JOIN US TONIGHT AS LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY 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 PROUD TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

ú THE MTA, OVER 175 YEARS OF@FIGHTING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

MASSTEACHER.ORG.

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.

[music 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.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE WITH US AS HIGH SCHOOLS ú FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION@ GO HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING ú MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH ú IN THE TOP 8 AND COMPETE IN@ THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

IN OUR THIRD MATCH UP THIS SEASON, ú WE HAVE LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL@ GOING UP AGAINST POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

ú LET'S GET TO KNOW THE TEAMS@STARTING WITH POPE FRANCIS PREP COACH BY JOE MADDIE.

MY NAME IS EMMA CORRIDAN.

AND I'M A SENIOR FROM CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MY NAME IS ELIZABETH HANECHAK.

AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM RUSSELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

MY NAME IS VICTORIA PARENT.

AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

MY NAME IS VICTORIA KING.

I AM A SENIOR FROM SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

ú AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT TO OUR ALTERNATES ú JOHN SITNIK, JESSIE DUPONT, AND CARSON STROMWELL.

ú BETH WARD: AND LONGMEADOW@ HIGH COACHED BY TRACY KELLY.

MY NAME IS THOMAS BREED.

I'M A JUNIOR FROM LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

MY NAME IS NICHOLAS CHRISTOFORAKIS.

I'M A JUNIOR FROM LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, MY NAME IS MARIN GEBHARDT.

AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M SPENCE DELISO.

AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

THE CHALLENGE ROUND IS WHERE IT WILL START THINGS OFF.

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

GET IT RIGHT, THAT TEAM WINS 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

ú IN 1636, ROGER WILLIAMS WAS@BANISHED FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AND FOUNDED A@ NEW COLONY THAT EVENTUALLY @ WOULD BECOME WHAT US STATE?

POPE FRANCIS?

RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND IS CORRECT.

@ MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT NAME OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS?

LONGMEADOW?

AMPERES.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE.

NAME THE NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE NOVEL ú THAT TAKES PLACE IN PURITAN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

POPE FRANCIS?

SCARLET LETTER.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

INTRODUCE AN 1890-- 1980 THAT IS, WHAT CLASSIC ARCADE VIDEO ú GAME HAS BEING CHASED DOWN BY SUCH CHARACTERS AS-- PAC-MAN.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ú COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.

ZEUS IS TO JUPITER AS WHO IS TO MERCURY?

LONGMEADOW?

MARS.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

HERMES.

HERMES.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MOVING ON.

ú THE MEASURE OF EACH INTERIOR@ ANGLE OF A REGULAR PENTAGON IS 108 DEGREES.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF EACH EXTERIOR @ ANGLE OF A REGULAR PENTAGON?

LONGMEADOW?

252.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

POPE FRANCIS, THAT GIVES@ YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

141.

72 IS THE ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

úWHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A@MEMBER OF THE LANTHANIDE SERIES OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS?

@CERIUM, PROMETHEUM, OR TITANIUM?

POPE FRANCIS?

TITANIUM.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

@ A HOLSTEIN IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

@ CAT, COW, CHICKEN, OR A DOG?

LONGMEADOW?

COW.

COW.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ú WHEN USED IN MATHEMATICS WHAT@ DOES AN ASTERISK REPRESENT?

LONGMEADOW?

MULTIPLICATION.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ú ALSO KNOWN AS THE DUTIES IN@ AMERICAN COLONIES ACT OF 1765, ú WHAT WAS THE MORE POPULAR NAME@OF THE BRITISH TAX ACT THAT LED TO THE AMERICAN SLOGAN .

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION?

LONGMEADOW?

THE STAMP ACT.

YES.

THE STAMP ACT.

VERY NICE.

WHAT CHARLES DICKENS NOVEL FAMOUSLY BEGINS, IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS-- POPE FRANCIS?

A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

THE WORST OF TIMES.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

BETWEEN MAY 4, 1979 AND NOVEMBER 28, 1990, MARGARET THATCHER SERVED@ AS PRIME MINISTER OF WHAT @ GROUPS OF WORLD COUNTRIES?

LONGMEADOW?

THE UNITED KINGDOM.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

A LADDER IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE?

LEVER, INCLINED PLANE-- POPE FRANCIS?

INCLINED PLANE.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP.

