>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS LEE HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST LENOX MEMORIAL 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.

THE MTA, OVER 175 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

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

YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE CAMPUS.

IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[music playing] [trumpet fanfare] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

ú COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS@ OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY, @ I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS HIGH SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE REGION MATCH UP TO SEE ú WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP 8 ú AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

ú TONIGHT, LEE HIGH SCHOOL AND@ LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD.

LET'S MEET EACH TEAM.

ú LENOX MEMORIAL IS COACHED BY@ MATT GOTTFRIED AND CHARLES MATTINA.

>> MY NAME IS CORMAC MATTHEWS, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS JACKSON FREDERICK, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS CATHARINE KOWALSKI, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS LUCA D. JORDAN.

I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, JACK COONEY.

ú >> AND LEE HIGH SCHOOL COACHED BY JOSHUA HALL AND ANNIE FIELDING.

>> I'M KELLY MOLINO.

I'M A JUNIOR AT LEE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M ALLEN NI.

I'M A SENIOR AT LEE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M TESS OLENDER.

I'M A JUNIOR AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M KOREY CHEN.

I'M A SENIOR AT LEE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, ANNIE PAN.

>> LET'S GET STARTED.

THE CHALLENGE ROUND IS WHERE WE BEGIN.

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

úALL RIGHT, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE@ FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO.

ú >> THE NAME CHARTER OAK STEMS FROM A LOCAL LEGEND THAT ú A CAVITY WITHIN A MASSIVE@ OAK TREE WAS USED IN 1687 ú AS A HIDING PLACE TO PROTECT@THE BRITISH CHARTER OF 1662 THAT WAS GRANTED TO WHICH AMERICAN COLONY?

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> NEW YORK?

>> NEW YORK?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ú LEE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT GIVES@ YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> MASSACHUSETTS?

>> CLOSE.

CONNECTICUT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS-- ú WHAT IS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS?

WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT NAME DESCRIBING THE AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE?

[buzzer] LEE.

[indistinct chatter] >> MASS?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT'S INCORRECT.

NOW LENOX, THAT GIVES@ YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

[indistinct chatter] >> GRAMS?

>> MOLE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NAME A HOMER'S LONG POEM THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE 10-YEAR WANDERINGS OF ODYSSEUS.

LENOX.

>> THE ODYSSEY.

>> YES.

THE ODYSSEY IS CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS.

ú A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 48@ FEET LONG AND 12 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.

@ CORRECT ANSWER IS 24 FEET.

ú NAME THE ACTION-ADVENTURE@ SANDBOX GAME THAT FEATURES THE CHARACTERS KING SLIME, QUEEN BEE, AND-- LENOX.

>> TERRARIA?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

ú COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.

GREEK GOD ZEUS IS TO ROMAN GOD JUPITER AS WHICH GREEK GOD IS TO ROMAN GOD NEPTUNE?

LENOX.

>> POSEIDON?

>> POSEIDON.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@ GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES ú 75 DEGREES AND THE SECOND@ ANGLE MEASURES 48 DEGREES?

[buzzer] LENOX.

[indistinct chatter] >> 57?

>> 57.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

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

IS IT ARGON, RADON, HELIUM, OR KRYPTON?

LEE.

>> HELIUM.

>> HELIUM.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

@ A HORNBILL IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

AN AUTOMOBILE PART, A WILD AFRICAN MAMMAL, A TROPICAL BIRD, OR A@ BRAZILIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?

LENOX.

>> TROPICAL BIRD?

>> YES, TROPICAL BIRD IS CORRECT.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU@ FIND RICE, BAYLOR, AND ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITIES?

LEE.

>> TEXAS.

>> TEXAS.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

BETWEEN 1763 AND 1767, A 233-MILE LINE ú WAS SURVEYED TO DEFINE THE LONG DISPUTED BOUNDARIES ú OF THE OVERLAPPING LAND OF@ PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND.

