Amherst Regional vs. Lenox Memorial (January 15 at 7 p.m.)
Season 61 Episode 2 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Amherst Regional battles minds with Lenox Memorial on As Schools Match Wits.
It's a battle of the brains as the team from Amherst Regional takes on the team from Lenox Memorial on As Schools Match Wits! A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz show in the US. Season 61 was filmed using special precautions for COVID-19.
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Amherst Regional vs. Lenox Memorial (January 15 at 7 p.m.)
Season 61 Episode 2 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
It's a battle of the brains as the team from Amherst Regional takes on the team from Lenox Memorial on As Schools Match Wits! A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz show in the US. Season 61 was filmed using special precautions for COVID-19.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST LENOX MEMORIAL 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 QUALITY PROGRAMMING 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.
IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH LENOX MEMORIAL, COACHED BY CHARLES MATTINA AND MATT GOTTFRIED.
>> HI, MY NAME'S ELI HOCHFELDER, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.
>> HI, I'M FIONA MATHEWS, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS BENJAMIN HEIM, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS, AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATE, JACKSON FREDERICK.
>> AND FOR AMHERST REGIONAL, COACHED BY CHRIS GOULD AND STEFAN BECHTOLD.
>> HI, MY NAME IS RAFI ASH, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS SOPHIE SWEETING.
I'M A SENIOR FROM AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MYLES POWICKI.
I'M A JUNIOR FROM LEVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEAMMATES, SAMUEL KENNEDY AND ANNA GILSDORF.
>> WE'LL 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 10 POINTS EACH.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.
HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.
GET READY, EVERYBODY.
IF YOU TRAVELED DUE SOUTH OF CHEYENNE, WYOMING, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> COLORADO.
>> COLORADO, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NAME THE POEM BY EDGAR ALLAN POE THAT BEGINS: "ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> THE RAVEN.
>> THE RAVEN, YES.
NICE JOB.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION OF THIS EUROPEAN NATION CONSISTS OF FLEMINGS.
NAME THE COUNTRY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> BELGIUM.
>> BELGIUM, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN WHAT UNINCORPORATED MASSACHUSETTS VILLAGE CAN YOU VISIT THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AND ITS OFFSHOOT, THE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> WOODS HOLE.
>> WOODS HOLE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
WHICH LUNAR PHASE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDES A FIRST QUARTER MOON?
IS IT WAXING CRESCENT, WANING CRESCENT, OR WAXING GIBBOUS?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> WAXING CRESCENT.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.
IF A $24 ITEM IS OFFERED AT A 40 PERCENT DISCOUNT, HOW MUCH WILL YOU PAY FOR THAT ITEM?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> 18?
NO, 16.
>> 16.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
AMHERST REGIONAL, THAT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP.
CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS $14.40.
LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION.
BAUXITE ORE IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF WHAT SILVERY WHITE METAL WHOSE ATOMIC NUMBER IS 13?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> ALUMINUM.
>> ALUMINUM, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
DIANA TAURASI AND SUE BIRD WERE PART OF THE TEAM THAT WON GOLD MEDALS FOR THE UNITED STATES AT THE RECENT TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES IN WHAT SPORT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: HELSINKI IS TO FINLAND AS WHAT CITY IS TO SWEDEN?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> STOCKHOLM.
>> STOCKHOLM, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY: HERMES IS TO MERCURY AS APHRODITE IS TO WHAT DEITY?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> VENUS.
>> VENUS, YES.
IF IT'S DONNERSTAG IN MUNICH, GERMANY, WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS IT TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> THURSDAY.
>> THURSDAY, YES, WOW, WE'RE ON A ROLL HERE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
THE LETTERS "USDA" ARE AN ACRONYM FOR WHAT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
>> YEP, YOU ARE RIGHT.
WHAT CLASSICAL GAME ARE YOU PLAYING IF YOU USE TWEEZERS TO REMOVE A WISHBONE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> "OPERATION."
>> "OPERATION," YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOK OPENS WITH THE LINE "IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON, A LITTLE EGG LAY ON A LEAF"?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.
IF X PLUS 17 EQUALS 6Y AND Y EQUALS 4, WHAT IS THE VALUE OF X?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> SEVEN.
