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(lively music) ♪ Go - Welcome to this season of WVIA's "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 1, 3 or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Selinsgrove versus Southern Columbia.

Representing Selinsgrove are Talia Maori, John Key, Kelsey Persons and Berkeley Fertig.

Their alternate is Stryker Lash and the other alternate is Matthew Stabella and their advisors are Stephanie Fight and Jesslyn Corman.

Representing Southern Columbia are Declan McGinley.

Vivien Miller, Will Victory and Austin Schaefer.

Their alternate is Johnny Barnett and their advisor is Carissa Long.

"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 get the game started with this toss-up question.

What author created the character of Leigh Botts in a children's novel about a boy who writes to his favorite author titled, "Dear Mr.

Henshaw."

(buzzer beeping) That was Beverly Cleary.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What organ which produces somatostatin in its delta cells and also has beta cells in its islets of Langerhans that secrete the hormone insulin?

(buzzer beeping) Berkeley, Selinsgrove.

- The pancreas.

- Is correct and your bonus.

In Greek mythology, Charybdis created what kind of dangerous phenomena across from her man-eating, cliff-dwelling counterpart Scylla?

- A cyclone?

- Is incorrect.

The answer you're looking for was whirlpool.

Let's go to another toss-up question.

What man who had an affair with Maria Reynolds split the Federalist Party by breaking, Austin, Southern Columbia?

- Alexander Hamilton.

- Is correct and your bonus question now.

In what century did Cardinal Richelieu lead Louis XIII's army to victory over Huguenots at the Siege of La Rochelle, securing Catholic power in France?

- The 18th century.

- Is incorrect.

We're looking for the 17th century and don't forget to ring in.

Let's go to another toss-up question.

What playwright included the oft cut act "Don Juan In Hell" and "Man and Superman" and wrote about Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion?"

(buzzer beeping) Berkeley, Selinsgrove.

- Shakespeare?

- Is incorrect.

Rebound of Southern Columbia.

(buzzer beeping) - Longfellow.

- Nope, that was George Bernard Shaw.

Alright, let's go to our next toss-up.

What track event, a specialty of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, has a 110-meter distance for men at the Olympics and requires leaping over barriers?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Hurdles.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What amino acid with an acidic side chain is used as a neurotransmitter, is linked to umami taste and is sold as salt known as MSG.

(buzzer beeping) - Table salt.

- No, this was glutamic acid.

Glutamic acid.

Here's our next toss-up.

What non-metal, which in the organolead is bonded to lead is bonded to two atoms of hydrogen and a toxic gas that is the smell of rotten eggs.

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Sulfur.

- Is correct and your bonus.

What 1908 children's novel by Kenneth Grahame describes motor car accidents caused by Mr.

Toad whose reckless behavior alarms Mole, Rat and Badger?

(buzzer beeping) - "Frog and Toad."

- No, this was the "Wind in the Willows."

Okay, let's go to another toss-up question.

During what war did the route of US troops at the battle of Bladensburg and Maryland allow British forces to capture and burn Washington, D.C.

Austin, Southern Columbia.

- The war of 1812.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

What basketball player, who won three straight titles with UCLA in the 1960s, was the NBA's all-time leading scorer until LeBron James surpassed him?

(buzzer beeping) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is correct for your bonus point, Southern Columbia.

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

(screen whooshing) 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.

Southern Columbia has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are bones or ghosts.

- You sure ghosts?

- Ghosts.

- I don't know ghosts.

- I know I think.

Ghosts.

- Ghosts it is.

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

Given an author and a ghostly character or a characters they created, name the work in which those ghosts first appear.

William Shakespeare, a murdered danish King.

(buzzer beeping) - "Hamlet."

- Yes.

Washington Irving, the headless horseman.

(buzzer beeping) - "Sleepy Hollow."

- Full title please.

- "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

- Yes.

Emily Bronte, Catherine Earnshaw.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- "Withering Heights."

Thornton Wilder, Emily Webb.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- "Our Town."

William Shakespeare, Banquo's ghost.

(buzzer beeping) - "Macbeth."

- Yes, Toni Morrison, Sethe's baby daughter.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- "Beloved."

Henry James, Miss Jessel and Peter Quint.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- "Turn of the screw."

