>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST TANTASQUA REGIONAL 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 STILL ON THE LEADERBOARD AT THE TOP THERE WITH 360 POINTS.

THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, HOWEVER, HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, 260.

THAT IS THE SCORE YOU WANT TO BEAT.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS.

SO, IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH TANTASQUA REGIONAL, COACHED BY SEAN CUSICK.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JODIE TERRY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT TANTASQUA HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M AIDEN CUSTANCE.

I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I'M FROM BRIMFIELD.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JAKE ROSEN, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> AND FOR WAHCONAH, COACHED BY SHAWN THERRIEN AND MATT PEGORARI.

>> HI, I'M SYDNEY MORIARTY.

I'M A SOPHOMORE FROM WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M JULI KEIPER, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM WASHINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ETHAN, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

AT THIS MOMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, BAILEY GOODRICH.

>> 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 TEN POINTS EACH.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

LET'S BEGIN.

THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING: IF YOU TRAVELED DUE NORTH OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> NEVADA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> MONTANA?

>> IDAHO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON AND TRY THIS QUESTION.

A SINGLE MOLECULE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONTAINS HOW MANY ATOMS OF HYDROGEN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> TWO.

>> TWO, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IF EACH INTERIOR ANGLE OF A CERTAIN REGULAR POLYGON MEASURES 140 DEGREES, THEN THAT POLYGON HAS HOW MANY SIDES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> NINE.

>> NINE, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT THAT HAPPENS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> THE SUMMER SOLSTICE.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN AFRICA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> MOUNT KILIMANJARO.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NICE.

IN THE SIMPLE SENTENCE "JOHN AND BILL ARE FRIENDS," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "AND"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CONJUNCTION.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IN WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY DOES JAQUES SPEAK TO ORLANDO THE WORDS, "GOODBYE, LET'S MEET AS LITTLE AS WE CAN"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS AS YOU LIKE IT.

LET'S MOVE ON AND TRY THIS ONE.

NAME THE LARGE AVIAN MUPPET CHARACTER AND SESAME STREET REGULAR WHO SANG THE SONG "EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> BIG BIRD?

>> BIG BIRD, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IF SOMEONE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL, THEN THEY PROBABLY KNOW THAT THE LETTERS "LDL" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN" IS THE ANSWER THERE.

WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE 2019 DISNEY REMAKE OF THE CLASSIC FILM DUMBO?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE TIM BURTON.

TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS IS NOT A PERFECT SQUARE: 121, 289, OR 462?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> 462.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE TWO-WORD TERM "GREAT SOCIETY" IS OFTEN USED IN REFERENCE TO THE DOMESTIC PROGRAMS OF WHAT UNITED STATES PRESIDENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

>> JOHNSON, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE LOST GENERATION, THE ME GENERATION, OR THE BEAT GENERATION: WITH WHICH LITERARY MOVEMENT WAS JACK KEROUAC MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> THE BEAT GENERATION.

>> BEAT GENERATION, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS REFERRED TO IN THE OPENING LINE OF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, "FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO"?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE 87.

NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE FIRST NATIONAL BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS IF YOU TRAVEL DUE WEST FROM KATHMANDU, NEPAL?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CHINA?

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

WAHCONAH, CAN YOU ANSWER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE INDIA.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS NEXT QUESTION.

ADD 5 TO 25 AND EXPRESS YOUR ANSWER IN ROMAN NUMERALS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> XXV.

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

WAHCONAH, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> XXX.

>> YES, XXX, 30, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IS EQUIVALENT TO 255.372 DEGREES KELVIN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE ZERO.

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP: NEPTUNE IS TO POSEIDON AS WHAT GOD IS TO HADES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> PLUTO.

>> PLUTO, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE TO FENWAY PARK AS WHAT MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM IS TO TROPICANA FIELD?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> TAMPA BAY RAYS.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT RECENTLY DECEASED ROMANIAN-BORN AUTHOR'S 1960 BOOK CALLED NIGHT IS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> ELIE WIESEL.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

IF IT'S ENERO IN SPAIN, WHAT MONTH WOULD IT BE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> JANUARY.

>> JANUARY IS CORRECT.

