Mountain View vs. North Pocono

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(bright upbeat music) - Welcome to the 18th 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 1, 3, or $5,000.

Tonight's match features Mountain View versus North Pocono.

Representing Mountain View are Vivian Sedlak, Luke Zipprich, Jackson Gesford, Paige Strickland.

Their alternate is Riley Turner and their advisor is Charleene Martens.

Representing North Pocono are Stephanie Arias, Minerva Corea, Grace Beckish and Noah Beckish.

Raina Nemitz and Elizabeth Donovan are their alternates.

And their advisor is Christopher Wilbur.

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 5 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 and get started with this toss-up question.

What play in which Tom claims that, "I am the opposite of a stage magician," centers on Laura Wingfield and is a title for collection of her figurines?

(timer beeping) That play is "The Glass Menagerie."

Let's go to our next toss-up.

What series of chemical elements fill the 4f electrons subshell, have atomic numbers from 57 to 71?

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Lanthanides.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

The barrier to a chemical reaction is what minimum amount of energy that must be added to a reaction for it to proceed?

(buzzer beeping) - Activation energy.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono as we move on now to our next toss-up.

The Bugatti Veyron is a car named for a driver from what country that is the headquarters of car brands like Citroen, Renault and Peugeot?

(buzzer beeping) Minerva.

North Pocono.

- France.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus question.

What 1989 novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro, depicts Stevens, a butler, who represses his feelings for housekeeper Miss Kenton?

(timer beeping) That is, "The Remains of the Day."

Here's our next toss-up.

What 2023 album whose title is spelled out by letter rings on its cover includes the singles "Bad Idea Right?"

and "Vampire."

(buzzer beeping) Paige.

Mountain View.

- Guts.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

Female participants in what 1920 subculture used heavy makeup, wore bobbed hair, and danced the Charleston to jazz music?

(students whispering) (buzzer beeping) - Burlesque?

- No.

The answer we're looking for was flappers.

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

What organelle found in animals consists of flattened discs called cisternae packages proteins into vesicles?

(buzzer beeping) Luke.

Mountain View.

- Golgi apparatus.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus question.

What city whose Zimmerman House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is the most populous city in New Hampshire?

(buzzer beeping) Paige.

- Concord?

- No, we're looking for Manchester, New Hampshire.

Good guess though.

Here comes our next toss-up.

What kind of military technology includes a group modified for D-Day called Hobart's Funnies and the Soviet T-34, US M4 Sherman, and German Panzer?

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Tanks.

- Is correct.

And your bonus question.

What ring-like muscle surround the opening of bodily passages such as the pyloric one, controlling the passage of food to the small intestine?

(buzzer beeping) - Sphincter.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono as we go on to another toss-up.

What American artist depicted two women in a restaurant in his painting "Chop Suey" and painted an ad for Phillies cigars above a bar in Nighthawks?

(timer beeping) That was Edward Hopper.

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

What theory gives rise to the so-called Twin Paradox predicts... (buzzer beeping) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Special relativity.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

Low residual income from streaming services helped lead what union that represents film and TV workers to go on strike along with... (buzzer beeping) - The Writers Union.

- [Paul] Judges?

(timer beeping) Is incorrect.

The answer we were looking for was the Writers Guild of America.

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

(electricity buzzing) 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.

Mountain View has won the coin toss and will pick first.

Your categories are D in Poetry or World Heritage Sites.

- World heritage sites.

- World heritage sites it is.

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

What country contains these UNESCO World Heritage sites?

Yellowstone National Park?

(buzzer beeping) - United States.

- [Paul] Yes.

Great Barrier Reef?

(buzzer beeping) - Australia.

- [Paul] Yes.

The Alhambra?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- [Paul] Spain.

The ancient city of Aleppo?

(buzzer beeping) - India.

- [Paul] Syria.

Lake Baikal?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- Russia.

Machu Picchu?

(buzzer beeping) - Peru.

- [Paul] Yes.

The Lake District?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- UK.

Ha Long Bay?

(buzzer beeping) - China.

