>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS WARE HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST SMITH ACADEMY.

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 úASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER@ TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC ú SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT@THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

THE MTA, FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> 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.

[inspiring music] [trumpet fanfare] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS@ FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD IN QUALIFYING ú MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH ú IN THE TOP 8 AND COMPETE IN@ THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

ú IN TONIGHT'S SEASON, MATCH@ UP WE HAVE WARE HIGH SCHOOL @GOING UP AGAINST SMITH ACADEMY.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, ú STARTING WITH SMITH ACADEMY,@ COACHED BY JULIE LEGRAND.

>> HI.

MY NAME IS EMMA MOYNIHAN.

I'M A SENIOR, AND I'M FROM WESTFIELD.

>> HI.

MY NAME IS LUCAS PUNSKA, AND I'M A JUNIOR, AND I'M FROM HATFIELD.

>> HI.

MY NAME IS JACK BRADY, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM HATFIELD.

>> AND FOR WARE, COACHED BY NICK VANTANGOLI.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS NICHOLAS BOUSQUET.

I'M A SENIOR AT WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO.

MY NAME IS NOAH FALES, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

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

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

>> WE START OFF EACH MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

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

ALL RIGHT.

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

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO.

ON JANUARY 24TH, 1848, GOLD WAS FOUND BY JAMES W. MARSHALL AT SUTTER'S MILL IN WHAT FUTURE US STATE?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> CALIFORNIA?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE.

IN THE METRIC SYSTEM 10,000 MILLIMETERS IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW MANY METERS?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> 10?

>> 10.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN WHICH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY WILL YOU FIND THREE SISTERS NAMED GONERIL, REGAN.

AND CORDELIA?

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION >> MACBETH?

>> KING LEAR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS.

A PARTICULAR SQUARE HAS AN AREA OF 324 SQUARE FEET.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH, IN FEET, OF ONE SIDE OF THAT SQUARE?

[buzzer] TIME IS UP.

CORRECT ANSWER IS 18 FEET.

FULLY RELEASED IN 2018, THIS SURVIVOR VIDEO GAME PITS PLAYERS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A HARSH, OPEN WORLD ENVIRONMENT WITH A SOLE GOAL OF SURVIVAL.

IS IT CALLED DOOM, RUST, DUST-- [buzzer] >> --OR SAND?

WARE.

>> RUST.

>> RUST IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE GREEK EQUIVALENT TO THE ROMAN GODDESS OF THE HUNT AND WILDERNESS?

[buzzer] >> ARTEMIS.

>> YES.

VERY NICE.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

NICE JOB.

GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS ONE.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES 28 DEGREES AND THE SECOND ANGLE MEASURES 58 DEGREES?

[buzzer] >> WARE.

>> 94.

>> YES.

94 IS CORRECT.

ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS THE LOWEST ATOMIC NUMBER?

IS IT COBALT, NICKEL, IRON, OR COPPER?

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> COPPER?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> NICKEL?

>> IRON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

@ A SPOONBILL IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

ú MONETARY CURRENCY, PLATYPUS, TROPICAL BIRD, OR-- [buzzer] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> PLATYPUS.

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> PLATYPUS?

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

@ LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

OR IS IT A DINNER UTENSIL?

ALL RIGHT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> DINNER UTENSIL?

>> IT IS A TROPICAL BIRD.

GOOD GUESSES, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ONE.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU FIND@ ALCORN STATE, DELTA STATE, @AND JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITIES?

[buzzer] WARE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MISSISSIPPI.

>> YES.

MISSISSIPPI IS CORRECT.

ú ON JUNE 9TH, 1732, BRITISH@PHILANTHROPIST JAMES OGLETHORPE WAS GRANTED A ROYAL CHARTER FOR ESTABLISHING ú WHAT BECAME THE SOUTHERNMOST OF THE ORIGINAL 13 AMERICAN COLONIES.

NAME THE COLONY.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> GEORGIA?

>> GEORGIA.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME THE PORTAL FANTASY NOVEL BY CS LEWIS THAT BECAME THE FIRST BOOK IN THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA SERIES.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

DURING THE WORLD WAR II YEARS OF 1942 TO 1945, WHO SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> WINSTON CHURCHILL.

>> YES.

WINSTON CHURCHILL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NAME THE SIMPLE MACHINE THAT CARRIES A ROPE, CABLE, OR CHAIN-- [buzzer] --ON ITS RIM.

