Mount Greylock Vs. Pope Francis (Mar 18, at 7p.m.)
Season 62 Episode 11 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Mount Greylock Vs. Pope Francis (Mar 18, at 7p.m.)
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Mount Greylock goes head to head with Pope Francis! Does either team have what it takes to secure a spot on the playoffs and compete for the coveted Collamore Cup? A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz shows in the U.S.
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Mount Greylock Vs. Pope Francis (Mar 18, at 7p.m.)
Season 62 Episode 11 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Mount Greylock goes head to head with Pope Francis! Does either team have what it takes to secure a spot on the playoffs and compete for the coveted Collamore Cup? A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz shows in the U.S.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipJOIN US TONIGHT AS MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
THE HISTORIC 62ND SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES TONIGHT AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
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 WILL GO 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 MOMENT TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT TOP EIGHT STANDINGS.
YOU CAN SEE WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ON TOP, 210.
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS.
IN TONIGHT'S MATCH UP WE HAVE MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH POPE FRANCIS, COACHED BY JOE MATTY.
>> I'M SAMANTHA, A SENIOR.
>> I'M ELIZABETH, SOPHOMORE AT POPE FRANCIS PREP.
>> I'M JESSE DUPONT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE JOHN.
AND FOR MOUNT GREYLOCK COACHED BY BLAIR DILS.
>> EZRA, SENIOR FROM MOUNT GRAYLOCK.
>> I'M CALEB, A JUNIOR.
ONCE AGAIN, WE START OFF EACH MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.
I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
BOTH TEAMS.
THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.
1.THE FALKLAND ISLANDS IS AN ARCHIPELAGO THAT IS PART OF WHAT CONTINENT?
MOUNT GREYLOCK.
>> EUROPE.
>> POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU ANSWER.
>> ASIA.
SOUTH AMERICA 2.
CARTILAGE, TENDONS, AND LIGAMENTS ARE ALL PARTS OF WHAT SYSTEM IN THE HUMAN BODY?
>> MUSCULAR SYSTEM.
>> YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
3.
WHAT 17TH CENTURY NOVEL BY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES TAKES PLACE IN THE SPANISH REGION OF LA MANCHA?
DON QUIXOTE YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
4.
IN GEOMETRY, WHAT IS THE NAME OF A TWELVE-SIDED POLYGON?
POPE FRANCIS.
DODECAGON >> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
5.
WHAT DISNEY-PIXAR MOVIE SERIES FEATURES THE CHARACTERS NAMED LIGHTNING MCQUEEN, CRUZ RAMIREZ, AND SMOKEY?
POPE FRANCES.
CARS >> YES.
THAT IS RIGHT.
6.
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: ADDIS ABA-BA IS TO ETHIOPIA AS WHAT CAPITAL CITY IS TO KENYA?
NAIROBI 7.
THE NAME NAIROBI IS DERIVED FROM THE MASSAI PHRASE ENKER NAIROBI WHICH TRANSLATES TO "PLACE OF COOL WATERS.
SPELL THE WORD NAIROBI?
N-A-I-R-O-B-I >> YES.
VERY NICE.
THAT IS CORRECT.
MOVING ON.
8.
WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FAMILY DO XYLOPHONES BELONG TO?
PERCUSSION 9.
LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE: "I BROUGHT EVERYTHING BUT THE SNACKS YOU ASKED FOR."
IN THAT SENTENCE, WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD BUT?
POPE FRANCES.
>> CONJUNCTION.
I'M SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
MOUNT GREYLOCK.
PREPOSITION TRY THIS.
10.
MIAMI-DADE, ORANGE, AND MANATEE ARE ALL COUNTIES IN WHAT U.S. STATE?
FLORIDA 11.
WHAT SCALE MEASURES THE MAGNITUDE OF EARTHQUAKES?
RICHTER SCALE 12.
WHAT'S THE SHARED NAME OF BOTH THE ROMAN AND GREEK GODS OF MUSIC AND POETRY?
APOLLO 13.
IN AN A.A. MILNE CLASSIC, WHAT YOUNG BOY IS A FRIEND OF WINNIE-THE-POOH'S?
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN 14.
NAME THE POLITICIAN WHO HAS BEEN SUPREME LEADER OF NORTH KOREA SINCE 2011?
KIM JONG-UN (KIM JONG-OON) 15.
NAME THE ELEMENT FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS WITH THE SYMBOL S?
