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- 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 Lakeland versus Old Forge.

Playing for Lakeland are Max Lik and Kayla Walsh.

Their alternates are Samantha Black and Anna Leuzo.

Their advisor is Joe Marino.

Representing Old Forge are Avery McGurgun and Joe Jiang.

Their alternates are Sabrina Kelly and Arissa Flinkfelt.

Their advisor is Maryanne Matuschak.

Well, let's get started.

Lakeland has won the coin toss and will receive the first question, which is what church's scriptural canon includes the doctrine and covenants, the Pearl of Great Price and a book it believes was discovered by Joseph Smith?

(buzzer) - Outta time guys.

Rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer) - Okay.

That answer is the Mormon church.

Old Forge, here's your first question.

In what country was the 26th of July Movement launched in opposition to dictator Fulgencio Batista, who was overthrown by Fidel Castro?

- Cuba?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What German philosopher wrote about the concept of design in his book "Being and Time"?

(buzzer) - That's Martin Heidegger.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

What country was home to the composer of "The Three-Cornered Hat" as well as Isaac Albeniz who depicted this country in the piano suite, "Iberia"?

- Russia?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Old Forge.

- France.

- Nope.

That country is Spain.

Old Forge, here comes your next question.

What African country contains the mouth of the Zambezi river, which empties into this country's namesake channel, which separates it from Madagascar?

- Zimbabwe?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- South Africa?

- No, that country is Mozambique.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

Which man who is denounced in Cicero's "Philippicae" was defeated at the battle of Actium by Octavian's navy before committing suicide with Cleopatra?

- Mark Antony?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Chingachgook and his son Uncas joined forces with woodsman Natty Bumppo during the French and Indian War in what novel by James Fenimore Cooper?

- "The Last of the Mohicans"?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Lakeland, great job.

Old Forge, here's your next question and get your pencils and papers ready.

What is the greatest power of two that is a factor of the number 96, given that 96 is also divisible by three?

(buzzer) - Okay.

Rebound now to Lakeland.

- The fifth power?

- I'm sorry?

- The fifth power?

- No, we are looking for 32.

Lakeland, here is your next question.

What father of Deucalion is bound to a rock and attacked by an eagle that eats his liver as a punishment for stealing fire from the gods?

(ding) - Prometheus?

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

What politician from the Morena party often known by a four letter acronym has been the president of Mexico since 2018?

- FDLR?

- No we're looking for Lopez Obrador.

And that sound that you heard signals the end of the first quarter and it's now time for the Lightning Round.

(electricity sounding) - 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 animal physiology or literary deaths.

- Animal physiology.

- Animal physiology it is and your time begins when I finish reading the first question.

Answer the following about animal physiology.

Organ with a book form in spiders and alveoli in humans.

- Lungs?

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Organisms like all mammals that obtain energy by eating.

- Consumers?

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

The smallest blood vessels.

- Capillaries?

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

The M in BMR, the rate at which an organism uses energy.

- Metabolic?

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Energy source stored in adipocytes or brown tissue?

- Fat?

- Yes.

In invertebrates, nephridia or analogs of this vertebrate organ.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] That's kidneys.

Tendency of organisms to seek internal equilibrium.

- Homeostasis?

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Process of shedding the exoskeleton.

(buzzer) - Molting?

- Ran out of time.

You did get the right answer, but we ran out of time.

Molting was indeed correct, but we're gonna move over now to Old Forge for their portion of the Lightning Round and Old Forge, your remaining category will be literary deaths.

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

Name these literary characters from descriptions of their deaths.

Kills himself in a car accident, saddening the Loman family.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Willy.

Captain who dies trying to harpoon Moby Dick.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Captain Ahab.

Throws herself under a Russian train.

- Anna Karenina?

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Killed by her husband, Othello.

- Pass.

- Desdemona.

Her old wedding dress catches fire after a meeting with Pip.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Miss Haversham.

Beaten to death by Simon Legree's slaves.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Uncle Tom.

Dies confronting his prematurely buried sister Madeline.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] That's Rodrick Usher.

Sent off to a glue factory by Napoleon.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Boxer.

Shot by mechanic George Wilson.

(buzzer) - That was Jay Gatsby.

And that's going to do that for that bright topic.

And after that, we currently have Lakeland in the lead over Old Forge, 85 to 20.

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.

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

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

- I like playing soccer.

That's probably my favorite sport.

I'm doing indoor soccer right now and that's a lot of fun.

- All right.

Thanks Max and good luck the rest of the way.

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

- I like writing and drawing a lot.

I've always been kind of a creative child.

That's what I like to do.

- All right.

Thank you, Lakeland.

Let's move over to Old Forge and Avery, if you wouldn't mind telling us what you like doing for fun, when you're not in school.

- I'm a cross country runner and I'm involved in the drama club.

- Okay.

Thank you, Avery.

