>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST MOUNT GREYLOCK 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 THE CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

ON THE LEADERBOARD, LONGMEADOW HIGH WITH 360 HOLDING STRONG.

THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, HOWEVER, TO GET INTO THAT TOP FOUR, HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, POSTING 260.

ALL RIGHT, IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH MOUNT GREYLOCK, COACHED BY BLAIR DILS.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CALEB LOW, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN SULLIVAN, AND I'M A SENIOR AT MOUNT GREYLOCK HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS QUIN REPETTO.

I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, EMMA SANDSTROM.

>> AND FOR WESTFIELD, COACHED BY KATE PAWUL.

>> HI, I'M MIKOLAJ JANUSZ, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ANDREW O'SULLIVAN, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS CONNER GELINAS, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATE, BENJAMIN MILLER.

>> 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.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVELED DUE WEST FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> NEW YORK.

>> NEW YORK, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

OF THESE CHOICES: THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CONNECTS THE GULF OF OMAN WITH WHICH OF THESE OTHER BODIES OF WATER?

IS IT THE RED SEA, THE PERSIAN GULF, OR THE ARABIAN SEA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> THE RED SEA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

THAT GIVES MOUNT GREYLOCK THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> PERSIAN SEA?

>> THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE SPECIFICALLY IS THE PERSIAN GULF.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

EXPRESS THE NUMBER 56 IN ROMAN NUMERALS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> LVI.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: MEXICO CITY IS TO MEXICO AS WHAT CITY IS TO CUBA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> HAVANA.

>> HAVANA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IN WHAT YEAR DID THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FEATURE DEMOCRAT BILL CLINTON, REPUBLICAN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> 1992.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS IS EVENLY DIVISIBLE BY SEVEN: 147, 247, OR-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> 147.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU'LL FIND MCGILL UNIVERSITY IN WHAT CANADIAN CITY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> MONTREAL.

>> MONTREAL, YES, CORRECT.

WHAT TWO-WORD LATIN PHRASE WHICH MEANS "FOR THIS" IS OFTEN USED IN REFERENCE TO SOMETHING WHICH IS IMPROVISED OR FORMED WITHOUT PREVIOUS PLANNING?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> AD LIB?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> QUID PRO QUO.

>> "AD HOC" IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT 2016 ANIMATED FILM IS DESCRIBED BY THE PLOT SUMMARY "A FORGETFUL BLUE TANG FISH BEGINS A SEARCH FOR HER--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> FINDING DORY.

>> YES, FINDING DORY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

DRIVE IT, READ IT, OR WEAR IT: WHAT YOU MOST LIKELY WOULD DO IF YOU HAD A TRILBY.

WOULD YOU DRIVE IT, READ IT, OR WEAR IT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> DRIVE IT.

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

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> WEAR IT.

>> WEAR IT, YES.

IT'S A TYPE OF HAT.

NEXT ONE, WHICH LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET IS USED IN ASTRONOMY TO DESIGNATE THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN A CONSTELLATION?

IS IT ALPHA, GAMMA, OR OMEGA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> GAMMA.

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

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> OMEGA.

>> ALPHA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS ONE.

"THAT NEW GAMING SYSTEM OFFERS A STUNNING VR EXPERIENCE."

IN THAT SENTENCES, THE LETTERS "V-R" ARE AN ABBREVIATION-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> VIRTUAL REALITY.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE GEOMETRIC MEAN OF THE NUMBERS 2, 4, AND 8?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> FOUR.

>> YES, FOUR IS CORRECT.

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OPERATES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH U.S. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH?

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

MOUNT GREYLOCK, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY?

>> THAT WOULD BE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THE BIG DIPPER IS FORMED BY THE SEVEN BRIGHTEST STARS IN WHAT CONSTELLATION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> URSA MAJOR?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

WHAT STATESMAN AND INVENTOR DID THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS APPOINT AS THE UNITED STATES' FIRST POSTMASTER GENERAL IN 1775?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT.

MARKUS PERSSON, ALSO KNOWN AS NOTCH, CREATED WHAT POPULAR SANDBOX-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> MINECRAFT.

>> MINECRAFT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC TERM FOR THE PROCESS IN WHICH A SOLID IS CONVERTED TO A VAPOR WITHOUT FIRST-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> SUBLIMATION.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, WITHOUT FIRST BECOMING A LIQUID.

NICE JOB.

"FOUNDED IN 1975, THE E.S.A.

IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE."

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE LETTERS "E-S-A" ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE AGENCY.

