>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS SUFFIELD ACADEMY GOES UP AGAINST WARE 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 OUR CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

LONGMEADOW AT THE TOP THERE WITH 360, BUT THE SCORE TO BEAT IS FROM HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL AT 260.

THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TONIGHT TO MOVE INTO THE TOP FOUR.

AND IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE SUFFIELD ACADEMY GOING UP AGAINST WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH WARE, COACHED BY NICK VANTANGOLI.

>> HI, I'M JOSH MUSNICKI.

I'M A JUNIOR AT WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS NOAH FALES, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS KYLE SAFFORD, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> AND FOR SUFFIELD, COACHED BY ANDREW YUAN.

>> HI, I'M JASON YUAN, AND I'M A FOUR-YEAR SENIOR AT SUFFIELD ACADEMY.

>> HI, I'M ZENO DANCANET, AND I'M A FOUR-YEAR SENIOR FROM SUFFIELD ACADEMY.

>> HI, I'M JAEHONG PARK, AND I'M A FOUR-YEAR SENIOR FROM SUFFIELD ACADEMY.

>> WE START OUR MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

VIETNAM, THAILAND, OR NORTH KOREA: WHICH OF THESE NATIONS DOES NOT BORDER CHINA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> THAILAND.

>> THAILAND, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

PROSPERO, MIRANDA, AND ARIEL ARE ALL CHARACTERS IN WHAT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE TEMPEST.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

WHILE WE'RE AT IT, PROSPERO, MIRANDA, AND ARIEL ARE ALSO THE NAMES OF THREE OF THE MOONS AROUND WHAT PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> JUPITER?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> SATURN?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS URANUS.

LET'S MOVE ON.

A SINGLE MOLECULE OF DINITROGEN TETROXIDE COMPRISES HOW MANY ATOMS OF OXYGEN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> ONE.

>> ONE IS CORRECT, NICE.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> MISSISSIPPI.

>> MISSISSIPPI IS RIGHT.

COMPLETE THIS EXCERPT FROM THE POPULAR NURSERY RHYME "HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, THE BLANK RAN UP THE CLOCK."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> MOUSE.

>> MOUSE IS CORRECT.

IF THERE ARE 10 MILLIMETERS IN ONE CENTIMETER, HOW MANY CUBIC MILLIMETERS ARE THERE IN 25 CUBIC CENTIMETERS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> FIVE?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SUFFIELD ACADEMY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] 25,000 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NAME THE EUROPEAN COUNTRY THAT COMPRISES 26 CANTONS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE SWITZERLAND.

IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OSHA-- THAT'S O-S-H-A-- IS AN ACRONYM FOR WHAT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

LET'S TRY THE NEXT ONE.

WHAT IS THE EXACT COSINE OF A 120-DEGREE ANGLE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] [ RINGER SOUNDS ] NOT QUITE IN TIME, SUFFIELD.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS NEGATIVE 0.5.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> TEXAS.

>> TEXAS IS CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE LATIN FOR "TO OPEN"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> JANUARY?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SUFFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> MARCH?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS APRIL.

NEXT ONE.

WHAT FAMILIAR POEM BY EDGAR ALLAN POE OPENS WITH THE LINES "ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY, WHILE I--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> THE RAVEN.

>> THE RAVEN, YES, DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

NEXT ONE.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, SPANISH CIVIL WAR, OR THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION: IN WHICH OF THESE CONFLICTS DID THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY OCCUR?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WARE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE.

THE UNITED STATE CENSUS BUREAU IS PART OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS: COMMERCE, INTERIOR, OR AGRICULTURE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> INTERIOR?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SUFFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> COMMERCE.

>> COMMERCE IS CORRECT.

A SINGLE MOLECULE OF DINITROGEN TETROXIDE COMPRISES HOW MANY ATOMS OF OXYGEN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> FOUR.

>> YES, FOUR IS RIGHT.

AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II, WHICH EVENT HAPPENED LAST: D-DAY, V-J DAY, OR V-E DAY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> V-J DAY.

