>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS THE COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE WITH OUR NUMBER ONE SEED, LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, GOING UP AGAINST THE NUMBER FOUR SEED, THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

THE HISTORIC 62ND 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.

THE MTA: OVER 175 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

>> 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.

THIS SEASON, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION WENT HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO COULD SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFF STANDINGS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, IN THE PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE POINTS ANYMORE.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE WIN.

IN TONIGHT'S FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCHUP, WE HAVE NUMBER ONE SEED LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST NUMBER FOUR SEED THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

LET'S MEET THE TEAMS NOW, STARTING WITH THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT, COACHED BY NEALE GAY.

>> HI, MY NAME IS LUIS ALFONSO GUTIERREZ VILLARREAL, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, MY NAME'S IZZY SCHIFF, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, MY NAME'S JASPER BUTLER-KURTH.

I AM A JUNIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, I'M JONATHAN SCHMIDT, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> AND FOR LENOX MEMORIAL, COACHED BY CHARLES MATTINA AND MATT GOTTFRIED.

>> HI, MY NAME IS CORMAC MATHEWS, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JACKSON FREDERICK, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ELY HOCHFELDER, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS MAX ADAM.

I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, CAT KOWALSKI.

>> WE START OUR FIRST SEMIFINAL 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 EAST FROM LISBON, PORTUGAL, WHAT IS THE FIRST NATIONAL-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> SPAIN.

>> STATE BORDER THAT YOU WILL CROSS.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THE CHEMICAL FORMULA C3H8 IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH OF THESE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS: PROPANE, CHLORITE, OR BUTANE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> PROPANE.

>> PROPANE IS CORRECT.

IN WHAT CLASSIC BOARD GAME DO PLAYERS ROLL TWO DICE TO MOVE AROUND THE GAME BOARD-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> "MONOPOLY"?

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE, VERY NICE.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IF TWO ANGLES OF A PARALLELOGRAM MEASURE 84 DEGREES AND 96 DEGREES, WHAT IS THE DEGREE MEASURE OF THE REMAINING TWO ANGLES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> 180.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> 90?

>> 84 AND 96, SAME AS THE OTHER TWO.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION.

NAME THE CHILDREN'S BOOK BY H.A.

REY THAT TELLS THE STORY OF AN ORPHANED-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> "CURIOUS GEORGE."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: BERLIN IS TO GERMANY AS WHAT CITY IS TO FINLAND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> HELSINKI.

>> YES, HELSINKI IS CORRECT.

IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS WAS THE DRED SCOTT DECISION PASSED DOWN BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> 1958.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION, THEN I'LL GIVE LENOX MEMORIAL THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

WAS IT 1837, 1857, OR 1877?

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> 1857.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

RELEASED IN OCTOBER OF 2021, THE SONG "EASY ON ME" WENT TO NUMBER ONE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ADELE.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE EITHER.

YES, ADELE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHICH IS THE INNERMOST OF THE FOUR GALILEAN MOONS ORBITING JUPITER, IS IT GANYMEDE, IO, CALLISTO, OR EUROPA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> GANYMEDE.

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

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> IO.

>> IO, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE.

ON WHAT CONTINENT WILL YOU FIND LAKE BAIKAL, THE WORLD'S LARGEST-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ASIA.

>> FRESHWATER LAKE BY VOLUME, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LISBON, EUREKA, AND PONDEROSA ARE ALL VARIETIES OF-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

VARIETIES OF WHAT CITRUS FRUIT?

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> ORANGE.

>> LEMON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS.

LISTEN TO THIS SENTENCE, PLEASE: "THE BAKER PUT THE CHOCOLATE CAKE IN THE OVEN."

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> PREPOSITION.

>> PREPOSITION IS CORRECT.

WHAT MOVIE FEATURED THE TAG LINE "JAKE SULLY LIVES WITH HIS NEWFOUND FAMILY FORMED ON THE MOON PANDORA--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> "AVATAR."

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> "AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HERE'S A DRIVER'S ED QUESTION FOR YOU: AS YOU APPROACH AN INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT TURNS FROM GREEN TO YELLOW.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO, A-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> STOP IF YOU HAVE THE TIME ABLE TO.

>> JUDGES WILL ACCEPT THAT, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

NAME THE ELEMENT FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS WITH THE SYMBOL As.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ACETINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> ARSENIC?

>> ARSENIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BLACK SQUARES ON A CHESS BOARD?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> 32.

>> YES, 32 IS CORRECT.

WHAT FAMILIAR DR. SEUSS BOOK INCLUDES THE LINES "'MY FRIEND,' CAME THE VOICE, 'YOU'RE A VERY FINE FRIEND.

