>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST CHICOPEE HIGH 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.

>> 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.

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 EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TOP EIGHT TEAMS.

YOU CAN SEE THERE PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ON THE TOP AT 330, BUT THE SCORE YOU WANT TO BEAT TONIGHT: 245 BY FRONTIER.

SO LET'S SEE WHO CAN CRACK THE TOP EIGHT.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH CHICOPEE, COACHED BY LINNAE RONDEAU.

>> HI, MY NAME IS RICHARD PAGE, AND I'M A SENIOR AT CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS RIHANNA REID, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> AND FOR SUFFIELD, COACHED BY CHRISTINA DEANGELIS.

>> HELLO, I'M MARYKATE MORMINO.

I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I GO TO SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DANNY GLEASON, AND I'M A SENIOR AT SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO, I'M SARAH SWENSON, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M ANTHONY PIERCE.

I'M A SENIOR AT SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, NIANDEEP TUMMALAPALLI.

>> WE START OFF EACH 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 TEN POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IN 1814, FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WROTE THE TEXT OF "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" DURING THE BRITISH BOMBARDMENT OF FORT MCHENRY, LOCATED IN WHICH U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> MARYLAND.

>> MARYLAND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> 5,000.

>> YES, 5,000 IS CORRECT.

THIS 1949 WORK BY GEORGE ORWELL IS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL FEATURING WINSTON-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> "1984."

>> "1984," YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS.

A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 15 FEET LONG AND 12 FEET WIDE.

WHAT IS THE AREA OF THE RECTANGLE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> 180 FEET SQUARED.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT, NICE.

NAME THE MULTINATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION THAT PRODUCES THE VIDEOGAMING BRAND XBOX.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> MICROSOFT.

>> YES, MICROSOFT IS CORRECT.

IN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS THE FLUTE-PLAYING GOD WITH HINDQUARTERS, LEGS, AND HORNS OF A GOAT AND WAS THE GREEK GOD OF THE WILD, SHEPHERDS, AND RUSTIC MUSIC?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> PAN.

>> PAN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES 35 DEGREES AND THE SECOND ANGLE MEASURES 85 DEGREES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> 70 DEGREES.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, SUFFIELD, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> 60 DEGREES.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT, NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS THE LOWEST ATOMIC NUMBER: TITANIUM, IRIDIUM, COBALT, OR TUNGSTEN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> TITANIUM.

>> TITANIUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A BASENJI, SPELLED B-A-S-E-N-J-I, IS A TYPE OF WHAT: A FRUIT, AUTOMOBILE, TREE, OR DOG?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> DOG.

>> DOG, YES, THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IN WHAT U.S. STATE WILL YOU FIND JOHNS HOPKINS, BOWIE STATE, AND TOWSON UNIVERSITIES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> MARYLAND.

>> MARYLAND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE GUNPOWDER INCIDENT OF APRIL 20TH, 1775, WAS A CONFLICT BETWEEN BRITISH ROYAL GOVERNOR LORD DUNMORE AND AMERICAN MILITIA LEADER PATRICK HENRY IN WHAT SOUTHERN COLONY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> VIRGINIA.

>> VIRGINIA, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IN WHAT BOOK BY MADELEINE L'ENGLE WILL YOU READ THE LINE "LIFE, WITH ITS RULES, ITS OBLIGATIONS, AND ITS FREEDOMS IS LIKE A SONNET-- YOU'RE GIVEN THE FORM BUT YOU HAVE TO WRITE THE SONNET YOURSELF"?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "A WRINKLE IN TIME" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> OKLAHOMA.

>> OKLAHOMA, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHICH SIMPLE MACHINE USES A WHEEL AND AXLE TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF AN OBJECT SUCH AS AN ELEVATOR OR WATER WELL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> A GEAR.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> A PULLEY.

>> PULLEY, YES, THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: BERLIN IS TO GERMANY AS WHAT CAPITAL CITY IS TO POLAND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> WARSAW.

>> WARSAW, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE TIBIA, SPELLED T-I-B-I-A, IS A BONE FOUND IN WHICH BODY PART?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> THE LEG.

