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(upbeat music) (whistle wailing) (upbeat music) ♪ Go - 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 Montgomery versus Berwick.

Representing Montgomery are John Grosso, Nova Bartlett, Audrey Cook, and Maeson Beck-Barton.

Their alternate is Santino Williams and their advisor is Kelly Kurtz.

Representing Berwick, are Jaxon Hittle, Jack Kendron, Emma Czajkowski, Josephine Morgan and their alternates are Riley Kershner and William Robinson-Gilden.

Their advisor is Todd Gunther.

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.

Well, let's go ahead and get started with this toss-up question in social science.

It's been said that the vice president is only one heartbeat from the White House.

If there's not a vice president to assume the office, the constitution provides a rank of public officials to take over.

Who is the next in line after?

Josephine, Berwick?

- Speaker of the house.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

The sun is composed of hydrogen.

At the core, the temperature is millions of degrees.

There, the sun converts hydrogen to another gas.

What is this gas called?

(buzzer beeps) - Helium.

- Is correct.

for your bonus points, Berwick.

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

Ian Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale, introduced a handsome spy hero.

Name this character.

Jack, Berwick.

- James Bond.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

The equation demonstrating this physicist law states that the universal electric constant of free space, times the charges of two objects, all divided by the square of the distance between them, equals the force experienced by one charge due to the other.

Identify this French scientist whose name has been given to the standard unit of electric charge in the international system of units.

(buzzer beeps) - Coulomb.

- Coulomb is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

As we move on to a toss-up in world geography.

Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.

What city is its capital?

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- Kuala Lumpur.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

Its atomic weight is 140.90.

Its atomic number is 59.

Its chemical symbol on the periodic table is Pr.

What is this very uncommon chemical element discovered in 1885?

(buzzer beeping) That's Praseodymium.

Praseodymium.

Your next toss-up is in literature.

Every book that's published is given a 10 or 13 digit number that identifies the book's title, publisher, type of book, and all other important information, thus allowing for more efficient marketing of products by booksellers libraries, universities, and wholesalers.

What is the four letter acronym that's used to refer- John, Montgomery?

- ISBN.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question now.

He was a presidential candidate in 1948.

He was on the state's rights Democrat or Dixiecrat party's ticket.

He served in the US Senate for 47 years and is the only US senator to reach the age of 100, while actively serving in the Senate.

Name this former governor of South Carolina.

(indistinct) (buzzer beeps) - Jimmy Carter.

- No, we're looking for Strom Thurmond.

Strom Thurmond.

Well your next toss-up is in science.

Global warming may be attributed in part to this process of trapping heat within the atmosphere due to manmade pollutants preventing the heat's natural escape.

Emma, Berwick.

- Greenhouse gases.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

You've probably heard Ernest L. Thayer's famous poem, Casey at bat.

What was the actual score when Casey stepped up to the plate?

- Okay, so they were down by three and the bases were loaded and he was going for a grand slam.

(indistinct) - I don't know.

- Down by three.

- 9 to 6.

(buzzer beeps) - None to six.

- Is incorrect.

It was 4 to 2.

4 to 2.

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

In biology, this is a molecule composed of ribonucleic acid and it's responsible for transporting a specific- John, Montgomery.

- RNA.

- Be more specific.

- What'd you like?

Ribonucleic acid.

(Buzzer beeping) - Is incorrect.

We're gonna rebound to Berwick.

(buzzer beeps) Josephine.

- Messenger RNA.

- No, transfer RNA.

Transfer RNA.

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.

Berwick has won the coin toss and we'll pick first.

Your categories are, drama or botany.

- I say let's- - Let's take botany.

(buzzer beeps) - We'll take botany please.

- Botany, it is.

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

Identify each of these botany terms from the definition.

Plants with seeds that develop in an ovary.

(buzzer beeps) - Angiosperms.

- Yes.

Tooth, especially leaf margins.

(buzzer beeps) - Dendrite.

- [Paul] Dentate.

Leaf of a cycad or palm.

(buzzer beeps) - Frond.

- [Paul] Yes.

Plants that need fire to reproduce.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Pyrophyte.

Edible fruit and nuts produced by woody plants.

(buzzer beeps) - Berries.

- [Paul] Mast.

Having two complete sets of chromosomes.

(buzzer beeps) - Diploid.

- Yes.

Plant life beneath the forest canopy.

(buzzer beeps) - Undergrowth.

- Understory.

Plant that lives for two growing seasons.

(buzzer beeps) - Birenial.

- Yes.

Organism that produces both male and female gametes.

(buzzer beeps) - Hermaphrodite.

- Yes.

Green, leaf like, outermost part of a flower.

(buzzer beeps) - You can pass.

- Pass.

- Sepal.

