>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH.

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.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE'VE RE-DESIGNED OUR WESTFIELD STATE PRODUCTION STUDIOS TO PUT SOCIAL DISTANCING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

WITH BOTH TEAMS AND MYSELF NOW IN DIFFERENT ROOMS, WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SLIGHTLY SHORTENED ASMW SEASON.

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

BUT BECAUSE OF OUR LATE START WITHIN THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL BE LIMITING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS TO THE TOP FOUR HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS FROM THOSE QUALIFYING MATCHES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

SMITH ACADEMY LEADING THE CHARGE AT 240, BUT THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT IS 165.

ALL RIGHT, IN TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP WE HAVE MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH AMHERST, COACHED BY CHRIS GOULD AND STEFAN BECHTOLD.

>> I'M MYLES POWICKI, A SOPHOMORE AT AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS NORA HARRIS AND I'M A SENIOR AT AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS RUTHIE WEINBAUM AND I'M A SENIOR AT AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, RAPHAEL ASH AND STRAYA VENKANTRAMAN.

>> AND FOR MINNECHAUG, COACHED BY TEAL LIPINSKY.

>> HI, MY NAME IS SEAN HOLDEN, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M MOLLY OLSEN AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID BORAWSKI AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, AVERY IZO AND AIDEN LEWIS.

>> WE START OFF OUR 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 10 POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

HERE WE GO.

THE I.S.S.

ORBITS 250 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH AND TAKES APPROXIMATELY 93 MINUTES TO COMPLETE EACH ORBIT.

WHAT DO THE INITIALS I.S.S.

STAND FOR?

MINNECHAUG.

>> INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

WHO BECAME THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ON JULY 24TH, 2019?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> BORIS JOHNSON.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR OF THE NUMBERS 64 AND 80?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> SIXTEEN.

>> SIXTEEN, YES, NICE JOB.

IN OCTOBER OF 2020, FORMER BOSTON CELTICS COACH, DOC RIVERS, BECAME THE HEAD COACH OF WHAT NBA TEAM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> PHILADELPHIA 76ERS.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IF YOU WANT TO VISIT CASABLANCA, YOU'LL HAVE TO TRAVEL TO WHAT-- AMHERST.

>> MOROCCO.

>> MOROCCO, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

PERSIAN, BENGAL, AND SIAMESE ARE ALL BREEDS-- AMHERST.

>> CATS.

>> OF CATS, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE BOSPORUS IS A STRAIT THAT CONNECTS THE-- MINNECHAUG.

>> BLACK SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN SEA?

>> BLACK SEA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION.

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "S," WHAT 11-LETTER TERM REFERS TO THE PROCESS AN INSURANCE COMPANY USES TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR A CLAIM IT HAS ALREADY PAID?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SUBROGATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS NEXT QUESTION.

FOR HIS DISCOVERY OF THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT, WHAT SCIENTIST WAS AWARDED THE 1921 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> ALBERT EINSTEIN.

>> YES, EINSTEIN IS CORRECT.

AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IS A SPECIALIST DEALING WITH THE STRUCTURE-- AMHERST.

>> EYES.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

"...DEALING WITH THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, AND DISEASES OF THE EYE?"

NOW, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "OPHTHALMOLOGIST".

ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> O-P-T-H-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-S-T. >> OH, CLOSE, HOWEVER CORRECT ANSWER-- LET ME CHECK HERE-- O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-O-L-O-G-I-S-T. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS NEXT QUESTION.

YOU'LL FIND PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY IN WHAT U.S. STATE?

AMHERST.

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> CALIFORNIA, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE FALLS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF WHAT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> C.I.A.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE?

>> I-- THAT IS INCORRECT.

I HEARD, THOUGH, THAT IT WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

WHICH BRONTE SISTER AUTHORED THE NOVEL "WUTHERING HEIGHTS"?

WAS IT CHARLOTTE, EMILY, OR ANNE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> CHARLOTTE.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> ANNE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS EMILY.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

IF YOU SUFFER FROM NYCTOPHOBIA, YOU HAVE A FEAR OF CIGARETTES, DARKNESS, OR RAIN?

MINNECHAUG.