>> VICTORY IN JAPAN DAY, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NAME THE BODY OF WATER THAT LIES BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA AND IS THE LARGEST INLAND WATER BODY ON EARTH.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> INDIAN.

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

SUFFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> PACIFIC OCEAN?

>> THAT WOULD BE THE CASPIAN SEA.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF THE CHINESE CALENDAR: YEAR OF THE TIGER, YEAR OF THE DOG, YEAR OF THE EAGLE, OR YEAR OF THE GOAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> YEAR OF THE EAGLE.

>> YES, YEAR OF THE EAGLE IS CORRECT.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> 27.

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

WARE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> 21.

>> 189 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> ADVERB.

>> ADVERB, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING POEMS WAS NOT WRITTEN BY ROBERT FROST?

WAS IT FIRE AND ICE, BIRCHES, SONG OF MYSELF, OR MENDING WALL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> BIRCHES.

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

WARE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> MENDING WALL?

>> SONG OF MYSELF, WRITTEN BY WALT WHITMAN.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

BY WHAT NAME IS THE FORMER COUNTRY OF EAST PAKISTAN NOW KNOWN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT IS BANGLADESH.

AND THAT LAST QUESTION MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M ABBY MCDONALD FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOL MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WARE HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU DID THIS MORNING BESIDES OPEN YOUR EYES?

>> FIRST THING I DID THIS MORNING WAS CHECK MY PHONE.

>> FIRST THING I DID THIS MORNING BESIDES OPEN MY EYES WAS CHECK MY PHONE.

>> THE FIRST THING I DID THIS MORNING BESIDES OPEN MY EYES WAS CHECK MY STOCKS, WHICH I HAVE VERY MANY OF.

[ ♪♪♪ ] WE HAVE A TIE SCORE GOING ON AT THE MOMENT.

WOW, ALL RIGHT, 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, THIS IS A ROUND WE'RE CALLING "WHICH CAME FIRST?"

I'LL NAME TWO EVENTS, YOU TELL ME WHICH CAME FIRST CHRONOLOGICALLY.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS OR THE FIRST ASTRONAUT WALKS ON THE MOON.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

PUBLISHING OF THE OUTSIDERS OR CATCHER IN THE RYE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.

PRESIDENCY OF RONALD REAGAN OR JIMMY CARTER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> RONALD REAGAN.

>> JIMMY CARTER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY OR THE LAUNCH OF THE SPUTNIK SATELLITE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> THE LAUNCH OF THE SPUTNIK SATELLITE.

>> SPUTNIK IS CORRECT.

LINDBERGH FLIES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OR THE TITANIC SINKS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> TITANIC.

>> TITANIC IS CORRECT.

THE FIRST TOY STORY OR FIRST CARS MOVIE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> TOY STORY.

>> TOY STORY IS RIGHT.

THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE OR ANTIETAM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> ANTIETAM.

>> ANTIETAM IS RIGHT, YES.

THE JURASSIC OR THE CRETACEOUS PERIOD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> CRETACEOUS.

>> JURASSIC IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, SORRY.

THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL OR THE PRESIDENCY OF BARACK OBAMA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII OR ALASKA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> HAWAII.

>> ALASKA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE OR FALL OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> ROMAN.

>> ROMAN EMPIRE IS CORRECT.

THE RULE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE OR BENITO MUSSOLINI.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> NAPOLEON.

>> NAPOLEON IS RIGHT.

THE BOXER REVOLT OR THE OPIUM WARS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] [ BELL RINGS ] SUFFIELD, RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

>> BOXER.

>> SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS OPIUM WARS.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WOW, WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON TONIGHT, SO LET'S 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.

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

RIGHT NOW SUFFIELD ACADEMY IS BEHIND BY JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY ALSO GET THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE.

> TAKE MATH AND SCIENCE, 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

OKAY, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

YOU MAY WANT TO STAY CLEAR OF THIS COLORLESS LIQUID WHOSE CHEMICAL FORMULA IS ON THE SCREEN BECAUSE OF ITS PUNGENT AND IRRITATING ODOR.