>> SEVEN, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR ZODIAC SIGN IF YOU WERE BORN ON SEPTEMBER 28TH?
IS IT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] OH, LENOX.
>> LIBRA.
>> LIBRA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
BY WHAT NAME IS THE FORMER COUNTRY OF EAST PAKISTAN NOW KNOWN AS?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> BANGLADESH.
>> BANGLADESH, YES.
WHICH COLOR IS PRODUCED BY SHINING A RED LIGHT AND A GREEN LIGHT ON THE SAME SPOT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> ORANGE.
>> YES, ORANGE OR YELLOW IS CORRECT.
NEXT QUESTION, IN LEGAL DOCUMENTS, THE ABBREVIATION "DBA" STANDS FOR WHAT TERM?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "DOING BUSINESS AS."
TRY THIS ONE.
IN THE 2009 PIXAR ANIMATED FILM, 78-YEAR-OLD CARL FREDRICKSEN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> UP.
>> UP.
DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.
YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
NAME THE IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY FOUND IN ITHACA, NEW YORK.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> CORNELL.
>> CORNELL, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WAS A FAMOUS 20TH-CENTURY WHAT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> ARCHITECT.
>> YES, ARCHITECT IS CORRECT.
IN 1988, BENAZIR BHUTTO BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> PAKISTAN.
>> PAKISTAN, YES.
IF YOU OWNED A DIVAN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT, WOULD YOU SIT ON IT, DRIVE IT, OR PLAY MUSIC WITH IT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> SIT ON IT.
>> SIT ON IT, YEP, IT'S A LARGE COUCH.
ALL RIGHT, THE PHILADELPHIA UNION IS A PROFESSIONAL TEAM THAT PLAYS WHAT SPORT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> SOCCER.
>> SOCCER, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THE WORD "ERGO" IS A LATIN ADVERB MEANING-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> THEREFORE.
>> YES, YOU GOT IT OUT THERE.
THAT IS CORRECT, "THEREFORE" IS RIGHT.
ACCORDING TO AMERICAN TRADITION, GIFTS GIVEN TO A COUPLE CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SHOULD BE MADE OF WHAT METALLIC CHEMICAL ELEMENT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> PLATINUM.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.
IT IS WHAT METALLIC CHEMICAL ELEMENT WITH AN ATOMIC NUMBER OF 79?
ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
>> SILVER.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS GOLD, AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.
NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I'M PATRICK GAUDIANO FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LENOX MEMORIAL, IF YOU COULD BE ANY EMOJI, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
>> IF I WERE AN EMOJI, I WOULD BE THE RED-FACED SWEATING EMOJI BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE ALWAYS VERY WARM.
>> I WOULD BE THE GREEN GLOVES EMOJI BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE ALWAYS VERY COLD.
>> I WOULD BE THE SMILEY-FACE EMOJI BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS JUST THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST 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, AND YOU WILL LOSE FIVE POINTS.
WELL, SINCE 1789, 45 PEOPLE HAVE SERVED IN THE 46 PRESIDENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM, AND I'LL NEED BOTH THE FIRST AND THE LAST NAMES OF THE PRESIDENTS YOU ANSWER WITH.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
THE NAME OF HIS HOME WAS MONTICELLO.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> THOMAS JEFFERSON.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
HE DEDICATED THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN 1886.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> BENJAMIN HARRISON.
>> CORRECT ANSWER, GROVER CLEVELAND.
TRY THIS ONE.
HE APPEARED IN OVER 50 HOLLYWOOD FILMS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> RONALD REAGAN.
>> RONALD REAGAN IS CORRECT.
HIS NICKNAME WAS IKE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> DWIGHT EISENHOWER.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
HIS NOVEL, PROFILES IN COURAGE, WON A PULITZER PRIZE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> JOHN F. KENNEDY.
>> YES, KENNEDY IS CORRECT.
THIS PRESIDENT WAS NICKNAMED "SILENT CAL."
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> CALVIN COOLIDGE.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
HE DIED 32 DAYS AFTER HIS INAUGURATION.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE HERMITAGE IN NASHVILLE WAS HIS HOME.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> ANDREW JACKSON.
>> YES, ANDREW JACKSON IS CORRECT.