>> I'M SORRY, INCORRECT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE.

>> EXPLORATION OF SPACE AGENCY?

>> EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CLOSE.

THE CITY OF DAMASCUS IS THE CAPITAL OF WHAT MIDDLE-EASTERN NATION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> SYRIA.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TWELFTH NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT, OR A WINTER'S TALE: WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY BEGINS WITH THE LINE "IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, PLAY ON"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> TWELFTH NIGHT.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

IN THIS SIMPLE SENTENCE, "JOHN IS THE VALEDICTORIAN OF HIS CLASS," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "OF"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> PREPOSITION.

>> PREPOSITION IS CORRECT.

MIKE TOMLIN IS THE CURRENT HEAD COACH OF WHAT NFL TEAM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PITTSBURGH STEELERS.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT HIGHWAY SYSTEM BEGINS IN VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND THEN TRAVELS NEARLY 5,000 MILES TO ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> TRANS-CANADIAN HIGHWAY.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE 20TH U.S.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, AFTER AN ELECTION YEAR, THE TERMS OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SHALL BEGIN AND/OR END AT NOON ON-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> JANUARY 20TH?

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> JANUARY 20TH.

>> JANUARY 20TH, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK, DO YOU THINK THERE ARE MORE DOORS OR WHEELS IN THE WORLD, AND WHY?

>> WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE RECENTLY TOLD ME, HE SAID, "WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, CELL MEMBRANES TECHNICALLY COUNT AS DOORS."

MAY NOT BE THE BEST ANSWER, BUT IT'S MY FAVORITE ANSWER, SO I'M GOING TO GO WITH DOORS.

>> SO I HAVE ONE ANSWER TO TRUMP ALL OTHER ANSWERS, AND THAT RESTS SOLELY ON IF DOORKNOBS ARE WHEELS.

I BELIEVE DOORKNOBS ARE WHEELS, THEREFORE WHEELS WIN THE DEBATE.

>> THINK ABOUT HOW MANY DOORS ARE IN A HOTEL.

AND NOW THINK ABOUT HOW MANY HOTEL ROOMS HAVE DESK CHAIRS WITH FIVE WHEELS.

THE ANSWER'S CLEARLY WHEELS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THERE'S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.

EACH ANSWER CONTAINS THE NAME OF A MEASURE OF TIME.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SAY "GETTING TO TRY SOMETHING AGAIN," YOU'D SAY, "A SECOND CHANCE."

ALL RIGHT, GET IT?

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE SPACESHIP COMMANDED BY HAN SOLO IN STAR WARS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> MILLENNIUMMILLENIUM FALCON.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> WEEKEND.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICKNAME OF THE ATHLETES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> MINUTEMEN.

>> MINUTEMEN OR MINUTEWOMEN, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

INSTRUMENT USING SAND TO MEASURE TIME.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> HOURGLASS.

>> YES, HOURGLASS IS RIGHT.

THIS MAJOR AMERICAN FILM STUDIO WAS FORMED IN 1935 BY WILLIAM FOX AND OTHERS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> 20TH CENTURY FOX.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A REVERIE INDULGED WHILE ONE IS AWAKE.

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

THIS HOLIDAY TAKES PLACE ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> LABOR DAY.

>> LABOR DAY IS RIGHT.

IT CONSISTS OF 7,200 SECONDS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> TWO HOURS.

>> TWO HOURS IS RIGHT.

COMPANY KNOWN FOR MAKING TIRES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

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

THERE ARE 1,440 OF THESE IN A DAY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> MINUTES.

>> MINUTES, YES.

THIS GLOBAL CONFLICT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1939.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> WORLD WAR II.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BRITISH ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED LINCOLN IN THE 2012 FILM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> DANIEL DAY LEWIS.

>> YES, RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

IN U.S.

GOVERNANCE, IT GUARANTEES THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

>> YES, SECOND AMENDMENT IS CORRECT.

IT CONSISTS OF 100 YEARS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> CENTURY.

>> CENTURY IS CORRECT.

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

NICE JOB.

WE HAVE A SLIGHT CORRECTION TO MAKE.

IN THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, WE ASKED THE QUESTION "THIS GLOBAL CONFLICT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1939."

WESTFIELD GAVE THE ANSWER OF WORLD WAR II, HOWEVER IN THIS LIGHTNING ROUND, IT IS ALL ABOUT MEASURES OF TIME.

SPECIFICALLY THE ANSWER WAS THE SECOND WORLD WAR, SO THE SCORE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

WELL, LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, 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 THE QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, RIGHT NOW MOUNT GREYLOCK IS BEHIND.

