>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 61ST SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES TONIGHT AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT 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 IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[ ♪♪♪ ] [ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP FOUR AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

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

THERE YOU CAN SEE HALL HIGH SCHOOL IS ON TOP WITH 305.

THE SCORE YOU'RE LOOKING TO BEAT IS 250.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FROM DEERFIELD GOING UP AGAINST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH LONGMEADOW, COACHED BY TRACY KELLY.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JACOB WEISWASSER, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS EDGAR GEBHARDT, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS GAVIN BELL, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, THANKGOD SETSOFIA.

>> AND FOR FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, COACHED BY STACEY CHAPLEY.

>> MY NAME IS ALEXANDER FRANGIE.

I'M A SENIOR AT FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS DAN PENZA, AND I'M A SENIOR AT FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS TENZIN, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE IN FRONTIER.

>> WE 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 TEN POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVELED DUE NORTH OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> ILLINOIS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

DAVID BEN-GURIAN SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> ISRAEL.

>> ISRAEL, YES, NICE JOB.

WHAT LITERARY TERM DESCRIBES A TYPE OF THEATRICAL MONOLOGUE THAT REVEALS A CHARACTER'S INNER REFLECTIONS TO THE AUDIENCE?

LONGMEADOW.

>> A SOLILOQUY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NEXT QUESTION.

WHICH ARTERY STARTS IN THE PELVIS AND EXTENDS TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE THIGH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE CAROTID?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

THAT GIVES FRONTIER REGIONAL A CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] FEMORAL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH PLANET, AS VIEWED FROM EARTH, HAS THE HIGHEST APPARENT MAGNITUDE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> VENUS.

>> VENUS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE UNITED STATES IS NICKNAMED "THE SOONER STATE"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> OKLAHOMA.

>> OKLAHOMA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT TYPE OF INSECT TRAVELS TO TIMES SQUARE AND BECOMES A CLASSICAL-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> A CRICKET, YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

IF ONE ANGLE OF AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE MEASURES 110 DEGREES, WHAT ARE THE MEASUREMENTS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> 35.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, VERY NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

TERN, EIDER, AND SNIPE ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> BIRD.

>> BIRD, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

PHOTOGRAPHY, CHOREOGRAPHY, OR GEOGRAPHY: WITH WHAT FIELD OF ENDEAVOR WAS DIANE ARBUS MOST CLOSELY-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> CHOREOGRAPHY?

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

FRONTIER, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> GEOGRAPHY.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS PHOTOGRAPHY.

MOVING ON, ONE OF THE-- OF THE SEVEN CONTINENTS, THAT IS, NAME THE ONLY ONE WITHOUT AN "A" IN ITS NAME.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> EUROPE.

>> EUROPE, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IN TEXT-SPEAK, THE ACRONYM "NOYB" IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS."

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

ORIGINALLY BUILT BETWEEN THE LATE 12TH AND EARLY 13TH CENTURIES, WHAT PARIS MUSEUM WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE LOUVRE.

>> THE LOUVRE, YES, IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A FORTRESS FOR PHILIP AUGUSTUS OF FRANCE.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

IN 1981, WHO BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN WHAT HEMINGWAY NOVEL WILL YOU MEET ROBERT JORDAN, AN AMERICAN VOLUNTEER FOR THE REPUBLICAN SIDE DURING THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE SOUND AND THE FURY?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

FRONTIER, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHAT EUROPEAN CITY IS SINGER ADELE FROM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> LONDON.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WHO SERVED AS THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT FROM 1885 TO 1889 AND THEN AGAIN FROM-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> GROVER CLEVELAND.

>> GROVER CLEVELAND, THAT IS CORRECT.

PREHISTORY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE DISTINCT AGES, EACH ONE NAMED AFTER A RAW MATERIAL USED BY HUMANS FOR INDUSTRY.

NAME THE EARLIEST AGE CHRONOLOGICALLY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE STONE AGE.

>> STONE AGE, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY BYTES ARE THERE IN A SINGLE MEGABYTE?

