[introductory music] - Welcome to the 16th 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 dollars.

WVIA would like to thank our sponsor FNCB and People Security Bank for making this competition possible.

This year, Scholastic Scrimmage looks a little different and the rules have been revised due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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 lightening rounds in each game.

Judges tonight are K-12 educators from the WVIA viewing area.

And tonight's match features Pittston area and Wilkes-Barre area.

Playing in the first half for Pittston area, are John Florio and Caroline Hinsey.

Their advisor is Jackie Nova Kounski.

The alternates are Kayla French Shetty and Isabella Yardena.

Representing Wilkes-Barre area in the first half, are Brooke Fisher and Tio Morello.

Their advisor is James Blom.

Well, let's get started.

Pittston area has won the coin toss and we'll receive the first question, which is What war in which Robert F Stockton commanded the Pacific squadron was ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and follow the annexation of Texas?

- Mexican American war.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What American minimalist composer wrote shaker loops, short ride in a fast machine, and the opera Nixon in China.

[beeping sound effect] Okay.

We're looking for John Adams.

OKay.

Wilkes-Barre here comes your first question.

For some particles, the Higgs mechanism generates what property which is equivalent to energy and relativity and may be measured in daltons or grams?

- Mass.

- Mass is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What right was champion by Sylvia Parkson and granted in great Britain prior to the so-called flapper election?

- Women's voting rights.

- Is correct.

And that's great job on that.

Pittston area, it's back to you.

What title character tells a wedding guest about the curse that resulted from shooting an albatross in a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem called a rhyme?

- Pass.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

- Mary Taylor.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for the rhyme of the ancient Mariner.

Okay Wilkes-Barre, here comes your next question.

What sea, who is Western outlet is the catalytic straight leading to the north sea?

Borders a namesake group of three former Soviet republics.

- The black Sea.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Pittston.

- Baltic sea.

- We're looking for the Baltic sea.

That is correct for your rebound points Pittston area.

Here comes your next question.

What phenomenon, which causes a circuits voltage to various sinusoidally occurs when electrons periodically reversed directions unlike direct current?

- Indirect current.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

- Alternating current.

- Is correct for your rebound points.

Wilkes-Barre great job.

Here comes your next question.

The Chinese believed Wokou pirates came from what country?

Whose Navy was defeated by turtle ships at Noryang.

Ending its attempted invasion of Korea.

- Japan.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question?

What YA author wrote about nineties rap in after Tupac and D foster and describe segregated South Carolina in her 2014 verse memoir brown girl dreaming?

- Tony Morrison.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for Jacqueline Woodson.

Pittston area, it's back to you now.

What surname is shared by the author of an absolutely remarkable thing and his brother who wrote about Hazel's cancer in the fault in our stars?

- Green.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

Optical microscopes often have multiple objective lenses with different values for what quantity?

Which is how much bigger an image appears.

- 10.

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for magnification.

Magnification was the answer there.

And that sound that you heard, signals the end of the first quarter.

And it's now time for the lightning round.

[lightening effect sound] 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.

Pittston area has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are European navies, or French fine art terms.

- European navies.

- European Navies it is.

And your time begins when I finish reading the first question and don't forget to speak up for me.

Answer the following about navies in European history.

City states, whose fleet fought Rome in the Punic war.

- Apens?

- Carthage.

Country that lost the HMS Sheffield in the Falklands war?

- Great Britain.

- Yes.

Admiral who died at the battle of Trafalgar?

- Pass.

That's Horatio Nelson.

Medieval merchant league that ran trade in Northern Europe?

- Norway.

- Hanseatic league.

Empire that lost the 1571 battle of Lepanto.

- Ottoman Empire.

- Yes.

Kingdom that sent a doomed Armada against Elizabeth the first.

- Danish.

- I'm sorry?

- Spain.

- Yes.

Empire that used Greek fire to fight Arab fleets?

- Arqamanis.

- Nope.

Byzantine.

Largest Naval battle in World War 1 fought near Denmark?

[beep sound effect] We ran outta time.

And were looking for the battle of Jutland.

The battle of jutland.

Great job.

In the lightening round Pittston area.

Wilkes-Barre we're coming to you.

Your remaining category will be French fine art terms.

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

Given a French term, say whether it mainly applies to the world of ballet, cooking, film or music.

- Flambé?

- [all member] Cooking.

- Yes.

- Plié?

- Ballet.

- Yes.

Montage?

- Film.

- Yes.

Consommé?

- Music?

- Cooking.

lent or lentement?

- Pass.

- That's music.

- Pirouette?

- [all members] Ballet.

- Yes.

Mise en scéne?

- Film.

- Yes.

On Pointe?

- Music?

- Ballet.

Récitatif?

- Music.

- Yes.

Saute?

- Cooking.

- Yes.

- All right.

Wilkes-Barre great job in the lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Wilkes-Barre area in the lead over Pittston area.

105 to 60.

And we're now going to go ahead and give our students a little bit of a break and the opportunity for those of you at home to get to know them a little better.

Let's start with the students from Pittston area.

And John, I'll come to your way first.

