>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST EAST GRANBY 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 THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

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

>> 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.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TOP EIGHT TEAMS.

YOU CAN SEE PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AHEAD AT 330.

THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, FRONTIER WITH 245.

THIS IS THE LAST MATCH OF OUR QUALIFYING ROUNDS, SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH EAST GRANBY, COACHED BY ALICIA PALMER AND KEVIN FORNEY.

>> HI, I'M LUCAS SHELTON, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M ALEX CARDOSO, AND I'M A SENIOR AT EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M CAMERON LLOYD, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ABHINAV LENKALA.

I AM A SOPHOMORE AT EAST GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THIS MOMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, CALLUM SMITH.

>> AND FOR MOUNT GREYLOCK, COACHED BY BLAIR DILS.

>> MY NAME IS CHE GUERRA.

I AM FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK.

I AM A SENIOR, AND I LIVE IN WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> I'M QUIN REPETTO.

I'M A SENIOR FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS CALEB LOW, AND I AM IN GRADE 12 AT MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> HI, I'M PARKER SMITH.

I'M A SENIOR AT MOUNT GREYLOCK.

I'M FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, AND AT THIS MOMENT I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATE, KIMBERLY BEBEE.

>> 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 TEN POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

ON JULY 10TH, 1821, THE UNITED STATES TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS NEWLY PURCHASED SOUTHERN TERRITORY FROM SPAIN.

HOWEVER, THE TERRITORY DID NOT BECOME THE 27TH STATE IN THE UNION UNTIL 1845.

NAME THIS STATE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> FLORIDA.

>> YES, FLORIDA IS RIGHT.

IN THE METRIC SYSTEM, 30 KILOMETERS IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW MANY METERS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> 30,000.

>> YES, 30,000 IS CORRECT.

WHAT SHAKESPEARE COMEDY IS SET IN ATHENS, GREECE, AND CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SUBPLOTS THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE MARRIAGE OF THESEUS AND HIPPOLYTA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 19 FEET LONG AND 9 FEET WIDE.

WHAT IS THE AREA OF THE RECTANGLE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> 161.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> 171.

>> 171, YES, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

EAST GRANBY, YOU WERE CLOSE.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

NAME THE ANIMATED TELEVISION SERIES BASED ON A VIDEO GAME SERIES OF THE SAME NAME THAT FEATURES SUCH CHARACTERS AS KNUCKLES, TAILS, AND-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> "SONIC."

>> "THE HEDGEHOG."

>> "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG."

>> YES, THEY GOT IT TOGETHER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NICE JOB.

IN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH OLYMPIAN IS THE GOD OF THE DEAD AND KING OF-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> HADES.

>> HADES, THE UNDERWORLD, YES.

NICE JOB.

GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES 47 DEGREES AND THE SECOND ANGLE MEASURES 100 DEGREES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> 33.

>> 33, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE, WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS THE HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBER: LITHIUM, IRON, MAGNESIUM, OR MERCURY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> MERCURY.

>> MERCURY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A HONEY LOCUST IS A TYPE OF WHAT, IS IT A CAT, INSECT, CHICKEN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> INSECT.

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

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

OR IS IT A TREE?

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, YOU DID NOT ANSWER CORRECTLY.

THAT MEANS, EAST GRANBY, YOU GET THE CHANCE.

>> TREE.

> YES, TREE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HAD A SURPRISED LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

NICE JOB ON THAT ONE.

IN WHAT U.S. STATE WILL YOU FIND AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, ATHENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AND-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> GEORGIA.

>> GEORGIA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

ON MARCH 4TH, 1791, WHAT NEW ENGLAND STATE WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNION, BECOMING THE FIRST STATE TO ENTER THE UNION-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> VERMONT.

>> VERMONT, YES, VERY NICE.

FINISH THIS LINE FROM DR. SEUSS: "I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM I AM, I DO NOT LIKE--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> "GREEN EGGS AND HAM."

>> YES, EAST GRANBY, NICE JOB.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. STATES IS NOT BORDERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: KENTUCKY, MISSOURI, IOWA, OR INDIANA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> IOWA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> INDIANA.

>> YES, INDIANA IS CORRECT.

NEXT QUESTION.

WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE USES TWO INCLINED CONVERGING PLANES IN ORDER TO SPLIT OR SEPARATE OBJECTS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> A WEDGE.

