>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS THE COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE WITH FOURTH SEED THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT GOING UP AGAINST FIFTH SEED PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

THE HISTORIC 62ND 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 ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

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

>> YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT YOU WALK ONTO THIS CAMPUS.

YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A FAMILY.

[ ♪♪♪ ] [ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS," COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

THIS SEASON, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION WENT HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO COULD SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFF STANDINGS.

AS YOU KNOW, IN THE PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE POINTS ANYMORE.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE WIN AS THE PLAYOFFS CONTINUE.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE NUMBER FOUR SEED THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT GOING UP AGAINST NUMBER FIVE SEED PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH PIONEER VALLEY, COACHED BY ROB HILL.

>> HI, MY NAMES IS ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT PVCA.

>> HI, MY NAME IS BRANDON AIKMAN, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PVCA.

>> HI, MY NAME IS BRAD HILL, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PVCA.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS AIDEN DUFF, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT PVCA.

>> AND FOR THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT, COACHED BY NEALE GAY.

>> HI, MY NAME'S IZZY SCHIFF, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, MY NAME IS LUIS ALFONSO GUTIERREZ, AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, I'M JASPER BUTLER-KURTH.

I AM A JUNIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, MY NAME'S JONATHAN SCHMIDT.

I'M A SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

>> WE START OUR FINAL QUARTERFINAL MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IN WHAT CONTINENT WILL YOU FIND THE CITIES OF DARWIN, BRISBANE, AND MELBOURNE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> EUROPE.

>> NO.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> AUSTRALIA.

>> YES, AUSTRALIA IS CORRECT.

SINCE JUNE OF 2014, KING FELIPE VI HAS BEEN THE RULER-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> SPAIN.

>> SPAIN.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S SEE WHO CAN ANSWER THIS ONE FIRST.

GRAB YOUR PENS AND ADD THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: 21, 32, 43.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> 77.

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

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

>> THAT WOULD BE 76.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS 96.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

NAME THE SINGER-PIANIST WHOSE TOP HITS INCLUDE "FALLEN," "YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME," AND "IF I AIN'T GOT YOU."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> UERUMA?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> BRUNO MARS.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ALICIA KEYS.

LET'S MOVE ON.

IDENTIFY THE PLANET THAT ACTUALLY HAS TIDES OF SOLID ROCK ON ITS SURFACE BECAUSE OF THE SUN'S EXTREMELY STRONG GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON IT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> MERCURY.

>> YES, MERCURY IS CORRECT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: DAKAR IS TO SENEGAL AS WHAT CAPITAL CITY IS TO KENYA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> NAIROBI.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

DURING WHAT 20TH-CENTURY EVENT DOES THE HISTORICAL NOVEL "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" TAKE PLACE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, SEVEN PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR H5N8 AT A POULTRY FARM-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> BIRD FLU.

>> OR AVIAN FLU, YES.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

VERY NICE JOB.

TRY THIS: WHICH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS BEGINS WITH THESE WORDS, "NO PERSON SHALL BE HELD TO ANSWER FOR A CAPITAL OR OTHERWISE--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> FIFTH AMENDMENT.

>> FIFTH AMENDMENT, YES.

IN WHICH U.S. STATE WILL YOU FIND THE FOLLOWING CITIES?

CLOVIS, LAS CRUCES-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> NEW MEXICO.

>> NEW MEXICO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN BIOLOGY, THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MICROSCOPIC TISSUES IS CALLED WHAT?

IS IT MYCOLOGY-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MICROBIOLOGY.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS IT MYCOLOGY, CYTOLOGY, OR HISTOLOGY?

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> MYCOLOGY.

>> ANSWER IS ACTUALLY HISTOLOGY.

LET'S MOVE ON.

IF YOU COMPETE FOR A GREEN JACKET IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> GOLF.

>> GOLF IS THE SPORT YOU WOULD BE PLAYING, YES.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SIMPLE TRIG FUNCTIONS IS NOT AN ODD FUNCTION OF X, IS IT THE SINE OF X-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> COSINE OF X.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DID SCIENTIST CLYDE TOMBAUGH DISCOVER IN 1930: THE ELEMENT RADON, THE PLANET PLUTO, OR-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE PLANET PLUTO.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NAME THE ELEMENT FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS WITH THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF 34 AND THE SYMBOL Se.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> CERILLIUM.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> SELENIUM.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

A CARTOPHILE, SPELLED C-A-R-T-O-P-H-I-L-E, IS SOMEONE WHO-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> MAPS.