I know you've been waiting for it to this all day.

What is your favorite film and why?

- Hmm, legend Settelen because he's good at each film.

- Okay.

Excellent.

Thanks John.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Caroline.

What's your favorite film?

- I like the Now You've Seen Me franchise because involves like so many things I'm interested in that.

- Okay.

Excellent.

Thank you, Caroline.

Pittston thank you very much.

Wilkes-Barre.

Brook, what is your favorite film and why?

- I would say Disney's classic Lawn just because it uses Meléna very positively.

- Excellent.

And Tio, your favorite film?

- My favorite movie is definitely Spirited Away cause it has really pretty colors.

- Excellent Miyazaki classic.

Absolutely.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

Now let's go ahead and begin the second quarter with this question that goes to Wilkes-Barre area.

What phase of cell division in which the nuclear envelope reforms and is normally accompanied by division of the cytoplasm is the last phase?

- Cytokinesis.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Pittston.

- Telophase.

- Is correct.

For your rebound points Pittston area.

Here comes your next question.

What leader nominated the members of the Barebone's Parliament?

Was the Lord protector of England and led the new model army during the English civil war.

- Oliver Cromwell.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

The Dylan Thomas poem do not go gentle into that good night is an example of what poetic form that has 19 lines?

Several of which are repeated.

- Reverse?

- Nope.

We were looking for Villanelle.

Villanelle.

Wilkes-Barre, it is back to you now.

What play in which the drunk Butler Stefano was mistaken for a God by a monstrous witch's son named Kaliban is about the sorcerer Prospero?

[beep sound effect] Okay.

Rebound now to Pittston area.

- The Tempest.

- Is correct for your rebound points Pittston.

And here comes your next question.

What element, which was detected in space before William Ramsey isolated it on earth is the lightest noble gas and is named after the sun.

- Helium.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Get those pencils and papers ready.

What is the common difference of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is three and who his first two terms have a ratio of one to three.

- Six.

- Is correct for your bonus points Pittston.

Great job.

Wilkes-Barre your comes your next question.

What musical opens with men repeating the words, look down?

Ends with the reprise of do you hear the people sing and centers on Jean Valjean.

- Alina Adjemian.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now?

Arrowheads, nearly 50,000 years old were discovered in what countries?

Fa-Hien cave near its city of Colombo.

- Pantanal - Nope.

We're looking for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka.

Pittston here comes your next question.

What city were James bevel led in 1963 children's crusade and where Martin Luther king wrote a letter from jail is the most populous city in Alabama?

- Oklahoma?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

- Birmingham.

- Is correct for your rebound points Wilkes-Barre.

And here comes your next question.

What composer whose keyboard works include the Well-Tempered Clavier was the Baroque composer of the art of fugue and six Brandenburg concerto?

- Buck.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question?

The operation to accelerate the development of a COVID 19 vaccine introduced by the Trump administration in May, 2020 is known by what two word name - Operational Warp Speed.

- Is correct for your bonus points Wilkes-Barre.

Great job.

And after that, after one half of play we have Wilkes-Barre area in the lead over Pittston area 140 to 105..

I want to say thank you to John and to Caroline from Pittston area.

You guys were fantastic.

Thank you so much.

And Wilkes-Barre area Brooke and Tio.

You guys were fabulous.

Thank you as well.

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

Now, joining us for Pittston area are Jacob Severneck and Sofia Qualia.

And representing Wilkes-Barre area are Maya Corcoran and Brady Millerfits.

Our first question in this quarter goes to Pittston area.

Who wrote about Dimitri Nick Rudolph giving up his aristocratic estate in resurrection and describe Napoleon's invasion of Russia in war and peace?

[beep sound effect] Okay.

Ran out of time.

Rebound to Wilkes-Barre.

- Leo Tolstoy.

- Is correct for your rebound points Wilkes-Barre.

And here comes your next question.

What peninsula who were numerous cenote surround a Chick Shalhoub Crater?

Is home to tourist destinations like Playa Del Carmen, Cheech Eatsa and Ken Kuhn.

- Bahamas?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Pittston.

- Igarian?

- Is incorrect.

We were looking for the Yucatan peninsula.

Pittston area here comes your next question.

And get your pencil and paper ready.

If one card is drawn from a 52 card deck, what is the probability it is a face card, meaning it is a Jack, queen or king?

[beeping sound effect] Ran out of time.

Rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

- three out of 13.

- Is correct for your rebound points Wilkes-Barre.

Great job.

And here comes your next question.

What theorist who posited an Antonio Dromoia in psychological types was a Swiss psychologist who wrote about archetypes and the collective unconscious.

- Sigmund Freud.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Pittston.

[beeping sound effect] Okay.

Looking for Carl Young.

Carl Young.

Pittston here comes your next question.

What surname is shared by the singer behind the album some gave all and they hit Achy Breaky Heart and his daughter who recorded party in the USA.

- Cyrus.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question?

What Chinese dynasty that was split into Northern and Southern periods ruled from about 960 to 1279 and was succeeded by the Yuan Dynasty?

- Mie?

