>> JOIN US TONIGHT, AS PALMER HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST THE MACDUFFIE 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 PROUD TO@SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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

[music playing] >> 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.

[music playing] [trumpet fanfare] >> 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.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE WITH US AS HIGH SCHOOLS ú FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION@ COMPETE IN QUALIFYING MATCHES.

THE TEAMS WHO SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP 8 WILL COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

TONIGHT.

ú PALMER HIGH SCHOOL IS TAKING ON THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

LET'S MEET THE TEAMS.

WE BEGIN WITH MACDUFFIE, COACHED BY TED LYMAN.

>> MY NAME IS MATEO LOPEZ.

I'M A JUNIOR.

AND I LIVE IN GRANBY, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS ANDREW TISHCHENKO.

AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM GRANBY, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> I'M ANDREW GOJGINI.

I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I'M FROM BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS COOPER MANIOUDAKIS.

AND I'M A FRESHMAN FROM BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR ALTERNATES, JEFFERSON WOOD AND WILLIAM JIANG.

>> AND PALMER, COACHED BY REE MIGLIOZZI.

>> HI, I'M ELIZABETH MILLER, A SENIOR FROM PALMER HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M BEVERLY CUDDY.

AND I'M A SENIOR FROM PALMER HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M ELLA PEAR.

I'M A SENIOR FROM PALMER HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, JORDAN BIGDA.

>> THE CHALLENGE ROUND IS WHERE WE'LL START THINGS OFF TONIGHT.

I'LL ASK QUESTIONS, AND BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER.

GET IT RIGHT, AND THAT TEAM WINS 10 POINTS.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

LET'S BEGIN WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

THE LOWER COUNTIES OF THIS AMERICAN COLONY WERE GOVERNED AS PART OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM 1682 UNTIL 1701, WHEN THOSE COUNTIES ú WERE GRANTED AN INDEPENDENT COLONIAL LEGISLATURE.

NAME THIS COLONY.. [buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> VIRGINIA.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

PALMER HIGH SCHOOL, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> JAMESTOWN.

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS DELAWARE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS, WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT NAME OF MASS?

[buzzer] PALMER?

GRAMS.

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

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> KILOGRAM.

>> KILOGRAM, YES.

YOU WERE CLOSE, PALMER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

NAME THE 1945 GEORGE ORWELL NOVELLA THAT FEATURES REBELLIOUS FARM CREATURES WITH [buzzer] --NAMES.

PALMER?

>> ANIMAL FARM.

@ >> THEY SAY TOGETHER, YES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

@ GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

ú A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 88@ FEET LONG AND 22 FEET WIDE.

ú WHAT IS THE LENGTH IN FEET OF@ONE SIDE OF A SQUARE, WHICH HAS @THE SAME AREA AS THE RECTANGLE?

[buzzer] TIME IS UP.

@ 44 FEET IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IN THIS 2019 SANDBOX ADVENTURE GAME, THE PLAYER IS AN ASTRONAUT, WHO IS TASKED WITH COLONIZING@ PLANETS, CREATING STRUCTURES @ AND COLLECTING RESOURCES.

IS THIS GAME ASTRO KID, ASTRONEER, ASTRO TEAM-- [buzzer] OR ASTRO-- >> ASTRONEER.

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> ASTRONEER.

>> ASTRONEER, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES ú 85 DEGREES AND THE SECOND@ ANGLE MEASURES 58 DEGREES?

[buzzer] JUST UNDER THE BUZZER, MACDUFFIE?

>> 67, NO.

>> I HAVE TO TAKE THE FIRST ANSWER I HEAR.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PALMER HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> 37.

>> 37, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, ú WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS@ THE HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBER?

@COBALT, NICKEL, IRON, OR COPPER?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> IRON.

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

@ MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> COBALT.

>> COPPER IS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AN ABERDEEN ANGUS IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

CAT, CHICKEN, COW-- [buzzer] --OR DOG?

>> COW.

>> MACDUFFIE?

COW, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU@ FIND WALLA WALLA, NORTHWEST, @ AND GONZAGA UNIVERSITIES?

[buzzer] >> WASHINGTON STATE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE LAST OF THE BRITISH TROOPS, WHO FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WERE EVACUATED ON NOVEMBER 25, 1783-- [buzzer] PALMER?

>> YORKTOWN.

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

FROM WHAT US CITY DID THEY DEPART?

MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> NEW YORK.