>> CIGARETTES.

>> SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

AMHERST, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> RAIN.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DARKNESS.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN COMPOSER'S THIRD SYMPHONY INCORPORATES THE POPULAR THEME "FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN" IN ITS FOURTH MOVEMENT?

AMHERST.

>> AARON COPLAND.

>> YES, NICE JOB!

RACHEL CARSON WAS A 20TH CENTURY WHAT?

AMERICAN-- AMHERST.

>> ENVIRONMENTALIST.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WAS SHE AN AMERICAN BIOLOGIST, ENGLISH POLITICIAN, OR CANADIAN EDUCATOR?

MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> BIOLOGIST.

>> RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER, YES, AN AMERICAN BIOLOGIST IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THE ACTION OF WHAT 1963 CHILDREN'S NOVEL REVOLVES AROUND 13-YEAR-OLD MEG MURRY AND HER QUEST TO FIND HER MISSING FATHER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> "A WRINKLE IN TIME".

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

"THEREFORE I AM" WAS A SONG RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2020 BY WHAT AMERICAN SINGER?

AMHERST.

>> BILLIE EILISH.

>> BILLIE EILISH, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IN DECEMBER 1955, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. LEAD A BOYCOTT OF WHAT ALABAMA CITY'S BUS SYSTEM?

AMHERST.

>> MONTGOMERY.

>> MONTGOMERY, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE STATEMENT, "WHEN A FLUID'S MOTION ACCELERATES, ITS PRESSURE DECREASES" DESCRIBES WHAT SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE.

IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY EXECUTE A TELEMARK, YOU MIGHT END UP MAKING A SITZMARK INSTEAD, IN WHAT SPORT?

AMHERST.

>> SKIING.

>> YES, AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M CHEYENNE ALCOMBRIGHT FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM AMHERST REGIONAL, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAM JOB?

>> I'D LIKE TO BE A PITCHER IN THE MLB, BUT I'D REALLY TAKE ANY JOB THEY GAVE ME.

>> MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE THE COMEDIC RELIEF ON "THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF".

>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE BETH WARD HERSELF BECAUSE HER FLAIR AND GRAVITAS IS TRULY ONE OF A KIND.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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 FIVE POINTS EACH; BUZZ IN AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

HOWEVER, ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS ROUND COULD BE A "ROYAL" CHALLENGE.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS CONTAINS EITHER THE WORD "PRINCE," "PRINCESS," "QUEEN," OR "KING" SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

ONE OF THE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY?

MINNECHAUG.

>> QUEENS.

>> YES, QUEENS IS CORRECT.

CHARLOTTETOWN IS THE CAPITAL OF THIS CANADIAN PROVINCE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> QUEEN VICTORIA.

>> PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, SORRY.

HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, "THE SHINING"?

AMHERST.

>> STEPHEN KING.

>> STEPHEN KING, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SHE'S THE ALTER EGO OF SUPERHERO WONDER WOMAN?

AMHERST.

>> DIANA.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> DIANA PRINCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IN THE MOVIE "FROZEN TWO," ELSA AND ANNA SHARE THESE TITLES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> PRINCESS.

>> PRINCESS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NAME THE STAR OF THE REBOOTED TV SERIES, "THE EQUALIZER"?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] QUEEN LATIFAH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THIS AMERICAN BAND'S HITS INCLUDE "WASTE A MOMENT" AND "REVEREND".

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE KINGS OF LEON.

WILL SMITH USED THIS NAME AS A RAPPER IN THE 1980'S?

MINNECHAUG.

>> PRINCE OF BEL AIRE.

>> FRESH PRINCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE LARGEST PORT OF THIS GULF OF ALASKA SOUND IS VALDEZ?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

BAND FEATURED IN THE FILM, "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"?

AMHERST.

>> QUEEN.

>> QUEEN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

2009 DISNEY ANIMATION FEATURING TIANA, AN ASPIRING CHEF-- MINNECHAUG.

>> "THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG".

>> YES, "PRINCESS AND THE FROG" I HEARD, THAT IS CORRECT.