WHAT IS THIS BOUNDARY LINE COMMONLY KNOWN AS?

[buzzer] >> LENOX.

[indistinct chatter] [buzzer] >> TIME IS UP.

I'M SORRY.

ú THAT GIVES LEE HIGH SCHOOL THE@ CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[indistinct chatter] >> 50.

>> THE MASON-DIXON LINE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NEXT ONE.

IN WHAT MAURICE SENDAK STORY, DOES ú THE CHARACTER MAX PROCLAIM,@ "LET THE ROYAL RUMPUS START"?

[buzzer] >> LENOX.

@ >> WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FROM NOVEMBER OF 2005 TO DECEMBER 2021, ANGELA MERKEL SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF WHAT WORLD COUNTRY?

LENOX.

>> GERMANY.

>> GERMANY.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LIGHT BULBS AND JAR TOPS ARE EXAMPLES OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE?

[buzzer] LENOX.

[indistinct chatter] >> LEVER?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

[indistinct chatter] [buzzer] @ SCREW IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP.

ú CANBERRA IS TO AUSTRALIA AS@WHAT CAPITAL IS TO NEW ZEALAND?

[buzzer] LENOX.

[indistinct chatter] >> CHRISTCHURCH.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

[buzzer] ú WELLINGTON IN NEW ZEALAND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú THE FIBULARIS TERTIUS THAT@IS-- IS A MUSCLE FOUND IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY?

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

LENOX.

>> UPPER LEGS?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> FINGERS?

>> THE LOWER LEGS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO@ BE SECURE IN THEIR PERSONS, ú HOUSES, PAPERS, AND EFFECTS@ AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES-- LENOX.

>> FOURTH AMENDMENT?

>> IS PART OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT.

YES, VERY NICE JOB.

ON APRIL 20 OF 2023, THE STARSHIP, A TWO-STAGE HEAVY LIFT SPACESHIP, ú WAS LAUNCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A TEST FLIGHT BUT EXPLODED FOUR MINUTES AFTER LAUNCH.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF STARSHIP'S MANUFACTURER?

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> BLUE ORIGIN?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> SPACEX?

@ >> YES, SPACEX IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

ú BEFORE WE GET TO THE FIRST@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE NIGHT, ú LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE TEAM@FROM LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI.

I'M REBECCA GUSTAFSON FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LENOX MEMORIAL, WHICH ACADEMIC SUBJECT DO YOU FEEL MOST CONFIDENT IN AND WHY?

ú >> PROBABLY ENGLISH BECAUSE@ MY MOM WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER AND I GREW UP AROUND A LOT OF BOOKS.

ú >> PROBABLY DRAMA BECAUSE@ I'M A VERY DRAMATIC PERSON.

ú >> I FEEL THE MOST CONFIDENT@ IN PHYSICS BECAUSE I'M GREAT AT DROPPING APPLES.

ú>> I FEEL THE MOST CONFIDENT IN@ ART BECAUSE I LOVE TO CREATE.

[music playing] ú >> NOW WE GO TO TONIGHT'S FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

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

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

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES 5 POINTS.

WELL, IF YOU HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, YOU'LL DO ALL RIGHT IN THIS ROUND.

ú I'LL GIVE YOU THE FIRST LETTER@OF THE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING CLUES, ALL OF WHICH ARE@METEOROLOGICAL DEVICES OR TERMS .

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

B, A TOOL FOR MEASURING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.

>> BAROMETER.

>> BAROMETER.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

C, WHAT HURRICANES ARE@ CALLED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN?

LENOX.

[buzzer] CYCLONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TIME WAS UP.

T, THE MEASURE OF HOTNESS OR COLDNESS.

LEE.

>> TEMPERATURE.

>> TEMPERATURE.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú T, THE FUJITA SCALE MEASURES THE STRENGTH OF WHAT?

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> TSUNAMIS?

@>> TORNADO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú D, ABNORMALLY DRY WEATHER OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

LEE.