- [Paul] Vietnam.

Fort Jesus in Mombasa?

(buzzer beeping) - Israel.

- [Paul] Kenya.

The Elephanta Caves?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That's India.

Okay, Mountain View that's going to do it for your portion of the Lightning Round.

North Pocono, we're coming over to you.

Your remaining category will be D in Poetry.

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

Given a poet and a line from one of their poems, give the word beginning with D that fills in the blank.

Allen Ginsberg, "I saw the best minds of my generation blank by madness."

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

- Die.

- Destroyed.

Edgar Allan Poe, "Once upon a midnight blank."

(buzzer beeping) - Dream.

Dream.

- [Paul] Dreary.

Langston Hughes, "What happens to a blank deferred."

(buzzer beeping) - Dream.

- [Paul] Yes.

Dylan Thomas, "Rage, rage against the blank of the light."

(buzzer beeping) - Dawn.

- Dying.

Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Look on my works ye mighty and blank."

(buzzer beeping) - Despair.

- [Paul] Yes.

Robert Frost, "Two roads blank in a yellow wood."

(buzzer beeping) - Diverge.

- [Paul] Yes.

Walt Whitman, "When lilacs last in the blank bloom'd."

(buzzer beeping) - Dandelions.

- [Paul] Dooryard.

John Milton, "No light but rather blank visible."

(buzzer beeping) - Darkness.

- [Paul] Yes.

William Carlos Williams, "Forgive me, they were blank."

(buzzer beeping) - Dead.

- Delicious.

John Keats, "My heart aches, and a blank numbness pains."

That's drowsy.

And that's going to do it for the Lightning Round.

And after that, we currently have North Pocono in the lead over Mountain View, 70 to 35.

And we're now going to go ahead and move into the second quarter with this toss-up question.

What 2022 film includes the characters Lemon and Tangerine and stars Brad Pitt as Ladybug?

An assassin battling killers.

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- "Miraculous Ladybug."

- Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question and rebound to Mountain View.

Battling killers on a high speed railway.

(buzzer beeping) - "Bullet Train."

- "Bullet Train" is correct for your rebound points, Mountain View as we move on now to our next toss-up.

What country, which is home to a massive basin, called Bolsón de Mapimí includes such states as... (buzzer beeping) Luke.

Mountain View.

- France.

- Is incorrect.

I will finish the question and rebound to North Pocono.

Queretaro and the cities of Puebla and Tijuana.

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

- Mexico.

- Is correct for your rebound points.

Let's go on to another toss-up.

What vessel, which is depicted in the poem, "The Convergence of the Twain" by Thomas Hardy was captained by Edward Smith, when it hit an iceberg in 1912?

(buzzer beeping) Vivian.

Mountain View.

- The Titanic.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus now.

A mountain formerly known as "Communism Peak", is the highest point of what landlocked Central Asian country whose capital is Dushanbe?

(buzzer beeping) - Kazakhstan.

- No.

Looking for Tajikistan.

Tajikistan.

Here's our next toss-up.

What mechanic who belongs to the Junior Anti-Sex League has an affair with Winston and is captured by the thought police?

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Julia.

- Is correct.

And your bonus question.

What emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 was the son of Hirohito and the father of current Japanese emperor Naruhito?

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- Okay, that's Akihito.

Akihito.

Let's go to another toss-up question.

What piece in which a bassoon represents the grandfather is a symphonic fairytale for children, titled for a boy and an animal by Sergei Prokofiev?

(buzzer beeping) Vivian.

Mountain View.

- "The Boy and the Wolf."

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to North Pocono.

(buzzer beeping) - "Right of Spring."

- No.

We're looking for, and you were close, Vivian.

"Peter and the Wolf."

"Peter and the Wolf."

Let's go to another toss-up.

What type of radiation, whose scattering was used to deduce Bragg's law was used by Rosalind Franklin to study DNA in a namesake crystallography?

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- Ultraviolet.

- Is incorrect.

Rebound to Mountain View.

(buzzer beeping) Luke.

- X-Ray.

