>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 60TH SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES TONIGHT, AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

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

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

LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.

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

YOU REALIZE THAT 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.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE'VE RE-DESIGNED OUR WESTFIELD STATE PRODUCTION STUDIOS TO PUT SOCIAL DISTANCING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

WITH BOTH TEAMS AND MYSELF NOW IN DIFFERENT ROOMS, WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SLIGHTLY SHORTENED ASMW SEASON.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES.

BUT BECAUSE OF OUR LATE START WITHIN THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL BE LIMITING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS TO THE TOP FOUR HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS FROM THOSE QUALIFYING MATCHES.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT IS AMHERST 230, BELCHERTOWN ALSO RINGING IN WITH 230.

SO LET'S SEE HOW WE DO TONIGHT.

IN OUR MATCH-UP THIS EVENING WE HAVE EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FROM DALTON.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH WAHCONAH REGIONAL COACHED BY SHAWN THERRIEN AND MATT PEGORARI.

>> I'M BAILEY GOODRICH, A JUNIOR AT WAHCONAH.

>> HI, I'M JULI KEIPER AND I'M A JUNIOR AT WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M FAITH SAVERY AND I'M A SENIOR AT WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, TIM THEIRIAN AND AIDAN GARCIA.

>> AND FOR EAST GRANBY, COACHED BY ROBERT TONINO.

>> HI, I'M WILLIAM PITNEY, A SENIOR AT EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M TIRNA IQBAL, I'M A JUNIOR AT EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M TYLER NARDI AND I'M A SENIOR AT EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, MATTHEW FADNEY AND PROFESSOR COWDRY.

>> WE'LL 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 10 POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BEGIN.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE IS THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVEL DUE EAST FROM VENICE, ITALY, YOU'LL END UP IN WHAT BODY OF WATER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP-- THE ADRIATIC SEA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ICHTHYOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF WHAT?

IS IT POISONOUS PLANTS, INSECTS, OR FISH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> FISH.

>> FISH, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT TWO-WORD LATIN PHRASE, MEANING "FOR THIS" IS OFTEN USED IN REFERENCE TO SOMETHING THAT IS IMPROVISED OR MADE UP?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> AD LIB.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

THAT GIVES EAST GRANBY THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] RIGHT ANSWER THERE IS AD HOC.

LET'S MOVE ON.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

THERE ARE 12 INCHES IN ONE FOOT.

HOW MANY SQUARE INCHES ARE THERE IN THREE SQUARE FEET?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> 432.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, NICE JOB!

WHAT BOOK, WRITTEN BY J.M.

BARRIE, BEGINS, "ALL CHILDREN, BUT ONE, GROW UP"?

EAST GRANBY.

>> "PETER PAN".

>> YES, "PETER PAN" IS CORRECT.

SINGER-SONGWRITER ASHLEY NICOLETTE FRANGIPANE IS BETTER KNOWN BY WHAT STAGE NAME?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> LADY GAGA.

>> I'M SORRY THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, EAST GRANBY, ONCE AGAIN THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] HALSEY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE-- TRY THIS ONE.

IN WHICH NATIONAL PARK CAN YOU VIEW THE CONE GEYSER, WHICH IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS OLD FAITHFUL?

EAST GRANBY.

>> YELLOWSTONE.

>> YELLOWSTONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TYPE OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK?

SHALE, PUMICE, OR GRANITE?

WAHCONAH.

>> SHALE.

>> YES, SHALE IS CORRECT.

IN CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY, WHAT NATURE GOD IS USUALLY DEPICTED WITH THE LEGS AND HORNS OF A GOAT, AND THE BODY AND HEAD OF A MAN?

EAST GRANBY.

>> PAN.

>> PAN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN THE QUESTION, "WHAT IS YOUR COMPUTER'S I-P ADDRESS?"

THE LETTERS I-P ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

EAST GRANBY.

>> INTERNET PROTOCOL.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

"THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE" IS ONE OF THE SEVEN NOVELS WHICH MAKE UP WHAT SERIES OF BOOKS BY-- WAHCONAH.

>> "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA".

>> C.S.

LEWIS, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, VERY NICE.

