TONIGHT IT'S FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL 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 ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC@ SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

ú THE MTA, OVER 175 YEARS OF@COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WAYNE: 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.

[trumpets playing] 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.

OUR HISTORIC 63RD SEASON@ MARCHES ON AS HIGH SCHOOLS úACROSS OUR REGION ARE COMPETING IN QUALIFYING MATCHES.

THE GOAL, WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT AND WIN A SPOT IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

úTONIGHT, IT'S FRONTIER REGIONAL@ HIGH SCHOOL AND PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

ú PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL IS@ COACHED BY KAREN BROWNING AND DANA UNAITIS.

HI, I'M GRIFFIN DE RUITER.

AND I'M A SENIOR FROM BERNARDSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HI, MY NAME IS LEX SINGH.

I'M A JUNIOR FROM NORTHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

HI, MY NAME IS RAINE SNOW, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM LEYDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

HI, MY NAME IS ERIC BRIGGS, AND I'M A JUNIOR @FROM NORTHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

FRONTIER REGIONAL IS@ COACHED BY STACEY CHAPLEY.

@ LET'S SAY HELLO TO FRONTIER.

HI, MY NAME IS MASON SMITH.

I'M A JUNIOR FROM NORTHFIELD, MASS.

HI, I'M TYLER WOLKOWICZ, 11TH GRADE, WHATLEY, MASSACHUSETTS.

HI, I'M ISAAC OSTENDARP, A JUNIOR FROM SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

HI, I'M TENZIN PHELGAY.

I'M A SENIOR AT SUNDERLAND, MASSACHUSETTS.

AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, CONNOR MABUS.

WE KICK OFF OUR MATCH TONIGHT WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

GET IT RIGHT, THAT TEAM WINS 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

ú HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

ú OF THE 13 ORIGINAL AMERICAN COLONIES, WHICH ONE CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE PEACH STATE?

PIONEER VALLEY?

GEORGIA.

GEORGIA, YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS, ú WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT NAME@ FOR THE QUANTITY OF TIME?

FRONTIER?

SECONDS.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE.

MOVING ON, NAME THE@ WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TRAGEDY ú THAT FEATURES CHARACTERS FROM@ THE HOUSES OF VERONA, CAPULET, AND MONTAGUE?

PIONEER VALLEY?

ROMEO AND JULIET?

YES.

YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME SERIES WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE KINGDOM OF HYRULE FEATURES PIONEER VALLEY?

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

ú COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.

GREEK GOD ZEUS IS TO ROMAN GOD JUPITER ú AS WHICH GREEK GODDESS IS TO ROMAN GODDESS, JUNO?

FRONTIER?

HERA.

HERA.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

@ GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES ú 65 DEGREES AND THE SECOND@ ANGLE MEASURES 38 DEGREES?

PIONEER VALLEY?

77 DEGREES.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE.

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

HYDROGEN?

@ I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS IT OXYGEN, CARBON, FLUORINE, OR NITROGEN?

ALL RIGHT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

NITROGEN.

@ CORRECT ANSWER IS CARBON.

@ LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS ONE.

A LOWLAND PACA IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

IS IT A COW, RODENT, FLOWER, OR A BIRD?

PIONEER VALLEY?

COW.

@ I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

FRONTIER REGIONAL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

FLOWER?

@ CORRECT ANSWER IS A RODENT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU FIND@ TUSKEGEE, JACKSONVILLE STATE, AND AUBURN UNIVERSITIES?

FRONTIER?

ALABAMA.

YES, ALABAMA IS CORRECT.

THE 1783 TREATY OF PARIS@ FORMALLY ENDED THE CONFLICT OVER CONTROL OF NORTH@ AMERICA BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN @AND WHAT OTHER EUROPEAN NATION?

FRONTIER.

FRANCE.

@ FRANCE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS QUOTE-- ú "FRIENDSHIP IS ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING THINGS IN THE WORLD."

NAME THE EB WHITE BOOK@ THAT THIS QUOTE CAME FROM.

FRONTIER?

CHARLOTTE'S WEB?

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

NAME THE SON OF A FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA WHO BECAME PRIME MINISTER OF THAT NATION.

FRONTIER REGIONAL.

JUSTIN TRUDEAU.

@ YES, SON OF PIERRE TRUDEAU.

VERY NICE.

STAIRS, SLIDES, AND FUNNELS ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE?

PIONEER VALLEY.

INCLINED PLANES.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIPS.