>> NEW YORK, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT 1939 JOHN STEINBECK NOVEL FOCUSES ú ON THE JOADS, A POOR FAMILY OF@ TENANT FARMERS FROM OKLAHOMA?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> GRAPES OF WRATH.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MIGUEL DIAZ-CANEL IS THE@ THIRD AND CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF WHAT NATION?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> SPAIN.

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

@ MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

ú [buzzer] CORRECT ANSWER IS CUBA, NOT QUITE IN TIME.

NAILS, KNIVES, AND@ DOORSTOPS ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> WEDGE.

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

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP-- ú CARACAS IS TO VENEZUELA AS@ LA PAZ IS TO WHAT COUNTRY?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> BOLIVIA.

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

THE DISTAL PHALANGES ARE FOUND IN WHICH OF THESE PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY?

THE HAND, THE CHEST-- [buzzer] >> HAND.

>> MACDUFFIE, YES, THE HAND IS CORRECT.

ú WHICH NUMERICAL AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS BEGINS AS FOLLOWS-- "CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW, RESPECTING úAN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR@PROHIBITING--" [buzzer] PALMER?

>> FIRST.

@ >> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH.

YES, FIRST AMENDMENT, THAT IS CORRECT.

ú ON APRIL 28, 2019, AMERICAN UNDERSEA EXPLORER VICTOR VESCOVO ACHIEVED THE@ DEEPEST DIVE OF ANY HUMAN IN HISTORY, AS HE REACHED CHALLENGER DEEP @IN WHAT PACIFIC OCEAN LANDMARK?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> MARINARA TRENCH.

>> MARIANA TRENCH, JUDGES WILL ACCEPT THAT.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT, 36,000" ACTUALLY.

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

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

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> MI.

>> MI, YES THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS 2018 FILM, STARRING MAHERSHALA ALI WAS INSPIRED BY THE 1962 TOUR OF THE DEEP SOUTH-- [buzzer] BY@ AFRICAN-AMERICAN-- PALMER?

>> THE GREEN BOOK.

>> GREEN BOOK, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NICE.

WELL, THE CLOCK HAS RUN@ OUT ON THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

ú BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE FIRST@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE NIGHT, ú LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE TEAM@ FROM THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M REBECCA GUSTAVSSON FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MACDUFFIE, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOARD GAME OR VIDEO GAME?

AND WHY DO YOU ENJOY PLAYING IT?

ú >> I THINK I WOULD HAVE TO SAY@THE GAME FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE @ HAS GOT TO BE UP THERE FOR ME.

ú AND THE REASON I ENJOY THIS IS JUST IT'S BEEN THERE FOR ME FOR A LONG TIME, EVER SINCE I THINK, ABOUT 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD, I'VE BEEN REALLY GOING AT IT WITH THAT GAME.

AND I'VE GOTTEN GOOD OVER THE YEARS.

@ AND I ENJOY IT THOROUGHLY.

SO, I'D SAY SO.

ú >> PROBABLY FIFA, BECAUSE@ I PLAY SOCCER IN REAL LIFE.

ú AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO JUST BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO USE A LOT OF ENERGY AND STUFF.

@ AND IT'S JUST REALLY FUN.

AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY SAY@ MADDEN, BECAUSE I ALWAYS BEAT MY BROTHER IN IT.

@ AND HE'S PRETTY BAD AT IT.

AND I LOVE JUST BEATING MY BROTHER.

>> I'M GOING TO SAY CLASH OF CLANS, BECAUSE I CAN JUST PULL@ IT OUT ANYWHERE I NEED TO.

I'VE PLAYED IT FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW.

SO, YEAH.

[trumpet fanfare] ú >> THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING IS NEXT.

@ SO KEEP THOSE BUZZERS HANDY.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

úEACH TEAM CAN BUZZ IN AND ANSWER@ QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

ú ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5@ POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.

WELL, IT'LL BE HARD FOR YOUR TEAM ú TO LOSE IN THIS ROUND IF YOU@ CAN COME UP WITH THE WORD OR TERM THAT RHYMES WITH THE WORD @"LOSE," DESCRIBED BY EACH CLUE.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

@ TO ENTERTAIN IN A SILLY WAY?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> AMUSE.

>> AMUSE IS CORRECT.

TO TAKE A SHORT NAP?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> SNOOZE.

>> SNOOZE IS RIGHT.

@ JAMBALAYA, GUMBO, AND GOULASH?

