>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS DEERFIELD ACADEMY GOES UP AGAINST PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

THE HISTORIC 63RD SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW BEGINS TONIGHT, "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS úASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER@ TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

ú THE MTA, OVER 175 YEARS OF@FIGHTING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

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

YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS.

IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[trumpet fanfare] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO AAS 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 WILL GO 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 SEASON-OPENING MATCH-UP, ú WE HAVE DEERFIELD ACADEMY@GOING UP AGAINST PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE TEAM STARTING ú WITH PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN@ ACADEMY, COACHED BY ROB HILL.

>> HI.

I'M ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ.

I'M FROM EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PVCA.

>> HI.

I'M BRANDON AIKMAN.

I'M FROM NORTH GRANBY, CONNECTICUT, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PVCA.

>> HI.

I'M BRAD HILL.

I'M FROM WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PVCA.

>> HI.

MY NAME IS AIDAN DUFF.

úI'M FROM HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS AND A JUNIOR AT PVCA.

>> AND FOR DEERFIELD, COACHED BY FORREST REID.

>> HI.

MY NAME IS GENESIS GILL.

I'M A JUNIOR, AND I'M FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

>> HI.

I'M ZOHAN SUBHASH.

I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I'M FROM KOCHI, INDIA.

>> HI.

I'M KEVIN YANG, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT DEERFIELD, AND I'M FROM SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

>> HI.

I'M AUSTYN ZHANG.

I'M A JUNIOR, AND I'M FROM CLIFTON PARK, NEW YORK.

>> LET'S KICK OFF THIS SEASON.

AS IS TRADITION, WE 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.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

UNDER THE COMMAND OF CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT, A CONTINGENT OF 105@ COLONISTS ABOARD THREE SHIPS, THE DISCOVERY, GODSPEED, AND SUSAN CONSTANT, DEPARTED ENGLAND IN LATE DECEMBER 1606. ú AT WHAT FUTURE SETTLEMENT DID@ THEY GO ASHORE ON APRIL 26?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> JAMESTOWN.

>> JAMESTOWN.

@ YES, THAT'S RIGHT, IN 1607.

MOVING ON, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS WOULD MOST LIKELY BE USED TO MEASURE THE HEAT @ CONTENT OF A HABANERO PEPPER?

IS IT A BRITISH THERMAL@ UNIT, A JOULE, A SCOVILLE-- [buzzer] >> A SCOVILLE.

[buzzer] YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB.

ú IN WHAT BOOK BY KEN KESEY DID@ THE CHARACTERS NURSE RATCHET, RANDLE MCMURPHY, AND CHIEF BROMDEN APPEAR?

THAT WOULD BE ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.

ú TRY THE NEXT QUESTION, AND@ GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

ú A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 32@ FEET LONG AND 8 FEET WIDE.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH-- [buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> SAY IT.

>> 64 FEET.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

ú WHAT IS THE LENGTH, IN FEET, OF ONE SIDE OF A SQUARE WHICH HAS THE SAME AREA AS THE RECTANGLE?

ú ALL RIGHT, DEERFIELD ACADEMY,@ CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

[incorrect buzzer] >> TIME IS UP.

@ 16 FEET IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IN WHAT COMPUTER GAME WILL YOU FIND THE TERMS @ "VILLAGERS," "ENDER DRAGON--" [buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> MINECRAFT.

>> MINECRAFT, YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ú COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.

GREEK GOD ZEUS IS TO@ ROMAN GOD JUPITER AS WHICH @GREEK GOD IS TO ROMAN GOD MARS?

IS IT-- [buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> ARES.

>> ARES.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH.

THAT'S GREAT.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

@ GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE ú OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST@ ANGLE MEASURES 65 DEGREES, AND THE SECOND ANGLE MEASURES 48 DEGREES?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> 67.

@ >> YES, 67 DEGREES IS CORRECT.

ú ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, ú WHICH OF THESE NOBLE GASES@ HAS THE HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBER?

IS IT ARGON, RADON, XENON, OR KRYPTON?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> KRYPTON.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT'S INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, DEERFIELD,@ THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> XENON.

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS RADON.

LET'S MOVE ON.