úSEOUL IS TO SOUTH KOREA AS WHAT@CAPITAL CITY IS TO NORTH KOREA?

FRONTIER?

PYONGYANG.

YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

ú THE ILIUM IS FOUND IN WHICH PART OF THE HUMAN BODY?

ú IS IT THE ANKLE, THE SPINE,@ THE PELVIS, OR THE FOREARM?

PIONEER VALLEY?

FOREARM.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

FRONTIER REGIONAL, CAN YOU ANSWER.

PELVIS.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE WHICH@AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS INCLUDES THE TEXT, "IN SUITS AT COMMON LAW, WHERE THE VALUE IN CONTROVERSY SHALL ú EXCEED $20, THE RIGHT OF TRIAL@ BY JURY SHALL BE PRESERVED."

PIONEER VALLEY?

FIVE.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

FRONTIER REGIONAL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

SIXTH.

CORRECT ANSWER ACTUALLY@ IS THE SEVENTH AMENDMENT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, A@ CONDITIONAL PEACE AGREEMENT ú WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE UNITED@ STATES AND THE TALIBAN WHICH LED TO THE GRADUAL@ WITHDRAWAL OF COMBAT TROOPS FROM WHAT COUNTRY?

FRONTIER?

AFGHANISTAN.

@ YES, AFGHANISTAN IS RIGHT.

ú MA IS THE TWO LETTER UNITED@ STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE @ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS.

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

FRONTIER?

MI?

@ I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

MO.

@ MO, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

A CREDIT CARD COMMERCIAL ON TELEVISION @ ASKS, "WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?"

NAME THE CREDIT CARD.

FRONTIER REGIONAL?

CAPITAL BANK?

@ I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

CAPITAL ONE?

CAPITAL ONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

WE'LL GET TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND @ OF THE NIGHT IN JUST A MOMENT.

ú BUT FIRST, LET'S INTRODUCE YOU@TO THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, I'M REBECCA GUSTAFSON FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY, IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, WHAT WOULD IT BE, AND WHY?

I WOULD CHANGE THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY TO BE HIGHER TO CREATE STABILITY IN DISTRICTS THAT MANY DON'T HAVE.

ú I WOULD ADD A UNIVERSAL NAP@TIME FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, BECAUSE GETTING UP IN THE MORNING úAS A STUDENT IS HARD ENOUGH, SO@IT MUST BE HARDER FOR TEACHERS.

I WOULD MAKE IT SO THAT THERE ARE MORE ú LEARNING STYLES AVAILABLE BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO LEARN IN A CLASSROOM AND MEMORIZE.

I WOULD CHANGE THE SYSTEM OF OUR GRADES SINCE OUR GRADES ARE REALLY BASED OFF ú OF A LOT OF MEMORIZATION AND A@LOT OF JUST ABSORBING MATERIAL.

IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THERE ARE GRADES @ THAT HAVE A BIGGER RANGE.

FOR LIKE, A'S AND B'S, SO LIKE, 180 IS LIKE AN A.

IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT LESS úSTRESSFUL TO A LOT OF STUDENTS,@ WHO, ESPECIALLY HAVE STRICTER ú PARENTS OR HAVE MORE HIGH@ EXPECTATIONS FOR THEMSELVES.

[trumpets playing] ú ARE WE READY FOR TONIGHT'S FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND?

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

ú IF YOU ARE A BUZZER BEATER AND@ YOUR TEAM ANSWERS CORRECTLY, @ YOUR TEAM WINS FIVE POINTS.

GET IT WRONG, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

ú WELL, IT'S TIME TO GET INTO@ THE MOMENT FOR THIS ROUND.

EACH SHORT CLUE DESCRIBES A WORD THAT ú CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE,@ E AND T SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "MOMENT."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

AN ATHLETIC CREATIVE OR ARTISTIC APTITUDE.

FRONTIER?

SAVANT.

@ TALENT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@NOT SPEAKING OR MAKING A NOISE.

FRONTIER?

SILENT.

SILENT IS RIGHT.

THE DISTINGUISHING NAME OR CHARACTER OF SOMEONE.

@ IDENTITY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ A MOTHER OR FATHER TO SOMEONE.

PIONEER VALLEY?

PARENT.

PARENT IS RIGHT.

SCHOOL PRECEDING INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

FRONTIER?

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ELEMENTARY IS CORRECT.

RATS, HAMSTERS, AND SQUIRRELS, FOR EXAMPLE.

