>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

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.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

LENOX MEMORIAL LEADING WITH 295 POINTS, BUT THE SCORE TO BEAT THIS EVENING IS AMHERST, BELCHERTOWN, BOTH WITH 230.

WANT TO MAKE IT IN THE TOP FOUR, GOT TO CRACK THAT NUMBER, SO HERE WE GO.

IN TONIGHT'S LAST QUALIFYING ROUND MATCH-UP WE HAVE MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FROM WILLIAMSTOWN GOING UP AGAINST PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FROM NORTHFIELD.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL, COACHED BY CAROL SACCO.

>> I'M VIVIENNE POTEE, I'M A SENIOR AND I GO TO PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS NOAH DE RUITER AND I AM SENIOR AT PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M LAILA HEILMAN AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL.

>> AND FOR MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL, COACHED BY BLAIR DILLS.

>> HI, I'M MICHAEL FAULKNER, I'M A SENIOR AT MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M VICTORIA MELKONYAN, I'M A SENIOR AT MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS OSCAR LOW AND I'M A SENIOR AT MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, WILLIAM STERANKO.

>> WE'LL 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, HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVEL DUE WEST FROM THE SYRIAN CAPITAL CITY OF DAMASCUS, WHAT IS THE FIRST NATIONAL BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> JORDAN.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> SAUDI ARABIA.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS LEBANON IS WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT CHARACTER IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WAS FAMOUS FOR KILLING THE MINOTAUR OF THE LABYRINTH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> THESEUS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT, NICE JOB.

SIGNED ABOARD SHIP ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 1620, WHAT DOCUMENT SERVED AS THE FIRST GOVERNANCE FOR THE PLYMOUTH COLONY?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> THE MAGNA CARTA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT.

>> MAYFLOWER COMPACT, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

H2O IS THE CHEMICAL FORMULA FOR WATER.

WHAT COMMON COMPOUND HAS THE FORMULA, H2O2?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A ROTH I.R.A.

IS GENERALLY NOT TAXED UNDER U.S. LAW.

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE LETTERS "I-R-A" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> INTERNAL REVENUE AGENCY?

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

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT IS WHAT "I-R-A" STANDS FOR.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION.

IN MATHEMATICS, WHAT'S THE SEVEN-LETTER TERM FOR A LINE WHICH IS DRAWN FROM THE CENTER OF A REGULAR POLYGON TO THE MIDPOINT OF ONE OF ITS SIDES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BISECTOR.

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

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> SECANT.

>> APOTHEM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS QUESTION.

WHAT 2015 FILM FEATURES THE PLOT SUMMARY, "SUPER-VILLAIN SCARLET OVERKILL AND HER INVENTOR HUSBAND HERB HATCH A PLOT TO STEAL--" PIONEER VALLEY.

>> "MINIONS".

>> "MINIONS," YES, DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE, THAT IS CORRECT.

IF IT'S "DIMANCHE" IN FRANCE, WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK IS IT IN THE UNITED STATES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> SUNDAY.

>> SUNDAY, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

MOUNT PINATUBO IS AN ACTIVE VOLCANO THAT YOU'LL FIND ON THE ISLAND OF LUZON IN WHAT ISLAND GROUP?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PHILIPPINES.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, VERY NICE.

TO A COMPUTER SCIENTIST, THE FOUR-LETTER ABBREVIATION H-T-T-P STANDS FOR WHAT?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> HYPER-TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IF THERE ARE THREE FEET IN ONE YARD, HOW MANY CUBIC FEET ARE THERE IN THREE CUBIC YARDS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> NINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> EIGHTY ONE.

>> EIGHTY ONE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE STIRRUP, THE SMALLEST OF THE 206 BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY, IS LOCATED IN WHAT PART OF THE HUMAN-- MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> THE EAR.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, THE EAR IS RIGHT.

IF YOU HAD A MESSERSCHMITT BF-109, YOU WOULD MOST LIKELY COOK WITH IT, SAIL IT, OR FLY IT?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> FLY IT.

>> YES, IT'S A GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO AIRCRAFT, VERY GOOD JOB.

IN EDGAR ALLAN POE'S POEM, "THE RAVEN," WHAT LINE FOLLOWS THE LINE, "TAKE THY BEAK FROM OUT MY HEART, AND TAKE THY FORM FROM OFF MY DOOR"?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "QUOTH THE RAVEN, NEVERMORE" IS THE ANSWER.

NEXT ONE-- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TEAMS IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE NFL'S AFC WEST DIVISION?

IS IT THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, OR-- MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> SEATTLE SEAHAWKS.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, VERY GOOD.

IF TWO LINES ARE PERPENDICULAR, WHAT IS THE PRODUCT OF THEIR SLOPES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> ONE.

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

PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> NEGATIVE ONE.

