>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL.

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 OUR CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

AT THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE LONGMEADOW, 360.

BUT THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL AT 260.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL, COACHED BY JOEL FINNELL AND DANA UNAITIS.

>> HI, I'M LEVI MORAN.

I'M A JUNIOR AT PIONEER.

>> HI, I'M LAILA HEILMAN, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PIONEER.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MADDAX WEGIEL, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT PIONEER.

>> AND FOR BELCHERTOWN, COACHED BY STEVE VIGNEUX.

>> HI, MY NAME IS LEXI, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS SOPHIE, AND I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS BRIDGET, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, NORA DYER-MURPHY.

>> WE'LL START OUR MATCH, AS WE ALWAYS DO, 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.

DEEP BREATH IN, ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVELED DUE EAST FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, WHAT IS THE STATE-- THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ARKANSAS?

>> YES, ARKANSAS IS CORRECT.

IN THE VIDEO WORLD, THE INITIALS "HDMI" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] IT'S A MOUTHFUL: HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MOVING ON, THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME CAN BE FOUND IN WHICH U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> INDIANA.

>> INDIANA, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

IF THERE ARE 36 INCHES IN ONE YARD, HOW MANY INCHES ARE THERE IN 11 YARDS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> 396.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

NICE.

WHAT 2021 ANIMATED FILM HAS THE TAG LINE: "IN A WORLD WHERE MONSTER WRESTLING IS A GLOBAL SPORT AND MONSTERS ARE SUPERSTAR ATHLETES, TEENAGE WINNIE SEEKS TO FOLLOW IN HER FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS BY COACHING A LOVEABLE UNDERDOG MONSTER INTO A CHAMPION"?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS RUMBLE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE STONEWALL RIOTS WERE A SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE GAY COMMUNITY IN RESPONSE TO A POLICE RAID THAT BEGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 28, 1969, IN WHAT U.S. CITY?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] NEW YORK CITY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A MUSTELIDAE: A WEASEL, A BADGER, AN OTTER, OR A RACCOON?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AN OTTER?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> A RACCOON?

>> RACCOON, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S SLOGAN SIMPLE READ "HOPE"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> BARACK OBAMA.

>> YES, OBAMA IS CORRECT.

NAME THE 2019 DISNEY-PIXAR FILM FEATURING SHERIFF WOODY AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> TOY STORY 4.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS ONE.

"WHETHER I SHALL TURN OUT TO BE THE HERO OF MY OWN LIFE OR WHETHER THAT STATION WILL BE HELD BY ANYBODY ELSE, THESE PAGES MUST SHOW" IS THE OPENING LINE IN THE NOVEL DAVID COPPERFIELD WRITTEN BY WHAT AUTHOR?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE CHARLES DICKENS.

TRY THIS ONE.

IN THE SIMPLE SENTENCE "JOHN WORKS HARD," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "HARD"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ADJECTIVE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> ADVERB.

>> ADVERB, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME THE PROCESS THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE NUCLEUS OF A DIVIDING CELL AND RESULTS IN THE FORMATION OF TWO NEW NUCLEI-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CYTOKINESIS.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IT RESULTS IN THE FORMATION OF TWO NEW NUCLEI, EACH HAVING THE SAME NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES AS THE PARENT NUCLEUS.

ALL RIGHT, THAT GIVES PIONEER VALLEY THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

PIONEER VALLEY.

>> MITOSIS?

>> MITOSIS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

IF YOU FLY INTO HEATHROW AIRPORT, YOU'LL MOST LIKELY BE GOING TO VISIT WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> THE UNITED KINGDOM.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IN THE 2020 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, WHAT WAS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELECTORAL VOTES CAST?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] 538 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ON MARCH 19TH, 2017, FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER ASSUMED OFFICE AS PRESIDENT OF WHAT EUROPEAN NATION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> GERMANY.

>> GERMANY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE PHOENIX MERCURY IS A PROFESSIONAL TEAM THAT PLAYS WHAT SPORT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> BASKETBALL.