IS IT 1 MILLION, 1 BILLION, OR 1 TRILLION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> 1 BILLION.

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

LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> 1 MILLION.

>> 1 MILLION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NAME THE SLAB OF INSCRIBED BLACK BASALT CELEBRATED FOR HAVING ALLOWED THE FIRST DECIPHERMENT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE ROSETTA STONE.

>> YES, OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS, YOU ARE CORRECT.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION NOW.

NAME THE IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY FOUND IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> BROWN.

>> BROWN UNIVERSITY IS CORRECT.

MANDARIN CHINESE IS THE MOST SPOKEN FIRST LANGUAGE WORLDWIDE AS OF 2019.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES IS THE SECOND-MOST SPOKEN FIRST LANGUAGE WORLDWIDE?

IS IT ENGLISH, SPANISH, OR HINDI?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> ENGLISH?

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

FRONTIER, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> SPANISH.

>> SPANISH, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

SERVING FROM JUNE 25TH OF NOVEMBER-- TO NOVEMBER 4TH, THAT IS, 1993, KIM CAMPBELL WAS THE FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF WHAT COUNTRY, IS IT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> UNITED KINGDOM?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WAS IT AUSTRALIA, CANADA, OR IRELAND?

LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> AUSTRALIA?

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

CORRECT ANSWER IS CANADA.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LONGMEADOW, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE AND WHY?

>> MY FAVORITE QUOTE IS "OUTWIT, OUTPLAY, OUTLAST" BECAUSE I'M A HUGE FAN OF SURVIVOR AND I CAN'T WAIT TO OUTWIT, OUTPLAY, AND OUTLAST MY COMPETITION TODAY.

>> MY FAVORITE QUOTE IS FROM DOUGLAS ADAMS' HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.

IT'S, "THE SHIPS HUNG IN THE SKY IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT BRICKS DON'T."

AND I THINK IT'S JUST SUCH A CREATIVE WAY TO SAY SUCH A SIMPLE STATEMENT.

>> MY FAVORITE QUOTE IS, "WHEREOF ONE CANNOT SPEAK, THEREOF ONE MUST BE SILENT" FROM LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN, AND I FEEL LIKE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD INTEGRATE THAT QUOTE INTO THEIR LIVES.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS SHOULD BE AN AWESOME ROUND.

EACH CLUE DESCRIBES A WORD THAT CONTAINS THE LETTERS "A-W" IN THAT ORDER SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S THE LOWEST RANKING CHESS PIECE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> PAWN.

>> PAWN IS CORRECT.

YOU'LL USUALLY FIND ONE IN A COURTHOUSE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> LAWN.

>> "LAWYER" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IT'S THE CAPITAL OF POLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> WARSAW.

>> WARSAW IS CORRECT.

SOMETHING THAT'S UNCOOKED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> RAW.

>> RAW IS RIGHT.

IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF ASLEEP.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> AWAKE.

>> AWAKE IS RIGHT.

YOU'LL FIND THIS AT THE END OF A A CAT'S LEG.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> PAW.

>> PAW IS RIGHT.

SOME OF THESE ARE NAMED RED-TAILED, COOPER'S, AND BROAD-WINGED.

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

THIS SUMMER FRUIT GOES GREAT WITH SHORTCAKE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> STRAWBERRIES.

>> STRAWBERRY IS CORRECT.

YOU MIGHT USE THIS SMALL POINTED TOOL TO PIERCE SMALL HOLES IN LEATHER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> AWL.

>> AWL IS CORRECT.

ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT FAULT OR DEFECT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> FLAWLESS.

>> FLAWLESS IS RIGHT.

A SALAD MADE MAINLY OF MAYONNAISE AND CABBAGE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> COLESLAW.

>> COLESLAW IS CORRECT.

IT'S A ROOF-LIKE COVER EXTENDING OVER A BACKYARD DECK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> AWNING.

>> AWNING IS RIGHT.

STRUCTURE BUILT OVER A MOAT TO GET TO A CASTLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> DRAWBRIDGE.