>> NEGATIVE ONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHICH ORGAN IN THE HUMAN BODY PRODUCES BILE?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> THE SPLEEN.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> THE STOMACH.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE GALLBLADDER IS THE ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA OCCURRED DURING WHAT 20TH CENTURY CONFLICT?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> WORLD WAR TWO.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NEUROLOGIST SIGMUND FREUD WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING WHICH SCHOOL?

WAS IT BEHAVIORISM, GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY, OR PSYCHOANALYSIS?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PSYCHOANALYSIS.

>> YES, PSYCHOANALYSIS IS RIGHT.

PRIOR TO THE U.S. CIVIL WAR, SOUTH CAROLINA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO SECEDE FROM THE UNION.

WHICH STATE WAS THE FIRST TO RE-ENTER THE UNION FOLLOWING THE WAR?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> TENNESSEE.

>> TENNESSEE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M JENNA DELISI FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FAST FOOD ORDER?

>> MY GO-TO FAST FOOD ORDER WOULD BE LEMONADE BECAUSE I DON'T EAT MUCH FAST FOOD AND I'M A VEGETARIAN.

>> CHICKEN NUGGETS AND FRIES BECAUSE I'M A PICKY EATER AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I'LL EAT ON A FAST FOOD MENU.

>> I DON'T GET FAST FOOD VERY OFTEN, BUT I DO LIKE TO GET A CARAMELIZED COFFEE FROM DUNKIN' DONUTS.

[ ♪♪ ] >> 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 WILL LOSE FIVE POINTS.

TIME TO PUMP UP THE ACTION IN THIS ROUND.

EACH CORRECT ANSWER WILL BE A FOUR-LETTER WORD BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "P," AS IN "PUMP".

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

ADJECTIVE USED TO DESCRIBE A FAIRY TALE PIPER?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PIED.

>> PIED, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

INNER SURFACE OF THE HAND, OR NAME OF A TROPICAL TREE?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PALM.

>> PALM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AMOUNT OF PICKLED PEPPERS THAT PETER PIPER PICKED?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> PECK.

>> PECK IS RIGHT.

THIN, FLAT BREAD THAT CAN BE MADE INTO A-- PIONEER VALLEY.

>> PITA.

>> PITA IS CORRECT.

AN ACCUSED PERSON'S ANSWER TO A CHARGE OR INDICTMENT?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PLEA.

>> PLEA IS CORRECT.

VERB MEANING TO TRUDGE OR TREAD HEAVILY?

>> PLOD.

>> PLOD, MOUNT GREYLOCK, THAT IS CORRECT.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

BOSC AND BARTLETT ARE TYPES OF THIS FRUIT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> PEAR.

>> PEAR, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COUNTRY WHOSE CAPITAL IS LIMA?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PERU.

>> PERU, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO URGE SOMEONE BY PRODDING OR JABBING?

PIONEER VALLEY.

>> PUSH.

>> POKE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FORMAL AGREEMENT OR TREATY, AS BETWEEN NATIONS?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PACT.

>> PACT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICKNAME OF ROBIN GOODFELLOW, IN SHAKESPEARE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> PUCK.

>> PUCK, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A HUNTED ANIMAL OR VICTIM?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PREY.

>> PREY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO CUT BACK OR WHITTLE DOWN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE, PARE.

ODE, HAIKU AND SONNET ARE TYPES OF THESE-- MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> POEM.

>> POEM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

DESTRUCTIVE OR ANNOYING INSECT, WEED OR PARASITE?

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS PEST.

HOWEVER, THAT BELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, IT IS 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 THE QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

AS IT STANDS, PIONEER VALLEY IS A BIT BEHIND.

THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> LITERATURE FOR 15.

>> LITERATURE FOR 15.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, THIS "HALL OF THE SLAIN" IS A MAJESTIC HALL LOCATED IN ASGARD.

WHAT IS ITS NAME?

>> VALHALLA.

>> VALHALLA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE NORSE MYTHOLOGY.

FIRST, FOR 10 POINTS.

THIS GOD IS A PRINCIPAL MEMBER OF THE NORSE PANTHEON.

HE IS ASSOCIATED WITH WISDOM, WAR, MAGIC, AND POETRY.

WHAT IS HIS NAME?

>> ODIN.

>> ODIN, YES, VERY NICE.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, THESE FEMALE FIGURES DECIDE WHO WILL DIE IN BATTLE, AND BRING THOSE CHOSEN WARRIORS TO VALHALLA.

WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?

>> THE FATES.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS VALKYRIES.

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, IT IS YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

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

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP-- MOUNT GREYLOCK IS TO MASSACHUSETTS AS MOUNT MANSFIELD, SHOWN HERE, IS TO WHICH NEW ENGLAND STATE?

>> NEW HAMPSHIRE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> VERMONT.

