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

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

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

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

LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.

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

YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

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

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

WE'VE RE-DESIGNED OUR PRODUCTION STUDIOS TO PUT SOCIAL DISTANCING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE, WITH BOTH TEAMS AND MYSELF IN DIFFERENT ROOMS.

WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SLIGHTLY SHORTENED SEASON.

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

THIS SEASON, WE'LL BE LIMITING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFFS TO THE TOP FOUR HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS FROM THE QUALIFYING MATCHES.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE LEE HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH WARE HIGH, COACHED BY NICK VAN-TANGOLI.

>> HI, MY NAME IS NOAH FALES.

I'M A FRESHMAN FROM WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS TONY HE, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME SHAWN SANTIAGO, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS OUR ALTERNATES, VINNIE AND CHRIS.

>> AND FOR LEE HIGH SCHOOL, COACHED BY JOSHUA HALL AND KERI WADE.

>> I'M MAKENNA ALBEE.

I'M A SENIOR AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS DANIEL SNOW, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS KOREY CHEN.

I'M A FRESHMAN FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE'LL START OUR MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

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

HERE WE GO.

PATENTED BY JAMES HARGREAVES IN 1770, THE "SPINNING JENNY" WAS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF WHAT BUSINESS: RAILROAD, STEEL, OR TEXTILES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> TEXTILES.

>> TEXTILES, YES YOU ARE CORRECT.

GREAT BRITAIN'S ALAN TURING WAS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH FIELD: ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS, OR ANTHROPOLOGY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> WARE.

>> MATHEMATICS.

>> MATHEMATICS, YES YOU ARE CORRECT.

PRIOR TO BEING THE 40TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RONALD REAGAN HAD SERVED AS THE 33RD GOVERNOR OF WHAT STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> CALIFORNIA, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IF TODAY WERE FRIDAY JANUARY 1, 2021, ON WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK WILL JANUARY 1 FALL IN 2022?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SATURDAY.

>> LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION.

WHICH OF THESE AFRICAN NATIONS IS LANDLOCKED: ZIMBABWE, ANGOLA, OR MOZAMBIQUE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MOZAMBIQUE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LEE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> ZIMBABWE.

>> ZIMBABWE, YES, THAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

MAY 8TH 2020, MARKED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE ALBUM, LET IT BE, BY WHAT BRITISH ROCK GROUP?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> THE BEATLES.

>> THE BEATLES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE SHORT HAPPY LIFE OF FRANCIS MACOMBER IS A FAMOUS SHORT STORY ATTRIBUTED TO WHICH AMERICAN AUTHOR: ERNEST HEMINGWAY, EDGAR ALLAN POE, OR AGATHA CHRISTIE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> EDGAR ALLAN POE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> ERNEST HEMINGWAY.

>> YES, HEMINGWAY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LIONHEAD, CELESTIAL EYE, BLACK MOOR, AND BUBBLE EYE ARE ALL BREEDS OF WHAT COMMON HOUSEHOLD PET?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> GOLDFISH.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT HAMMER-WIELDING NORSE GOD IS THE NAMESAKE OF THE FIFTH DAY OF THE WEEK?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> THOR.

>> THOR, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A QUICK ROUND OF GOLF ON THE OLD COURSE AT ST. ANDREWS, YOU'LL HAVE TO TRAVEL TO WHICH OF THE FOUR PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SCOTLAND.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

OF THE SEVEN NOBLE GASES, WHICH HAS THE LOWEST ATOMIC NUMBER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELIUM.

>> HELIUM, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SINCE 1972, THE CAUCUSES IN WHICH STATE HAVE BEEN THE FIRST MAJOR ELECTORAL EVENT -- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> IOWA.

>> IOWA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THE QUESTION.

MOVING ON, CLYDE TOMBAUGH DISCOVERED THE DWARF-PLANET PLUTO IN WHAT YEAR: WAS IT 1930, 1950, OR 1970?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> 1930.

>> 1930, YES, THAT'S THE CORRECT ANSWER.

YOU'LL FIND THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY.

IN WHAT OTHER AMERICAN CITY IS THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE: RICHMOND, SAN FRANCISCO, OR BOSTON?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> RICHMOND.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

>> LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> BOSTON.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS SAN FRANCISCO.