PIONEER VALLEY?

RODENTS.

RODENTS IS RIGHT.

A GEOMETRIC SHAPE WITH FIVE EQUAL SIDES.

FRONTIER?

PENTAGON.

PENTAGON IS RIGHT.

MONETARY REQUITAL FOR A PURCHASE.

@ PAYMENT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SIDEWALKS CAN BE MADE OF THIS MATERIAL.

FRONTIER.

CEMENT.

CEMENT IS RIGHT.

@ IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF AN EXIT.

FRONTIER?

ENTRANCE.

@ ENTRANCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THOMAS EDISON PATENTED MANY OF THESE.

PIONEER VALLEY?

INVENTION.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALICE HAD MANY OF THESE IN WONDERLAND.

FRONTIER.

ADVENTURES.

@ YES, ADVENTURES IS RIGHT.

@ A PENNY IS WORTH ONE OF THESE.

PIONEER VALLEY?

CENT.

CENT IS CORRECT.

A STRUCTURE FOR SLEEPING WHILE CAMPING.

FRONTIER?

TENT.

TENT IS RIGHT.

WHAT YOU HOPE TO GET ON FEBRUARY 14.

FRONTIER?

VALENTINE.

@ VALENTINE, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

[audio logo] WE'LL GET READY FOR THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

ú TEAMS WILL HAVE 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.

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

ALL RIGHT.

AS IT STANDS, AT THE MOMENT, PIONEER VALLEY IS A BIT BEHIND.

THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

LEX SINGH: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC, THE@ NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IS PART OF WHAT RESEARCH AND MUSEUM COMPLEX @ WHICH IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST?

THE SMITHSONIAN.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE GREAT MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

ú FIRST, THE LOUVRE IS THE MOST@ VISITED MUSEUM IN THE WORLD ú AND HOUSES LEONARDO DA VINCI'S MASTERPIECE, MONA LISA.

IN WHAT COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND THE LOUVRE?

FRANCE.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THE HERMITAGE IS ONE OF@ THE LARGEST AND OLDEST ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS OF@ HUMAN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN THE WORLD.

ú IT ALSO HOUSES THE LARGEST EXISTING COLLECTION ú OF ANCIENT GOLD FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND WESTERN ASIA.

IN WHAT COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND THE HERMITAGE?

RUSSIA.

YES, RUSSIA IS CORRECT.

LOOK SURPRISED THAT YOU GOT THAT ONE RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

ú AND FINALLY, THE MUSEO DEL@ PRADO WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1819 AS A MUSEUM OF PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES.

THE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE@ WORKS BY FRANCISCO DE GOYA, @ DIEGO VEL ZQUEZ AND EL GRECO.

IN WHAT COUNTRY WILL YOU@ FIND THE MUSEO DEL PRADO?

ITALY.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY SPAIN.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER QUESTIONS THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT.

FRONTIER, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.

ISAAC OSTENDARP: SOCIAL SCIENCE, 30.

SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD@ STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION, ANSWER THE QUALIFIER, AND ALL THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO WITH THE QUESTION.

ASIA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONTINENT IN LAND AREA.

ú WHICH CONTINENT IS SECOND LARGEST IN LAND AREA?

AFRICA.

@ AFRICA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON FROM CONTINENTS TO COUNTRIES.

I'LL GIVE YOU A GROUP OF COUNTRIES YOU TELL ME WHICH IS THE LARGEST IN LAND AREA.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST GROUP.

@ JAMAICA, JORDAN, OR JAPAN.

(WHISPERING) JAPAN.

JAPAN.

JAPAN, YES THAT'S RIGHT.

NEXT GROUP.

@ LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OR ESTONIA.

@ (WHISPERING) I SAY LATVIA.

(WHISPERING) I THINK IT'S LITHUANIA.

LITHUANIA.

LITHUANIA IS CORRECT.

ú FINALLY, HOW ABOUT CANADA,@ THE UNITED STATES, OR MEXICO.

(WHISPERING) CANADA.

CANADA.

CLEAN SWEEP.

úCONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE PASSED@ THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION AND YOUR TEAM @ WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON RIGHT NOW WITH PIONEER VALLEY.

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

LEX SINGH: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE WORD "ANESTHETIC" IS A NOUN DEFINED AS A SUBSTANCE THAT INDUCES INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN.

@ SPELL THE WORD ANESTHETIC.

