>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS THE PLAYOFFS BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SEED, MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, GOING UP AGAINST THE EIGHTH SEED, HALL HIGH SCHOOL FROM WEST HARTFORD.

THE 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 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.

>> 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.

THIS SEASON, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION WENT HEAD TO HEAD TO TRY TO SCORE THE MOST POINTS FOR A CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP EIGHT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FINAL STANDINGS FROM OUR QUALIFYING ROUNDS.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN OUR STANDINGS, MOUNT GREYLOCK ON TOP.

HALL HIGH SCHOOL MAKING IT IN WITH 270.

BUT IN THE PLAYOFFS, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE POINTS ANYMORE.

IT IS ABOUT THE WIN.

THE QUALIFYING MATCHES ARE OVER AND THE PLAYOFFS ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN.

IN TONIGHT'S FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP, WE HAVE MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH HALL HIGH SCHOOL, COACHED BY CHRISTINA HUNTER AND JIM CRABB.

>> I'M REBECCA BOMZER.

I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I'M FROM WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

>> I'M ABHAYA SUNDAR, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

>> I'M CHARLOTTE RANKS, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

>> I'M KATE GREDEN, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE FROM WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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

>> MY NAME IS CHE GUERRA.

I AM A SENIOR FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> I'M QUIN REPETTO.

I'M A SENIOR FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> I'M CALEB LOW, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> I'M PARKER SMITH, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> WE START OFF EACH MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO.

ON MARCH 4TH, 1829, ANDREW JACKSON WAS SWORN IN AS THE SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT STATE DID JACKSON CALL HOME?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GREYLOCK.

>> TENNESSEE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IN THE METRIC SYSTEM, 5,000 GRAMS IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW MANY KILOGRAMS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> FIVE.

>> YES, FIVE IS RIGHT.

WHAT JOHN STEINBECK EPIC CHRONICLES THE DUST BOWL MIGRATION OF THE JOAD FAMILY-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "THE GRAPES OF WRATH."

>> YES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 16 FEET LONG AND 11 FEET WIDE.

WHAT IS THE AREA OF THAT RECTANGLE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> 176.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

RELEASED IN 2017, THIS ANIMATED VIDEO GAME MADE IT TO THE TELEVISION WITH A SERIES ON NETFLIX IN 2022.

ITS CHARACTERS, BESIDES THE TITLE CHARACTER-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> "THE LAST OF US."

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

ITS CHARACTERS, BESIDES THE TITLE CHARACTER, INCLUDE MUGMAN, BOWLBOY, AND CHEF-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> "CUPHEAD."

>> "CUPHEAD," YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY, PROMETHEUS IS BEST KNOWN FOR DEFYING THE OLYMPIAN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> FIRE.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

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 93 DEGREES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> 40.

>> 40, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS THE LOWEST-- WHICH OF THESE THAT I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE ELEMENTS HAS THE LOWEST ATOMIC NUMBER, IS IT NEON, BARIUM, PLATINUM, OR URANIUM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> NEON.

>> NEON, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AN ABERDEEN ANGUS IS A TYPE OF WHAT, A-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> DOG.

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> A DOG.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IT'S A TYPE OF FLOWER, COW, CHICKEN, OR A TRAIN?

ALL RIGHT, HALL HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> COW.

>> COW, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW.

IN WHAT U.S. STATE WILL YOU FIND PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE, COLBY-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> MAINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WILL YOU FIND COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE AND FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY?

HALL HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> MASSACHUSETTS?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS NEW HAMPSHIRE.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT ONE.

AS A RESULT OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE IN 1820, WHICH WAS THE LAST NEW ENGLAND STATE TO BE ADMITTED-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> MAINE.

>> MAINE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT, TO THE UNION UNDER ITS CURRENT FORM.

LET'S MOVE ON.

FROM WHICH SHAKESPEARE PLAY IS THE FOLLOWING LINE SPOKEN: "WHAT'S IN A NAME, THAT WHICH WE CALL--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> "ROMEO AND JULIET."

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. STATES IS NOT BORDERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE, IOWA, OR ILLINOIS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> MICHIGAN.

>> MICHIGAN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE USES A SMOOTH ANGLED SURFACE TO MOVE OBJECTS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> INCLINED PLANE.