>> COLLECTS MAPS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE ADJECTIVE "SPONTANEOUS" IS DEFINED AS "PROCEEDING FROM NATURAL FEELING OR NATIVE TENDENCY WITHOUT EXTERNAL CONSTRAINT."

WHO CAN SPELL THE WORD "SPONTANEOUS"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> S-P-O-N-T-A-N-E-O-U-S. >> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IN 1754, THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR IN NORTH AMERICA BEGAN AS A PRELUDE TO WHAT WORLDWIDE CONFLICT THAT BEGAN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

THAT BEGAN IN 1756 MAINLY BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND THE FRENCH.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLEMONT ANSWERED INCORRECTLY.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> NAPOLEONIC WARS.

>> THE SEVEN-YEARS WAR IS THE ANSWER THERE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DOES THE RHINE RIVER NOT FLOW THROUGH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> FRANCE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS IT THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, OR BELGIUM?

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> BELGIUM.

>> BELGIUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

CONSIDERED TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF THE EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, WHAT 19TH-CENTURY NATURAL SCIENTIST WROTE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> CHARLES DARWIN.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT SPOKE THESE WORDS: "AND SO, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> JOHN F. KENNEDY.

>> "ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY."

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

LET'S MEET THE TEAM NOW FROM PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

>> HI, I'M ZACH BIANCO FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS," AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PVCA, IF YOU HAD TO PUT TOGETHER A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE ABOUT?

>> IF I HAD TO MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE ABOUT MAKING POWERPOINTS.

>> IF I COULD MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL.

>> SO IF I HAD TO MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT ANYTHING, IT'D BE ABOUT CARS.

>> I WOULD MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON THE PERFECT CHESS OPENING.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> VERY CLOSE MATCH.

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, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS ROUND IS SECOND TO NONE.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IS OR WAS THE SECOND OF SOMETHING.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

HE WAS THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> JOHN ADAMS.

>> YES, JOHN ADAMS IS RIGHT.

IT'S THE SECOND PLANET FROM THE SUN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> VENUS.

>> VENUS IS RIGHT.

IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST STATE IN THE UNION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> TEXAS.

>> TEXAS IS CORRECT.

IT'S THE SECOND LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> BETA.

>> BETA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT'S THE SECOND U.S. STATE TO ADOPT THE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> CONNECTICUT.

>> "CONSTITUTION" WAS THE END OF THAT QUESTION.

PENNSYLVANIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT'S THE SECOND BOOK PUBLISHED IN "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "PRINCE CASPIAN" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT'S THE SECOND LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

> THE AMAZON?

>> YES, AMAZON IS RIGHT.

IT IS THE SECOND HARRY POTTER MOVIE TO BE RELEASED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> "CHAMBER OF SECRETS."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST OCEAN IN THE AREA-- IN AREA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

>> YES, ATLANTIC IS CORRECT.

IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST CONTINENT IN AREA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> AFRICA.

>> AFRICA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT IS THE SECOND MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE UNIVERSE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> HELIUM.

>> HELIUM IS CORRECT.

IT IS THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE U.S. [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> LOS ANGELES.

>> LOS ANGELES IS CORRECT.

THE SECOND SIGN OF THE ZODIAC.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TAURUS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IT'S EPISODE FIVE BUT THE SECOND STAR WARS MOVIE TO BE RELEASED.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, CORRECT ANSWER IS "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK," HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

STILL A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON THIS EVENING, SO LET'S CONTINUE OUR FOURTH QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP WITH THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, WHERE TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER QUALIFYING QUESTIONS 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.

WELL, AT THE MOMENT, PIONEER VALLEY, YOU ARE BEHIND.

NOT BY MUCH, BUT YOU ARE.

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

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY, SKEW LINES ARE THE TERM FOR TWO LINES THAT DO NOT INTERSECT AND ARE NOT WHAT?

>> IN THE SAME PLANE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> PARALLEL.

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> PARALLEL.