>> YES, BASKETBALL.

WNBA, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IS NOT A DIATOMIC MOLECULE AT STANDARD TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE: CHLORINE, ASTATINE, OR FLUORINE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> FLUORINE?

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

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> ASTATINE.

>> ASTATINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TRY THIS ONE.

FROM WHICH SHAKESPEARE TRAGEDY WILL YOU HEAR THIS LINE?

"TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW CREEPS IN THIS PETTY PACE FROM DAY TO DAY--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> HAMLET.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH.

"THIS PETTY PACE FROM DAY TO DAY, TO THE LAST SYLLABLE OF RECORDED TIME" IS THE END OF THAT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> MACBETH?

>> MACBETH, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ON THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, THIS NOBLE GAS IS ABBREVIATED KR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> KRYPTON.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NAME THE SAMUEL COLERIDGE POEM THAT CONTAINS THE FAMOUS LINE "WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY A DROP TO DRINK."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY, IF YOU HAD TO DELETE ALL BUT THREE APPS FROM YOUR PHONE, WHICH THREE WOULD YOU KEEP?

>> I'D PROBABLY KEEP SNAPCHAT, INSTAGRAM, AND SAFARI, JUST BECAUSE I USE THOSE MOST FREQUENTLY.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY KEEP GMAIL, GOOGLE, AND INSTAGRAM.

>> I'D PROBABLY KEEP SAFARI, SPOTIFY, AND GMAIL.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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.

WE'RE GOING TO THROW THE BOOK AT YOU IN THIS ROUND.

YOU'LL FIND THE WORD "BOOK" SOMEWHERE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

ONLINE TERM FOR WHAT YOU CAN FIND ON KINDLE OR PROJECT GUTENBERG.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AUDIOBOOK.

>> E-BOOK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

YOU MIGHT BELONG TO ONE OF THESE GROUPS DEDICATED TO THE DISCUSSION OF BOOKS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BOOK CLUB.

>> BOOK CLUB, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S THE JOB OF THE FIREMAN IN THE NOVEL FAHRENHEIT 451.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "BOOK BURNING" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE SURVEY OF THE LANDS OF ENGLAND BY KING WILLIAM I IN 1086.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "DOMESDAY BOOK" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THE SACRED BOOK OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> THE BOOK OF MORMON.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

COLORFUL REFERENCE GUIDE IF YOU NEED CAR PRICING INFORMATION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> KELLEY BLUE BOOK.

>> KELLEY BLUE BOOK, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

READING MATERIAL PRODUCED BY MARVEL AND DC.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> COMIC BOOK.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> BARNES AND NOBLE IS ONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> BOOKSTORE.

>> YES, CORRECT.

AMERICAN EDUCATOR WHO SERVED AS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD GIVEN ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO A FULL-LENGTH NOVEL IN ENGLISH.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER: BOOKER PRIZE.

THIS RUDYARD KIPLING STORY COLLECTION WAS PUBLISHED IN 1894.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT IS THE JUNGLE BOOK.

STREAMING DISNEY SPINOFF SERIES FROM THE MANDALORIAN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BOOK OF BOBA FETT.

[ BELL RINGS ] >> YES, GOT THAT IN TIME.

YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE JOB.

THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

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

NOW, THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN CONTINUE ON FOR OTHER QUESTIONS AND MORE POINTS.

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

ALL RIGHT, AT THE MOMENT, BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL IS A BIT BEHIND, NOT BY MUCH, THOUGH.

BUT THEY ALSO GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IS PART OF WHAT RESEARCH AND MUSEUM COMPLEX, THE WORLD'S LARGEST?

>> THE SMITHSONIAN.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

HERE ARE CLUES TO THREE OTHER EXHIBITS THAT YOU CAN SEE AT THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 1962, THIS MERCURY SPACE CAPSULE NAMED FRIENDSHIP 7 WAS THE FIRST U.S.