THE 135-MILE-WIDE STRAITS OF YUCATAN IS A STRAIT BETWEEN MEXICO AND WHAT CARIBBEAN ISLAND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

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

TANTASQUA, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> BARBADOS?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS CUBA.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM TANTASQUA, WHAT APPETIZER WOULD YOU ORDER FOR THE TABLE?

>> I WOULD ORDER A KFC 30-PIECE.

THAT WAY EVERYBODY COULD ENJOY A NICE LONG NAP AFTERWARDS.

>> I'D DO POTATO SKINS, BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T LIKE BACON, POTATO, AND CHEESE?

>> I WOULD ORDER MOZZARELLA STICKS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE PERFECT CHEESY MELTED SNACK.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY AND YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, IT'S EITHER BLACK OR WHITE IN THIS ROUND.

EACH CORRECT ANSWER WILL CONTAIN THE WORD "BLACK" OR "WHITE" SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

>> ANIMAL TO WHICH THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, "HAVE YOU ANY WOOL?"

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> BLACK SHEEP.

>> BLACK SHEEP IS CORRECT.

ALTERNATIVE NAME FOR THE HUMAN BODY'S LEUKOCYTES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> WHITE BLOOD CELL.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

YOU USE MARKERS ON THESE TO WRITE IN A CLASSROOM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> WHITE BOARD.

>> WHITE BOARD IS RIGHT.

SIMPLE, UNADORNED THEATER NOTED FOR ITS FLEXIBILITY AS A PERFORMANCE SPACE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> BLACK BOX.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

BUILDING WHOSE ADDRESS IS 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> WHITE HOUSE.

>> WHITE HOUSE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

EARLY NICKNAME FOR BROADWAY IN NEW YORK CITY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> "GREAT WHITE WAY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

REGION OF SPACE-TIME WHERE GRAVITY IS SO STRONG THAT NOTHING-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> BLACK HOLE.

>> BLACK HOLE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

COAL WORKER'S NAME FOR THE DISEASE NEUMO-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> BLACK LUNG.

>> BLACK LUNG, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

RECENTLY DECEASED STAR OF TV'S THE GOLDEN GIRLS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> BETTY WHITE.

>> SADLY, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WORKERS WHO GENERALLY WORK IN PROFESSIONAL OR MANAGERIAL JOBS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> WHITE COLLAR JOB.

>> "WHITE COLLAR" IS CORRECT.

RECENTLY RETIRED HANDHELD CELLULAR DEVICE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> BLACKBERRY.

>> YES, BLACKBERRY.

PRIMARY ANTAGONIST IN THE FIRST OF C.S.

LEWIS' THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "WHITE WITCH."

UNDERGROUND ECONOMY WHERE TRADE IN CONTRABAND IS CONDUCTED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> BLACK MARKET.

>> YES, BLACK MARKET IS RIGHT.

TITLE OF A 1906 NOVEL BY JACK LONDON.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CALL OF THE WILD.

[ BELL RINGS ] >> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS WHITE FANG, HOWEVER THAT BUZZER MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WOW, WE ENDED THAT LIGHTNING ROUND IN A TIE, AND AS AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS RULES STATE, IN THAT CASE, WE THEN FLIP A COIN TO SEE WHO GETS THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

TANTASQUA HAS WON THE COIN TOSS, SO, TANTASQUA, YOU WILL GO FIRST.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 20.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP: SIGMUND FREUD IS TO PSYCHOANALYSIS AS WHAT SWISS PSYCHOLOGIST IS TO ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY?

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

WAHCONAH, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CARL JUNG IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

OKAY, WAHCONAH, IT IS YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

GRAB YOUR PENS AND TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHAT IS THE SEVENTH TERM OF THIS ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE?

>> 28?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE ON THIS ONE?

>> 32?

>> OH, SO CLOSE!

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 33.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH TANTASQUA.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

SUBTRACT THE COMMON LOG OF 7 FROM THE COMMON LOG OF 700.

WHAT IS THE ANSWER IN SIMPLEST TERMS?

>> 693.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WAHCONAH, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS 2.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE WITH WAHCONAH.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN THE POPULAR TRILOGY OF BOOKS BY SUZANNE COLLINS, WHICH BOOK COMES LAST: MOCKINGJAY, THE HUNGER GAMES, OR CATCHING FIRE?

