JOIN US TONIGHT AS WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST MONSON 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 WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC@ SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

ú THE MTA-- FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC@ EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

WAYNE: YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE úFROM THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES@THAT YOU WALK ONTO THIS CAMPUS.

YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE CAMPUS.

IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[music playing] 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 EIGHT AND COMPETE@ IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

ú IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE@ WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH MONSON, COACHED BY LYNN HOPE.

HELLO.

MY NAME IS LOVELLA WATTS.

I'M A FRESHMAN AT MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M OLIVIA CLEMONS, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M RILEY KYZYWIENSKI, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

ú AND FOR WEST SPRINGFIELD,@ COACHED BY HOWARD BERNARD.

HI.

I'M MALAK ALRUBAIY, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

HI.

I'M WILLIAM SOMERS, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M KENDALL BURQUE, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

HI.

MY NAME IS ADAM MAHDI, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, RILEY GERING AND IAN SCHNEIDER.

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 10 POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

ú HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

ú OF THE 13 ORIGINAL AMERICAN COLONIES, WHICH ONE CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE GRANITE STATE?

[buzzer] MONSON.

VERMONT?

I'M SORRY.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, THAT @GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

MAINE.

CORRECT ANSWER IS NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ú WHAT METRIC UNIT OF MEASURE IS EQUIVALENT TO 1/1000 OF A METER?

WEST SPRINGFIELD.

A MILLIMETER.

: YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú WHAT 1967 NOVEL BY S.E.

HINTON@ FEATURES THE THREE CURTIS BROTHERS, DARRY, SODAPOP, AND PONYBOY?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

"OUTSIDERS"?

"OUTSIDERS."

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS.

ú A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 64@ FEET LONG AND 16 FEET WIDE.

ú WHAT IS THE LENGTH IN FEET OF@ ONE SIDE OF A SQUARE WHICH HAS @THE SAME AREA AS THE RECTANGLE?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

16.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

@ ALL RIGHT, MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

ú THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[buzzer] @ 32 FEET IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

I THINK I HEARD IT OVER,@ HERE BUT THAT WAS A NICE TRY.

@ ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON NOW.

úDURING AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WILD@ POK MON, A PLAYER OF THIS GAME @ MAY THROW A POK BALL AS-- [buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

POK MON GO.

POK MON GO.

@DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ú COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.

GREEK GOD ARIES IS TO ROMAN GOD MARS AS WHICH GREEK GOD IS TO ROMAN GOD VENUS?

IS IT- [buzzer] MONSON.

APHRODITE?

YES.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE EITHER.

VERY NICE JOB.

ú IF AN EXTERIOR ANGLE AT THE@ BASE OF AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE ú MEASURES 100 DEGREES, WHAT IS@THE MEASURE OF THE VERTEX ANGLE OF THIS SAME TRIANGLE?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

80.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

[buzzer] @20 DEGREES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS ARE@ THOSE WHOSE ATOMIC NUMBER @ IS GREATER THAN WHAT VALUE?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

92.

92.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AN AMERICAN BOBTAIL IS A TYPE OF WHAT?

A CAT?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

CAT.

CAT, YES.

TREE FLOWER, BIRD, CAT--@ THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

ú IN WHAT US STATE WILL YOU FIND@ PEPPERDINE, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT, @ AND CHAPMAN UNIVERSITIES?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

NEW YORK.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.

MONSON, CAN YOU ANSWER?

OHIO?

CALIFORNIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú THE NORTH AMERICAN FRENCH AND@ INDIAN WAR OF THE MID-1700S WAS A THEATER OF A GREATER GLOBAL CONFLICT, @ FOUGHT PRIMARILY IN EUROPE.

NAME THAT GREATER GLOBAL CONFLICT.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

THE 11 YEARS' WAR.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MONSON, CAN YOU ANSWER?

[buzzer] SEVEN YEARS' WAR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú THE 2014 OSCAR WINNING FILM,@ "THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING," IS ABOUT THE LIFE OF WHAT ENGLISH-- [buzzer] STEPHEN HAWKING.

WEST SPRINGFIELD.

STEPHEN HAWKING.

STEPHEN HAWKING-- YES,@ THE THEORETICAL PHYSICIST AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK,@ "A BRIEF HISTORY IN TIME."

LET'S MOVE ON.