@ A BANTAM IS A TYPE OF WHAT-- AUTOMOBILE, A TREE, A CHICKEN, OR A DOG?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> CHICKEN.

>> CHICKEN.

IT'S A SMALL ROOSTER, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú WHEN USED IN MATHEMATICS,@ WHAT DOES AN EXCLAMATION POINT REPRESENT?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> A FACTORIAL.

@>> FACTORIAL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú OF THE FIVE MEN KILLED IN@ THIS MARCH 5, 1770, INCIDENT-- [buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> BOSTON MASSACRE.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

CRISPUS ATTUCKS IS THE ONLY ONE WHOSE NAME IS WIDELY REMEMBERED.

VERY NICE JOB.

TRY THIS ONE.

@ LISTEN TO THIS LITERARY LINE.

"BE WHO YOU ARE, AND SAY WHO YOU FEEL ú BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIND DON'T@ MATTER, AND THOSE WHO MATTER DON'T MIND."

NAME THE DR. SEUSS CHARACTER WHO SAID THIS.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> HORTON.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT'S A GOOD GUESS, BUT THAT IS INCORRECT.

ú ALL RIGHT, DEERFIELD ACADEMY,@ THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> "SAM I AM."

>> CLOSE.

ú IT IS "THE CAT IN THE HAT.

:@THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú BETWEEN 1994 AND 1999, NELSON@ MANDELA SERVED AS PRESIDENT-- [buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> SOUTH AFRICA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ú SCISSORS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF@ WHAT TWO SIMPLE MACHINES?

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> LEVER AND WEDGE.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP.

ú CAIRO IS TO EGYPT AS WHAT CAPITAL IS TO JORDAN?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> AMAN.

>> AMAN, YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE PECTINEUS MUSCLE IS FOUND IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY?

ú THE LOWER LEGS, THE FINGERS,@THE UPPER LEGS, OR THE FOREARMS?

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> FINGER.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, THAT MEANS DEERFIELD, YOU GET THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[buzzer] >> NOT QUITE IN TIME.

@UPPER LEGS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

"NO PERSON SHALL BE HELD TO ANSWER FOR A CAPITAL OR OTHERWISE INFAMOUS CRIME ú UNLESS ON A PRESENTMENT OR@ INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY."

THAT IS-- [buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> FOURTH AMENDMENT.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ú THAT IS THE FIRST LINE OF@WHICH BILL OF RIGHTS AMENDMENT?

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

>> SIXTH AMENDMENT.

ú >> IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE@ FIFTH AMENDMENT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2021, A@ CAR-SIZED ROBOTIC ROVER NAMED @PERSEVERANCE LANDED IN JEZERO-- [buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> MARS.

@ >> YES, ON THE CRATER OF MARS.

VERY NICE JOB.

THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

NOW, LET'S MEET THE TEAM@ FROM PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

>> HI.

I'M REBECCA GUSTAVSSON FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN, IF YOU COULD SOLVE ANY SCIENTIFIC MYSTERY OR UNANSWERED QUESTION, WHAT WOULD IT BE, AND WHY?

ú>> I WOULD FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE@SECRET INGREDIENT TO THE KRABBY ú PATTY SECRET FORMULA SO THAT@MY TEAM AND I CAN FINALLY ENJOY WHAT'S MAKING BIKINI BOTTOM SO HAPPY.

>> SINCE CHOCOLATE MILK COMES FROM BROWN COWS, ú DOES THAT MEAN THAT STRAWBERRY@ MILK COMES FROM PINK COWS?

[laughs] >> HOW MUCH WOOD COULD A@ WOODCHUCK CHUCK IF A WOODCHUCK COULD CHUCK WOOD?

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE WOOD-CHUCKING@ TENDENCIES OF WOODCHUCKS.

ú >> I WOULD TRY AND FIGURE OUT@ HOW WE COULD TRAVEL TO THE SUN AT NIGHTTIME SINCE IT'S@ IMPORTANT FOR THE ENTIRE EARTH TO BE WARM INSTEAD OF ONLY HALF OF IT.

[trumpet fanfare] >> TIME FOR THE FIRST@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF OUR MATCH.

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

ú BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ú ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER,@ AND YOUR TEAM LOSES 5 POINTS.