KYIV IS TO UKRAINE AS@ MINSK IS TO WHAT COUNTRY?

LONGMEADOW?

BELARUS.

BELARUS.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE METATARSAL BONES ARE FOUND IN WHICH PART OF THE HUMAN BODY?

LONGMEADOW?

FOOT.

FOOT IS CORRECT.

YES.

ú WHICH NUMERICAL AMENDMENT IN@ THE BILL OF RIGHTS STATES, ú "NO SOLDIER SHALL IN TIME OF PEACE"- LONGMEADOW?

THIRD.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

@LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT ONE.

ú BEGINNING ON JANUARY 3, 2023,@ AND ENDING ON JANUARY 7TH.

úTHE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES@ HELD 15 VOTES TO DO WHAT?

LONGMEADOW?

IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

POPE FRANCIS, THAT GIVES@ YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

ELECT A SPEAKER.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ú MA IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE-- LONGMEADOW?

MASSACHUSETTS.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

ú THAT IS THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE @ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS.

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

ALL RIGHT.

POPE FRANCIS.

@ CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

MI.

CORRECT ANSWER IS MS. LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ú NAME THE SINGER WHOSE 2021@DEBUT SONG BEGINS WITH THE LINE, I GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE LAST WEEK-- LONGMEADOW?

OLIVIA RODRIGO.

YES.

VERY NICE.

NAME THE UNITED STATES EXPEDITION THAT DEPARTED FROM ILLINOIS IN MAY OF 1804 @ AND REACHED THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

LONGMEADOW?

LEWIS AND CLARK.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ú REACHED THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN NOVEMBER OF 1805. ú MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE OF@ THE FIVE NORTH AMERICAN GREAT LAKES, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE BORDERED ENTIRELY @BY THE UNITED STATES LAND AREA?

LONG MEADOW?

LAKE ERIE.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU ANSWER?

LAKE HURON.

LAKE MICHIGAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WELL, THE CLOCK HAS RUN@ OUT ON OUR CHALLENGE ROUND ú BEFORE WE GET TO THE FIRST@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE NIGHT.

ú LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE TEAM@ FROM POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM POPE FRANCES, IF YOU COULD SWAP LIVES@ WITH ANY PERSON FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

ú I WOULD SWAP LIVES WITH MY@ MUSIC DIRECTOR, MRS. CAMPBELL.

ú SHE IS SO NICE AND ALWAYS HAS@ A LOT OF FUN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I WOULD SWAP LIVES WITH@ THE ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO SPEND AN ENTIRE YEAR ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CONDUCTING VARIOUS EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH ABOUT HOW HUMANS ARE GOING TO BE@ EXPLORING SPACE IN THE FUTURE.

I WOULD SWAP LIVES WITH@ THE MUSICAL ARTIST WEIRD AL YANKOVIC BECAUSE HE MAKES AMAZING MUSIC AND MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY EVERY DAY.

I WOULD SWAP LIVES WITH ISABELLA CLARKSON PEREZ SO I CAN KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE SO COOL.

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

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

ú BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY,@ YOUR TEAM WINS FIVE POINTS.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, @ YOU WILL LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WE HOPE YOU ASPIRE TO DO WELL IN THIS ROUND.

ú ALL OF THE CLUES DESCRIBE A@ WORD WITH A LETTER SEQUENCE ASP SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A SLENDER INSECT WITH A NASTY STING.

LONGMEADOW?

WASP.

WASP IS CORRECT.

A SUBSTANCE USED FOR PAVING A ROAD.

LONGMEADOW?

ASPHALT.

ASPHALT IS RIGHT.

@TO HOLD WITH THE ARMS OR HANDS?

POPE FRANCIS?

GRASP.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

A SMALL BLACK OR RED EDIBLE FRUIT?

POPE FRANCIS?

RASPBERRY.

RASPBERRY.

YES.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SEEKING TO ATTAIN A SPECIAL GOAL.

LONGMEADOW?

ASPIRE.

ASPIRE.

YES.

A UNIT OF MEASURE USED IN COOKING.

LONGMEADOW?

GLASS.

TEASPOON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A MEDICINE USED TO RELIEVE HEADACHES.

POPE FRANCIS?

ASPIRIN.

ASPIRIN.

YES.

ú A GREAT IRREVERENCE TOWARDS@ SOMETHING CONSIDERED SACRED.