SULFUR 16.
WHAT TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL TELLS THE STORY OF A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED ELPHABA?
WICKED 17.
THIS MOUNTAIN RANGE, WHOSE NAME IS SPANISH FOR "SNOWY SAW-TOOTHED MOUNTAINS," SIERRA NEVADA RANGE 18.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE 555 -FOOT COMMEMORATIVE OBELISK DESIGNED BY ROBERT MILLS IN THE MID 19 TH CENTURY THAT STANDS IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL?
WASHINGTON MONUMENT 19.
TERN, EIDER AND SNIPE ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL?
BIRD 20.
IN WHAT EURASIAN COUNTRY WERE OVER ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION PEOPLE EXECUTED BY THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE DURING WORLD WAR ONE?
POPE FRANCES.
>> TURKEY.
>> I'M SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
MOUNT GREYLOCK.
THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
>> HUNGARY.
ARMENIA 21.
IF YOU EVER SAW LINDSEY VONN COMPETE, WHAT SPORT WOULD YOU BE WATCHING?
SKIING REPEAT PLEASE.
>> ALPINE SKIING.
>> YES.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
22.
WHAT IS THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF THE NUMBERS NEGATIVE 81, NEGATIVE 27, AND NEGATIVE 9?
[ BUZZER ] >> TIME IS UP.
NEGATIVE 39 23.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DOES NOT BORDER GERMANY: POLAND, SWITZERLAND, SLOVAKIA, OR THE CZECH REPUBLIC?
>> SWITZERLAND.
>> I'M SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, POPE FRANCES, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
SLOVAKIA YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
TRY THIS ONE.
24.
ARIEL, UMBRIEL, AND MIRANDA ARE THREE OF THE 27 KNOWN MOONS OF WHICH PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
MOUNT GREYLOCK.
URANUS 25.
ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2022, RISHI SUNAK BECAME THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR TO BECOME THE PRIME MINISTER OF WHAT COUNTRY?
POPE FRANCES.
>> THE UK.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
26.
WHAT CHARLES DICKENS CLASSIC HISTORICAL NOVEL BEGINS WITH THE LINES: "IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES"?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES AND THAT MARKS THE END OF THE CHALLENGE ROUND.
NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM POPE FRANCES PREP IF YOU COULD FIND THE FUTURE, WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO FIND OUT?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IT WOULD GIVE ME AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
>> YES, I WOULD.
WE HAVE MADE SO MANY ADVANCEMENTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE ADVANCEMENTS WE WILL MAKE.
>> I LIKE TO KNOW THE FUTURE BECAUSE I LIKE TO PLAN EVERYTHING OUT AND DON'T LIKE EXTRA EFFORT ON THINGS THAT AREN'T GOING TO WORK OUT.
>> I WOULD.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAREER PATH I WOULD TAKE AND IF I END UP IN A PROFESSION I ENJOY.
WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH BUZZ IN AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, AND YOU WIN 5 POINTS.
ANSWER INCORRECTLY, AND YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.
O-K!
THIS ONE'S ALL ABOUT THE LETTER 'K'!
EACH CORRECT ANSWER WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTER K!
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW!
1.
AMERICAN STATE WHOSE CAPITAL IS FRANKFORT?
KENTUCKY 2.
SMALL BOAT WITH DOUBLE-BLADED PADDLE?
KAYAK 3.
NAME FOR THE WHOLE SEED OF CORN?
KERNEL 4.
JOINTS ON YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
KNUCKLES 5.
A UNIT OF MEASURE FOR THE QUALITY OF GOLD?
KARAT 6.
RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT THAT IS A WEAKNESS OF SUPERMAN?
KRYPTONITE 7.
HE'S A GIANT APE IN FILM?
KING KONG 8.
CAPITAL CITY OF MALAYSIA?
KUALA LUMPUR 9.
A SMALL STRUCTURE USED TO VEND MERCHANDISE?
KIOSK 10.
THE 10TH LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET?
KAPPA 11.
MARINATED, COOKED MEAT AND VEGETABLES ON A SKEWER?
KABOB 12.
A BRICK-LINED OVEN FOR FIRING POTTERY?
KILN 13.
A HANDLE TO OPEN A DRAWER OR A DOOR?
KNOB 14.
NORTHERN REGION OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT?
POPE FRANCES.
>> KAZAKHSTAN.
