(funky marching band playing) - Welcome to the 17th season (marching band fades out) of WVI a Scholastic Scrimmage.

I'm your host.

Paul Lazar, Scholastic Scrimmage is a quest 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 a 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 Wallenpaupak versus Abington Heights.

Playing for Wallenpaupak are Tyler Lofberg and Ella Wesenyak.

The alternates are Emma Mahon, Abby Lopez, Molly Dickerman and Kai Puma Stehlik.

Their advisor is Ryan Neenan.

Representing Abington Heights are Benson Lu and Rina Honomolly.

The alternates are Luke Morgan, Nico Williams, Bobby Tricarico, and Adam Tinkleman.

Their advisor is John Monahan.

Well let's get started!

Wallenpaupack has won the coin toss and will receive the first question, which is; What NFL team whose "No-Name Defense" and coach, Don Shula, led them to a perfect 1972 season used to play in the Orange Bowl in Southern Florida.

- Miami Dolphins?

- Is correct, and here's.. (robotic alert chimes) your bonus question now, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" was co-written by Malcolm X and what author who wrote about his own enslaved ancestors in the novel "Roots"?

(monotone buzzer alerts) - Douglas?

- No, we're looking for Alex Haley.

Okay, Abington Heights.

Here's your first question.

Tempel1 is an example of what objects studied by the Deep Impact and Rosetta probes whose parts include a nucleus and a trailing dust tail?

- In the Atom?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

- A Comet.

- Comet is correct for your rebound points Wallenpaupack.

And here's your next question.

What author of "All The Pretty Horses" wrote about Ed Tom Bell's investigation into murders committed by Hitman Anton Chigurh in "No Country for Old Men"?

- No answer.

- Okay.

Rebound out to Abington Heights.

- Pass.

- Okay.

That author is Cormack McCarthy.

Abington Heights, here's your next question.

What leader whose men were attacked on 'Le Noche Triste" captured Tenochtitlan in 1521, seized Montezuma, and led the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?

- Fernand Cortez?

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

What German author wrote about Gustav von Aschenbach, an elderly writer who obsesses over a Polish youth in the 1912 novela "Death in Venice"?

(monotone buzzer alerts) That was Tomas Mon.

Wallenpauack, here's your next question.

What quantity found in the denominator of the formula for a Z score is a measure of the spread or dispersion of a data set and is denoted sigma?

- Total?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound Abington Heights.

- Standard deviation?

- Is correct for your rebound points, Abington Heights.

And here's your next question.

What state whose namesake dunes are a national park contains most of the Wabash river and is home to the cities of Terre Haute and South Bend?

- Indiana?

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question now.

Travels through Arabia, India, China, Mali, and Spain are described in "The Rihla", an account by what Moroccan explorer of the 14th century?

- Marco Polo?

- Nope.

We're looking for Ibn Battuta.

Wallenpauack, here's your next question?

What Palestinian man, who has recommended for parole in California in 2021, spent over 50 years in prison for the assassination of Robert F Kennedy?

(high-pitched buzzer chimes) - No answer.

- Okay, rebound now to Abington Heights.

(high-pitched buzzer chimes) - Okay, that was Sirhan Sirhan.

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

(electronic whirring) 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.

Wallenpaupack has won the coin and will pick first.

Your categories are Obsolete Science or Mythological Objects.

- Mythological Objects.

- Mythological Objects, it is.

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

Which Greek God or goddess is most often depicted with these objects?

A Thunderbolt.

- Zeus.

- Yes.

A Trident like a sun Triton?

- Poseidon.

- Yes.

A spear and chariot he used in war?

- Aries.

- Yes.

A dove and a scallop shell?

- Aphrodite.

- Yes.

An owl and the aegis or shield she bore?

- Athena.

- Yes.

Wings, sandals, and a caduceus?

- Hermes.

- Yes.

A sickle or a scythe he used to castrate Uranus?

- No answer.

- Kronos, a liar, and the python, he killed?

- Apollo.

- Yes.

A wreath of ivy and a grapevine.

- Dionysus.

- Yes.

A bow and quiver of gold and lead tipped arrows?

- Artemis.

- Eros.

Still great guests though, and great job in the lightening round Wallenpaupack.