POPE FRANCIS?

BLASPHEMY.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT YOUR VOICE SOUNDS LIKE WITH LARYNGITIS.

LONGMEADOW?

RASPY.

RASPY.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

A DEVICE FOR HOLDING OBJECTS TOGETHER.

LONGMEADOW?

CLASP.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

TO BREATHE LABORIOUSLY.

POPE FRANCIS?

GASP.

GASP.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

A STRONG DESIRE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING GREAT.

TO ASPIRE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ FAMED SKI RESORT IN COLORADO.

ASPEN.

LONGMEADOW?

ASPEN.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú THE ABBREVIATION OF A NATIONAL@ ANIMAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION.

LONGMEADOW?

ASPCA.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A MINERAL CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM HYDROGEN OXIDE.

DIASPAR IS THE RIGHT.

OH.

@ THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HOWEVER, THAT BELL MEANS THAT TIME ú IS UP ON OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

WE GO NOW TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

ú 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.

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

ALL RIGHT.

THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

SO POPE FRANCIS, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS.

SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

HEY, I'M BRENDAN BERNARDINO FROM THE BOSTON RED SOX WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ú ON JUNE 23, 2017, ONE OF THE@ MOST POPULAR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS EVER HAD HIS NUMBER ú 34 RETIRED BY THE BOSTON RED@SOX FOLLOWING A 14-SEASON CAREER WITH THE TEAM.

TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS HALL OF FAME PLAYER WHO WORE THE NUMBER 34 FOR THE RED SOX.

BIG PAPI.

PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT.

LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

DAVID ORTIZ.

DAVID ORTIZ IS HIS NAME.

HIS NAME IS WHAT WE@ ASKING FOR, ALTHOUGH HE IS @ KNOWN BY EVERYONE AS BIG PAPI.

@ BUT YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON THEN IN THIS CATEGORY.

LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE YOU KNOW ABOUT DAVID ORTIZ.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, ORTIZ WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 18, 1975, IN SANTO DOMINGO@ IN WHAT CARIBBEAN NATION?

PUERTO RICO.

CORRECT ANSWER IS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ú WHILE ORTIZ WAS BEST KNOWN FOR@HIS HEROICS WITH THE BOSTON RED SOX, HE MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT PLAYING FOR WHAT TEAM THAT CALLS MINNEAPOLIS ITS HOME?

THE MINNESOTA TWINS.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ú AND FINALLY, IN BASEBALL,@ THE INITIALS BP GENERALLY @ STANDS FOR BATTING PRACTICE.

ú BUT BP ARE ALSO THE FIRST LETTERS OF DAVID ORTIZ' NICKNAME, WHICH IS WHAT?

BIG PAPI.

BIG PAPI.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

LONGMEADOW.

IT'S YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

DISCOVERED IN 1877, PHOBOS IS THE LARGER OF THE TWO KNOWN NATURAL@ SATELLITES OF WHICH PLANET?

MARS.

MARS.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

STICKING WITH PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND THEIR NATURAL MOONS,@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ú FIRST, WHICH PLANET HAS FOUR LARGE NATURAL SATELLITES KNOWN AS GALILEAN MOONS?

JUPITER.

JUPITER.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

MANY OF THE 27 KNOWN MOONS OF THIS PLANET WERE NAMED FOR SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS, INCLUDING MIRANDA AND ARIEL.

SATURN.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS URANUS.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY NAME THE LARGEST KNOWN MOON OF THE PLANET NEPTUNE.

TRITON.

YES.

NICE JOB.

POPE FRANCIS, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ú ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2009, THIS SANDBOX VIDEO GAME ú ALLOWS PLAYERS TO EXPLORE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED BLOCKY WORLD AND DISCOVER RAW MATERIALS, CRAFT TOOLS, AND BUILD STRUCTURES AND MACHINES.

NAME THIS GAME.

MINECRAFT.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE ABOUT VIDEO GAMES.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT ABOUT A GAME SERIES.

YOU TELL ME THE SERIES.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, JOURNEYED TO THE KINGDOM OF HYRULE ú AND DISCOVER THE TIMELESS@ BATTLES BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL AND THE SECRETS OF THE ALL POWERFUL TRIFORCE.