>> DRAWBRIDGE IS RIGHT.

ELECTRICAL TERM MEANING "1 MILLION WATTS."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

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

BEFORE A YOUNG CHILD LEARNS TO WALK, HE'LL PROBABLY LEARN TO DO THIS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> CRAWL.

[ BELL RINGS ] >> CRAWL IS CORRECT.

AH, AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

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.

ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, YOU ARE THE FIRST OF THE EVENING TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN 2006, THE NATION OF MONTENEGRO BECAME AN INDEPENDENT STATE.

IT LIES WITHIN THE BALKAN PENINSULA ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE ADRIATIC SEA.

FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DID MONTENEGRO GAIN ITS INDEPENDENCE IN 2006?

WAS IT CROATIA, SERBIA, OR RUSSIA?

>> SERBIA.

>> SERBIA, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES DECLARED THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM OTHER NATIONS DURING THE PAST 30 YEARS.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE YEAR AND THE COUNTRY, YOU TELL ME THE NATION FROM WHICH THAT COUNTRY DECLARED ITS INDEPENDENCE.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

1991, ARMENIA.

>> SOVIET UNION.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

1999, EAST TIMOR.

>> INDONESIA.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT 2008, KOSOVO.

>> SERBIA.

>> SERBIA, YES, VERY NICE JOB.

LONGMEADOW, IT IS YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> CAN WE HAVE SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30?

>> YOU CAN, SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH U.S. STATE CAPITAL IS THE LOWEST IN ELEVATION?

>> HONOLULU, HAWAII?

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

YOU SEEM SURPRISED.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THAT CATEGORY.

MORE ABOUT HONOLULU AND HAWAII.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

ON WHICH HAWAIIAN ISLAND WILL YOU FIND HONOLULU?

>> OAHU.

>> OAHU, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN WHAT YEAR WAS HAWAII ADMITTED INTO THE UNION AS THE 50TH STATE?

>> 1950?

>> CORRECT ANSWER-- YOU'RE CLOSE-- IS 1959.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY.

ALASKA AND HAWAII WERE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION AS THE 49TH AND 50TH STATES.

WHICH STATE WAS ADMITTED FIRST AS THE 48TH STATE IN FEBRUARY OF 1912?

>> NEW MEXICO?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ARIZONA.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON ONCE AGAIN WITH FRONTIER.

TIME ONCE AGAIN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN AND IDENTIFY THE BREED OF DOG SEEN HERE, WHICH ORIGINATED IN CHINA AS THE LO-SZE AND MAY HAVE GIVEN RISE TO THE PEKINGESE.

>> A PUG.

>> PUG, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT DOGS, THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS A WEINER DOG, THIS HOUND'S NAME IS LITERALLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN FOR "BADGER DOG."

>> THE DACHSHUND HOUND.

>> DACHSHUND, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALSO KNOWN AS THE GERMAN MASTIFF, THIS TYPE OF DOG, WHICH THE CHARACTER SCOOBY-DOO WAS MODELED AFTER, CAN EXCEED 40 INCHES TALL.

>> GREAT DANE.

>> GREAT DANE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS STRONG, HARDWORKING BREED HELPED RESCUE LOST TRAVELERS IN THE SWISS ALPS.

>> SAINT BERNARD.

>> SAINT BERNARD.

YOUR TEAM KNOWS YOUR DOGS.

NICE JOB.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, GRAB YOUR PENS AND PAPER AND TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS ONE.

TELL ME THE COORDINATES OF THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT JOINING THE POINTS NEGATIVE 1, 2 AND 3, 4.

>> 1, 3.

>> 1, 3, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

KEEP YOUR PENS HANDY AS WE CONTINUE WITH MORE MIDPOINT PROBLEMS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, FIND THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT CONNECTING THE POINTS 7, 4 AND 3, NEGATIVE 4.

>> 5, 0.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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 3X, Y.