A-N-E-S-T-H-E-T-I-C.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE SPELLING WITH MEDICALLY-RELATED WORDS.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, BOTULISM IS FROM@ THE LATIN WORD FOR SAUSAGE.

IT'S A FORM OF FOOD POISONING THAT CAN OCCUR IF ONE EATS FOOD THAT IS IMPROPERLY CANNED OR PRESERVED SPELL THE WORD BOTULISM.

B-O-T-U-L-I-S-M.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GANGRENE IS FROM THE LATIN FOR TO GNAW.

ú IT'S A TERM USED TO DESIGNATE@ THE DEATH AND DECAY OF TISSUE ú THAT OCCURS WHEN BLOOD SUPPLY TO THAT AREA IS IMPEDED.

SPELL GANGRENE.

G-A-N-G-R-E-N-E.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, DIPHTHERIA IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE OF THE THROAT.

@ SPELLED THE WORD DIPHTHERIA.

D-Y-P-H-T-H-E-R-I-A.

OH, SO CLOSE.

ú D-I-P-H-T-H-E-R-I-A.

NICE@ JOB ON THE OTHER ONES THOUGH.

FRONTIER, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

ISAAC OSTENDARP: WORLD EVENTS, 30.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ AH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

HI, I'M PETER SOKOLOWSKI, EDITOR AT LARGE FOR MERRIAM WEBSTER IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION, THE WORD BUREAUCRACY IS A NOUN DEFINED AS GOVERNMENT CHARACTERIZED BY SPECIALIZATION OF FUNCTIONS, ADHERENCE TO FIXED RULES, AND A HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY.

HERE'S HOW IT'S USED IN A SENTENCE.

BOTH CANDIDATES PLEDGED TO SIMPLIFY THE STATE'S BLOATED BUREAUCRACY.

TO QUALIFY, SPELL THE WORD BUREAUCRACY.

I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

@ ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY.

CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

B-E-A-U-C-R-O-A-C-Y.

CORRECT ANSWER, B-U-R-E-A-U-C-R-A-C-Y.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH PIONEER VALLEY.

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

LEX SINGH: LITERATURE FOR 30, PLEASE.

LITERATURE FOR 30 IS YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

úNAME THE TEENAGE GIRL WHO WROTE@ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY TITLED DIARY úOF A YOUNG GIRL DURING THE NAZI@ OCCUPATION OF THE NETHERLANDS IN WORLD WAR II.

ANNE FRANK.

ANNE FRANK, YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

MORE TITLES OF OTHER FAMOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, WHAT FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT ú WROTE THE 1994 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM?

NELSON MANDELA.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

úWHAT FORMER FIRST LADY WROTE THE@ 2018 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BECOMING?

MICHELLE OBAMA.

YES, MICHELLE OBAMA IS CORRECT.

úAND FINALLY, WHAT AMERICAN POET@ WROTE THE 1969 AUTOBIOGRAPHY @I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS?

@ THAT WOULD BE MAYA ANGELOU.

ALL RIGHT.

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

ISAAC OSTENDARP: SOCIAL SCIENCE, 25.

NOBODY LIKES MATH AND SCIENCE TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHEN CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED IN 2029, ú THE FEHMARN BELT TUNNEL WILL@ BE THE LONGEST UNDERWATER RAIL AND ROAD TUNNEL EVER BUILT.

THE TUNNEL ú WILL CONNECT DENMARK WITH@ WHAT OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRY?

(WHISPERING) SWEDEN?

SWEDEN?

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

THE UNITED KINGDOM?

@ GERMANY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

LEX SINGH: MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

GOING FOR IT, MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ú IN PHYSICS, THE FOUNDATIONAL AXIOMS OF FLUID DYNAMICS ú ARE THE CONSERVATION LAWS,@ SPECIFICALLY, THE CONSERVATION OF MASS, CONSERVATION OF LINEAR MOMENTUM, @ AND CONSERVATION OF WHAT?

ENERGY?

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE LET'S MOVE ON.

WHICH PRINCIPLE OF FLUID DYNAMICS IS DESCRIBED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CLUES?

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, AS THE VELOCITY OF A FLUID INCREASES, THE PRESSURE EXERTED BY THE FLUID DECREASES.

BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE.

BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

PRESSURE APPLIED TO A CONFINED FLUID IS TRANSMITTED EQUALLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE FLUID.

ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE.

