>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 63RD SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES 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.

ú >> 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] [trumpet fanfare] >> 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.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

IT HAS BEEN AN EXCITING SEASON SO FAR AS HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES.

THE GOAL FOR EACH TEAM IS TO SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP 8 AND COMPETE IN THE SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

TONIGHT, IT'S EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL @VERSUS BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S MEET THE MEMBERS OF TONIGHT'S TEAMS, ú STARTING WITH BELCHERTOWN, COACHED BY STEVE VINU.

>> I'M TYLER BLACK, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS NORA DYER-MURPHY.

I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M FELICIA COTE.

I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS SARENA COTE.

I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, ú AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE @ OUR ALTERNATE, KAYLA BRECHNER.

ú >> NOW TO EAST LONGMEADOW, COACHED BY MARK BALE.

>> I'M PORTER CARROLL.

I'M A JUNIOR, AND I'M FROM EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M WILL BEAGLE.

I'M A JUNIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M AUDREY O'NEILL.

I'M A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M JOHN COOPER.

I'M A JUNIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, SANDRINE ALOUIDOR.

>> THE CHALLENGE ROUND IS WHERE WE'LL START THINGS OFF TONIGHT.

I'LL ASK QUESTIONS AND BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER.

GET IT RIGHT, AND THAT TEAM WINS 10 POINTS.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

ú IN 1664, AFTER THE DUTCH CEDED@ NEW NETHERLANDS TO BRITAIN, IT BECAME A PROPRIETARY COLONY AND LATER ONE OF THE 13 BRITISH ROYAL COLONIES.

@ NAME THIS BRITISH COLONY.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> NEW YORK.

>> NEW YORK.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

úVARIOUS UNITS OF MEASURE IN THE@ INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS.

ú WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT NAME@ OF THERMODYNAMIC TEMPERATURE?

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> CANDELA.

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> KELVIN?

>> KELVIN, YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

úNAME THE MADELEINE L'ENGLE BOOK@ THAT CONTAINS THE LINE, "WE ú LOOK NOT AT THE THINGS WHICH@ ARE WHAT YOU WOULD CALL SEEN, BUT AT THE THINGS WHICH ARE NOT SEEN."

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

@>> LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> A WRINKLE IN TIME?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WELL, GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

ú A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 72@ FEET LONG AND 18 FEET WIDE.

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

[buzzer] TIME IS UP.

@ 36 FEET IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IN THIS SURVIVAL ACTION ADVENTURE GAME, ú THE PLAYER CONTROLS THE LONG--@ THE LONE SURVIVOR, THAT IS, ú OF THE CRASHED SPACECRAFT KNOWN AS AURORA AS HE IS STRANDED ON A REMOTE OCEAN PLANET @ IN THE GALAXY OF ANDROMEDA.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> SUBNAUTICA?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.

GREEK GODDESS DEMETER IS TO ROMAN GODDESS ú CERES AS GREEK GOD HEPHAESTUS IS TO WHICH ROMAN GOD?

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> VULCAN?

>> VULCAN.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS AGAIN FOR THIS ONE.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES ú 75 DEGREES AND THE SECOND@ ANGLE MEASURES 58 DEGREES?

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> 47?

>> 47.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

@XENON, NEON, HELIUM, OR KRYPTON?

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> KRYPTON?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> XENON?

>> XENON, YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MOVING ON.

@A POMERANIAN IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

@ A CAT-- [buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> DOG.

>> DOG.

@DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU FIND@ KENT STATE, YOUNGSTOWN STATE, AND BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITIES?

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> KENTUCKY?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> TENNESSEE?

>> OHIO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHAT FAMOUS AMERICAN DOCUMENT IS HEADED @BY "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776?"

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

úPUBLISHED IN JUNE OF 1949, WHAT@GEORGE ORWELL DYSTOPIAN NOVEL-- @ [buzzer] --HAS THE LINES-- EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> 1984?

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

BETWEEN 2008 AND 2012, DMITRY MEDVEDEV SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF WHAT WORLD COUNTRY?

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> RUSSIA?

@ >> RUSSIA IS CORRECT, YES.

@ LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

A SEESAW, CROWBAR, AND LIGHT SWITCH ARE EXAMPLES OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE?

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> LEVERS?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT QUESTION.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP.

ZAGREB IS TO CROATIA AS@ WHAT CAPITAL IS TO HUNGARY?

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> BUDAPEST.

>> BUDAPEST.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE ZYGOMATIC BONE, A PAIRED IRREGULAR BONE, IS FOUND IN WHICH PART OF THE HUMAN BODY?

ú IS IT THE PELVIS, THE CHEST, THE SKULL, OR THE KNEE?

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE PELVIS?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

BELCHERTOWN, THAT GIVES@ YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> THE KNEE?

>> IT'S ACTUALLY LOCATED IN THE SKULL.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS BEGINS, "IN ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, THE ACCUSED SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHT @ TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL?"

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE SIXTH AMENDMENT?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE.

ú ON OCTOBER 25, 2022, AFTER ONLY 50 DAYS IN OFFICE, ú LIZ TRUSS RESIGNED AS PRIME@ MINISTER OF WHAT GROUP OF-- @ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE UNITED KINGDOM?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT, OF EUROPEAN NATIONS.

@ LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

ú "MA" IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED@ STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION-- @ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> MASSACHUSETTS?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

ú THAT IS THE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS.

ú WHAT IS THE TWO LETTER UNITED@ STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE @ ABBREVIATION FOR MONTANA?

ú ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> MN?

>> "MT" IS FOR MONTANA.

IN THIS 2021 DISNEY@ ANIMATION, STEPHANIE BEATRIZ VOICES THE CHARACTER MIRABEL MADRIGAL, ú A COLOMBIAN TEENAGE GIRL WHO@ HAS TO FACE THE FRUSTRATION @ OF BEING THE ONLY MEMBER-- @ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> ENCANTO?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

ú NEXT UP IS THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

BUT FIRST, LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE TEAM @ FROM BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M REBECCA GUSTAVSSON FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM BELCHERTOWN HIGH, IF YOU WERE TO CREATE YOUR OWN SCHOOL CLUB, WHAT WOULD IT BE ABOUT?

>> IF I WERE TO CREATE MY OWN SCHOOL CLUB, ú IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A TABLE@ READING OF DIFFERENT DRAMAS FOR NON-MUSICAL PLAYS.

>> IF I COULD CREATE MY OWN SCHOOL CLUB, @ PROBABLY A CROCHETING CLUB.

>> IF I COULD CREATE MY OWN SCHOOL CLUB, @ IT WOULD BE FENCING CLUB.

>> IF I WERE TO CREATE MY OWN SCHOOL CLUB, I'D PROBABLY MAKE A GEOGRAPHY CLUB.

[trumpet fanfare] @ >> KEEP THOSE BUZZERS HANDY.

WE MOVE ON NOW TO@ TONIGHT'S FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

ú EACH TEAM HAS THE CHANCE TO@ BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

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

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES 5 POINTS.

WELL, DON'T GET AGITATED IN THIS ROUND.

ALL OF THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ú BEGIN WITH THE LETTER SEQUENCE A-G, AS IN "AGITATED."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

TO RIPEN OR MATURE.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AGE?

>> "AGE," YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

A SHIP THAT'S STUCK ON A SANDBAR IS THIS.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AGROUND?

>> "AGROUND," YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

@THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FARMING.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AGRICULTURE?

>> YES, "AGRICULTURE" IS CORRECT.

THE FEAR OF BEING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AGORAPHOBIA?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A LIST OF THINGS TO BE DEALT WITH IN A MEETING.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AGENDA?

>> "AGENDA" IS CORRECT.

FORCEFUL ATTACKING BEHAVIOR OR HOSTILITY.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AGGRESSION?

>> "AGGRESSION."

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@ GREAT MENTAL OR PHYSICAL PAIN.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ANGUISH?

>> "AGONY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ A GELATIN MADE FROM SEAWEED.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AGAR?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

"AY-GAR" IS THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION.

WE'LL TAKE IT.

ú THE COMMANDER OF THE GREEK ARMY IN THE TROJAN WAR.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AGAMEMNON?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@ IN OPPOSITION TO, CONTRARY TO.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AGAINST?