>> WEDGE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: BUENOS AIRES IS TO ARGENTINA AS MONTEVIDEO IS TO WHAT COUNTRY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> URUGUAY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE 22ND AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION STIPULATES THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT MORE THAN TWICE.

IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE 22ND AMENDMENT RATIFIED, WAS IT 1921, 1931, 1941, OR 1951?

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>> 1951.

>> YES, 1951 IS CORRECT.

ON MAY 25TH, 2022, THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY TWITTER WAS ACQUIRED BY WHAT BUSINESS MAGNATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> ELON MUSK.

>> YES, ELON MUSK IS RIGHT.

M.A.

IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS.

WHAT IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> P.A.

>> P.A., YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME THE 2022 JAMES CAMERON EPIC SCI-FI FILM THAT INCLUDES THE NA'VI CHARACTERS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> "AVATAR."

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> "AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER."

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE.

IN THE 1888 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT, GROVER CLEVELAND, WON THE POPULAR VOTE BUT LOST THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE TO WHAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE, WAS IT JAMES GARFIELD, CHESTER ARTHUR, OR BENJAMIN HARRISON?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> GARFIELD.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> ARTHUR.

>> BENJAMIN HARRISON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS.

WHICH LAKE IS THE MOST NORTHERN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN GREAT LAKES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> LAKE SUPERIOR.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT U.S. CITY DO THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS WIZARDS, CAPITALS, AND NATIONALS PLAY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> WASHINGTON, D.C. >> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M MACKENZIE GAUDETTE FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM EAST GRANBY, IF YOU COULD CREATE A NEW NATIONAL HOLIDAY, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND HOW WOULD PEOPLE CELEBRATE IT?

>> I'D DO A NATIONAL ALEX CARDOSO DAY.

IT'D BE ABOUT HOW GREAT I AM, AND I THINK PEOPLE WOULD CELEBRATE IT BY MAKING STATUES.

>> I'D DO NATIONAL BASEBALL DAY, AND IT'S A DAY WHERE EVERYONE 18 TO 60 HAS TO PLAY BASEBALL UNDER PENALTY OF TEN YEARS' HARD LABOR.

>> I WOULD CELEBRATE JACK GOHLKE DAY.

HE'S THE GREATEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME.

YOU WOULD CELEBRATE IT BY HAVING A DAY OFF SCHOOL AND WATCHING HIS HIGHLIGHTS FOR A WHOLE DAY.

>> I'D CALL IT PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS DAY, WHERE WE TAKE ALL THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, RIGHT, FOR THE NEXT UPCOMING ELECTION, SAY, AND THEN WE MAKE THEM COMPETE IN A SORT OF OLYMPIC-STYLE COMPETITION.

AND THE TOP TEN FOR EVERY EVENT GET TO MAKE IT ON THE BALLOT OF A STATE OF THEIR CHOICE.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A BALL WITH THIS ROUND.

THE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE B-A-L SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "BALL," B-A-L-L. ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A LARGE BOUND BUNDLE OF HAY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALE.

>> BALE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

CONDITION OF HAVING NO HAIR ON YOUR HEAD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALD.

>> BALD IS CORRECT.

BASEBALL'S ORIOLES PLAYERS PLAY HERE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> BALTIMORE.

>> BALTIMORE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S A TYPE OF WHALE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> BLUE WHALE.

>> BALEEN WHALE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ADJECTIVE FOR SOMETHING INVOLVING THE ENTIRE WORLD.

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>> GLOBAL.

>> GLOBAL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A BEEFY ITEM IN YOUR SPAGHETTI.

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>> MEATBALL.

>> MEATBALL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A BEAM USED IN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> BALANCE BEAM.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

JULIET'S PERCH SPEAKING TO ROMEO.

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>> BALCONY.

>> BALCONY IS CORRECT.

A THEATRICAL FORM OF DANCING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALLET.

>> BALLET, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A SLOW, ROMANTIC, OR SENTIMENTAL SONG.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALLAD.

>> BALLAD IS CORRECT.

A CONCAVE METAL PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> CYMBAL.

>> CYMBAL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A COMMON VINAIGRETTE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALSAMIC.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HEAVY MATERIAL TO LIMIT BUOYANCY ON A BALLOON.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALLAST.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A SEA IN NORTHERN EUROPE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BALTIC.