FROM 2007 TO 2012, NICOLAS SARKOZY SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF WHAT WORLD COUNTRY?

[buzzer] MONSON.

I DON'T KNOW, RUSSIA?

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

UKRAINE?

@ FRANCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú A PASSENGER EVACUATION SLIDE ON A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE ú IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH OF THE@ FOLLOWING SIMPLE MACHINES.

ú IS IT A SCREW, A WEDGE, AN@ INCLINED PLANE, OR A LEVER?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

INCLINED PLANE.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP.

ú BRASILIA IS TO BRAZIL AS WHAT@ CAPITAL CITY IS TO VENEZUELA?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

CARACAS.

YES, CARACAS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

THE BRACHIALIS IS A FLEXOR MUSCLE FOUND IN WHICH PART OF THE HUMAN BODY?

ú IS IT THE ANKLE, THE ARM, THE KNEE, OR THE HIP?

[buzzer] MONSON.

THE KNEE?

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?

ARM.

THE ARM.

@ YES, THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú WHICH NUMERICAL AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS STATES "EXCESSIVE BAIL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED úNOR EXCESSIVE FINES IMPOSED NOR@ CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT INFLICTED"?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

EIGHTH AMENDMENT?

EIGHTH AMENDMENT.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ON MARCH 23, 2020, THE@ CONTAINER SHIP EVER GIVEN ú RAN AGROUND AND OBSTRUCTED WHICH MAJOR WATERWAY?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

SUEZ CANAL.

SUEZ CANAL.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

ú LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO@ MEET THE TEAM FROM MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

HI, I'M REBECCA GUSTAFSON FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MONSON HIGH, IF YOU COULD CREATE A VIRAL SOCIAL MEDIA TREND, WHAT WOULD IT BE.

ú MY SOCIAL MEDIA TREND WOULD BE@SOME SORT OF FASHION INFLUENCE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY INCLUSIVE AND UNIVERSAL.

ANYONE CAN DO IT.

IT'D BE FOR EVERYONE TO BE FIVE MINUTES LATE.

ú AS IF I'M THERE BARELY ON@ TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE I'M EARLY.

ú I WOULD PROBABLY BRING BACK@AN OLD TREND, LIKE A MUSIC TREND OR LIKE A FASHION TREND.

ú I DON'T KNOW WHY SPECIFICALLY,@BUT IT JUST SOUNDS INTERESTING.

[music playing] TIME NOW TO MOVE ON TO@ THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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

ú BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ú ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER,@ YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, X DOESN'T MARK THE@ SPOT, BUT IT ENDS THE WORD.

EACH SHORT CLUE DESCRIBES A WORD THAT @ ENDS WITH THE LETTERS "EX."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

AN AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

REFLEX.

REFLEX.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE FARTHEST POINT FROM THE BASE IN A FIGURE.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

VERTEX.

VERTEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú A GROUP OF MOVIE THEATERS ON THE SAME SITE?

MONSON.

COMPLEX?

@ MULTIPLEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@TO IRRITATE, ANNOY, OR PROVOKE.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

VEX.

VEX.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

@COMPANY THAT DELIVERS PACKAGES.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

FEDEX.

FEDEX.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AN ADDITION THAT EXTENDS A MAIN BUILDING.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

COMPLEX.

ANNEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE UPPERMOST POINT OF A MOUNTAIN?

MONSON.

SUMMIT.

@ APEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF CONCAVE.

WEST SPRINGFIELD.

CONVEX.

@ CONVEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

@ A LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

[buzzer] @ INDEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NOT DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE.

[buzzer] MONSON.

SEX?

@ UNISEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

YOU DO THIS TO SHOW OFF YOUR BICEPS?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

FLEX.

@ FLEX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

BRAND OF TISSUE FOR BLOWING YOUR NOSE.

[buzzer] MONSON.

KLEENEX.

KLEENEX.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A GROUP OF APARTMENTS ON THE SAME PROPERTY.

MONSON.

COMPLEX?

COMPLEX.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S ANOTHER NAME FOR A WHIRLPOOL?

[buzzer] MONSON.

VORTEX?

VORTEX.

VORTEX, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú AH, THE BELL MARKS THE END@ OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

TIME NOW FOR OUR 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.

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

ALL RIGHT, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO ú GETS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO@ PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

MONSON, THAT IS YOU, AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE, FOR 15.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 15.