>> YES, VERMONT IS RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MOUNT MANSFIELD IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN VERMONT.

OF WHICH U.S. STATE IS EACH OF THESE LOCATIONS THE HIGHEST POINT?

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

FIRST-- MOUNT MARCY?

>> TENNESSEE.

>> SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS NEW YORK.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

MOUNT MITCHELL?

>> NORTH CAROLINA.

>> NORTH CAROLINA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT MOUNT FRISSELL?

>> CONNECTICUT.

>> CONNECTICUT, YES, NICE JOB.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE WE GO, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

AN ECLIPSE OF THE SUN IN WHICH THE EDGE OF THE SUN REMAINS VISIBLE AS A BRIGHT RING AROUND THE MOON IS KNOW AS WHAT TYPE OF ECLIPSE?

>> SOLAR ECLIPSE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> A CORONAL ECLIPSE.

>> ANNULAR ECLIPSE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO MOUNT GREYLOCK, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> GOING FOR IT WITH MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M DR. KELLY ANNE MCKEOWN FROM WESTFIELD STATE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HERE WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE LARGE VEIN THAT CARRIES DE-OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LOWER HALF OF THE HUMAN BODY TO THE RIGHT ATRIUM OF THE HEART?

IS IT THE "SUPERIOR VENA CAVA," "THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA," OR "THE ABDOMINAL VENA CAVA"?

>> THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA.

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

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA.

>> INFERIOR VENA CAVA, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE ABOUT THE HEART.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST-- IN AN AVERAGE HUMAN, APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DOES THE HEART BEAT?

IS IT 15,000, 115,000, OR 215,000?

>> 215,000.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 115,000.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY GALLONS OF BLOOD DOES THE HEART PUMP PER DAY IN AN AVERAGE HUMAN?

IS IT 2,000, 4,000 OR 6,000?

>> 4,000.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY 2,000.

FINALLY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS LAST QUESTION.

THIS NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED MUSCLE CELLS FOUND IN THE HEART'S WALLS SEND SIGNALS TO THE REST OF THE HEART MUSCLE CAUSING A CONTRACTION.

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THIS GROUP OF MUSCLE CELLS?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OF THESE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE BORON GROUP, WHICH ONE HAS THE HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBER?

BORON, INDIUM, ALUMINUM, OR THALLIUM?

>> THALLIUM.

>> THALLIUM, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

STICKING WITH ELEMENTS OF THE BORON GROUP, I'LL NAME AN ELEMENT IN THAT GROUP, YOU TELL ME WHETHER IT'S A METAL OR A NON-METAL.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

LET'S START WITH THALLIUM?

>> NON-METAL.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS METAL.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE-- INDIUM?

>> A METAL.

>> METAL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT BORON?

>> NON-METAL.

>> NON-METAL, YES.

AND FINALLY, GALLIUM?

>> METAL.

>> METAL, YES, NICE JOB.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

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

PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS APPROVED AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO PROVIDE $5,000 FOR BOOKS TO BEGIN WHAT WASHINGTON ESTABLISHMENT?

>> THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST-- THE LIBRARY WAS FOUNDED IN WHAT YEAR?

WAS IT 1800, 1850, OR 1900?

>> 1800.

>> YES, 1800 IS RIGHT.

FOLLOWING THE LIBRARY'S DESTRUCTION IN THE WAR OF 1812, WHAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONATED HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION OF 6,487 BOOKS TO CONGRESS TO RECOMMENCE ITS LIBRARY?

>> THOMAS JEFFERSON.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

FINALLY, AS OF 2019, THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY MILLION ITEMS?

55, 170, OR 255?

>> 170.

>> 170 MILLION, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, NICE JOB ON THAT.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT SPORT IS FEATURED IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FILMS?

"REMEMBER THE TITANS," "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS," AND "THE LONGEST YARD"?

>> FOOTBALL.

>> FOOTBALL, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

STICKING WITH POPULAR SPORTS FILMS, WHAT SPORT IS CENTRAL TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MOVIES?

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

"I, TONYA"?

>> FIGURE SKATING.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT "CREED TWO"?

>> BOXING.

>> BOXING, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TRY "UNCLE DREW"?

>> NO IDEA.

>> THAT ONE'S ACTUALLY BASKETBALL.

HOW ABOUT "BATTLE OF THE SEXES"?

>> TENNIS.

>> TENNIS, YES, VERY NICE.

AND FINALLY, "THE KEEPER"?

>> SOCCER.

>> SOCCER, YES, OR, AS IT'S KNOWN IN EUROPE, FOOTBALL, SO VERY NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THIS IS THE FRONT PAGE OF A NOVEMBER 7TH EDITION OF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THAT READS, "NIXON WINS BY A THIN MARGIN, PLEADS FOR REUNITED NATION".

IN WHAT YEAR DID THAT HEADLINE APPEAR?