We're gonna come over to Abington Heights now, and your remaining category will be Obsolete Science.

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

Answer the following about now discarded scientific theories; Cosmic model with earth at the middle?

- [Lazar] You can pass.

- Pass.

- That's geocentric.

Four bodily fluids thought to regulate health?

- Pass.

- Humors.

Greek polymath author of the book, "Physics"?

- Pass.

- That's Aristotle.

Dessert that names JJ Thomson's atomic model?

- Plum Pudding.

- Yes!

Life could arise from non-living sources in this type of generation?

- Pass - I'm sorry?

- Pass.

- Spontaneous.

Guillotine French chemist who promoted caloric theory?

- Pass.

- Lavoisier.

This theory of the universe's origin supplanted steady state theory.

- Big bang.

(high pitch buzzer alerts) - Is correct.

Excellent!

Great job in the lightning round, both schools.

And we're now going to give a quick score update.

We have Wallenpaupack in the lead over Abington Heights, 100 to 50.

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.

We'll start with the students from Wallenpaupack and Ella, I will come to you first.

Tell me what your hobbies are.

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

- Well, I like to read and participate in the plays at my school.

- Excellent.

Thank you, Ella.

And good luck the rest of the way.

Tyler, what are your hobbies?

- I am very involved with my local volunteer fire department and my local boy scout troop.

- Excellent.

Thank you.

Wallenpaupack.

It was very nice to meet you.

Abington Heights, let's come over to you.

Benson, What are your hobbies when you're not in class?

- I like swimming and basketball.

- Okay, excellent.

Thank you, Benson and Rina what do you like to do when you're not in class?

- I like to play tennis and read.

- Excellent.

Thank you both.

It was very nice to meet all of you.

I will now begin the quarter with this question that goes to Abington Heights.

What dynasty, which fought the Trung sisters in Vietnam, was founded by Lu Bong succeeded the Chin dynasty and names the majority Chinese ethnicity?

- The Han dynasty.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What 2019 viral hit song by rapper, Arizona Zervas shares its title with the song by The Police that asserts 'You don't have to put on the red light'?

- Miley Cyrus?

- Nope.

That's "Roxanne".

Let's move back over to Wallenpaupack.

What force one form of which is the drag exerted by a fluid, has a kinetic form proportional to the normal force and slows down sliding objects?

- Friction.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What term refers to a rectangular formation of ancient soldiers armed with spears or similar weapons, which was commonly used by Greek hop lights?

- Phalanx.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Wallenpaupack.

Let's move back over to Abington Heights.

What company which created the Starlink satellite constellation and that Falcon heavy launch vehicle is an aerospace company founded by Elon Musk?

- Tesla?

- Is incorrect, rebound to Wallenpaupack.

- SpaceX.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Wallenpaupack.

And here comes your next question.

What man who won the 1844 presidential race demanded land in Oregon with a slogan "54/40 or fight", and was a Democrat who succeeded John Tyler?

(monotone buzzer alerts) - Taylor - Incorrect rebound now to Abington Heights.

- Johnson.

(monotone buzzer alerts) - Nope.

That answer was James Polk.

Okay, Abington Heights.

Here comes your next question.

What man who spearheaded the 2020 album songs of comfort and hope and founded the arts organization 'Silkroad', is a Chinese American cello virtuoso?

- Yoyo Ma.

- Yoyo Ma is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

After the Chesapeake-Leopard affair Congress passed what 1807 law that banned Americans from trading with any foreign nation?

(monotone buzzer alerts) - That was the Embargo Act.

Wallenpaupack here's your next question?

What author who wrote about Jean Marie Latour in "Death Comes for the Archbishop" depicted a Bohemian immigrant who meets Jim Burton in "My Antonia"?

- No answer.

- Okay.

Rebound now to Abington Heights.

- No answer.

- Okay, that's Willa Cather.

Abington Heights here is your next question.

What food, which has a cream filled variety called "Burrata" is traditionally made from buffalo milk, and is the cheese most often used on pizzas?

- Mozzarella.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

In 2021... (high pitch buzzing) Morocco's Sufi and Al Bali ended Kenya's Olympic gold medal streak in what event in which runners jump over and water pits?