>> YES, UP AND DOWN MORE EASILY.

VERY NICE JOB.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: PARIS IS TO FRANCE AS WHAT CAPITAL CITY IS TO SWITZERLAND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BERN.

>> BERN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE PLANTARIS, SPELLED P-L-A-N-T-A-R-I-S, IS A MUSCLE FOUND IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HUMAN BODY PARTS, IS IT THE WRIST, CHEST, LEG, OR SKULL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> LEG.

>> LEG, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE 17TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION CHANGED THE ELECTIONS OF U.S.

SENATORS FROM ELECTION BY STATE LEGISLATURES TO ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE OF EACH STATE.

WAS THE 17TH AMENDMENT RATIFIED IN 1813, 1863, 1913, OR-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> 1913.

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> 1913.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WHO BECAME THE LONGEST LIVING U.S. PRESIDENT ON MARCH 22ND, 2019, WHEN HE TURNED-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> JIMMY CARTER.

>> WHEN HE TURNED 94, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

M.A.

IS THE TWO-LETTER-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MASSACHUSETTS.

I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

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 WISCONSIN?

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> W.I.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

ON DECEMBER 8TH, 2023, THIS SINGER'S CURRENT TOUR BECAME THE FIRST TOUR-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> TAYLOR SWIFT.

>> YES, TO GROSS OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.

ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

IN 1895, GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM RÖNTGEN PRODUCED AND DETECTED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN A WAVELENGTH THAT HAS BECOME WIDELY USED IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS.

NAME THIS TYPE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> X-RAYS.

>> YES, X-RAYS IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM HALL HIGH, IF YOU COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FUTURE SELF, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO ASK OR TELL THEM?

>> I WOULD WANT TO ASK, LIKE, WHAT THE VALUE OF BITCOIN IS SO THAT I COULD MAKE SOME MONEY.

>> I WOULD ASK HER WHO'S PRESIDENT AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN POLITICS, BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS REAL INTERESTING.

>> I'D WANT TO ASK MY FUTURE SELF, AM I HAPPY?

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO MATTER-- MY HAPPINESS IS GOING TO MATTER MORE THAN HOW MANY FRIENDS I HAVE OR WHAT JOB I HAVE OR HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR.

>> I WOULD ASK MY FUTURE SELF WHAT STOCK I SHOULD INVEST IN SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORK WHEN I'M AN ADULT.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> THE SCORE CURRENTLY STANDS AT MOUNT GREYLOCK 130, HALL HIGH SCHOOL 70.

SO, 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 FIVE POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, TIME TO CHARGE UP YOUR BRAIN FOR THIS ROUND.

EACH OF THE ANSWERS TO THE CLUES I GIVE RHYME WITH THE WORD "BRAIN."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

STRETCHING OF LIGAMENTS IN A JOINT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GREYLOCK.

>> STRAIN.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT YOU BOARD AT AN AIRPORT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> PLANE.

>> PLANE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

OATS, RICE, AND CORN ARE EXAMPLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> GRAIN.

>> GRAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A SERIES OF METAL LINKS CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> CHAIN.

>> CHAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A NATIVE OR INHABITANT OF DENMARK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> DANE.

>> DANE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO STAY BEHIND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> REMAIN.

>> REMAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

BEING MENTALLY SOUND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> SANE.

>> SANE IS CORRECT.

THE HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF A SINK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> DRAIN.

>> DRAIN IS CORRECT.

TO EXPRESS AN ACCU-- ACCUSATION OF ILL TREATMENT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> CLAIM.

>> "COMPLAIN" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO DISCOLOR OR SOIL CLOTHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> STAIN.

>> STAIN IS CORRECT.

SEVERE PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT WITHIN THE BODY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PAIN.

>> PAIN IS RIGHT.

TO PREVENT FROM EXPRESSING A THOUGHT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> RESTRAIN.

>> RESTRAIN IS CORRECT, YES.

A STRONG TROPICAL CYCLONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> HURRICANE.

>> HURRICANE IS RIGHT.

PRECIPITATION THAT USUALLY COMES WITH A HURRICANE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> RAIN.

>> RAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

MADRID IS ITS CAPITAL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> SPAIN.

>> SPAIN IS CORRECT.

