>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST EASTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 61ST 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 PROGRAMS 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 IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[ ♪♪♪ ] [ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

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

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

LONGMEADOW STILL AT THE TOP WITH 360.

THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, LENOX MEMORIAL WITH 275.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS TO GET INTO THOSE TOP FOUR.

SO, IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST EASTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH EASTHAMPTON, COACHED BY SOPHIA CHECA.

>> HELLO, I AM SAMUEL BARR.

I AM A FRESHMAN AT EASTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M SHANE CUDWORTH.

I'M A SENIOR FROM EASTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROMAN POWERS-MORAN.

I AM A FRESHMAN FROM EASTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR ALTERNATES, ADDY BARR, DREW RADCLIFFE, AND SAMSON OPPENHEIM.

>> AND FOR ROCKVILLE, COACHED BY REGINA LEE AND DEBORAH HALPRYN.

>> MY NAME'S JAYSON RHOADES.

I'M A SENIOR AT ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M CLARISSA HALPRYN.

I'M A JUNIOR AT ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M CAITLIN CHATTERTON, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, PAUL AND LILLIAN WESTERBERG AND KYLE CHALEZ.

>> WE START OUR MATCH, AS WE ALWAYS DO, 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 TEN POINTS EACH.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO, FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVELED DUE SOUTH OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> CALIFORNIA?

>> YES, CALIFORNIA IS CORRECT.

DESDEMONA, IAGO, AND CASSIO ARE ALL CHARACTERS IN WHAT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> OTHELLO.

>> YES, OTHELLO IS CORRECT.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR BEGAN IN APRIL OF 1898 DURING THE TENURE OF WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE MEAN DISTANCE FROM THE SUN TO THE EARTH IN MILES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> 93 MILLION MILES.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

WHICH U.S. STATE HAS THE CAPITAL CITY OF JEFFERSON CITY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> MISSOURI.

>> YES, MISSOURI IS CORRECT.

IN THE POPULAR NURSERY RHYME, WHAT DID THE ITSY-BITSY SPIDER GO UP?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> THE WATER SPOUT.

>> THE WATER SPOUT IS CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

IF THERE ARE 12 INCHES IN A FOOT, HOW MANY SQUARE INCHES ARE THERE IN TWO SQUARE FEET?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> SHOOT-- 144.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ROCKVILLE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> 24?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS 288.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

MONGOLIA IS A LANDLOCKED NATION BORDERED BY RUSSIA TO THE NORTH AND WHAT OTHER NATION TO THE SOUTH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON?

>> CHINA.

>> CHINA IS CORRECT.

IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, USDA IS AN ACRONYM FOR WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

WHAT IS THE GEOMETRIC MEAN OF THE NUMBERS 9 AND 16?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 12, NOT QUITE IN TIME.

YOU'LL FIND VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY IN WHAT U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> NEW YORK.

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

EASTHAMPTON, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> PENNSYLVANIA?

>> TENNESSEE IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND VANDERBILT.

IN 1582, THE JULIAN-- JULIAN CALENDAR WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED AND REPLACED BY WHAT INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

COMPLETE THE TITLE OF THE FAMILIAR POEM BY EDGAR ALLAN POE, THE TELL-TALE...?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> HEART.

>> HEART IS RIGHT.

IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS WAS THE LANDMARK DRED SCOTT DECISION PASSED DOWN BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, WAS IT 1854, 1857, OR 1859?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON?

>> 1957?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NEXT QUESTION.

THE GANGES RIVER RISES IN THE HIMALAYAS.

INTO WHAT BODY OF WATER DOES IT EMPTY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> THE INDIAN OCEAN.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NAME THE FAMOUS WORLD WAR II ALLIED INVASION OF NORTHERN FRANCE ON-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> D-DAY.

THE INVASION OF NORMANDY.

>> YES, JUNE 6TH, 1944.

VERY NICE JOB.

BENGAL, JAVAN, SUMATRAN, AND SIBERIAN ARE ALL SPECIES OF WHAT ANIMAL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> TIGERS.

>> YES, TIGERS IS CORRECT.