>> DROUGHT?

>> DROUGHT.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

E, THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> EXOSPHERE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

H, THE QUANTITY OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> HUMIDITY.

>> HUMIDITY IS CORRECT.

F, TEMPERATURE SCALE WHERE WATER BOILS AT -- LENOX.

>> FAHRENHEIT.

@ >> FAHRENHEIT IS CORRECT.

ú D, WEATHER RADAR THAT DETECTS@ SHIFTS IN ATMOSPHERIC RADIO WAVES.

[buzzer] DOPPLER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú G, CURRENT FLOWING NORTHERLY@ ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE-- LENOX.

>> GYRE?

ú >> GULF STREAM TRAVELS EAST@ ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

úE, THE PROCESS BY WHICH A LIQUID@ IS TRANSFORMED TO A VAPOR.

LEE.

>> EVAPORATION?

@>> YES, EVAPORATION IS CORRECT.

ú W, AN ANEMOMETER IS USED TO@ MEASURE THE SPEED OF WHAT?

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> WIND.

@ >> WIND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

C, THE PROCESS WHERE COOL AIR SINKS DOWN @ WHILE WARMER AIR RISES UP.

[bell ringing] NOT QUITE UNDER-- NOT QUITE IN TIME, LENOX.

THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS CONVECTION.

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

ú THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND IS@ WHERE WE PICK UP THE ACTION.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

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

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A@ QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST ú BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE ON FOR A@ CHANCE TO ADD TO THEIR POINTS AND TO THE TEAM'S TOTAL.

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

ALL RIGHT.

AT THE MOMENT, LEE, 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?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS @ AND GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS.

ú ADD THE COMMON LOG OF 250 TO THE COMMON LOG OF 4.

WHAT IS THE ANSWER IN SIMPLEST TERMS?

[buzzer] I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

RIGHT.

LENOX MEMORIAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 3?

>> 3.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

@LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

úTHE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS INVOLVE@ MORE SIMPLE MANIPULATIONS WITH LOGARITHMS.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR ANSWERS IN SIMPLEST FORM.

FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST, SOLVE THIS SIMPLE EQUATION.

@THE COMMON LOG OF 1/10 EQUALS X.

>> NEGATIVE 1.

>> NEGATIVE 1.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

THE NATURAL LOG OF E TO THE FOURTH POWER @ EQUALS THE COMMON LOG OF X.

>> 10,000?

>> 10,000.

YES.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

THE COMMON LOG OF 8 PLUS THE COMMON LOG OF 50 MINUS THE COMMON LOG OF 4 EQUALS WHAT?

>> 2?

>> 2.

YES, JOB WELL DONE.

ALL RIGHT, LENOX.

YOUR TURN FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

AH, YOU'VE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

THIS AMERICAN AUTHOR'S RECENT BOOK ú INCLUDES "FAIRY TALE, BILLY SUMMERS," AND "LATER."

NAME THE AUTHOR.

>> STEPHEN KING?

>> YES.

STEPHEN KING IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT SOME OLDER CLASSIC LITERARY@ THRILLERS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK A YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS WAS AN 1818 NOVEL WRITTEN BY WHAT ENGLISH AUTHOR?

>> MARY SHELLEY?

>> MARY SHELLEY.

YES.

NEXT ONE.

NAME THE IRISH AUTHOR WHO PENNED THE 1897 GOTHIC HORROR NOVEL "DRACULA."

>> BRAM STOKER?

>> BRAM STOKER IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS A SERIAL IN A FRENCH NEWSPAPER, STARTING IN SEPTEMBER OF 1909.

NAME THE AUTHOR OF "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA."

>> GASTON LEROUX?

>> YES.

VERY NICE.

NICE JOB.

YOU GOT ALL OF THE QUESTIONS CORRECT.

YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

NICE WORK, EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS DUTCH@ POSTIMPRESSIONIST PAINTER IS AMONG THE MOST FAMOUS AND INFLUENTIAL FIGURES @ IN THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART.

NAME HIM.

>> VAN GOGH?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE.

ú MORE ABOUT VAN GOGH AND HIS WORK FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú FIRST, THIS VAN GOGH STILL@ LIFE IS ONE OF SEVERAL WORKS HE PAINTED OF THESE KINDS OF FLOWERS.

NAME THE FLOWER.

>> SUNFLOWERS?

>> YES.

SUNFLOWER IS CORRECT.

ú THIS 1890 PAINTING BY VAN GOGH@SHOWS A WHITE VARIETY OF FLOWER THAT OFTEN HAS SHARP THORNS ON ITS STEMS.

NAME THIS FLOWER.

>> ROSES?

>> YES.

ROSES IS CORRECT.

ú FINALLY, COMPLETED IN 1889, THIS VAN GOGH PAINTING DEPICTS ANOTHER TYPE OF FLOWER WHICH TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR RAINBOW.

NAME THE FLOWER.

>> PEONIES?

@>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS IRIS.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGH.

OK, LENOX.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, IN SHAKESPEARE'S "ROMEO AND JULIET," WHAT IS THE LAST WORD OF JULIET'S FAMOUS LINE, "GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

@PARTING IS SUCH SWEET" - BLANK.

>> SORROW.

>> SORROW IS CORRECT.

úALL RIGHT, LET'S PLAY A GAME OF@ SHAKESPEARE FILL IN THE BLANK.

@ THESE ARE FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, IN THE OPENING LINE OF RICHARD" III," RICHARD SAYS TO THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, @ NOW IS THE WINTER OF OUR WHAT?

>> DISCONTENT?

@ >> DISCONTENT IS CORRECT.

YES.

ú IN ACT 5, SCENE 4 OF THAT SAME@ PLAY, KING RICHARD FAMOUSLY EXCLAIMS, "A HORSE, A@ HORSE,: MY WHAT FOR A HORSE?

>> KINGDOM.

>> KINGDOM IS CORRECT.

ú IN THE PLAY JULIUS CAESAR.

@ DURING THE SPEECH DIRECTLY PRECEDING HIS ASSASSINATION, CAESAR ú BOASTS OF HIMSELF SAYING, "I@ AM AS CONSTANT AS THE -" WHAT?

>> SETTING SUN.

>> NORTHERN STAR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IN AN IMPORTANT SOLILOQUY FROM "HAMLET," ú THEIR PROTAGONIST STATES, "TO BE OR NOT TO BE."

THAT IS THE "WHAT"?

>> QUESTION.

>> QUESTION IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, TRY THIS.

IN ACT 2, SCENE 7 OF "AS YOU LIKE IT," ú JAQUES BEGINS HIS SEVEN AGES@ OF MAN SPEECH BY STATING, ú "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE, AND@ ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY"- WHAT?

>> PLAYERS.

>> PLAYERS IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE IS YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

BORN IN 1993, THIS AMERICAN SINGER-SONGWRITER HAS RECORDED SUCH HITS AS "YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT," "YOU DON'T KNOW ME," AND "YOU DON'T OWN ME."

NAME HER.

[indistinct chatter] [buzzer] I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT.

LENOX MEMORIAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

ú >> LESLEY GORE IS THE ORIGINAL OF "YOU DON'T OWN ME."

[buzzer] MEGHAN TRAINOR.

>> NOT IN TIME.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS ARIANA GRANDE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

FIRST OF THE CATEGORY, HERE WE GO @ WITH THE QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER F, WHAT ú IS THE COMMON NAME FOR THIS@ EDIBLE NEWLY EMERGED OSTRICH FERN THAT RESEMBLES THE SCROLL AT THE TOP @OF THE FINGERBOARD OF A VIOLIN?