YOU'VE HELPED ALL OF US FOLKS ON THE DUST SPECK NO END.'"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> "HORTON HEARS A WHO."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

THE WORD "PREREQUISITE" IS A NOUN DEFINED AS "SOMETHING THAT IS NECESSARY TO AN END OR TO THE CARRYING OUT OF A FUNCTION."

WHO CAN SPELL THE WORD "PREREQUISITE"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> P-R-E-R-E-Q-U-I-S-I-T-E. >> YES, VERY NICE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF THE BRAIN CONTROLS YOUR THINKING, VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS, LANGUAGE, REASONING, AND PERCEPTION-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> PREFRONTAL CORTEX.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS IT THE CEREBRAL CORTEX, THE AMYGDALA, OR THE HYPOTHALAMUS?

ALL RIGHT, LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> THE CEREBRAL CORTEX.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

IN 2013, KING WILLIAM ALEXANDER SUCCEEDED HIS MOTHER, QUEEN BEATRIX, AS MONARCH OF WHAT EUROPEAN NATION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ENGLAND.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> DENMARK.

>> THE NETHERLANDS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

LET'S TAKE SOME TIME NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, MY NAME IS MADDIE LEBLANC FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

TODAY WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM CHARLEMONT, WHAT HAS BEEN THE BEST PART OF YOUR "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" EXPERIENCE?

>> WELL, FOR ME, IT'S REALLY BEEN, LIKE, THE FUN AND JOY THAT OUR TEAM HAS HAD.

LIKE, WE'RE HAVING SO MUCH MORE FUN, EVEN UP ON STAGE.

IT ALMOST GIVES US A PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE THAT WE'RE HAVING MORE FUN THAN THE OTHER TEAM, RIGHT, THAT WE'RE NOT STRESSED AND WE'RE NOT GETTING MAD AT EACH OTHER OVER THE WRONG QUESTIONS, THAT WE'RE HERE TO DO THIS AS A TEAM AND HAVE FUN.

>> I THINK THAT FOR ME IT'S BEEN THE CHANCE TO BOTH GROW IN THE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE BUT ALSO HAVING SORT OF A FUN, I GUESS, COMPETITION WITH THE OTHER TEAMS WITHOUT IT BEING TOO INTENSE.

>> FOR ME, IT'S REALLY BEEN BEING ABLE TO TRY AND TEST OUR SKILLS AGAINST OTHER TEAMS TO SEE WHAT WE REALLY KNOW.

>> WELL, BY FAR THE BEST PART THAT I ENJOYED WAS IN THE FIRST ROUND WHEN WE GOT A GEOGRAPHY SECTION WHERE WE ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT CAPITAL CITIES, AND I ENJOYED THIS BECAUSE I LOVE GEOGRAPHY AND THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

I REALLY LOVE GEOGRAPHY, AND IT WAS A PLEASURE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I TRULY ENJOY.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> STILL EARLY IN THE GAME, SO LET'S MOVE ON 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.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, HOWEVER: IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

IN THIS ROUND, IT'S ALL ABOUT LONGER ANSWERS.

I'LL NAME TWO THINGS, YOU TELL ME WHICH OF THE TWO THINGS IS LONGER OR TALLER.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

WHAT'S LONGER, AN EON OR MILLENNIUM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> EON.

>> EON IS CORRECT.

A REDWOOD TREE OR BONSAI TREE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> REDWOOD TREE.

>> REDWOOD IS CORRECT.

THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I OR QUEEN ELIZABETH II?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S ADMINISTRATION OR FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S.

>> FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT IS CORRECT.

A TRUMPET OR A TROMBONE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> TROMBONE.

>> TROMBONE IS RIGHT.

THE NFL SEASON OR THE NHL SEASON?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE NHL SEASON.

>> NHL IS CORRECT.

THE YEAR 2002 OR THE YEAR 2004?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> 2004.

>> '04 IS CORRECT.

A KILOMETER OR A MILE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> A MILE.

>> MILE IS RIGHT.

AN ANGSTROM OR A MILLIMETER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> MILLIMETER.

>> MILLIMETER IS CORRECT.

RUNNING A MARATHON OR RUNNING A 10K?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MARATHON.

>> MARATHON IS RIGHT.

MOUNT KILIMANJARO OR MOUNT KENYA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MOUNT KILIMANJARO.

>> KILIMANJARO IS RIGHT.

THE NILE RIVER OR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> NILE RIVER.

>> NILE RIVER IS RIGHT.

EIFFEL TOWER OR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

>> EMPIRE STATE IS CORRECT.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S PRESIDENCY OR JOHN KENNEDY'S?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOUR SCHOOL IS IDENTIFIED.