LEGEND OF ZELDA.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT, THIS 2018 ONLINE ADVENTURE GAME IS TOUTED AS FULL OF THRILLING STORIES, DANGEROUS CREATURES, AND HALLS OF HIDDEN TREASURE THAT HELP SHAPE YOUR OWN UNIQUE PIRATE LEGEND.

NAME THE GAME.

PIRATEOPOLIS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

HOWEVER, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS SEA OF THIEVES.

GOOD GUESS THOUGH.

FINALLY, THIS LATEST VERSION OF THIS KART RACING SERIES FEATURES NEW ITEMS SUCH AS THE BOOMERANG FLOWER, THE PIRANHA PLANT, THE KRAZY 8, AND THE SUPER HORN.

NAME THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS GAME.

MARIO KART 64.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE, MARIO KART 8 DELUXE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

GOOD JOB ON THE REST OF THOSE THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, LONGMEADOW, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

IN THE WINTER OF 1775 TO 1776, ARTILLERY CAPTURED FROM FORT TICONDEROGA WAS HAULED THE LENGTH OF MASSACHUSETTS TO DEFEND BOSTON DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

WHAT FUTURE US SECRETARY OF WAR LED THIS NOBLE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON?

HENRY KNOX.

HENRY KNOX.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ú MORE ABOUT HENRY KNOX AND@ THE NOBLE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY.

@ THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, FORT TICONDEROGA WAS CAPTURED FROM THE BRITISH ON MAY 10, 1775.

ON WHAT LAKE WILL YOU FIND FORT TICONDEROGA?

LAKE PLACID.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

LET'S TRY THIS.

DURING THE WINTER OF 1775 AND 1776, THE ARTILLERY WAS PUT ON SLEDS AND DRAGGED BY 80 OXEN THROUGH THE SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN OF WHAT SOUTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS MOUNTAIN RANGE?

THE BERKSHIRES.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, UPON THEIR ARRIVAL IN BOSTON IN MARCH OF 1776, IN WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD WERE THE CANNONS PLACED TO EVENTUALLY CHASE THE BRITISH OUT OF BOSTON HARBOR?

BROOKLYN.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DORCHESTER HEIGHTS.

ALL RIGHT.

POPE FRANCIS, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

LITERATURE FOR 30.

LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

úANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL THE@ CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WILL WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

ú WHAT 1960 HARPER LEE NOVEL@HELPED INSPIRE THE CIVIL RIGHTS @ MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES?

"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD."

YES.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

STICKING WITH BOOKS THAT@ HELPED CHANGE HUMAN EVENTS.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, NAME THE 1949 GEORGE ORWELL NOVEL ú THAT TELLS A STORY OF LIFE@ IN A TOTALITARIAN SOCIETY IN WHICH BIG BROTHER IS ALWAYS WATCHING.

IT HAS RAISED QUESTIONS REGARDING úPERSONAL PRIVACY AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE EVER SINCE.

1984.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

NAME THE 1962 RACHEL CARSON BOOK THAT ú REVEALED THE SHOCKING TRUTH@ ABOUT HOW PESTICIDES WERE ú POISONING THE ENVIRONMENT AND HELPED INSPIRE THE CREATION OF THE US@ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IN 1970.

LIFE IN NATURE.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "SILENT SPRING."

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, IN 1988, THE BOOK BY STEPHEN HAWKING ú GAVE READERS A NON-TECHNICAL@ EXPLANATION OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, SPACE AND TIME.

ú THIS HELPED MAKE THESE TOPICS@ UNDERSTANDABLE TO MILLIONS OF NON-PHYSICISTS AROUND THE WORLD.

NAME THE BOOK.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME.

YES.

VERY NICE.

ALL RIGHT.

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

SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST RAISED IN 1846 DURING THE BEAR FLAG REVOLT FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO, THIS STATE FLAG DEPICTS A GRIZZLY BEAR ú NAMED MONARCH, THE LAST OF THE@ NOW EXTINCT INDIGENOUS SPECIES ú CAPTURED AT THE REQUEST OF@FAMED RESIDENT WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.

WHAT STATE IS IT?

CALIFORNIA.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE ABOUT STATE FLAGS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, ACCOMPANIED BY NINE STRIPES, REPRESENTING THE STATE'S NINE REGIONS, WHAT ú STATE'S FLAG DEPICTS THE UNION@JACK FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM @ IN THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT?

HAWAII.