TO KEEP AN EXISTING STATE OF REPAIR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> MAINTAIN.

>> MAINTAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THOMAS THE TANK WAS ONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> TRAIN.

>> TRAIN IS CORRECT.

TO KEEP ONESELF FROM DOING SOMETHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> ABSTAIN.

>> "REFRAIN" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE HAVE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE IN OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

WE ASKED THE QUESTION "TO KEEP ONESELF FROM DOING SOMETHING."

WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE WORDS EITHER "REFRAIN," "RESTRAIN," OR "RESTRAINT."

MOUNT GREYLOCK ANSWERED "ABSTAIN," AND THE JUDGES ARE GOING TO ACCEPT THAT AND THE SCORE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE NOW WITH OUR FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCH WITH 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.

NOW, 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, HALL HIGH SCHOOL IS A BIT BEHIND.

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

ALL RIGHT, HALL HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AH, 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 TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY AND GRAB YOUR PENS.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> 12.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> 12 FEET.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

KEEP YOUR PENS HANDY FOR THIS.

FOR TEN POINTS EACH, FIRST, USING THAT SAME 60-FOOT ROPE, SUPPOSE THAT YOU WANT TO ENCLOSE A RECTANGULAR REGION.

IF THE RATIO OF THE LENGTH TO THE WIDTH OF THE RECTANGLE REGION IS 1:1 AND YOU JUST HAVE ENOUGH ROPE TO ENCLOSE THE REGION, WHAT IS THE AREA OF THAT REGION?

>> 225 SQUARE FEET.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NOW LET'S SUPPOSE THAT YOU WANT TO USE THAT SAME ROPE, 60 FEET OF IT, TO ENCLOSE A CIRCULAR REGION.

IF YOU HAVE JUST ENOUGH ROPE TO ENCLOSE THE REGION, WHAT IS THE DIAMETER OF THE CIRCLE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST FOOT?

>> 19 FEET.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

YOUR TASK IS TO ENCLOSE A TRIANGLE REGION WITH YOUR 60-FOOT ROPE.

IF THE THREE UNEQUAL SIDES ARE IN THE RATIO OF 9:6:5, WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONGEST SIDE?

>> 27.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> 27 FEET.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THAT IS A CLEAN SWEEP.

FANTASTIC JOB!

THAT MEANS YOU HAVE WON THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION AND YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB TO YOU.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW WITH MOUNT GREYLOCK, FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

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

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M TONY DITERLIZZI, A CALDECOTT HONOR AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR LIVING IN AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

I RECEIVED MY CALDECOTT HONOR FOR MY ILLUSTRATED ADAPTATION OF AN 1829 POEM BY MARY HOWITT THAT DESCRIBES A SPIDER'S ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO ENTICE A FLY INTO HIS HOME.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS POEM?

>> "CHARLOTTE'S WEB."

>> GOOD GUESS, HOWEVER, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, HALL HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> "ITSY-BITSY SPIDER."

>> [ CHUCKLES ] GOOD GUESS AS WELL.

LET'S NOT OVERTHINK THIS.

THE NAME IS "THE SPIDER AND THE FLY."

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS FORMER GOVERNOR OF OHIO SERVED AS THE 25TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

AT THE TIME OF HIS INAUGURATION IN 1897, THIS MAN WAS THE FIFTH PRESIDENT TO COME FROM THE STATE OF OHIO IN A SPAN OF 28 YEARS.

TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS PRESIDENT.

>> WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT OTHER-- ABOUT OHIO PRESIDENTS OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST, THIS POINT PLEASANT, OHIO, NATIVE AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN WAS THE 18TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND SERVED FROM 1869 TO 1877.

NAME HIM.

>> ULYSSES S. GRANT.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

IN THE ELECTION OF 1876, THIS DELAWARE, OHIO, NATIVE LOST THE POPULAR VOTE BUT WON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE BY ONE VOTE AFTER A RULING BY AN ELECTORAL COMMISSION.

NAME HIM.

>> RUTH-- RUTHERFORD V. HAYES-- OR B. HAYES.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, BORN IN MORELAND HILLS, OHIO, THE 20TH U.S. PRESIDENT WAS SWORN IN ON MARCH 4TH, 1881, BUT WAS SHOT ON JULY 2ND OF THAT YEAR AND DIED LESS THAN THREE MONTHS LATER ON SEPTEMBER 19TH.