>> KASHMIR IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.
15.
YELLOWISH-BROWN CLOTH PANTS?
KHAKIS 16.
LARGE BROWN BEAR UNIQUE TO SOUTH-WESTERN ALASKA?
KODIAK DID THEY GET THAT UNDER THE BUZZER?
NOT QUITE, BUT KODIAK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND WE NOW MOVE ON TO 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 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!
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 30 VIDEO QUALIFIER: HI, I'M GABBY THOMAS, A MEDAL-WINNING MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD TEAM DURING THE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
DURING THOSE GAMES, WHICH WERE DELAYED BY COVID-19 UNTIL AUGUST OF 2021, I WON THE INDIVIDUAL BRONZE MEDAL FOR THE 200-METER SPRINT AND WAS A TEAM SILVER MEDALIST IN THE 4 BY 100-METER RELAY.
TO QUALIFY, IN WHAT ASIAN CAPITAL CITY WERE THE 2020 OLYMPICS GAMES HELD IN AUGUST OF 2021?
>> BEIJING.
>> SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
MOUNT GREYLOCK.
YOU CAN CAPITALIZE.
TOKYO >> YES.
LET'S MOVE ON.
1.
MORE ABOUT OLYMPIC EVENTS.
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
FIRST: HOW MANY TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS MAKE UP THE OLYMPIC HEPTATHLON?
>> FIVE.
>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS SEVEN.
2.
WHAT MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OLYMPIC TEAM EVENT IS STAGED IN A SWIMMING POOL WITH TWO TEAMS OF SEVEN PLAYERS AND GOALS ON EITHER END OF THE POOL?
WATER POLO >> YES.
WATER POLO IS CORRECT.
3.
AND FINALLY: RECENTLY INTRODUCED AT THE TOKYO GAMES IN 2021, WHAT OLYMPIC EVENT HAS COMPETITIONS CALLED "STREET" AND "PARK"?
SKATEBOARDING YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
MOUNT GREYLOCK, PLEASE KICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
SOCIAL STUDIES 25 TO QUALIFY: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
THE BANNER BELOW THE SHIELD ON THIS NEW ENGLAND STATE'S FLAG BEARS THE LATIN PHRASE QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET, MEANING: HE WHO IS TRANSPLANTED STILL SUSTAINS.
NAME THE STATE?
CONNECTICUT >> YES.
CONNECTICUT IS RIGHT.
YOU LOOK SURPRISED.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
1.
MORE ABOUT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN AGAIN.
WHAT FAMOUS TREE, DEPICTED HERE IN AN 1857 PAINTING BY CHARLES DE WOLF BROWNELL, WAS ALLEGEDLY THE PLACE WHERE CONNECTICUT'S ROYAL CHARTER OF 1662 WAS HIDDEN TO PREVENT ITS CONFISCATION BY THE BRITISH?
>> WILLOW TREE.
>> THE CHARTER OAK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
2.
ON JANUARY 9, 1788, CONNECTICUT RATIFIED THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
WAS CONNECTICUT THE 5 TH , 6 TH , OR 7 TH STATE TO RATIFY?
>> SEVENTH.
>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS FIFTH.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
3.
AND FINALLY FOR 5 POINTS: THIS HARBINGER OF SPRING IS CONNECTICUT'S STATE BIRD.
NAME IT?
>> REST BREASTED ROBIN.
>> YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT POPE FRANCES, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 30 TO QUALIFY: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
WHAT FOOD FRANCHISE WAS FEATURED IN THE 2016 MOVIE, "THE FOUNDER" THAT FEATURED ACTOR MICHAEL KEATON AS FAST-FOOD ENTREPRENEUR RAY KROC?
MCDONALDS >> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
1.
MORE ON THE MANY ROLES OF MICHAEL KEATON.
FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST: IN THIS 2014 FILM, KEATON PLAYED RIGGAN THOMSON, A FADING ACTOR BEST KNOWN FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF A SUPERHERO.
THAT PERFORMANCE EARNED HIM A GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR.
NAME THE FILM?
>> THE FALCON.
>> GOOD GUESS.
BIRDMAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
LET'S TRY THIS.
2.
WHAT 1988 TIM BURTON FILM FEATURED KEATON AS THE TITLE CHARACTER, SHOWN HERE, A PLAYFUL AND MISCHIEVOUS GHOST?
BEETLEJUICE >> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
3.