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

CLYDE GRIFFITHS IS THE CENTRAL CHARACTER OF WHAT 1925 NOVEL BY THEODORE DREISER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT 2014 OSCAR-WINNING FILM FEATURES THE PLOT SUMMARY: FUTURE PHYSICIST STEPHEN HAWKING FALLS IN LOVE WITH FELLOW CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY STUDENT JANE WILDE IN THE 1960S?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE: "I FOUND THAT FILM INCREDIBLY DULL!"

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE WORD INCREDIBLY IS WHAT PART OF SPEECH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> ADVERB.

>> ADVERB, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

MEDICALLY SPEAKING, THE 3 LETTERS B-M-I ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> BODY MASS INDEX.

>> YES, YOU BOTH ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

WHAT IS THE TWO-WORD TERM FOR HEAVY WATER, WHICH IS USED AS A MODERATOR IN SOME NUCLEAR REACTORS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] DEUTERIUM OXIDE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI I'M JEN DELEESI FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WARE HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT TV OR MOVIE CHARACTER WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?

>> MY CHARACTER WOULD PROBABLY BE JAKE FROM ADVENTURE TIME, BECAUSE HE CAN SHAPESHIFT AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS, AND THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

I WOULD PROBABLY BE T'CHALLA FROM BLACK PANTHER, BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE A WORLD WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY BE CHRISTIAN BALE'S BATMAN, BECAUSE HE PUSHES HIS BODY AND HIS MIND TO THE LIMITS.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY GOOD GOING THROUGHOUT LIFE.

[ ♪♪♪ ] 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 5 POINTS EACH.

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

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, AND YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.

YOU'LL NEED TO "SPACE OUT" A BIT FOR THIS ROUND.

EACH CLUE DESCRIBES AN ANSWER WHICH CONTAINS THE NAME OF ONE OF THE EIGHT PLANETS SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW!

THIS LATE BRITISH ROCK VOCALIST FAMOUSLY FRONTED THE BAND QUEEN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> FREDDIE MERCURY.

>> FREDDIE MERCURY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A WORD MEANING SLUGGISH OR GLOOMY IN TEMPERAMENT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SATURNINE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

ACCORDING TO AUTHOR JOHN GRAY, MEN ARE FROM MARS; WOMEN ARE FROM WHAT PLACE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> JUPITER.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS VENUS.

TRY THIS ONE: THIS SEAPORT TOWN IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN FRANCE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] MARSEILLE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THIS HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED EACH YEAR ON APRIL 22?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] EARTH DAY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT'S A CARNIVOROUS PLANT WITH TWO LOBES THAT CLOSE LIKE A TRAP?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> VENUS FLYTRAP.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AN ANCIENT ROMAN FESTIVAL CHARACTERIZED BY UNRESTRAINED MERRY MAKING?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SATURNALIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MOVING ON, IT'S THE NORTHERNMOST TOWN IN PALM-BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS JUPITER.

THIS PLANET'S NAMESAKE IS THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> NEPTUNE.

>> NEPTUNE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TITLE OF PEARL BUCK'S NOVEL ABOUT 1920'S PEASANT LIFE IN CHINA?

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

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

I'LL FINISH THE ANSWER, WHICH IS URANUS, BUT THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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 CONTINUE ON FOR POINTS.

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

ALL RIGHT, IT APPEARS THAT LEE HIGH SCHOOL IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AT THE MOMENT.

HOWEVER, AS THE RULES SHOW, THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?

>> WE'LL DO MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

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

>> HI, I'M DR. KELLY ANNE MCKEOWN FROM WESTFIELD STATE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HERE WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ON WHAT PART OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY WILL YOU FIND A MASS OF LYMPHATIC TISSUE CALLED ADENOIDS?

IS IT THE BASE OF THE SPINE, THE UPPER PART OF THE THROAT, THE BALL OF THE FOOT, OR THE INNER EAR?

>> THE INNER EAR.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> THE UPPER PART OF THE THROAT.

>> UPPER PART OF THE THROAT, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

STICKING WITH HUMAN BIOLOGY.

EACH OF THESE CLUES DESCRIBES ANOTHER BIOLOGY-RELATED TERM WHICH ENDS WITH THE LETTERS O-I-D.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST: A HUMAN CELL HAVING DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES IS A DIPLOID CELL.