- X-Ray is correct for your rebound points as we move on to our next toss-up.

What city which was defended by the Aurelian Walls did King Alaric Visigoth sacked in AD 405, pillaging sites along the forum and the Tiber River?

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- Rome.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What word which names NASA's second human spaceflight program, and the constellation whose brightest star is Pollux is Latin for twins?

(buzzer beeping) - Gemini.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono.

30 seconds left in the round.

Here's our next toss-up.

What country is home to The Court of Justice of the European Union, is a grand duchy, and is a small country that comprises the Lux in Benelux?

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- Luxembourg.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

The day after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt told Congress that the attack was a date which will live in?

(buzzer beeping) What condition?

Noah.

- Infamy.

- Infamy is correct for your bonus points.

Very good.

(timer beeping) And that sound that you heard signals the end of the first half, 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 Mountain View.

And Vivian, I'll come to you first.

Tell us what your favorite film is and why?

- Honestly, I think I would have to say that my favorite film is "Jojo Rabbit."

Just 'cause like, it's somehow funny and sad at the same time.

- [Paul] Exactly.

It is very much so.

Thanks, Vivian.

Luke?

- I'd have to say "The Mario Movie."

It's pretty good.

- Okay, all right.

Jackson?

- "Saving Private Ryan" would be my favorite film.

I think the story's just great and- - Absolutely.

- Models the true sacrifice of our troops.

- Absolutely.

Paige?

- Oh, I was gonna say the "Barbie" movie was pretty good.

- (laughs softly) It actually was pretty good.

- Yeah.

- Thank you, Mountain View.

Good luck the rest of the way.

North Pocono, coming over to you.

Stephanie, what is your favorite film and tell us why?

- I would probably say "Coraline" 'cause of the mysterious element to it.

- [Paul] Okay.

Minerva.

- Well, I'm gonna steal Stephanie's answer.

I'm gonna say "Coraline."

Everything in there is there for a reason.

It's really cool.

- [Paul] All right, thank you.

Grace.

- Believe it or not, actually "Coraline" is also my favorite movie.

(students laughing) - [Paul] So far we have a consensus.

Noah?

- "The Sixth Sense."

The twists are unbelievable.

- Oh, absolutely it is.

Really, really and truly.

Well, it was very nice to see you all again.

Good luck the rest of the way.

And we're now going to go ahead and begin the third quarter with this toss-up question.

What title character who kills Don Issachar to rescue Cunegonde, is a student of the optimistic Doctor Pangloss in a 1759 French novella by Voltaire?

(timer beeping) That is "Candide."

Let's go to another toss-up.

What physicist whose namesake rings are created by reflection and are discussed in his 1704 book "Opticks" also... (buzzer beeping) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Isaac Newton.

- Is correct.

And here's your bonus.

In what Henrik Ibsen play does Oswald Alving learn dark family secrets and beg his mother for an overdose of morphine while dying from syphilis?

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- That is "Ghosts."

"Ghosts."

Here's our next toss-up question.

What president whose commitment to westward expansion inspired the phrase "54-40 or Fight!"

led the US during the Mexican-American War?

(buzzer beeping) Jackson.

Mountain View.

- James Polk.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus, and get your pencils and papers ready.

In how many seconds will an elevator traveling at four feet per second ascend nine floors if there are 12 feet between floors?

(buzzer beeping) Jackson.

- 27.

- Is correct for your bonus points, Mountain View.

Here's our next toss-up.

What California Republican who negotiated the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 to raise the debt ceiling was deposed as Speaker of the House?

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Kevin McCarthy.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

What left wing revolutionary party overthrew the Somoza family in 1979, and subsequently governed Nicaragua until 1990 and again since 2007?

(buzzer beeping) - People's Party.

- No.

That's the Sandinistas.

The Sandinistas.

Let's go to another toss-up.

What country whose capital lies on the Absheron Peninsula disputes Nagorno-Karabakh with neighboring Armenia and is governed from Baku?

(buzzer beeping) Paige.

Mountain View.

- Azerbaijan.