AND FINALLY: KEATON HAS ALSO PROVIDED VOICES FOR MANY ANIMATED CHARACTERS, INCLUDING KEN, SHOWN HERE, IN WHAT 2010 ANIMATED FILM?
>> TOY STORY.
TOY STORY 3 >> THAT IS CORRECT.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON THE MOUNT GREYLOCK, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
WORLD EVENTS 30 TO QUALIFY: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
IN WHAT U.S. STATE WAS THIS FAMOUS PHOTO OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS' FIRST AIRPLANE FLIGHT TAKEN?
NORTH CAROLINA (KITTY HAWK IN 1903) 1.
WHERE WERE THE FOLLOWING HISTORIC PHOTOS TAKEN?
FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST: ON MAY 10, 1869, THE LAST SPIKE WAS DRIVEN TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.
IN WHAT U.S. STATE DID THIS "DRIVING OF THE GOLDEN SPIKE" TAKE PLACE?
>> NEVADA.
>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS UTAH.
2.
THIS IMAGE SHOWS LYNDON JOHNSON BEING SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY.
IN WHAT STATE DID THIS SWEARING-IN TAKE PLACE?
TEXAS >> TEXAS.
YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
3.
AND FINALLY, IN JULY OF 1969, APOLLO 11 WAS LAUNCHED TO SEND THE FIRST ASTRONAUTS TO LAND ON THE MOON.
IN WHAT STATE DID THIS LAUNCH TAKE PLACE?
FLORIDA >> FLORIDA.
YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT POPE FRANCES, PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.
MATH AND SCIENCE 30 TO QUALIFY: IN PHYSICS, THIS SCALAR QUANTITY, IS THE RATE AT WHICH AN OBJECT COVERS DISTANCE.
WHAT IS IT?
>> DISPLACE Y.
>> SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> VELOCITY.
>> SPEED IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.
MOUNT GREYLOCK YOUR TURN.
SOCIAL STUDIES 30 TO QUALIFY: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
THE FIRST INAUGURATION TO BE RECORDED ON FILM HAPPENED ON MARCH 4, 1897 FOR THE FIRST TERM OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT.
NAME HIM?
>> GARFIELD.
>> SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
POPE FRANCES, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> LYNDON B. JOHNSON.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY ALL RIGHT.
POPE FRANCES PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.
LITERATURE 30 TO QUALIFY: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS AND LISTEN CAREFULLY: QUACK, BOOM, AND ACHOO ARE EACH AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH OF THE LITERARY DEVICES YOU SEE?
ONOMATOPOEIA >> YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
1.
STICKING WITH LITERARY DEVICES.
I'LL PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A LITERARY DEVICE, YOU IDENTIFY THE DEVICE FROM THE LIST WE'LL GIVE YOU.
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST: WALT WHITMAN'S LINE: "I CELEBRATE MYSELF, AND SING MYSELF.
AND WHAT I ASSUME YOU SHALL ASSUME."
NAME THIS LITERARY DEVICE?
>> MALAPROPISM.
>> KONS NANCE.
CONSONANCE 2.
CHARLES DICKENS' LINE: "IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES".
NAME THIS LITERARY DEVICE?
ANTITHESIS 3.
AND FINALLY, THIS LINE TAKEN FROM GIB LEWIS, THE TEXAS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE FROM 1983 TO 1993, WHO SUPPOSEDLY SAID, "THIS IS UNPARALYZED IN THE STATE'S HISTORY."
NAME THIS LITERARY DEVICE?
>> HYPERBOLE.
MALAPROPISM LITERATURE 25 TO QUALIFY: IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, THIS IS THE GODDESS OF THE HUNT AND THE MOON.
SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF ZEUS AND LETO.
WHAT IS HER NAME?
ARTEMIS 1.
MORE CHARACTERS FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHOSE NAME BEGINS WITH A.
THESE ARE FOR 5 POINTS EACH.
FIRST: WHAT IS THE NAME OF ARTEMIS'S BROTHER, WHO IS THE GREEK GOD OF ARCHERY, LIGHT, AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG OTHERS?
APOLLO >> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
2.
NEXT ONE: THE ROMANS CALLED HER VENUS.
BY WHAT NAME IS SHE KNOWN IN THE GREEK PANTHEON?
APHRODITE >> YES.
CORRECT.
3.
