>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 62ND 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 WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

THE MTA-- FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

FROM THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT YOU WALK ONTO THIS CAMPUS, YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE CAMPUS.

IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[MUSIC PLAYING] [THEME MUSIC] >> 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 EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP, WE HAVE BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH MACDUFFIE, COACHED BY TED LYMAN.

>> HI.

I'M GABE SHUMWAY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

>> HELLO.

MY NAME IS SYDNEY BAGWELL, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

>> HI.

I'M ANA TENEUD, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

>> HELLO.

MY NAME IS SUNGJU CHO, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATE, MATEO LOPEZ.

>> AND FOR BELCHERTOWN, COACHED BY STEVEN VIGNEUX.

>> HI.

I'M RAINER KRISTENSEN.

I'M A JUNIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI.

I'M NORA DYER-MURPHY, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI.

I'M ORI SUSSMAN, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI.

I'M BRIDGET HEGARTY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> AS WE ALWAYS DO, WE WILL START OFF EACH 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 10 POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

NAME THE 2016 PIXAR ANIMATED FILM THAT FEATURED THE TAGLINE "A FRIENDLY BUT FORGETFUL BLUE TANG FISH BEGINS A SEARCH FOR HER--" BELCHERTOWN.

>> FINDING DORY.

>> YES, FINDING DORY IS CORRECT.

TOKYO IS TO JAPAN AS WHAT CITY IS TO NEPAL?

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> KATHMANDU.

>> YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

SPELL THE NAME "KATHMANDU."

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> K-A-T-H-M-A-N-D-U.

>> VERY NICE.

YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

TO WHICH FAMILY OF INSTRUMENTS DOES THE CELLO BELONG?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> STRING >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LISTEN TO THIS SENTENCE.

"THIS FIFTH INNING DOUBLE PLAY IN TODAY'S GAME WAS BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED BY THE SHORTSTOP."

NOW, IN THAT SENTENCE, WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "BEAUTIFULLY?"

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> ADVERB.

>> ADVERB IS CORRECT.

RUTLAND, WINDSOR, AND WINDHAM ARE THREE COUNTIES IN WHICH NEW ENGLAND STATE?

[BUZZER] >> MACDUFFIE.

>> CONNECTICUT.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

NOW THAT GIVES BELCHERTOWN THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> MASSACHUSETTS?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS VERMONT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

THE SQUARE ROOT OF 333 LIES BETWEEN WHICH TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGERS?

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> 17 AND 18?

>> I'M SORRY THAT IS INCORRECT.

BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> 18.

18 AND 19.

>> 18 AND 19.

>> 18 AND 19?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

FINISH THIS QUOTE BY GREEK PHILOSOPHER ARISTOTLE.

"KNOWING YOURSELF IS THE BEGINNING OF ALL BLANK."

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> KNOWLEDGE?

>> I'M SORRY THAT IS INCORRECT.

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> MAYBE-- PEACE?

>> "WISDOM" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ALL RIGHT, NAME THE CHILDREN'S BOOK DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS.

"WHILE VISITING A DEPARTMENT STORE WITH HER MOM, A LITTLE GIRL--" [BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> MADELINE, RIGHT?

>> CORDUROY?

>> YES.

VERY NICE.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

UNDER WHICH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DID SPIRO AGNEW SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CARTER?

>> I'M SORRY.

INCORRECT.

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> [INAUDIBLE],, ISN'T IT CLINTON?

CLINTON?

>> RICHARD NIXON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHAT ELEMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE ATOMIC SYMBOL TI?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> TITANIUM?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME THE TEAM THAT WON THE 2021 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> THE ATLANTA BRAVES.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE NAME MESOPOTAMIA COMES FROM THE GREEK MEANING LAND BETWEEN RIVERS.

NAME THE TWO GREAT RIVERS OF-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS?

>> REPEAT PLEASE.

>> EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NEXT QUESTION-- NAME THE US PRESIDENT, WHO HAD THE SHORTEST TERM IN OFFICE.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON?

>> 31 DAYS.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN THE WORDS "MONOLITH" AND "LITHOGRAPH," WHAT DOES THE GREEK ROOT WORD "LITH" MEAN?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> WORD?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

MACDUFFIE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> TEXT.

>> ROCK OR STONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

NAMED FOR THE PROFITABLE TEXTILE CONVEYED ACROSS IT, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ANCIENT NETWORK OF TRADE ROUTES THAT LINKED ASIA WITH EUROPE?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SILK ROAD.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

>> "CARDIGAN," "THE ONE," AND "EXILE" ARE THREE SONGS FROM THE 2020 ALBUM TITLED FOLKLORE.

MACDUFFIE.

>> TAYLOR SWIFT.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH THE NEXT ONE.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

WHAT IS THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF THE NUMBERS 4, 8, AND 18?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> 10?

>> 10.

YES.

NICE JOB.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ASIAN COUNTRIES DOES NOT BORDER AFGHANISTAN-- PAKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, OR INDIA?

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> TURKMENISTAN.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> INDIA?

>> INDIA.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

CALLISTO IS A MOON REVOLVING AROUND WHAT PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SATURN.

>> I'M SORRY.

INCORRECT.

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> JUPITER >> JUPITER.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ON DECEMBER 8, 2021, OLAF SCHOLZ BECAME THE LEADER OF WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY?

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> GERMANY.

>> GERMANY.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THIS LINE ATTRIBUTED TO SCOTTISH POET ROBERT BURNS-- "O, MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED, RED BLANK."

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ROSE?

>> ROSE.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WAS PRINCE ROGERS NELSON AN ENGLISH ROYAL, A MUSICIAN, OR A POLAR EXPLORER?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ROYAL?

>> I'M SORRY.

INCORRECT.

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> LET'S GO MUSICIAN-- THAT SEEMS RIGHT.

MUSICIAN.

>> YES, SIMPLY KNOWN AS PRINCE.

FROM 2018 THROUGH THE RECENT 2022 SEASON, AARON BOONE HAS SERVED AS MANAGER OF WHAT-- MACDUFFIE.

>> THE NEW YORK YANKEES.

>> OF COURSE, YES.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

WHAT FUTURE DICTATOR DID THE ITALIAN KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III APPOINT AS PRIME MINISTER IN-- [BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> MUSSOLINI.

>> BENITO MUSSOLINI.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT, IN 1922.

OF THESE IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS, DARTMOUTH, HARVARD, OR CORNELL, WITH WHICH UNIVERSITY DO YOU ASSOCIATE THE NICKNAME BIG RED?

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

[INTERPOSING VOICES] >> JUDGES, WHICH DID WE HEAR FIRST?

CORNELL FIRST.

CORNELL IS RIGHT.

YOU GET THE POINTS FOR THAT.

NICE JOB.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL, IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR A YEAR, WHERE WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> OOH.

I THINK I PROBABLY CHOOSE MALAYSIA.

LIKE, THEY GOT A REALLY NICE NIGHTLIFE AND CULTURE THERE.

THE FOOD'S REALLY NICE.

IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY CHEAP PLACE TO LIVE, TOO.

JUST OVERALL SEEMS LIKE A REALLY COOL ENVIRONMENT TO SPEND A YEAR.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN UZBEKISTAN BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST RANDOM PLACE THAT I CAN CHOOSE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN KYOTO, JAPAN, BECAUSE MY BEST FRIEND LIVES THERE.

>> I WOULD LIVE IN LONDON BECAUSE TWO OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS LIVE THERE.

AND I'VE ALREADY MADE PLANS TO MOVE IN WITH ONE OF THEM AT SOME POINT OF OUR LIVES.

[MUSIC PLAYING] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH-- WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS TIED AT THE MOMENT.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES 5 POINTS.