>> THE LEG, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IN POLITICAL SPEAK, WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM POTUS, SPELLED P-O-T-U-S, REPRESENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ON MARCH 3RD, 2019, THE UNMANNED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT OF THE SPACEX "DRAGON" ACHIEVED SUCCESSFUL AUTONOMOUS DOCKING WITH WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> A SHIP.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SUFFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> A DRONE.

>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE, M.A.

IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] LITTLE QUICK ON THE BUZZER THERE.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL STATE-- SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA?

ALL RIGHT, CHICOPEE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> N.V. >> N.V., YES, THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER.

"TOY STORY," "FINDING DORY," AND "LIGHTYEAR" ARE ALL FILMS PRODUCED BY WHAT AMERICAN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> PIXAR.

>> PIXAR, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ON MAY 21ST, 1881, CLARA BARTON ESTABLISHED THE NONPROFIT HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> THE RED CROSS.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT, NICE.

THE YELLOW RIVER FLOWS IN WHAT CONTINENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> ASIA.

>> ASIA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT U.S. CITY DO THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS BULLS, BEARS, AND BLACKHAWKS CALL HOME?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> CHICAGO.

>> CHICAGO, YES, NICE.

THE SOLAR EVENT THAT HAPPENS ON THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> THE SOLSTICE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] WINTER SOLSTICE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER WE WERE LOOKING FOR THERE.

THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM CHICOPEE, IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY TALENT THAT YOU DON'T CURRENTLY POSSESS, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND HOW WOULD YOU USE IT?

>> I THINK THE TALENT I WOULD HAVE IS TELEPORTATION SO THEN I WON'T BE LATE TO ANY OF MY CLASSES AND I CAN JUST GO ANYWHERE ANYTIME.

>> I'D PROBABLY WANT TO SPEAK EVERY LANGUAGE, JUST BECAUSE I'D WANT TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A LOT OF STUFF, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CULTURE THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT.

[ ♪♪♪ ] TIME NOW FOR OUR 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, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, WE'VE GOT A CLOSE MATCH RIGHT NOW.

SO IN THIS LIGHTNING ROUND, WE LOOK AT COMMON BONDS.

I'LL LIST THREE THINGS, YOU TELL ME WHAT COMMON BOND THAT THEY SHARE.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

RIO GRANDE, MISSISSIPPI, AND HUDSON.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> RIVERS.

>> RIVERS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

MACINTOSH, DELICIOUS, CORTLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> APPLES.

>> SUFFIELD.

APPLES, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

BROOKLYN, SAGAMORE, GOLDEN GATE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> BRIDGES.

>> BRIDGES, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BALEEN, HUMPBACK, BELUGA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> WHALES.

>> WHALES, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ZAMBIA, CHAD, NIGER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

SPOOKY NOVELS "IT," "CARRIE," AND "CUJO."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> BY STEPHEN HAWKING.

>> STEPHEN KING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

CLOVE HITCH, ANCHOR BEND, AND SHEEPSHANK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> KNOTS.

>> KNOTS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

SIRS GALAHAD, PERCIVAL, AND GAWAIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WESTERLIES, SIROCCO, CHINOOK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> HELICOPTERS.

>> WIND TYPES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A, E, I, O, U, AND SOMETIMES Y.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> VOWELS.

>> VOWELS, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE FILMS "BIRDMAN," "LA-LA LAND," AND "CRUELLA."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> FILMS BY DAMIEN CHAZELLE.

>> EMMA STONE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

PATENT HOLDER OF THE MIMEOGRAPH, PHONOGRAPH, AND LIGHT BULB.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> THOMAS EDISON.

>> THOMAS EDISON IS CORRECT.

WRITER OF "EL DORADO," "THE BELLS," AND "THE RAVEN."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> POE.

>> YES, EDGAR ALLAN POE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ICELAND, BERMUDA, MADAGASCAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> ISLANDS.

>> ISLANDS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TANGO, FOXTROT, QUICKSTEP.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> DANCES.