NAME IT.

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

ALL RIGHT, WARE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> IS THAT HYDROCHLORIC ACID?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WE'LL SUPPLY THE CHEMICAL FORMULA FOR A CERTAIN SUBSTANCE.

YOU TELL ME IF IT'S AN ACID OR A BASE.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST H2SO4.

>> BASE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S AN ACID.

TRY THIS ONE: KOH.

>> BASE.

>> BASE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT HNO3?

>> ACID.

>> ACID, YES, NICE JOB.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL GO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE SYMBOL FOR INFINITY RESEMBLES WHAT NUMERAL IF IT WERE LYING ON ITS SIDE?

>> EIGHT.

>> EIGHT, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON, KEEPING THE NUMBER EIGHT IN MIND.

THE ANSWERS TO EACH OF THESE CLUES IS A NUMBER WHICH IS A MULTIPLE OF EIGHT.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

FIRST, HOW MANY LETTERS ARE THERE IN THE GREEK ALPHABET?

>> 24.

>> 24, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S THE NUMBER OF SQUARES ON A CHESS BOARD.

>> 32?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 64.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

THE AVERAGE ADULT HUMAN HAS THIS MANY PERMANENT TEETH.

>> 32.

>> 32, YES, VERY NICE.

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

>> WE'LL DO MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR RICHARD REES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

DISCOVERED IN 1877 BY ASTRONOMER ASAPH HALL, PHOBOS AND DEIMOS ARE THE ONLY TWO MOONS OF ONE OF THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM DO THESE TWO MOONS BELONG TO?

>> SATURN.

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

OKAY, WARE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE.

>> MARS.

>> MARS, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.

STICKING WITH NATURAL PLANETARY SATELLITES, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

WHICH PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS FOUR LARGE NATURAL SATELLITES KNOWN AS THE GALILEAN MOONS?

>> JUPITER.

>> JUPITER, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE LARGEST OF DWARF PLANET PLUTO'S MOONS IS NAMED FOR THE GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FERRYMAN WHO BRINGS SOULS ACROSS THE RIVER STYX FROM THE WORLD OF THE LIVING TO THE WORLD OF THE DEAD.

NAME THIS MOON.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CHARON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

NAME EITHER OF THE TWO PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THAT HAVE NO KNOWN MOONS.

>> MERCURY.

>> MERCURY OR VENUS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

VERY NICE.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO WITH THE QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

IN WHAT DECADE DID AMERICAN INVENTOR PHILO FARNSWORTH TRANSMIT HIS FIRST EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONIC VIDEO IMAGES: THE 1920S, 1930S, OR 1940S?

>> '20S.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

MOVING ON IN THE CATEGORY, THE 1920S AND 1950S WERE BOTH DECADES WHICH FOLLOWED A WORLD WAR.

I'LL NAME AN EVENT FROM ONE OF THOSE DECADES, YOU TELL ME WHICH ONE, THE 1920S OR THE 1950S.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

KEMAL ATATURK FOUNDS MODERN TURKEY.

>> THE '20S.

>> 1920S, 1922 TO BE SPECIFIC.

VERY NICE.

NEXT ONE, THE POLIO VACCINE IS LICENSED FOR PUBLIC IMMUNIZATIONS.

>> THE 1950S.

>> 1955, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THE KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT OUTLAWS WAR?

>> THE 1950S.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS THE 1920S, 1928.

AH, VERY CLOSE.

NONETHELESS, NICE JOB.

SUFFIELD ACADEMY, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL DO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> MUCH DEBATE OVER THAT ONE.

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

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

THE TAGLINE FOR THIS POPULAR BROADWAY SHOW READS "MEET THE WITCHES OF OZ BEFORE DOROTHY DROPPED IN."

FEATURED SONGS INCLUDE "DEFYING GRAVITY," "POPULAR," AND "FOR GOOD."

NAME THE MUSICAL.

>> WICKED.

>> WICKED, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT BROADWAY MUSICALS.

