Agawam High Vs. Gateway Regional (May 7 at 7 p.m.)
Season 61 Episode 18 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Agawam High Vs. Gateway Regional
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Agawam High takes on Gateway Regional! Does either team have what it takes to secure a spot on the playoffs and compete for the coveted Collamore Cup? A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz shows in the U.S.
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Agawam High Vs. Gateway Regional (May 7 at 7 p.m.)
Season 61 Episode 18 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Agawam High takes on Gateway Regional! Does either team have what it takes to secure a spot on the playoffs and compete for the coveted Collamore Cup? A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz shows in the U.S.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST GATEWAY REGIONAL 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 HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS 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 CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE, LONGMEADOW STILL ON TOP WITH 360.
THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, 285.
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS.
SO IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH GATEWAY REGIONAL, COACHED BY CHRIS MOSHER.
>> I'M LEAH SANTIAGO, AND I'M A SENIOR AT GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M AIDEN MANN, AND I AM A SENIOR FROM GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M GARRETT LABRANCHE, A SENIOR AT GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, NANCY MUELLER.
>> AND FOR AGAWAM, COACHED BY KEITH IRELAND.
>> HI, MY NAME IS CHRIS.
I'M A JUNIOR FROM AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS EDEN BERRY, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS HUDA SARHAN, AND I'M FROM AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, MARK KUMAZEV AND JULIANNE BIZANCHEK.
>> 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.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.
HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.
IF YOU TRAVELED DUE SOUTH FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> OHIO.
>> YES, OHIO IS CORRECT.
IN THE VIDEO WORLD, THE INITIALS "PTZ" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR "PAN, TILT," AND WHAT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> ZOOM.
>> ZOOM IS CORRECT.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY CAN BE FOUND IN WHICH U.S. STATE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> UTAH.
>> UTAH IS CORRECT.
GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.
IF THERE ARE 36 INCHES IN ONE YARD, HOW MANY INCHES ARE THERE IN 15 YARDS?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] 540 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.
ACCORDING TO THE FAMILIAR TONGUE TWISTER, EXACTLY HOW MANY PICKLED PEPPERS DID PETER PIPER PICK?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> A PECK.
>> A PECK, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 18TH, 1815.
IT WAS FOUGHT THREE MILES SOUTH OF WATERLOO VILLAGE IN WHAT PRESENT-DAY EUROPEAN COUNTRY?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BELGIUM.
>> BELGIUM, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A MARSUPIAL: A WALLABY, A BANDICOOT, A LEMUR, OR A KOALA?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> A BANDICOOT.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
GATEWAY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
>> A KOALA?
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS A LEMUR.
LET'S MOVE ON.
IN THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, WHAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S SLOGAN WAS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> GEORGE W. BUSH.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.
WHAT'S THE SURNAME OF THE INCREDIBLES FILM FRANCHISE FAMILY MEMBERS BOB, HELEN, VIOLET, DASH, AND JACK-JACK?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> INCREDIBLE?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
GATEWAY, AGAIN, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SURNAME IS PARR.
LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS.
"THERE AIN'T NO SIN AND THERE AIN'T NO VIRTUE, THERE'S JUST STUFF PEOPLE DO" IS A LINE IN THE NOVEL THE GRAPES OF WRATH, WRITTEN BY WHAT AUTHOR?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> JOHN STEINBECK.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN THE SIMPLE SENTENCE "HE HAD TROUBLE SOLVING THE MATHEMATICAL EQUATION," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "MATHEMATICAL"?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> ADJECTIVE.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT IS THE GEOMETRIC MEAN OF THE NUMBERS 3, 6, AND 12?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] [ RINGER SOUNDS ] NOT QUITE IN TIME.
SIX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
THE NAME OF MCCARRAN AIRPORT WAS RECENTLY CHANGED TO HARRY REID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN WHAT U.S. STATE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> NEVADA.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS WERE FOUR INTERNAL SECURITY LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS IN 1798 DURING THE ADMINISTRATION [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> JOHN ADAMS.
>> YES, JOHN ADAMS IS CORRECT.
THE FIRST OF THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS IN THIS RELIGION IS THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING.
WHAT RELIGION?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> ZOROASTRIANISM?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
GATEWAY, CAN YOU ANSWER?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] BUDDHISM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS IS A PROFESSIONAL TEAM THAT PLAYS WHAT SPORT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BASKETBALL.