WELL, WE'RE CALLING THIS LIGHTNING ROUND THE "CON" GAME.

ALL OF THE ANSWERS IN THIS ROUND WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTER SEQUENCE C-O-N. YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

HOLLOW AND CURVED LIKE THE INSIDE OF A BOWL.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> CONCAVE >> CONCAVE IS CORRECT.

TO FOCUS ONE'S THOUGHTS OR EFFORTS.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONCENTRATE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHERE TWO STREAMS OR RIVERS JOIN.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> CONVERGE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A PROGRAM OF VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONCERT.

>> CONCERT.

>> CONCERT.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO RELINQUISH GRUDGINGLY OR HESITANTLY.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONCEDE.

>> CONCEDE.

>> CONCEDE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT A VERY LARGE AMERICAN VULTURE.

[BUZZER] >> BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONDOR?

>> CONDOR.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

COMPATIBLE, FRIENDLY, OR AGREEABLE.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONTENT?

>> CONGENIAL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A LARGE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

[HONKS] >> CONFLAGRATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CHINESE PHILOSOPHER OF 500 BC.

MACDUFFIE.

>> CONFUCIUS.

>> YES, CONFUCIUS IS CORRECT.

US STATE KNOWN AS THE CONSTITUTION STATE.

MACDUFFIE.

>> CONNECTICUT.

>> CONNECTICUT IS RIGHT.

TO EAT, DRINK, OR UTILIZE SOMETHING.

MACDUFFIE.

>> CONSUME.

>> CONSUME.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE LARGE SPIRAL UNIVALVE SHELL OF A MARINE MOLLUSK.

[HONKS] CONCH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

RIVER IN WEST AFRICA FLOWS TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONGO.

>> CONGO.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LARGE CORPORATION FORMED BY THE MERGER OF MANY COMPANIES.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CONGLOMERATE?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

BITS OF COLORED PAPER SCATTERED AT CELEBRATIONS.

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

HOWEVER, THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS CONFETTI.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE 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.

WELL, USUALLY, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND GETS TO GO FIRST.

BUT WE HAVE A TIE STILL GOING ON IN THIS MATCH.

SO AN OFF-CAMERA COIN TOSS DECIDED WHO WILL GO FIRST.

BELCHERTOWN WON, SO BELCHERTOWN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

THIS PUZZLE VIDEO GAME WAS CREATED IN 1984, AND IS STILL POPULAR TODAY.

PLAYERS COMPLETE LINES BY MOVING DIFFERENTLY-SHAPED PIECES WHICH DESCEND ONTO THE PLAYING FIELD.

THE COMPLETED LINES DISAPPEAR AND GRANT THE PLAYER POINTS, AND THE PLAYER CAN PROCEED TO REFILL THE VACATED SPACES.

NAME THIS GAME.

>> TETRIS?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH VIDEO GAMES FOR 10 POINTS EACH ONCE AGAIN.

LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THIS SOCIAL SIMULATION VIDEO GAME SERIES MADE ITS DEBUT IN 2001, AND NOW HAS A TOTAL OF FIVE GAMES IN ITS FRANCHISE.

THIS SERIES FEATURES SUCH CHARACTERS AS TOM NOOK THE RACCOON, ISABELLE THE SHIH-TZU, AND KK SLIDER, A GUITAR-PLAYING JACK RUSSELL TERRIER.

NAME THIS VIDEO GAME SERIES.

>> ANIMAL CROSSING?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

THIS SANDBOX VIDEO GAME WAS FULLY RELEASED IN 2011.

SOME OF THE GAME'S MONSTERS THAT MAY BE ENCOUNTERED INCLUDE ZOMBIES, SPIDERS, ENDERMEN, CREEPERS, AND SKELETONS.

NAME THIS GAME.

>> MINECRAFT?

>> MINECRAFT.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

SINCE HIS DEBUT IN 1981 AS JUMPMAN IN THE NINTENDO ARCADE GAME DONKEY KONG, THIS FICTIONAL CHARACTER HAS APPEARED IN MORE THAN 200 VIDEO GAMES.