MANNED SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT THE EARTH.

NAME THE ASTRONAUT WHOSE INITIALS ARE J.G.

WHO PILOTED FRIENDSHIP 7.

>> JOHN GLENN.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

WELL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THIS SINGLE-ENGINE MONOPLANE, THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, WHICH WAS FLOWN ON THE HISTORIC SOLO NONSTOP FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS IN 1927 BY WHAT PILOT?

>> AMELIA EARHART?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE CHARLES LINDBERGH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, THOUGH CURRENTLY BEING STORED DURING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE SMITHSONIAN, THE FILMING MODEL OF THIS FICTIONAL STARSHIP USED IN THE LATE 1960S TELEVISION SERIES STAR TREK IS EXPECTED TO GO BACK ON DISPLAY IN LATE 2022.

NAME IT.

>> THE ENTERPRISE.

>> YES, U.S.S.

ENTERPRISE IS CORRECT.

WE WILL ACCEPT ENTERPRISE.

NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

WHAT SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY'S FLAG IS REPRESENTED HERE?

>> BRAZIL.

>> BRAZIL, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH AMERICA.

I'LL NAME A COUNTRY'S CAPITAL CITY AND SHOW YOU THE FLAG.

YOU NAME THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE CAPITAL CITY OF THIS FLAG'S COUNTRY IS SANTIAGO.

>> CHILE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE SUPREME COURT OF THIS FLAG'S COUNTRY MEETS IN SUCRE WHILE THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES ARE BASED IN LA PAZ.

NAME THE COUNTRY.

>> BOLIVIA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

NEXT ONE: THE CAPITAL IS ASUNCIÓÓN.

>> PARAGUAY?

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

THE CAPITAL IS QUITO.

>> ECUADOR.

>> ECUADOR IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR TEN POINTS.

THE CAPITAL OF THIS COUNTRY IS GEORGETOWN.

>> GUYANA.

>> YES, VERY NICE JOB.

CLEAN SWEEP.

>> ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

WHICH OF THESE EVENTS FROM GENERAL HISTORY DID NOT OCCUR IN THE YEAR 1945: THE YALTA CONFERENCE, THE UNITED NATIONS IS FOUNDED, GREAT BRITAIN'S KING GEORGE VI DIES, OR THE NUREMBURG TRIALS BEGIN?

>> THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED-- OR THE UNITED NATIONS FOUNDED.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> KING GEORGE DIES.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S SEE IF YOU KNOW THE REST OF THIS CATEGORY.

LET'S USE THE YEAR 1945 AS OUR POINT OF REFERENCE HERE.

I'LL NAME AN EVENT FROM GENERAL HISTORY WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE 1940S.

YOU TELL ME IF IT OCCURRED BEFORE, AFTER, OR DURING THE YEAR 1945.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, OPERATION BARBAROSSA.

>> BEFORE.

> BEFORE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE POTSDAM CONFERENCE.

>> AFTERWARD.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DURING.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, 1942, YES.

THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED.

>> AFTER.

>> AFTER, 1949, YES.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR TEN POINTS, THE DIVISION OF KOREA INTO NORTH AND SOUTH.

>> AFTERWARD.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DURING.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

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 TO YOU.

HERE WE GO WITH THE QUESTION.

PICK UP YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

IF ONE ANGLE OF AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE MEASURES 80 DEGREES, WHAT IS THE MEASURE IN DEGREES OF THE OTHER TWO ANGLES.

>> FIFTY.

>> FIFTY, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

KNOWING ALL THE ANGLES.

KEEP YOUR PENS HANDY FOR THIS ONE.

AND PLEASE GIVE YOUR ANSWERS IN DEGREES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE WE GO.