THAT WOULD BE PASCAL'S PRINCIPLE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, FINALLY, THE BUOYANT FORCE ON AN OBJECT IN A FLUID EQUALS THE WEIGHT OF THE DISPLACED FLUID.

EINSTEIN'S PRINCIPLE.

THAT WOULD BE ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE.

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

MASON SMITH: WORLD EVENTS?

OR, I DON'T KNOW, JUST DO-- WORLD EVENTS, 25.

MUCH DEBATE ON THAT ONE.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 25. úHERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION,@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

IF YOU FOUND YOURSELF@ READING AN OLD NEWSPAPER THAT FEATURED THE HEADLINE,@ "KRAKATOA ERUPTS VIOLENTLY" ú WHAT WOULD THE DATE ON THAT@ NEWSPAPER MOST LIKELY BE?

AUGUST 27, 1883.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

IF YOU COME ACROSS OLD NEWSPAPERS THAT FEATURED THE FOLLOWING HEADLINES, ú WHAT WOULD THE DATE ON THOSE@ NEWSPAPERS MOST LIKELY BE?

WE'RE GOING TO TRY THAT@ AGAIN FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, VLADIMIR PUTIN RETURNS TO PRESIDENCY AFTER FOUR-YEAR GAP?

2012?

MAY 7, 2012, YES THAT'S RIGHT.

FIRST HUMAN WALKS ON THE MOON.

JULY 20, 1969.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

RED SOX WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES SINCE 1918.

NOVEMBER 5, 1979.

THAT WOULD BE OCTOBER 27, 2004.

REMEMBER THE DAY WELL.

TRY THIS ONE, RICHARD NIXON RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT.

AUGUST 9, 1974.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT BERGOGLIO ELECTED ROMAN CATHOLIC POPE FRANCIS?

MARCH 13, 2013.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

LEX SINGH: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IF YOU'RE MAJORING IN DOUBLE E IN COLLEGE, ú YOU'RE MOST LIKELY PLANNING A CAREER IN WHAT FIELD?

ENGINEERING EDUCATION?

I'M SORRY THAT IS INCORRECT.

FRONTIER REGIONAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

YES, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

PIONEER VALLEY, BUT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON.

UNUSUAL COLLEGE MAJORS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

MANY OF YOU WILL BE GOING TO COLLEGE SOON.

PERHAPS YOU'LL CONSIDER ONE OF THESE RATHER UNUSUAL MAJORS OR CLASSES.

FIRST, IF YOU GO TO CORNELL, YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAJOR IN WINEMAKING, MORE FORMALLY KNOWN BY WHAT NAME?

ENOLOGY.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THOSE INTERESTED IN GROWING FOOD AND EATING HEALTHFULLY CAN TAKE A COURSE IN THIS SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ECOGASTRONOMY.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERS A COURSE IN THIS DISCIPLINE TEACHING STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AN EYE FOR PROCURING THE BEST MERCHANDISE, AND PERHAPS TO DEVELOP THAT ALL-IMPORTANT PITCH "GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE."

AUCTIONEERING.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ON THE OFF CHANCE THERE'S STILL AN ANCIENT ARTIFACT OR TWO TO BE FOUND, INDIANA JONES WANNABES CAN MAJOR IN THIS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY?

EGYPTOLOGY.

YES.

EGYPTOLOGY IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, YOU MIGHT ENJOY MAJORING IN THIS AT BECKER COLLEGE IF YOU LIKE HORSES.

EQUINE STUDIES.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

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

LET'S TAKE A PAUSE IN THE ACTION RIGHT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM@ FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, I'M MACKENZIE GAUDETTE FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM FRONTIER REGIONAL WHAT HISTORICAL EVENT OR@ PERIOD FASCINATES YOU THE MOST AND WHY.

ú I PROBABLY HAVE TO SAY THIS@ GUY CALLED GREGOR MACGREGOR.

HE'S A SCOTSMAN.

HE DID A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING THINGS, ú MAINLY COMING UP WITH THIS REALLY ELABORATE, LIKE, @ CON ARTIST SORT OF THING.

HE INVENTED A WHOLE COUNTRY REALLY, AND SOLD IT TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN EUROPE AND MADE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF IT, AND KIND OF GOT AWAY WITH IT, TOO.

AND SO HE ALSO HAD A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING OTHER ENDEAVORS.

MOST OF THEM NOT@ SUCCESSFUL, BUT HE'S A FUN, INTERESTING KIND OF GUY.