NAME HIM.

>> MARIO?

>> MARIO IS CORRECT.

YOU KNOW YOUR VIDEO GAMES.

VERY NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, MACDUFFIE, YOUR TURN.

FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL TAKE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30 PLEASE >> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

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

WHAT IS THE BASE 10 EQUIVALENT OF THE BINARY NUMBER 100?

>> IT'S BASE 10.

>> BASE 10?

SO IT'D BE 10?

>> 100.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 4?

>> 4.

YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

CONTINUING WITH BINARY TO BASE 10, TELL ME THE BASE 10 EQUIVALENT FOR EACH BINARY NUMBER I GIVE YOU.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, 10000.

>> 16?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, 11111.

>> 31?

>> 31 IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, 1 FOLLOWED BY 6 ZEROS.

[HONK] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT 64 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NOT QUITE IN TIME.

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

>> I GET TO PICK AGAIN.

LET'S GO-- >> MATH & SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH & SCIENCE 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 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, AND YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

THE FIRST CONFIRMED EVIDENCE OF A DINOSAUR TO BE FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA IS PART OF THE ICHNOLOGY COLLECTION AT THE BENESKI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AT AMHERST COLLEGE.

WHAT IS ICHNOLOGY THE STUDY OF?

>> IS IT FISH?

[INTERPOSING VOICES] >> FISH?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> JUST GO WITH IT?

>> SURE.

>> FOSSILS?

>> I'M SORRY.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS TRACKS-- OR FOSSIL FOOTPRINTS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> WE'LL DO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30 PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI.

I'M PETER SOKOLOWSKI, EDITOR-AT-LARGE AT MERRIAM-WEBSTER, THE DICTIONARY PUBLISHER IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

COPENHAGEN IS THE CAPITAL AND MOST POPULOUS CITY OF DENMARK.

TO QUALIFY, SPELL THE WORD "COPENHAGEN."

>> C-O-P-E-N-H-A-G-E-N. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AMERICAN CITIES, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CORRECTLY SPELL THE NAME OF THAT CITY.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT IS THE PRIMARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SERVING THE US STATE OF NEW MEXICO.

SPELL THE WORD "ALBUQUERQUE."

>> A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E. >> YES.

NICE JOB.

TRY THIS ONE.

CHATTANOOGA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT IS ONLY FIVE MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

SPELL THE WORD "CHATTANOOGA."

>> C-H-A-T-T-A-N-O-O-G-A.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, YOU MIGHT LAND IN THE RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

SPELL THE WORD "AMARILLO."

>> A-M-A-R-I-L-L-O.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

THE HAYMARKET AFFAIR WAS A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION BETWEEN POLICE AND LABOR PROTESTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 4, 1886.

IN WHICH AMERICAN CITY WAS IT-- CHICAGO, SEATTLE, PITTSBURGH, OR DALLAS?

>> CHICAGO?

>> CHICAGO.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE YEAR AND THE NAME OF THE CONFLICT.

YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THE AMERICAN CITY IN WHICH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING RIOTS TOOK PLACE.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, 1965 THE WATTS RIOT.

>> SAN FRANCISCO?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE, LOS ANGELES.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE-- 1966, THE HOUGH RIOTS.

>> CLEVELAND.

>> YES.

CLEVELAND IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT 1842, THE LOMBARD STREET RIOT?

[INTERPOSING VOICES] >> BOSTON.

>> BOSTON.

>> BOSTON?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS PHILADELPHIA.

MACDUFFIE, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL DO ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

EVERYBODY'S STAYING AWAY FROM LITERATURE TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, TO QUALIFY WHAT FOUR-LETTER TERM DESCRIBES A PIECE OF MUSIC WRITTEN FOR TWO VOCALISTS OR INSTRUMENTALISTS?