THIS TITAN WAS CONDEMNED BY ZEUS TO CARRY THE WORLD ON HIS BACK AFTER THE TITANS LOST THE WAR TO THE OLYMPIANS.
NAME HIM?
ATLAS >> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
4.
THIS OLYMPIAN WAS THE GOD OF WAR AND COURAGE.
NAME HIM?
ARES >> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
5.
AND FINALLY, THIS GODDESS WAS OFTEN GIVEN THE EPITHET, PALLAS.
SHE IS ASSOCIATED WITH WISDOM, WARFARE, AND HANDICRAFT.
NAME HER?
ATHENA ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 25 TO QUALIFY: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
THE FIRST ISSUE OF ACTION COMICS, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN JUNE OF 1938, FEATURED THE DEBUT OF WHAT SUPERHERO COMMONLY NICKNAMED "THE MAN OF STEEL"?
SUPERMAN >> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
1.
DC COMICS AND MARVEL COMICS PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL FEATURING MANY WELL- KNOWN SUPERHEROES.
I'LL NAME THE SUPERHERO, YOU TELL ME WHETHER THE RIGHTS TO THE CHARACTER ARE OWNED BY DC COMICS OR MARVEL COMICS.
FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST ONE: BATMAN?
DC 2.
AND HOW ABOUT CAPTAIN AMERICA?
MARVEL 3.
AND FINALLY, FOR 5 POINTS?
HOW ABOUT SPIDER-MAN?
MARVEL >> BOY, YOU DO KNOW YOUR DC AND MARVEL COMICS.
MOUNT GREYLOCK, YOUR TURN.
WORLD EVENTS 25 TO QUALIFY: YOU'VE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.
ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND YOU'LL WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.
GOOD LUCK!...
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE PRESIDENCY ON MARCH 4, 1841.
HE WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT THAT WAS A MEMBER OF WHAT POLITICAL PARTY?
>> REPUBLICAN.
>> SORRY.
THAT IS INCORRECT.
POPE FRANCES, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE.
>> DEMOCRAT.
>> IT IS ACTUALLY THE WHIG PARTY.
THAT MARKS THE END OF THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL!
>> RACHEL, HERE IN THE CAMPUS CENTER AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK, WHAT ARE THE TOP TWO SONGS ON YOUR PLAY LIST.
>> FIFTH SYMPATHY AND RIP.
>> THE TOP TWO ARE BUGLER'S HOLIDAY AND HOT CROSS BUTTONS, A ENGLISH NURSERY RHYME.
>> LEARNING TO FLY BY TOM PETTY.
ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH BUZZ IN AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, AND YOU WIN 5 POINTS.
ANSWER INCORRECTLY, AND YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.
WE'RE CALL THIS ROUND "WHERE IS IT?"
I'LL NAME A FAMOUS LANDMARK, YOU TELL ME IN WHICH U.S. STATE IT'S LOCATED!
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW!
1.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND THE GRAND CANYON?
ARIZONA 2.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND MALL OF AMERICA?
>> WASHINGTON, D.C. >> MINNESOTA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
3.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND MYSTIC SEAPORT?
CONNECTICUT 4.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND MOUNT WASHINGTON?
NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND ALCATRAZ ISLAND?
CALIFORNIA 6.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND THE LIBERTY BELL LOCATED?
PENNSYLVANIA 7.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND FORT SUMTER?
SOUTH CAROLINA 8.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND THE ALAMO?
TEXAS 9.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG?
VIRGINIA 10.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND THE 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH?
>> MOUNT GREYLOCK.
>> GEORGIA.
>> ALABAMA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
11.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD PARK?
THAT WOULD BE LOCATED IN VIRGINIA.
12.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND FORT MCHENRY?
POPE FRANCES.
>> MICHIGAN.
>> MARYLAND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
13.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN?
LOUISIANA 14.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND THE PILGRIM MONUMENT?
MASSACHUSETTS 15.
IN WHICH STATE CAN YOU FIND OLD FAITHFUL?
WYOMING THEY GOT THAT UNDER THE BUZZER.
YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND, AND IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH!
WHAT A GREAT MATCHUP TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO THANKS BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCH.
TONIGHT'S WINNER IS MOUNT GREYLOCK, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
YOU HAVE MOVED INTO THE TOP EIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS SEASON.
WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCHUP TONIGHT.
TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEB PAGE AT N-E-P-M DOT ORG OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.
I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.
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