SMITH.

>> PULLEY?

>> PULLEY.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE VERY NICE JOB.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP.

WELLINGTON IS TO NEW ZEALAND AS WHAT CAPITAL IS TO AUSTRALIA?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> CANBERRA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY, COMMONLY-- [buzzer] WARE.

>> FEMUR.

>> YES.

FEMUR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHICH BILL OF RIGHTS AMENDMENT STATES THAT "THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION, NOR-- [buzzer] --PROHIBITED--" >> 10TH AMENDMENT.

>> YES. "

--NOR PROHIBITED BY IT TO THE STATES ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES RESPECTIVELY, OR TO THE PEOPLE," TO FINISH UP THAT ONE.

VERY NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

ON DECEMBER 29TH, 2022, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU OFFICIALLY STARTED HIS SIXTH NON-CONSECUTIVE TERM AND THE LONGEST TENURED PRIME MINISTER OF WHAT NATION?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> ISRAEL.

>> ISRAEL.

YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

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

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

[buzzer] WARE.

>> ME.

>> ME IS THE CORRECT ANSWER, YES.

NAME THE SINGER-SONGWRITER WHO RECORDED THE 2023 GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SONG, "BREAK MY SOUL."

[buzzer] CORRECT ANSWER IS BEYONCE.

ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 1800, WHO WAS THE FIRST US PRESIDENT TO TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION, NOW KNOWN AS THE WHITE HOUSE?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> THOMAS JEFFERSON?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> THEODORE ROOSEVELT?

>> JOHN ADAMS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM SMITH ACADEMY.

>> HI.

I'M MACKENZIE GAUDET FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM SMITH ACADEMY, IF YOUR LIFE HAD A MOVIE TITLE, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED, AND WHY?

ú >> STORY OF MY LIFE, BECAUSE@ IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE TITLE.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE CALLED.

ú >> JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, BECAUSE MY NAME IS JACK.

ú >> IF MY LIFE HAD A MOVIE@ TITLE, I THINK IT'D BE CALLED ú TRAINWRECK, BECAUSE EVERYONE'S@ A LITTLE BIT OF A TRAINWRECK, SOMETIMES.

@I FEEL LIKE IT KIND OF FITS ME.

[trumpet fanfare] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE 5 POINTS.

WELL, THIS SHOULD BE A VERY COLORFUL ROUND.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS CONTAINS EITHER THE WORD "RED," "GREEN," OR "BLUE" SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE SECOND FULL MOON IN A CALENDAR MONTH.

[buzzer] >> BLUE MOON.

>> SMITH.

BLUE MOON.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

@ FENWAY PARK'S LEFT FIELD WALL.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> GREEN MONSTER?

>> YES.

GREEN MONSTER IS RIGHT.

FIND THE VALUE OF CARS IN THE KELLEY BLANK.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> BLUE BOOK?

>> BLUE BOOK.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOUR SCHOOL IS IDENTIFIED.

DENIAL TO PROCEED WITH SOMETHING.

[buzzer] RED LIGHT OR RED CARD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

PHRASE MEANING GREAT JEALOUSY OF SOMEONE.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> RED ENVY?

>> GREEN WITH ENVY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú YOU'LL SEE THIS IF YOU'RE ANGRY BEYOND CONTROL.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> RED.

>> RED.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@A GOOD GARDENER'S HAND HAS ONE.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> GREEN THUMB?

@>> YES, GREEN THUMB IS CORRECT.

YOU SHOULD ROLL THIS OUT FOR SPECIAL GUESTS.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> RED CARPET.

@ >> RED CARPET IS CORRECT.

SIGNAL TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> GREEN LIGHT.

>> GREEN LIGHT IS RIGHT.

@ THE LARGEST MAMMAL ON EARTH.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> BLUE WHALE.

@ >> BLUE WHALE IS CORRECT.

TERM FOR BUREAUCRACY@ CLAIMED TO HINDER ACTION.

[buzzer] @ RED TAPE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ ANOTHER NAME FOR AN OCEAN.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> RED SEA?

>> DEEP BLUE SEA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SLANG FOR A LEGAL TENDER@ NOTE OF THE UNITED STATES.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> GREEN?

>> GREENBACK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SIGN OF FINANCIAL LOSS ON A BUDGET SHEET.