I'LL GIVE YOU A CLUE AND NAME SEVERAL SONGS FROM A SHOW.

YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THE MUSICAL.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

THIS MUSICAL IS A REVOLUTIONARY TALE OF AMERICA'S FIERY PAST.

SONGS INCLUDE "THE SCHUYLER SISTERS," "YOU'LL BE BACK," AND "MY SHOT."

NAME THE MUSICAL.

>> HAMILTON.

>> OF COURSE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

THIS HAUNTING ROMANTIC MUSICAL SMASH IS BILLED AS BROADWAY'S LONGEST RUNNING SHOW.

ITS SONGS INCLUDE "THINK OF ME," "MUSIC OF THE NIGHT," AND "ALL I ASK OF YOU."

NAME THE MUSICAL.

>> PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, IN THIS MUSICAL, A RUNAWAY PRINCESS FALLS FOR A CHARMING STREET URCHIN AND REFORMED THIEF.

SONGS INCLUDE "A WHOLE NEW WORLD," "PRINCE ALI," AND "FRIEND LIKE ME."

NAME THE MUSICAL.

>> ALADDIN.

>> ALADDIN IS RIGHT.

VERY NICE.

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

>> WE'LL GO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, ONCE AGAIN LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

NAME THE TWO U.S. STATES WHOSE POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS WHEN PLACED BACK TO BACK FORM THE WORD "PAIN."

>> PENNSYLVANIA AND INDIANA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

LET'S STICK WITH POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THE FOUR LETTER WORD YOU SEE NOW ON THE SCREEN COULD BE THE ABBREVIATION FOR EITHER THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OR FOR WHICH TWO U.S. STATES?

>> MISSOURI AND MASSACHUSETTS.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THESE FOUR LETTERS COULD STAND FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OR WHAT TWO U.S. STATES?

>> COLORADO, LOUISIANA.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

SOME SAY BASEBALL IS A KIDS' GAME.

THE FOUR-LETTER WORD "GAME" IS ALSO AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT TWO U.S. STATES?

>> GEORGIA AND MAINE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE WORD YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD FOR THE THICK OUTER COVERING OF A PIECE OF FRUIT OR THE ABBREVIATION OF WHAT TWO U.S. STATES?

>> RHODE ISLAND AND NORTH DAKOTA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS FOUR-LETTER WORD IS THE NAME FOR A DEVICE SIGNALING WIND DIRECTION OR THE ABBREVIATION OF WHAT TWO U.S. STATES?

>> VIRGINIA, NEBRASKA.

>> VERY NICE JOB.

CLEAN SWEEP.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

TO QUALIFY: CHARACTERIZED BY EXTREME FEVER, RASH, AND HEMORRHAGING, WHAT VIRUS TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE RIVER IN THE NORTHERN CONGO BASIN OF CENTRAL AFRICA WHERE IT FIRST EMERGED IN 1976?

>> NILE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> WEST NILE VIRUS.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS EBOLA.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN IT IS YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL GO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

FIRST OF THE CATEGORY.

SECTION ONE OF WHAT U.S.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT STATES "ALL PERSONS BORN OR NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES"?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

>> I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

DIDN'T QUITE GET IT IN THERE.

OKAY, SUFFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> FIFTEEN.

>> FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SUFFIELD ACADEMY, ONCE AGAIN YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL DO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, 25.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE 1975 CLASSIC FILM JAWS ESTABLISHED THIS CINCINNATI NATIVE AS AN ELITE FILM DIRECTOR.

NAME HIM.

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

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> STEVEN SPIELBERG.

>> YES, SPIELBERG IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

HERE ARE CLUES TO MORE SPIELBERG DIRECTED FILMS.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE PLOT OF THIS 1982 MOVIE BEGINS "ALIEN BOTANISTS SECRETLY VISIT EARTH AT NIGHT TO GATHER SPECIMENS IN A CALIFORNIA FOREST."

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> AVATAR?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS E.T.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS 2021 REMAKE IS BASED ON THE 1957 BROADWAY MUSICAL THAT EXPLORES FORBIDDEN LOVE AND THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE JETS AND THE SHARKS.