- Hurdles?

- Nope.

That answer is steeple chase.

And after one half of play, we have a very good game.

Wallenpaupak in the lead over Abington Heights, 125 to 80.

I wanna say thank you to Ella and to Tyler from Wallenpaupack.

And thank you to Benson and Rina from Abington Heights.

You are both spectacular, and we're now going to meet your teammates for the second half.

(upbeat marching band faintly playing) Playing for Wallenpaupack in the second half are Nick Hussong and Anastasia Ayapolo.

Representing Abington Heights, are Manan Patchouli and Gavin Ross.

Our first question in this quarter will go to Wallenpaupack, and that question is: What battle happened three weeks after the battle of Stanford Bridge is shown on the Bayou tapestry and was a victory for William The Conqueror?

- No answer.

- Okay, rebound now to Abington Heights.

- No answer.

- Okay.

That's the battle of Hastings.

Abington Heights.

Here comes your first question of the second half and get your pencils and papers ready.

How many diagonals can be drawn from each vertex of a regular hexagon given diagonals cannot be drawn to adjacent vertices?

- 12.

- Is incorrect, rebound now to Wallenpaupack.

- Three.

- Three is correct for your rebound points, Wallenpaupack.

And here comes your next question.

What country which follows the Songon military policy and the Juche ideology carried out a sixth nuclear test in 2017 and is led by Kim Jong Un?

- North Korea.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

The "Frieze of Life" is a series by what Norwegian painter, better known for a painting of a man with an agonized expression?

- No answer.

- That's Edvard Munch.

Abington Heights, here's your next question.

What dramatist wrote about a warrior with a foot wound in "Philoctetes" and described a plague that punishes thieves for a King's incest in Oedipus Rex?

- Heracles?

Hercules?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Wallenpaupack.

- Sophocles - Is correct for your rebound points.

Great job on that Wallenpaupack.

And here's your next question.

What present day country won independence at Carabobo is where the Bolivarian Revolution was declared in 1999 and endured 1989 riots in Caracas?

- Cambodia?

- Is incorrect, rebound Abington Heights.

- No answer.

- Okay, that country is Venezuela.

All right, let's move back over to Abington Heights.

What programming language invented by Guido van Rossum often uses the variable names, "Spam and Eggs," and is name for a British comedy troop?

(monotone buzzer alerts) Alright, ran out of time.

We're gonna rebound to Wallenpaupack.

- Python.

- Is correct for your rebound points.

Our next question goes to Wallenpaupack.

What play whose protagonist says "Nothing will come of nothing," features the Earls of Kent and Gloucester and the three daughters of the title ruler?

- King Leer?

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

Get your pencils and papers out.

What does the geometric mean of nine and 49, (high pitch buzzer alerts) given that the geometric mean of two numbers is the square root of their product?

- 10.

- Is incorrect.

That answer is 21.

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

This time Abington Heights will pick first.

Your categories are ends in '-USH' or Fictional Geography.

- Ends in '-USH.'

- Okay.

Ends in '-USH' it is.

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

Given the part of speech and a definition, give these words that end with the letters.

'-USH'.

Noun, an intense romantic infatuation.

- Crush.

- Yes.

Noun, partly melted or watery snow.

- Slush.

- Yes.

Verb to attack by surprise from a hidden.

- Ambush.

- Yes.

Verb, become red in the face, especially from shame.

- Lush.

- Yes.

Noun, a Jewish blessing pronounced over wine or bread on a holy day.

- Pass.

- Kiddush.

Noun, a small songbird such as the Robin.

- Thrush.

- Yes.

Verb, to run with the ball in American football.

- Rush.

- Yes.

Noun, a desert shrub that is Nevada's state flower.

- Pass.

- Sage brush.

Noun, a fabric with a pile even longer than velvet pile.

(high pitch buzzer alerts) - Ran out of time.

That was plush.

Abington Heights still though, great job in the lightning round.

Wallenpaupack, we're gonna come over to you and your category will be Fictional Geography.

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

Given a fictional country or region and the medium, name the work in which it first appeared.

Neverland, a play.

- Peter Pan.

- Yes.

Lilliput a book.

- "Gulliver's Travels".

- Yes.

Panem, a book.