>> BALTIC IS RIGHT.

A METALLIC ELEMENT WITH ATOMIC NUMBER 27.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "COBALT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ADJECTIVE DESCRIBING MILD AND TEMPERATE WEATHER.

[ BELL RINGS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS "BALMY," HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE MOVE ON NOW TO 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.

WELL, AT THE MOMENT, EAST GRANBY, YOU ARE 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?

>> CAN WE GO FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30?

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, YOU SURE CAN.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

BORN IN ANCIENT GREECE IN 620 B.C.E., THIS STORYTELLER IS CREDITED WITH COLLECTING OVER 600 FABLES, MANY OF WHICH ARE CHARACTERIZED BY ANTHROPOMORPHIC ANIMAL CHARACTERS.

NAME THE STORYTELLER.

>> AESOP.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

MOVING ON IN THE CATEGORY, LET'S SEE HOW WELL YOU KNOW YOUR AESOP FABLES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, FEATURING A THWARTED CANID, THIS FABLE IS THE SOURCE OF THE IDIOM "SOUR GRAPES" AND CONCLUDES WITH THE MORAL "IT IS EASY TO DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT GET."

NAME THIS FABLE.

>> "THE FOX AND THE GRAPES."

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

MOVING ON.

A CANID FEATURED IN THIS FABLE AS WELL DEVOURED A FLOCK OF SHEEP POORLY PROTECTED BY A SHEPHERD BOY PRONE TO LYING.

IT CONCLUDES WITH THE MORAL "EVEN WHEN LIARS TELL THE TRUTH, THEY ARE NEVER BELIEVED."

NAME THIS FABLE.

>> "BOY WHO CRIED WOLF."

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

THE STORY OF THIS FABLED RACE HAS BEEN TOLD THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES.

IT CONCLUDES WITH THE MORAL "SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE."

NAME THIS FABLE.

>> "THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE."

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'D LIKE MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

EAST GRANBY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] HEAD SCRATCHER ON THIS ONE.

SKEW LINES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> CAN WE GO FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30?

>> YEP, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> POST-IMPRESSIONISM.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

VAN GOGH WAS ONE OF THE BETTER-KNOWN ARTISTS OF THE POST-IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM AND HIS WORK.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST UP, THIS VAN GOGH STILL LIFE IS ONE OF SEVERAL WORKS HE PAINTED OF THESE TYPES OF FLOWERS.

WHAT TYPE OF FLOWERS ARE THEY?

>> SUNFLOWERS.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

TRY THIS ONE.

COMPLETED IN 1889, THIS VAN GOGH PAINTING DEPICTS ANOTHER TYPE OF FLOWER WHICH TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR RAINBOW.

NAME THIS FLOWER.

>> THE "KRAYLIPS"?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS IRIS.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE LAST ONE.

THE BRIGHT RED FLOWERS SHOWN IN THIS 1890 VAN GOGH PAINTING BECAME SYMBOLIC FOR COMMEMORATING SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN FIELDS LIKE THIS ONE ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR I IN EUROPE.

NAME THE FLOWER.

>> POPPIES.

>> POPPIES, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.

>> WE'D LIKE LITERATURE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS HOUSE IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS THE 19TH-CENTURY HOME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE THE CLASSIC NOVEL "THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER" AND "A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT."

NAME THIS AUTHOR.

>> MARK TWAIN.

>> YES, MARK TWAIN IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE HOW WELL YOU KNOW OTHER 19TH-CENTURY WRITERS.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ONCE AGAIN, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, ONE OF THIS MASSACHUSETTS-BORN AUTHOR'S BEST-KNOWN WORKS IS HIS BOOK "WALDEN," ABOUT SIMPLE LIVING IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

NAME THIS AUTHOR.

>> THOREAU.

>> HENRY DAVID THOREAU, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS MASSACHUSETTS POET WAS LITTLE-KNOWN DURING HER LIFETIME IN AMHERST, BUT HER POETRY, INCLUDING "WILD NIGHTS, WILD NIGHTS" AND "HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS," HAS MADE HER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POETS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE.

NAME THIS POET.

>> EMILY DICKINSON.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS AUTHOR AND POET WAS BORN IN BOSTON IN 1809.