AND HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE ANNUAL IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE RUNS BETWEEN WHICH TWO ALASKAN CITIES?

[buzzer] I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

ú ALL RIGHT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

JUNEAU AND WINNIPEG?

NOME AND ANCHORAGE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 30, HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

NAME THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENT FORMALLY SIGNED ú BY 56 DELEGATES, INCLUDING TWO@ FUTURE US PRESIDENTS, THREE ú FUTURE US VICE PRESIDENTS, AND@ 10 FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE US CONGRESS.

@ DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ú NICE, LET'S MOVE ON, MORE ABOUT THE DECLARATION FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

ú FIRST, COLONIAL REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD HENRY LEE ú WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE A@ RESOLUTION WHICH SEVERED TIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

WHICH COLONY DID HENRY LEE REPRESENT?

WAS IT PENNSYLVANIA,@ VIRGINIA, OR MASSACHUSETTS?

VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú THE DECLARATION WAS WRITTEN LARGELY BY WHICH MEMBER ú OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND FUTURE US PRESIDENT?

THOMAS JEFFERSON.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, COMPLETE THE@ DECLARATION'S FINAL LINE.

"AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF@ THIS DECLARATION WITH A FIRM ú RELIANCE ON THE PROTECTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER" WHAT?"

(WHISPERING) IN ORDER TO@ FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION.

IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION?

THAT IS PART, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS NOT THE END, THE@ SENTENCE WHICH COMPLETES AS, ú "OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES, AND OUR SACRED HONOR."

ALL RIGHT, MONSON, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 20.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT SPORT IS FEATURED IN EACH OF THESE MOVIES?

"REMEMBER THE TITANS," "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS," @ AND "AMERICAN UNDERDOG.." FOOTBALL?

FOOTBALL.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

STICKING WITH POPULAR SPORTS FILMS, WHAT SPORT IS FEATURED IN EACH OF THESE MOVIES.

@THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST "CHANCE," "42" AND "FIELD OF DREAMS."

BASEBALL?

BASEBALL.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú HOW ABOUT "MILLION DOLLAR@ BABY, "CREED," AND "ROCKY"?

BOXING?

BOXING IS RIGHT.

NEXT, "HOOSIERS,"@ "CHAMPIONS," AND "SPACE JAM."

BASKETBALL.

BASKETBALL IS RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, "THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE," "HAPPY GILMORE," AND "PHANTOM OF THE OPEE."

GOLF?

GOLF.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[bell rings] OH, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONS DOES NOT BORDER CHAD?

IS IT NIGER, LIBYA, ETHIOPIA, OR CAMEROON?

ETHIOPIA.

@ YES, ETHIOPIA IS CORRECT.

ú MORE INTERNATIONAL BORDER LINE@ QUESTIONS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

@ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú FIRST, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING@NATIONS DOES NOT BORDER POLAND?

GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA, OR UKRAINE?

AUSTRIA.

AUSTRIA.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONS DOES NOT BORDER SOUTH AFRICA?

ANGOLA, NAMIBIA, ZIMBABWE, OR BOTSWANA?

ANGOLA.

ANGOLA.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONS DOES NOT BORDER AFGHANISTAN?

INDIA, PAKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, OR IRAN?

INDIA.

INDIA.

YES, VERY NICE JOB.

CLEAN SWEEP.

VERY NICE.

YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH MONSON.

PLEASE, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30, PLEASE.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THIS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IS A MEMBER OF THE TUBA FAMILY AND WAS DESIGNED TO BE PLAYED WHILE STANDING OR MARCHING.

IT'S NAMED FOR THE COMPOSER WHO POPULARIZED ITS USE.

NAME THIS INSTRUMENT.

A TROMBONE.

I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

SOUSAPHONE.

SOUSAPHONE.

úVERY CLOSE, BUT YES, SOUSAPHONE@ IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

STICKING WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS YOU TYPICALLY ASSOCIATE WITH A MARCHING BAND, FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, CONSISTING OF A SET OF TUNED METAL BARS ARRANGED SIMILARLY TO A PIANO KEYBOARD,.

THIS INSTRUMENT IS GENERALLY ATTACHED TO THE PLAYER WITH A SHOULDER HARNESS.

NAME IT.

XYLOPHONE?