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for the Song Dynasty.

Okay, Wilkes-Barre back to you now.

What author include a chapter is titled Higher Laws in Economy.

And a work about is two year stay in a cottage near a pond, the 1854 book Walden?

- Emerson?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Pittston - Thoreau.

- Thoreau is correct for your rebound points Pittston.

Great job.

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

This time area Wilkes-Barre will pick first.

Your categories are Mothers or Bears.

- Mothers.

- Mothers it is.

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

Answer the following about mothers.

Woman who called the mother of mankind in paradise lost.

- Pass.

- That's Eve.

Hero who kills Grendel's mother.

You can pass.

- Pass.

That's a Beowulf.

Some oysters produced mother of this substance.

- Mother of Pearl.

- Yes.

American artist who depicted as mother in arrangement in gray and black number one.

- Pass.

That's Whistler.

Debbie Reynolds was this star wars actress's mother.

- Pass.

- That's Carrie Fisher.

Mother of a former first daughter, Sasha and Malia.

- Michelle Obama.

- Yes.

Woman from Aquitaine, who was the mother of England's Richard the first and King John.

- Queen Elizabeth?

- Nope.

We were looking for Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Okay Wilkes-Barre, that's gonna wrap up your portion of the lightening round.

Pittston area, it's back to you.

Your remaining category will be Bears.

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

Answer the following about Bears.

Fictional honey loving bear created by A.A. Milne.

- Edward Bear.

- Yes.

Country that contains the great bear lake.

- Canada.

- Yes.

Bear who instructs Mowgli in the jungle book.

- Lou.

- Yes.

US state represented by the bear flag.

- Alaska?

- California.

Former parody news show who's threat down was often topped by bears.

- Pass.

- The Colbert report.

Author who wrote about the bear old Ben in his short story, The Bear.

- Pass.

- That's Faulkner.

Latin word for bear as in major and minor constellations.

- Ursa.

- Yes.

SEC school whose football team was coached for 25 years by Bear Bryant - Pass.

- That's Alabama.

German food company that produced the original gummy bears.

[beeping sound effect] - Okay.

We were looking for Haribo.

Haribo.

And after that, we currently have a very close game.

Wilkes-Barre area in the lead over Pittston area 180 to 165.

And again, we're 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.

Let's start with the students from Pittston area.

Jacob, I will come your way first.

Tell me what your favorite film is and why - The Silent Voice, there's a very beautiful story.

- Excellent.

Very good.

Sofia, what is your favorite film?

- The Godfather.

Because I used to watch it all with my dad.

- Okay, excellent.

Good job.

Pittston area.

Good luck the rest of the way.

Wilkes-Barre area, Maya, what is your favorite film and why?

- My favorite film is To Kill a Mockingbird because I really liked the book as well.

- Okay.

Very nice.

And Brady, what is your favorite film?

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze because it's just so much fun to watch for me.

- Okay, excellent.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

Now, we're going to go ahead and begin the fourth quarter with this question.

That goes to Wilkes-Barre area.

What war included a final Battle at Castillon in which the Earl of Shrewsbury died as well as Poitiers and Agincourt and lasted from 1337 to 1453?

- Pass.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Pittston area.

- Hundred Years' War.

- Hundred Years' War is correct for your rebound points, Pittston.

Here comes your next question.

What 700 verse dialogue between the prince Archana and the god Krishna as part of the Mahabharata and often considered the core statement of Hinduism?

[beeping sound effect] - Run out of time.

Rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

[beeping sound effect] Looking for the Bhagavad Gita.

The Bhagavad Gita.

Wilkes-Barre, here comes your next question.

Which disease, which in 2020 was completely eradicated in Africa was the original focus of the March of Dimes and was treated with a Salk vaccine?

- Polio.

- Correct.

You got that just under the bell.

And here's your bonus question.

In 2020 Steven Adams and Danilo Gallinari played for what team whose pre bubble home games replayed in Chesapeake energy arena?

- I'll pass.

- We're looking for the Oklahoma city Thunder.

Okay, Pittston.

It's back to you.

What explore led an 1806 expedition to the sources of the Arkansas and red rivers in the Rocky mountains that sited the peak now named for him?

- Pass.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Wilkes-Barre.

- Pike.

- Pike is correct for your rebound points Wilkes-Barre.

Great job.

And here comes your next question and get those pencils and papers ready.

What is the degree of the product polynomial that equals the quantity X squared plus one times the quantity X cubed minus one?

[beeping sound effect] Ran out of time.

Rebound to Pittston.

- sixth group.

- Incorrect.

We're you're looking for degree five.

Pittston area, here comes your next question.

In what middle Eastern country targeted by operation decisive storm have a severe famine and cholera outbreak been worsened by a Saudi led blockade?

- Iraq?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wilkes-Barre.

[beeping sound Effect] - Pass.

- Okay.

We are looking for Yamen.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is a Wilkes-Barre area over Pittston area 200 to 175.

Congratulations Wilkes-Barre area.

You're going be moving on and we'll see you next time with another round of WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host, Paul Lazar.

And thank you for watching.