>> DUET?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

WE'LL STICK WITH MUSICAL TERMS.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH FIRST.

WHAT ITALIAN TERM DESCRIBES ONE OR MORE VOCALISTS PERFORMING WITHOUT INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT?

>> A CAPPELLA?

>> A CAPPELLA.

>> A CAPPELLA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

BEGINNING WITH A LETTER R, NAME THE TERM FOR A DIRGE, HYMN, OR MUSICAL SERVICE HONORING THE DEAD.

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> RITUAL?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

REVIVAL?

I DON'T KNOW?

>> REVIVAL?

>> REQUIEM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE FOR 5 POINTS.

THIS TERM DESCRIBES A CANON WHERE THE MELODY IS SUNG IN TWO OR MORE VOICES.

AFTER THE FIRST VOICE BEGINS, THE NEXT VOICE STARTS SINGING AFTER A COUPLE OF MEASURES ARE PLAYED IN THE PRECEDING VOICE.

"ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT" IS AN EXAMPLE.

NAME THE TERM.

>> A ROUND?

>> ROUND.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

BELCHERTOWN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, IN THE POPULAR TRILOGY OF BOOKS BY SUZANNE COLLINS, WHICH BOOK COMES LAST-- MOCKINGJAY, THE HUNGER GAMES, OR CATCHING FIRE.

>> MOCKINGJAY?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

NAME THE MISSING BOOK IN EACH OF THESE FAMILIAR TRILOGIES.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY BY JRR TOLKIEN-- THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, AND BLANK.

>> RETURN OF THE KING.

>> RETURN OF THE KING.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, THE GREAT PLAINS TRILOGY BY WILLA CATHER-- BLANK, THE SONG OF THE LARK, AND MY ANTONIA.

>> SING THE SONG?

>> O PIONEERS IS THE FIRST ONE THERE.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THE EPIC POEM THE DIVINE COMEDY BY DANTE ALIGHIERI-- INFERNO, BLANK, AND PARADISO?

>> PURGATORIO?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE.

MACDUFFIE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL TAKE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25 PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, THE HORSE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT ORDER OF MAMMALS CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF HOOVES?

>> WHAT ORDER OF MAMMALS?

DO WE KNOW DIFFERENT ORDERS OF MAMMALS?

>> UM.

I DON'T KNOW ANIMALIA.

[HONKING] >> I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> EQUINE?

>> UNGULATE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> MATH & SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH & SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS ONE WHAT.

IS THE SEVENTH TERM OF THIS ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE?

>> 56.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE WITH SEVENTH TERMS OF SEQUENCES.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, FOR 5 POINTS, FIND THE SEVENTH TERM OF THIS SEQUENCE.

>> 13?

>> THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 21.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE FOR 10 POINTS EACH NOW.

FIND THE SEVENTH TERM OF THIS SEQUENCE.

>> 3?

>> 3.5 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CLOSE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, FIND THE SEVENTH TERM OF THIS SEQUENCE.

>> 20?

>> 42 THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, MACDUFFIE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL TAKE SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25 PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

QUALIFYING QUESTION-- NAME THE STATE THAT IS BORDERED BY IOWA AND MISSOURI TO THE EAST AND WYOMING AND COLORADO TO THE WEST.

>> NEBRASKA?

I THINK SO.

NEBRASKA?

>> YES, NEBRASKA IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, MORE WITH US GEOGRAPHY AND STATE BORDERS.

THESE ARE FOUR 5 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, ARKANSAS, IOWA, AND KENTUCKY ALL SHARE A BORDER WITH WHAT STATE?

>> TENNESSEE I THINK?

TENNESSEE?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS MISSOURI.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

HOW MANY STATES BORDER MASSACHUSETTS?

>> TWO, THREE, FOUR.

FIVE.

>> YES.

NICE JOB.

GLAD YOU GOT THAT ONE RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT STATE ONLY BORDERS ONE OTHER STATE?

>> MAINE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS.