CORRECT ANSWER IS A GLOCKENSPIEL.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS DOUBLE-HEADED DRUM GETS ITS NAME FROM THE CATGUT STRINGS OR METAL WIRE SPIRALS STRETCHED ACROSS ITS LOWER HEAD, WHICH PRODUCES A BRIGHT STACCATO SOUND.

NAME THIS TYPE OF DRUM.

SNARE.

SNARE DRUM.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, THIS BRASS INSTRUMENT IS SIMILAR TO A TRUMPET, BUT DISTINGUISHED FROM IT BY ITS MORE COMPACT SHAPE, CONICAL BORE, AND MELLOWER TONE QUALITY.

NAME IT.

CORNET.

CORNET.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

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

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

[video playback] HI, I'M PETER SOKOLOWSKI, EDITOR-AT-LARGE FOR MERRIAM-WEBSTER IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE WORD, "PANACEA" IS A NOUN DEFINED AS A REMEDY FOR ALL ILLS OR DIFFICULTIES.

HERE'S HOW IT'S USED IN A SENTENCE.

"THE NEW LAW WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOCAL FARMERS, BUT IT IS NO PANACEA."

TO QUALIFY, SPELL THE WORD "PANACEA."

P-A-N-A-S-E-A.

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

P-A-N-E-S-E-A?

P-A-N-A-C-E-A A IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

GOOD TRY, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 15.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 15.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY IS AFFECTED IF YOU'RE AFFLICTED WITH A MILD CASE OF RHINITIS?

YOUR FINGERS?

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ú ALL RIGHT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

THE SINUS.

ú SINUS, NOSE, NASAL PASSAGES--@ YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS CATEGORY.

WHICH PART OF YOUR BODY IS MOST AFFECTED BY EACH @ OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES?

@THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST ONE, GINGIVITIS.

THE GUMS OF THE MOUTH.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, NEPHRITIS.

THE BLADDER.

KIDNEYS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

@ AND FINALLY, CONJUNCTIVITIS.

THE EYE.

@ EYE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, YOUR TURN AGAIN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY-- IN PHYSICS, WHAT NINE LETTER WORD REFERS TO THE PROPERTY OF A FLUID TO RESIST THE FORCE TENDING TO CAUSE THE FLUID TO FLOW?

[buzzer] I'M SORRY.

TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[whispering] @ (WHISPERING) I DON'T THINK SO.

[buzzer] EVERYONE SHAKING THEIR HEADS AT THIS ONE.

@ VISCOSITY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

@ TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ú THE ANNUAL NATHAN'S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST ú IS HELD ON THE 4TH OF JULY@EACH YEAR IN WHAT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, TOURIST SPOT?

[whispering] [buzzer] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ú ALL RIGHT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

THE BROOKLYN FAIR.

CONEY ISLAND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ú WHICH NEW ENGLAND STATE WAS@ THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES TO RATIFY THE@ CONSTITUTION ON MAY 29, 1790.

WAS IT MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, OR CONNECTICUT?

RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE ORIGINAL 13 BRITISH COLONIES.

@THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, NAME THE FIRST PERMANENT BRITISH COLONY THAT WAS FOUNDED BY JOHN@ SMITH AND CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT IN 1607.

JAMESTOWN.

CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS VIRGINIA.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH BRITISH COLONY WAS@ FOUNDED BY SIR GEORGE CALVERT, ALSO KNOWN FIRST AS LORD BALTIMORE IN 1634?

MARYLAND.

MARYLAND.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHICH NEW ENGLAND COLONY WAS FOUNDED @ BY ROGER WILLIAMS IN 1636?

RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME THE NEW ENGLAND COLONY FOUNDED @ BY THOMAS HOOKER IN 1636.

CONNECTICUT?

CONNECTICUT IS RIGHT.

ú AND FINALLY, CHARTERED BY JAMES OGLETHORPE IN 1732 AND FOUNDED IN 1733, WHAT IS THE NAME ú OF THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL 13@BRITISH COLONIES TO BE FOUNDED?

MAINE.

GEORGIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NICE JOB ON THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.

OK, MONSON, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 20.

QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OF THE FOLLOWING, WHAT IS THE CURRENT GEOLOGIC EPOCH?

ú THE PALEOCENE EPOCH, MIOCENE@ EPOCH, OR HOLOCENE EPOCH?

PALEOCENE?

@ I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

HOLOCENE.