WHAT TYPE OF CELL HAS ONLY ONE COMPLETE SET OF CHROMOSOMES?

>> HAPLOID CELL.

>> HAPLOID, I HEARD THAT FIRST.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

YOU'LL FIND THIS SMALL SWORD-SHAPED EXTENSION ON THE LOWER PART OF YOUR STERNUM.

THE BLANK PROCESS?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE XIPHOID.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY: IT'S THE S-SHAPED CURVE OF THE LARGE INTESTINE BETWEEN THE DESCENDING COLON AND THE RECTUM.

THE BLANK COLON?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE SIGMOID COLON.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL GO WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

PICK UP YOUR PENS AND LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT'S THE NEXT NUMBER IN THIS NUMERICAL SEQUENCE: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, BLANK?

>> 28.

>> 28 YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

STICKING WITH SIMPLE NUMERICAL SEQUENCES.

PROVIDE THE NEXT NUMBER IN EACH SEQUENCE I GIVE.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, BLANK?

>> 28.

>> YES, VERY GOOD.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 7, 2, BLANK?

>> 9.

>> 9, YES YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY TRY THIS ONE: 2, 2, 4, 8, 32, BLANK?

>> 64.

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 256.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THESE BASIC TRIG FUNCTIONS HAS THE GREATEST VALUE AT X EQUALS 2 DEGREES: THE SINE OF X, TANGENT OF X, COSINE OF X, OR SECANT OF X?

>> TANGENT OF X.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> COSINE OF X?

>> THAT WOULD BE THE SECANT OF X IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.

>> WARE HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THE CHAMBER OF THE BUNDESTAG, THE LOWER LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT IS SHOWN HERE.

IT'S LOCATED IN WHAT BUILDING IN BERLIN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE REICHSTAG BUILDING.

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

>> LET'S DO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. STATES DOES NOT LIE WEST OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS: IOWA, NEBRASKA, INDIANA, OR MINNESOTA?

>> INDIANA.

>> INDIANA, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LIES TO THE EAST.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S USE THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AS A POINT OF REFERENCE.

I'LL NAME ANOTHER U.S. STATE.

YOU TELL ME IF IT LIES EAST OR WEST OF ILLINOIS?

THIS IS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

HERE WE GO.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE: OHIO?

>> EAST.

>> EAST, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

>> WEST VIRGINIA.

>> EAST.

>> EAST, YES.

TRY MISSOURI.

>> WEST.

>> WEST, YOU ARE CORRECT.

>> PENNSYLVANIA?

>> EAST.

>> EAST, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA?

>> WEST.

>> WEST, NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, WARE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT FAMOUS AMERICAN WILD WEST GUNFIGHT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 3 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1881 IN A SMALL ARIZONA MINING TOWN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K.

CORRAL IS WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR THERE.

OKAY, LEE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

WE'LL TRY WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

GOOD LUCK, HERE WE GO.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

MATTHEW BRADY TOOK THE VERY FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF A SITTING U.S. PRESIDENT ON FEBRUARY 14TH IN THE YEAR 1849.

NAME THE PRESIDENT?

>> POLK.

>> YES, POLK IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

HERE ARE CLUES TO SEVERAL MORE HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON FEBRUARY 14 IN A GIVEN YEAR.

THIS IS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

FIRST: DURING HIS THIRD VISIT TO THE PACIFIC ISLAND GROUP IN 1779, THIS ENGLISH EXPLORER WAS KILLED BY THE HAWAIIAN NATIVES.

WHO WAS THE EXPLORER?

>> COOK.

>> YES, JAMES COOK IS CORRECT.

ON THAT DATE IN 1895, THIS IRISH PLAYWRIGHT'S MOST FAMOUS WORK, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, PREMIERED IN LONDON.

NAME THE PLAYWRIGHT?

>> OSCAR WILDE.

>> OSCAR WILDE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

TRY THIS ONE.

IN 1493, ON HIS RETURN FROM HIS FIRST VOYAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, THIS EXPLORER ENCOUNTERED A FIERCE STORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF HIS SHIPS THE PINTA AND THE NINA.

NAME THE EXPLORER?

>> CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

>> CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IS CORRECT.

THIS MAN APPLIED FOR A PATENT FOR THE TELEPHONE ON FEBRUARY 14, 1876.

NAME HIM?