@ >> YES, "AGAINST" IS CORRECT.

TO CONCUR OR REACH THE SAME OPINION.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AGREE?

>> "AGREE," YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHETHER GOD EXISTS.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AN AGNOSTIC?

@ >> YES, "AGNOSTIC" IS CORRECT.

A NAME FOR A MEMBER OF THE SECRET SERVICE.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AN AGENT?

>> "AGENT" IS CORRECT.

FEELING OF GREAT HORROR OR DISMAY.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> ANGUISH?

>> "AGHAST" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A WORD MEANING NIMBLE, QUICK, OR LIVELY.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AGILE?

>> "AGILE" IS RIGHT.

A TYPE OF HARD, SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> AGATE?

[bell dinging] >> "AGATE" IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

THAT BELL MARKS THE END,@HOWEVER, OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE NOW GO ON TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

ú TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO PICK@ A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A@ QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE ON TO EARN MORE POINTS.

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

AT THE MOMENT, BELCHERTOWN, YOU ARE A BIT BEHIND BUT THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ú THE 1975 CLASSIC FILM "JAWS"@ ESTABLISHED THIS CINCINNATI NATIVE AS AN ELITE FILM DIRECTOR.

NAME HIM.

>> STEVEN SPIELBERG?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

úMORE ABOUT VARIOUS CREATURES AT@ THE HEART OF MEMORABLE FILMS.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, BASED ON AN E.B.

@ WHITE NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THIS 2006 ANIMATED FILM CENTERS AROUND A PIG NAMED WILBUR WHO IS@ BEFRIENDED BY A BARN SPIDER.

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> CHARLOTTE'S WEB?

>> YES.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

@ CHARLOTTE'S WEB IS RIGHT.

THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS 2018 MOVIE úSTARRING DWAYNE JOHNSON STATES,@ "WHEN THREE DIFFERENT ANIMALS úBECOME INFECTED WITH A DANGEROUS@ PATHOGEN, A PRIMATOLOGIST úAND A GENETICIST TEAM UP TO STOP@ THEM FROM DESTROYING CHICAGO."

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> KING KONG?

>> RAMPAGE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS 2020 FILM FOLLOWS A DOG NAMED BUCK AS HE IS STOLEN FROM HIS HOME IN CALIFORNIA AND SENT TO THE YUKON.

NAMED THE MOVIE.

>> YUKON?

>> GOOD GUESS, THOUGH.

HOWEVER, CORRECT ANSWER IS CALL OF THE WILD.

ALL RIGHT, EAST LONGMEADOW, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> I'M PAM MELROY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR NASA, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

NASA IS AN ACRONYM FOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

"AERONAUTICS" IS DEFINED BOTH AS A SCIENCE DEALING WITH THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AND THE ART OR SCIENCE OF FLIGHT.

TO QUALIFY, SPELL THE WORD "AERONAUTICS."

@ >> A-E-R-O-N-A-U-T-I-C-S?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE AERONAUTICAL WORDS FOR YOU TO SPELL.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, AVIONICS ARE THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ú USED ON AIRCRAFT, ARTIFICIAL@ SATELLITES, AND SPACECRAFT.

úAVIONICS INCLUDES COMMUNICATIONS@AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AS WELL.

@ SPELL THE WORD "AVIONICS."

>> A-V-I-O-N-I-C-S?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú AERODYNAMICS IS THE STUDY OF THE MOTION OF AIR, PARTICULARLY WHEN@ AFFECTED BY A SOLID OBJECT @ SUCH AS AN AIRPLANE WING.

SPELL "AERODYNAMICS."

@ >> A-E-R-O-D-Y-N-A-M-I-C-S?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

@ FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE FUSELAGE IS THE MAIN@ BODY OF AN AIRPLANE, MISSILE, OR ROCKET.

SPELL "FUSELAGE."

>> F-U-S-I-L-A-G-E?

>> OH, SO, SO CLOSE.

ú F-U-S-E-L-A-G-E. GOOD JOB@ ON THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

"BLACK CAT," "THE OVAL@PORTRAIT," AND "WILLIAM WILSON" ú ARE ALL SHORT STORIES BY WHAT@ 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHOR?