HE IS THE CURRENT U.S. PRESIDENT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> JOE BIDEN.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
AT ONLY 5'4', HE WAS THE SHORTEST PRESIDENT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> JAMES MONROE.
>> JAMES MADISON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, SORRY.
HIS V.P.S INCLUDED ANDREW JOHNSON AND HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> LINCOLN.
>> I HAVE TO HEAR-- >> ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
HIS DOCTRINE OPPOSED EUROPEAN COLONIALISM IN THE AMERICAS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> MONROE.
>> HARRY TRUMAN.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS JAMES MONROE, HAVE TO HAVE BOTH.
[ BELL RINGS ] HE WON THE PRESIDENCY BY WAY OF THE COMPROMISE OF 1877.
THE ANSWER THERE, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, HOWEVER YOU HEAR THAT BELL.
THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.
WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON.
IT COULD BE ANYBODY'S GAME, SO LET'S MOVE ON 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.
IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THAT QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.
ALL RIGHT, AS THE RULES STATE, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINTS VALUE.
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS LENOX MEMORIAL.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.
THE HALF-A-MILE TALL BURJ KHALIFA ANCHORS THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF TALLER THAN 820-FOOT SKYSCRAPERS WHICH MAKE UP THE IMPRESSIVE SKYLINE OF WHAT MIDDLE-EASTERN CITY?
>> DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, STICKING WITH SKYLINES.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE SKYLINE OF A WORLD'S CITY, YOU IDENTIFY THAT CITY.
THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.
BUILT ON THE SHORES OF LAKE ONTARIO, CANADA'S LARGEST CITY FEATURES A CLASSIC SKYLINE SETTING, INCLUDING THE 1,815-FOOT CN TOWER.
WHAT CITY?
>> TORONTO.
>> TORONTO, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THE SPACE NEEDLE AND DISTANT MOUNT RAINIER ARE FAMILIAR OBJECTS IN THIS AMERICAN CITY'S SKYLINE.
NAME THE CITY.
>> SEATTLE.
>> SEATTLE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF MOUNT FUJI, THIS ASIAN CITY SKYLINE ISN'T RIFE WITH MEGA-SKYSCRAPERS BECAUSE OF ITS SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EARTHQUAKES, BUT IT DOES FEATURE THE 2,080-FOOT BROADCASTING TOWER CALLED SKYTREE.
NAME THE CITY.
>> TOKYO.
>> TOKYO, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
NICE JOB.
ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> CAN WE TAKE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30?
>> YOU CAN.
ALL RIGHT, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.
THE 2021 DOCUMENTARY FILM HEMINGWAY WAS PRODUCED BY WHAT AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER SHOWN HERE?
>> KEN BURNS.
>> KEN BURNS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE ABOUT THE FILMS OF KEN BURNS, THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
BURNS' FIRST FILM WAS AIRED BY PBS IN 1981.
IT WAS A DOCUMENTARY OF THE BUILDING OF THE GREATEST-- THE GREAT EAST RIVER BRIDGE, THAT IS, IN NEW YORK CITY BETWEEN 1869 AND 1883.
WHAT IS THE BRIDGE KNOWN AS TODAY?
>> IS THAT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE?
>> YES, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THAT IS CORRECT.
TRY THIS ONE.
RELEASED IN 1997, THIS KEN BURNS FILM DOCUMENTS THE EXPEDITION OF THESE TWO EXPLORERS SENT BY PRESIDENT JEFFERSON IN 1804 TO FIND THE FABLED NORTHWEST PASSAGE.
NAME THESE EXPLORERS.
>> LEWIS AND CLARK.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, RELEASED IN 2016, THIS KEN BURNS FILM WAS NAMED FOR THE BASEBALL PLAYER WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO PLAY IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
NAME HIM.
>> JACKIE ROBINSON.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
NICE JOB.
OKAY, LENOX, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
THE NATIONAL INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS ACT BECAME OFFICIAL WHEN THIS U.S. PRESIDENT SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW ON JUNE 29TH, 1956.
>> EISENHOWER.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
THE HIGHWAY ACT OF 1956 EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME 40,000 MILES OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, INCLUDING SOME THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY RIDDEN ON.
FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
FIRST, THE ENTIRE 290-MILE LENGTH OF INTERSTATE 91 IS LOCATED WITHIN THREE NEW ENGLAND STATES.