[indistinct chatter] >> FIDDLEHEAD.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

ú SEE IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THESE@ UNUSUAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER K, ú THIS ANNUAL VEGETABLE CAN BE SERVED RAW IN A SALAD OR COOKED AND SERVED WITH GRAVY AND RICE.

NAME IT.

[indistinct chatter] >> KALE.

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS KOHLRABI.

@ ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ú BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER P, THIS ASIAN FRUIT ú LOOKS LIKE A GIANT GRAPEFRUIT BUT GENERALLY TASTES MUCH SWEETER.

ú LIKE GRAPEFRUIT, THE FRUIT IS@ EXCELLENT AS A SALAD TOPPER OR BREAKFAST SIDE.

>> PASSION FRUIT?

>> PASSION FRUIT?

@ >> POMELO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE PITAYA IS AN ATTENTION-GRABBING FRUIT THAT'S A GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN C ú WITH CRUNCHY BLACK SEEDS LIKE@ A KIWI AND FLAVOR LIKE A PEAR.

ú BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER D, WHAT IS THE PITAYA MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS?

>> DRAGON FRUIT?

>> YES, DRAGON FRUIT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, LEE.

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, THIS GEOLOGIC ERA SPANNED FROM ROUGHLY 250 TO 65 MILLION YEARS AGO AND IS KNOWN AS THE AGE OF DINOSAURS.

IT INCLUDED THREE GEOLOGIC PERIODS: THE TRIASSIC, JURASSIC, AND CRETACEOUS.

ú WAS THIS GEOLOGIC ERA THE PALEOZOIC, THE MESOZOIC, OR THE CENOZOIC?

>> PALEOZOIC?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

LENOX MEMORIAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> MESOZOIC?

>> MESOZOIC.

@YES, THAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.

LET'S STICK WITH GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING@ MAJOR EVOLUTIONARY EVENTS TOOK PLACE DURING WHICH GEOLOGIC PERIOD?

@ THESE ARE FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THE GEOLOGIC PERIOD WHERE THE FIRST FOUR-LEGGED AMPHIBIANS APPEAR.

>> CAMBRIAN.

CAMBRIAN?

>> CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THE EVOLUTION OF HUMANS.

[indistinct chatter] >> TRIASSIC.

>> QUATERNARY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF DINOSAURS?

>> JURASSIC?

>> I'M SORRY.

CORRECT ANSWER IS TRIASSIC PERIOD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THE EXTINCTION OF DINOSAURS.

[indistinct chatter] >> JURASSIC?

>> CRETACEOUS PERIOD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

FINALLY, LET'S GIVE THIS ONE A GO.

THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF FISH.

>> [inaudible] CRETACEOUS.

CRETACEOUS.

>> CAMBRIAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD TRY, THOUGH.

LENOX, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE ONCE AGAIN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 20, PLEASE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT BOOK BY AUTHOR JRR TOLKIEN IS SUBTITLED "THERE AND BACK AGAIN"?

>> "THE HOBBIT"?

>> "THE HOBBIT."

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú MORE WITH LITERARY SUBTITLES FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

ú FIRST, WHAT NOVEL BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU SUBTITLED "LIFE IN THE WOODS" CONTAINS THE LINE, "MOST MEN LEAD LIVES OF QUIET DESPERATION AND DIE WITH THEIR SONG STILL INSIDE THEM"?

>> "WALDEN"?

>> "WALDEN," YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, WHAT 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN NOVEL BY AUTHOR HARRIET BEECHER STOWE SUBTITLED "LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY" CONTAINS THE LINE, "I AM BRAVER THAN I WAS BECAUSE I HAVE LOST ALL.

ú AND HE WHO HAS NOTHING TO@ LOSE CAN AFFORD ALL RISKS"?

@ >> "EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES."

>> GOOD GUESS.

HOWEVER, CORRECT ANSWER IS "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."

ALL RIGHT.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

20TH CENTURY WRITER EDWARD ALBEE WAS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT FORM OF WRITING?