THE FICTIONAL, GIANT GORILLA THAT TERRORIZES NEW YORK CITY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

[ BELL RINGS ] >> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS KING KONG, NOT QUITE IN TIME, HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE NOW MOVE ON 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 CAN CONTINUE ON FOR POINTS.

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

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

TONIGHT THAT IS MINNECHAUG.

ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

NAME THIS VIRGINIA STATESMAN WHO SERVED AS UNITED STATES PRESIDENT DURING THE WAR OF 1812?

>> JAMES MADISON.

>> JAMES MADISON, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS CATEGORY.

WE'LL TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED DURING WARTIME.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH, ONCE AGAIN, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST-- NAME THIS PRESIDENT WHO WAS IN OFFICE DURING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR?

>> JAMES K. POLK.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, TRY THIS ONE.

WHO WAS SERVING AS PRESIDENT DURING WORLD WAR ONE?

>> WOODROW WILSON.

>> WOODROW WILSON, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, WHO WAS THE U.S. PRESIDENT DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?

>> WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB, CLEAN SWEEP THERE.

ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, YOUR TURN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY-- YOU'VE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO, WITH THE QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

THE OIL PAINTING "FREEDOM OF SPEECH," SHOWN HERE, IS ONE OF FOUR IN A SERIES CALLED "THE FOUR FREEDOMS," WHICH WERE COMPLETED IN 1943 BY WHAT AMERICAN ARTIST?

>> NORMAN ROCKWELL.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, NICE JOB!

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, WHICH CONCERNS SEVERAL NOTABLE QUOTES ABOUT FREEDOM.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH, HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

WHAT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN A 1963 SPEECH PROCLAIMED, "FROM EVERY MOUNTAINSIDE, LET FREEDOM RING"?

>> MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. >> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN PRESIDENT, IN HIS FOUR FREEDOMS SPEECH, STATED, "FREEDOM MEANS THE SUPREMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS EVERYWHERE."

>> FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

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

WHAT LATE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADER SAID, "FOR TO BE FREE IS NOT MERELY TO CAST OFF ONE'S CHAINS, BUT TO LIVE IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS AND ENHANCES THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS"?

>> NELSON MANDELA.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT!

NICE JOB, YOU GOT ALL OF THE ANSWERS CORRECT-- THAT MEANS YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

YOU HAVE WON THE WESTFIELD UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION-- GOOD JOB TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH MINNECHAUG.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

2020 MARKED THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEBUT OF THIS ANIMATED CARTOON CHARACTER, WHO MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE SHORT FILM, "A WILD HARE".

NAME HIM?

>> BUGS BUNNY.

>> YES, BUGS BUNNY IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT BUGS BUNNY, THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

MANY BUGS BUNNY EPISODES HAVE HIM BEING CHASED BY THIS UNLUCKY HUNTER.

NAME HIM?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ELMER FUDD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

FINISH THIS THREE-WORD CATCHPHRASE, FAMOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH BUGS BUNNY, "WHAT'S UP, BLANK?"

>> DOC.

>> DOC, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, BUGS BUNNY IS SO WELL-KNOWN THAT HE HAS HIS OWN STAR, SHOWN HERE, ON WHAT TOURIST ATTRACTION?

YOU'LL FIND IT ON THE SIDEWALKS OF HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AND VINE STREET IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

>> THE WALK OF FAME.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY-- WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE, SO PLEASE, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR NICHOLAS AIETA FROM THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN THE BLOODY BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, THIS FUTURE PRESIDENT, ALONG WITH A MOTLEY ASSORTMENT OF MILITIA FIGHTERS, FRONTIERSMEN, ENSLAVED PEOPLE, NATIVES, AND EVEN PIRATES, WEATHERED A FRONTAL ASSAULT BY A SUPERIOR BRITISH FORCE, INFLICTING DEVASTATING CASUALTIES ALONG THE WAY.

TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS FUTURE PRESIDENT.

>> ANDREW JACKSON.

>> ANDREW JACKSON, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT ANDREW JACKSON.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS WAS FOUGHT DURING WHICH WAR?

>> THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE WAR OF 1812.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ALTHOUGH JACKSON WON A PLURALITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1824, WHO DID JACKSON LOSE TO WHEN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HELD A CONTINGENT ELECTION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONSTITUTION'S TWELFTH AMENDMENT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

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

IN WHICH STATE WAS ANDREW JACKSON A RESIDENT OF AT THE TIME OF HIS 1828 PRESIDENTIAL VICTORY?

>> VIRGINIA.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS TENNESSEE.

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

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE SHORT STORY COLLECTION, "I, ROBOT," WHICH INSPIRED A 2004 FILM OF THE SAME NAME, IS A COMPILATION OF SHORT SCIENCE FICTION STORIES WRITTEN BY WHAT AUTHOR?

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

AMHERST, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> ISAAC ASIMOV.

>> YES, ASIMOV IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MORE SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON WITH THIS CATEGORY, THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST.

THE 15 STORIES WHICH MAKE UP THIS COLLECTION BY JAMES JOYCE WILL PROVIDE READERS WITH INSIGHTS INTO IRISH MIDDLE-CLASS LIFE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY?

>> "THE DUBLINERS".

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.

RAY BRADBURY PUBLISHED THIS SCIENCE FICTION FIX-UP IN 1950 THAT FEATURED SUCH STORIES AS "THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS" AND "THE MILLION-YEAR PICNIC".

NAME THE BOOK?

>> "THE HITCH-HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY".

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES".

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

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE LATE 1890'S, THIS COLLECTION INCLUDES THE CLASSIC STORIES "KAH'S HUNTING," "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS," AND "RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI".

NAME IT?

>> "THE JUNGLE BOOK".

>> "THE JUNGLE BOOK," YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> STEERING CLEAR OF MATH AND SCIENCE TONIGHT, ALL RIGHT, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

IF YOU WANT TO VISIT THIS SPORT'S HALL OF FAME, SET YOUR GPS FOR 2121 GEORGE HALAS DRIVE IN NORTHWEST CANTON, OHIO.

WHAT SPORT?

>> FOOTBALL.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

IF YOU SET YOUR GPS FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES, YOU'LL END UP AT WHAT PRO SPORTS HALL OF FAME?

HERE IS THE FIRST ONE-- THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

30 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ONTARIO?

>> HOCKEY.

>> HOCKEY, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

444 DWIGHT STREET, HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS?

>> VOLLEYBALL.

>> VOLLEYBALL, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT 25 MAIN STREET, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK?

>> BASEBALL.

>> BASEBALL, YES, OF COURSE.

DON'T THINK TOO HARD ABOUT THIS ONE-- 1 WORLD GOLF PLACE, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA?

>> GOLF.

>> GOLF, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT 194 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND?

>> TENNIS.

>> TENNIS, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, VERY NICE JOB.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THE 2011 DEATH OF THIS TECHNOLOGY CEO PROMPTED PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SAY, "THE WORLD HAS LOST A VISIONARY.

AND THERE MAY BE NO GREATER TRIBUTE TO HIS SUCCESS THAN THE FACT THAT MUCH OF THE WORLD LEARNED OF HIS PASSING ON A DEVICE HE INVENTED."

NAME HIM?

>> STEVE JOBS.

>> STEVE JOBS, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT NOTABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY IN RECENT YEARS.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE ONCE AGAIN.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

THIS ENGLISH PHYSICIST, WHO DIED IN 2018, WROTE THE BESTSELLING BOOK, "A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME" AND APPEARED ON HIT TV PROGRAMS LIKE "THE SIMPSONS" AND "THE BIG BANG THEORY".

NAME HIM?

>> STEPHEN HAWKING.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THIS AMERICAN NOVELIST, WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2016, IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER 1960 NOVEL, "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD".

NAME HER?

>> HARPER LEE.

>> HARPER LEE, YES, NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

THIS WOMAN SERVED AS AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1993 UNTIL HER DEATH IN 2020.

NAME HER?

>> RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

>> YES, NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, ONCE AGAIN, IT IS YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S THE QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THESE NATIONS DOES NOT BORDER THE CZECH REPUBLIC?

IS IT POLAND, GERMANY, UKRAINE, OR SLOVAKIA?

>> GERMANY.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> UKRAINE.