>> BASKETBALL IS CORRECT.
MOST OFTEN USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS, WHAT PEN-LIKE MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> EPIPEN.
>> EPIPEN, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY DOES FRIAR LAWRENCE PLAY THE ROLE OF WISE ADVISER TO-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> ROMEO AND JULIET.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, WHICH OF THE NOBLE GASES HAS THE HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBER?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> RADON.
>> RADON, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT CHILDREN'S BOOK BY H.A.
REY BEGINS "THIS IS GEORGE.
HE LIVED IN AFRICA."
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> CURIOUS GEORGE.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IF AN EXTERIOR ANGLE AT THE BASE OF AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE MEASURES 100 DEGREES, WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE VERTEX ANGLE OF THE SAME TRIANGLE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> 45.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.
AGAWAM, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
>> 40?
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS 20 DEGREES.
LET'S MOVE ON.
KING EDWARD, RUSSET, AND KENNEBEC ARE ALL VARIETIES OF WHAT VEGETABLE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> POTATOES.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE COLLEGE OF PHILOSOPHY KNOWN AS THE ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED BY WHAT ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHER?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> PLATO.
>> PLATO, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
FRA MAURO WAS A NOTED 15TH-CENTURY WHAT: CARTOGRAPHER, ASTRONOMER, OR MATHEMATICIAN?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> ASTRONOMER?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.
GATEWAY, CAN YOU ANSWER?
>> MATHEMATICIAN.
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY CARTOGRAPHER.
WHAT NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAM WON THE 2021 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
BOUND ANGLE POSE, CHILD POSE, COBRA POSE, AND DOWNWARD-FACING DOG ARE ALL POSES ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT DISCIPLINE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> YOGA.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE UPPERCASE VERSION OF WHAT GREEK LETTER IS TRADITIONALLY USED IN MATHEMATICS TO INDICATE A SUM?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> SIGMA.
>> SIGMA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I'M MALINA GARCIA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM GATEWAY REGIONAL, IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR FIRST NAME, WOULD YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IT TO, AND WHY?
>> I WOULD CHANGE MY FIRST NAME TO CHRISTOPHER MOSHER AS A TRIBUTE TO OUR GROOVY TRIVIA COACH.
>> NO, I RATHER LIKE MY NAME.
I THINK IT DEFINES WHO I AM AS A PERSON, AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE HAVING ANY OTHER.
>> I THINK I'D PROBABLY CHANGE MY NAME TO LUCA JUST BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT SOUNDS, AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING A MORE, LIKE, NEUTRAL NAME.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE 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, WE'RE PUTTING YOU ON RED ALERT FOR THIS ROUND.
ALL OF THE ANSWERS BEGIN WITH THE LETTERS "R-E-D." YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
TO MAKE SMALLER IN SIZE OR QUANTITY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> REDUCE.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
NAME FOR A BRITISH SOLDIER DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> REDCOAT.
>> REDCOAT IS CORRECT.
TO BUY OR WIN BACK, OR CLEAR FROM DEBT.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "REDEEM" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
FABLED GIRL WHO ENCOUNTERED THE BIG BAD WOLF.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
TO REMOVE WORDING TO A DOCUMENT BEFORE PUBLICATION.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "REDACT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
GLOWING WITH HEAT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> RADIATE.
>> "RED HOT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
TO DO OVER AGAIN.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> REDO.
>> REDO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
SUPERFLUOUS OR UNNECESSARY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> REDUNDANT.
>> REDUNDANT IS RIGHT.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF A CRIME OR MISDEED.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> RED-HANDED.
>> RED-HANDED, YES.
CHERRY, PIMENTO, AND BELL ARE TYPES OF THESE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> PEPPERS?
>> "RED PEPPERS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
MASS OF TREES FOUND NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> REDWOOD.
>> REDWOOD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
OFFICIAL PROCEDURE MARKED BY COMPLEXITY THAT RESULTS IN DELAY.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "RED TAPE."
A EUROPEAN BIRD THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE THRUSH FAMILY.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "REDWING" IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
DISPLACEMENT OF THE SPECTRUM OF A CELESTIAL BODY TOWARD LONGER WAVELENGTHS.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "RED SHIFT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
TO DEFLECT OR DIVERT THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> REDIRECT.
>> REDIRECT, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
[ BELL RINGS ] AH, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.
LET'S 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.
IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THAT QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.
RIGHT NOW GATEWAY IS BEHIND.
THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY OF PERU?
>> LIMA.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
PROVIDE THE CAPITAL OF THE FOLLOWING SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE: SURINAM.
>> PARAMARIBO.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
TRY ECUADOR.
>> QUITO.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
FINALLY, HOW ABOUT URUGUAY?
>> MONTEVIDEO.
>> YES, VERY NICE.
AGAWAM, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.
PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR NICHOLAS AIETA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
THE COERCIVE ACTS OF 1774, KNOWN AS THE INTOLERABLE ACTS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES, WERE A SERIES OF FOUR LAWS PASSED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT TO PUNISH THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
TO QUALIFY, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DECEMBER 16TH, 1773, EVENT THAT LED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE COERCIVE ACTS?
>> BOSTON TEA PARTY.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
NICE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE ABOUT THESE ACTS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
WHAT COLONIAL ASSEMBLY WAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF THE INTOLERABLE ACTS?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
ATTENDED BY OVER 50 DELEGATES, THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET IN PHILADELPHIA IN SEPTEMBER OF 1774.
WHEN THE ASSEMBLY RECONVENED IN MAY OF 1775, WHO WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS?
>> RICHARD HENRY LEE.
>> I'M SORRY, JOHN HANCOCK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY.
WHOM DID THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS APPOINT TO COMMAND THE AMERICAN ARMY?
>> GEORGE WASHINGTON.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
OKAY, GATEWAY, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, 30.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
TO QUALIFY: HAVING ACQUIRED LUCASFILM IN 2012, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY WENT ON TO PRODUCE EPISODES VII, VIII, AND IX OF WHAT POPULAR FILM SERIES?
>> STAR WARS.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, MORE ABOUT THE STAR WARS TRILOGY.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
THE ACTION OF EPISODE VII, THE FORCE AWAKENS, BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS AFTER EPISODE VI, WHICH WAS POPULARLY SUBTITLED WHAT?
>> RETURN OF THE JEDI.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
NICE.
NAME THE PAIR OF DROIDS WHO MADE APPEARANCES IN EACH OF ALL NINE STAR WARS EPISODES.
>> C-3PO AND R2-D2.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
AND FINALLY, LUKE SKYWALKER APPEARED IN EPISODES IV THROUGH IX.
NAME THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED LUKE SKYWALKER.
>> MARK HAMILL.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
VERY NICE.
AGAWAM, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
IF YOU WERE BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WOULD YOUR ZODIAC SIGN BE TAURUS, LEO, CANCER, OR VIRGO?
>> CANCER.
>> CANCER, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
MORE WITH THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
IF YOU WERE BORN ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS, WHAT WOULD YOUR ZODIAC BE?
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, NEW YEAR'S DAY.
>> CAPRICORN.
>> CAPRICORN, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT LABOR DAY?
>> VIRGO.
>> VIRGO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINALLY, HOW ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY?
>> PISCES.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS AQUARIUS.
ALMOST.
ALL RIGHT, GATEWAY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
IN AREA, BRAZIL IS THE LARGEST SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY.
WHICH COUNTRY IS THE SECOND LARGEST?
IS IT BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA, OR CHILE?
>> ARGENTINA.
>> ARGENTINA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
SECOND LARGEST LAND MASSES BY LAND AREA.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
ASIA IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT BY LAND AREA.
WHICH CONTINENT IS SECOND LARGEST?
>> AFRICA.
>> AFRICA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
GREENLAND IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD.
WHICH ISLAND IS SECOND LARGEST, IS IT NEW GUINEA, MADAGASCAR, OR HONSHU?
>> MADAGASCAR.
>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS NEW GUINEA.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY.
THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.
OF THE 48 CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, TEXAS IS THE LARGEST STATE.
WHICH STATE IS SECOND, MONTANA, CALIFORNIA, OR ARIZONA?
>> CALIFORNIA.
>> CALIFORNIA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
AGAWAM, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.
PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> LITERATURE FOR 30.
>> LITERATURE FOR 30.
OH, YOU'VE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.
ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECT, YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.
GOOD LUCK, HERE WE GO.
NAME THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE THE SEVEN COLLECTIVE FANTASY NOVELS CALLED THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.
>> C. S. LEWIS.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BOOKS IN C. S. LEWIS' CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES TELLS THE STORY OF HOW PETER, SUSAN, EDMUND, AND LUCY PEVENSIE FIND THEIR WAY TO THE MAGICAL LAND OF NARNIA.