- Is correct.

And your bonus question.

In 1893, Henry Ossawa Tanner painted an elderly African-American man teaching a young boy to play what stringed instrument?

(buzzer beeping) - Violin.

- No, that was the banjo.

The banjo.

Let's go to another toss-up.

What cosmic entities such as Sagittarius A star, which is at the center... (buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- Super massive black holes.

- Judges?

- Yes.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What British author wrote about the corruption of postwar Vienna in "The Third Man" and depicted a Catholic Whiskey Priest in "The Power and the Glory?"

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- That is Graham Greene.

Graham Greene.

Our next toss-up question.

What objects whose flat woven types include the kaleen are made of wool and include Oriental and Persian varieties with intricate... (buzzer buzzing) Noah.

North Pocono.

- Carpet.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What person claimed, "One is not born but rather becomes a woman," in her 1949 book "The Second Sex"?

(buzzer beeping) - Margaret Singer.

- No, it was Simone de Beauvoir.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What US coin which shares its name with a dreadful genre of Lords stories, depicts the Union Shield opposite an image of Abraham Lincoln?

(buzzer beeping) Luke.

Mountain View.

- Penny.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

In the US, (timer beeping) the most watched scripted television episode of all time is the 1983 series finale of what sitcom about doctors during the Korean War?

(buzzer beeping) - "Mash."

- "Mash" is correct for your bonus points, Mountain View.

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

(electricity buzzing) This time, North Pocono will pick first.

Your categories are Mobile Games or the 2024 Presidential Election.

(students whispering) (buzzer beeping) - 2024 presidential election.

- Okay, 2024 presidential election it is.

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

Name these 2024 presidential candidates.

Current Democratic president.

(buzzer beeping) - Joe Biden.

- [Paul] Yes.

Most recent Republican president?

(buzzer beeping) - Donald Trump.

- [Paul] Yes.

Former vice-president from Indiana?

(buzzer beeping) - Mike Pence.

- [Paul] Yes.

Current governor of Florida?

(buzzer beeping) - Ron DeSantis.

- [Paul] Yes.

Female Republican from South Carolina?

(buzzer beeping) - Nikki Haley.

- [Paul] Yes.

Democrat who ran in 2020 and wrote "A Return to Love"?

(buzzer beeping) - Bernie Sanders.

- [Paul] Marianne Williamson.

Anti-vaccine activist, whose father was assassinated in the... (buzzer beeping) - Robert F. Kennedy.

Wait.

Oh sorry.

Oh.

- Is incorrect.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Former governor of New Jersey implicated in Bridgegate?

(buzzer beeping) - Christie.

- Yes.

Former Texas Congressman and CIA operative?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- Will Hurd.

Hindu entrepreneur who wants to... (buzzer beeping) - Ramaswamy.

- Is correct.

Very good in that Lightning Round, North Pocono.

That's gonna do it for you.

Mountain View, we're coming your way and your remaining category will be mobile games.

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

Name these mobile games.

Nintendo monster catching franchise with a Mobile Go game?

(buzzer beeping) - "Super Mario."

- [Paul] "Pokemon."

Match 3 puzzle saga about confections?

(buzzer beeping) - "Sugar Rush."

- [Paul] "Candy Crush."

Rovio Game Series about launching animals with slingshots?

(buzzer beeping) - "Angry Birds."

- [Paul] Yes.

RobTop rhythm based platformer starring a square?

(buzzer beeping) - "Geometry Dash."

- [Paul] Yes.

Half brick game about slicing oranges and plums?

(buzzer beeping) - "Fruit Ninja."

- Yes.

RPG set in Talaria which sponsors many Twitch streamers?

(buzzer beeping) - "Clash of Clans."

- [Paul] "Raid: Shadow Legends."

Danish endless runners set on railroad tracks?

(buzzer beeping) - "Subway Surfers."

- Yes.

Series in which Barry Steakfries steals a portable flying device?

(buzzer beeping) - "Jetpack Joyride."

- [Paul] Yes.

Blizzard demon-killing franchise with an immortal game?