THAT ALSO MEANS THAT THEY GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WE'D LIKE TO PICK SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES 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 OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUESTION.

ESTABLISHED IN VIRGINIA IN 1607, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA?

>> JAMESTOWN.

>> JAMESTOWN, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE ABOUT EARLY EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE NEW WORLD.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT CREATING AN ENGLISH COLONY IN AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA IN 1585.

WHAT WAS THE COLONY'S NAME?

>> ROANOKE.

>> YES, NICE JOB.

NEXT ONE: WHAT ENGLISH STATESMAN AND EXPLORER LED THE ATTEMPT TO COLONIZE ROANOKE ISLAND?

>> JOHN SMITH.

>> SIR WALTER RALEIGH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

FOUNDED BY THE SPANISH IN 1565, WHAT FLORIDA CITY IS CONSIDERED THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN THE U.S.?

>> JACKSONVILLE.

>> ST. AUGUSTINE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT HALF.

NICE JOB THERE.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS, 30, PLEASE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER, SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR NICHOLAS AIETA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS MAN WAS THE TENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND WAS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT TO BE SWORN INTO OFFICE UPON THE DEATH OF A SITTING PRESIDENT.

HIS OWN DEATH IN 1862, DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENTIAL DEATH NOT TO BE MOURNED OFFICIALLY IN WASHINGTON DUE TO HIS ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.

TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS PRESIDENT.

>> JOHN TYLER.

>> JOHN TYLER, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, CONTINUING WITH PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE 27TH PRESIDENT AND 10TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, HE IS THE ONLY FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT TO HAVE BECOME A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.

NAME HIM.

>> WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE NINTH PRESIDENT FIRST BECAME FAMOUS WHEN HE DEFEATED THE SHAWNEE LEADER TECUMSEH IN NOVEMBER OF 1811 AT THE BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE.

NAME THE PRESIDENT.

>> WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

AS THE FIRST SITTING SENATOR TO BECOME PRESIDENT, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 29TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WAS RIDDLED WITH SCANDALS, SUCH AS THE TEAPOT DOME OIL FIELD SCANDAL.

NAME THE PRESIDENT.

>> WARREN G. HARDING.

>> VERY NICE JOB.

CLEAN SWEEP.

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY'S FLAG IS REPRESENTED HERE?

>> FINLAND.

>> FINLAND, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TRY THIS ONE.

LET'S CONTINUE TO TEST YOUR INTERNATIONAL FLAG KNOWLEDGE.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

WHAT COUNTRY'S FLAG IS SHOWN HERE?

>> MEXICO.

>> MEXICO, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND THIS ONE.

>> ITALY.

>> ITALY, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

>> GREECE.

>> GREECE IS RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

>> DENMARK.

>> DENMARK, VERY NICE.

AND FINALLY, FOR TEN POINTS.

>> JAMAICA.

>> JAMAICA, VERY NICE JOB.

ONCE AGAIN, A CLEAN SWEEP.

ALL RIGHT, WESTFIELD, CAN WE CONTINUE IT ON?

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

IMPORTANT IN JUDAISM, THIS SYMBOL COMPRISES TWO OVERLAID EQUILATERAL TRIANGLES THAT FORM A SIX-POINTED STAR.

NAME IT.

>> THE STAR OF DAVID.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH FAMILIAR RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THOUGH ORIGINALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THIS RELIGIOUS SYMBOL CAME TO BE REINTERPRETED AS A SYMBOL OF ISLAM.

NAME THIS SYMBOL.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER SIMPLY IS "STAR AND CRESCENT."

MOVING ON.

TO MEMBERS OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, THE SYMBOL SEEN HERE HAS REPRESENTED THE CONCEPT OF COSMIC LAW AND ORDER SINCE THE THIRD CENTURY B.C.E.

NAME THE SYMBOL.

>> THE WHEEL OF NIRVANA.

>> THE WHEEL OF DHARMA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CLOSE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE TO CLOSE OUT THE CATEGORY.

THIS SYMBOL, FROM AN ANCIENT CHINESE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT, DESCRIBES HOW OPPOSITE FORCES MAY ACTUALLY BE COMPLEMENTARY IN THE NATURAL WORLD AND MAY GIVE RISE TO EACH OTHER AS THEY INTERRELATE TO ONE ANOTHER.

NAME THIS CONCEPT.

>> YIN AND YANG.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE.