>> WILLIAM JAMES?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

ú [buzzer] EVERYBODY'S SHAKING THEIR HEAD AT THIS ONE.

"EDGAR ALLEN POE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ú THIS US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE@ RECEIVED A POPULAR POLARITY THREE TIMES, THOUGH HE TOOK OFFICE ONLY TWICE-- IN 1884 AND 1882.

NAME HIM.

>> GROVER CLEVELAND.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

MORE ABOUT AMERICAN@ PRESIDENTS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, AS A REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE HOUSE FROM THE STATE OF OHIO, THIS FUTURE US PRESIDENT WAS DUBBED THE "NAPOLEON OF PROTECTION" FOR HIS AGGRESSIVE PROMOTION OF TARIFFS.

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF OHIO IN 1892 AND ASCENDED TO THE@ PRESIDENCY FIVE YEARS LATER.

NAME HIM.

>> WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

>> YES, WILLIAM MCKINLEY IS CORRECT.

THIS 27TH PRESIDENT WENT@ ON TO BECOME CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES.

ú HE WAS KNOWN FOR TRUST BUSTING@ AND HIS RATHER LARGE PHYSIQUE.

NAME HIM.

>> WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

ú THE WINNER OF THE 1919 NOBEL@ PEACE PRIZE, THIS PRESIDENT IS KNOWN FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN CREATING ú BOTH THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND@ THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

NAME HIM.

>> WOODROW WILSON.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

SACRED IN HINDUISM, THIS SYLLABLE, WHOSE WRITTEN SYMBOL IS SHOWN HERE, ú IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST@ IMPORTANT OF ALL MANTRAS.

NAME THIS ONE-SYLLABLE WORD ALSO COMMONLY @ USED IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA.

>> QI?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> OM?

>> OM, YES.

@ THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON.

CONTINUING WITH SACRED@ SYMBOLS FOR 15 POINTS EACH.

ONCE AGAIN, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

IMPORTANT IN DAOIST METAPHYSICS, THIS SYMBOL SHOWS A BALANCE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITE-- ú TWO OPPOSITES, THAT IS, WITH A@PORTION OF THE OPPOSITE ELEMENT IN EACH SECTION.

NAME THE SYMBOL.

>> TAO.

ú >> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "YIN YANG."

ú ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO@ THE NEXT ONE FOR 15 POINTS.

@ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú THIS SYMBOL REPRESENTS THE AFTERLIFE AND CONNECTION @ BETWEEN THE EARTH AND HEAVEN.

CELTS BELIEVED THAT THE ACTUAL TREES WERE THEIR ANCESTORS AND GATEKEEPERS @ TO THE CELTIC OTHERWORLD.

NAME THIS SYMBOL.

>> YGGDRASIL?

>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS THE "TREE OF LIFE."

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH EAST LONGMEADOW.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GOING FOR THE LAST OF THE 30S.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú THIS EQUATION IS A STRAIGHT@ LINE WRITTEN IN STANDARD FORM.

úTO QUALIFY, WHAT IS THE SLOPE OF@THIS LINE IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM?

>> NEGATIVE 4?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

@BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 4?

@ >> YES, 4 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@THAT WAS CLOSE, EAST LONGMEADOW.

ú ALL RIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE WITH SLOPE PROBLEMS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, WHAT IS THE SLOPE OF THE LINE THAT ú PASSES THROUGH THE POINTS A@ AND B IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM?

>> 2?

@ >> YES, 2 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHAT IS THE SLOPE OF ANY LINE THAT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE LINE X PLUS Y @ EQUALS 5 IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM?

>> 1?

>> 1.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@ AND FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT IS THE SLOPE OF THE@ TANGENT LINE TO THE FUNCTION ú F OF X EQUALS X SQUARED PLUS 1@ AT X EQUALS 5 IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM?

>> 10?

>> 10, YES.

NICE JOB.

BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25?

>> ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THIS 2019 FILM WAS BASED@ ON THE CLASSIC 1868 NOVEL BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT.

@ NAME THE FILM OR THE NOVEL.

>> "LITTLE WOMEN"?

>> YES, "LITTLE WOMEN" IS CORRECT.