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.

>> GRAHAM BELL, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, FOR ALL THE MARBLES, HERE'S THIS QUESTION.

ON FEBRUARY 14, 1962, WHAT FIRST LADY FAMOUSLY HOSTED THE FIRST TELEVISED TOUR OF THE WHITE HOUSE?

>> MRS. ROOSEVELT.

>> OH, SO CLOSE.

THAT WOULD BE JACQUELINE KENNEDY.

VERY CLOSE.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER QUESTIONS THOUGH.

LET'S MOVE ON TO WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

20TH CENTURY WRITER RALPH ELLISON WAS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT FORM OF WRITING: NOVELS, PLAYS, POETRY, OR SHORT STORIES?

>> POETRY.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> SHORT STORIES.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS NOVEL.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE CHOOSE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OF THE 6 TYPES OF SIMPLE MACHINES, WHICH CONSISTS OF A SLOPING SURFACE, WHICH IS USED FOR RAISING HEAVY OBJECTS?

>> A LEVER.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

>> ALL RIGHT, WARE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> A WEDGE.

>> THAT WOULD BE AN INCLINED PLANE IS THE ANSWER WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> WARE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

QUALIFYING QUESTION: THE LAST NAME'S THE SAME.

NAME THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE MEETING IF THE AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER, WHOSE 2017 ALBUM WAS TITLE "REPUTATION," MEANT THE ANGLO-IRISH SATIRIST WHOSE MOST CELEBRATED WORK IS THE 1726 NOVEL "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OH, I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> SWIFT.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> WHO WOULD BE MEETING WHOM, TAYLOR SWIFT AND JONATHAN SWIFT ARE THE RIGHT ANSWERS THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL!

>> HI, I'M JEN DELEESI FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT LANGUAGE WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING.

>> I'D BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING FRENCH, BECAUSE IT IS VERY WELL USED IN EUROPE, AND I WANT TO TRAVEL THERE.

>> I'D PROBABLY WANT TO LEARN LATIN, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF LATIN QUESTIONS THAT SHOW UP ON QUIZZES LIKE THESE, SO THEY'D PROBABLY HELP ME OUT RIGHT ABOUT NOW.

>> I'D BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING JAPANESE, BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE COUNTRY AND CULTURE.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> OH, WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, AND YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.

WELL, LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO IN THIS ROUND.

ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE WORDS THAT BEGIN AND END WITH THE LETTER "C".

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW!

A POPULAR MODEL OF HONDA AUTOMOBILE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CIVIC.

>> CIVIC, YES, CORRECT.

SOMETHING MARKED BY LONG DURATION OR FREQUENT RECURRENCE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> CONFIRM.

>> CHRONIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

VAST, OR RELATING TO THE UNIVERSE AS A WHOLE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> COSMIC.

>> COSMIC, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A MEMBER OF A BOSTON BASKETBALL TEAM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CELTICS.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HAVING AN ABNORMAL FEAR OF ENCLOSED SPACES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CLAUSTROPHOBIC.

>> YES, CLAUSTROPHOBIC IS CORRECT.

A FACILITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF OUTPATIENTS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CLINIC.

>> CLINIC, YES, CORRECT.

AN ADJECTIVE DESCRIBING A COMPLETE LACK OF ORDER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] LEE, CHAOTIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE COMMON NAME FOR THE POPE'S RELIGION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CATHOLIC.

>> CATHOLIC, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

THE CURRENT GEOLOGICAL ERA THAT BEGAN 65 MILLION YEARS AGO?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> CENOZOIC.

>> CENOZOIC, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HAVING A CHARM OR ALLURE THAT INSPIRES FASCINATION OR DEVOTION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> CHERUBIC.

>> CHARISMATIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE OPPOSITE OF TRAGIC?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] COMIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

OF OR RELATING TO THE HEART?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LEE.

>> CARDIAC.

>> CARDIAC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A MATERIAL MADE OF HEATED CLAY?

[ BELL DINGS ] AH, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS CERAMIC.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WELL, A PRETTY INTENSE GAME FOR A SECOND MATCH OF THE SEASON.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU PULLED IT OUT AT THE END AT THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR BEING THE WINNER OF THIS EVENING'S MATCHUP.

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

AND 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.

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

I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.

>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOUR SCHOOLS 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.

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