>> 1968.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE JOB, LET'S MOVE ON.

STICKING WITH ACTUAL FRONT PAGE HEADLINES FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES".

TELL ME IN WHAT YEAR DID EACH OF THE FOLLOWING HEADLINES APPEAR.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST FIRST ONE.

"THE FIRST GUN FIRED BY FORT MOULTRIE AGAINST FORT SUMTER"?

>> 1860.

>> CLOSE-- THAT WOULD BE 1861.

OKAY, HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

"HITLER'S SEA WALL IS BREACHED, INVADERS FIGHTING WAY INLAND; NEW ALLIED LANDINGS ARE MADE"?

>> 1942.

>> 1944, JUNE 7TH, ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE, THE LAST QUESTION IN THE CATEGORY.

HOW ABOUT, "ROOSEVELT WINS FOURTH TERM"?

>> 1940.

>> CLOSE-- 1944 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 15.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 15.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE RANKINE TEMPERATURE SCALE, OFTEN USED EXCLUSIVELY IN U.S. ENGINEERING, PLACES THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER CLOSEST TO WHICH OF THESE MEASUREMENTS?

450 DEGREES, 500 DEGREES, 550 DEGREES, OR 600 DEGREES?

>> 500 DEGREES.

>> 500, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

I'LL GIVE A TEMPERATURE MEASURE THAT'S THE BOILING POINT OF WATER IN ONE OF THE TEMPERATURE SCALES, YOU TELL ME WHICH SCALE.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

FIRST-- 100 DEGREES?

>> CELSIUS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT 671.64 DEGREES?

>> KELVIN.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS THE RANKINE SCALE.

HOW ABOUT FINALLY, 373.13 DEGREES?

>> KELVIN.

>> YES, KELVIN IS RIGHT.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, OF THE 10 CANADIAN PROVINCES, ONLY TWO ARE LANDLOCKED.

TO QUALIFY, NAME EITHER PROVINCE?

>> MANITOBA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME'S UP, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ALBERTA OR SASKATCHEWAN.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M JENNA DELISI FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL?

>> MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL IS KIX, I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLE AND NOT TOO COMPLICATED.

>> MY FAVORITE CEREAL IS REESE'S CUPS BECAUSE THE SONG THAT THEY HAD IN THEIR COMMERCIAL WAS A BIG PART OF MY CHILDHOOD.

>> MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL IS CHEERIOS AND MY FAMILY CALLS THEM O'S, AND I ESPECIALLY LIKE THEM BECAUSE MY FIRST NAME IS OSCAR AND IT STARTS WITH AN "O," AND THOSE TWO LETTERS ALIGN.

[ ♪♪ ] >> WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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, ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU WILL LOSE FIVE POINTS.

GET YOUR THINKING CAPS ON "A-S-A-P" FOR THIS ROUND.

I'LL NAME A COMMON ABBREVIATION OR ACRONYM, YOU TELL ME WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

>> B-M-I.

PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BODY MASS INDEX.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

C-P-R. MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> OH, UH... NO IDEA.

>> CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRY E-T-A.

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

H-M-S. [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] HIS OR HER MAJESTY'S SHIP IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

R-E-M. [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> RAPID EYE MOVEMENT.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

C-I-O.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

LET'S TRY A-D-H-D. [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRY U-F-O.

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

Y-T-D. [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT IS YEAR TO DATE.

TRY M-S-G. [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRY B-C-E. PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BEFORE CURRENT ERA.

>> BEFORE THE COMMON ERA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

OKAY, HOW ABOUT P-S-I?

MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

S-O-S. PIONEER VALLEY.

>> SAVE OUR SHIP.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST QUALIFYING MATCH.

THAT WAS A CLOSE MATCH THROUGHOUT TONIGHT, BUT TONIGHT'S WINNER IS MOUNT GREYLOCK, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

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

TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

GOOD NIGHT, AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME AS THE PLAYOFFS BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST SEMI-FINAL MATCH FEATURING NUMBER ONE SEED LENOX MEMORIAL GOING UP AGAINST NUMBER FOUR SEED, AMHERST REGIONAL.

THAT'S NEXT TIME ON 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.

[ ♪♪ ] >> ALL SEASON LONG STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE REGION HAVE TESTED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW, AND NOW IT'S DOWN TO JUST FOUR.

NEXT TIME ON AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, THE SEMI-FINALS BEGIN AS NUMBER ONE SEED LENOX MEMORIAL GOES UP AGAINST NUMBER FOUR SEED AMHERST REGIONAL.

THEY'LL BATTLE IT OUT FOR A CHANCE TO MOVE ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND COMPETE FOR THE COVETED COLLAMORE CUP.

IT'S LENOX MEMORIAL VERSUS AMHERST REGIONAL, NEXT TIME ON AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

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