FIRST, IF A REGULAR POLYGON HAS NINE SIDES, WHAT'S THE MEASURE OF EACH INTERIOR ANGLE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER: 140 DEGREES.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IF THREE ANGLES OF A CERTAIN QUADRILATERAL MEASURE 65, 85, AND 100 DEGREES, WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE FOURTH ANGLE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] 110 DEGREES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IF THE SIDES OF A CERTAIN TRIANGLE MEASURE 6, 8, AND 10 INCHES, WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE LARGEST ANGLE IN THAT TRIANGLE?

>> NINETY.

>> NINETY DEGREES, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NICE JOB.

>> BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THOUGH HE WAS NOMINATED IN 1977 FOR SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER AND 1994 FOR PULP FICTION, HE HAS NEVER WON AN OSCAR FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE.

NAME HIM.

>> JOHN TRAVOLTA.

>> YES, THAT IS JOHN TRAVOLTA.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

HERE ARE CLUES TO SEVERAL MORE GREAT ACTORS WHO WERE NOMINATED MORE THAN ONCE FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE BUT NEVER WON.

I'LL NAME THE FILMS THEY WERE NOMINATED FOR, YOU TELL ME THE ACTOR FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE: BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY AND JERRY MAGUIRE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TOM CRUISE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRY THIS ONE: ALI AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE WILL SMITH.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE: FINDING NEVERLAND, SWEENEY TODD, AND PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN.

>> JOHNNY DEPP.

>> JOHNNY DEPP, GOT THAT LAST ONE, GREAT.

NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS, 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT ONE.

OKAY, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT FUTURE U.S. STATE WAS INUNDATED WITH GOLD PROSPECTORS IN 1849?

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> CALIFORNIA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE GOLDEN STATE, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RUSH, WHAT COUNTRY HAD RECENTLY CEDED CONTROL OF CALIFORNIA AS PER THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO?

>> MEXICO.

>> MEXICO, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

UNDER WHAT NEGOTIATION MADE BY HENRY CLAY IN ORDER TO AVERT CIVIL WAR WAS CALIFORNIA ADMITTED INTO THE UNITED STATES AS A FREE STATE?

>> THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE?

>> CLOSE, COMPROMISE OF 1850 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

MANY GOLD SEEKERS WERE GIVEN NICKNAMES BASED ON THE YEAR THEY BEGAN PROSPECTING.

WHAT WAS THAT NICKNAME?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] 49ERS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> LITERATURE NOT A POPULAR CATEGORY TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, CLOUDS AND WEATHER ARE CREATED IN THE INNERMOST SHELL OF THE ATMOSPHERE, KNOWN AS THE TROPOSPHERE.

WHAT IS THE NEXT LAYER EXTENDING FROM 8 TO 36 MILES FROM THE EARTH'S SURFACE?

>> THE STRATOSPHERE?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

THE STRATOSPHERE CONTAINS WHAT LAYER, WHICH IS A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AREA OF TRIOXYGEN MOLECULES THAT ABSORB THE SUN'S ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION?

>> THE OZONE LAYER.

>> OZONE LAYER, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ORBITS WITHIN WHICH LAYER OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE?

IT BEGINS AROUND 53 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH'S SURFACE AND EVENTUALLY GIVES WAY TO THE EXOSPHERE AT ABOUT 375 MILES.

>> THE ASTHENOSPHERE?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS THE THERMOSPHERE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS, LET'S TRY THIS.

THE ATMOSPHERE PROTECTS EARTH FROM THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE.

THE EARTH'S SURFACE IS WARMED AS A RESULT OF HEAT ENERGY BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE ATMOSPHERE'S GASES, WHICH IS RERADIATED IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

WHAT IS THIS EFFECT CALLED?

>> GLOBAL WARMING?

>> CORRECT ANSWER TECHNICALLY IS GREENHOUSE EFFECT IS THE ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

OKAY, PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FOUND IN FRUITS AND IN HONEY, THIS SIMPLE SUGAR, WHOSE MOLECULAR FORMULA IS SHOWN HERE, IS THE MAJOR FREE SUGAR CIRCULATING IN THE BLOOD OF HUMANS.

NAME IT.