- "The Hunger Games".

- Yes.

Highrule, a video game series.

- "Legend of Zelda".

- Yes.

Republic of Gilead, a book.

- Pass.

- "Handmaid's Tale".

Sodor, a book or TV series.

- Pass.

- "Thomas The Tank Engine".

Oceania and East Asia, a book.

- Pass.

- "1984".

Liberty City, a video game series.

- "Grand Theft Auto".

- Yes.

The mountains of Ignorance, where the gelatinous giant lives, a book.

- Pass.

- "The Phantom Tollbooth".

The Pacific states of America, (high pitch buzzer alerts) which were created by Philip K Dick that was a book called, "The Man in the High Castle".

And after that, we currently have Wallenpaupak in the lead over Abington Heights, 225 to 140.

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.

(upbeat marching band plays softly) And Nick from Wallenpaupak we'll come to you first.

Tell me what your hobbies are when you're not in class.

What do you like to do for fun?

- Scale modeling and "Dungeons and Dragons".

- Excellent.

Thank you so much, Nick.

Anastasia, what do you like to do when you're not in class?

- I do soccer, lifting, and track.

- Okay, excellent and good luck the rest of the way Wallenpaupack, you're doing great.

Let's go over to Abington Heights and Manan, if you would be able to tell us what you like to do when you're not in class.

- I like playing tennis and singing.

- Excellent.

Very, very good.

And Gavin, what are your hobbies when you're not in school?

- Cross country and tennis.

- Excellent.

It's very nice to meet all of you.

And we're going to begin the last segment of the game with this question that goes to Abington Heights.

What city, which is led by mayor Tom Barrett, is home to the headquarters of Harley Davidson, Marquette University, and the NBA's Bucks?

- Milwaukee.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

What man who illustrated the first six installments of Elsa Holmelund Minarik's "Little Bear" series, also wrote the picture book in "The Night Kitchen"?

- Pass.

- That's Maurice Sendak.

Wallenpaupack, it's back over to you.

What quantity, which equals approximately 58.4 for sodium chloride, 180 for glucose, and 18 for water is often written with units of grams per mole?

- Molar mass?

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

in "L'amour Toujours", which knight was the only one who could sit safely sit in the siege perilous as he was faded to find the holy grail?

- Lancelot?

- No we're looking for Sir Galahad.

Okay, Abington Heights here's your next question.

What landmark, where Jean Claude and Christo installed the gates was designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmstead, and is a Manhattan park?

- Central Park?

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

What leading figure in the Irish war for independence was gunned down in a pro British ambush near the village of Béal na Bláth in 1922?

- Tisha?

- Michael Collins, was the answer.

Let's move back over to Wallenpaupak.

What fortress whose key was given to George Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette was destroyed in July, 1789 at the start of the French revolution?

- The Bastille.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

The 2021 documentary "Road Runner" controversially used AI technology to reproduce voice of what chef?

- Gordon Ramsey.

- No, Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain.

Abington Heights, here is your next question.

What author wrote about Quentin's search for the runaway Margo in paper towns and described Hazel's battle with cancer in "The Fault in our Stars"?

- John Green.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

In what process does a particle collide with its antiparticle causing both to disappear and producing other particles?

- Nuclear fusion?

- No, that answer is annihilation.

Wallenpaupack, it's back over to you.

What type of weapon whose first test was code named 'Trinity' works by using conventional of explosives to induce fission in a critical mass of plutonium?

- A nuclear bomb.

- Is correct, and here's your bonus question.

What organization who sixth assessment report from August, 2021 predicts sea level rise is a United Nation's body that studies global warming?

- Noah?

- No, the I-P-C-C. Abington Heights, here's your next question.

What man who was fined for violating the Butler Act was defended by Clarence Darrow and was a Tennessee teacher (high pitch buzzer alerts) put on trial for teaching evolution?

- No answer.

- Okay, rebound to Wallenpaupack.

- No answer.

- Okay.

That was John T. Scopes.

And that's the end of the game!

And our winner tonight is Wallenpaupak over Abington Heights, 255 to 170.

Congratulations, Wallenpaupak!

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

I'm your host, (funky marching band playing) Paul Lazar, and thank you so much for watching.

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