Protective layer of tissue on the stems and roots of a woody tree and shrubs- Well we ran out of time.

That was correct, but we did run out of time.

So that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightning round, Berwick.

Montgomery, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be drama.

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

Shakespeare's plays have been categorized as tragedies, comedies, histories, romances and problem plays.

Into which category would each of the following fall?

Anthony and Cleopatra.

(buzzer beeps) - History.

- Tragedy.

As you like it.

(buzzer beeps) - Comedy.

- Yes.

Richard III.

(buzzer beeps) - History.

- Yes.

Measure for measure.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Comedy.

King John.

(buzzer beeps) - History.

- Yes.

Cymbeline.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Romance.

Hamlet.

(buzzer beeps) - Tragedy.

- Yes.

Julius Caesar.

(buzzer beeps) - History.

- Tragedy.

Loves labor's lost.

(buzzer beeps) - Tragedy.

- Comedy.

Macbeth.

(buzzer beeps) - Tragedy.

- Yes.

The Merchant of Venice.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Comedy.

Pericles.

(buzzer beeps) - History.

- That's romance.

Okay, Montgomery.

Great job in the lightning round.

That's going to wrap it up for the first lightning round and after that we currently have a score of 75 to 35 in favor of Berwick.

And now we're going to move into the second quarter with this toss-up question in world history.

This era of economic and social change started in England in the late 1700s and continued into Russia and Japan in the 1800s.

Name this era that was characterized by the transition from hand labor to machines- Emma, Berwick.

- The Industrial Revolution.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus now.

Go Tell It on the Mountain, and if Beale Street could talk, are the novels of what African-American novelist?

(indistinct) (buzzer beeps) - Hughes.

- No, we're looking for James Baldwin.

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

According to Greek mythology, what place did Hercules have to clean which had never been cleaned?

Emma, Berwick.

- The Augean stables.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

Early names, included international Bible students and Russellites.

What religious denomination's official name is the Watchtower Bible and Track Society?

(indistinct) - Jehovah's Witnesses.

- Jehovah's Witness.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

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

A short story by British author, Daphne du Maurier became the inspiration for an Alfred Hitchcock film, that was released 13 years after the short story.

Identify this horror story in which AVEs- Jack, Berwick.

- Psycho.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Montgomery.

In which AVEs, leafly attacked the people in the stories?

(buzzer beeping) We are looking for, The birds.

The birds.

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

Abraham Lincoln's picture is on the front.

What has replaced the Lincoln Memorial on the backside of a US penny since 2010?

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- A shield.

- Be more specific.

- The United States Shield.

We'll take that.

(buzzer beeping) Let's go on now to your bonus question.

These substances lower the surface tension of the medium in which it's dissolved, or between a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid, what do we call tension lowering substances?

(buzzer beeps) - Soap.

- No, we're looking for a surfactant.

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

At the beginning of a play, an actor comes out and gives an introductory speech to the audience.

What term do we use to describe- Nova, Montgomery.

- Monologue - Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Berwick.

Describe this explanatory speech.

(buzzer beeps) Emma.

- Soliloquy.

- Nope.

The answer we're looking for was prologue.

You were very close.

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

During what stage of cell division that occurs after metaphase- (buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- Anaphase.

- Is correct, and here comes your bonus question now.

This Hollywood icon has become a household name.

He's won two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, seven Emmy Awards and the American Film Institute's, Lifetime Achievement Award.

President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

He starred in nearly 100 films over a 50 year period.

Identify this actor who's appeared in such films, as Sleepless in Seattle and Saving Private Ryan.

- Tom Hanks.

Tom Hanks.

Yes.

- Tom Hanks.

(buzzer beeps) - Tom Hanks.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points.

Very good, Berwick.

And as we move on to a toss-up now in music.

Found immediately after the clef on the first line of music, it's a set of sharp or flat symbols- Jack, Berwick.

- Key signature.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

This city in northeastern New Jersey was founded in 1666 on land that was purchased from the Delaware Indians, and today it's the home of Rutgers University.

It lies just eight miles west of New York City on the banks of the Passaic River and a bay that shares its name.

Name the city that is the county seat of Essex County and is also the most heavily populated city in New Jersey.

(indistinct) - You can see Newark, can't you?

(buzzer beeps) - Newark.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

Great job.

And 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 Montgomery and John, I'm gonna come to you first.

Tell me what your favorite film is and why?

- The Martian, starring Andy Weir, because it's a really good, no by Andy Weir, the book.

Star is Matt Damon, but I really like it, 'cause I love sci-fi stuff and it's actually really accurate.

- [Paul] Thank you, thank you, John.

Nova.

- Revenge of the Sith, because Hayden Christensen is really hot.