EARTH'S ORBIT OR MERCURY'S ORBIT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> EARTH'S ORBIT.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MOUNT RAINIER OR MOUNT WASHINGTON?

[ BELL RINGS ] THE CORRECT ANSWER IS MOUNT RAINIER, HOWEVER THE BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE CONTINUE NOW WITH OUR FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCH WITH THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

THAT'S 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.

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

ALL RIGHT, AS THE POLICY HOLDS, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

CHARLEMONT, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI, I'M CHRISTIAN ARROYO WITH THE BOSTON RED SOX, AND THIS IS YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TED WILLIAMS PLAYED FOR THE RED SOX FROM 1939 TO 1960.

HIS CAREER WAS INTERRUPTED BY MILITARY SERVICE DURING TWO 20TH-CENTURY WARS.

ONE OF THEM WAS WORLD WAR II, BETWEEN 1943 AND 1945.

TO QUALIFY, DURING WHAT OTHER WAR DID TED WILLIAMS STOP PLAYING BASEBALL?

>> THE KOREAN WAR?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE ABOUT THE KOREAN WAR.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE KOREAN WAR BEGAN IN 1950 WHEN NORTH KOREA INVADED SOUTH KOREA.

SOUTH KOREA WAS SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES AND SEVERAL OTHER ALLIED NATIONS WHILE NORTH KOREA WAS SUPPORTED BY WHAT TWO SUPERPOWERS?

>> THE SOVIET UNION AND CHINA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.

PRIOR TO THE WAR, NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA WERE DIVIDED FROM EACH OTHER ALONG WHAT PARALLEL CIRCLE OF LATITUDE NORTH OF THE EQUATOR?

>> THE 38TH PARALLEL.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

FINALLY, IN 1953, A 2.5-MILE-WIDE BORDER BARRIER BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA KNOWN AS THE DMZ WAS ESTABLISHED NEAR THE 38TH PARALLEL AS A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.

WHAT DO THE INITIALS "DMZ" STAND FOR?

>> DEMILITARIZED ZONE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "P," WHAT IS THE TERM GIVEN TO A PERSON OR PERSONS WHO BRING A CASE BEFORE A COURT OF LAW AGAINST ANOTHER PERSON OR PERSONS?

>> A PLAINTIFF.

>> PLAINTIFF, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH MORE TERMS USED IN UNITED STATES COURTROOMS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "D," WHAT IS THE TERM GIVEN TO EITHER THE PERSON TO WHOM THE PLAINTIFF BRINGS SUIT IN A CIVIL CASE OR THE PERSON WHO IS ACCUSED OF A CRIME IN A CRIMINAL CASE?

>> DEFENDANT.

>> DEFENDANT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

ALSO BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "D," WHAT IS THE TERM GIVEN TO THE LOG CONTAINING THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF EACH CASE IN THE FORM OF BRIEF CHRONOLOGICAL ENTRIES SUMMARIZING THE COURT PROCEEDINGS?

>> DOCUMENT.

>> CLOSE.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "DOCKET."

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE, BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "S." WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE PUNISHMENT ORDERED BY A COURT FOR A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF A CRIME?

>> SENTENCE.

>> SENTENCE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

CHARLEMONT, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER, SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M MYRANDA NASWORTHY, A SENIOR FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY STUDYING ABROAD IN ATHENS, GREECE, AND I'M HERE WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS ANCIENT CITADEL IS LOCATED ON A ROCKY OUTCROP ABOVE THE CITY OF ATHENS AND CONTAINS THE REMAINS OF SEVERAL ANCIENT BUILDINGS OF GREAT ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

TO QUALIFY, IS THIS THE COLOSSEUM, THE PARTHENON, OR THE ACROPOLIS?

>> ACROPOLIS.

>> YES, ACROPOLIS IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

TIME FOR A LITTLE WORLD LANDMARKS SPELLING TEST.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT THE ACROPOLIS IN ATHENS, GREECE.

NOW WE WANT YOU TO SPELL THE WORD "ACROPOLIS."

>> A-C-R-O-P-O-L-I-S. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

ONE OF EUROPE'S BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IS THE REMAINS OF THE ROMAN TOWN OF HERCULANEUM THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE SAME VOLCANIC ERUPTION THAT BURIED POMPEII.

SPELL THE WORD "HERCULANEUM."

>> H-E-R-C-U-L-A-N-E-U-M. >> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY OF ROME WAS COMPLETED IN THE YEAR 80 A.D. AND IS THE LARGEST AMPHITHEATER EVER BUILT.