I PROBABLY HAVE TO SAY@ THE DANCING PLAGUE OF 1518 IS A REALLY WILD EVENT IN STRASBOURG, FRANCE.

IT ALL STARTED WITH FRAU TROFFEA, AND EVERYONE STARTED DANCING RANDOMLY AND THEY WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO DANCE.

THEY WOULD PASS OUT, AND@ THEY'D WAKE UP STILL DANCING.

AND THEY OFTEN WOULD DANCE UNTIL THEY DIE.

ú AND IT WAS A REALLY WEIRD,@ BIZARRE EVENT THAT NOBODY KNOWS WHY IT HAPPENED.

PROBABLY THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR.

THERE'S LIKE SO MANY@ DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND EVENTS, AND LIKE FACTIONS IN IT.

ú THEY CAN REALLY DO, LIKE,@ A VERY DEEP DIVE INTO IT.

ú AND LIKE, ALL OF THEM HAD@ LIKE A VERY PROFOUND IMPACT ON BOTH THE CIVIL WAR AND SUBSEQUENT HISTORY.

I'D HAVE TO SAY THE@ MONGOL EMPIRE BECAUSE THEY DID SO MANY TERRIBLE THINGS ON THE WORLD, @LIKE KILLING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

ú HOWEVER THEY ALSO BROUGHT@ ABOUT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS, ú TOO, LIKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM@ ACROSS ALL OF ASIA AND EUROPE.

AND THEY REALLY TRANSFORMED THAT REGION.

[trumpets playing] WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE MATCH.

WE HAVE ONE MORE SHOT AT@ EARNING SOME MORE POINTS.

ú SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL@LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

úEACH TEAM CAN BUZZ IN AND ANSWER@QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

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

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

úWELL, THIS ROUND'S ABOUT FAMOUS@ TWOSOMES IN FACT OR FICTION.

ú I'LL GIVE YOU THE NAME OF@ ONE MEMBER OF A FAMOUS DUO, YOU TELL ME THE OTHER.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

DC COMIC DUO, BATMAN-- FRONTIER?

ROBIN.

ROBIN IS CORRECT.

@ PALS ON SESAME STREET, BERT?

FRONTIER?

ERNIE.

AND ERNIE, YES.

ICE CREAM LEGENDS BEN-- FRONTIER?

JERRY.

AND JERRY, YES.

IN ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S NOVEL, DR. WATSON-- FRONTIER?

SHERLOCK HOLMES.

@ SHERLOCK HOLMES IS CORRECT.

IN ARTHURIAN LEGEND, SIR LANCELOT?

PIONEER VALLEY.

KING ARTHUR?

KING ARTHUR?

QUEEN GUINEVERE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú IN THE NOVEL, GONE WITH THE@ WIND, SCARLETT O'HARA AND?

RHETT BUTLER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IN VIDEO GAMES, MARIO?

PIONEER VALLEY?

LUIGI.

LUIGI, YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, FRODO AND-- FRONTIER?

SAM.

SAM IS CORRECT.

@ SONGWRITING DUO JOHN LENNON-- FRONTIER?

PAUL MCCARTNEY.

@ PAUL MCCARTNEY IS CORRECT.

@ UNDERWATER PALS, SPONGEBOB-- PIONEER VALLEY?

PATRICK.

@ PATRICK, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

OTHER UNDERWATER PALS, MERMAID MAN-- PIONEER VALLEY?

BARNACLE BOY.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN THE TOY STORY FILMS, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR?

PIONEER VALLEY?

WOODY.

WOODY IS RIGHT.

ú PASSENGERS ON THE MAYFLOWER, PRISCILLA MULLINS AND-- @JOHN ALDEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

STARS OF THE BIG SCREEN, THELMA-- PIONEER VALLEY?

LOUISE.

LOUISE IS RIGHT.

@ NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS BONNIE?

FRONTIER?

CLYDE.

AND CLYDE, YES.

IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, C-3PO-- [bell dings] NOT QUITE IN TIME.

THAT WOULD BE R2-D2 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

@ WHAT A GREAT MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

ú I DO WANT TO SAY THAT PIONEER@ VALLEY, GREAT JOB TONIGHT.

IT WAS VERY CLOSE UP UNTIL, I THINK, THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND AND THEN FRONTIER REGIONAL REALLY PULLED AWAY AND THEN DIDN'T LOOK BACK.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE.

ú TO SEE THE 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.

ú I'M YOUR HOST BETH WARD.

GOOD@ NIGHT, AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME AS "SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

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