>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT GOES UP AGAINST LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 61ST SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES TONIGHT AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT YOU WALK ONTO THIS CAMPUS.

YOU REALIZE IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[ ♪♪♪ ] [ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP FOUR AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP FOUR TEAMS AS THEY STAND RIGHT NOW.

LONGMEADOW AT THE TOP WITH 360.

HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL 260, AND THAT IS THE POINTS TO BEAT THIS EVENING TO GET ON THAT TOP-FOUR LEADERBOARD.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT GOING UP AGAINST LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH LEE, COACHED BY JOSHUA HALL AND KARI WADE.

>> I'M TYLER BROCK.

I'M A SENIOR AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I AM EVAN TROMBLEY.

I'M A SENIOR AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M KOREY CHEN.

I'M A SOPHOMORE AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, AMY DESIATA.

>> AND FOR CHARLEMONT, COACHED BY NEALE GAY.

>> HI, I'M JASPER BUTLER-KURTH.

I AM A SOPHOMORE AT THE ACADEMY OF CHARLEMONT.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ISADORE SCHIFF.

I'M A JUNIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> MY NAME IS SEAMUS TURNER-GLENNON.

I AM A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> WE START OUR MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

OKAY, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVELED DUE SOUTH OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE ALABAMA IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

LET'S MOVE ON.

WHICH OF THE FIVE STAGES OF MITOSIS OCCURS FIRST?

IS IT INTERPHASE, TELOPHASE, OR PROPHASE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> INTERPHASE.

>> INTERPHASE, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IF EACH INTERIOR ANGLE OF A CERTAIN REGULAR POLYGON MEASURES 30 DEGREES, THEN THAT POLYGON HAS HOW MANY SIDES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> TWELVE.

>> TWELVE, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT THAT HAPPENS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> SPRING EQUINOX?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> SUMMER SOLSTICE?

>> IT WAS ACTUALLY THE VERNAL EQUINOX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON AND TRY THIS QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN NEW ENGLAND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MOUNT GREYLOCK?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE.

THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS MOUNT WASHINGTON.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.

IN THIS SIMPLE SENTENCE, "THE BIG DOG CHASED THE CAT," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "BIG"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ADJECTIVE.

>> ADJECTIVE, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IN WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY DOES THE DUKE OF ALBANY SPEAK THE WORDS, "O GONERIL, YOU ARE NOT WORTH THE DUST--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> KING LEAR.

>> KING LEAR, YES.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

A FAVORITE SONG OF THIS BELOVED MUPPET CHARACTER AND LONGTIME SESAME STREET REGULAR IS "RUBBER DUCKY."

NAME THE CHARACTER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ELMO?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LEE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ERNIE.

OKAY, NEXT QUESTION.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL ELEMENTS IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE ACTINIDE SERIES: RADIUM, PLUTONIUM, OR CALIFORNIUM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> RADIUM.

>> RADIUM, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IN TOMIE DEPAOLA'S CLASSIC STORY, WHAT TYPE OF FOOD DOES STREGA NONA'S MAGICAL POT MAKE CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL SHE CHANTS A CERTAIN SPELL AND BLOWS IT THREE KISSES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> PASTA.

>> PASTA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS IS NOT A PERFECT SQUARE: 64, 400, OR 554?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> 400.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.

LEE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> 554.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT SOVIET POLICY INSTITUTED BY MIKHAIL GORBACHEV IN THE LATE 1980S DERIVES ITS NAME FROM RUSSIAN FOR "OPENNESS"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> "GLADNOST"?

>> YES, GLASNOST IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

"A SQUARED PLUS B SQUARED EQUALS C SQUARED" IS AN EQUATION FOR WHAT MATHEMATICAL THEOREM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NICE.

THE BATTLE OF ANZIO OCCURRED DURING WHAT CONFLICT: THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR, WORLD WAR I, OR WORLD WAR II?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> WORLD WAR II.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT IS THE FIRST NATIONAL BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS IF YOU TRAVEL DUE EAST FROM RABAT, MOROCCO?