HERE ARE CLUES TO SEVERAL MORE FILMS ú BASED ON WORKS OF LITERATURE@ OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TITLES, FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

IDENTIFY THE AUTHOR OF THE WORK FROM THE CHOICES YOU SEE.

FIRST, "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON".

>> FRANK HERBERT?

>> CRESSIDA COWELL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TRY THIS ONE-- "EMPIRE OF THE SUN."

>> MICHAEL CRICHTON?

>> J.G.

BALLARD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT JURASSIC PARK?

>> FRANK HERBERT?

>> MICHAEL CRICHTON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

"JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH"?

>> ROALD DAHL.

>> YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, DUE TO COME OUT LATER THIS YEAR, HOW ABOUT "DUNE"?

>> J.M.

BARRIE?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS FRANK HERBERT.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ú NAME THE WELL-KNOWN TRAIL@ WHICH STRETCHES 2,200 MILES ú THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN FROM GEORGIA TO MAINE.

>> THE OREGON TRAIL?

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

@BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> APPALACHIAN TRAIL?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

@LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

LET'S SEE WHAT ABOUT THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL@ PASSES THROUGH 14 STATES.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING@ STATES DOES THE TRAIL NOT PASS THROUGH-- NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, OR DELAWARE?

>> NEW JERSEY?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY DELAWARE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE TRAIL'S NORTHERNMOST TERMINUS @ IS ON WHAT MOUNTAIN IN MAINE?

>> THE WHITE MOUNTAIN?

>> MOUNT KATAHDIN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER IN MAINE.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR 5 POINTS.

ú THE TRAIL RUNS THROUGH FIVE@ OF THE SIX NEW ENGLAND STATES.

WHICH STATE DOES THE TRAIL NOT RUN THROUGH?

>> RHODE ISLAND?

>> RHODE ISLAND.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25?

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

@ YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WILLIAM FAULKNER'S CLASSIC NOVEL "THE SOUND AND THE FURY" DESCRIBES THE DECAY AND FALL OF THE ARISTOCRATIC COMPSON FAMILY.

úLIKE MANY OF FAULKNER'S NOVELS,@ IT IS SET IN WHAT US STATE?

>> MISSISSIPPI?

@ >> YES, MISSISSIPPI IS RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT "THE SOUND AND THE FURY."

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE BOOK DERIVES ITS TITLE FROM A LINE IN WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY-- "HAMLET," "MACBETH," OR "JULIUS CAESAR"?

>> "MACBETH"?

>> "MACBETH".

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú AMONG MANY NARRATIVE STYLES, "THE SOUND AND THE FURY" ú EMPLOYS THIS THREE-WORD STYLE,@WHEN A CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ARE DEPICTED IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF UNINTERRUPTED BY OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION@ OR CONVENTIONAL DIALOGUE?

@ >> STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR 5 POINTS.

THE ACTION OF THE BOOK TAKES PLACE IN THE EARLY PART OF WHAT CENTURY?

@ WAS IT THE 18TH, 19TH OR 20TH?

>> 20TH?

>> 20TH, YES.

NICE JOB.

THAT MARKS THE END OF@ OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

úLET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE@ TEAM FROM EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM EAST LONGMEADOW, ú TELL US ABOUT THE NUMBER ONE@ ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET LIST.

ú >> I THINK THE NUMBER ONE@ ITEM ON MY BUCKET LIST WOULD PROBABLY BE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, PREFERABLY PROBABLY OUTSIDE THE CONTINENT, TO SOMEWHERE LIKE IRELAND OR CROATIA.

ú I JUST THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN@ TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CULTURE AND KIND OF SEE THE REST OF THE WORLD.

ú >> THE NUMBER ONE ITEM ON MY@ BUCKET LIST WOULD PROBABLY BE @ TO GO ON A SUBMARINE ONE DAY.

ú I'VE ALWAYS LIKED SUBMARINES SINCE I WAS A KID, AND I THINK BEING UNDERWATER REALLY, ú REALLY DEEP, BEING ABLE TO@ LOOK AT EVERYTHING OUTSIDE, WOULD BE COOL.