>> 2X, Y.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, IF M IS THE MIDPOINT OF LINE SEGMENT A, B AND THE COORDINATES OF A ARE 3, 3, WHAT ARE THE COORDINATES OF POINT B?

>> 1, 1.

>> 1, 1, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

VERY NICE JOB.

FRONTIER, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

KNOCKING DOWN THE 30S, ALL RIGHT.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THE AMERICAN JAZZ GREAT LOUIS ARMSTRONG IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT INSTRUMENT?

IS IT VIOLIN, PIANO, OR TRUMPET?

>> TRUMPET.

>> TRUMPET, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE GREATS FROM THE JAZZ WORLD.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MUSICIANS IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT INSTRUMENT?

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, SONNY ROLLINS.

>> SAXOPHONE.

>> SAXOPHONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT COUNT BASIE?

>> DRUMS?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS PIANO.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT CHARLIE PARKER?

>> CLARINET.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS SAXOPHONE.

TOUGH ONE.

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

>> LET'S GO FOR LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LAST OF THE 30S.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR SOPHIA TATIANA SARIGIANIDES FROM THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN HIS POEM "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN," THIS AMERICAN POET FINISHED THE PIECE WITH THIS LINE: "TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD, AND I TOOK THE ONE LESS TRAVELED BY, AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE."

TO QUALIFY, NAME THE POET WHO WROTE "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN."

>> ROBERT FROST.

>> ROBERT FROST, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE FROM AMERICAN POETRY.

I'LL READ AN EXCERPT OF A FAMOUS AMERICAN POEM.

YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THE POET.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

"I CELEBRATE MYSELF AND SING MYSELF, AND WHAT I ASSUME, YOU SHALL ASSUME, FOR EVERY ATOM BELONGING TO ME AS GOOD BELONGS TO YOU."

>> MAYA ANGELOU.

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS WALT WHITMAN.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

"THE CAGED BIRD SINGS WITH FEARFUL TRILL OF THE THINGS UNKNOWN BUT LONGED FOR STILL, AND HIS TUNE IS HEARD ON THE DISTANT HILL, FOR THE CAGED BIRD SINGS OF FREEDOM."

>> MAYA ANGELOU.

>> YES, THAT ONE IS CORRECT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, FINALLY.

"THERE IS NO FRIGATE LIKE A BOOK TO TAKE US LANDS AWAY, NOR ANY COURSERS LIKE A PAGE OF PRANCING POETRY."

>> EMILY DICKINSON.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

FRONTIER, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS, 25.

>> LOTS OF DISCUSSION OVER THAT ONE.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

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

AS A RESULT OF THE SERGEANTS' REVOLT OF SEPTEMBER 1933, FULGENCIO BATISTA, SHOWN HERE, BECAME THE MOST POWERFUL MAN AND THE DE FACTO LEADER OF WHAT CARIBBEAN ISLAND?

>> DOMINICA?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LONGMEADOW, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE.

>> CUBA.

>> CUBA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ON THE HISTORY OF CUBA FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

CUBA WAS CLAIMED FOR SPAIN BY EXPLORER CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN 1492 AND REMAINED UNDER SPANISH CONTROL UNTIL 1898.

THAT'S WHEN SPAIN WAS DEFEATED BY THE UNITED STATES AND CUBAN FORCES DURING WHAT CONFLICT?

>> THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS CUBAN INLET OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA WAS RECOGNIZED DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, AND A U.S.

NAVAL BASE OF THE SAME NAME, "GITMO" FOR SHORT, WAS ESTABLISHED THERE BY TREATY IN 1903.

NAME THE BODY OF WATER OR NAVAL BASE.

>> GUANTANAMO BAY.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

IN ORDER TO PREVENT SHIPMENTS OF NUCLEAR-ARMED MISSILES FROM THE SOVIET UNION TO CUBA, A NAVAL BLOCKADE WAS PLACED ON THE ISLAND ON OCTOBER 22ND, 1962, BY WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT?