HIS WRITTEN WORKS INCLUDE SUCH TITLES AS "THE BLACK CAT," "A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM," AND "THE RAVEN."

NAME THIS AUTHOR AND POET.

>> EDGAR ALLAN POE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

EAST GRANBY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL DO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> LOT OF DEBATE ON THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THE GREAT LAKES REACHES FURTHEST NORTH?

>> LAKE SUPERIOR.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, STICKING WITH GREAT LAKES.

I'LL NAME A U.S. CITY, YOU TELL ME ON WHICH GREAT LAKE IT'S LOCATED FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

>> LAKE ERIE.

>> LAKE MICHIGAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA.

>> LAKE SUPERIOR.

>> YES, LAKE SUPERIOR IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

>> LAKE ERIE.

>> YES, LAKE ERIE IS RIGHT.

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

>> LITERATURE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, PLEASE.

"THE GREAT GATSBY" IS A NOVEL FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1925 BY WHAT AMERICAN WRITER?

>> OH, J. SCOTTS FITZGERALD.

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST GRANBY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.

>> F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

SORRY, MOUNT GREYLOCK, THAT IS THE FIRST ANSWER THAT I HEARD, SO I HAD TO TAKE IT.

LET'S CONTINUE, EAST GRANBY, IN THIS CATEGORY.

FIRST QUESTION: F. SCOTT FITZGERALD WROTE SEVERAL NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES.

I'LL NAME A LITERARY WORK BY FITZGERALD, YOU TELL ME WHETHER IT'S A NOVEL OR A SHORT STORY.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON."

>> A NOVEL.

>> SHORT STORY, ACTUALLY, IS THE ANSWER THERE.

HOW ABOUT "THE LAST TYCOON"?

>> A NOVEL.

>> NOVEL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

"THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED."

>> A SHORT STORY.

>> THAT ONE ACTUALLY IS A NOVEL.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, "WINTER DREAMS."

>> SHORT STORY.

>> SHORT STORY IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT "TENDER IS THE NIGHT"?

>> NOVEL.

>> NOVEL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

EAST GRANBY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOU'LL WIN AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

ON OCTOBER 4TH, 1957, THIS FIRST ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE WAS LAUNCHED BY THE SOVIET UNION.

NAME THIS SPACECRAFT.

>> SPUTNIK.

>> SPUTNIK, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, WHICH NASA PROGRAM SENT THE FIRST HUMANS TO THE MOON, WAS IT PROJECT GEMINI, PROJECT APOLLO, OR PROJECT MERCURY?

>> PROJECT APOLLO.

>> APOLLO, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

APOLLO 11 WAS THE FIRST MISSION TO LAND HUMANS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.

IN WHICH YEAR DID THAT MISSION TAKE PLACE, WAS IT 1966, 1969, 1972, OR 1975?

>> 1969.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THIS ASTRONAUT, WHO WAS THE FIRST TO STEP ON THE MOON?

>> NEIL ARMSTRONG.

>> VERY NICE JOB.

YOU GOT ALL OF THE ANSWERS CORRECT.

YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> JOHN GLENN.

>> JOHN GLENN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE STATE OF OHIO FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, NAME THE CITY THAT'S THE CAPITAL OF OHIO AND HAS THE HIGHEST POPULATION OF ANY OTHER CITY IN THE STATE.

>> COLUMBUS.

>> COLUMBUS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, OHIO WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNION IN MARCH OF 1814. WHO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN MARCH OF 1814?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS JAMES MADISON.

ALL RIGHT, EAST GRANBY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL DO WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> THE FIRST ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> VOLLEYBALL.

>> YES, VOLLEYBALL, 1895.

LET'S MOVE ON.

KEEP THE YEAR 1890 IN MIND.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EVENT FROM GENERAL HISTORY, YOU TELL ME WHETHER IT HAPPENED BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER THE YEAR 1890.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT BECOMES U.S. LAW.

>> BEFORE.

>> ACTUALLY, THAT WAS DURING THAT YEAR.

NEXT ONE, TRY THIS.

THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION OPENS IN PHILADELPHIA.

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, 1876, NICE.

HOW ABOUT THE FIRST BASKETBALL GAME IS PLAYED IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS?

>> AFTER.

>> AFTER, 1891.