SPELL THE WORD "COLOSSEUM."

>> C-O-L-U-S-S-E-U-M. >> VERY CLOSE.

C-O-L-O-S-S-E-U-M. GOOD JOB WITH THE OTHER ONES.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THIS IS THE FLAG OF THE SHORT-LIVED POLITICAL UNION THAT HAD THE INITIALS U.A.R.

THIS UNION CONSISTED OF EGYPT AND SYRIA AND EXISTED BETWEEN 1958 AND 1961.

WHAT DID U.A.R.

STAND FOR?

>> UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON FROM FLAGS THAT NO LONGER EXIST TO CURRENT NATIONAL FLAGS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THIS FLAG BELONGS TO A SOUTH AMERICAN WEST-COAST NATION.

NAME THE COUNTRY.

>> CHILE.

>> YES, CHILE IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE.

THIS EUROPEAN COUNTRY'S FLAG IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST AND LONGEST-RUNNING FLAG.

IN 1625, THE CURRENT DESIGN OF A WHITE CROSS ON A RED BACKGROUND WAS ESTABLISHED.

NAME THE COUNTRY.

>> DENMARK.

>> DENMARK, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

THE AFRICAN NATION WHOSE FLAG YOU SEE HERE WAS FOUNDED BY FORMER SLAVES OF THE UNITED STATES.

THIS STARS-AND-STRIPES FLAG WAS ADOPTED IN 1847.

NAME THE COUNTRY.

>> LIBERIA.

>> YES, LIBERIA IS CORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT 12-LETTER WORD IS DEFINED AS "THE TERM FOR THE NUMBER THAT IS TO BE MULTIPLIED BY ANOTHER NUMBER"?

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

ALL RIGHT, LENOX MEMORIAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> MULTIPLICATOR.

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "MULTIPLICAND" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THIS 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHOR WROTE SUCH CLASSICS AS "SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES," "THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES," AND "FAHRENHEIT 451."

NAME THIS AUTHOR.

>> RAY BRADBURY.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE ABOUT SCI-FI AUTHORS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, PLEASE.

FIRST, THIS ENGLISH AUTHOR'S 1818 WORK "FRANKENSTEIN: OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS" IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF SCIENCE-FICTION LITERATURE.

NAME THE AUTHOR.

>> MARY SHELLEY.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE.

THIS 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHOR'S CLASSIC SCIENCE-FICTION WORKS INCLUDE "FOUNDATION, "I, ROBOT," AND "FANTASTIC VOYAGE."

NAME THIS AUTHOR.

>> ISAAC ASIMOV.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS 20TH-CENTURY ENGLISH AUTHOR'S CLASSIC SCIENCE-FICTION WORK INCLUDES "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY," "CHILDHOOD'S END," AND "THE SENTINEL."

NAME THIS AUTHOR.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] A LOT OF SHOULDER-SHRUGGING OVER THERE.

ARTHUR CLARKE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLEMONT, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> GOING FOR THE LAST OF THE 30S.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS 2012 ANG LEE FILM IS ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WHO SURVIVES A SHIPWRECK AT SEA AND FORMS AN UNEXPECTED CONNECTION WITH THE ONLY OTHER SURVIVOR, A FEARSOME BENGAL TIGER.

NAME THE FILM.

>> "THE LIFE OF PI."

>> YES, "THE LIFE OF PI" IS CORRECT.

MORE FILMS ABOUT SHIPS AND BOATS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST, THIS 2000 MOVIE STARRED GEORGE CLOONEY AND MARK WAHLBERG AS TWO OF THE SAILORS ON THE SWORDFISHING BOAT "THE ANDREA GAIL" THAT GETS CAUGHT UP IN A METEOROLOGICAL NIGHTMARE AT SEA.

NAME THIS MOVIE.

>> "PERFECT STORM."

>> GREAT MOVIE.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT, "PERFECT STORM."

APPEARING IN FOUR OF THE FIVE "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" FILMS, ORLANDO BLOOM PORTRAYS WILL TURNER, A BLACKSMITH'S APPRENTICE, SWASHBUCKLER, AND TEMPORARY CAPTAIN OF WHAT MYTHICAL SHIP?

>> "FLYING DUTCHMAN."

>> YES, "THE FLYING DUTCHMAN" IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, "TITANIC" WAS A 1997 FILM ABOUT THE ILL-FATED MAIDEN VOYAGE THAT TOOK OVER A THOUSAND LIVES.

THE FILM STARRED ACTOR LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND WHAT OTHER ACTRESS?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> KATE WINSLET!

>> I'M GOING TO SAY IT AND YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW IT.

