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

THE HISTORIC 63RD SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES TONIGHT "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE ú THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE@RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

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

[music playing] 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.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING 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.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TOP 8 STANDINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY TOPS THE LIST SO FAR AT 330, BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS, WARE HIGH SCHOOL JUST COMING IN AT 230.

THAT IS THE SCORE TO BEAT.

ALL RIGHT, IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, ú STARTING WITH HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL COACHED BY MARK TODD AND DEVIN BOUCHARD.

I'M SAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ.

I'M A SOPHOMORE AT HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, I'M ALINA FAIRLIE, AND I'M A SENIOR AT HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, I'M EVA TELLIER, AND I'M A SENIOR AT HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, I'M NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ.

I'M A JUNIOR AT HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OTHER TWO ALTERNATES, BRENNA PHILLIPS AND KELSEY BRAINARD.

ú>> AND FOR MINNECHAUG REGIONAL,@ COACHED BY TEEL LAPINSKI.

HI, I'M CAYLA BARTOSZ.

I'M A JUNIOR AT MINNECHAUG HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M FROM WILBRAHAM.

I'M ANTHONY CIANFLONE, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN WILBRAHAM.

I'M ANTHONY ROSATI, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN WILBRAHAM.

WE START OFF EACH 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, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO.

ú THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO TOOK@ PLACE BETWEEN FEBRUARY 23 AND MARCH 6 OF 1836 IN WHAT FUTURE US STATE?

[beep] TEXAS.

@>> MINNECHAUG., REPEAT, PLEASE.

TEXAS.

TEXAS.

@>> TEXAS, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN THE METRIC SYSTEM, 100,000 MILLILITERS IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW MANY LITERS?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

100.

@ >> 100, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN WHICH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY ú WILL YOU FIND CHARACTERS NAMED@ ARIEL, MIRANDA, AND PROSPERO?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

THE" TEMPEST."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS.

ú A PARTICULAR SQUARE HAS AN AREA OF 576 SQUARE FEET.

ú WHAT IS THE LENGTH, IN FEET,@ OF ONE SIDE OF THAT SQUARE?

[buzzer] TIME'S UP.

@CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 24 FEET.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THIS SANDBOX VIDEO GAME BEGINS AT THE SITE úOF A CRASHED SPACESHIP THAT HAS@A BASIC CRAFTING STATION CALLED A MINI CRAFT BOT.

THE BOT ALLOWS PLAYERS TO BUILD A VEHICLE @ TO BEGIN EXPLORING THE WORLD.

NAME THE GAME.

[buzzer] "SCRAP MECHANIC" IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.

úNEXT ONE, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE GREEK EQUIVALENT TO THE ROMAN GOD OF THE@ SUN, SOL, HERMES, HELIOS, HADES, OR APOLLO?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

APOLLO.

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

úALL RIGHT, HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL,@ THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

HELIOS?

YES, HELIOS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE ú OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST@ ANGLE MEASURES 55 DEGREES, AND THE SECOND ANGLE MEASURES 82 DEGREES?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

43?

@ >> 43, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ú ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS THE LOWEST ú ATOMIC NUMBER: POTASSIUM,@ CALCIUM, LITHIUM, OR SODIUM?

[beep] MINNECHAUG LITHIUM?

@ LITHIUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NEXT QUESTION, A GINKGO IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

LIZARD, TREE, OVERCOAT, OR A BIRD?

[beep] MINNECHAUG LIZARD?

@>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ú ALL RIGHT, HOLYOKE, THAT GIVES@ YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

TREE?

@ YES, TREE, THAT IS CORRECT.

LOOK SURPRISED THAT YOU GOT THAT ONE RIGHT.

VERY NICE JOB.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU@ FIND DILLARD, GRAMBLING STATE, AND TULANE UNIVERSITIES?

[buzzer] @ ALL LOCATED IN LOUISIANA.

ON JULY 6, 1785, THE@ CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION UNANIMOUSLY CHOSE WHAT AS THE MONEY UNIT OF THE UNITED STATES?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

THE DOLLAR BILL.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NAME THE NORTON JUSTER FANTASY ADVENTURE NOVEL WITH THIS TAGLINE-- [beep] "THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH"?