>> MOCKINGJAY.

>> YES, MOCKINGJAY IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE LAST BOOKS OF NOTED LITERARY TRILOGIES.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, WHICH BOOK COMES LAST: THE TWO TOWERS, THE RETURN OF THE KING, OR THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?

>> RETURN OF THE KING.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE.

NEXT ONE, THE OEDIPUS CYCLE BY SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, OEDIPUS REX, OR ANTIGONE?

>> ANTIGONE.

>> YOU GOT IT RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

YES, ANTIGONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THE DIVINE COMEDY BY DANTE ALIGHIERI: PURGATORIO, PARADISO, OR INFERNO?

>> PURGATORIO.

>> OH, I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER IS PARADISO.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.

OKAY, TANTASQUA, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ON FRIDAY, I HAVE TO TRAVEL TO CINCINNATI, OHIO, FOR BUSINESS.

TO QUALIFY, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "CINCINNATI."

>> C-I-N-C-I-N-A-T-T-I.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

OKAY, WAHCONAH, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> C-I-N-C-I-N-N-A-T-I.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, JUST MISSING THAT ONE "N," BUT LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP TO ANY OF THESE FOLLOWING AMERICAN CITIES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPELL THEIR NAMES.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE: TUCSON, ARIZONA.

PLEASE SPELL "TUCSON."

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

CORRECT ANSWER: T-U-C-S-O-N. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

PLEASE SPELL "PITTSBURGH."

>> P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H. >> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

SPELL "CHATTANOOGA."

>> C-H-A-T-A-N-O-O-G-A.

>> OH, SO CLOSE!

MISSING ONE "T." C-H-A-T-T-A-N-O-O-G-A.

ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

SPELL "ALBUQUERQUE."

>> A-L-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E. >> THAT IS A GOOD TRY, AND THAT IS A TOUGH ONE.

I'LL SPELL IT FOR YOU.

I HAD TO LOOK AT THIS ONE, TOO.

A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E. ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, HOW ABOUT GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

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

CORRECT ANSWER IS G-L-O-U-C-E-S-T-E-R. ALL RIGHT, WAHCONAH, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MAGNIFICENT SIXTH-CENTURY BYZANTINE CATHEDRAL IN ISTANBUL THAT WAS CONVERTED INTO A MOSQUE IN 1453 AND NOW ACTS AS A MUSEUM?

>> ST.

BASIL'S CATHEDRAL.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

TANTASQUA, CNA YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> CONSTANTINOPLE?

>> THE HAGIA SOPHIA IS THE RIGHT NAME THERE.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, YOUR TURN.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> 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 IN THIS CATEGORY CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS DID NOT OFFICIALLY END WITH THE TREATY OF PARIS: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, OR THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR?

>> THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ENDED WITH THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO.

FOR TEN POINTS EACH, LET'S FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT AGREEMENT.

FIRST, THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO WAS SIGNED ON FEBRUARY 2ND OF WHAT YEAR?

WAS IT 1828, 1838, OR 1848?

>> 1848.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF THE RATIFICATION OF THAT AGREEMENT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS JAMES K. POLK.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE LAST QUESTION IN THIS CATEGORY.

THE TREATY ESTABLISHED THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO AT THE GILA RIVER AND WHAT OTHER RIVER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE RIO GRANDE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

WAHCONAH, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON WAS A SHORT STORY BY WHAT 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN WRITER?

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

TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> F. SCOTT FITZGERALD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TANTASQUA, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

TO QUALIFY, YOU MAY WANT TO PICK UP YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE AND LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

A PERSON NEEDS 40 RUNNING METERS OF FENCING TO ENCLOSE HER NEW GARDEN.

THE LENGTH OF THE GARDEN IS FOUR TIMES THE WIDTH.

WHAT IS THE WIDTH?

>> TEN METERS.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

OKAY, WAHCONAH, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] FOUR METERS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WAHCONAH, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> GOING FOR IT WITH SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFIER.

OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR PHILIP ZAMPINI FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "O," THIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT, IN WHICH A SMALL GROUP USES POWER TYPICALLY FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH INTERESTS, DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK FOR "FEW" AND "TO RULE."

TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

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

TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> OLIGARCHY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, STICKING WITH FORMS OF GOVERNMENT THAT DERIVE THEIR NAMES FROM LATIN OR FROM GREEK.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK FOR "SACRED."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> PATRIARCHY.

>> I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

"HIERARCHY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, FROM THE GREEK FOR "TWO."

>> DIARCHY.

>> DIARCHY, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, FROM THE GREEK FOR "WITHOUT."

>> ANARCHY.

>> ANARCHY, YES, NICE.

TANTASQUA, PLEASE, AGAIN, CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF HOW MANY TEAMS?

IS IT 26, 28, OR 30?

>> 30.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> JUDGES SAID YOU GOT THAT RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

30 IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE WITH NUMBERS IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, HOW MANY PLAYERS PER TEAM CAN A WNBA TEAM HAVE ACTIVE ON THE COURT OF PLAY DURING A GAME?

>> FIVE?

>> YES, FIVE IS RIGHT.

>> WHICH IS FURTHER: RUNNING FROM GOAL LINE TO GOAL LINE IN THE NFL OR RUNNING OUT A HOME RUN IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?

>> GOING FROM GOAL LINE TO GOAL LINE IN THE NFL?

>> SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS HOME RUN.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WAHCONAH REGIONAL, IF YOU WERE A CELEBRITY, WHAT WOULD YOU BE FAMOUS FOR?

>> I WOULD WANT TO BE FAMOUS FOR MAKING AN ACCIDENTAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO FURTHER OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE WORLD WORKS, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY FUNNY TO DO IT ON ACCIDENT.

>> I WOULD WANT TO BE FAMOUS FOR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY FUN TO BE FAMOUS FOR SOMETHING THAT I ALREADY DO.

>> IF I WAS A CELEBRITY, I THINK I'D WANT TO BE FAMOUS FOR APPEARING ON TELEVISION.

I THINK THAT'D BE A REALLY COOL LIFE GOAL.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE... [ ♪♪♪ ] >> TIME NOW FOR OUR FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THIS MATCH.

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

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

FOR THIS LIGHTNING ROUND, KEEP IN MIND THE INITIALS "C.C."

EACH ANSWER IS A TWO-WORD TERM, BOTH PARTS OF WHICH BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "C." YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THIS U.S. PRESIDENT SUCCEEDED WARREN G. HARDING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> CALVIN COOLIDGE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

SPUN-SUGAR TREAT FOUND AT THE BIG E PERHAPS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> COTTON CANDY.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

POPULAR CARBONATED SOFT DRINK INVENTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> COCA-COLA.

>> YES, CORRECT.

THE TITLE OF KURT VONNEGUT'S FOURTH NOVEL, PUBLISHED IN 1963.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CAT'S CRADLE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO GET THERE BY CAR, YOU'LL NEED TO CROSS THE SAGAMORE OR BOURNE BRIDGE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> CAPE COD CANAL.

>> CAPE COD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IF YOU VISIT SAN FRANCISCO, YOU MIGHT ENJOY RIDING IN ONE OF THESE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CABLE CAR.

>> CABLE CAR IS CORRECT.

THIS EXPLORER SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

>> CORRECT.

ITS MEDICAL NAME IS VIRAL RHINITIS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "COMMON COLD" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NUMISMATISTS ENGAGE IN THIS HOBBY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "COIN COLLECTING" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT'S THE STATE CAPITAL OF NEVADA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> CARSON CITY.

>> CARSON CITY IS RIGHT.

IT'S WHAT A SMALL CHILD MIGHT CALL HIS TOY TRAIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WAHCONAH.

>> CHOO-CHOO.

> CHOO-CHOO IS CORRECT.

YOU'LL FIND THIS NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "CARLSBAD CAVERNS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LEBRON JAMES PLAYED THIS-- ON THIS NBA TEAM FROM 2003 TO 2010.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

[ BELL RINGS ] >> CLEVELAND CAVALIERS.

>> YES, GOT THAT IN TIME.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WOW, THAT WAS A TIGHT GAME THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE MATCH.

WAHCONAH, YOU PULL IT OUT AT THE END THERE.

SQUEAKED IT OUT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS.

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.

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?

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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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