And Joe, what are your hobbies?

- I like to play basketball and draw.

- All right.

Thank you very much.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

We'll now begin the second quarter of the game with this question that goes to Old Forge.

What man, who is married to former secretary of transportation Elaine Chao, became Senate minority leader in 2021 and is a Senator from Kentucky?

- Mitch McConnell?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

In 1871, the New York Herald hired Henry Morton Stanley to track down what Scottish missionary who went missing while exploring the African interior?

(buzzer) - Okay.

That was David Livingstone.

Let's move back over to Lakeland.

What author used Harry Hope's Saloon and the cottage of the Tyrone family as the settings for the "Iceman Cometh" and "Long Day's Journey into Night"?

- No answer.

- Excuse me?

- No answer.

- Okay.

Rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer) - Okay.

That answer was Eugene O'Neil.

Let's move back over to Old Forge.

What term originally given to typhoons that saved Japan from Mongol invasion means divine wind and also names World war II-era suicide attacks?

- Kamikaze?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

And get your pencils and papers out.

What Fahrenheit temperature is equal to 40 degrees Celsius given 37 Celsius equals 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit?

(buzzer) - Sorry.

We ran out of time.

We were looking for 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lakeland, here comes your next question.

What German scientist lends his name to a law relating flux through a surface to the enclosed charge and to the bell curve or normal distribution?

(buzzer) - Okay.

Rebound now to Old Forge.

(buzzer) - That scientist is Carl Fredrick Gauss.

Old Forge, here comes your next question.

What body part, which resembles a cauliflower in a common sports injury, includes the three ossicles and was partly cut off by Vincent Van Gogh?

- Ear?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

A September 2021 bankruptcy settlement granted immunities to what family that ran Purdue Pharma, which is at the center of the opioid crisis?

(buzzer) - That family is the Sackler family.

Lakeland, here is your next question.

What novel in which George Osborne plans to desert his wife, Amelia, and run away with Becky Sharp was published in 1848 by William Makepeace Thackary?

- No answer.

(ding) - Okay.

Rebound to Old Forge.

- No answer.

- Okay.

That novel is "Vanity Fair".

And after one half of play, we currently have Lakeland in the lead over Old Forge, 85 to 50.

Wanna say thank you to Max and Kayla from Lakeland.

And thank you to Avery and Joe from Old Forge.

You're both spectacular.

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

Playing for Lakeland in the second half are Thomas Funanski and Grace Stangline.

Representing Old Forge are Joel Caley and Bobby Resio.

And our first question in the third quarter goes to Lakeland and that question is, what 1999 film with the lines, "I know Kung Fu" and "there is no spoon" features Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith, an enemy of Neo played by Keanu Reeves.

- Matrix?

- Is correct and Lakeland here is your bonus question.

In 1884, the Republican party nominated what Maine native and former speaker of the house for president rather than incumbent Chester Arthur?

- No answer.

(buzzer) - Okay.

That was James Blaine.

Old Forge, it's back over to you.

What play featuring the villainess Gessler includes a scene in which Walter stands still as an apple is shot from his head by the title Swiss archer?

(buzzer) - Okay.

Rebound now to Lakeland.

- Robin Hood?

- Nope.

The answer is William Tell.

Lakeland, here is your next question.

What man, who as secretary of state acquired Florida was elected president over Andrew Jackson in 1824 and was the son of the second president?

- John Quincy Adams?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Lagash, Ur and Uruk were among the city states that flourished as part of what first Mesopotamian civilization?

- Babylon?

- No, we're looking for Sumer.

Old Forge, here's your next question.

What quantity, which for Americium 231 is about 430 years, is the time needed for the amount of radioactive material left to decrease by 50%?

- Half life?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

Gravitational radiation and gravitational lensing were predicted by what theory of curved space time which was introduced by Einstein in 1915?

- Theory of general relativity?

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Great job Old Forge.

Let's come over to Lakeland.

What building for which most of Daniel Libeskind's plans were scrapped is a 1,776 foot tall tower at the site of Ground Zero in New York City?

- World Trade Center.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Old Forge.

- Freedom Tower?

- Is correct for your rebound points, Old Forge.

Great job.

And here comes your next question.

What city home to the Golestan Palace and the Azadi Tower hosted the First World War II conference of the Big Three and is the capital of Iran?

- Tehran?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

A true crime podcast launched in 2016 by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark is titled for my favorite example of what crime?

(ding) (buzzer) - That's the crime of murder.

And that sound that you heard signals the end of the third quarter and another Lightning Round.

(electricity sounding) - But before we go any further, we do have to make a quick scoring adjustment for Lakeland, which we're going to take care of right now.

And now that that's taken care of, it's time for the Lightning Round.

And this time Old Forge will pick first.

Your categories are Beatles lyrics or European leaders.

- European leaders.

- Okay.

European leaders, it is.