NAME ALL THREE STATES, PLEASE.
>> MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND.
>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, AND VERMONT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS QUESTION.
MORE THAN 3,000 MILES IN LENGTH, INTERSTATE 90 IS THE LONGEST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
YOU'VE PROBABLY KNOWN THAT THE EASTERN TERMINUS OF I-90 IS BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
WHAT NORTHWESTERN STATE CAPITAL CITY IS THE ROAD'S WESTERN TERMINUS?
>> OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.
>> OLYMPIA IS CORRECT, HOWEVER WE DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE I-90 TERMINUS DOES END IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.
I-95, THE MAIN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, PASSES THROUGH THREE U.S. STATE CAPITALS.
NAME ANY ONE OF THOSE STATE CAPITALS.
>> ALBANY, NEW YORK.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
THE ANSWERS WOULD HAVE BEEN AUGUSTA, MAINE, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, OR RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> CAN WE TAKE LITERATURE FOR 30?
>> LITERATURE FOR 30, HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WHAT CLASSIC 18TH-CENTURY NOVEL CONSISTS OF 31 CHAPTERS, INCLUDING "I MAKE MYSELF A CANOE," "I CALL HIM FRIDAY," AND "I REVISIT MY ISLAND"?
>> ROBINSON CRUSOE.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
GREAT NOVELS BY CHAPTERS.
I'LL GIVE THE TITLES OF SEVERAL CHAPTERS FROM A CLASSIC BOOK, YOU TELL ME THE BOOK.
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
FIRST, "JO MEETS APOLLYON," "MEG GOES TO VANITY FAIR," AND "BETH FINDS THE PALACE BEAUTIFUL."
>> LITTLE WOMEN.
>> LITTLE WOMEN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.
"SHOWING OFF IN SUNDAY SCHOOL," "TRAGEDY IN THE GRAVEYARD," AND "CONSCIENCE WRACKS TOM."
>> THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, FINALLY LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
"THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG," "WHO HAS WON TO MASTERSHIP," AND "THE SOUNDING OF THE CALL."
>> CALL OF THE WILD.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> YES, THAT IS CORRECT, JUST IN TIME.
VERY NICE JOB.
OKAY, LENOX, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
GRAB YOUR PENS AND PAPER FOR THIS ONE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
WHAT IS THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR OF THIS POLYNOMIAL?
>> 3X TO THE THIRD.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NICE JOB, LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE WITH GREATEST COMMON FACTORS, SO KEEP YOUR PENS HANDY FOR THESE.
WE'LL SHOW YOU A POLYNOMIAL.
YOU TELL ME THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR FOR IT.
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
HERE IS THE FIRST ONE.
>> 5A.
>> 5A, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
TRY THIS ONE.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> TWO.
>> I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.
CORRECT ANSWER IS X MINUS 3.
ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.
>> A TO THE ONE-HALF.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, NICE JOB.
AMHERST, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> LET'S TAKE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
>> LAST OF THE 30S, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.
THE AMERICAN JAZZ GREAT HERBIE HANCOCK IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT INSTRUMENT?
IS IT VIOLIN, PIANO, OR TRUMPET?
>> TRUMPET.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LENOX, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> PIANO.
>> YES, PIANO IS CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE GREATS FROM THE JAZZ WORLD.
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MUSICIANS IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT INSTRUMENT?
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
MILES DAVIS.
>> TRUMPET.
>> TRUMPET, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT JOHN COLTRANE?
>> SAXOPHONE.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THELONIUS MONK?
>> CLARINET?
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS PIANO, SORRY.
NICE JOB ON THE OTHER ONES.
OKAY, LENOX, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
AH, YOU HAVE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.
ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.
HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. STATES DOES NOT BORDER THE STATE OF KANSAS?
IS IT IOWA, NEBRASKA, OKLAHOMA, OR MISSOURI?
>> IOWA.
>> IOWA, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S USE THE STATE OF IOWA AS A POINT OF REFERENCE.
I'LL NAME ANOTHER U.S. STATE.
YOU TELL ME IF IT EXTENDS FURTHER LONGITUDINALLY EAST OR WEST OF IOWA.
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
TENNESSEE.
>> EAST.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT MISSISSIPPI?