"ULTIMATELY, THAT WILL BE MY DECISION."

IN THAT SENTENCE, THE WORD "MY" IS WHAT PART OF SPEECH?

>> PERSONAL PRONOUN.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WESTFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> POSSESSIVE ARTICLE?

>> A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, WESTFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS TYPE OF FALCON IS RENOWNED FOR ITS SPEED.

DURING A HIGH-SPEED DIVE, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TRAVELING NEARLY 242 MILES AN HOUR, MAKING IT THE FASTEST MEMBER OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

NAME IT.

>> THE PEREGRINE FALCON.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NICE, LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE YOU KNOW ABOUT BIRDS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THIS BIRD RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE FACT THAT THE MALE'S COLORS RESEMBLE THE COAT OF ARMS OF A 17TH-CENTURY PROPRIETARY GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND.

NAME THIS BIRD.

>> FINCH?

>> THAT WOULD BE THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS LARGE SEABIRD WITH WINGSPANS REACHING UP TO 12 FEET PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE'S POEM RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER.

NAME THIS BIRD.

>> ALBATROSS?

>> YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE CHEROKEE NATIVE AMERICANS BELIEVED THAT IF A PERSON SEES THIS BIRD FLYING DOWNWARD, THEN IT'S BAD LUCK.

BUT IF A PERSON SEES THIS BIRD FLYING UPWARD TO THE SUN, IT'S GOOD LUCK.

NAME THE BIRD.

>> CARDINAL.

>> CARDINAL, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MOUNT GREYLOCK, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> NO ONE PICKING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING.

OKAY, MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IS MEASURED ON A SPECTRUM THAT CALCULATES FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH.

VISIBLE LIGHT FALLS INTO THIS SPECTRUM.

TO QUALIFY, PUT THESE COLORS IN ORDER FROM THE LONGEST WAVELENGTH TO THE SHORTEST.

>> BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, RED.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WESTFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> RED, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT SEQUENCE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

TELL ME WHETHER THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF RADIATION HAVE HIGHER OR THEY HAVE LOWER FREQUENCY THAN VISIBLE LIGHT.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

X-RAYS.

>> HIGHER.

>> YES, HIGHER IS RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT MICROWAVES?

>> LOWER.

>> LOWER IS RIGHT.

INFRARED RAYS.

>> LOWER.

>> LOWER IS CORRECT.

TRY ULTRAVIOLET RAYS.

>> HIGHER.

>> HIGHER IS RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT GAMMA RAYS?

>> HIGHER.

>> HIGHER, VERY NICE.

WESTFIELD, AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

AMERICAN GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGWAY FAMOUSLY REPLACED THIS MAN AS COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES-- UNITED NATIONS FORCES IN KOREA ON APRIL 11TH, 1951.

NAME HIM.

>> DOUGLAS MACARTHUR.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

HERE ARE CLUES TO THREE OTHER HIGH-PROFILE GENERALS TO BE RELIEVED OF COMMAND DURING A MILITARY CAMPAIGN.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

DURING THE WAR OF 1812, GENERAL WILLIAM HULL BUNGLED AN INVASION OF CANADA AND ULTIMATELY SURRENDERED FORT DETROIT.

IN 1815, HULL WAS COURT-MARTIALED AND SENTENCED TO BE SHOT BUT WAS SPARED BY WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT?

>> JAMES MADISON.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 1861, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN NAMED THIS MAN GENERAL IN CHIEF OF THE UNION ARMY, REPLACING GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT.

IS HE GEORGE MCCLELLAN, AMBROSE BURNSIDE, OR GEORGE MEADE?

>> GEORGE MCCLELLAN.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

MCCLELLAN HIMSELF WAS REMOVED FROM COMMAND OF THE UNION ARMY OF THE POTOMAC ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 1862.

WHAT UNION GENERAL WAS NAMED AS HIS REPLACEMENT SEVERAL DAYS LATER?

WAS IT ULYSSES S. GRANT, AMBROSE BURNSIDE, OR GEORGE MEADE?

>> AMBROSE BURNSIDE.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE.

"THIS QUESTION COULD DEFINITELY BE A CHALLENGE."

TO QUALIFY, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "DEFINITELY."

>> D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, VERY NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S TEST YOUR SPELLING ABILITY SOME MORE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A WORD AND ITS DEFINITION, YOU SPELL THE WORD.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

A "BATTALION" IS DEFINED AS A MILITARY GROUND FORCE UNIT COMPRISED OF HEADQUARTERS-- OR COMPOSED, THAT IS, OF HEADQUARTERS AND TWO OR MORE COMPANIES.