>> PARALLEL, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

TRUE OR FALSE GEOMETRY: TELL ME WHETHER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE OR FALSE.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, IF A TRIANGLE IS EQUILATERAL, THEN IT IS ISOSCELES.

>> FALSE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY TRUE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

COPLANAR POINTS ARE ALSO ALWAYS COLLINEAR.

>> TRUE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS FALSE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

A TRAPEZOID IS A PARALLELOGRAM.

>> FALSE.

>> FALSE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

A TRIANGLE HAS NO DIAGONALS.

>> FALSE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS TRUE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, FOR TEN POINTS, EVERY RHOMBUS IS ALSO A KITE.

>> TRUE.

>> TRUE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

CHARLEMONT, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2005, JOHN ROBERTS TOOK HIS SEAT AS THE 17TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WHO SERVED AS THE FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE AFTER BEING NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON?

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

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] JOHN JAY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

>> HI, I'M MYRANDA NASWORTHY, A SENIOR FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY STUDYING ABROAD IN ATHENS, GREECE, AND I'M HERE WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THIS FORMER COLOSSAL TEMPLE AT THE CENTER OF THE GREEK CAPITAL, ATHENS, WAS DEDICATED TO THE OLYMPIAN WHO WAS THE SKY AND THUNDER GOD IN ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION.

TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS KING OF THE GODS ON MOUNT OLYMPUS.

>> ZEUS.

>> ZEUS, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT GREEK OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THIS OLYMPIAN WAS THE SISTER AND WIFE OF ZEUS AND WAS THE QUEEN OF THE GODS AND THE GODDESSES OF MARRIAGE, WOMEN, CHILDBIRTH, AND FAMILY.

NAME HER.

>> HERA.

>> HERA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TRY THIS ONE.

THIS OLYMPIAN WAS THE BROTHER OF ZEUS AND HADES, HE-- >> POSEIDON.

>> POSEIDON, DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT.

YES, YOU KNOW YOUR GODS AND GODDESSES.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THIS GODDESS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF ZEUS AND LETO AND WAS THE TWIN SISTER OF THE GOD APOLLO.

SHE RULED GODDESS OF THE HUNT, THE WILDERNESS, THE MOON, ARCHERY, AND CHILDBIRTH, AMONG OTHERS.

NAME THIS GODDESS.

>> ARTEMIS.

>> ARTEMIS, YES, VERY NICE JOB.

CHARLEMONT, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN APRIL OF 2014, NEW ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA WENT INTO EFFECT TARGETING COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS CLOSE TO RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.

WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT PROPOSED THESE SANCTIONS?

>> BARACK OBAMA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 2014.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, A VIRAL EPIDEMIC BEGAN IN WEST AFRICA, INFECTING OVER 28,000 PEOPLE AND KILLING OVER 11,000.

WHAT VIRUS WAS THIS?

>> EBOLA.

>> YES, EBOLA IS CORRECT.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, THE 22ND OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES WERE HELD IN THE CITY OF SOCHI IN WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY?

>> RUSSIA.

>> RUSSIA IS RIGHT.

FINALLY, ON DECEMBER 17TH OF 2014, AFTER A 54-YEAR STRETCH, PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED THE RESUMPTION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND WHAT ISLAND COUNTRY?

>> CUBA.

>> CUBA, YES, VERY NICE.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, LISTEN TO THIS SENTENCE.

"STEVE HAS A PHD IN ARCHAEOLOGY."

TO QUALIFY, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "ARCHAEOLOGY" AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

>> A-R-C-H-E-- >> A-E-O-L-O-G-Y.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> A-R-C-H-E-O-L-O-G-Y.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS A-R-C-H-A-E-O-L-O-G-Y.

HAD TO TAKE THE FIRST ONE THAT I HEARD OVER HERE, SO I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, YOU'VE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN, PLEASE.

WHAT LATE PHYSICIST'S 2018 BOOK, "BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS," EXAMINES SOME OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE?

>> STEPHEN HAWKING.

>> YES, STEPHEN HAWKING IS CORRECT.

FROM NON-FICTION SCIENCE TO CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, IN THE 1932 SCIENCE-FICTION CLASSIC "BRAVE NEW WORLD," PEOPLE ARE GENETICALLY DESIGNED, THROUGH SCIENTIFIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, TO BE PASSIVE AND THEREFORE CONSISTENTLY USEFUL TO THE RULING CLASS.