HOLOCENE EPOCH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ú MORE ABOUT THE GEOLOGIC TIME@ SCALE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, WHAT IS THE CURRENT GEOLOGIC PERIOD?

ú THE CAMBRIAN PERIOD, TERTIARY@ PERIOD, OR QUATERNARY PERIOD?

QUATERNARY.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, WHAT IS THE CURRENT GEOLOGIC ERA?

ú THE MESOZOIC ERA, PALEOZOIC ERA, OR CENOZOIC ERA?

CENOZOIC.

CENOZOIC.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ú AND THAT MARKS THE END OF@ OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

úLET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET@ THE TEAM FROM WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

HI.

I'M MACKENZIE GAUDET FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WEST SPRINGFIELD, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY OR THE ABILITY TO FORGET ANYTHING YOU WANT?

I WOULD RATHER HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY, BECAUSE OUR TEAM DIDN'T DO SO GREAT LAST YEAR ú AND I THINK IT WOULD REALLY@HELP US IN A TRIVIA COMPETITION.

I WOULD RATHER HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.

BECAUSE IF I PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE, I WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE@ BETTER TREATMENT AND QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS.

I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORGET WHATEVER I WANT, BECAUSE IT'S ú GOOD TO LET GO OF SOME THINGS IN THE PAST AND WAKE UP TO A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.

I WOULD RATHER HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY, BECAUSE BEING ABLE TO FORGET ANYTHING I WANTED ú SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH POWER,@ AND THERE ARE TOO MANY THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG.

[music playing] ON NOW TO THE FINAL@ LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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

ú BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ú ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER,@ YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WE'LL CALL THIS ROUND, "WHERE IS IT?"

@ I'LL NAME A FAMOUS LANDMARK.

YOU TELL ME THE US STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT IT'S LOCATED IN.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE STATE WHERE THE GRAND CANYON IS LOCATED.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

ARIZONA.

ARIZONA IS CORRECT.

THE STATE WHERE THE MALL OF AMERICA IS LOCATED.

[buzzer] MONSON.

OHIO.

@ MINNESOTA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IN WHAT COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND LOCH NESS?

[buzzer] MONSON.

IRELAND?

@ SCOTLAND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MOUNT WASHINGTON IS IN WHAT STATE?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

@ NEW HAMPSHIRE IS CORRECT.

@IN WHAT COUNTRY IS MACHU PICCHU?

[buzzer] MONSON.

PERU.

PERU.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN WHAT STATE IS THE LIBERTY BELL LOCATED?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

PENNSYLVANIA.

PENNSYLVANIA IS RIGHT.

IN WHAT COUNTRY IS MECCA LOCATED?

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

SAUDI ARABIA.

SAUDI ARABIA IS RIGHT.

THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU'LL FIND MOUNT KILIMANJARO.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

KENYA.

TANZANIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ú IN WHAT STATE IS COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG LOCATED?

[buzzer] THAT WOULD BE VIRGINIA.

TRY WHAT COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND MOUNT FUJI?

[buzzer] MONSON.

JAPAN?

JAPAN.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE STATE WHERE MOUNT RUSHMORE IS LOCATED.

[buzzer] WEST SPRINGFIELD.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

SOUTH DAKOTA IS RIGHT.

IN WHAT STATE WILL YOU FIND THE SPACE NEEDLE?

[buzzer] MONSON.

WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON IS CORRECT.

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN IS IN WHAT STATE?

[buzzer] LOUISIANA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU'LL@ FIND THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE.

[buzzer] [bell ringing] GOT IT JUST IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON.

AUSTRALIA.

AUSTRALIA.

@ YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NICE JOB.

ú THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

ú I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME ON OUR SECOND MATCH @ OF THIS HISTORIC 63RD SEASON.

ú I WANT TO SAY TO MONSON HIGH@ SCHOOL, GREAT JOB TONIGHT.

I THINK, THOUGH, WEST SPRINGFIELD, YOU JUST TOOK THE LEAD FROM THE BEGINNING @ AND YOU NEVER LOOKED BACK.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCHUP TONIGHT.

ú TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER@ AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR PAGE AT NEPM.ORG.

OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.

@ I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

GOOD NIGHT.

AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

ú THE MTA-- FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC@ EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES-- MASSTEACHER.ORG.

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.

IT'S GO TIME.

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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