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, VERY NICE JOB.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FROM 1959 TO 1969, CHARLES DE GAULLE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF WHAT EUROPEAN NATION?

[buzzer] FRANCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A WHEELCHAIR RAMP AND A LADDER ARE EXAMPLES OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

INCLINED PLANE.

>> YES, INCLINED PLANE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP-- PYONGYANG IS TO NORTH KOREA AS WHAT @CAPITAL CITY IS TO SOUTH KOREA?

[beep] MINNECHAUG SEOUL.

>> YES, SEOUL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú THE SACROILIAC JOINT IS FOUND@IN WHICH PART OF THE HUMAN BODY?

ú IS IT THE ANKLE, THE SHOULDER,@ THE PELVIS, OR THE FOREARM?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

ANKLE.

@>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

HOLYOKE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

PELVIS?

>> PELVIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

VERY NICE.

ú WHICH AMENDMENT IN THE BILL@ OF RIGHTS INCLUDES THE TEXT, ú "A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA@BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED?"

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

ON MARCH 10TH OF 2023, A@ CHINESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ú WAS HELD WITH THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS.

WHO WAS RE-ELECTED@ UNANIMOUSLY AS THE PRESIDENT-- [beep] MINNECHAUG.

XI JINPING.

@>> JINPING, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú M-A IS THE TWO LETTER UNITED@ STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE @ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS.

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

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

AZ?

>> AZ IS CORRECT, YES.

ú NAME THE 2019 DISNEY FILM THAT WAS A LIVE ACTION REMAKE OF THE 1955 FILM FEATURING ú THE DESCRIPTION, "A ROMANTIC@ TALE OF A SHELTERED UPTOWN COCKER SPANIEL DOG AND A@ STREETWISE DOWNTOWN MUTT."

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

@ "THE LADY AND THE TRAMP."

>> ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

ú LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO@MEET THE TEAM FROM HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM HOLYOKE HIGH, WHAT'S A SONG THAT NEVER FAILS TO LIFT YOUR SPIRITS OR GET YOU MOTIVATED?

ú I THINK "LOSE CONTROL" BY@ TEDDY SWIMS IS MY CHOICE, I'D PROBABLY SAY "SHOOT TO THRILL" BY AC/DC.

@ "SUPER BASS" BY NICKI MINAJ.

@ "SICKO MODE" BY TRAVIS SCOTT.

[music playing] ú LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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.

ú ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, YOU'LL NEED TO SELECT THE RIGHT WORDS TO SCORE IN THIS ROUND.

ú EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS@ CONTAIN THE LETTER SEQUENCE E-C-T SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "SELECT."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

@TO SHIELD FROM INJURY OR DAMAGE.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

PROTECT.

@ PROTECT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@TO DIVIDE INTO TWO EQUAL PARTS.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

DISSECT.

DISSECT.

@ BISECT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú A PERSON EMPLOYED IN GETTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

[buzzer] DETECTIVE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO CHOOSE TO NOT ACCEPT OR USE SOMETHING.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

DEFLECT?

REJECT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR A JOB OR POSITION.

[buzzer] [beep] PROSPECT IS THE WORD WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

TO MAKE SOMETHING RIGHT.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

CORRECT.

@ CORRECT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú A SOCIOLOGICAL OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF SOCIETY.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

A SECT.

@ SECTOR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú AN INSTRUCTIONAL DISCOURSE@ GIVEN TO A CLASS OR AUDIENCE.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

DIRECTION?

LECTURE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

USING A NEEDLE TO PUT A@ DRUG INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

INJECT.

@ INJECT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE OR RANGE OF SOMETHING.

[buzzer] @ SPECTRUM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO GIVE LITTLE OR NO ATTENTION TO SOMETHING.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

NEGLECT.

YES, NEGLECT IS CORRECT.

@ARTHROPODS SUCH AS BUGS OR BEES.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

INSECT.

@ INSECT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO THROW SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY OUT.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

REJECT?

EJECT.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

úTHE UNIT OF AREA EQUAL TO 10,000@ SQUARE METERS IS A HECTARE.

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

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

WE ASKED THE QUESTION TO@ DIVIDE INTO TWO EQUAL PARTS.

HOLYOKE GAVE THE ANSWER ACTUALLY OF "DISSECT."