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> WEST SIDE STORY.

>> YES, WEST SIDE STORY IS RIGHT.

IN THIS 1993 SPIELBERG MOVIE, THE PLOTLINE BEGINS "A MATHEMATICIAN, A PALEONTOLOGIST, AND A PALEOBOTANIST ARE SENT TO AN ISLAND OFF THE COSTA RICAN COAST TO CERTIFY THE ISLAND'S SAFETY."

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> JURASSIC PARK.

>> YES, JURASSIC PARK IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, THIS 2018 MOVIE'S TAGLINE STARTS "WHEN THE CREATOR OF A VIRTUAL REALITY CALLED THE OASIS DIES, HE MAKES A POSTHUMOUS CHALLENGE TO ALL OASIS USERS TO FIND HIS EASTER EGG."

NAME THE MOVIE.

>> READY PLAYER ONE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

THIS 2005 SPIELBERG MOVIE WAS BASED ON AN 1898 H.G.

WELLS SCIENCE-FICTION NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME.

NAME THE MOVIE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] WAR OF THE WORLDS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM SUFFIELD ACADEMY.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM SUFFIELD ACADEMY, IF YOU COULD SEE ONE MOVIE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> OH, I'D DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY AND WATCH INTERSTELLAR AGAIN.

THERE'S JUST SO MANY COOL CONCEPTS EXPLORED IN THAT MOVIE THAT I'D WANT TO RELIVE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> I'D DEFINITELY WATCH PARASITE AGAIN JUST BECAUSE OF ALL THE MESSAGES OF LIKE SOCIAL COMMENTARY ALONG WITH THE PLOT TWIST AT THE END AS WELL.

>> I WILL SAY ULTRAMAN, BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY TELLS ME WHAT A HERO SHOULD BE.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FINAL 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.

WE'RE HEADING OUT TO SEA FOR THIS ROUND.

EACH ANSWER CONTAINS THE LETTERS S-E-A IN THAT ORDER SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

TO ADD SPICES WHILE COOKING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> SEASON.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A MEETING IN WHICH A SPIRITUALIST ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEAD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> SÉÉANCE.

>> SÉÉANCE IS CORRECT.

AMERICAN RACEHORSE WHO BECAME AN UNLIKELY CHAMPION DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SEABISCUIT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> SEARCH.

>> SEARCH IS RIGHT.

SHE SELLS SEASHELLS DOWN BY WHERE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> SEASHORE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

DIABETES, INFLUENZA, AND MUMPS FOR EXAMPLE.

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

THE MARINERS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS HERE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> SEATTLE.

>> SEATTLE IS CORRECT.

SALT LAKE BORDERED BY JORDAN TO THE EAST AND ISRAEL TO THE WEST.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "DEAD SEA" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

PULITZER PRIZE WINNING SHORT NOVEL BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> OLD MAN AND THE SEA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE CITY OF VENICE, ITALY, LIES ON WHAT BODY OF WATER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> ADRIATIC SEA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ANY FISH OF THE GENUS HIPPOCAMPUS.

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

A SPECIAL CHAIR FOR TODDLERS TO SIT IN WHILE IN AN AUTOMOBILE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> CAR SEAT.

>> CAR SEAT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS AMERICAN DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN WAS FOUNDED IN 1886-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WARE.

>> SEARS.

>> SEARS IS RIGHT.

ANOTHER NAME FOR BEING ACROSS THE OCEAN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> OVERSEA.

>> JUST IN TIME, YES.

THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOR THE FRENCH AILMENT MAL DE MER.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "SEASICK," HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

THIS WAS A GREAT GAME, TIED UP IN THE BEGINNING, BUT, WARE, BOY, ONCE YOU HIT THAT CAPITALIZATION ROUND, YOU REALLY SPED OFF, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR BEING THE VICTORS OF THIS EVENING.

NICE JOB.

TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEBPAGE AT NEPM.ORG OR YOU CAN ALWAYS 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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