KATE WINSLET IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ON APRIL 23RD, 2005, THE VIDEO "ME AT THE ZOO" BECAME THE FIRST EVER VIDEO UPLATED-- UPLOADED, THAT IS, TO WHAT NEW SOCIAL MEDIA SITE?

>> YOUTUBE.

>> YOUTUBE, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MORE ABOUT EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE YEAR 2005.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ON JANUARY 14TH OF 2005, THE HUYGENS SPACECRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON TITAN, WHICH IS THE LARGEST MOON OF WHAT PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

>> SATURN.

>> YES, SATURN IS CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

ON OCTOBER 19TH OF 2005, THE TRIAL OF THIS DEPOSED PRESIDENT OF IRAQ BEGAN.

HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND GUILTY IN 2006 OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND GENOCIDE.

NAME HIM.

>> SADDAM HUSSEIN.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

IN AUGUST OF 2005, THIS CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE DEVASTATED THE U.S. GULF COAST.

THE MAJORITY OF THE LOSS OF LIVES IN THE HURRICANE WAS DUE TO FLOODING CAUSED BY FATAL ENGINEERING FLAWS IN THE FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE LEVEE AROUND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

NAME THE HURRICANE.

>> HURRICANE KATRINA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS HANNAH LEBLANC FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LENOX, WHAT HAS BEEN THE BEST PART OF YOUR "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" JOURNEY?

>> BEST PART OF MY "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN ANSWERING THESE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE, LIKE, HOW A TV SHOW ACTUALLY GETS MADE AND THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PART OF IT.

>> THE BEST PART OF MY "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN PLAYING WORD GAMES WITH DR. MATTINA ON THE RIDE HERE.

>> THE BEST PART OF MY "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN BEING ABLE TO CLICK THE BUZZER.

I THINK THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF OUR FIRST SEMIFINAL 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, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, NOT TO BE LEFT UNDONE, THIS IS THE LAST ROUND OF THE MATCH.

EACH SINGLE-WORD ANSWER IN THIS ROUND CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE "U-N-D" SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN "UNDONE."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

MONEYMAKING EVENT FOR A CLASS TRIP.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> FUNDRAISER.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHERE A BASEBALL PITCHER THROWS FROM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> PITCHER'S MOUND.

>> MOUND IS CORRECT.

THE 1800S RAILROAD THAT ASSISTED ESCAPED SLAVES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

>> UNDERGROUND IS CORRECT.

ADJECTIVE MEANING "WELL-SUPPLIED, PROFUSE, AND BOUNTEOUS."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ABUNDANT.

>> ABUNDANT IS CORRECT.

A SMALL DOG ALSO KNOWN AS A WEINER DOG.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> DACHSHUND.

>> DACHSHUND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

CIRCULAR IN SHAPE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ROUND.

>> ROUND IS RIGHT.

A PARADOXICAL, INSOLUBLE, OR DIFFICULT PROBLEM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> CONFOUNDING.

>> "CONUNDRUM" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO SELL AT A LOWER PRICE THAN YOUR COMPETITOR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> UNDERCUT.

>> UNDERCUT IS CORRECT.

AN INJURY INVOLVING A LACERATION OF THE SKIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> WOUND.

>> WOUND IS CORRECT.

AN ICE-CREAM TREAT WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> SUNDAE.

> SUNDAE IS CORRECT.

SIXTEEN OUNCES MAKES ONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> POUND.

>> POUND IS RIGHT.

YELLOWISH DISCOLORATION OF THE EYES OR SKIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> JAUNDICE.

>> JAUNDICE IS RIGHT.

SHADOW-CASTING TIME-TELLING DEVICE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> SUNDIAL.

>> REPEAT.

>> SUNDIAL.

>> SUNDIAL IS CORRECT.

FEELING WEAK OR EXHAUSTED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> UNDER THE WEATHER.

>> "RUNDOWN" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MISTAKE CAUSED BY IGNORANCE OR CARELESSNESS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> BLUNDER.

>> BLUNDER IS CORRECT.

A PLACE WHERE YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES.

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

THE ANSWER IS "LAUNDRY."

HOWEVER, THAT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCH.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF OUR SEMIFINALS.

CHARLEMONT, YOU REALLY KICKED IT UP A NOTCH, ESPECIALLY IN THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

YOU WERE GETTING THERE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY, LENOX, YOU TOOK THE LEAD EARLY AND YOU DIDN'T LOOK BACK, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE.

WHAT 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 THE COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE WITH OUR SECOND SEMIFINAL MATCH BETWEEN WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "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.

THE MTA: OVER 175 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

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

I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.

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