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP-- TIRANA IS TO ALBANIA AS WHAT IS TO UKRAINE?

WAHCONAH.

>> KIEV.

>> KIEV, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. CIVIL WAR BATTLES DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN MARYLAND?

THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN, THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, OR BATTLE OF FORT HENRY?

WAHCONAH.

>> ANTIETAM.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST GRANBY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> FORT HENRY.

>> FORT HENRY, TOOK PLACE IN TENNESSEE, YES, NICE JOB.

WHAT IRISH REPUBLICAN POLITICAL PARTY, FROM THE GAELIC FOR "WE OURSELVES" WAS FOUNDED IN 1905 BY ARTHUR GRIFFITH?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE SINN FEIN.

WHICH OF THESE NUMBERS IS NOT EVENLY DIVISIBLE BY SEVEN?

98, 141, OR 777?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> 141.

>> YES, 141, RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER, NICE JOB.

THE KREBS CYCLE IS PART OF THE BIOLOGICAL PATHWAY FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT SIMPLE SUGAR?

WAHCONAH.

>> GLUCOSE.

>> GLUCOSE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

BORZOI, AKITA, AND HAVANESE ARE ALL BREEDS OF WHAT ANIMAL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> CHICKEN.

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

WAHCONAH, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> DOG.

>> YES, DOG IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS QUESTION.

THE 2013 TO 2015 TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES, "UNDER THE DOME" WAS BASED ON A BEST-SELLING BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE BY WHAT AMERICAN NOVELIST?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> STEPHEN KING.

>> YES, STEPHEN KING.

OCTOBER 31ST, 2020 FELL ON A SATURDAY.

ON WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK WILL HALLOWEEN FALL IN 2022?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> THURSDAY.

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

EAST GRANBY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> MONDAY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> MONDAY, YES, RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER AGAIN, NICE JOB.

EDMUND IS THE MAIN ANTAGONIST IN WHICH OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS?

[ RINGER AND BUZZER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE".

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, EAST GRANBY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "KING LEAR" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M JENNA DELISI FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WAHCONAH HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT MOVIE COULD YOU WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND NEVER GET SICK OF?

>> I COULD WATCH "THE AVENGERS" OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> I COULD WATCH "WONDER WOMAN" OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND NEVER GET BORED.

>> I'LL NEVER GET TIRED OF "INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE" BECAUSE I LOVE HISTORICAL FICTION, IT'S HILARIOUS, PACKED WITH ACTION, AND HARRISON FORD AND SEAN CONNERY ARE AN ICONIC DUO.

[ ♪♪ ] >> TIME NOW TO MOVE ON 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 AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

HOWEVER, IF YOUR TEAM ANSWERS INCORRECTLY, YOU WILL LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, YOU COULD SAY "THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME" FOR THIS ROUND.

EACH OF THE ANSWERS RHYMES WITH THE WORD "HOME," ALL RIGHT?

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S THE S-I UNIT OF ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE?

EAST GRANBY.

>> OHM.

>> OHM, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TRADEMARKED POLYSTYRENE PLASTIC USED AS THERMAL INSULATION?

WAHCONAH.

>> STYROFOAM.

>> STYROFOAM IS RIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE SONG, "OH, GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO" DO THIS?

WAHCONAH.

>> ROAM.

>> ROAM, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ANCIENT GREEK STADIUM USED FOR HORSE AND CHARIOT RACING?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> COLISEUM.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS HIPPODROME.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE-- A CROSS-PLATFORM WEB BROWSER DEVELOPED BY GOOGLE?

WAHCONAH.

>> CHROME.

>> CHROME, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AN UNDERGROUND PLANT THAT SENDS OUT ROOTS AND SHOOTS FROM ITS NODES?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] RHIZOME IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY THAT FITS THE CATEGORY?

WAHCONAH.

>> ROME.

>> ROME, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A HUMAN CELL CONTAINS 23 PAIRS OF THESE?

EAST GRANBY.

>> CHROMOSOME.

>> CHROMOSOME, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE IDITAROD TRAIL SLED DOG RACE NORMALLY ENDS HERE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE NOME, ALASKA, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

OF A SINGLE COLOR?

EAST GRANBY.

>> MONOCHROME.