NAME THE TWO STATES THAT ARE AT LEAST PARTIALLY BORDERED BY FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH AND TENNESSEE TO THE NORTH.

>> GEORGIA AND ALABAMA?

>> GEORGIA.

>> GEORGIA AND ALABAMA?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI.

I'M ZACH BIANCO FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM BELCHERTOWN HIGH IF YOU COULD SEE ONE MOVIE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> IF I COULD SEE ONE MOVIE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD BE RAISING ARIZONA BECAUSE THE TIMING IS FANTASTIC.

>> IF I COULD SEE ONE MOVIE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT'D PROBABLY BE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, JUST BECAUSE THE JOKES IN THERE ARE ALWAYS FUNNY AS THE FIRST TIME YOU HEAR THEM.

>> IF I COULD SEE ONE MOVIE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD BE CAPTAIN AMERICA-- CIVIL WAR BECAUSE OF THE COMEDY AND THE GENERAL PLOT OF IT.

>> IF I COULD SEE ONE MOVIE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WOULD PROBABLY SEE TICK, TICK, BOOM BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING REALLY LIKE WATCHING A MOVIE MUSICAL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HEARING A SONG FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[MUSIC PLAYING] >> STILL A CLOSE MATCH.

SO HERE WE GO TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS IS A CLASSIC ROUND OF WHICH CAME FIRST.

I'LL NAME TWO THINGS.

YOU TELL ME WHICH OF THE TWO CAME FIRST CHRONOLOGICALLY, ALL RIGHT?

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

STAR WARS, ATTACK OF THE CLONES, OR THE FORCE AWAKENS.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> THE CLONE.

>> ATTACK OF THE CLONES IS CORRECT, YES.

PREHISTORIC PERIOD, JURASSIC OR CRETACEOUS?

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> JURASSIC?

>> YES, JURASSIC IS CORRECT.

THE PRESIDENCY OF RUTHERFORD HAYES OR CHESTER ARTHUR.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> RUTHERFORD HAYES.

>> HAYES IS CORRECT.

THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS OR NEIL ARMSTRONG STEPS ON THE MOON.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE STATE OF ISRAEL IS FOUNDED OR CHINA'S GREAT LEAP FORWARD.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> ISRAEL.

>> ISRAEL IS FOUNDED IS CORRECT.

FOUNDING OF APPLE COMPUTER OR MICROSOFT.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> MICROSOFT.

>> MICROSOFT IS CORRECT.

THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE OR ANTIETAM.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ANTIETAM >> ANTIETAM.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

GAME CONSOLES, XBOX 360 OR PLAYSTATION 2 [BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> PLAYSTATION 2.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL OR THE PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE W BUSH.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LAUNCH OF SPACE TELESCOPES HUBBLE OR JAMES WEBB?

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> HUBBLE.

>> HUBBLE IS CORRECT.

THE FIRST NFL SUPER BOWL OR THE FIRST MLB WORLD SERIES.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE >> MLB WORLD SERIES.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

THE LIFETIME OF NAPOLEON OR MUSSOLINI.

[BUZZER] >> BELCHERTOWN.

>> NAPOLEON.

>> NAPOLEON.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE BOXER REVOLT OR THE OPIUM WARS.

[BUZZER] BELCHERTOWN.

>> OPIUM WARS?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE, SPUTNIK OR EXPLORER.

[BUZZER] MACDUFFIE.

>> SPUTNIK?

>> SPUTNIK IS CORRECT.

THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF A VERY CLOSE MATCH.

ONLY THE SECOND MATCH OF THE SEASON.

AND AGAIN, A VERY, VERY TIGHT MATCH, NECK AND NECK THE ENTIRE EVENING.

I WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS.

BELCHERTOWN, FANTASTIC JOB, REALLY CLOSE THE ENTIRE WAY.

MACDUFFIE, YOU ARE THE WINNERS TONIGHT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WE REALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEBPAGE 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 SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

THE MTA-- FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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