ú >> PERSONALLY, THE NUMBER ONE@ ITEM HAS GOT TO BE TO TOUR ITALY.

EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN-- EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG, I'VE HAD A FASCINATION ú WITH THE ARCHITECTURE, THE@ CULTURE, THE CUISINE OF ITALY, PARTICULARLY THE CANALWAYS OF VENICE.

SO JUST TO SEE IT IN PERSON WOULD @ BE A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE.

ú >> THE NUMBER ONE ITEM ON@ MY BUCKET LIST IS PROBABLY ú TO BECOME FLUENT IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE BECAUSE I THINK úIT'S A VERY VITAL SKILL TO HAVE@ AND WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO A LOT MORE PEOPLE.

[trumpet fanfare] ú >> IT'S THAT TIME IN OUR MATCH@ FOR THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND.

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, YOUR TEAM LOSES 5 POINTS.

ú WELL, YOU'LL NEED TO "SPACE"@ OUT A BIT FOR THIS ROUND, EACH CLUE DESCRIBES AN ANSWER WHICH ú IS OR CONTAINS THE NAME OF ONE OF THE EIGHT PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

LEAD VOCALIST FOR THE BAND QUEEN.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> FREDDIE MERCURY.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ANOTHER NAME FOR CULTIVATABLE SOIL.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> EARTH?

>> EARTH.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HIS 2014 BIG HIT WAS "UPTOWN FUNK."

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> BRUNO MARS.

>> BRUNO MARS IS RIGHT.

ú IT'S THE NORTHERNMOST TOWN@ IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA.

[buzzer] "JUPITER" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THIS HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED EACH YEAR ON APRIL 22.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> EARTH DAY?

@ >> YES, "EARTH DAY" IS RIGHT.

ú AMERICAN TENNIS STAR WITH A SISTER NAMED SERENA.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> VENUS WILLIAMS?

@>> YES, VENUS WILLIAMS IS RIGHT.

AN ANCIENT ROMAN FESTIVAL CHARACTERIZED @ BY UNRESTRAINED MERRYMAKING.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> SATURNALIA?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT HAS THE SYMBOL "HG" ON THE PERIODIC TABLE.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> MERCURY?

>> MERCURY, YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE GALILEAN MOONS CIRCLE THIS PLANET.

[buzzer] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SATURN?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "JUPITER."

IT'S A CARNIVOROUS PLANT WITH TWO LOBES.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> VENUS FLY TRAP?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS PLANET'S ROTATIONAL AXIS IS ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

[buzzer] "URANUS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IT'S THE EIGHTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.

@ [buzzer] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> NEPTUNE?

>> NEPTUNE, YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S A SPIRAL ELEMENT@ WITH FIRE, AIR, AND WATER.

[buzzer] CORRECT ANSWER IS "EARTH."

úARMLESS-- [bell dinging] --GREEK@ STATUE IN THE LOUVRE MUSEUM.

"VENUS DE MILO" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE@END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MEANS WE HAVE@ REACHED THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WHAT A GREAT MATCH UP WE HAD TONIGHT.

I DO WANT TO SAY@ BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, WHO ú ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON EACH@ OF YOUR FACES, I LOVE THAT.

GREAT JOB.

IT WAS REALLY CLOSE.

I HAVE TO SAY, EAST LONGMEADOW, YOU PULLED IT OUT TOWARDS THE END THERE AND YOU DIDN'T LOOK BACK, SO CONGRATS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE.

WE HOPE BOTH TEAMS HAD A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT.

WE ALSO HOPE YOU, AT HOME, DID AS WELL.

ú TO SEE THE 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.

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

>> I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ALL THESE EXPERIENCES AND REALLY BUILD MYSELF AS A PERSON.

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

THEY DROP THIS BEAT LIKE-- [claps, stomps] HOLD UP.

>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOUR SCHOOL'S MATCH IS SCHEDULED?

WANT TO KNOW WHO THE PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS ARE?

HAVE A QUESTION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE US ASK?

THEN LOG ON TO THE "AS@ SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG.

YOU CAN SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER, A LISTING OF PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS, AND EVEN SUBMIT A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN, WHICH MAY BE USED IN A FUTURE EPISODE.

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