IS IT LIBYA, TUNISIA, OR ALGERIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ALGERIA.

>> YES, ALGERIA IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, QUICKLY ADD 5 TO 15 AND EXPRESS YOUR ANSWER IN ROMAN NUMERALS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> XX.

>> XX, 20, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHAT BASIC UNIT OF MAGNETIC INDUCTION WHICH IS ABBREVIATED WITH THE LETTER T IS EQUAL TO ONE WEBER PER SQUARE METER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS A TESLA.

ALL RIGHT, COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP: ZEUS IS TO JUPITER AS WHAT GOD IS TO NEPTUNE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> POSEIDON.

>> POSEIDON, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE TO FENWAY PARK AS WHAT MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM IS TO TARGET FIELD?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> THE TWINS?

>> YES, MINNESOTA TWINS, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IN WHAT BOOK BY KEN KESEY DO THE CHARACTERS NURSE RATCHED, RANDALL MCMURPHY AND-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

IF IT IS LUNDI IN FRANCE, WHAT DAY WOULD IT BE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MONDAY.

>> MONDAY, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT EGYPTIAN WATERWAY LINKS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH THE RED SEA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> SUEZ CANAL.

>> YEP, THAT'S RIGHT, SUEZ CANAL.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M MELINA GARCIA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT COOL FEATURE WOULD YOU ADD TO YOUR HOUSE AND WHY?

>> I THINK I WOULD ADD A SLIDE JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, GOING DOWN THE STAIRS TAKES TOO LONG, SO A SLIDE WOULD MAKE IT SO MUCH FASTER.

>> PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE TRACKPAD THINGS FROM READY PLAYER ONE.

YOU KNOW, THE ONES WHERE YOU CAN RUN AROUND IN V.R., BECAUSE THAT JUST SEEMS WICKED COOL.

>> IF I COULD ADD A COOL FEATURE, IT'D PROBABLY BE SKYLIGHTS, BECAUSE I LIKE THE IDEA OF LOOKING UP AT NIGHT AND SEEING THE STARS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> MOVING ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, LET'S SEE HOW YOU MANAGE IN THIS ROUND.

EACH ANSWER WILL CONTAIN THE LETTER SEQUENCE "M-A-N" SOMEWHERE IN IT, SUCH AS THE WORD "MANAGE."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

ANNUAL PUBLICATION CONTAINING METEOROLOGICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION ABOUT A CERTAIN YEAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ALMANAC.

>> ALMANAC, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A SOPRANO PLUCKED STRING INSTRUMENT IN THE LUTE FAMILY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MANDOLIN.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

2004 FILM SUBTITLED "THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ANCHORMAN.

>> YES, ANCHORMAN IS CORRECT.

WORD FOR THE UNCONTROLLABLE IMPULSE TO STEAL THINGS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> KLEPTOMANIAC.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

STAGE BETWEEN APPRENTICESHIP AND MASTERY OF A TRADE OR CRAFT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> TRADESMAN?

>> JOURNEYMAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SPANISH WORD FOR "TOMORROW."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MANANA.

>> MANANA IS CORRECT.

DECLARATION ISSUED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A TYPE OF ORANGE OR A GROUP OF DIALECTS SPOKEN IN CHINA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MANDARIN.

>> MANDARIN IS CORRECT.

MARINE MAMMAL OCCASIONALLY CALLED THE SEA COW.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MANATEE.

>> MANATEE, YES.

FRENCH WORD FOR A DOLL USED TO DISPLAY AND FIT CLOTHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MARIONETTE.

>> MANNEQUIN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A TEMPORARILY INACTIVE VOLCANO.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> DORMANT.

>> DORMANT, YES, RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

A MEMBER OF A TURKISH DYNASTY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OTTOMAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO OWNS AND CULTIVATES A SMALL FARM.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] YEOMAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND, WHERE TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN CONTINUE ON FOR POINTS.

NOW, IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THAT QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

RIGHT NOW, LEE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU ARE JUST A BIT BEHIND-- NOT MUCH-- BUT THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

MICHAEL KORS IS A 21ST-CENTURY AMERICAN WHAT?