(all chuckling) - [Paul] Audrey.

- Homeward Bound, because I like the story, the plays through the whole thing.

- [Paul] Thank you, Audrey.

Maeson.

- Probably, Pulp Fiction.

I've seen it most recently and it's definitely the word that stuck with me and inspired me the most to pursue acting.

- It's a good film.

It really is.

Thank you for being here, Montgomery, and good luck for the rest of the way.

Berwick, coming over to you.

Jaxon, tell me what your favorite film is and why?

- Well Paul, I'm gonna have to say, The Dark Knight because of Heath Ledger.

- [Paul] Okay, that's a good choice, Jack.

- Well Paul, I really like the movie, What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

I think having, Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio in the same film is iconic.

- [Paul] It's a classic.

Emma.

- Thor: Ragnarok.

- [Paul] Okay, that's a good film.

Josephine.

- Well Paul, I'd have to say, The Meg, because it's the perfect balance between Jaws and Jurassic Park.

- All right, that's a great answer.

Thank you Josephine.

It was very nice to see all of you again.

And let's go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question.

President Lyndon Johnson established it in 1963.

It was officially known as the President's Commission on the assassination of President Kennedy.

What was this investigative- Jaxon, Berwick.

- The Warren Commission.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

It's often the turning point of the plot of the story.

What do we call the point of greatest intensity that usually leads- Emma, Berwick.

- The climax.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

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

This American singer, songwriter and rapper who was raised in Chicago, Illinois has many songs, a few of which are, No Brainer, No Problem, and Cocoa Butter Kisses.

Besides his rapping hits, he claims that he's made over $6 million selling his hats, that feature the number three.

Name this rapper, who's also appeared as a coach on The Voice television show, during seasons 23 and 25.

(buzzer beeps) Nova, Montgomery.

- 50 Cent.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Berwick- Jaxon.

- Snoop Dogg.

- No, we're looking for Chance.

Chance the Rapper.

Well, let's go on now to a toss-up in mythology.

The pomegranate, peacock feather and diadem are all symbols for what goddess in Greek mythology- Maeson, Montgomery.

- Persephone.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Berwick- Emma.

- Hera.

- Hera is correct.

For your rebound points, Berwick.

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

What French cooking term refers to Any dish that's sprinkled with breadcrumbs and cheese and then browned.

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

[French 16:32:36] - Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montgomery.

(buzzer beeps) Nova.

- Mac and cheese.

(all chuckling) - No, we're looking for au gratin.

Au gratin.

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

It's found in Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution and states that Congress has the power to do anything that's necessary and proper to carry out its explicit powers.

Name this clause in the constitution, that sometimes referred to, as the Necessary and Proper clause.

(buzzer beeps) Jack, Berwick.

- The implied powers clause.

- No, rebound to Montgomery.

(buzzer beeps) John.

- Judicial reveal.

- No.

We're looking for elastic clause.

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

What author having the initials J.J. wrote, the North and South trilogy and the Kent Family Chronicles, Book series.

(buzzer beeps) - Jaxon, Berwick.

- James Joyce.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montgomery.

(buzzer beeping) That author is John Jakes.

John Jakes.

Well, here's your next toss-up in general knowledge.

They were invented in 2001 by Dean Kaymen.

These two wheel transportation devices have been- Jaxon, Berwick.

- A Segway.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

Long walls were built from 460 to 404 BC to enclose what city and its port at Piraeus?

- Athens.

- Athens.

(buzzer beeps) Athens.

- Athens, is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

And as we move on now to a toss-up in biology.

These unicellular organisms from the Protista Kingdom and the Pyrrophyta phylum have two like, two tail like flagella that help propel them through the water.

Many are types of algae that bloom in the oceans and create red tide.

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- Cyanobacteria.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Montgomery.

Name these tiny bioluminescent plankton.

(buzzer beeps) John.

- Corral.

No, the answer we're looking for was Dinoflagellates, Dinoflagellates.

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

This time, Montgomery will pick first.

Your categories are: World geography or cinema.

- Geography.

- Geography.

- We'll take Geography.

- [Paul] You don't sound too sure about that.

- We are very sure.

- No, no.

We're very split up on the topic.

(Paul laughing) - Geography, it is.

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

You'll be given the former name of a country.

Give the current name by which each of these countries is known today.

Persia.

(buzzer beeps) John.

- Iran.

- [Paul] Yes.

Burma.

(buzzer beeps) - Myanmar.

- Yes.

Ceylon.

- Pass.

- Sri Lanka.

Zaire.

(buzzer beeps) - Democratic Republic of the Congo.

- [Paul] Yes.

Gaul.

- Pass.

- France.

Kampuchea.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Cambodia.

Formosa.

- Pass.

- That's Taiwan.