HAWAII.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ON WHAT STATE'S FLAG IS THE STATE SEAL LOCATED WITHIN THE SILHOUETTE OF AN AMERICAN BISON?

WYOMING.

WYOMING.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS STATE'S BLUE AND GOLD FLAG DEPICTS A BEAVER, THE STATE ANIMAL.

WHAT STATE IS IT?

MICHIGAN.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS OREGON.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

POPE FRANCIS, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

"TWO THOUGHTS CROSSED HER MIND SIMULTANEOUSLY."

TO QUALIFY, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD SIMULTANEOUSLY @ AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

@ S-I-M-U-L-T-A-N-E-O-U-S-L-Y.

YES.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

STICKING WITH SPELLING WORDS THAT ú BEGIN WITH THE LETTERS S, I.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, SIMPATICO IS A WORD MEANING COMPATIBLE @OR OF LIKE MIND OR TEMPERAMENT.

@PLEASE SPELL THE WORD SIMPATICO.

S-I-M-P-A-T-I-C-O.

YES.

YOU'RE CORRECT.

ú ORIGINATING IN THE SAHARA@ DESERT AS A DRY, DUSTY WIND ú BUT THEN BECOMING MOIST AS IT@ PASSES OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

SIROCCO IS A HOT, HUMID WIND OF SOUTHERN ITALY @ AND THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS.

@ PLEASE SPELL THE WORD SIROCCO.

S-I-R-R-A-C-O.

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

CLOSE.

S-I-R-O-C-C-O IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

A SILHOUETTE IS A DRAWING CONSISTING ú OF THE OUTLINE OF SOMETHING,@ ESPECIALLY A HUMAN PROFILE, @ FILLED IN WITH A SOLID COLOR.

PLEASE SPELL THE WORD SILHOUETTE.

S-I-L-H-O-U-E-T-T-E.

YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

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

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ú PICK UP YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE@AND TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ADD THE POLYNOMIAL 5X SQUARED PLUS 6X PLUS 15 TO THE POLYNOMIAL 7X SQUARED MINUS 4X MINUS 6 AND GIVE YOUR ANSWER IN STANDARD FORM.

12X SQUARED PLUS 2X PLUS 9.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

MORE BASIC ALGEBRA AS WE@CONTINUE ON FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú FIRST, MULTIPLY THE QUANTITY@ X PLUS 8 BY THE QUANTITY X MINUS 7 AND GIVE YOUR ANSWER IN STANDARD FORM.

X SQUARED PLUS X MINUS 56.

YES.

YOU'RE CORRECT.

SUBTRACT THE POLYNOMIAL 7X SQUARED PLUS 13X MINUS 3 FROM THE POLYNOMIAL 9X SQUARED PLUS 12X PLUS 14.

AND GIVE YOUR ANSWER IN STANDARD FORM.

2X SQUARED MINUS X PLUS 17.

YES.

VERY NICE.

FINALLY.

THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

WHAT IS THE REMAINDER WHEN THE POLYNOMIAL 2X SQUARED MINUS 3X PLUS 9 IS DIVIDED BY THE QUANTITY X MINUS 1?

I'M SORRY.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 8.

NICE TRY THERE.

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

LET'S TAKE A PAUSE NOW IN THE ACTION TO MEET THE TEAM FROM LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU COULD INVENT A@ FUTURISTIC SCIENTIFIC GADGET, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND HOW WOULD IT BENEFIT PEOPLE?

IF I COULD INVENT A@ FUTURISTIC SCIENTIFIC GADGET, I WOULD CREATE A MEDICAL SCANNER SO THAT WE COULD DETECT AND DIAGNOSE DISEASES AND SAVE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY EVEN KNOW THEY'RE IN DANGER.

IF I COULD INVENT A FUTURISTIC GADGET, ú IT WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE AN@ ALL-IN-ONE HOME APPLIANCE.

ú SOMETHING THAT CAN DO YOUR@ DISHES, WASH YOUR CLOTHES, KEEP YOUR FOOD COLD, AND MICROWAVE IT FOR YOU.

ANYTHING.

AND IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY JUST IMPROVE @CONVENIENCE IN LIFE INFINITELY.