GOURMET CHEF, FASHION DESIGNER, DEFENSE LAWYER, OR CHOREOGRAPHER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> MICHAEL KORS IS A FASHION DESIGNER.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

TELL ME THE PROFESSION MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, GEORGE GERSHWIN.

>> COMPOSER.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT KURT GÖÖDEL?

>> MATHEMATICIAN.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES?

>> ECONOMIST.

>> ECONOMIST, YOU ARE RIGHT.

>> HOW ABOUT ZDENO CHÁÁRA?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] FAMOUS HOCKEY PLAYER.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE, FINALLY, HOW ABOUT BOB FOSSE?

>> CHOREOGRAPHER.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

CHARLEMONT, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

IF YOU WISH TO BROWSE THE ARTWORK AT THE MUSÉÉE D'ORSAY, SHOWN HERE, YOU'LL HAVE TO TRAVEL TO WHAT EUROPEAN CITY?

>> PARIS?

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

SOUNDED SURPRISED ABOUT THAT ONE.

SO LET'S MOVE ON.

IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE MUSÉÉE D'ORSAY, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THESE MASTERWORKS.

FOR TEN POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, COMPLETED IN 1871, THE OFFICIAL TITLE OF THIS PAINTING BY JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER IS ARRANGEMENT IN GREY AND BLACK NO.

1.

BY WHAT MORE COMMON NAME IS THIS WORK KNOWN?

>> WHISTLER'S MOTHER.

>> YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THIS FAMOUS PAINTING FOUND AT THE MUSÉÉE D'ORSAY, STARRY NIGHT OVER THE RHONE, IS ATTRIBUTED TO WHAT ARTIST?

>> VAN GOGH?

>> YES, VINCENT VAN GOGH, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

COMPLETED IN THE 1870S, THE PAINTING THE BALLET CLASS DEPICTS ONE OF THIS ARTIST'S FAVORITE SUBJECTS.

WAS THE PAINTER OF THE BALLET CLASS CLAUDE MONET, PAUL CÉÉZANNE, OR EDGAR DEGAS?

>> CÉÉZANNE?

>> OH, I'M SORRY.

CORRECT ANSWER IS EDGAR DEGAS.

SO CLOSE, BUT NICE JOB NONETHELESS.

OKAY, LEE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECT BEGUN IN 1990 AND COMPLETED IN 2003 THAT WAS DESIGNED TO SEQUENCE AND MAP THE CHEMICAL BASE PAIRS THAT MAKE UP DNA?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OH, I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> HUMAN GENOME PROJECT.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

DNA IS A MOLECULE THAT CARRIES GENETIC INFORMATION, OF COURSE.

ATCG IS AN ACRONYM DESCRIBING THE FOUR NUCLEOTIDES THAT MAKE UP DNA.

FOR ALL 20 POINTS, AND YOU MUST GET EACH NAME CORRECT, WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE DNA NUCLEOTIDES REPRESENTED BY THE ACRONYM ATCG?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OH, I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

CORRECT ANSWER IS ADENINE, THYMINE, CYTOSINE, AND GUANINE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH CHARLEMONT, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS JOHN STEINBECK NOVEL TELLS THE GREAT DEPRESSION-ERA STORY OF THE JOADS, A POOR OKLAHOMA FAMILY WHO ARE DRIVEN FROM THEIR DUST-BOWL DEVASTATED HOME AND SET OUT FOR CALIFORNIA.

NAME THE NOVEL.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE GRAPES OF WRATH.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT NOVELS OF JOHN STEINBECK, THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THIS 1937 STEINBECK NOVEL WHICH DERIVES ITS TITLE FROM A LINE IN A POEM BY SCOTTISH POET ROBERT BURNS, RELATES THE STORY OF MIGRANT WORKERS GEORGE MILTON AND LENNIE SMALL.

NAME THE BOOK.

>> OF MICE AND MEN.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE TITLE OF THIS 1961 NOVEL, STEINBECK'S LAST, IS DERIVED FROM THE OPENING LINES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S PLAY RICHARD III.