Tony Kushner, Ethel Rosenberg.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] "Angels in America."

Noel Coward, the wives Elvira and Ruth.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] "Blithe Spirit."

Alice Sebold, murder victim Susie Salmon.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That was "The Lovely Bones."

All right, Southern Columbia that's gonna do it for your portion of the lightning round.

Selinsgrove, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be "Bones."

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

Name these bones in the human body.

Longest bone found in the thigh.

(buzzer beeping) - The femur.

The femur.

- Yes.

Vestigial structure, also called the tailbone.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Coccyx.

Arm's longest bone.

- The radius.

- The humerus.

First cervical vertebra, which sits atop the axis.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Atlas.

Heel bone.

- Pass.

- [Paul] Calcaneus.

Please ring in.

Lies next to the radius.

(buzzer beeping) - Ulna.

- [Paul] Yes.

Collarbone.

(buzzer beeping) - The clavicle.

- [Paul] Yes.

Kneecap.

(buzzer beeping) - Patella.

- [Paul] Yes.

Triangular bone that contains the shoulder socket.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Scapula.

Larger of the two lower leg bones.

(buzzer beeping) - Fibula.

- Nope, that is the tibia.

Well, that's going to do it for the lightning round and after that, we currently have Southern Columbia in the lead over Selinsgrove 60 to 30 as we move on now to the second quarter with this toss-up question.

What state, whose quarter depicts a diamond, is home to Crater of Diamonds State Park and Hot Springs National Park and is led from Little Rock?

(buzzer beeping) Will, Southern Columbia, - Arkansas.

- Is correct and your bonus.

William Henry Harrison was the first territorial governor of what future US state, which his grandson Benjamin Harrison represented as a senator?

(buzzer beeping) - Arizona.

- Nope, that state is Indiana.

Let's go to another toss-up.

What poet included East Coker in his four quartets and wrote, "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper" in "The Hollow men?"

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Longfellow.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) - Robert Frost.

- Nope, that is T.S.

Eliot, T.S.

Eliot.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What objects, detected with anhydron, can exhibit arch, loop or whirl patterns and are markings used in forensics?

Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Fingerprints.

- Is correct and here's your bonus question.

What John Steinbeck novel about marine biologist Doc is named after a historical street in Monterey, California?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is "Cannery Row."

Here's our next toss-up question.

What president, who succeeded fellow Liberal Ignacio Comonfort during the Reform War, led opposition to Maximilian's French intervention in Mexico?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- De Santa Ana.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) That was Benito Juarez.

Okay, here comes our next toss-up question.

What place, which is home to a sculpture of composer George M. Cohan, is named for a newspaper and hosts a ball drop on New Year's Eve in Manhattan.

John Selinsgrove.

- New York City - Be more specific.

- Like, Manhattan.

- Is incorrect.

(buzzer beeping) Rebound to Southern Columbia.

- Times Square.

- Times Square was the place we were looking for.

Great job, Southern Columbia.

Let's go on to another toss-up.

In September 2025, what state's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced plans to end all government vaccine mandates, including for schools?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Texas.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) John.

- California.

- Nope, that state is Florida.

Let's go to another toss-up question.

What group of flowering plants, characterized by parallel veins and fibrous roots, has flower parts in sets of three and is contrasted with dicots?

(buzzer beeping) Will, Southern Columbia.

- Tricots.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) - Bicots?

- Nope.

Monocots, monocots.

Good try though.

Let's go on to another toss-up question.

In the book of Genesis, what son of Haran, who drunkenly fathers Moab with his daughter is a nephew of Abraham who flees Sodom and Gomorrah?

(buzzer beeping) Declan, Southern Columbia.

- Moses.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

John.

- Jacob.

- Nope, that was Lot.

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 bit.

And we'll start with the students from Selinsgrove and Talia, I'll come your way first.

Tell me what you like to do for fun.

- I like to listen to music.

- Excellent, thank you very much.

John.

- I like to play Ukiyo.

- [Paul] Okay.

(Paul laughing) Kelsey.

- I like to read novels.

- [Paul] Thank you, Kelsey.

Berkeley.

- I like to play volleyball.

- All right, well thank you very much, Selinsgrove.