>> MONOCHROME, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

RICH SOIL WHICH CONSISTS OF A MIX OF VARIOUS ORGANIC MATERIALS-- WAHCONAH.

>> LOAM.

>> LOAM, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ANCIENT ROMAN UNDERGROUND CEMETERY?

[ BUZZER AND RINGER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE CATACOMB-- NOT QUITE IN TIME.

IT'S AN INDOOR ARENA FOR TRACK CYCLING?

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS VELODROME, BUT THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE 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.

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

AS THE RULES STATE, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO, HOWEVER, GETS THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE, SO TONIGHT THAT IS WAHCONAH.

WAHCONAH, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE ALLEGORICAL, 14TH CENTURY POEM TITLED, "THE DIVINE COMEDY" IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS-- "INFERNO," "PURGATORIO," AND WHAT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP, ALL RIGHT, EAST GRANBY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> "PARADISO".

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

WE'LL STAY WITH "THE DIVINE COMEDY".

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

"THE DIVINE COMEDY" WAS THE WORK OF WHAT ITALIAN POET?

>> DANTE.

>> DANTE IS CORRECT.

TRY THIS ONE-- THE POEM TELLS OF DANTE'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE REALMS OF THE DEAD.

WHAT CLASSICAL ROMAN POET SERVES AS HIS GUIDE THROUGH HELL AND PURGATORY?

>> CICERO.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS VIRGIL.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE-- FINALLY, WHO SERVES AS DANTE'S GUIDE THROUGH PARADISE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS BEATRICE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH EAST GRANBY, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL DO MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20, A LOT OF DEBATE OVER THAT ONE, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE GREEK WORD "CHLOROS" MAKES UP ONE-HALF OF THE WORD FOR AN IMPORTANT PIGMENT FOUND IN NATURE.

WHAT COLOR DOES CHLOROS INDICATE?

>> GREEN.

>> YES, GREEN IS RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING CHLOROS-- THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST-- NAME THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENT THAT CONTAINS CHLOROS?

>> CHLOROPHYLL.

>> CHLOROPHYLL, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TRY THIS ONE-- THE SECOND HALF OF THE WORD "CHLOROPHYLL" COMES FROM PHYLLON, MEANING WHAT?

>> LIGHT.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS LEAF.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR 10 POINTS.

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY OCCURRING ELEMENT ACROSS ALL VARIATIONS OF CHLOROPHYLL?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TOUGH ONE-- THAT WAS HYDROGEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

TELL ME THE COORDINATES OF THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT JOINING THE POINT NEGATIVE ONE, TWO AND THE POINT THREE, FOUR?

>> ONE, THREE.

>> ONE, THREE, YES, NICE JOB, LET'S MOVE ON, WE CONTINUE WITH MIDPOINT PROBLEMS.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST UP-- FIND THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT CONNECTING THE POINTS SEVEN, FOUR AND THREE, NEGATIVE FOUR?

>> FIVE, ZERO.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT WITH THIS ONE, SO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

FIND THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT JOINING POINTS X, Y AND THREE X, Y?

>> TWO X, Y, >> YES, VERY NICE JOB!

AND FINALLY, IF M IS THE MIDPOINT OF LINE SEGMENT A-B, AND THE COORDINATES OF A ARE THREE, THREE, WHAT ARE THE COORDINATES OF POINT B?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OH, I HEARD IT IN THE BACKGROUND THERE, I HEARD IT CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE.

NOT IN TIME, THOUGH, CORRECT ANSWER IS ONE, ONE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH EAST GRANBY, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH BODILY ORGAN WOULD BE AFFECTED IF YOU WERE TO UNDERGO A MEDICAL PROCEDURE KNOWN AS A CHOLECYSTECTOMY?

THE SMALL INTESTINE, A KIDNEY, THE STOMACH, OR THE GALL BLADDER?

>> SMALL INTESTINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, WAHCONAH, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> GALL BLADDER.

>> YES, GALL BLADDER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

STICKING WITH MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

EACH COMMON MEDICAL PROCEDURE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE PERFORMED ON WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY?

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST ONE.

RHINOPLASTY?

>> NOSE.