WELL, WE HOPE YOU'LL BE@ INSPIRED DURING THIS ROUND.

ú EACH OF THESE ANSWERS CONTAIN@ THE LETTER SEQUENCE I-R-E SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "INSPIRED."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

TO DEMAND AS NECESSARY OR ESSENTIAL.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> INQUIRE.

@>> REQUIRE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

STEVEN SPIELBERG IS A WELL-KNOWN ONE.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> MOVIE DIRECTOR.

@>> DIRECTOR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú COMMON TERM FOR A SWEEPING@ AND DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION.

@ WILDFIRE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THEY CALL BALLS AND@ STRIKES IN BASEBALL GAMES.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> UMPIRES.

@ >> UMPIRE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

STAR WARS MOVIE THE BLANK STRIKES BACK.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> EMPIRE.

>> EMPIRE IS CORRECT.

SPONGY, WET GROUND THAT GIVES WAY UNDERFOOT.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> MIRE.

@>> QUAGMIRE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú FORMER NAME OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.

[incorrect buzzer] @ ZAIRE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú AN INQUISITORIAL DOCUMENT@ USED TO GATHER INFORMATION.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> QUESTIONNAIRE >> QUESTIONNAIRE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú FICTIONAL CAT FROM "ALICE'S@ ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND."

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> CHESHIRE CAT.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

@ TO GIVE SOMEONE A JOB FOR PAY.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> HIRE.

@ >> HIRE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COUNT DRACULA WAS ONE.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> VAMPIRE.

@ >> VAMPIRE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A DEVICE THAT PRODUCES A LOUD WARNING SOUND.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> SIREN.

>> SIREN, YES.

TERM FOR FORMAL OR DECORATIVE CLOTHING.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> ATTIRE.

@>> ATTIRE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A WOMAN WHO INHERITS@ PROPERTY FROM AN ANCESTOR.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> HIRE.

>> HEIRESS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú AND THAT MARKS THE END OF@ OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

A QUICK CLARIFICATION ON@ THAT FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE ASKED THE QUESTION, "SPONGY, WET GROUND @ THAT GIVES WAY UNDER FOOT."

WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE ANSWER OF "QUAGMIRE."

HOWEVER, DEERFIELD GAVE THE ANSWER OF "MIRE," WHICH THE JUDGES HAVE ACCEPTED, AND THE SCORE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

ú ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON NOW,@ TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, ú WHERE TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO@ PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A@ QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO EARN @ MORE POINTS IN THAT CATEGORY.

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

ALL RIGHT, AT THE MOMENT, DEERFIELD IS BEHIND, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE, 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

[ding] HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ú OH, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD@STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM.

ú ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL@OF THE OTHER CATEGORY QUESTIONS ú CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARTHROPODS CLASSES FEATURE MEMBERS THAT HAVE FIVE PAIRS OF LEGS, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA, ARACHNIDA, OR DIPLOPODA?

>> DIPLOPODA.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> CRUSTACEA.

>> CRUSTACEA, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MORE ABOUT NUMBERS OF PAIRS OF LEGS.

@ I'LL NAME A CERTAIN CREATURE.

úYOU TELL ME THE NUMBER OF PAIRS@ OF LEGS THAT CREATURE HAS.

@ THESE ARE FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

FIRST ONE, SPIDER.

>> FOUR.

@ >> FOUR, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT GRASSHOPPER?

>> THREE.

>> THREE IS RIGHT.

LOBSTER.

>> FIVE.

>> FIVE IS CORRECT.

TRY CRAYFISH.

>> FIVE.

>> FIVE IS RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, FOR 10 POINTS, SCORPION.

>> FOUR.

>> YES, CLEAN SWEEP.

GOOD JOB.

ú THAT MEANS YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH PIONEER VALLEY FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

[ding] >> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI.

I'M KEITH LOCKHART, CONDUCTOR OF THE BOSTON POPS WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE BOSTON POPS PERFORMED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT FENWAY PARK FOR GAME TWO OF THE 2018 WORLD SERIES, WITH VOCALISTS FROM THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS AND THE TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM DID THE RED SOX PLAY AGAINST IN THE 2018 WORLD SERIES?