And we're gonna come over to Southern Columbia now and Declan, tell us what you like to do for fun.

- I like to do boxing.

- [Paul] Excellent.

Very good.

Don't mess with Declan.

Vivien.

- I like to play field hockey.

- [Paul] All right, thanks, Vivien.

Will.

- I play "Magic: The Gathering," - [Paul] Thank you, Will.

Austin.

- Our school has a stellar FELA chapter so that's awesome.

- All right, excellent.

Good job, Southern Columbia and good luck to everybody here.

It was nice to meet all of you.

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

What city, where "Triumph of the Will" was filmed at a massive 1934 rally, is where Alfred Jodl and other Nazis were executed after 1946?

Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Nuremberg.

- Is correct And your bonus.

What rate, which is about 2.1 in the United States, is the average number of children each woman must have for a population to remain stable?

(buzzer beeping) - The ideal growth rate.

- Is incorrect.

That was the replacement rate.

Replacement rate.

Let's go on to another toss-up.

What devices, which the Otto cycle models is having an intake stroke, contain a crankshaft connected to pistons and... Austin, Southern Columbia.

- An automotive engine.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

In 2024, what country rap artist collaborated with Jelly Roll on "Amen" and had a... - Um.

- Need an answer.

(buzzer beeping) Okay, so we ran outta time there.

That was Shaboozey.

Shaboozey.

Let's go to another toss-up question.

What author, who declared, "Thou hast made me endless," and one collection, authored the national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" and the collection "Gitanjali."

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

Lana Del Rey.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

- Just guess.

(buzzer beeping) That was Rabindranath Tagore.

Very close though over there.

Let's go on now to our next toss-up question.

What ruler, who established the League of Corinth after winning the Battle of Chaereonea, was a king of Macedon who fathered Alexander the Great?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Francis.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound now to Selinsgrove.

(indistinct) (buzzer beeping) That was Philip II of Macedon.

Let's go to another toss-up.

What body of water, which contains the Greater and Lesser to Tunb islands, is west of the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Arabia and Iran?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- The Suez Canal.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) Kelsey.

- Persian Gulf.

- The Persian Gulf is what we were looking for.

Good job for your rebound points.

Let's go to our next toss-up question.

What Canadian author of "The Penelopiad" depicted the totalitarian Republic of Gilead in a 1985 novel about Offred's servitude titled The Handmaid's Tale?"

(buzzer beeping) Berkeley, Selinsgrove.

- Margaret Atwood.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What synonymous Italian author tracked the complex relationship of two Neapolitan women across decades in her 2011 novel "My Brilliant Friend."

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is Elena Ferrante.

All right, let's go to another toss-up.

What mythical building, which is home to warriors called einherjar, is the most glorious of Norse afterlife destinations.

Will, Southern Columbia.

- Valhalla.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

Francesco Redi showed flies must lay eggs on meat for their larvae to infect it, countering what theory that life can arise from non-living sources?

(buzzer beeping) Austin.

- Idiocracy.

No, we're looking for spontaneous generation.

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

This time Selinsgrove will pick first.

Your categories are the Mediterranean Sea or light.

(indistinct) - Light.

We'll go with light.

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

Answer the following about things related to light.

Inventor who developed an incandescent light bulb at Menlo Park.

(buzzer beeping) - Thomas Edison.

- [Paul] Yes.

Massless particle that is the quantum of light.

(buzzer beeping) - Photon.

- [Paul] Yes.

British poet of "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Founder of Industrial Light & Magic who directed "Star Wars: A New Hope."

(buzzer beeping) - George Lucas.

- [Paul] Yes.

Author whose novel "Light in August" depicts Yoknapatawpha County.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] William Faulkner.

Ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed through a medium.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Index of refraction.

Jim Morrison-led band that sang "Light My Fire."

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] The Doors.

Pacifist Protestant sect that seeks inner light.

(buzzer beeping) - The Quakers.

- [Paul] Yes.

Silent movie star who played the Little Tramp and "City Lights."

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Charlie Chaplin.

Sculptor who included gilded light rays in the "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa."

(buzzer beeping) - Bernini.

- That is correct.

Great job on that lightning round, Selinsgrove.