>> DANCES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

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.

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

ALL RIGHT, AS THE POLICY HOLDS, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

CHICOPEE, THAT IS YOU, AT LEAST FOR NOW.

IT'S A CLOSE MATCH.

SO, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE MILESTONES IN THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, ON DECEMBER 10TH, 1869, THE WESTERN U.S.

TERRITORY EXTENDED THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO WOMEN AND, UPON STATEHOOD, BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO GRANT WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

WAS THIS COLORADO, WYOMING, OR MONTANA?

>> COLORADO.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ACTUALLY WYOMING.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WOMEN WERE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ALL STATES IN 1920 WITH THE RATIFICATION OF WHICH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT?

>> THE 19TH.

>> YES, THE 19TH.

FINALLY, THE GOAL OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963 WAS TO END WAGE DISPARITY BASED ON SEX.

WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT SIGNED THIS ACT INTO LAW?

>> LYNDON JOHNSON.

>> ACTUALLY, JOHN F. KENNEDY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, SUFFIELD, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL TAKE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M KEITH LOCKHART, CONDUCTOR OF THE BOSTON POPS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE ANNUAL JULY 4TH BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR DRAWS A LIVE AUDIENCE OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ALONG WITH MILLIONS MORE WHO VIEW IT ON TELEVISION OR A LIVE WEBCAST.

THE CONCERT IS TRADITIONALLY HELD AT THE HATCH MEMORIAL SHELL IN THE ESPLANADE IN BOSTON.

TO QUALIFY, THE HATCH MEMORIAL SHELL IS LOCATED ALONG THE BANKS OF WHAT RIVER IN BOSTON?

>> THE CHARLES.

>> YES, THE CHARLES RIVER IS RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, MORE ABOUT NOTABLE RIVERS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, ORIGINATING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, THIS RIVER FLOWS SOUTH INTO WASHINGTON STATE AND TURNS TO THE WEST TO BECOME THE STATE BORDER WITH OREGON UNTIL IT FLOWS OUT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

NAME IT.

>> THE WASHINGTON RIVER.

>> GOOD GUESS.

COLUMBIA RIVER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

NEXT, IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, THE CONFLUENCE OF THE ALLEGHENY AND THE MONONGAHELA RIVERS FORM WHAT RIVER THAT EVENTUALLY FLOWS INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER?

>> ARKANSAS RIVER.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS OHIO RIVER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, FINALLY.

THE MISSOURI RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES AT 2,341 MILES.

NAME THE SECOND LONGEST RIVER WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES THAT IS ONLY ONE MILE SHORTER THAN THE MISSOURI RIVER.

>> MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

YOU LOOK SURPRISED THAT YOU GOT THAT ONE CORRECT, BUT NICE JOB WITH THAT.

ALL RIGHT, CHICOPEE, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

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 YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK, HERE WE GO.

IN WHAT YEAR WAS DWIGHT EISENHOWER INAUGURATED TO HIS FIRST TERM AS U.S. PRESIDENT, WAS IT 1951, 1953, 1955, OR 1957?

>> 1953.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

KEEP THE YEAR 1953 IN MIND.

I'LL NAME AN HISTORICAL EVENT, YOU TELL ME WHETHER IT HAPPENED BEFORE, AFTER, OR DURING THE YEAR 1953 FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST, RUSSIA LAUNCHES SPUTNIK, THE FIRST EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITE.

>> AFTER.

>> AFTER, 1957.

NEXT ONE, THE 22ND AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED, LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TERMS A PRESIDENT MAY SERVE.

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, RIGHT, 1951.

EAST GERMANY ERECTS THE BERLIN WALL BETWEEN EAST AND WEST BERLIN.

>> AFTER.

>> AFTER, 1961, NICE.

ELIZABETH II IS CROWNED QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COMMONWEALTH REALMS.

>> BEFORE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY DURING.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY.

THE JEWISH STATE OF ISRAEL IS PROCLAIMED.

>> BEFORE.

>> BEFORE, 1948.

VERY NICE JOB.