[buzzer] @ RED INK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CAUGHT SHOWING CLEAR EVIDENCE OF GUILT.

[bell dings] SMITH GOT IT RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

>> RED-HANDED.

>> RED-HANDED IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

[audio logo] LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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.

WELL, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST CRACK AT IT TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THAT IS SMITH, BUT JUST FOR THE MOMENT.

SO ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

GOING FOR IT.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE WE GO.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHAT CHARACTERISTIC OF A SUBSTANCE ú WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY MEASURE@ WITH A MASS SPECTROMETER?

ú SPECIFIC GRAVITY, DENSITY, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, OR RADIOACTIVITY.

>> DENSITY?

>> I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE.

>> SPECIFIC GRAVITY?

ú >> CHEMICAL COMPOSITION IS@ ACTUALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

@ WARE HIGH SCHOOL, YOUR TURN.

FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.

>> WE'RE GOING TO GO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

@ >> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WILL WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE VERY CAREFULLY AND TELL ME ONE EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF AN ORDINAL NUMBER.

ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 1962, ABOARD THE SPACE CAPSULE FRIENDSHIP 7, JOHN GLENN BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO ORBIT EARTH, COMPLETING THREE REVOLUTIONS.

>> FIRST?

>> YES.

20TH OR FIRST IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

VERY NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH ORDINALS.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CLUES DESCRIBES AN ANSWER WHICH CONTAINS AN ORDINAL NUMBER SOMEWHERE IN IT.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

IN BASEBALL SLANG, THIS POSITION IS OFTEN CALLED THE HOT CORNER.

>> THIRD BASE?

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> THIRD BASE?

>> YES.

THIRD BASE IS RIGHT.

LET'S TRY THIS.

THE SECOND SECTION OF THIS US CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY CLAUSE.

>> FIFTH AMENDMENT?

>> FIFTH IS CORRECT.

YES.

FINALLY, TRADITIONALLY, GOLD IS THE GIFT OF CHOICE FOR A COUPLE CELEBRATING WHICH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY?

>> 10TH?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

SO CLOSE.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, SMITH.

@ ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

@HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.

IN 1922, BRITISH@ ARCHEOLOGIST HOWARD CARTER MADE ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED CONTRIBUTIONS úTO EGYPTOLOGY WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE LARGELY INTACT TOMB OF WHAT 14TH CENTURY BC EGYPTIAN PHARAOH?

>> KING TUT?

>> YES.

KING TUT, OR TUTANKHAMUN, IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

OTHER IMPORTANT ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST DISCOVERED IN 1799 NEAR ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, THE DECIPHERMENT OF THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THIS OBJECT LED TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHIC WRITING.

[buzzer] THE ROSETTA STONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TRY THIS.

ú THESE ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS WERE DISCOVERED IN 1947 IN A SERIES OF 11 CAVES NEAR QUMRAN.

NAME THE DOCUMENTS.

[buzzer] CORRECT ANSWER IS THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS.

ALL RIGHT.

@ FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ALONG WITH HERCULANEUM, THE REMAINS OF THIS ANCIENT ROMAN TOWN NEAR MODERN NAPLES REMAINED LOST FOR ALMOST 1500 YEARS UNTIL THEIR DISCOVERY IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY.

NAME THE TOWN.

>> POMPEII.

>> POMPEII.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK @ A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

@WE'LL DO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

@ >> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> I'M WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ALUM MYRANDA NASWORTHY AT THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL WITH THE QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL IS A FAMOUS HIKING TRAIL IN THE UNITED STATES THAT SPANS APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MILES FROM GEORGIA TO MAINE, PASSING THROUGH 14 STATES.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES IS NOT A PART OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL?

TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, RHODE ISLAND, OR NEW YORK.

>> RHODE ISLAND.

>> RHODE ISLAND.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

FAMOUS LONG TRAILS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú FIRST, THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO@IS A NETWORK OF EUROPEAN PILGRIM úROUTES, LEADING TO THE CATHEDRAL@ OF SANTIAGO COMPOSTELA, WHERE ú THE REMAINS OF SAINT JAMES@ ARE BELIEVED TO BE BURIED.

ú NAME THE COUNTRY WHERE THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO ENDS.

>> SPAIN.

>> SPAIN.