THE COLORADO ROCKIES, THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS, OR THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS?

>> LOS ANGELES DODGERS.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

ú LET'S CONTINUE WITH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TERMS-- TEAMS, THAT IS-- AND WHERE THEY'RE FROM.

I'LL NAME A TEAM.

YOU TELL ME WHICH US STATE THE TEAM IS FROM.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

THE MARLINS.

>> FLORIDA.

>> FLORIDA IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, THE TIGERS.

>> MICHIGAN.

>> MICHIGAN IS RIGHT.

@ FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THE ROYALS?

>> MISSOURI.

>> MISSOURI, YES.

NICE JOB.

DEERFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS, 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

[ding] HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

PASSED BY THE BRITISH@ PARLIAMENT IN MARCH OF 1774, THE COERCIVE ACTS WERE DESIGNED TO PUNISH THE AMERICAN COLONISTS@ AFTER THE BOSTON TEA PARTY.

WHAT MORE FAMILIAR NAME FOR THESE ACTS HAS BEEN USED BY AMERICAN HISTORIANS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY?

[incorrect buzzer] I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> THE INTOLERABLE ACTS.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF THE INTOLERABLE ACTS.

@ THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, NAME THE COLONIAL ASSEMBLY THAT MET IN PHILADELPHIA IN SEPTEMBER OF 1774 AS A RESULT OF THE INTOLERABLE ACTS.

>> CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHEN THE ASSEMBLY RECONVENED IN MAY OF 1775, THIS MASSACHUSETTS STATESMAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND, IN 1776, THE FIRST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

NAME HIM.

>> JOHN ADAMS.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS JOHN HANCOCK.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, TRY THIS.

ON JUNE 15, 1775, WHOM DID THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS APPOINT TO COMMAND THE AMERICAN ARMY?

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON.

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

[ding] HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS STATE'S CAPITAL SITS ON THE RIVER THAT @HAS THE SAME NAME AS THE STATE.

THE CAPITAL IS NAMED AFTER THE THIRD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

NAME THE FOLLOWING@ CAPITALS AND THEIR STATES.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú FIRST, THIS STATE'S CAPITAL IS@ HOME TO THE US NAVAL ACADEMY.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS STATE'S CAPITAL WAS NAMED FOR THE MYTHOLOGICAL BIRD THAT CYCLICALLY DIES IN FLAMES AND THEN IS REBORN TO RISE OUT OF THE ASHES OF ITS PREDECESSOR.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, THE CAPITAL CITY OF THIS STATE IS NAMED FOR THE EXPLORER AND NOBLEMAN WHO FUNDED THE FIRST EXPEDITIONS TO THE COAST OF THE NEW WORLD IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

VERY NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, DEERFIELD, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE, 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

[ding] HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

GRAB YOUR PENS, AND TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF G OF X WHEN X EQUALS ZERO?

>> 1.

@ >> 1, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ú LET'S MOVE ON, CONTINUING WITH THIS FUNCTION.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, CONSIDER THE GRAPH OF THIS FUNCTION.

WHAT IS THE LIMIT OF THIS FUNCTION AS X APPROACHES INFINITY?

>> ZERO.

>> ZERO, YES.

NICE.

IS THE FIRST DERIVATIVE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE?

>> NEGATIVE.

>> NEGATIVE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, FOR 5 POINTS, IS THIS FUNCTION CONCAVE UP OR CONCAVE DOWN?

>> CONCAVE UP.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE JOB.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

[ding] >> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY MANUFACTURES SUCH MODELS AS ESCAPE, EDGE, AND MUSTANG.

NAME THE MANUFACTURER.

>> FORD.

>> FORD.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

úSTAYING WITH CAR MANUFACTURERS, IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY IN WHICH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CAR BRANDS @WERE CREATED FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

@FIRST, LEXUS, SUBARU, AND MAZDA.

>> JAPAN.

@ >> JAPAN, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

@ AUDI, MERCEDES-BENZ, AND BMW.

>> GERMANY.

>> GERMANY IS RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT FIAT, FERRARI, AND MASERATI?

>> ITALY.

>> ITALY IS CORRECT.

AND HOW ABOUT RENAULT, CITROEN, AND PEUGEOT?