[buzzer] >> STEW >> MACDUFFIE?

STEW IS CORRECT.

ú TO TAKE ONESELF OFF OF A CAUSE@ DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> RECUSE.

>> RECUSE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ STONE IMAGES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> MUSE?

>> STATUES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@TO SPREAD THINLY OR WASTEFULLY?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> REUSE.

>> DIFFUSE IS THE RIGHT@ ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO A PERFORMANCE?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> REVIEWS?

@ >> BOOS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú SWAMPY SECTIONS OF RIVERS OR LAKES IN LOUISIANA?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> BAYOUS?

>> BAYOUS IS CORRECT.

@THE SONS OF A BROTHER OR SISTER?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> NEPHEWS.

>> NEPHEWS IS RIGHT.

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR AN ORGANIZATION?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> DUES.

>> DUES IS CORRECT.

SUDDEN ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE OR TECHNIQUE?

[buzzer] BREAKTHROUGHS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MELANCHOLY MUSICAL GENRE FROM THE DEEP SOUTH?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> BLUES.

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

ú ANOTHER TERM FOR A CONTUSION ON THE OVERLYING SKIN?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> BRUISE.

>> BRUISE IS CORRECT.

@ A PLEASURE TRIP ON A SHIP?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> CRUISE.

>> CRUISE IS RIGHT.

TO READ A BOOK IN A THOROUGH OR CAREFUL WAY?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> PERUSE.

>> PERUSE IS RIGHT.

ú THAT BELL SIGNALS THE END OF@ OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE GO NOW TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, ú 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.

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

ALL RIGHT, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS MACDUFFIE.

SO MACDUFFIE, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN GEOMETRY, WHAT WORD IS DEFINED ú AS A CLOSED PLANE FIGURE,@ BOUNDED BY STRAIGHT LINES?

@ [buzzer] SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, PALMER HIGH@ SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> POLYGON?

[buzzer] ú >> JUST UNDER THE BUZZER,@ POLYGON, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

ú TELL ME HOW MANY SIDES EACH@ OF THE FOLLOWING POLYGONS HAVE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

HERE'S THE FIRST.

NONAGON?

>> 9.

>> 9 IS CORRECT.

TRY HEPTAGON.

>> 7 >> 7 IS RIGHT.

FINALLY, TRIDECAGON?

>> 13?

>> 13.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE.

ALL RIGHT, POLOGON.

YOUR TURN.

FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30, HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

IN JUNE OF 2022, THIS@ MUSICIAN PLAYED TWO CONCERTS AT FENWAY PARK, WHICH INCLUDED HIS SONGS, HEY @ JUDE AND LIVE AND LET DIE.

NAME THIS MUSICIAN.

>> PAUL MCCARTNEY.

>> YES, PAUL MCCARTNEY IS CORRECT.

ú HERE ARE CLUES TO MUSICIANS WHO PLAYED CONCERTS AT FENWAY IN 2023.

FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, ON AUGUST 1, 2023, THIS ARTIST'S PERFORMANCE AT FENWAY PARK INCLUDED SUCH HITS AS GET THIS PARTY STARTED, RAISE YOUR GLASS,.

AND SO WHAT.

NAME HER.

>> PINK.

>> YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

ON AUGUST 19, 2023, THIS BAND BROUGHT FROM THE "FIRE TOUR" TO FENWAY AND PERFORMED SUCH HITS AS "MAKE THIS DAY," "TOES," AND "CHICKEN FRIED."

NAME THE BAND.

>> LITTLE BIG TOWN?

>> CORRECT ANSWER> THERE IS ZAC BROWN BAND.

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

THIS BAND, WHO FORMED IN 1985, PLAYED AT FENWAY ON AUGUST 21, 2023, AND INCLUDED SUCH HITS AS WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE AND SWEET CHILD O' MINE.

NAME THE BAND.

>> GUNS N' ROSES?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE.

MACDUFFIE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER, SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> I'M DAN BISBEE WITH THE BISBEE MILL MUSEUM IN CHESTERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS MILL WAS ESTABLISHED BY ELISHA BISBEE IN 1819 TO GRIND LOCALLY GROWN CORN AND OTHER GRAINS INTO FLOUR.