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE 211-MILE JOHN MUIR TRAIL IS WORLD-FAMOUS, STRETCHING FROM YOSEMITE@VALLEY TO MOUNT WHITNEY IN WHAT US STATE?

>> COLORADO?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS CALIFORNIA.

@ FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU IS ú AN 88-MILE LONG TRAIL FROM@ CUSCO TO MACHU PICCHU IN WHAT SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY?

>> PERU.

>> PERU.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE.

ALL RIGHT.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

CREATED BETWEEN 1503 AND 1519, THIS PAINTING ú BY LEONARDO DA VINCI DRAWS@ THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH DAY @ TO THE LOUVRE MUSEUM IN PARIS.

NAME THIS PAINTING.

>> MONA LISA.

>> MONA LISA.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

MORE ABOUT RENOWNED ARTWORK FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THIS STILL LIFE IS ONE OF SEVERAL WORKS PAINTED OF SUNFLOWERS BY@ WHAT DUTCH POST-IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER?

[buzzer] VINCENT VAN GOGH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THIS 1921 PAINTING,@ ENTITLED "THREE MUSICIANS," IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CUBISM ART MOVEMENT BY WHAT SPANISH PAINTER?

>> PICASSO.

>> YES.

PABLO PICASSO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú AND FINALLY, THIS FOUNDING@ MEMBER OF THE MID-20TH CENTURY úPOP ART MOVEMENT PAINTED SEVERAL@SELF-PORTRAITS OVER HIS CAREER.

THIS ONE, FROM 1986, WAS ONE OF HIS LAST.

NAME THIS ARTIST.

>> LEONARDO DA VINCI?

>> ANDY WARHOL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WARE, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> WE'LL GO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> NOBODY LIKES LITERATURE THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT.

@ GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

20TH CENTURY WRITER TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WAS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT FORM OF WRITING?

WAS IT NOVELS, PLAYS, POETRY, OR SHORT STORIES?

>> NOVELS?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> PLAYS.

>> PLAYS.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

PLAY, NOVEL, POEM, OR SHORT STORY.

I'LL NAME A WELL KNOWN WRITER AND GIVE YOU THE TITLE OF ONE OF HER OR HIS WORKS.

YOU TELL ME THE FORM OF WRITING OF THAT WORK.

THIS IS FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, EDGAR ALLEN POE, "THE TELL-TALE HEART."

>> POEM.

@ >> IT IS ACTUALLY SHORT STORY.

TRY THIS ONE.

ROBERT FROST'S, "STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING."

>> POEM?

>> YES, THAT IS A POEM.

ú MAYA ANGELOU, "I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS."

>> PLAY?

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS POEM.

ALL RIGHT.

@ TRY MARY CHASE, "HARVEY."

>> NOVEL?

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS A PLAY.

ALL RIGHT.

@ FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

HOW ABOUT WILLA CATHER, "O, PIONEERS"?

>> NOVEL.

>> NOVEL.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú OF THE SIX BASIC TRIGONOMETRIC@ FUNCTIONS YOU SEE LISTED, TWO ARE EVEN FUNCTIONS.

TO QUALIFY, NAME EITHER EVEN FUNCTION.

>> SINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

WARE HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> COSINE?

@ >> COSINE OF X OR SECANT OF X.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE WITH EVEN AND ODD FUNCTIONS.

TELL ME WHETHER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS IS ODD, EVEN, OR NEITHER FOR 5 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, F OF X EQUALS THE SINE SQUARED OF X.

>> ODD.

@>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS EVEN.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT ONE.

F OF X EQUALS THE SINE OF X TIMES THE COSINE OF X.

>> ODD?

>> ODD.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú F OF X EQUALS THE SINE OF X PLUS THE COSINE OF X.

>> EVEN?

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS NEITHER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

F OF X EQUALS THE SINE OF X PLUS THE COSECANT OF X.

>> EVEN?

>> ODD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

F OF X EQUALS THE TANGENT OF X@ TIMES THE COTANGENT OF X.

>> ODD.

@ >> CORRECT ANSWER IS EVEN.

ALL RIGHT.

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

>> WE'LL GO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE POPULAR TOURIST ISLAND OF ARUBA LIES CLOSEST TO WHICH OF THE SEVEN CONTINENTS?