KHARTOUM, CAIRO, AND PRETORIA, WHICH AFRICAN CAPITAL DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE ARABIC FOR "ELEPHANT'S TRUNK"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> CAIRO?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ROCKVILLE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> KHARTOUM.

>> KHARTOUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT 2014 LIVE-ACTION DISNEY FILM IS ESSENTIALLY A RETELLING OF THE 1959 ANIMATED FILM SLEEPING BEAUTY FROM THE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> MALEFICENT.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN, WHAT TWO-WORD PHRASE MEANS "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> GESUNDHEIT.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EASTHAMPTON, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> AUF WIEDERSEHEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IN THE SIMPLE SENTENCE "IT WAS QUITE WINDY THAT NIGHT," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "WINDY"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> ADJECTIVE.

>> YES, ADJECTIVE IS CORRECT.

ACCORDING TO COULOMB'S LAW, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN TWO ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES WHEN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM IS CUT IN HALF?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> IT DOUBLES.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ROCKVILLE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> IT DECREASES BY HALF.

>> THE FORCE IS ACTUALLY FOUR TIMES THE ORIGINAL.

THAT IS THE ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FIRST INTRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1980S, THE TERM "YUPPIE" IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT PHRASE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "YOUNG URBAN PROFESSIONAL" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BATTLES DID OCCUR DURING THE KOREAN WAR: THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, BATTLE OF-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> I'M SORRY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> NO WORRIES, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE ROCKVILLE THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

WAS IT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, THE BATTLE OF PORK CHOP HILL, OR BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL?

>> PORK CHOP.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M MALINA GARCIA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM EASTHAMPTON HIGH, WHAT'S YOUR GO-TO APPETIZER?

>> DEFINITELY CALAMARI.

>> UH, FOR A MORE FANCY MEAL, PROBABLY POPOVERS.

>> CHEESY GARLIC BREAD, WITHOUT A DOUBT.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> WE MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THIS MATCH.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

THERE'S A WACKY TWIST TO THIS ROUND.

EACH CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "W-A" IN THAT ORDER.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A LARGE TUSKED ARCTIC MAMMAL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WALRUS.

>> WALRUS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO LEAVE SUDDENLY, OFTEN AS AN EXPRESSION OF DISAPPROVAL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WALK OUT.

>> WALK OUT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

STINGING INSECT OF THE ORDER-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> WASP.

>> YES, WASP IS CORRECT.

TERM FOR A CANINE THAT GUARDS PROPERTY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> WATCHDOG.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

SYNONYM FOR "VACILLATE, FLIP-FLOP, OR YO-YO."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "WAFFLE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NOT QUITE IN TIME.

A TYPE OF BALLROOM MUSIC FOR DANCING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WALTZ.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FAMOUS RELIGIOUS SITE LOCATED IN THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> THE WALL?

>> "WAILING WALL" IS TECHNICALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER.

UNIQUE AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIAL OF THE KANGAROO FAMILY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WALLABY.

>> YES, WALLABY IS CORRECT.

TERM DESCRIBING THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE SOIL ZONE WHOLLY SATURATED WITH WATER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "WATER TABLE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MAGICAL ITEM SOLD BY GARRICK OLLIVANDER IN THE HARRY POTTER SERIES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WAND.

>> WAND IS CORRECT.

CAPITAL CITY OF POLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WARSAW.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LEGAL DOCUMENT REQUIRING PROBABLE CAUSE TO ISSUE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WARRANT.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

TO WALK ABOUT WITHOUT A FIXED COURSE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> WANDER.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A PAYMENT OF MONEY FOR LABOR OR SERVICES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> WAGE.

>> WAGE IS RIGHT.

SUPERFLUOUS MATERIAL... [ BELL RINGS ] PRODUCED BY A MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "WASTE," HOWEVER YOU HEARD THAT BELL, AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

NICE JOB.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

THAT'S WHERE TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN CONTINUE ON FOR POINTS.

IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THE QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

AT THE MOMENT, EASTHAMPTON, YOU ARE BEHIND.

HOWEVER, AS THE RULES STATE, THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> CAN WE DO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30?