NAME HIM.

>> BENJAMIN HARRISON.

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS JAMES A. GARFIELD.

NICE JOB WITH THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.

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

>> WE'LL TAKE SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

LIMA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHAT SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY?

>> PERU.

>> PERU, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MORE CAPITAL CITIES OF SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF COLUMBIA?

>> BOGOTA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE: URUGUAY.

>> MONTEVIDEO.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT SURINAM?

>> PARAMARIBO.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TRY ECUADOR.

>> QUITO.

>> YES, QUITO IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT ARGENTINA?

>> BUENOS AIRES.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

HALL HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE VELVET REVOLUTION WAS A NONVIOLENT TRANSITION OF POWER THAT BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 1989, AND ENDED 11 DAYS LATER IN WHAT FORMER EUROPEAN COMMUNIST COUNTRY WHEN ALL OF THE TOP COMMUNIST LEADERS AND COMMUNIST PARTY ITSELF RESIGNED?

>> CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH REVOLUTIONS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WITH WHAT REVOLUTION DO YOU ASSOCIATE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING?

FIRST, THE 1793 REIGN OF TERROR SPEECH AND THE 1794 FALL OF MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE?

>> FRENCH REVOLUTION.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

THE 1810 INDEPENDENCE CRY AND THE 1824 TREATY OF CORDOBA?

>> UH... AUSTRIAN REVOLUTION?

>> THAT WOULD BE THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON AND TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, THE 1917 RISE OF THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE ABDICATION OF EMPEROR NICHOLAS II?

>> RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE MAJORITY OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS CONSIST OF THREE QUATRAINS AND A FINAL COUPLET, ALL COMPOSED IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER.

A QUATRAIN IS A STANZA WHICH COMPRISES HOW MANY LINES?

>> FOUR.

>> FOUR, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SHAKESPEARE'S "SONNET 18" POSES THE QUESTION "SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER'S" WHAT?

>> "DAY."

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

AND FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

JULIET DECLARES HER DEEP, UNYIELDING, AND ETERNAL LOVE FOR HER DEAR ROMEO ON ONE OF THEIR FAMOUS BALCONY SCENES, SAYING "MY BOUNTY IS AS BOUNDLESS AS THE" WHAT?

>> "SEA."

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

NICE JOB.

HALL HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, PLEASE.

THIS TYPE OF TELESCOPE USES ITS LENS AS ITS OBJECTIVE TO FORM AN IMAGE.

IS THIS TYPE OF TELESCOPE CALLED A REFRACTOR, A CONCAVE, OR A CONVEX?

>> A CONCAVE?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> REFRACTOR.

>> REFRACTOR, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT TELESCOPES FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, EMPLOYING CURVED MIRRORS TO FORM AN IMAGE, WHAT OTHER TYPE OF TELESCOPE WAS INVENTED IN THE 17TH CENTURY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE REFRACTOR TELESCOPE DESIGN?

>> CONVEX.

>> REFLECTOR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS.

DISCOVERED BY ENGLISH ASTRONOMER SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL IN 1781, WHAT PLANET WAS THE FIRST DISCOVERED BY TELESCOPE?

>> NEPTUNE.

>> URANUS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WITH HIS FAMOUS 40-FOOT REFLECTING TELESCOPE, HERSCHEL ALSO DISCOVERED ENCELADUS AND MIMAS, THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH MOONS OF WHAT PLANET?

>> SATURN.

>> SATURN, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20, PLEASE.

>> NO ONE PICKING THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.

OKAY, MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> GREEN.

>> GREEN, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE QUESTIONS IN THIS CATEGORY REGARDING CHLOROS.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, NAME THE NATURAL COMPOUND PRESENT IN GREEN PLANTS THAT GIVES THEM THEIR COLOR.

>> CHLOROPHYLL.

>> CHLOROPHYLL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE SECOND HALF OF THE WORD "CHLOROPHYLL" COMES FROM "PHYLLON," MEANING WHAT?

>> "TO LOVE."

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "LEAF."

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, FINALLY, FOR TEN POINTS.

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY OCCURRING ELEMENT ACROSS ALL VARIATIONS OF CHLOROPHYLL?