NAME THE BOOK.
>> THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN THIS BOOK, EDMUND, LUCY, AND THEIR COUSIN, EUSTACE SCRUBB, JOIN A VOYAGE TO FIND THE SEVEN LORDS WHO WERE BANISHED FROM NARNIA.
NAME THAT BOOK.
>> PRINCE CASPIAN.
>> THAT WOULD BE THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY.
THE LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES LEADS TO THE END OF NARNIA AS IT WAS KNOWN BUT ALLOWS ASLAN TO LEAD THE CHARACTERS TO THE TRUE NARNIA.
NAME THE BOOK.
>> THE FINAL BATTLE?
>> OH, THAT'S A GREAT GUESS, HOWEVER THE CORRECT ANSWER IS THE LAST BATTLE.
CLOSE.
GATEWAY, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
THE SENECA FALLS CONVENTION, HELD ON JULY 19TH AND 20TH, 1848, ESSENTIALLY LAUNCHED WHAT MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: ABOLITIONISM, MINORITY RIGHTS, WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, OR STATES' RIGHTS?
>> WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
MORE MILESTONES IN THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENTS.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
IN 1869, THIS STATE, THOUGH STILL A TERRITORY AT THE TIME, BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO GRANT WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS.
WAS THIS DELAWARE, WYOMING, OR MONTANA?
>> WYOMING.
>> YES, WYOMING IS CORRECT.
HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.
WOMEN WERE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ALL STATES IN 1920 WITH THE RATIFICATION OF WHICH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT?
>> 19TH.
>> 19TH, YES.
AND FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.
THE GOAL OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963 WAS TO END WAGE DISPARITY BASED ON SEX.
WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT SIGNED IT INTO LAW?
>> LYNDON B. JOHNSON?
>> 1963 WAS JOHN F. KENNEDY.
NICE JOB ON THE OTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGH.
AGAWAM, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.
LAST OF THE 30S.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
YOU'LL FIND THE HORSESHOE-SHAPED HYOID BONE ON WHAT PART OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY?
IS IT THE CHEST, NECK, HEAD, OR UPPER ARM?
>> THE CHEST.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
GATEWAY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> HEAD?
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS THE NECK IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
GATEWAY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, 25.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.
TO QUALIFY, DAVE BRUBECK, ELTON JOHN, AND LANG LANG ARE MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
>> THE PIANO.
>> PIANO, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
I'LL NAME A GROUP OF MUSICIANS, YOU TELL ME THE INSTRUMENT MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL, SIR JAMES GALWAY, AND IAN ANDERSON.
>> TRUMPET.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY THE FLUTE.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
RINGO STARR, CHARLIE WATTS, AND DAVE GROHL.
>> DRUMS.
>> DRUMS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.
HOW ABOUT EDDIE VAN HALEN, TREY ANASTASIO, AND MARK TREMONTI?
>> GUITAR.
>> YES, GUITAR IS RIGHT.
AGAWAM, YOUR TURN AGAIN.
PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
IN WHICH OF THESE SPORTS WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY EMPLOY A BOB AND WEAVE MANEUVER AS AN EVASIVE TACTIC: BASKETBALL, BOXING, OR FOOTBALL?
>> BOXING.
>> BOXING, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S SEE WHAT OTHER SPORTS-RELATED TERMINOLOGY YOU CAN RECOGNIZE.
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS SLANG PHRASES IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT TEAM SPORT?
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
"OUT IN LEFT FIELD."
>> BASEBALL.
>> OF COURSE, YES, BASEBALL.
HERE'S THE NEXT ONE, "AN ALL-OUT BLITZ."
>> FOOTBALL.
>> FOOTBALL, YEP.
HOW ABOUT "A HAT TRICK"?
>> HOCKEY.
>> HOCKEY, OF COURSE.
NEXT ONE, "A FULL-COURT PRESS."
>> BASKETBALL.
>> BASKETBALL IT IS.
AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT "A SHOESTRING CATCH"?
>> FOOTBALL?
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY BASEBALL.
>> GATEWAY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESERTS IS SITUATED ON THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA: THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, GREAT BASIN DESERT, GREAT INDIAN DESERT, OR GREAT VICTORIA DESERT?