IF I COULD INVENT A@ FUTURISTIC SCIENTIFIC GADGET, ú I WOULD INVENT SOMETHING TO@ CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TO BOTH TRY TO PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE ú AND TO LOWER THE PRICE OF@ GAS AND OTHER TYPES OF THINGS THAT INVOLVE ENERGY.

IF I CAN INVENT A@ FUTURISTIC SCIENTIFIC GADGET, I WOULD INVENT A@ PROCRASTINATION ELIMINATOR TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.

HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO BE @ GETTING ON THAT FOR A WHILE.

[music playing] LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, TONIGHT ONTO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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

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

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS ROUND WILL SURELY RUN HOT OR COLD.

EACH CORRECT ANSWER WILL@ BEGIN WITH EITHER THE WORD HOT OR COLD.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS.

STARTING RIGHT NOW.

EXAMPLES ARE SLICED HAM, SALAMI, AND BOLOGNA.

LONGMEADOW?

COLD CUTS.

COLD CUTS IS RIGHT.

TERM FOR BEING FIERY, RECKLESS, OR ANGRY.

LONGMEADOW?

HOTHEADED.

HOTHEADED IS CORRECT.

ABRUPT, COMPLETE@ CESSATION OF A BAD HABIT.

LONGMEADOW?

COLD TURKEY.

COLD TURKEY IS CORRECT.

BRAND OF FAST TOY CARS MADE BY MATTEL.

LONGMEADOW?

HOT WHEELS.

HOT WHEELS IS RIGHT.

@A JACUZZI CAN BE A TYPE OF THIS.

LONGMEADOW?

HOT TUB.

HOT TUB IS RIGHT.

ACTING WITHOUT EMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION.

POPE FRANCIS?

COLD-HEARTED.

COLD-BLOODED IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú A DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION THAT LEADS TO NOWHERE.

LONGMEADOW?

COLD CASE.

COLD CASE IS RIGHT.

A PERIOD OF EXTREMELY FRIGID TEMPERATURES.

POPE FRANCIS?

COLD FRONT.

@ COLD SNAP IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

RETAIL STORE THAT SELLS POP CULTURE @RELATED CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES.

LONGMEADOW?

HOT TOPIC.

@ HOT TOPIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

20TH CENTURY TENSION@ BETWEEN THE US AND THE USSR.

LONGMEADOW?

COLD WAR.

COLD WAR IS RIGHT.

ú TERM FOR THE ADVANCING EDGE@ OF A LOW TEMPERATURE MASS.

LONGMEADOW?

COLD FRONT.

COLD FRONT.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ú HEBREW NATIONAL, NATHANS, AND@ BALLPARK MAKE THIS PRODUCT.

LONGMEADOW?

HOT DOGS.

HOT DOG IS CORRECT.

EXAMPLES ARE HABANERO, JALAPENO, AND-- LONGMEADOW?

HOT PEPPERS.

HOT PEPPER IS RIGHT.

ú SMALL PAINFUL BLISTER INSIDE@OR ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOUTH.

LONGMEADOW?

COLD SORE.

COLD SORE IS RIGHT.

AIRCRAFT IN WHICH THE WIZARD LEFT OZ?

LONGMEADOW?

HOT AIR BALLOON.

YES, LONGMEADOW, THAT IS CORRECT.

ú WHAT YOU GIVE WHEN REFUSING@ TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANOTHER PERSON?

LONGMEADOW?

COLD SHOULDER.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OH.

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

THAT ALSO MEANS WE HAVE@ REACHED THE END OF OUR MATCH.

ú WE HAVE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT@ TO MAKE IN THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

I ASKED THE QUESTION ACTING WITHOUT ú PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION.

WE WERE LOOKING @ FOR THE WORD COLD-BLOODED.

POPE FRANCIS GAVE THE WORD COLD-HEARTED.

@AND WE ARE GOING TO ACCEPT THAT.

AND THE SCORE IS BEING ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

WELL, WE HAD A TERRIFIC MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

I WANT TO SAY TO POPE FRANCIS, FABULOUS JOB.

ú YOU WERE RIGHT UP THERE UNTIL@ I THINK THE SECOND LIGHTNING ú ROUND WHERE LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL, YOU PULLED AWAY @ AND YOU JUST DIDN'T LOOK BACK.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE.

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

ú TO SEE THIS 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.

GOODNIGHT.

AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME, AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

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

ú THE MTA, OVER 175 YEARS OF@FIGHTING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

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