>> CARBON?

>> HYDROGEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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, DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU FELT A SENSE OF WONDER AND CURIOSITY ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND YOU.

WHAT SPARKED THAT FEELING?

>> I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY TRIP TO ARGENTINA LAST SUMMER, WHEN I WAS TEACHING IN A PRESCHOOL.

IT WAS SUPER COOL TO HEAR THE DIFFERENT-- DIFFERENT REGIONAL ACCENTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, DIFFERENT IMMIGRANTS, AND INTERACTING WITH LITTLE KIDS, WHICH ARE SOME OF MY PASSIONS, SO I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT.

>> SO, IN "THE LITTLE PRINCE," THERE'S THIS ONE PICTURE WHERE THE LITTLE PRINCE'S ASTEROID, THE SUN, AND SATURN ARE ALL IN THE SAME DRAWING, AND SO, LIKE, A TIME I WAS CURIOUS WAS I WANTED TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAR AWAY THE LITTLE PRINCE'S ASTEROID WAS FROM THE SUN, AND SO I SPENT ABOUT FOUR HOURS SCRIBBLING ON VARIOUS TEACHERS', MAINLY DR. BURDICK'S, WHITEBOARD, TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>> IN 2017, I WAS IN NEBRASKA TO SEE THE LAST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN THE U.S., AND I JUST SAW THE ONE RECENTLY, AND IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.

>> WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, LIKE 10ISH, MY FATHER AND I WERE DRIVING UP TO VISIT MY GRANDPA, AND WE ENDED UP LISTENING TO A PODCAST ABOUT AND THEN HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT BLACK HOLES AND THE FOURTH DIMENSION AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THAT WAS A REALLY, LIKE-- THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I SORT OF REALIZED THERE WAS SPACE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

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

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

WELL, YOU'LL NEED TO BE PROMPT WHEN ANSWERING IN THIS ROUND.

EACH ANSWER CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE R-O-M SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "PROMPT."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A GENERALLY PLEASANT ODOR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> AROMA.

>> AROMA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A DECLARATION ASSURING AN ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL.

>> PROMISE.

>> PROMISE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TO BE ON TIME OR PUNCTUAL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PROMPT.

>> PROMPT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A BRASS INSTRUMENT WITH A MOVABLE SLIDE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL.

>> TROMBONE.

>> TROMBONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ANOTHER NAME FOR A LOVE AFFAIR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL.

>> ROMANCE.

>> ROMANCE IS CORRECT.

FRAGILE-X, DOWN, AND TRIPLE-X ARE EXAMPLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL.

>> COM-- COMFORTER.

>> "SYNDROME" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO PUT SOMEONE IN A HIGHER JOB GRADE OR RANK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PROMOTE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

INSTRUMENT MEASURING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BAROMETER.

>> BAROMETER IS RIGHT.

A TYPE OF BROAD-LEAF LETTUCE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> ROMAINE.

>> ROMAINE IS CORRECT.

SHINY METALLIC DETAIL ON YOUR CAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> CHROME.

>> CHROME IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A SELF-SERVICE PLACE TO WASH YOUR CLOTHES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> LAUNDROMAT.

>> LAUNDROMAT IS CORRECT.

CHEMICAL ELEMENT WITH THE SYMBOL Br.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HALL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> BROMINE.

>> BROMINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S A ONE-HUMPED CAMEL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> DROMEDARY.

>> DROMEDARY IS CORRECT.

THE CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> ROME.

>> ROME IS CORRECT.

INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING GRAVITY OF A LIQUID.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> BAROMETER.

>> "HYDROMETER" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO START FIRES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PYROMANIA.

>> YES, PYROMANIA IS RIGHT.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START OFF OUR PLAYOFFS.

I WANT TO SAY, MOUNT GREYLOCK, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR MOVING ON.

GREAT MATCHUP TONIGHT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BRACKET.

YOU CAN SEE THERE, FIRST TO FILL IN, MOUNT GREYLOCK.

OUR NEXT MATCHUP, HOWEVER, COMES WITH PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VERSUS AGAWAM.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE AS THE PLAYOFFS CONTINUE.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCHUP 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 QUARTERFINALS CONTINUE.

THAT'S NEXT 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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