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, THE FDIC IS A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES INSURANCE, GUARANTEEING THE SAFETY OF A BANK DEPOSITOR'S ACCOUNTS IN MEMBER BANKS.

WHAT DO THE INITIALS "FDIC" STAND FOR?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] AH, I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ROCKVILLE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, STICKING WITH ABBREVIATIONS IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE.

EXPAND EACH OF THESE ABBREVIATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO FINANCE.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

WHAT'S THE FULL NAME OF THE POPULAR CREDIT CARD WITH THE ABBREVIATION AMEX?

>> AMERICAN EXPRESS.

>> AMERICAN EXPRESS, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

WHAT IS THE FULL TITLE OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY THE SEC?

>> SECRETARY AND-- >> NO, IT'S THE SERVICE EXCHANGE CORPORATION.

>> I'M SORRY, INCORRECT.

CORRECT ANSWER IS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

YOU'RE DOING WELL THESE DAYS IF YOU CAN GET A FIVE-YEAR ONE OF THESE, WHICH OFFERS 1.5% INTEREST, A CD.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT DESCRIBES THE INTEREST RATE FOR A WHOLE YEAR, APR.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SORRY, TIME WAS UP.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR TEN POINTS.

INSURANCE OFFERED BY BANKS ON THE MONEY THAT YOU DEPOSIT, DIF.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, ROCKVILLE, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

SECTION ONE OF WHICH U.S.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT STATES "THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE DENIED OR ABRIDGED BY THE UNITED STATES OR BY ANY STATE ON ACCOUNT OF AGE"?

>> 26TH.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

WHICH OF THE SEVEN ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION DESCRIBES THE AMENDMENT PROCESS?

>> SIX?

>> CLOSE, THAT'S ARTICLE FIVE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

AN AMENDMENT IS SAID TO BE ADOPTED OR PROPOSED WHENEVER WHAT FRACTION OF BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE DEEM IT NECESSARY?

>> TWO-THIRDS.

>> YES, TWO-THIRDS IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, AFTER BEING ADOPTED, AN AMENDMENT BECOMES A VALID PART OF THE CONSTITUTION ONLY AFTER BEING RATIFIED BY WHAT FRACTION OF ALL U.S. STATES?

>> THREE-FOURTHS.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NICE.

EASTHAMPTON, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY-- OH, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

GOOD LUCK, HERE WE GO.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS ONE.

THIS MAN SERVED AS THE SEVENTH U.S. PRESIDENT, AND HIS IMAGE IS STILL SEEN ON THE U.S. $20 BILL.

NAME HIM.

>> ANDREW JACKSON.

>> THEY SAY TOGETHER.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE HOW WELL YOU KNOW SOME OF THESE OTHER FAMOUS FACES.

FOR TEN POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THIS WOMAN, ALONG WITH ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, WAS A LEADER IN THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

NAME HER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SUSAN B. ANTHONY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THIS WORLD WAR II AMERICAN GENERAL WENT ON TO BECOME THE 34TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

NAME HIM.

>> DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT ON THAT ONE.

FINALLY, 1981, THIS WOMAN BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE JUSTICE ON THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

NAME HER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

AMERICAN SCULPTOR AND STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, NATIVE DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH'S BEST KNOWN WORK IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

THIS 170-TON MARBLE STATUE AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL IS PART OF WHAT NATIONAL PARK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.?

>> THE NATIONAL MALL.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, STICKING WITH FAMOUS SCULPTURES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THIS SCULPTURE, CALLED CHRIST THE REDEEMER, WAS CREATED IN 1931 BY PAUL LANDOWSKI.

IT SITS ATOP CORCOVADO MOUNTAIN IN WHAT SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY?

>> BRAZIL.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THERE ARE 28 KNOWN CASTINGS OF THIS BRONZE SCULPTURE BY AUGUSTE RODIN.

NAME THE SCULPTURE.

>> THE THINKER.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, SCULPTOR NANCY SCHÖÖN'S MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS STATUES OF MRS. MALLARD LEADING HER FAMOUS BROOD CAN BE FOUND IN WHAT U.S. CITY?

>> BOSTON.