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

Name the countries that are led by or recently led by these European politicians.

Boris Johnson.

- Great Britain.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Angela Merkel.

- Germany.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Viktor Orban.

- Hungary.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Sebastian Kurz.

- Pass - [Paul Lazar] Austria.

Antonio Costa.

- Spain?

- [Paul Lazar] Portugal.

Leo Varadkar.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Ireland.

Emmanuel Macron.

- France.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

Andrzej Duda.

- Spain?

- [Paul Lazar] Poland.

Giuseppe Conte.

- Repeat?

- [Paul Lazar] No.

Italy.

- Oh Italy.

- [Paul Lazar] Alexander Lukashenko.

- Belarus?

- Yes.

Okay, Old Forge, great job in the Lightning Round.

That's gonna wrap it up for you.

We're gonna come over now to Lakeland.

And Lakeland, your remaining category will be Beatles lyrics.

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

Fill in the blanks in these Beatles lyrics.

"We all live in a yellow" blank.

- Submarine.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

"Money can't buy me" blank.

- Love.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

"Hey blank don't make it bad".

- Jude.

- [Paul Lazar] Yes.

"It's been a hard day's" blank.

- Work?

- [Paul Lazar] Night.

"Yesterday all my blank seemed so far away".

(unintelligible) - [Paul Lazar] No.

Troubles.

"Something in the way she" blank.

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] Moves.

"While my blank gently weeps".

- Pass.

- [Paul Lazar] That's guitar.

"She's got a ticket to" blank.

(buzzer) - That was ride.

And after that, we currently have a very close game, Lakeland in the lead over Old Forge by just 10 points, 145 to 135, it is anybody's game.

Well 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.

We'll start with the students from Lakeland once again.

And Thomas, if you wouldn't mind telling us what you like doing for fun when you're not in school.

- I usually like to work out and stay active.

- Okay.

Thank you, Thomas.

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

- I love listening to music and I play violin.

- All right thank you, Lakeland and good luck the rest of the way.

Let's come over to Old Forge and Joel, I'll come to you first.

Tell me what your hobbies are?

What do you like to do when you're not in school?

- So I play baseball for the school's team.

I love to watch baseball and football and I like to draw and write.

- All right thank you, Joel and good luck to you the rest of the way.

And Bobby, what are your hobbies?

- I run for our schools cross country team.

I enjoy working out and also cooking.

- All right.

Very good.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

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

In what psychiatric condition, which has a rapid cycling form, do patients tend to alternate between periods of depression and periods of mania?

- Bipolar disorder?

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

China uses about half the world's supply of what power source, which in 2021, Xi Jinping said his government would stop funding abroad?

(buzzer) - Coal?

- Well, you got the answer, but that was after the buzzer.

The answer was coal.

Let's move over to Lakeland.

And here's your question.

Electron degeneracy pressure supports what compact objects left behind by red giant stars, which are named for being small and initially very hot?

- White dwarves?

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

What author of "The Devil's Dictionary" included an iconic twist ending in his story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

- Smith.

- Nope.

We were looking for Ambrose Bierce.

Let's go back to Old Forge now.

What revolution, which was started by the Immortal Seven and culminated at the Battle of the Boyne saw William III overthrow James II in 1688?

(buzzer) - [Paul Lazar] Judges?

- [Judge] I believe the buzzer.

- Okay, we had the buzzer first, let's rebound to Lakeland.

- The Hundred Year War?

- No, the answer, the correct answer was Glorious Revolution, but Old Forge, you answered after the buzzer.

Let's move back over to Lakeland.

What author coined the phrase "better to reign in hell than serve in heaven" in an epic about Satan's corruption of Adam and Eve, titled "Paradise Lost"?

- Homer?

- Is incorrect, rebound to Old Forge.

(buzzer) - Okay.

That was John Milton.

Okay.

Old Forge, here comes your next question.

Candidates in what states' 2022 election to replace governor Asa Hutchinson include Donald Trump's former press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders?

- Alabama?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Lakeland.

- Mississippi?

- Nope.

We're looking for Arkansas.

Okay.

Lakeland, here's your next question.

Freeman's farm was a site in what battle?

A victory for Horatio Gates in upstate New York that convinced France to enter the American revolution.

- Battle of Saratoga?

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

James Boswell wrote a biography of what 18th century British author who compiled a pioneering English dictionary?

- Miriam Webster?

- No, the answer we're looking for was Samuel Johnson.

Old Forge, here's your next question.

What organ's corpus luteum produces high levels of progesterone during early pregnancy and is the site of OO genesis or egg cell production?

- Ovaries?

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

What future president berated journalists during his so-called last press conference, which he gave after losing an election in California in 1962?

- Richard Nixon?

- Is correct for your bonus points, Old Forge.

And that is the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Lakeland over Old Forge by just five points, 165 to 160.

Congratulations, 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.

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