>> GLUCOSE.

>> GLUCOSE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THE GENERIC TERM "SUGAR" REFERS TO ANY OF NUMEROUS SWEET, COLORLESS, WATER-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS.

I'LL GIVE THE COMMON NAME FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF SUGAR.

YOU PROVIDE THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FROM THE CHOICES GIVEN.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

HERE'S THE FIRST: FRUIT SUGAR.

>> FRUCTOSE.

>> FRUCTOSE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WOOD OR STRAW SUGAR.

>> SUCRALOSE.

>> XYLOSE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY TABLE SUGAR.

>> SUCROSE.

>> SUCROSE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HOW ABOUT MALT SUGAR?

>> MALTOSE.

>> MALTOSE, YES, THAT'S THE CORRECT ANSWER.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT MILK SUGAR?

>> LACTOSE.

>> LACTOSE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM BELCHERTOWN HIGH, IF YOU WERE INVISIBLE FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FIRST?

>> FIRST I WOULD PROBABLY HAUNT MY FRIENDS AND MAKE THEM THINK THAT THERE WAS A GHOST.

>> IF I WERE TO BE INVISIBLE FOR A DAY, I WOULD HAUNT THE ENTIRETY OF BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS.

>> IF I WERE INVISIBLE FOR A DAY, THE FIRST THING I WOULD DO IS MAKE MY HOUSE A REAL-LIFE HAUNTED HOUSE.

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

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO BUZZ IN, ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, THAT IS, AND YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, YOU'LL NEED TO BE CAREFUL IN THIS ROUND.

EACH ANSWER HAS THE LETTERS "A-R-E" IN THAT ORDER SOMEWHERE IN IT, SUCH AS THE WORD "CAREFUL."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

COLLECTIVE TERM FOR KNIVES, FORKS, AND SPOONS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SILVERWARE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TO SAY SOMETHING IS SIMILAR TO SOMETHING ELSE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> COMPARE.

>> COMPARE, YES.

A RODENT-LIKE MAMMAL WITH LONG EARS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> A HARE.

>> HARE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A PERSON WHO RAISES A CHILD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AU PAIR.

>> PARENT, YES.

AN ARROW POISON USED BY SOME INDIGENOUS SOUTH AMERICAN GROUPS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "CURARE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A SCARY DREAM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> NIGHTMARE.

>> NIGHTMARE IS CORRECT.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SOFTWARE.

>> FREEWARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A PERSON WHO OWNS STOCK IN A COMPANY OR CORPORATION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> SHAREHOLDER.

>> YES, SHAREHOLDER IS CORRECT.

ADJECTIVE FOR SOMETHING CLEARLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "APPARENT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

RIDING A HORSE WITHOUT A SADDLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BAREBACK.

>> BAREBACK IS CORRECT.

A PLACE PROVIDING SUPERVISION AND RECREATION FOR PRESCHOOLERS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> DAYCARE.

>> DAYCARE IS RIGHT.

AN ENCLOSED AREA FOR SPORTING EVENTS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "ARENA" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A QUADRILATERAL SPACE ON A CHECKERBOARD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SQUARE.

>> SQUARE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A SUDDEN OUTBURST OR INTENSIFICATION OF SOMETHING.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "FLARE-UP" OR "FLARE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A UNIT OF AREA EQUAL TO 10,000 SQUARE METERS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "HECTARE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WHAT A FUN MATCH WE HAD TONIGHT!

HEY, I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE CORRECTION.

IN THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, WE ASKED THE QUESTION, "A PERSON WHO RAISES A CHILD."

WELL, BELCHERTOWN GAVE THE ANSWER OF AU PAIR.

I HEARD SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS PARENT, WHICH MATCHES THE SPIRIT OF THIS LIGHTNING ROUND, SO THE CORRECT ANSWER IS PARENT AND THE SCORE IS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

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

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

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YOU'RE TREATED LIKE A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL THE SECOND YOU WALK IN HERE.

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE...

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