SPELL "BATTALION."

>> B-A-T-T-A-L-I-O-N. >> YES.

NEXT ONE, "COLOSSAL" IS DEFINED AS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARILY GREAT INSIDE-- IN SIZE, THAT IS.

SPELL THE WORD "COLOSSAL."

>> C-O-L-O-S-S-A-L. >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

HERE'S ANOTHER.

"ADOLESCENT" IS AN ADJECTIVE DEFINED AS A YOUNG PERSON GROWING INTO AN ADULT.

SPELL "ADOLESCENT."

>> A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T. >> YOU'RE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

"PETULANT" IS AN ADJECTIVE DEFINED AS SHOWING SUDDEN IMPATIENT IRRITATION.

SPELL "PETULANT."

>> P-E-T-U-L-A-N-T. >> YOU ARE CORRECT ONCE AGAIN.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

"DECADENCE" IS DEFINED AS EXCESSIVE SELF-INDULGENCE.

SPELL "DECADENCE."

>> D-E-C-A-D-E-N-C-E. >> YOU KNOW HOW TO SPELL.

VERY NICE JOB.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WESTFIELD HIGH, WOULD YOU RATHER BE A MILLIONAIRE OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO TIME TRAVEL?

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY RATHER HAVE THE ABILITY TO TIME TRAVEL, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND EXPERIENCE HISTORY AS IT HAPPENED, AND YOU COULD ALWAYS BECOME A MILLIONAIRE WAY BACK THEN IN PREVIOUS CIVILIZATIONS.

>> I WOULD RATHER BE ABLE TO TIME TRAVEL, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS HISTORY THAN A MILLION DOLLARS GET YOU IN THE PRESENT.

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY RATHER HAVE THE ABILITY TO TIME TRAVEL SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN THE PAST COMPARED TO WHAT IS HERE IN THE PRESENT WITH JUST A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, ISN'T REALLY A WHOLE LOT COMPARED TO THE ABILITY TO TIME TRAVEL IN THE PAST.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS IS A FILL-IN-THE-BLANK ROUND.

I'LL GIVE THE AUTHOR AND A LITERARY TITLE, YOU PROVIDE THE MISSING WORD OF THAT TITLE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SAY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ANTONY AND BLANK, YOU SAY CLEOPATRA.

GOT IT?

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

JANE AUSTEN, PRIDE AND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PREJUDICE.

>> YES, PREJUDICE IS CORRECT.

DR. SEUSS, GREEN EGGS AND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> HAM.

>> HAM IS RIGHT.

JOHN STEINBECK, OF MICE AND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> MEN.

>> MEN IS CORRECT.

NORMAN MAILER, THE NAKED AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] DEAD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

EDGAR ALLAN POE, THE PIT AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PENDULUM.

>> YES, PENDULUM IS CORRECT.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY, THE OLD MAN AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> SEA.

>> SEA IS CORRECT.

WILLIAM FAULKNER, THE SOUND AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> FURY.

>> FURY IS CORRECT.

IRVING STONE, THE AGONY AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ECSTASY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

STENDHAL, THE RED AND THE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] BLACK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HERMAN WOUK, WAR AND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PEACE.

>> REMEMBRANCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE WITH WOUK.

JANE AUSTEN, SENSE AND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> SENSIBILITY.

>> SENSIBILITY IS CORRECT.

MARK TWAIN, THE PRINCE AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PAUPER.

>> PAUPER IS CORRECT.

O. HENRY, CABBAGE AND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> POTATOES?

>> KINGS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, ANDROCLES AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> LION.

>> LION IS CORRECT.

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> DAMNED.

>> DAMNED IS CORRECT.

THEODORE DOSTOEVSKY, CRIME AND BLANK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MOUNT GREYLOCK.

>> PUNISHMENT.

>> PUNISHMENT IS CORRECT.

BRUCE CATTON, THE BLUE AND THE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] [ BELL RINGS ] GRAY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

OH, BUT THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WHAT A GREAT SHOW TONIGHT.

MOUNT GREYLOCK, STRONG WORK, HOWEVER I HAVE TO SAY, WESTFIELD, YOU WERE ON A ROLL, YOU JUST KEPT GOING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON CRACKING NOT ONLY THE TOP FOUR, YOU ARE NOW IN THIRD PLACE WITH A SCORE OF 300.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

LET'S SEE WHAT THE REST OF THIS SEASON HAS TO BRING.

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

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.

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