>> NOSE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TRY THIS ONE.

A NEPHRECTOMY?

>> EYES.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE WOULD BE KIDNEY.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.

RADIAL KERATOTOMY?

>> STOMACH.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS EYE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

OTOPLASTY?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS EAR.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON, FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

A CARDIOTOMY?

>> HEART.

>> HEART, YES, ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB ON THAT LAST ONE.

OKAY, WAHCONAH, ONCE AGAIN IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> CAN WE HAVE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30, PLEASE?

>> YOU CAN, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THE PORTRAIT, SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN, WAS COMPLETED IN 1796 BY AMERICAN PORTRAITIST GILBERT STUART.

NAME THE SUBJECT?

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON.

>> YES, GEORGE WASHINGTON IS CORRECT-- ICONIC PIECE OF ARTWORK THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

THIS CATEGORY CONCERNS FAMOUS PORTRAITS OF HISTORICAL WORLD LEADERS.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST-- THOUGH DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1698, THIS MURAL, COMPLETED BY HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER IN 1537, IS STILL WELL-KNOWN TODAY AS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC IMAGES OF WHAT BRITISH KING?

>> HENRY THE EIGHTH.

>> YES, HENRY THE EIGHTH.

VERY NICE, TRY THIS ONE.

DEPICTED IN THIS 1888 PORTRAIT BY JOHN WILLIAM WATERHOUSE, THIS WOMAN WAS THE LAST ACTIVE RULER OF THE PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT.

SHE DIED IN 30 B.C.E.

AT THE AGE OF 39-- NAME HER?

>> CLEOPATRA.

>> CLEOPATRA, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY-- THIS 1985 PRINT BY POP ARTIST ANDY WARHOL, OF WHICH 16 PRINTS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MADE, WAS BASED ON THIS BRITISH MONARCH'S 1977 OFFICIAL SILVER JUBILEE PORTRAIT.

NAME HER?

>> QUEEN ELIZABETH.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND.

>> YES, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, NICE JOB.

OKAY, EAST GRANBY, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT FIVE-LETTER WORD COULD FIT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BLANKS?

BLANK BOX, BLANK STICK, BLANK CRUST, AND BLANK CRUMBS?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OH, I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP, ALL RIGHT, WAHCONAH, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> BREAD.

>> BREAD, YES, THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON-- KEEP THE WORD "BREAD" IN MIND NOW.

EACH SHORT CLUE DESCRIBES A WORD OR PHRASE WHICH CONTAINS THE WORD "BREAD" SOMEWHERE IN IT.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, FIRST UP.

IF A TASK IS GOING WELL, YOU MAY SAY IT'S "AS EASY AS BLANK BLANK"?

>> BAKING BREAD.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SLICED BREAD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE CREW OF THIS HMS "BOUNTY" WAS SENT TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO ACQUIRE THIS TYPE OF PLANT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE BREADFRUIT.

A PERSON'S LIVELIHOOD OR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS HIS OR HER WHAT?

>> BREADWINNER.

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS BREAD AND BUTTER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY-- THIS PHRASE REFERS TO ENTERTAINMENT OR POLITICAL POLICIES WHICH APPEASE THE MASSES TO KEEP THEM HAPPY?

>> BREAD AND CIRCUSES.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, VERY NICE.

ALL RIGHT, WAHCONAH, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> CAN WE HAVE WORLD EVENTS FOR 30?

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BATTLES DID NOT OCCUR DURING WORLD WAR ONE?

THE BATTLE OF VERDUN, THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN, THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA, OR THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE?

>> SECOND BATTLE OF MARNE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST GRANBY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA.

>> YES, THAT OCCURRED DURING WORLD WAR TWO.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

WHICH WORLD WAR?

I'LL NAME A BATTLE OR CAMPAIGN, YOU TELL ME IF IT OCCURRED DURING WORLD WAR ONE OR WORLD WAR TWO?

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST UP-- THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY?

>> WORLD WAR TWO.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

NEXT ONE-- THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD?

>> WORLD WAR ONE.

>> WORLD WAR ONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THE BATTLE OF ARGONNE FOREST?

>> WORLD WAR TWO.