Abyssinia.

(buzzer beeps) - Ethiopia.

- Yes.

Siam.

(buzzer beeps) - Thailand.

- Yes.

Numidia.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Algeria.

Cathay.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's China.

Mesopotamia.

- Pass.

- That was Iraq.

Okay, Montgomery.

Very good job in the lightning round.

Berwick, we're gonna come over to you and your remaining category will be cinema.

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

You'll be given the name of an actress or actor who was nominated for an Academy Award at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.

Some were winners and others were honored for their nominations.

Name these celebrities.

For his role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer.

- Cillian Murphy.

- [Paul] Yes.

For his role of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Bradley Cooper.

For his role as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer.

- Pass.

- Robert Downey Jr. For his role as Clifford Ellison in American Fiction (buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Sterling Brown.

For his role as William Hale in Killers of the Flower Moon.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Robert De Niro.

For his role as Ken in Barbie.

(buzzer beeps) - Ryan Gosling.

- Yes.

For her role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- Emma Stone.

For her role as Sophia in the Color Purple.

(buzzer beeps) - Janelle Monet.

- Danielle Brooks.

For her role as Bonnie Stoll in Nyad.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Jodie Foster.

For her role as Kitty Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer.

(buzzer beeps) - Pass.

- That's Emily Blunt.

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

And after that we currently have Berwick in the lead over Montgomery, 190 to 60.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question in US geography.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is the largest rubber company in the world.

In which Ohio City are the headquarters of this company located?

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- Columbus.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montgomery.

(buzzer beeps) - Cincinnati.

- No, that city is Akron.

Akron.

Your next toss-up is in vocabulary.

What eight letter word that begins with a C and ends in a Y is a synonym for both leniency and mercy?

(buzzer beeps) Emma, Berwick.

- Clemency.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question now.

These rectangular arrays of numbers have rows and columns, an array with B rows and C columns has dimensions B times C. What do we call this rectangular array of numbers?

(buzzer beeps) - A matrix.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

As we move along now to a toss-up in chemistry.

Mayonnaise, milk, butter, gelatin, jelly- (buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- Colloids.

- Is correct and here comes your bonus question.

Which of the three main island groups that compose the West Indies, includes the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Espanola?

(buzzer beeps) - Greater Antilles.

- Oh, sorry for this.

Greater Antilles.

- Greater Antilles is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

As we go on to a toss-up in general knowledge.

the Lamborghini is a luxury sports car that's produced by a company owned by Volkswagen.

In addition to the luxury vehicles, the company also produces tractors.

What type of animal appears on the logo?

(buzzer beeps) Jack, Berwick.

- A bull.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

Which US city that hosts a popular marathon is also the home to Fenway Park and the Freedom Trail?

(buzzer beeps) - Boston.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

As we go on now to a toss-up in vocabulary.

This seven letter word has several meanings.

It can refer to a group of spectators at a golf tournament or to the highest balconies in a theater where the cheapest seats are located.

(buzzer beeps) Jack, Berwick.

- Nosebleeds.

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound it to Montgomery.

Identify this term that is also the name given to a collection of pictures, or the room, or building where art is displayed- - Gallery.

- Is correct.

For your rebound points, Montgomery.

As we go on now to a toss-up in vocabulary.

Once again, give the word beginning with the letter M for a very large stone used for a structure or monument.

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- Monolith.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

The earliest known civilization of the Fertile Crescent, developed between the fifth and sixth centuries, during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages.

This group of people may have been the first farmers since they raised crops for food and animals for both food and milk.

Name the civilization that used the Euphrates for irrigation.

(indistinct) - Sure.

(buzzer beeps) - The Sumerians.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Berwick.

As we go on now to a toss-up in anatomy.

Epinephrine regulates our visceral functions, including respiration.

Although some is produced in the medulla oblongata, which glands in the human body produce most of our body's epinephrine.

(buzzer beeps) Josephine, Berwick.

- The adrenal glands.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus now.

The US Supreme Court, in March of 1857 ruled that the US Constitution was not meant to include black people as citizens.

This decision was overruled by both the 13th and 14th amendments.

Give the name of this famous court case.

(buzzer beeps) - The Dred Scott Case.

- Is correct.

For your bonus points, Berwick.

As we go onto a toss-up in biology.

When breathing is shallow, there may be a lack of airflow to the lungs.

(buzzer beeping) This causes a rise in the level of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Our body triggers a response to clear some of the carbon dioxide and increase the oxygen levels.

What do we call this response?

Emma, Berwick.

- Hyperventilating.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Montgomery.

- Mammalian dive instinct.

- No, we were looking for, yawning.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Berwick over Montgomery, 265 to 70.

Congratulations, Berwick, 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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