OKAY, SUFFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL TAKE MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS AND GRAB YOUR PENS.

TO QUALIFY, ADD THE COMMON LOG OF 250 TO THE COMMON LOG OF 4.

WHAT IS THE ANSWER IN SIMPLEST TERMS?

>> 27.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] EVERYBODY SCRATCHING THEIR HEAD ON THIS ONE.

CORRECT ANSWER IS 3.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO CHICOPEE.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 20.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

FROM OATHS TO TRIBUTES.

MOUNT RUSHMORE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS CARVED IMAGES OF FOUR U.S. PRESIDENTS.

FOR ALL 20 POINTS, AND I'LL TAKE ONLY THE FIRST FOUR ANSWERS THAT I HEAR, NAME THE FOUR PRESIDENTS WHOSE IMAGES APPEAR ON MOUNT RUSHMORE.

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, TEDDY ROOSEVELT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

>> VERY NICE JOB, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

BY FOLLOWING THE DEBRIS TRAIL AND USING AN UNMANNED UNDERSEA VIDEO CAMERA, EXPLORER ROBERT BALLARD DISCOVERED THE LONG-LOST WRECK OF WHAT SHIP, A PHOTOGRAPH OF WHICH IS SEEN HERE, THAT WAS IN 1985?

>> THE "TITANIC."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE ON OCEAN EXPLORATION IN THIS CATEGORY FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, IN 1875, THE BRITISH SHIP "CHALLENGER" USED SOUNDING EQUIPMENT TO LOCATE WHAT IS THE DEEPEST OCEANIC TRENCH IN THE EARTH.

NAME THAT TRENCH.

>> THE MARIANA TRENCH.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

COMMISSIONED IN 1964 AT THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FIRST HUMAN-CREW DEEP OCEAN RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLES, THIS VEHICLE CAN BRING A CREW OF THREE TO OCEAN DEPTHS OF OVER 21,000 FEET.

NAME THIS SUBMERSIBLE.

>> "CHALLENGER DEEP."

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "ALVIN."

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, IN 1976, "ALVIN" FIRST INVESTIGATED THE CAYMAN TROUGH, THE DEEPEST POINT IN WHICH BODY OF WATER, IS IT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THE CARIBBEAN SEA, OR THE BLACK SEA?

>> THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE.

CHICOPEE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY... [ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> CAMELS.

>> YES, CAMEL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON.

TIME FOR A SPELLING BEE WITH WORDS PERTAINING TO CAMELS, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, A DROMEDARY IS A CAMEL WITH ONE HUMP.

NOW SPELL THE WORD "DROMEDARY."

>> D-R-O-M-A-D-E-R-Y.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CORRECT ANSWER IS D-R-O-M-E-D-A-R-Y.

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

A TWO-HUMPED CAMEL IS CALLED A BACTRIAN.

SPELL THE WORD "BACTRIAN."

>> B-A-C-T-R-I-A-N. >> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

CAMELS ARE EVEN-TOED UNGULATES THAT USE THE TIPS OF THEIR TOES, USUALLY HOOFED, TO SUSTAIN THEIR ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT WHILE MOVING.

PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "UNGULATES."

>> U-N-G-U-L-A-T-E-S. >> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

SUFFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL TAKE LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> GOING FOR IT, LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> "LORD OF THE RINGS."

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS "THE HOBBIT."

LET'S MOVE ON ONCE AGAIN WITH CHICOPEE.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

NAME THE BODY OF WATER THAT CAN BE DRIVEN ACROSS AND UNDER USING A BRIDGE-TUNNEL SYSTEM THAT RUNS BETWEEN DELMARVA AND HAMPTON ROADS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.

>> CHESAPEAKE BAY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

MORE ABOUT WELL-KNOWN TUNNELS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THE SEIKAN TUNNEL IS CURRENTLY THE LONGEST UNDERWATER RAIL TUNNEL IN THE WORLD.

IT CONNECTS THE JAPANESE ISLAND OF HOKKAIDO WITH WHAT OTHER ISLAND, WHICH IS JAPAN'S LARGEST?