>> SOUTH AMERICA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

STICKING WITH ISLANDS, FOR 5 POINTS, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS IS CLOSEST TO WHICH OF THE WORLD'S SEVEN CONTINENTS?

FIRST, MADAGASCAR.

>> AFRICA.

>> AFRICA.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NEXT ONE, MALTA.

>> EUROPE?

>> EUROPE IS CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT JAVA?

>> ASIA.

>> ASIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TRY TASMANIA.

>> AUSTRALIA.

>> AUSTRALIA IS RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT CURACAO?

>> SOUTH AMERICA?

>> SOUTH AMERICA IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE JOB.

THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI.

I'M MACKENZIE GAUDET FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WARE HIGH, WHAT'S A FAVORITE CHILDHOOD GAME OR ACTIVITY THAT YOU STILL ENJOY TODAY?

>> MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD@ ACTIVITY IS PROBABLY NAP TIME.

I THINK EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE A NAP TIME.

>> MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD GAME WAS MONOPOLY, BECAUSE IT TAUGHT ME ABOUT MONEY, @AND THE GAMES CAN GO ON FOREVER.

ú >> MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD GAME@ OR ACTIVITY IS CONNECT FOUR, BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLE, YET IT'S STILL COMPETITIVE.

>> MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY IS READING, BECAUSE I GET TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT WORLDS.

[trumpet fanfare] [audio logo] >> IT IS THAT TIME IN THE MATCH FOR OUR FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN 5 POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES 5 POINTS.

WELL, THE CRITERION FOR THIS ROUND SHOULD BE CLEAR.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS ENDS WITH THE LETTER SEQUENCE I-O-N, AS IN THE WORD "CRITERION."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

LEISURE TIME SPENT IN TRAVEL OR RECREATION.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> VACATION.

>> VACATION IS CORRECT.

A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF JUDGMENT BY AN EXPERT.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> OPINION?

>> OPINION.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

1,000 TIMES 1,000.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> ONE MILLION?

>> MILLION IS RIGHT.

IT COULD BE A SWEET SCALLION OR SHALLOT.

[buzzer] >> GREEN ONION.

>> ONION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

CHARLES DARWIN'S FIELD OF BIOLOGY.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> EVOLUTION.

>> EVOLUTION IS CORRECT.

ú MAN-MADE WASTE THAT MAKES AN ENVIRONMENT UNSAFE.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> POLLUTION?

>> POLLUTION IS RIGHT.

@ NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, OR WEST.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> DIRECTION.

>> DIRECTION IS CORRECT.

AN INTERSECTION OF ROADS WHERE ONE TERMINATES.

[buzzer] JUNCTION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú A PROCESS OF REASONING USED IN MATHEMATICS OR LOGIC.

[buzzer] THAT WOULD BE DEDUCTION.

@THE SCIENCE OF FLYING AIRCRAFT.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> AVIATION.

>> AVIATION IS CORRECT.

@A PHRASE THAT SEEKS INFORMATION.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> QUESTION?

>> QUESTION IS RIGHT.

VOTING PROCESS FOR THE@ SELECTION OF A US PRESIDENT.

[buzzer] WARE.

>> ELECTION.

>> ELECTION IS RIGHT.

THE OPPOSITE OPERATION OF SUBTRACTION.

[buzzer] SMITH.

>> ADDITION.

>> ADDITION IS RIGHT.

COLONIAL RANT-- "NO TAXATION WITHOUT--" [buzzer] WARE.

>> REPRESENTATION.

@ >> REPRESENTATION IS CORRECT.

THE WINNER OF THE SUPER@ BOWL BECOMES THE NFL WHAT?

[buzzer] WARE.

>> CHAMPION.

>> CHAMPION IS RIGHT.

A MIRAGE IN THE DESERT IS SIMPLY A-- [bell dings] ILLUSION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

[audio logo] WHAT A CLOSE MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

RIGHT UP UNTIL, SMITH, I THINK, THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, AND THEN WARE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU JUST KEPT RUNNING AND DIDN'T LOOK BACK.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

WE ACTUALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

TO SEE THE 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 PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

THE MTA.

OVER 175 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

>> 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 THE 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 ON.

LET ME DROP THIS BEAT LIKE-- [percussive music] >> STOP BY SOMETIME.

>> 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?

ú THEN LOG ON TO THE AS SCHOOLS@MATCH WITS WEBPAGE 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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