(buzzer beeping) - "Doom."

- [Paul] "Diablo."

Hit-Point game in which players attract cats to their yard?

(buzzer beeping) - Pass.

- That is "Kitty Collector."

And that's going to do it for the Lightning Round.

And after that, we currently have North Pocono in the lead over Mountain View, 195 to 130.

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

What 15th century resident of Mainz used a loan from Johann Fust to issue a 42-line Bible after inventing the metallic movable type printing press?

(buzzer beeping) Noah, North Pocono.

- Gutenberg.

- Is correct.

And here comes your bonus.

What author created Detective Sam Spade, who appears in his novel "The Maltese Falcon"?

(buzzer beeping) - No answer.

- Okay, that's Dashiell Hammett.

Let's go to another toss-up.

And this is a pencil and paper ready kind of question.

Answer must be given as a percentage.

What percentage of a class wears glasses, if not.. (buzzer beeping) - Noah.

North Pocono.

- 30% - Is correct.

And your bonus now.

Hector was a son of what man who is king of Troy during the Trojan War?

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

- Paris.

- No, we're looking for Priam.

Priam.

Here's our next toss-up question.

What title character who could climb lamps at one week old by shinnying up the cord appears in a novel by E.B.

White and has the body.. (buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- "Stuart Little."

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

Undersea earthquakes can trigger what destructive phenomenon with very long wavelengths?

(buzzer beeping) - Tsunami.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono.

And here's our next toss-up.

What merchant served as the first governor of the state of Massachusetts and signed the Declaration of Independence with a massive signature?

(buzzer beeping) Jackson.

Mountain View.

- John Hancock.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

What most populous island of Denmark is home to most of the capital?

(buzzer beeping) - Oh God, I don't know.

Copenhagen.

- No, we're looking for Zealand.

Zealand.

Here's our next toss-up.

In 2023, what chain whose major franchisee Meridian closed and began to reclaim the flame plan after falling behind Wendy's as number two in hamburger sales?

(buzzer beeping) Noah, North Pocono.

- Burger King.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What city that was the birthplace of Herodotus is in present day Turkey, and was the site of a 45-meter tall tomb known as The Mausoleum?

(buzzer beeping) - Istanbul?

- No.

It's the Halicarnassus.

The Halicarnassus.

Let's go to our next toss-up.

What mineral made of magnesium silicate hydrate is the main constituent of soapstone has a most hardness of one and is ground up?

(buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- Talc.

- Is correct.

And your bonus now.

What Russian scientist, the namesake of Element 101, predicted the properties of gallium?

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

- Mendeleev.

- Is correct for your bonus points, North Pocono.

And here's our next toss-up.

What Greek goddess who transformed Arachne into a spider was... (buzzer beeping) Grace.

North Pocono.

- Athena.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

In 2022, Ryan North started writing comic books featuring what group of Marvel comics heroes, whose headquarters is in the Baxter building?

(buzzer beeping) - "Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles."

- No.

It's "The Fantastic Four."

Let's go onto another toss-up.

The main plot tried to overthrow which king, who was also targeted by Robert Catesby in the Gunpowder Plot after he succeeded Elizabeth I?

(buzzer beeping) Stephanie.

North Pocono.

- James of Scotland.

James I.

- [Paul] Is uh, Judges?

- Yes.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

In September 2023, what country returned AWOL US soldier and attempted defector Travis King to US custody?

(buzzer beeping) Noah.

- North Korea.

- Is correct for your bonus points.

Our next toss-up.

What student of psychologist Ivan Sechenov, was Russia's first Nobel laureate and studied Classical Conditioning by making... (buzzer beeping) Luke.

Mountain View.

- Ivan Pavlov.

- Is correct.

And your bonus.

What 10-letter adjective describes physical processes in which the temperature of a system remains constant?

(timer beeping) That is isothermal.

Isothermal.

Well, that's the end of the game.

And our winner tonight is North Pocono over Mountain View, 280 to 150.

Congratulations, North Pocono.

You are 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 thanks for watching.

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