>> UKRAINE, YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S USE THE CZECH REPUBLIC AS OUR POINT OF REFERENCE.

I'LL NAME ANOTHER EUROPEAN NATION, YOU TELL ME WHETHER THAT COUNTRY LIES EAST OR WEST OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

FRANCE?

>> WEST.

>> WEST, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT GERMANY?

>> WEST.

>> WEST, YEP, YOU'RE RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT BELARUS?

>> EAST.

>> EAST.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, TRY POLAND.

>> EAST.

>> EAST, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, HOW ABOUT BELGIUM?

>> WEST.

>> WEST, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, VERY NICE JOB!

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M CHEYENNE ALCOMBRIGHT FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MINNECHAUG HIGH, WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?

>> I WOULD CHOOSE TO BE A LION BECAUSE "THE LION KING" WAS MY FAVORITE MOVIE AS A CHILD AND I THINK THAT THEY'RE REALLY COOL ANIMALS.

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY BE AN OSPREY BECAUSE THEY CAN FLY AND I GET TO LIVE NEAR THE OCEAN.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY CHOOSE TO BE A MARLIN BECAUSE I LIKE THE SHAPE OF MARLINS, THEY LOOK PRETTY COOL, THEY'VE GOT GREAT COLORS AND I LIKE THE NAME MARLIN IN GENERAL.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH; BUZZ IN AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WE'LL GIVE OUR REGARDS TO BROADWAY IN THIS ROUND.

I'LL NAME SEVERAL CHARACTERS FROM A POPULAR MUSICAL, YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THAT SHOW.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

ERNESTINA MONEY, BARNABY TUCKER, AND HORACE VANDERGELDER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "HELLO DOLLY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NESSA-ROSE, GLINDA, AND-- AMHERST.

>> "WICKED".

>> "WICKED," YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

TRY PUMBAA, MUFASA, AND SCAR?

AMHERST.

>> "THE LION KING".

>> "THE LION KING," YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

MUNGOJERRIE, GRIZABELLA, AND OLD-- AMHERST.

>> "CATS".

>> "CATS," YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

FANTINE, COSETTE, AND JEAN VALJEAN?

MINNECHAUG.

>> "LES MIS".

>> "LES MISERABLES" IS CORRECT.

MARK COHEN, MIMI MARQUEZ-- AMHERST.

>> "RENT".

>> "RENT," YOU ARE CORRECT.

CAPTAIN GEORG VON TRAPP, MARIA-- AMHERST.

>> "THE SOUND OF MUSIC".

>> "SOUND OF MUSIC," YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

TRY WILL PARKER, JUD FRY, AND CURLY MCLAIN?

AMHERST.

>> "OKLAHOMA".

>> "OKLAHOMA," YOU ARE CORRECT.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, KING GEORGE, AND-- AMHERST.

>> "HAMILTON".

>> OF COURSE, YES, "HAMILTON" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MEG GIRY, RAOUL, AND CHRISTINE DAAE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA".

>> YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

JASMINE, JAFAR, AND GENIE?

AMHERST.

>> "ALADDIN".

>> "ALADDIN," YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

DONNA, ROSIE, AND SAM CARMICHAEL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> "GYPSY".

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "MAMMA MIA!"

ANNA LEONOWENS, LADY THIANG AND THE KING OF SIAM?

MINNECHAUG.

>> "THE KING AND I".

>> YES, "THE KING AND I" IS CORRECT.

JERRY MULLIGAN, MILO DAVENPORT, AND LISE DASSIN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TOMMY DEVITO, BOB-- [ BELL RINGS ] THAT WOULD BE THE END OF OUR LIGHTNING ROUND.

LET ME FINISH THAT, BOB GAUDIO AND FRANKIE VALLI?

THAT WOULD BE THE "JERSEY BOYS," HOWEVER, THAT BELL DOES MARK THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

MINNECHAUG, SO CLOSE TO CRACKING THAT TOP FOUR.

WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE, THOUGH, AMHERST, YOU HAVE MOVED INTO THE TOP FOUR SPOT, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A REALLY FUN MATCH 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 ALWAYS 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 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.

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