>> HONSHU.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE CHUNNEL, IS A 31-MILE-LONG UNDERWATER RAIL TUNNEL WHICH CONNECTS WHAT TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES?

>> THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

COMPLETED IN 1927, THE HOLLAND TUNNEL IS A TWIN-TUBE TUNNEL RUNNING UNDER THE HUDSON RIVER WHICH CONNECTS WHAT TWO U.S. STATES?

>> NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM SUFFIELD, IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY HISTORICAL FIGURE AS YOUR MENTOR, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU LEARN FROM THEM?

>> I THINK I WOULD HAVE FREDDIE MERCURY AS MY HISTORICAL FIGURE BECAUSE HE'S JUST VERY MUSICALLY TALENTED, AND I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN FROM HIS CONFIDENCE AND ABILITY TO LEARN.

>> I WOULD PICK NIKOLA TESLA BECAUSE HE COULD TEACH ME HOW TO HAVE AN ENGINEERING MIND AND HOW TO PICTURE THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND IN A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH.

>> MY HISTORICAL MENTOR WOULD PROBABLY BE ULYSSES S. GRANT, AND I WOULD LEARN HOW TO BE A BETTER FAMILY MAN AND PERSEVERE AND RISE TO THE OCCASION.

>> I WOULD HAVE MARIE CURIE AS MY MENTOR, BECAUSE SHE WAS A PIONEER FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE, AND SOMEDAY I HOPE TO PURSUE A S.T.E.M.

CAREER.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK TOO HARD IN THIS ROUND.

EACH ANSWER CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE A-R-D SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "HARD."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

EXERCISE FOR STRENGTHENING THE HEART.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> CARDIO.

>> CARDIO IS RIGHT.

A PLACE TO GROW FLOWERS OR VEGETABLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> GARDEN.

>> GARDEN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ACADEMY, EMMY, GRAMMY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> AWARD.

>> AWARD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HE WAS THE HEAD HONCHO IN OZ.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> WIZARD.

>> WIZARD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LACKING SKILL, DEXTERITY, OR GRACE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "AWKWARD" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

PRIZE GIVEN IN RETURN FOR FINDING A LOST ARTICLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> REWARD.

>> REWARD, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> TARDY.

>> TARDY, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE MALES OF THIS SONGBIRD ARE RED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> CARDINALS.

>> CARDINAL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALEX TREBEK USED TO BE ITS HOST.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> "JEOPARDY!"

>> "JEOPARDY!," YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TYPING AREA ON YOUR LAPTOP.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> KEYBOARD.

>> KEYBOARD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A LONG, SEVERE SNOWSTORM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> BLIZZARD.

>> BLIZZARD IS CORRECT.

A REPTILE WITH LEGS, LONG BODY, AND TAPERED TAIL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> LIZARD.

>> LIZARD IS RIGHT.

CRAZY EIGHTS, GO FISH, SLAPJACK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> CARD GAMES.

>> CARD GAMES IS CORRECT.

A KITCHEN CABINET FOR STORING MUGS AND GLASSES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> CUPBOARD.

>> CUPBOARD, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A MALE DUCK WITH A GREEN HEAD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> MALLARD.

>> MALLARD IS RIGHT.

TO GATHER AND STORE AWAY IN A HIDDEN PLACE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SUFFIELD.

>> HOARD.

>> HOARD IS CORRECT.

NFL FOOTBALL FIELDS HAVE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] ONE HUNDRED OF THESE.

"YARDS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF A VERY CLOSE MATCH.

WE'RE ALL TAKING A DEEP BREATH IN THIS STUDIO BECAUSE THAT WAS QUITE THE CLOSE MATCH, ONE OF THE CLOSEST WE'VE HAD SO FAR THIS SEASON.

ALL RIGHT, SUFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, STRONG WORK TO YOU.

I HAVE TO SAY, CHICOPEE HIGH, YOU DID OUT-- CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

SMALL AND MIGHTY, THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

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 AND INSTAGRAM.

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 PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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

>> 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.

>> 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, AND IT'S GO TIME.

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