>> BOSTON, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

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

>> CAN WE DO MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

YOU CAN, ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN HUMANS, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGE-DIAMETER VEIN THAT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE UPPER HALF OF THE BODY TO THE HEART?

>> THE JUGULAR?

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

ROCKVILLE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> CAROTID ARTERY?

>> THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

ROCKVILLE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, KODIAK ISLAND IS CLOSEST TO WHICH OF THE WORLD'S SEVEN CONTINENTS?

>> NORTH AMERICA?

>> OFF THE COAST OF ALASKA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH ISLANDS AND THEIR CONTINENTS.

TELL ME WHICH CONTINENT EACH OF THESE ISLANDS IS CLOSEST TO FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE: SICILY.

>> EUROPE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT MADAGASCAR?

>> AFRICA.

>> AFRICA IS RIGHT.

TRY SRI LANKA.

>> ASIA.

>> ASIA IS RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT VANCOUVER ISLAND?

>> NORTH AMERICA.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT TASMANIA?

>> AUSTRALIA.

>> YES, NICE JOB.

CLEAN SWEEP.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20.

TO QUALIFY, PTSD SOMETIMES DEVELOPS FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC EVENT IN WHICH THE PERSON EXPERIENCES INTENSE FEAR.

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE LETTERS "PTSD" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

>> POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE COMMON ABBREVIATIONS IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, "TOM MIGHT HAVE OCD.

WHENEVER HE LEAVES HIS HOUSE, HE CHECKS HIS DOOR LOCK 25 TIMES."

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE LETTERS "OCD" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

>> OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

"ADHD IS CHARACTERIZED BY IMPAIRED LEVELS OF ATTENTION, HYPERACTIVITY, AND IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR."

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE LETTERS "ADHD" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

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

YOU WERE GETTING THERE.

ROCKVILLE, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH OF THESE HISTORICAL FIGURES LIVED MOST RECENTLY: SUSAN B. ANTHONY, HELEN KELLER, ROSA PARKS, OR ELEANOR ROOSEVELT?

>> ROSA PARKS.

>> PASSED AWAY IN 2005.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

A YEAR IN THE LIFE: I'LL NAME A HISTORICAL FIGURE, YOU GIVE ME ANY ONE YEAR IN THAT LIFETIME OF THAT INDIVIDUAL.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

FIRST, MOHANDAS GANDHI, LEADER OF INDIA'S NONVIOLENT INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT.

>> 1950.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT, PASSED AWAY IN 1948.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

>> HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR AND ABOLITIONIST.

>> 1860.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT, 1811-1896.

FINALLY, FOR FIVE POINTS, HOW ABOUT MUHAMMAD ALI, PROFESSIONAL BOXER AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST?

>> 1970.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, 1942-2016.

VERY NICE.

EASTHAMPTON, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> CAN WE DO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25?

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FEATURED ON A NETFLIX SERIES BETWEEN 2009 AND 2016, THIS CAT LIVED WITH JON ARBUCKLE, THE HUMAN, AND ODIE, THE DOG.

NAME THAT CAT.

>> GARFIELD.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

STICKING WITH POPULAR ANIMATED CATS IN THIS CATEGORY, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST, THIS ANIMATED FELINE IS A FAVORITE OF BART AND LISA SIMPSON.

NAME IT.

>> SCRATCHY.

>> YES, SCRATCHY IS CORRECT.

NAME THIS CAT, WHO OVERTHROWS HIS EVIL UNCLE SCAR TO BE CROWNED LION KING IN THE 1994 DISNEY MOVIE THE LION KING.

>> SIMBA.

>> SIMBA, OF COURSE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

THIS CAT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST CHARISMATIC CHARACTER IN ALL OF THE DR. SEUSS BOOKS.

>> THE CAT IN THE HAT.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, THE 1929 NOVEL THE SOUND AND THE FURY TELLS THE STORY OF THE 30-YEAR DECLINE AND RUN OF THE COMPSONS, A SOUTHERN ARISTOCRATIC FAMILY FROM JEFFERSON, MISSISSIPPI.