>> FRANCE.

>> FRANCE IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT KIA AND HYUNDAI?

>> KOREA, SOUTH KOREA.

>> SOUTH KOREA IS RIGHT.

YOU KNOW YOUR CARS.

VERY NICE JOB.

ú ALL RIGHT, DEERFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS, 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

[ding] HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ú IN MAY OF 1932, THIS PILOT BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY SOLO ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

NAME HER.

>> AMELIA EARHART.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

@MORE ON THE HISTORY OF AVIATION.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, ON OCTOBER 15, 1783, ETIENNE MONTGOLFIER WAS THE FIRST HUMAN TO LIFT OFF THE EARTH IN A BALLOON, MAKING A TETHERED TEST FLIGHT IN WHAT EUROPEAN NATION?

>> TURKEY.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS FRANCE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MILITARY PILOTS AND AIRMEN IN THE UNITED STATES SAW THEIR FIRST ACTION IN WORLD WAR II ON JUNE 2, 1943.

NAME THIS ALABAMA-BASED FLYING UNIT.

[incorrect buzzer] TUSKEGEE AIRMEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FINALLY, THIS IS FOR 5 POINTS.

HAVING JUST LANDED ON THE MOON, NASA ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG SPOKE THE WORDS, "HOUSTON, TRANQUILITY BASE HERE.

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED."

THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON JULY 20 OF WHAT YEAR?

>> 1969.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ding] TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS 2022 MOVIE HAD THIS TAGLINE, ú"ONCE THE RDA RETURNS TO FINISH@ WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY STARTED úON THE EXTRASOLAR MOON PANDORA,@JAKE AND NEYTIRI MUST WORK WITH THE ARMY OF THE NA'VI TO PROTECT THEIR HOME."

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> "AVATAR, THE WAY OF WATER."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

ú MORE ABOUT THE FILM "AVATAR, THE WAY OF THE WATER.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, IN BOTH AVATAR AND "AVATAR, THE WAY OF THE WATER," JAKE SULLY IS PORTRAYED BY WHAT AUSTRALIAN ACTOR?

>> STEPHEN HEMSWORTH.

[incorrect buzzer] >> SAM WORTHINGTON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

THE RDA IS THE MAIN ANTAGONIST FACTION OF THE "AVATAR" FILM FRANCHISE.

IT IS ONE OF THE EARTH'S LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL CORPORATIONS DURING THE EVENTS OF THE FILMS.

WHAT DO THE INITIALS "RDA" STAND FOR?

[incorrect buzzer] RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AND FINALLY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE AVATAR FILMS HAS ALSO DIRECTED SUCH FILMS AS THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, AND TITANIC.

NAME THE DIRECTOR.

>> JAMES CAMERON.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

OK, DEERFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 25.

[ding] >> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, YOU CAN VISIT THE SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE REFUGE ON THE SERENGETI PLAIN IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF WHAT AFRICAN NATION?

IS IT KENYA, TANZANIA, THE SUDAN, OR SOUTH AFRICA?

>> KENYA.

>> KENYA.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ú ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> TANZANIA.

>> TANZANIA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE ON TANZANIA FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

ú FIRST, IN 1964, TANZANIA WAS@ FORMED AS A SOVEREIGN STATE ú THROUGH THE UNION OF THE TWO@ SEPARATE STATES OF TANGANYIKA AND WHAT ISLAND?

[incorrect buzzer] @ ZANZIBAR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRY THIS ONE.

NAME THE TANZANIAN DORMANT VOLCANO LOCATED NEAR THE KENYAN BORDER, MADE FAMOUS úBY THE 1961 COLLECTION OF ERNEST@ HEMINGWAY'S SHORT STORIES.

>> MOUNT KILIMANJARO.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ú TANZANIA HAS TWO OFFICIAL@ LANGUAGES, SWAHILI AND WHAT OTHER?

>> ENGLISH.

@>> ENGLISH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú WHICH OF THESE AFRICAN NATIONS@ DOES NOT BORDER TANZANIA; @ KENYA, UGANDA, OR SOMALIA?

>> SOMALIA.

>> SOMALIA IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, TRUE OR FALSE, THE EQUATOR PASSES THROUGH TANZANIA?