NAME THE AUTHOR OF "BRAVE NEW WORLD."

>> ALDOUS HUXLEY.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

PUBLISHED IN 1950, "THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES" TELLS THE STORY OF HUMANITY'S REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO COLONIZE THE RED PLANET.

NAME THE AUTHOR OF "THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES."

>> JULES VERNE?

>> RAY BRADBURY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THE 1963 NEWBERY AWARD WINNER "A WRINKLE IN TIME" ACTUALLY BEGINS WITH THE WORDS "IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT."

NAME THE AUTHOR OF "A WRINKLE IN TIME."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] MADELEINE L'ENGLE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> LAST OF THE 30S.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

DIRECTED BY CHARLES MARTIN SMITH AND STARRING JONAH HAUER-KING, WHAT 2019 FILM IS DESCRIBED BY THE PLOT SUMMARY: "A DOG NAMED BELLA TRAVELS 400 MILES THROUGH THE COLORADO WILDERNESS IN SEARCH OF HER OWNER"?

>> "BUD."

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "A DOG'S WAY HOME" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS-- >> FOR 25.

>> FOR 25, THERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO, QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE ICONIC PAINTING SHOWN HERE DEPICTS GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON CROSSING WHAT RIVER ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 25TH INTO THE 26TH IN 1776?

>> THE DELAWARE RIVER.

>> YES, DELAWARE RIVER IS RIGHT.

LET'S CONTINUE ON.

MORE EVENTS FROM GENERAL HISTORY IN WHICH A RIVER PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, ON JANUARY 10TH, 49 B.C.E., JULIUS CAESAR FAMOUSLY UTTERED THE PHRASE "THE DIE IS CAST" AS HE LED HIS ARMY ACROSS WHAT RIVER IN NORTHERN ITALY?

>> THE RUBICON.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN MARCH OF 1945, OPERATION PLUNDER WAS AN ALLIED ASSAULT AGAINST THE GERMAN FORCES THAT BRIDGED AND CROSSED THIS RIVER, THE SOURCE OF MOST OF GERMANY'S LEGENDS AND MYTHS.

NAME THIS RIVER.

>> THE RHINE.

>> RHINE RIVER IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN-- WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC ON OCTOBER 25TH, 1931, CONNECTING NEW YORK CITY TO FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY.

OVER WHAT RIVER DOES THIS BRIDGE SPAN?

>> THE HUDSON RIVER.

>> HUDSON RIVER IS RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

TELL ME IF THIS FUNCTION, F OF X EQUALS THE TANGENT OF X TIMES THE CO-TANGENT OF X, IS ODD, EVEN, OR NEITHER.

>> IT'S NEITHER.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> IT IS EVEN.

>> IT IS EVEN, YES.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT EVEN AND ODD FUNCTIONS.

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

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

FIRST ONE: F OF X EQUALS THE SINE OF X TIMES THE COSINE OF X.

>> THAT WOULD BE ODD.

>> ODD IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, TRY THIS: F OF X EQUALS THE SINE OF X PLUS THE COSINE OF X.

>> ODD.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS NEITHER.

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE, FOR FIVE POINTS, FINALLY: F OF X EQUALS THE SINE SQUARED OF X?

>> EVEN.

>> EVEN IS CORRECT.

CHARLEMONT, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE 31ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WAS INAUGURATED ON MARCH 4TH, 1929.

THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY IN HIS HONOR OPENED IN 1962 AND IS LOCATED IN HIS BIRTHPLACE OF WEST BRANCH, IOWA.

NAME THIS PRESIDENT.

>> FDR.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> HERBERT HOOVER.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, STICKING WITH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES.

I'LL TELL YOU ITS LOCATION AND THE YEAR IT OPENED, YOU TELL ME THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHOSE LIBRARY IS LOCATED THERE.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA, 1990.

>> RONALD REAGAN.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS RICHARD NIXON.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, 1957.

>> WILLIAM McKINLEY.

>> HARRY S. TRUMAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1979.

>> JOHN F. KENNEDY.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE, SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1991.

>> RONALD REAGAN.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1986?

>> LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS JIMMY CARTER.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S MEET THE TEAM NOW FROM THE ACADEMY OF CHARLEMONT.

>> HI, I'M MADDIE LEBLANC FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM CHARLEMONT, IF YOU COULD PICK UP A NEW SKILL IN AN INSTANT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

>> OKAY, SO YOU KNOW THOSE KEYMASTER THINGS AT MALLS, RIGHT?

LIKE, THE THINGS WHERE YOU GET THE FREE STUFF IF YOU CAN LINE THE KEY UP WITH THE KEYHOLE?

WELL, THEY'RE RIGGED, SO THIS DOESN'T ACTUALLY WORK, BUT IF I COULD GET, LIKE, REALLY GOOD AT DOING IT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY RIGGED, I WOULD TAKE IT.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY PICK HOW TO LEARN TO PLAY THE AMERICAN FOTOPLAYER, WHICH IS BASICALLY ESSENTIALLY A PIANO WITH EXTRA STEPS.

IT'S GOT CYMBALS AND COWBELLS AND DRUMS AND OTHER SORT OF SILLY AND GOOFY SOUNDS, AND IT'S LIKE THE INSTRUMENT THAT THEY PLAY FOR CARTOON MUSIC, LIKE "LOONEY TUNES" AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S PRETTY COOL.

>> I WOULD LEARN HOW TO CODE.

>> I WOULD LEARN HOW TO PRESS A BUZZER REALLY FAST, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD COME IN HANDY IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> MOVING ON NOW TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF OUR FOURTH QUARTERFINAL 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, YOUR TEAM WINS FIVE POINTS.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, YOU'LL NEED TO THINK HARD IN THIS ROUND.

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

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A CRESTED RED SONGBIRD FOUND IN NEW ENGLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> CARDINAL.

>> CARDINAL IS CORRECT.

A CORD FOR HOLDING A WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> LANYARD.

>> LANYARD IS CORRECT.

WHERE YOU GROW VEGETABLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> GARDEN.

>> GARDEN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ITS OFFICIAL NAME IS THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.

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

A LONG-BODIED REPTILE WITH LEGS AND TAPERING TAIL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> LIZARD.

>> LIZARD IS RIGHT.

IT'S THE SOUTHERN CONNECTOR TO THE CAPE COD CANAL.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "BUZZARDS BAY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

DUMBLEDORE AND VOLDEMORT WERE EACH ONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> WIZARDS.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LONG FACIAL HAIR ON A MAN'S CHIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> BEARD.

>> BEARD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE EXCUSING OF AN OFFENSE WITHOUT EXACTING A PENALTY.

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

A DOCTOR SPECIALIZING IN THE HEART.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> CARDIOLOGIST.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LACKING EASE OR GRACE IN MOVEMENT OR EXPRESSION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHARLEMONT.

>> AWKWARD.

>> AWKWARD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ANY OF SEVERAL SMALL FISH OF THE HERRING FAMILY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "SARDINE."

A YELLOW CONDIMENT OFTEN USED ON HOT DOGS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> MUSTARD.

>> MUSTARD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HEAD PROTECTION AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> HARDHAT.

>> HARDHAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.

GAME SHOW WHERE YOU GUESS THE QUESTION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> "JEOPARDY!"

>> "JEOPARDY!"

IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

[ BELL RINGS ] AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR FOURTH AND FINAL QUARTERFINAL MATCH.

WHAT A GREAT MATCHUP TONIGHT.

I WANT TO SAY TO PIONEER VALLEY, STRONG WORK.

HANGING IN THERE, I THINK, UNTIL THE END OF THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, AND THEN THE LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, CHARLEMONT, YOU REALLY PULLED IT OUT THERE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

WE WILL SEE YOU SOON.

TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK.

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

GOOD NIGHT, AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME AS THE COLLAMORE CUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE WITH OUR FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCHUP BETWEEN LENOX MEMORIAL AND THE ACADEMY AT CHARLEMONT.

THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

THE MTA: OVER 175 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ALL THESE EXPERIENCES AND REALLY BUILD MYSELF AS A PERSON.

YOU'RE TREATED LIKE A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL THE SECOND YOU WALK IN HERE.

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE...

HOLD UP!

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