A WATER WHEEL FROM THE NEARBY RIVER TURNED AT A RATE OF ABOUT 10 RPMS AND WAS USED TO POWER A SERIES OF DRIVE SHAFTS TO TURN THE TOP STONE, CALLED THE RUNNER, AT A SPEED OF AROUND 120 RPMS.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT DO THE LETTERS RPM ú REPRESENT WHEN DESCRIBING ROTATIONAL SPEED?

@ >> REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

@ ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

RPM IS AN INITIALISM.

ú LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE SOME OTHER INITIALISMS.

@ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

ú FIRST, HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOWS@ OFTEN USE THE INITIALS DIY.

WHAT DO THE LETTERS DIY STAND FOR.?

>> DO IT YOURSELF.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, YOU MAY BE ASKED TO TYPE IN YOUR PIN WHEN FILLING OUT FORMS.

WHAT DO THE LETTERS PIN OR PIN REPRESENT?

@>> PERSONAL INTEGRATION NUMBER?

ú >> CORRECT ANSWER, PERSONAL@ IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, CLOSE.

@ ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, WHEN TAKING A TRIP YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR ETA IS GOING TO BE.

WHAT DO THE LETTERS ETA REPRESENT?

@ >> ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

PALMER, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30, HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NUMERICALLY TITLED WORKS IS A POEM?

"FAHRENHEIT 451," "WHEN I WAS ONE-AND-TWENTY," OR "SEVENTEEN"?

>> "SEVENTEEN?

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

@ MACDUFFIE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> "WHEN I WAS YOUNG"?

@>> "WHEN I WAS ONE-AND-TWENTY"?

ú>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE, I HAVE@TO TAKE THE FIRST ONE I HEAR IS @ "WHEN I WAS ONE-AND-TWENTY."

@ ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MACDUFFIE, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION-- THE ATLANTIC SALMON LIVES IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, BUT COMES TO A FRESHWATER RIVER TO SPAWN.

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER A, WHAT DO YOU CALL FISH THAT LIVE IN THE OCEAN, BUT SPAWN IN FRESH WATER?

[buzzer] A HEAD SCRATCHER-- ALL RIGHT, TIME IS UP.

LET'S SEE IF PALMER HIGH@ SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> AQUAMARINE?

@>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ANADROMOUS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH PALMER.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25, YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AMONG OTHER ART FORMS, PABLO PICASSO CO-FOUNDED THE AVANT-GARDE ART MOVEMENT THAT BROUGHT DIFFERENT VIEWS OF OBJECTS OR FIGURES TOGETHER IN THE SAME PICTURE, RESULTING IN PAINTINGS THAT APPEAR FRAGMENTED AND ABSTRACTED.

WAS THIS MOVEMENT MINIMALISM, CUBISM, MODERNISM, OR ART DECO?

>> CUBISM?

>> YEAH.

>> CUBISM.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT HISTORIC ART MOVEMENTS, @ THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, FROM THE 1860S THROUGH THE 1970S, ARTISTS EXPERIMENTED WITH FRESH IDEAS ú ABOUT THE NATURE OF MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS OF ART.

WAS THIS MOVEMENT MODERN@ ART, MINIMALISM, ART DECO, OR POP ART?

>> POP ART.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS MODERN ART.

@ ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

BETWEEN THE 1920S TO THE 1950S, A GROUP ú OF ARTISTS LIKE SALVADOR DALI@ DEPICTED UNNERVING ILLOGICAL SCENES IN THEIR WORK AND DEVELOPED TECHNIQUES TO ALLOW THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND TO EXPRESS ITSELF.

ú WAS THIS POP ART, MINIMALISM, SURREALISM, OR ART DECO?

>> SURREALISM.

>> YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR 5 POINTS.

ú PRODUCT LABELING AND LOGOS BY@ ARTISTS SUCH AS ANDY WARHOL FIGURES PROMINENTLY IN THE IMAGERY CHOSEN BY THE ARTISTS OF THIS MOVEMENT THAT EMERGED IN THE 1950S.

ú WAS THIS ART DECO, POP ART,@ MINIMALISM, OR IMPRESSIONISM?

>> POP ART.

@ >> POP ART, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

MACDUFFIE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30, HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

ADOPTED ON JUNE 1, 1923,@ THIS NEW ENGLAND STATES FLAG ú BEARS SYMBOLS FOR GREEN FOREST@ AND THE DAIRY AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES.

WHAT STATE?

>> MAINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PALMER HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> VERMONT.

@ >> VERMONT, YES, CLOSE THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS.