NAME THE BOOK.

>> THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

MUCH OF THE ACTION OF THIS 1945 STEINBECK NOVEL TAKES PLACE ON A STREET LINED WITH SARDINE CANNERIES.

BY WHAT TWO-WORD NAME IS THAT STREET KNOWN, WHICH IS ALSO THE TITLE OF THE BOOK?

>> CANNERY ROW.

>> CANNERY ROW, YES, VERY NICE JOB.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, AT THE TIME OF ITS ADMISSION AS THE 31ST U.S. STATE, ITS FIRST LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WERE HELD IN THE TEMPORARY CAPITAL CITY SAN JOSE.

NAME THE STATE.

>> TEXAS.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

CORRECT ANSWER IS CALIFORNIA.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH CHARLEMONT.

AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THE WREN LIBRARY AT TRINITY COLLEGE IN CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, IS HOME TO MANY HISTORICALLY NOTABLE BOOKS.

THEY INCLUDE A COLLECTION OF WORKS FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT KNOWN AS THE BARD OF AVON.

NAME THIS PLAYWRIGHT.

>> WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

>> YES, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE NOTABLE BOOKS IN THE WREN LIBRARY.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

IF YOU ENJOY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, YOU MAY WANT TO VISIT THE LIBRARY TO SEE THIS AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF WINNIE THE POOH.

NAME HIM.

>> A.A. MILNE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE COLLECTION ALSO INCLUDES AN EIGHTH-CENTURY COPY OF THE EPISTLES OF THIS CHRISTIAN APOSTLE WHOSE ORIGINAL NAME WAS SAUL OF TARSUS.

NAME HIM.

>> PAUL THE APOSTLE?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, YOU'LL ALSO FIND A FIRST EDITION COPY OF THIS BRITISH MATHEMATICIAN'S GREAT WORK, PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA, COMPLETE WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTES.

NAME HIM.

>> ISAAC NEWTON?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, GRAB YOUR PENS AND PAPER AND GET READY FOR THIS ONE.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

WHAT IS 45 PERCENT OF A NUMBER IF 18 IS 15 PERCENT OF THAT SAME NUMBER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 54.

>> 54, YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE WITH PERCENTAGES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

KEEP YOUR PENS AND PAPER HANDY AND LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

A CAR SALESMAN RECEIVES A 9-PERCENT COMMISSION ON THE SELLING PRICE OF A CAR.

IF THE COMMISSION WAS $1,350, HOW MUCH DID THE CAR COST?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP.

CORRECT ANSWER IS 15,000.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IF A DISCOUNT OF 30 PERCENT OFF SAVED SUZANNE $45 ON A NEW DRESS, HOW MUCH DID SHE PAY FOR THE DRESS?

>> $100?

>> CLOSE, HOWEVER, CORRECT ANSWER IS $105.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, A TEST HAS 70 QUESTIONS.

IF BOB GETS 80% RIGHT, HOW MANY DID HE ANSWER CORRECTLY?

>> 56.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

CHARLEMONT, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> LAST OF THE 30S.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHAT COPPER STATUE WAS DESIGNED BY THIS SCULPTOR, FRÉÉDÉÉRIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI, AND DEDICATED IN NEW YORK CITY AS A NATIONAL LANDMARK ON OCTOBER 28TH, 1886?

>> THE STATUE OF LIBERTY?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS PROUDLY STOOD ON LIBERTY ISLAND IN NEW YORK BAY FOR NEARLY 130 YEARS.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ICONIC LANDMARK.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

THE STATUE WAS A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF WHAT COUNTRY ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNITED STATES' 100TH ANNIVERSARY?

>> FRANCE.

>> FRANCE, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IT DEPICTS A WOMAN HOLDING A TORCH IN HER RAISED RIGHT HAND AND A TABLET IN HER LEFT HAND WHICH BEARS WHAT SPECIFIC DATE?

>> 1776?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

IT'S JULY 4TH, 1776.

WE'RE ASKING FOR SPECIFICS THERE.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY.