WE WERE LOOKING FOR "BISECT," SO THE SCORE @ HAS BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

ú ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO@ OUR 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.

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

ALL RIGHT, AT THE MOMENT, HOLYOKE, YOU'RE A BIT BEHIND, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

I'M PAM MELROY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR NASA, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN A SPEECH TO THE US CONGRESS ON MAY 25, 1961, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES STATED, "I BELIEVE THIS NATION SHOULD COMMIT ITSELF TO ACHIEVING THE GOAL, BEFORE THIS DECADE IS OUT, OF LANDING A MAN ON THE MOON AND RETURNING HIM SAFELY TO EARTH."

THAT ACHIEVEMENT HAPPENED ON JULY 29, 1969, WITH THE LANDING OF APOLLO 11 ON THE MOON.

TO QUALIFY, WHO WAS THE US PRESIDENT WHO GAVE THAT SPEECH IN MAY OF 1961?

JOHN F KENNEDY?

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú LET'S MOVE ON, SHIFTING FROM@ PRESIDENTS TO VICE PRESIDENTS @ IN HISTORY FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú GEORGE CLINTON, SHOWN HERE,@ WAS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT ú TO SERVE CONSECUTIVE TERMS@ UNDER TWO SEPARATE PRESIDENTS.

ú THE FIRST PRESIDENT WAS THOMAS@ JEFFERSON, FROM 1801 TO 1809, ú FOLLOWED BY WHAT PRESIDENT FROM 1809 TO 1812?

JAMES MADISON.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT, IN 1840, THIS VICE PRESIDENT ASSUMED THE PRESIDENCY UPON THE DEATH ú OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,@ WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO DIE IN OFFICE.

ú NAME THIS VICE PRESIDENT WHO@ BECAME THE 10TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

JAMES POLK.

>> THERE IS JOHN TYLER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ú FINALLY, THIS FUTURE PRESIDENT SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT UNDER DWIGHT EISENHOWER FROM 1953 TO 1961.

HE WOULD BE SWORN IN AS@ PRESIDENT IN JANUARY OF 1969.

NAME HIM.

[buzzer] RICHARD NIXON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

úPOPULAR DURING THE MIDDLE AGES,@ THE HURDY GURDY, SEEN HERE, BELONGS TO WHICH CLASS OF INSTRUMENTS?

IS IT WOODWINDS, BRASS, STRINGS, OR PERCUSSION?

WOODWINDS.

>> I'M SORRY THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, HOLYOKE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

STRING.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON, MORE WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

I'LL NAME AN INSTRUMENT.

YOU TELL ME IN WHICH CLASS IT BELONGS.

THIS IS FOR 15 POINTS.

FIRST, A GONG.

PERCUSSION.

>> YES, PERCUSSION IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT AN ENGLISH HORN?

BRASS.

>> WOODWINDS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, HOLYOKE, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

A TWO HUMPED CAMEL IS A SPECIES KNOWN AS A BACTRIAN.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPECIES OF A CAMEL THAT HAS JUST ONE HUMP.

[buzzer] I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

SEPTRIAN?

DROMEDARY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

JACK DAWKINS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "ARTFUL DODGER" IS THE WISEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL OF FAGIN'S THIEVES IN THE CLASSIC NOVEL "OLIVER TWIST.." NAME THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK.

CHARLES DICKENS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

ú MORE COLORFUL CHARACTERS IN@ THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS.

@ I'LL NAME THREE CHARACTERS.

YOU TELL ME THE DICKENS@ NOVEL IN WHICH THEY APPEAR.

@ THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, JACOB MARLEY, BOB CRATCHIT, AND MR. FEZZIWIG?

"A CHRISTMAS CAROL."

>> YES.

"CHRISTMAS CAROL" IS CORRECT.

TRY MR. MICAWBER, URIAH HEEP, AND AGNES WICKFIELD?

"DAVID COPPERFIELD."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, CHARLES DARNAY, DR. ALEXANDER MANETTE, AND LUCIE MANETTE?

"A TALE OF TWO CITIES"?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

VERY NICE JOB.

YOU HAVE WON THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

THAT MEANS YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT, HOLYOKE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE SPEED OF LIGHT IN A VACUUM IS COMMONLY REPRESENTED BY WHAT SINGLE LETTER?