>> JOHN F. KENNEDY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

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

>> WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, A ROCK IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING AGGREGATE OF MINERALS AND MAY CONTAIN CERTAIN NON-MINERAL MATERIAL SUCH AS FOSSILS AND GLASS.

OF THE THREE MAJOR CLASSES OF ROCKS, IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, AND METAMORPHIC, WHICH CLASS OF ROCK HAS THE TWO SUBCLASSES VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC?

>> IGNEOUS.

>> IGNEOUS, YES, VERY NICE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

IGNEOUS, METAMORPHIC, OR SEDIMENTARY.

I'LL NAME A COMMON ROCK, YOU TELL ME ITS ROCK CLASS.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, GRANITE.

>> THAT'S METAMORPHIC.

>> IGNEOUS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

OKAY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

HOW ABOUT FLINT?

>> METAMORPHIC?

>> THAT IS SEDIMENTARY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY PUMICE.

>> THAT'S IGNEOUS.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT MARBLE?

>> THAT'S-- THAT'S METAMORPHIC.

>> YEP, YOU ARE RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT COAL?

>> THAT IS SEDIMENTARY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM FRONTIER, WHO IS THE WISEST PERSON YOU KNOW?

>> MY GRANDFATHER.

HE TAUGHT ME TO ALWAYS STRIVE FOR MORE.

HE GREW UP IN A POOR LEBANESE FAMILY ONLY SPEAKING ARABIC, PAVED HIS WAY TO COLLEGE, AND HELD MANY DIFFERENT JOBS.

>> THE WISEST PERSON I KNOW IS MY DAD, BECAUSE HE TALKS A LOT ABOUT BALANCE, AND HE MAKES A VERY IMPORTANT POINT IN HOW EVERYTHING IN LIFE SHOULD BE BALANCED.

>> THE WISEST PERSON I KNOW IS MY FRIEND AUSTIN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT WISDOM IS ONLY ABOUT, LIKE, ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND GETTING GOOD GRADES, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE ALSO WORKS TOWARD LEARNING TO SUSTAIN HIMSELF PROPERLY AND IS WORKING TOWARDS CREATING HIS OWN RESTAURANT.

SO I THINK THAT HE HAS A LOT OF THE KNOWLEDGE IT TAKES TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM IS GOING TO LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR LITERARY CHARACTERS?

I'LL NAME A CHARACTER, YOU TELL ME IN WHAT CLASSIC NOVEL OR STORY THE CHARACTER APPEARS.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

DAISY BUCHANAN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE GREAT GATSBY.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TOM JOAD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE GRAPES OF WRATH.

>> YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

HOLDEN CAULFIELD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> CATCHER IN THE RYE.

>> CATCHER IN THE RYE IS CORRECT.

CAPTAIN AHAB.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> MOBY-DICK.

>> MOBY-DICK IS RIGHT.

WANG LUNG.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE GOOD EARTH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

PHILIP NOLAN.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

TRY CAPTAIN QUEEG.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE CAINE MUTINY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ROGER CHILLINGWORTH.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> THE SCARLET LETTER.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

CHARLIE BUCKET.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

SIMON LEGREE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> LES MISERABLES.

>> UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, SORRY.

TRY HENRY FLEMING.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

RHETT BUTLER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> GONE WITH THE WIND.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

JACOB MARLEY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

>> A CHRISTMAS CAROL IS CORRECT.

JO MARCH.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] LITTLE WOMEN IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

TRY HEATHCLIFF.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

>> WUTHERING HEIGHTS IS CORRECT.

FREDERIC HENRY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] A FAREWELL TO ARMS IS RIGHT.

JACK DAWKINS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LONGMEADOW.

>> OLIVER TWIST.

>> OLIVER TWIST IS CORRECT.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WOW, WHAT A FUN TIME TONIGHT.

LONGMEADOW, YOU CAME OUT STRONG AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.

YOU ARE NOW IN FIRST PLACE SO FAR IN THIS SEASON.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCHUP 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 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.

>> 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.

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE...

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.

IT'S ALL JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY.

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