THE EMMA LAZARUS POEM INSCRIBED ON A PLAQUE AT THE PEDESTAL'S ENTRANCE WAS WRITTEN TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE STATUE'S PEDESTAL.

WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE POEM?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ENTITLED THE NEW COLOSSUS.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, I'M SAM REHOR FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM CHARLEMONT ACADEMY, IF YOU WERE TO IMPRESS YOUR 5-YEAR-OLD SELF, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM?

>> I WOULD TELL MY 5-YEAR-OLD SELF TO BET AS MUCH MONEY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE ON THE STEELERS WINNING THE SUPER BOWL IN 2009.

>> I WOULD TELL THEM THAT I'M GOING TO BE ON TV.

>> I THINK WHAT I COULD SAY THAT WOULD IMPRESS MY 5-YEAR-OLD SELF THE MOST IS THAT I WAS GOING TO BE ON TV.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> ON NOW TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WE'RE CALLING THIS ONE GREAT NEW ENGLAND VACATION SPOTS.

I'LL NAME A NEW ENGLAND TOURIST SPOT, YOU TELL ME IN WHICH STATE YOU'LL FIND IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

>> STROLL THE CLIFF WALK IN NEWPORT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> RHODE ISLAND.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

GO HIKING IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MAINE.

>> MAINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN EASTHAM, YOU'LL SEE NAUSET LIGHT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MASSACHUSETTS.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE SKIING IS GREAT AT KILLINGTON.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> VERMONT.

>> VERMONT IS RIGHT.

CHECK OUT SEA CREATURES AT THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MASSACHUSETTS.

>> YES, MASSACHUSETTS IS RIGHT.

GO WHALE WATCHING OUT OF KENNEBUNKPORT.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE MAINE.

TRY TAKE A NATURE WALK AT FRANCONIA NOTCH.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS NEW HAMPSHIRE.

LEARN SAILING HISTORY AT MYSTIC SEAPORT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> RHODE ISLAND.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS CONNECTICUT.

TAKE A FERRY TO GET TO BLOCK ISLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MAINE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS RHODE ISLAND.

LEARN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY AT BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> MASSACHUSETTS.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS VERMONT.

TRY GO SNOWMOBILING AT AROOSTOOK STATE PARK.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT IS IN MAINE.

GO FISHING AT SEBAGO LAKE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ALSO IN MAINE.

SEE THE ANIMALS AT THE ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE IN RHODE ISLAND.

STROLL THE BEACH TO GET TO EDGARTOWN HARBOR LIGHT.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] MASSACHUSETTS.

THE HIGHEST POINT IN THIS STATE IS MOUNT MANSFIELD.

CORRECT ANSWER IS VERMONT, HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WOW, WELL, CHARLEMONT, YOU TOOK THE LEAD AND YOU JUST NEVER LOOKED BACK, SO STRONG WORK THIS EVENING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT, REALLY FUN MATCHUP TONIGHT.

TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEBPAGE AT NEPM.ORG OR YOU COULD ALWAYS LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

GOOD NIGHT, AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR FOR EVERY STUDENT.

THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

>> TO EXCEL IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRANSFORM AND EVOLVE INTO A BETTER PERSON.

WESTFIELD STATE IS A FIT FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S A CAMPUS THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO HOST A COMMUNITY IN WHICH I CAN GET TO KNOW DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.

>> THE IMPACT I WANT TO LEAVE AT WESTFIELD STATE IS TO BE A LEADER, TO GET INVOLVED.

EACH PERSON HAS THEIR OWN EXCELLENCE.

HOLD UP!

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE... DROP LIKE THAT!

>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOUR SCHOOL'S MATCH IS SCHEDULED?

WANT TO KNOW WHO THE PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS ARE?

HAVE A QUESTION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE US ASK?

THEN LOG ON TO THE AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG.

YOU CAN SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER, A LISTING OF PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS, AND EVEN SUBMIT A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN WHICH MAY BE USED IN A FUTURE EPISODE.

IT'S ALL JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY.

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