L. @>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

@MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

M. ú CORRECT ANSWER IS C. LET'S MOVE ON WITH MINNECHAUG.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, PLEASE.

FOUNDED IN 1701, YALE UNIVERSITY IS THE THIRD OLDEST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

IN WHAT CITY AND STATE DOES YALE UNIVERSITY CALL HOME?

[buzzer] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

HOLYOKE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

MASSACHUSETTS?

NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR YALE UNIVERSITY.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> LAST OF THE 30S.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

THE 2024 BOSTON RED SOX HOPE TO HAVE A FULL COMPLEMENT OF RELIABLE STARTING PITCHERS.

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

C-O-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T. @>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

@MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

C-O-M-P-L-E-N-T. @ I'M SORRY THAT IS INCORRECT.

CORRECT ANSWER, YOU ALMOST HAD IT, HOLYOKE, IS C-O-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> (SPEAKING TOGETHER) ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25. ú >> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT@ FOR 25, THEY SAY TOGETHER.

ú ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH@ YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE ANNUAL NATHAN'S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST IS HELD ON THE 4TH OF JULY EACH YEAR AT CONEY ISLAND IN WHAT US STATE.

>> (SPEAKING TOGETHER) NEW YORK.

>> NEW YORK, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S VISIT SOME OTHER@ POPULAR US VACATION SPOTS.

úIN WHAT US STATE WOULD YOU FIND@ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING VACATION DESTINATIONS.

@THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

@ FIRST, WALT DISNEY WORLD?

ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

>> FLORIDA IS CORRECT.

WHAT ABOUT CEDAR POINT AMUSEMENT PARK?

NEW HAMPSHIRE?

CORRECT ANSWER IS OHIO.

LET'S TRY HERSHEY PARK.

PENNSYLVANIA.

@>> YES, PENNSYLVANIA IS CORRECT.

HOW CAVERNS?

OHIO?

>> NEW YORK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT HILTON HEAD ISLAND?

SOUTH CAROLINA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE JOB ON THAT LAST ONE.

I THINK YOU SURPRISED YOURSELF.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE, 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

KEEP YOUR PENS HANDY FOR THIS ONE.

OF THE FOLLOWING MATHEMATICAL QUANTITIES, WHICH IS GREATEST?

THE COSINE OF 30 DEGREES, THE SINE OF 30 DEGREES, THE COSECANT OF 30 DEGREES, OR THE SECANT OF 30 DEGREES?

[buzzer] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

@MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

COSINE OF 30 DEGREES?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS THE COSECANT OF 30 DEGREES.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH MINNECHAUG.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THE STORY OF THE CLASSIC@ BROADWAY MUSICAL "WEST SIDE ú STORY" WAS INSPIRED BY WHICH@ WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TRAGEDY?

WAS IT "OTHELLO," "HAMLET," "ROMEO AND JULIET, OR "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA?"

"ROMEO AND JULIET."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MANY BROADWAY MUSICALS@ WERE ADAPTED FROM EARLIER CLASSIC WRITTEN WORKS.

I'LL NAME THE MUSICAL.

YOU TELL ME THE LITERARY WORK THAT INSPIRED IT.

@ THESE ARE FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

@ FIRST, ""MAN OF LA MANCHA."

"HAMLET."

>> "DON QUIXOTE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ HOW ABOUT "THE KING AND I"?

"HAMLET.." "ANNA AND THE KING OF@ SIAM" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HOW ABOUT "ALADDIN""?

"THE ARABIAN NIGHTS."

ú >> "1001 NIGHTS" IS THE RIGHT@ ANSWER, OR "ARABIAN NIGHTS," YES.

@ ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT SCARLET?

"THE SCARLET LETTER"?

>> "GONE WITH THE WIND" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

FINALLY, TRY "OLIVER."

OLIVER TWIST.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, HOLYOKE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OF THESE EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, WHICH HAPPENED FIRST, THE BEGINNING OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, THE PUBLICATION OF COMMON SENSE BY THOMAS PAINE, OR THE BOSTON TEA PARTY?

@ THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

ú I'LL NAME A PAIR OF EVENTS FROM GENERAL HISTORY.

YOU TELL ME WHICH EVENT HAPPENED FIRST.

@THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, JOHN BROWN'S RAID ON HARPERS FERRY OR THE FIRST DELIVERY OF THE PONY EXPRESS?

JOHN BROWN'S RAID.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, THE TET OFFENSIVE, @OR THE GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT?

GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

JAMES NAISMITH INVENTS@ BASKETBALL, OR WILLIAM MORGAN @INVENTS THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL?

WILLIAM MORGAN INVENTS THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL?

ú>> ACTUALLY, IT'S JAMES NAISMITH@INVENTS BASKETBALL, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT IN SPRINGFIELD IN WESTERN MASS.

ú ALL RIGHT, TRY THE END OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR OR THE BEGINNING OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR?

THE BEGINNING OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR?

>> WOULD BE THE END OF@ THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

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

ú THE ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT@ KENNEDY, OR THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F KENNEDY?

THE ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT KENNEDY?

@ >> JOHN F KENNEDY WAS FIRST.

ú ALL RIGHT, THAT MARKS THE END@ OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MINNECHAUG, IF YOU COULD TIME TRAVEL TO ANY ERA FOR A DAY, WHERE WOULD YOU GO, AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I'D GO BACK TO THE 90S, SO I COULD SEE ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS LIVE ú IN CONCERT, SUCH AS SUBLIME, NIRVANA, OR THE SMASHING PUMPKINS.

ú I WOULD GO BACK TO 1893 TO@ATTEND THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR AND GO ON THE FIRST FERRIS WHEEL.

I WOULD GO BACK TO@ "SCHOOLS MATCH WITS 2023" BECAUSE I KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS, AND MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE ADVANCED.

[music playing] ON NOW TO THE FINAL@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS ROUND IS SURE TO TRANSPORT YOU.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CLUES IS A TERM ú RELATED TO EITHER PLANES, TRAINS, OR AUTOMOBILES.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A CABOOSE.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

TRAIN.

YES, TRAIN IS CORRECT.

STRUTS AND SHOCKS.

[beep] MINNECHAUG CARS.

AUTOMOBILES IS RIGHT.

A VERTICAL STABILIZER.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

AIRPLANES?

@ AIRPLANES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AMTRAK, ACELA, EXPRESS?

[beep] HOLYOKE.

TRAIN.

TRAIN IS RIGHT.

AILERONS.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

TRAINS.

PLANES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AN ALTERNATOR.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

PLANES.

AUTOMOBILE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.

"THE POLAR EXPRESS."

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

TRAINS.

TRAIN IS RIGHT.

ELEVATORS.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

PLANE?

PLANE IS CORRECT, YES.

DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

AUTOMOBILES.

AUTOMOBILE IS CORRECT.

"THOMAS THE TANK."

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

TRAINS.

TRAIN IS CORRECT.

NOSE GEAR.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

PLANE?

@ PLANE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL WHEEL DRIVE.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

AUTOMOBILES.

@ AUTOMOBILE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LOCKHEED MARTIN.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

TRAINS.

PLANE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

PULLMAN CAR.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

TRAIN.

@ TRAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL?

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

TRAINS.

@ TRAIN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

AUTOMOBILES.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

DASHBOARD.

[beep] MINNECHAUG AUTOMOBILES.

@ AUTOMOBILE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A FRONT END COWCATCHER.

[beep] HOLYOKE.

PLANES?

TRAIN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE BOEING COMPANY.

[beep] MINNECHAUG.

PLANES.

PLANE IS RIGHT, YES.

V-8 ENGINE.

[beep] TRAIN.

AUTOMOBILE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, ú BUT THAT BELL MARKS THE END@ OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

ú I WANT TO SAY-- TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT HOLYOKE HIGH ú SCHOOL, THE ENTIRE TEAM, THIS@ IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE BEEN HERE, SO GREAT JOB.

SMILES THROUGHOUT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

REALLY NICE JOB.

TONIGHT'S WINNER, THOUGH, IS MINNECHAUG, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

WE ACTUALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCHUP TONIGHT.

ú 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 ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE ú THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE@RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

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

YOU STEP UP ON THE BLOCK, THERE'S ALL THIS NOISE.

AND THEN YOU DIVE IN, AND YOU'RE UNDER THE WATER, AND IT'S JUST YOU AND THE DIVE.

IT'S GO TIME.

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 WEB PAGE 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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