and Grace Stangline.

Representing Carbondale, are Alyssa Kozlow and Jonathan Purvis.

And our first question in the third quarter goes to Lakeland.

And that question is, what sculptor, whose work event propeller was destroyed on 9/11, also created the hanging sculpture, lobster trap, and fishtail, one of his mobiles?

- Andy Warhol.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

- Calder.

- Is correct for your rebound points Carbondale.

And here comes your next question.

What constellation whose brightest star is Aldebaran, contains the Hyades, Pleiades, and Crab Nebula, is between Aries and Gemini and depicts a bull?

- Taurus.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Taran meets Princess Eilonwy and Lloyd Alexander's the book of three, the first installment, in the Chronicles of what magical land with a Welsh name?

- Narnia.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Prydain.

Lakeland, here's your next question?

What novel depicting activists call the friends of the ABC, also portrays the adoption of the Orphan Cosette by Jean Valjean and is by Victor Hugo?

- Les Miserables.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question, and get your pencils and papers ready?

What fraction in lowest terms is equivalent to the repeating decimal 0.0 1 0 1 0 1 0, and so on?

- 1/11.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for 10/99.

Carbondale, here's your next question.

What country whose presidents included Anson Jones, was annexed by the US in 1845 after earlier gaining independence from Mexico under Sam Houston?

- Costa Rica.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Cuba.

- Nope.

That country was the republic of Texas.

Lakeland, here's your next question.

What constitutional amendment, which became law after Tennessee ratified it in 1920, prohibits the states from denying the franchise based on sex?

- Non-discrimination act.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

- The 19th amendment.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Carbondale.

Great job.

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

What was the original price of a car, if the car now costs $5,600, after a 20% discount was applied?

- $4,480.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland - $2720.

- Nope.

The answer is 7,000.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

What kingdom originally founded in 1921 as an Emirate under British protection is ruled by the Hashemites and lies across a river East of Israel?

(beep) - Jordan.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question?

What at Indie Band helped behind the album, Before Emma Forever Ago, is fronted by Justin Vernon and was featured on Taylor Swifts song, Exile?

- Can I get the disco?

- Nope.

We're looking for at Bon Iver.

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

(mains humming) This time Carbondale will pick first.

Your categories are, islands or GR.

- GR.

- GR.

It is.

And your time begins when I finish reading the question.

Name these people with the initials GR and last names will suffice.

The chef who hosts Hell's Kitchen?

- Gordon Ramsey.

- Yes.

Russian mystic who served Tzar Nicholas II?

- [Both] Pass.

- Gregory Rasputin.

Composer of the Opera William Tell?

- Pass.

- Gioachino Rossini.

Actress who played Jane the Virgin?

- Rodriguez.

- Yes.

Mustachio correspondent for Fox news?

- Pass.

- Geraldo Rivera.

Creator of star Trek?

- Pass.

- Gene Roddenberry.

Female co-star of Fred Astaire in the 1930s?

- Pass.

- Ginger Rogers.

British director of the live action, Aladdin?

- Pass.

- Guy Ritchie.

Original cast member of Saturday Night Live who played Roseanne Roseannadanna?

(beep) That was Gilda Radner.

Okay.

Carbondale.

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

Lakeland, we're coming back over to you and your remaining category will be islands.

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

Given one or more cities, name the island, Honolulu?

- Hawaii.

- Oahu, Palermo, and Messina?

- Pass.

- Sicily.

Victoria, the capital of British Columbia?

- Bermuda.

- Vancouver.

Taipei?

- Pass.

- Taiwan.

Reykjavik?

- Pass.

- Iceland.

Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince?

- St. Thomas.

- Española.

Nicosia?

- Pass.

- Cypress.

Port Moresby?

- Pass.

- New Guinea.

Arecibo and San Juan?

- San Juan islands.

- Puerto Rico.

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

And after that look how close of a game we have.

We have Lakeland in the lead over Carbondale by just five points, 120 to 115.

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

And we'll start with the students from Lakeland, and Thomas, I'm going to come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite subject is in school and why?

- My favorite subject is physics, because I like seeing how things move and why they move.

- Okay.

Thank you, Thomas, and Grace, what is your favorite subject?

And tell us why please.

- I love biology because I love to see how the human systems work together with animals.

- Okay.

Very good.

Thank you, Lakeland, and good luck the rest of the way.

Let's come over to Carbondale, and Alyssa, if you wouldn't mind telling us what your favorite subject is in school and why?

- My favorite subject is biology, because I like learning about the body and why things work the way they do.

- Okay.

Thank you, Alyssa.

And Jonathan, what is your favorite subject, and tell us why?

- My favorite subject is math because I like working with numbers.

- Very, very good.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

And we'll now begin the last segment of the game with this question that goes to Carbondale.

What poem which asks, what dread hand would dare to frame a fearful symmetry, was written by William Blake, about a predator with burning bright stripes?

- The bird.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Shakespeare.

- Nope.

We're looking for The Tiger.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

What function is applied to five and the closed form expression for the golden ratio gives I, when applied to negative one and give six when applied to 36?

- Square root.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 1860 Northern Democrats supported the presidential campaign of what Illinois Senator and supporter of popular sovereignty?

- Abraham Lincoln.

- Nope.

That answer is Steven Douglas.

Carbondale, here's your next question?

What athlete, who was defeated by Yordenis Ugas, in 2021, subsequently announced his retirement from boxing to run for president of the Philippines?

- Muhammad Ali.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Pacquiao.

- Is correct for your rebound points Lakeland.

And here comes your next question.

What colony, which was resupplied by Baron De La Warr, at the end of the starving time, was established in 1607, by men like John Smith, in Virginia?

- Roanoke.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Carbondale.

- Jamestown.

- Is correct for your rebound points.

And here is your next question, Carbondale.

What virus treated by Oseltamivir, has strains named for Hemagglutinin and neuraminidase like the H1N1 strain that caused the 1918 pandemic?

- The Spanish flu.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

The equivalent resistance of resistors placed in what configuration is equal to one over the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances?

- The conjugate.

- No we're looking for in parallel.

Lakeland, here's your next question?

What university, which was led by Dwight Eisenhower before he became president, awards Pulitzer prizes and is the only Ivy league school in Manhattan?

- Columbia.

- Is correct.

And, and here's your bonus question.

A musician Troy Andrews, stage name, Shorty, follows the name of what brass instrument derived from the sackbut and played using seven positions?

- Saxophone.

- No we're looking for trombone.

Carbondale, here's your next question?

What printer of the newspaper, Friend Of The People, was assassinated in 1793 by the Girodin sympathizer, Charlotte Corday, while in his bathtub?

- No answer.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Lakeland.

- Pass.

- Okay.

That answer is Jean-Paul Marat, Jean-Paul Marat.

Lakeland.

(beep) Well, we won't get to that one because that's the end of the game.

And our winter tonight is Lakeland over Carbondale, 150 to 135.

We wanna say congratulations to Lakeland.

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.

(upbeat music.)