>> GREAT BASIN DESERT.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
ON WHICH OF THE WORLD'S SEVEN CONTINENTS WILL YOU FIND EACH OF THESE DESERTS?
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE: THE MOJAVE DESERT.
>> NORTH AMERICA.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE NUBIAN DESERT.
>> AFRICA.
>> AFRICA, YES.
THE GREAT SANDY DESERT.
>> ASIA.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY AUSTRALIA.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THE NEGEV DESERT?
>> ASIA.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M MIKE LISASA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM AGAWAM HIGH, WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING YOU'VE EVER DONE?
>> THE MOST EXCITING THING I THINK I'VE EVER DONE IS, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, WE WENT TO DISNEY WORLD.
MY FIRST TIME, AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE, SEEING EVERYTHING.
>> I'D SAY THE MOST EXCITING THING I'VE EVER DONE IS GO TO A RENN FAIRE, BECAUSE IT'S SO COOL TO SEE EVERYONE IN THEIR DIFFERENT COSTUMES AND TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT BOOTHS PEOPLE HAVE SET UP, BECAUSE PEOPLE SPEND YEARS PREPARING FOR THESE THINGS, AND IT'S SO COOL TO SEE THE WORK.
>> I DRIVE THROUGH VIRGINIA AND NEW YORK A LOT, AND THE LONG CAR RIDES ARE ALWAYS REALLY FUN.
I THINK THE MOST EXCITING THING I'VE EVER DONE WAS DRIVING THAT ROAD THE FIRST TIME.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE 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, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.
WE'RE GOING BACK IN TIME TO 2015 FOR THIS ROUND.
I'LL NAME AN EVENT FROM GENERAL HISTORY, YOU TELL ME WHETHER IT HAPPENED BEFORE, AFTER, OR DURING THE YEAR 2015.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
NASA'S LAST SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> BEFORE.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE DEATH OF PHYSICIST STEPHEN HAWKING.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> AFTER, YES.
QUEEN ELIZABETH MARKS HER 60TH YEAR ON THE THRONE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE IS CORRECT.
BARACK OBAMA IS SWORN IN AS 44TH PRESIDENT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE IS CORRECT.
THE ASSASSINATION OF BENAZIR BHUTTO OF PAKISTAN.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE IS CORRECT.
NASA ANNOUNCES THAT WATER HAS BEEN FOUND ON MARS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> DURING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI IS RELEASED IN THEATERS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> AFTER IS CORRECT.
THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA RESUME DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> DURING.
>> DURING, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
HILLARY CLINTON BECOMES THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> AFTER, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
VLADIMIR PUTIN IS FIRST ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE ARAB SPRING REVOLUTIONS IN TUNISIA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE SPACE PROBE NEW HORIZONS TAKES THE FIRST CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF PLUTO.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.
>> DURING.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DURING.
THE WINTER OLYMPICS ARE HELD IN PYONGYANG, SOUTH KOREA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> AFTER, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BASKETBALL GREAT KOBE BRYANT DIES AT 41.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> AFTER, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
JURASSIC WORLD IS RELEASED IN THEATERS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> AFTER.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DURING.
HURRICANE SANDY FLOODS PARTS OF NEW YORK CITY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WIN THEIR FIRST SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AGAWAM.
>> BEFORE.
>> BEFORE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
[ BELL RINGS ] AH!
BOY, THAT WAS FAST.
THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.
IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST QUALIFYING MATCH OF THE SEASON.
GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY.
WHAT A GREAT MATCHUP TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS.
GATEWAY, FANTASTIC JOB.
AGAWAM, YOU SQUEAKED IT OUT BY FIVE POINTS, BUT, WOW, WHAT A COMPETITIVE MATCHUP.
WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC EVENING TONIGHT, AND WE WANT TO SAY THAT WE NOW HAVE OUR FOUR TOP GETTERS FOR THE PLAYOFFS, WHICH BEGIN NEXT WEEK: LONGMEADOW, HALL HIGH SCHOOL, WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND MINNECHAUG.
THAT'S STARTING NEXT WEEK AS WE BEGIN OUR HISTORIC 61ST SEASON OF PLAYOFF ACTION NEXT WEEK.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.
I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.
GOOD NIGHT, AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME AS THE COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFFS BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCH.
THAT'S NEXT WEEK ON AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.
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LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.
>> WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY HAS ALLOWED ME TO GROW AND PURSUE MY PASSION TO BECOME A NEUROLOGIST.
I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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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