MORE ABOUT STATE FLAGS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú FIRST, ADOPTED IN 1917, THIS@ SOUTHWESTERN STATES'S FLAG CONSISTS OF 13 RAYS OF RED AND YELLOW ú ON THE TOP HALF TO SYMBOLIZE@ THE SPANISH CONQUISTADORS THAT @ EXPLORED THIS PART OF AMERICA.

WHAT STATE FLAG IS THIS?

>> NEW MEXICO.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ARIZONA.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

NOW, IT'S ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES, THIS SOUTHERN STATE'S FLAG HAS A PALMETTO TREE IN ITS CENTER.

WHAT STATE?

>> GEORGIA.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS SOUTH CAROLINA.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THIS STATE'S FLAG SHOWS AN IMAGE OF THE STAR PATTERN OF THE BIG DIPPER, AND THE NORTH STAR, WHICH ARE VERY VISIBLE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME IN THE WINTER SKY.

WHAT STATE?

>> ALASKA.

>> YES, ALASKA IS CORRECT.

PALMER, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> YEAH.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25, THEY ALL AGREE ON THAT ONE.

ú ALL RIGHT, TO QUALITY, PLEASE@ SPELL THE COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORD, "COMMITMENT."

>> C-O-M-M-I-T-M-E-N-T. >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú WE CONTINUE WITH SPELLING FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, AN AQUIFER IS AN UNDERGROUND LAYER @OF WATER BEARING PERMEABLE ROCK.

SPELL "AQUIFER."

>> A-Q-U-A-P-H-O-R. >> I'M SORRY.

úCORRECT ANSWER IS A-Q-U-I-F-E-R.@LET'S MOVE ON, TRYING THIS ONE.

TO EXAGGERATE IS TO MAGNIFY SOMETHING @ BEYOND THE LIMITS OF TRUTH.

SPELL "EXAGGERATE."

>> E-X-A-G-G-E-R-A-T-E. >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, THIS ONE MIGHT BE PARTICULARLY HARD.

SPELL PARTICULARLY.

@ >> P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R-L-Y.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú AND ACCOMMODATION IS SOMETHING SUPPLIED FOR CONVENIENCE OR TO SATISFY A NEED.

@ SPELL THE WORD ACCOMMODATION.

@ >> A-C-C-O-M-O-D-A-T-I-O-N. >> CLOSE, MISSING AN M-@ A-C-C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-I-O-N. @ ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

FINALLY, PERSEVERANCE IS CONTINUED EFFORT ú TO DO OR ACHIEVE SOMETHING, DESPITE DIFFICULTIES.

SPELL "PERSEVERANCE."

@ >> P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E. >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MACDUFFIE, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> GOING FOR THE LAST 30. ú ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH@ YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE ON MARCH 4, 1841.

HE WAS THE FIRST US PRESIDENT TO BE A MEMBER OF WHAT POLITICAL PARTY?

>> DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PALMER HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> WHIG?

>> YES, WHIGS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú LET'S STICK WITH PRESIDENTIAL POLITICAL PARTIES.

I'LL NAME THE PRESIDENT.

úYOU TELL ME HIS POLITICAL PARTY@AFFILIATION FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, JOHN ADAMS?

>> HE WAS A FEDERALIST.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT, ZACHARY TAYLOR?

>> WHIG.

>> WHIG IS RIGHT.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT ABRAHAM LINCOLN?

>> REPUBLICAN.

>> REPUBLICAN.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@ OH, THAT IS A CLEAN SWEEP.

YOU HAVE WON AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS ú FOR WINNING THE WESTFIELD@ STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

NICE JOB TO YOU.

ú AND THAT MARKS THE END OF@ OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A PAUSE IN THE ACTION NOW, TO MEET THE TEAM FROM PALMER HIGH SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PALMER HIGH, ú WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE ALWAYS@ WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO DO AND WHY?

>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO@ LEARN HOW TO SPEAK SPANISH BECAUSE I'M A DESCENDANT OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS.

AND I'VE REALLY WANTED TO CONNECT WITH THAT PART OF MY CULTURE AND HISTORY.

ú >> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN@ MORE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LAW, ú MOST SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT@IS THE PROCEDURES THAT ARE DONE ú TO PREVENT GENOCIDE, SO THAT I@WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP IMPLEMENT @THOSE PROCEDURES IN THE FUTURE.

>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO@ LEARN HOW TO MAKE PROSTHETICS.