>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS WORLD WAR ONE.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH OF THESE EVENTS DID NOT OCCUR IN THE YEAR 1968?

NORTH VIETNAM LAUNCHES THE TET OFFENSIVE, THE ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT KENNEDY, THE GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT, OR THE SUMMER OLYMPICS TAKES PLACE IN MEXICO CITY?

>> GULF OF TONKIN.

>> YES, THAT WAS 1964, VERY NICE, LET'S MOVE ON.

KEEP THE YEAR 1968 IN MIND FOR THESE.

I'LL NAME AN EVENT FROM GENERAL HISTORY.

YOU TELL ME WHETHER IT OCCURRED BEFORE, AFTER, OR DURING THE YEAR 1968.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST ONE.

THE PEACE CORPS IS FOUNDED BY ROBERT SARGENT SHRIVER, JR.?

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, YES, 1961 IS WHEN THAT OCCURRED.

THE POPULAR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, "SESAME STREET" FIRST AIRS ON PBS?

>> BEFORE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS AFTER-- 1969.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THURGOOD MARSHALL BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, RIGHT, 1967.

THE APOLLO 8 MISSION IS THE FIRST MANNED SPACEFLIGHT TO THE MOON?

>> AFTER.

>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT THERE IS DURING.

AND FINALLY, THE CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION SERIES, "STAR TREK" PREMIERES ON AMERICAN TELEVISION?

>> AFTER.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS BEFORE-- THAT WAS 1966.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M JENNA DELISI FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EMOJI?

>> TOUGH QUESTION.

THE EMOJI FOR FUNNY JOKES.

>> MY FAVORITE EMOJI IS PROBABLY THE ONE WITH THE COWBOY HAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY AND I CAN USE IT WHENEVER I WANT.

>> MY FAVORITE EMOJI IS THE UPSIDE-DOWN SMILING FACE JUST BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY AND HAS A LOT OF USES.

[ ♪♪ ] >> WE'VE A VERY CLOSE MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE 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 AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS-- YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS-- ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

"R" YOU READY TO TAKE ON THIS ROUND?

EACH ANSWER IS A FIVE-LETTER WORD, THE MIDDLE LETTER OF WHICH IS THE LETTER "R".

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A MUSTANG IS A BREED OF THIS ANIMAL?

WAHCONAH.

>> HORSE.

>> HORSE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SURNAME FOR GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS POINT GUARD STEPH?

WAHCONAH.

>> CURRY.

>> CURRY IS RIGHT.

THIS CLASSICAL ORDER OF ARCHITECTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY FLUTED COLUMNS?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] DORIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE OFFICIAL CURRENCY UNITS OF ITALY, FRANCE, AND SPAIN, FOR EXAMPLE?

WAHCONAH.

>> EURO.

>> EURO IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

IT'S THE SPANISH WORD FOR BOAT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] BARCO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO COME TO ONE OPINION OR MIND?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "AGREE".

REEF-BUILDING INVERTEBRATES THAT INHABIT-- EAST GRANBY.

>> CORAL.

>> CORAL, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

COMPLETE THE TITLE OF THE GEORGE GERSHWIN OPERA, BLANK AND BESS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> PORGY.

>> PORGY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A STATE OF AMUSEMENT WITH LAUGHTER?

EAST GRANBY.

>> MIRTH.

>> MIRTH, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S THE SACRED TEXT OF ISLAM?

WAHCONAH.

>> THE KORAN.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IF YOU DIVIDE 200 BY 5, YOU'LL GET THIS?

WAHCONAH.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> TWENTY.

>> FORTY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE-- NOT QUITE IN TIME.

JEWISH HOLIDAY COMMEMORATING THE SAVING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE FROM HAMAN.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] PURIM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A SOFT, ROUND, FLAT-CROWNED HAT IS A BERET, HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF A VERY CLOSE MATCH.

WE HAD A REALLY CLOSE MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

EAST GRANBY, GREAT JOB, HOWEVER, WAHCONAH, YOU ARE THE WINNERS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

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

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 WE WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON ON AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

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

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

>> WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY HAS ALLOWED ME TO GROW AND PURSUE MY PASSION TO BECOME A NEUROLOGIST.

I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.

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