Southern Columbia, we're coming over to you and your remaining category will be the Mediterranean Sea.

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

Answer the following about the geography of the Mediterranean Sea.

Spanish Port City home to La Sagrada Familia.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Barcelona.

Canal that links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.

- The Strait of Gibraltar.

- [Paul] Suez Canal.

Micro state on France's southern coast.

(buzzer beeping) - Monaco.

- [Paul] Yes.

Island country whose capital is Nicosia.

(buzzer beeping) - Crete.

- [Paul] Cyprus.

Lebanon's coastal capital.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Beirut.

Mediterranean Island home to Mount Aetna.

(buzzer beeping) - Corsica.

- [Paul] Sicily.

Strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean.

- Straight of Gibraltar.

- [Paul] Yes.

Marginal sea east of the Italian Peninsula.

(buzzer beeping) - Adriatic Sea.

Yes.

Island chains that includes Mallorca and Ibiza.

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Balearic Islands.

Coastal city that is the second most populous in Israel.

(buzzer beeping) - Tel Aviv.

- That is correct.

All right, that's going to do it for our second lightning round.

And after that, we currently have Southern Columbia in the lead over Selinsgrove 140 to 75.

Now we'll go ahead and begin the last segment of the game with this toss-up question.

What speech, which describes a bad check from the Bank of Justice, was delivered in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by Martin Luther King?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- The "I have a Dream" speech.

- Is correct.

And your bonus question now.

What state's 2025 gubernatorial election pits Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli against Democratic Congresswoman Michelle Sherrill.

(buzzer beeping) Will.

- Minnesota.

- Nope, that is right next door in New Jersey.

Let's go ahead and move on to another toss-up, which will require your pencils and your papers.

How much interest is earned on a $200 investment that for three years earns an annual simple interest of 5%?

(lively music) (buzzer beeping) Ran out of time there.

That was $30, $30.

Let's go on to another toss-up question.

What country partly titles an Aaron Copland tone poem premiered by Carlos Chavez and is home to the vihuela, an instrument used in mariachi music?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- Venezuela.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) John.

- Peru.

- Nope, that country is Mexico.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What literary narrator fights huge wasps in Brobdingnag and is attacked with tiny arrows in Lilliput in a Jonathan Swift novel named for his travels.

(buzzer beeping) That is Lemuel Gulliver from Gulliver's Travels.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What king was once sent a ring by Roman noblewoman Honoria, lost the Battle of Chalons in AD 451, was called the scourge of God and ruled the Huns.

(buzzer beeping) John, Selinsgrove.

- Atilla.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What company manufactured the video game consoles known in North America as the Master System, the game gear and the Saturn?

(buzzer beeping) - Sega.

- Is correct for your bonus point Selinsgrove.

Let's go on now to another toss-up.

What sculptor was assisted by both Ivan Houser and by his son Lincoln in creating a Shrine of Democracy in South Dakota's Black Hills, Mount Rushmore.

(buzzer beeping) That was Gutzon Borglum.

Here's our next toss-up.

What regular polygon, the simplest that is not constructible, has exterior angles of about 51 degrees and has one fewer side than an octagon?

(buzzer beeping) - John, Selinsgrove.

- Septagon.

- Is correct.

And will that get you your bonus question now.

In 1824, what Kentucky politician made the so-called corrupt bargain with John Quincy Adams?

- Henry Clay.

- Henry Clay is correct for your bonus points as we go to our next toss-up.

What landmass contains Mount Erebus, has its highest point at the Vinson Massif and is home to the Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole?

(buzzer beeping) Austin, Southern Columbia.

- The South Pole.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Selinsgrove.

(buzzer beeping) - Antarctica.

- Is correct for your rebound points, Selinsgrove as we go to our next toss-up.

In 2024, K-Pop Singer Lisa helped popularize what blind box toys that depict a tribe of female... - Will, Southern Columbia.

- Labubu.

- Labubu is correct.

And here's your bonus.

In 2025, what leader of Australia's Labour Party defeated the Liberal National Coalition to win a second term as the country's prime minister?

(buzzer beeping) It's not a Labubu, it is Anthony Albanese.

And that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is Southern Columbia over Selinsgrove, 160 to 115.

Congratulations, Southern Columbia.

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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