NAME THE AUTHOR.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, EASTHAMPTON, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] WILLIAM FAULKNER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M MIKE LISASA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM ROCKVILLE HIGH, WHAT IS THE SCARIEST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE?

>> I ONCE WENT SNORKELING IN A BAT CAVE.

>> PROBABLY TEARING MY ACL TWICE AND HAVING SURGERY.

>> I THINK WHEN I WENT INTO AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL IN THE DMZ AREA IN SOUTH KOREA.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH TONIGHT.

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 LOSE FIVE POINTS.

KNOWING YOUR A-B-C'S IS CRITICAL HERE: THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH ANSWER WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET IN ORDER, STARTING WITH "A," THE NEXT "B," AND CONTINUING FROM THERE UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF TIME.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE CAPITAL CITY OF GREECE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> ATHENS.

>> ATHENS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

B: SPORTS GAME INVENTED BY JAMES NAISMITH.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> BASKETBALL.

>> BASKETBALL IS CORRECT.

C: THE FINAL GEOLOGIC PERIOD IN THE MESOZOIC ERA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> CRETACEOUS.

>> CRETACEOUS IS CORRECT.

D: TO EXAMINE THE NATURE OF AN ILLNESS OR INJURY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> DIAGNOSE.

>> DIAGNOSE IS CORRECT.

E: WHAT AN ACTIVE VOLCANO DOES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> ERUPT.

>> ERUPT IS RIGHT.

F: A LARGE AREA WITH A DENSE GROWTH OF TREES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> FOREST.

>> FOREST IS CORRECT.

G: MATH AREA DEALING WITH POINTS, LINES, AND ANGLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> GEOMETRY.

>> GEOMETRY IS CORRECT.

H: CARMAKER OF CIVICS, ACCORDS, AND PILOTS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> HONDA.

>> HONDA IS CORRECT.

I: ONE OF THREE TYPES OF ROCK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> IGNEOUS.

>> IGNEOUS IS CORRECT.

J: GAME SHOW ONCE HOSTED BY ALEX TREBEK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> JEOPARDY!

>> JEOPARDY!

IS RIGHT.

K: GIANT GORILLA OF SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> KING KONG.

>> KING KONG IS CORRECT.

L: A PERSON WHO OWNS RENTAL PROPERTY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] ROCKVILLE.

>> LANDLORD.

>> LANDLORD IS RIGHT.

M: NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY WHOSE CAPITAL IS RABAT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> MOZAMBIQUE.

>> MOROCCO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

N: A DISTINCT BODY OF INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> NEBULA.

>> NEBULA IS CORRECT.

O: HERO OF AN EPIC POEM BY THE GREEK WRITER HOMER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> ODYSSEUS.

>> ODYSSEUS IS CORRECT.

P: MEDICAL FIELD DEALING WITH THE CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EASTHAMPTON.

>> PEDIATRICS.

>> PEDIATRICS IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

[ BELL RINGS ] OH, FAST AND FURIOUS!

ALL RIGHT, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WOW, WHAT A MATCHUP TONIGHT.

EASTHAMPTON, STRONG WORK ON THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

I WANT TO SAY WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS: ROCKVILLE, WITH A SCORE OF 275, YOU HAVE NOW CRACKED THE TOP FOUR.

WE HAD A TIE AT THE NUMBER FOUR SPOT, BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MARGIN OF VICTORY, AND, ROCKVILLE, YOU HAVE MOVED IN TO THAT TOP FOUR SLOT.

WITH ONLY TWO MATCHES TO GO IN THE REGULAR SEASON, WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

IT'S AN EXCITING SEASON SO FAR.

AND 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 SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

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

THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.

>> TO EXCEL IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRANSFORM AND EVOLVE INTO A BETTER PERSON.

WESTFIELD STATE IS A FIT FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S A CAMPUS THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO HOST A COMMUNITY IN WHICH I CAN GET TO KNOW DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.

>> THE IMPACT I WANT TO LEAVE AT WESTFIELD STATE IS TO BE A LEADER, TO GET INVOLVED.

EACH PERSON HAS THEIR OWN EXCELLENCE.

HOLD UP!

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE... DROP LIKE THAT!

>> 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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