ú BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO@ BECOME A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER.

úAND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CREATE@ PROSTHETICS THAT ARE JUST ú AS GOOD FOR A DECENT PRICE@ FOR THE MARKET FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM.

ú >> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN@ ABOUT BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING, SPECIFICALLY TO RESEARCH@NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH ú AS ALZHEIMER'S, BECAUSE I WANT@ TO LEARN HOW TO HELP PEOPLE @ DEALING WITH THOSE THINGS.

[trumpet fanfare] ú >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST TONIGHT, IT IS TIME FOR THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND.

ú EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE@TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

ú BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.

@ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THIS ROUND?

EACH SHORT CLUE DESCRIBES A WORD THAT ú CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE@ --ARE SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "PREPARED."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

@ REPLACEMENT FOR A FLAT TIRE?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> SPARE.

>> SPARE IS CORRECT.

HAVING REALIZATION,@ PERCEPTION, OR KNOWLEDGE?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> AWARE.

@ >> AWARE, YES THAT'S RIGHT.

TO DECIDE THE PROS AND CONS OF SOMETHING?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> COMPARE.

COMPARE IS CORRECT.

PRICE CHARGED FOR A CAB OR BUS RIDE?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> FARE.

>> FARE IS RIGHT.

@ A PERSON WHO RAISES A CHILD?

[buzzer] >> PARENT >> MACDUFFIE?

@ PARENT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

@ ANOTHER NAME FOR CLOTHING?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> GARMENT.

ú APPAREL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE TO MAKE SOMETHING KNOWN OFFICIALLY?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

>> DECLARE.

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

TO EXPERIENCE OR USE SOMETHING WITH OTHERS?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> SHARE.

>> SHARE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

@ NOT WEARING SHOES OR SOCKS?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> BAREFOOT.

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

@ AN ANIMAL SIMILAR TO A RABBIT?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> HARE.

>> HARE IS CORRECT.

A RECTANGLE WITH FOUR-- [buzzer] --EQUAL SIDES?

>> MACDUFFIE?

>> YES, SQUARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A FRIGHTENING DREAM?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> NIGHTMARE.

>> NIGHTMARE IS CORRECT.

@ TO BE CAUTIOUS OR PRUDENT?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> BEWARE.

@>> CAREFUL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO TRIM OFF THE SKIN OF AN APPLE?

[buzzer] MACDUFFIE?

[buzzer] PARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ PROGRAMS USED IN COMPUTERS?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> SOFTWARE.

>> SOFTWARE IS CORRECT.

A STRUCTURE FOR THE STORAGE OF MERCHANDISE?

[buzzer] PALMER?

>> WAREHOUSE.

>> WAREHOUSE IS CORRECT.

ú MEAT NOT WELL DONE OR MEDIUM,@ CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS RARE.

ú HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE@ END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ú ROUND, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE@ REACHED THE END OF OUR MATCH.

I WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN THE CAMERA HAS GONE OFF IN BETWEEN SOME OF OUR CATEGORIES, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF LAUGHTER IN THE STUDIO.

@AND I WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS.

@ BECAUSE WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

MACDUFFIE SCHOOL, I KNOW IT'S NOT THE OUTCOME THAT YOU WANTED, BUT STRONG WORK.

YOU WERE NECK AND NECK, I MEAN, RIGHT THERE UNTIL ABOUT THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

THEN PALMER HIGH SCHOOL, YOU JUST WENT FOR IT AND DIDN'T LOOK BACK.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

WE HOPE THAT THOSE OF YOU AT HOME ALSO HAD FUN WATCHING.

ú TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER@ AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEBPAGE AT NEPM.ORG.

OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.

@ I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

úGOOD NIGHT, AND BE SURE TO TUNE@IN AGAIN NEXT TIME ""AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE PROUD TO@SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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

>> YOU STEP UP ON THE BLOCK.

THERE'S ALL THIS NOISE.

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

AND IT'S JUST YOU AND THE DIVE.

IT'S GO TIME.

[water splashing] >> DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOUR SCHOOL'S MATCH IS SCHEDULED?

WANT TO KNOW WHO THE PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS ARE?

HAVE A QUESTION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE US ASK?

THEN, LOG ON TO THE ""AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG.

YOU CAN SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER, A LISTING OF PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS, AND EVEN SUBMIT A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN, WHICH MAY BE USED IN A FUTURE EPISODE.

IT'S ALL JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY.

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