>> FALSE.

@ >> FALSE, THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

ú AND THAT MARKS THE END OF@ OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

ú TIME NOW TO GET TO KNOW THE@ TEAM FROM DEERFIELD ACADEMY.

>> HI, I'M MACKENZIE GAUDET, FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM DEERFIELD ACADEMY, ú IF YOU WERE ASKED TO GIVE A@ TED TALK, WHAT TOPIC WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS?

ú >> IF I COULD DO A TED TALK,@ I WOULD TALK ABOUT SCIENCE úEDUCATION BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT@ TO HOW WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND OUR LIVES.

>> I WOULD GIVE A TALK@ ON THE ROLE THAT AI PLAYS IN EDUCATION.

IT GETS A REALLY BAD REP IN SCHOOLS, ú AND I THINK IT'S A TOOL THAT SHOULD BE MORE UTILIZED.

>> I WOULD TALK ABOUT COLORBLINDNESS AND HOW ú COLORBLIND PEOPLE SEE BECAUSE@ ONE IN 10 MEN AND 1 IN 200 WOMEN ARE COLORBLIND, MYSELF INCLUDED.

ú AND YET, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A GOOD AWARENESS ú OF WHAT COLORBLINDNESS IS AND@ HOW COLORBLIND PEOPLE SEE.

>> I WOULD DISCUSS WHAT MAKES A SONG GOOD, EITHER THE BACKGROUND MUSIC OR THE LYRICS, ú BECAUSE THERE'S A RISING TREND@ OF SONGS HAVING VERY GOOD úBACKGROUND MUSIC, BUT SOMETIMES,@ THE LYRICS ARE MID AT BEST.

[trumpet fanfare] ú >> IT IS THAT TIME, THE FINAL@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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

ú BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.

IN THIS LIGHTNING ROUND, WE LOOK AT COMMON BONDS.

TELL ME THE SPECIFIC COMMON BOND THAT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SHARE.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

@ SUPERIOR, MICHIGAN, ONTARIO.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> GREAT LAKES.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MIKE TOMLIN, ANDY REID, BILL BELICHICK.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> NFL HEAD COACHES.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, TACOMA NARROWS.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD.

>> BASKETBALL TEAMS.

>> BRIDGES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ HUMPBACK, BALEEN, BELUGA.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> WHALES.

@ >> WHALES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SIDEWINDER, COPPERHEAD, COTTONMOUTH.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> SHARKS.

>> RATTLESNAKES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MADAGASCAR, MAUI, ELLIS.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> ISLANDS.

>> ISLANDS IS RIGHT.

ARGENTINE TANGO, TWIST, QUICKSTEP.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> DANCE.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@ GALA, BRAEBURN, RED DELICIOUS.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> APPLES.

@ >> APPLES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WESTERLIES, SOROCA-- [buzzer] >> WIND.

>> WIND, YES, THAT IS CORRECT, DEERFIELD.

A, E, I, O, U.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> VOWELS.

@>> VOWELS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

CLOVE HITCH, ANCHOR BEND, SHEEPSHANK.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> KNOTS.

@ >> KNOTS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CIVIC, ACCORD, CRV.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> CAR.

>> YES, CARS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

>> VITAMIN.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

DAMASK, CHINA, KNOCKOUT.

[buzzer] DEERFIELD?

[incorrect buzzer] @ROSES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ GALAHAD, PERCIVAL, LANCELOT.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> KNIGHTS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MAGNOLIA, BEECH, SPRUCE.

[buzzer] PIONEER VALLEY?

>> TREES.

>> TREES IS CORRECT.

[bell] ú AH, THAT BELL MARKS THE END@ OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

ú WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF@ OUR HISTORIC 63RD SEASON.

@DEERFIELD, FABULOUS JOB TONIGHT.

YOU WERE GREAT RIGHT UP@ UNTIL CAPITALIZATION ROUND, AND THEN I HAVE TO SAY, PIONEER VALLEY, YOU JUST TOOK IT AWAY FROM THERE.

YOU ARE THE WINNERS@ TONIGHT, SO JOB WELL DONE.

ú WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS@ FOR A GREAT MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

ú 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 úASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER@ TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC ú SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT@THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

THE MTA, FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

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