NEXT ONE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PANAMA CANAL BEGINS.

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, 1881.

AND FINALLY, WILLIAM MCKINLEY IS ELECTED AS THE 25TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> AFTER.

>> AFTER, 1896.

NICE JOB.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M MACKENZIE GAUDETTE FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK, IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY MOVIE CHARACTER AS YOUR BEST FRIEND, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> I'D HAVE BERTIE WOOSTER FROM "JEEVES AND WOOSTER" BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING WE'D GET ALONG.

>> I WOULD CHOOSE TOOTHLESS FROM "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON" BECAUSE I THINK IT'D BE REALLY COOL TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT COULD FLY.

>> I THINK I WOULD CHOOSE DR.

EVIL FROM THE MOVIE "AUSTIN POWERS."

I REALLY LIKE HIS EMPHASIS ON RESPECT FOR OTHERS, AND HE ALSO HAS SOME PRETTY COOL TECHNOLOGY THAT HE'S ABLE TO EMPLOY.

>> IT'D HAVE TO BE BUNBURY FROM "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" IN CASE I EVER WANT TO GO ON ESCAPADES AND AVOID TALKING TO MY AUNT.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO 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, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WE'LL CALL THIS ROUND "FINISH THE TITLE."

I'LL GIVE YOU THE AUTHOR AND THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF THEIR CLASSIC STORY TITLES, YOU FILL IN THE BLANK.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

DR. SEUSS, "GREEN EGGS AND--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "HAM."

>> "HAM," YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LEO TOLSTOY, "WAR AND--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "PEACE."

>> "PEACE" IS CORRECT.

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, "TENDER IS THE--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST GRANBY.

>> "NIGHT."

>> "NIGHT," YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, "MUCH ADO ABOUT--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "NOTHING."

>> "NOTHING" IS CORRECT.

JOHN STEINBECK, "OF MICE AND--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "MEN."

>> "MEN" IS CORRECT.

O. HENRY, "THE GIFT OF THE--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "MAGI."

>> "MAGI," YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WILLIAM GOLDING, "LORD OF THE--?"

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "FLIES."

>> "FLIES" IS CORRECT.

JANE AUSTEN, "SENSE AND--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "SENSIBILITY."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WILLIAM FAULKNER, "THE SOUND AND THE--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "FURY."

>> "FURY" IS CORRECT.

JANE AUSTEN, "PRIDE AND--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "PREJUDICE."

>> "PREJUDICE," YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, "THE SCARLET--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "LETTER."

>> "LETTER" IS CORRECT.

MARK TWAIN, "THE PRINCE AND THE--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "PAUPER."

>> "PAUPER" IS CORRECT.

EDGAR ALLAN POE, "THE PIT AND THE--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "PENDULUM."

>> "PENDULUM" IS CORRECT.

ALDOUS HUXLEY, "BRAVE NEW--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "WORLD."

>> "WORLD" IS CORRECT.

CHARLES DICKENS, "A TALE OF TWO--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "CITIES."

>> "CITIES" IS CORRECT.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, "ANTONY AND--"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "CLEOPATRA."

>> "CLEOPATRA" IS CORRECT.

JOHN STEINBECK, "THE GRAPES OF--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "WRATH."

>> "WRATH" IS CORRECT.

J.D.

SALINGER, "THE CATCHER IN THE--"?

[ BELL RINGS, RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "RYE."

>> NOT QUITE IN TIME.

THAT BELL RANG.

THE LAST ANSWER IS INDEED "RYE," HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WOW, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END OUR REGULAR SEASON.

HOLY MOLY!

GOT TO SAY, MOUNT GREYLOCK, ON A ROLL TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

EAST GRANBY, YOU'VE BEEN SMILING THROUGH THE WHOLE TIME, SO I LOVE THAT AS WELL.

WITH A SCORE OF 355, MOUNT GREYLOCK, THAT PUTS YOU IN FIRST PLACE, SO CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE THE NUMBER ONE RANKED TEAM.

AND WHEN WE START OUR QUARTERFINALS, MOUNT GREYLOCK WILL BE GOING UP AGAINST NUMBER EIGHT SEED HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A TERRIFIC MATCHUP.

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 AND INSTAGRAM.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

JOIN US AS THE BATTLE FOR THE COLLAMORE CUP BEGINS, 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: FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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