WAS IT NOVELS, PLAYS, POETRY, OR SHORT STORIES?

>> SHORT STORIES?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

LENOX MEMORIAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[indistinct chatter] >> POETRY.

@ >> PLAYS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW.

ú PAUSE IN THE ACTION TO MEET@ THE TEAM FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI.

I'M MACKENZIE FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL, úIF YOU COULD ADD A NEW CATEGORY@ TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, @ WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> I THINK I'D ADD LIKE A BOARD GAMES CATEGORY.

ú I'D SAY LIKE IT'D BE PRETTY@ FUN TO LIKE PRACTICE FOR IT AND JUST BE USEFUL FOR LATER ON IN LIFE.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY ADD A CATEGORY ABOUT MUSIC BECAUSE I'M A HUGE NERD FOR MUSIC.

ú>> I WOULD ADD A CATEGORY ABOUT@ FAMOUS MYTHS AND URBAN LEGENDS ú BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE@ A VERY FUN AND INTERESTING CATEGORY.

ú >> I WOULD ADD A PERFORMING@ ARTS CATEGORY BECAUSE IT'S FUN AND WHAT I LIKE TO DO.

[music playing] ú >> ARE YOU READY FOR MORE LIGHTNING ROUND ACTION?

ú EACH OF THESE ANSWERS CONTAINS@ THE LETTER SEQUENCE I-O-N SOMEWHERE IN THEM AS IN THE WORD "ACTION."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A PERIOD SPENT IN TRAVEL OR RECREATION.

[buzzer] LEE.

>> VACATION?

>> VACATION.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WORD THAT PAIRS WITH@ TRADE, PACIFIC, OR SOVIET.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> UNION?

@ >> UNION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A MISLEADING IMAGE PRESENTED TO THE VISION.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> ILLUSION?

>> ILLUSION.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

@SOMETHING NEGLECTED OR LEFT OUT.

[buzzer] OMISSION OR EXCLUSION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TERRITORY WITHIN WHICH@ AUTHORITY MAY BE EXERCISED?

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> DOMINION.

>> JURISDICTION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THE FIRST PLACE WINNER OF A COMPETITION.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> CHAMPION.

>> CHAMPION IS RIGHT.

BERMUDA AND VIDALIA ARE@ VARIETIES OF THIS VEGETABLE.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> ONION.

>> ONION IS RIGHT.

THE PRINCIPAL UNIT OF CAESAR'S ROMAN ARMY.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> LEGION.

>> LEGION IS RIGHT.

ú IF YOU SING WELL, YOU MAY@ GET A STANDING ONE OF THESE.

LENOX.

>> OVATION.

>> OVATION IS CORRECT.

A WRITTEN REQUEST TO BE PRESENT OR PARTICIPATE.

[buzzer] LEE.

>> PERMISSION?

>> INVITATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú WEARING AWAY BY THE ACTION OF@ WATER, WIND, OR GLACIAL ICE.

LENOX.

>> EROSION?

>> EROSION IS CORRECT.

IT'S 1,000 TIMES 1,000.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> A MILLION?

@>> MILLION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

YOU GET ONE OF THESE BY GOING TO SCHOOL.

[buzzer] LENOX.

>> EDUCATION?

[bell ringing] >> EDUCATION IS RIGHT.

RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

ú AND THAT BELL DOES MARK THE@ END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING úROUND, WHICH ALSO MEANS WE HAVE@ REACHED THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO@ CONTINUE OUR SEASON TONIGHT.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

REALLY GREAT JOB.

LENOX, YOU TOOK THE LEAD MIDWAY THROUGH AND JUST KEPT GOING, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR WINNING THIS EVENING'S MATCHUP.

WE HOPE EACH TEAM HAD FUN TONIGHT, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU AT HOME WATCHING ALSO HAD FUN 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 ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

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

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE-- [stomping] [clapping] >> 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' WEBPAGE 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.

[music playing]