>> EAST.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> TRY SOUTH DAKOTA.
>> WEST.
>> WEST IS RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT WISCONSIN?
>> EAST.
>> EAST IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, HOW ABOUT TEXAS?
>> WEST.
>> WEST IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, VERY NICE JOB.
YOU HAVE WON THE WESTFIELD UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.
YOU ALSO WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON WITH AMHERST.
ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE VERY CAREFULLY.
"JOHN TENDS TO OVERRATE HIS ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS QUICKLY."
TO QUALIFY, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "OVERRATE" AS IT IS USED IN THAT SENTENCE.
>> O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NICE JOB, LET'S MOVE ON.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
HERE ARE SHORT DEFINITIONS OF SEVERAL MORE WORDS WHICH BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "O" AND END WITH THE LETTERS "A-T-E." EACH QUESTION IS WORTH FIVE POINTS.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
"TO BIND TO ANY ACT OF DUTY OR COURTESY BY A FORMAL PLEDGE."
>> OBLIGATE.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
TRY THIS ONE.
"TO SWING OR MOVE TO AND FRO AS A PENDULUM DOES."
>> OSCILLATE.
>> OSCILLATE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
"TO SERVE AS A REFEREE OR UMPIRE AS IN A SPORTS CONTEST."
>> OFFICIATE.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
"TO CONFUSE, TO BEWILDER."
>> OBFUSCATE.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
AND FINALLY, TRY THIS.
"TO KISS."
>> OVATE.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS "OSCULATE."
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.
NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M MIKE LISASA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM AMHERST REGIONAL, IF YOU HAD A ROBOT TO HELP YOU WITH SCHOOL BUT IT COULD ONLY DO ONE TASK, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
>> I WOULD HAVE THE ROBOT DO MY HOMEWORK FOR ME SO I COULD SPEND LESS TIME DOING MY HOMEWORK AND MORE TIME LISTENING TO TAYLOR SWIFT AND CROCHETING THE BLANKET THAT I'M WORKING ON.
>> IF I HAD A ROBOT THAT COULD HELP ME WITH ONE THING IN SCHOOL, I'D HAVE IT JUST BE HOLDING A PILLOW NEXT TO MY HEAD SO I COULD JUST LEAN ON IT AND JUST KIND OF LISTEN TO THE TEACHERS INSTEAD OF JUST KIND OF ACTIVELY SITTING UP.
>> IF I HAD A ROBOT THAT COULD ONLY DO ONE TASK, I WOULD MAKE THAT TASK BUILDING A BETTER ROBOT THAT COULD DO THE REST OF MY TASKS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S, LIKE, REALLY USEFUL.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> WE HAVE SUCH A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.
BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.
HOWEVER, IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.
WELL, ARE "U" READY FOR THIS?
THERE'S NOTHING TRICKY ABOUT THIS ROUND.
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CLUES LEADS TO A WORD OR PHRASE WHICH BEGINS WITH THE LETTER "U."
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A FORMER SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UZBEKISTAN.
>> UKRAINE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.
A FOUR-LETTER SYNONYM FOR "UNATTRACTIVE."
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UGLY.
>> UGLY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU'LL FIND THIS FAMOUS ART GALLERY IN FLORENCE, ITALY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UFFIZI.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
GUITAR-LIKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UKULELE.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU MIGHT WANT ONE ON A RAINY DAY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> UMBRELLA.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S WHAT YOUR MOTHER'S BROTHER IS TO YOU.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> UNCLE.
>> UNCLE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S THE "U" IN UFO.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UNIDENTIFIED.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NICKNAME FOR THE FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UNION JACK.
>> YES, UNION JACK IS CORRECT.
SURNAME OF THE AUTHOR OF THE NOVEL RABBIT RUN.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> UPDIKE.
>> YES, UPDIKE IS CORRECT.
GOVERNMENT WITH ONLY ONE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.
>> UNICAMERAL.
>> YES, CORRECT.
IT'S ONE OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF PAKISTAN.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> URDU.
>> YES, URDU IS CORRECT.
IT'S ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF RNA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> URACIL.
>> URACIL IS CORRECT.
MOUNTAIN RANGE WHICH TRAVELS NORTH TO SOUTH IN WESTERN RUSSIA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
>> URAL.
>> YES, URAL MOUNTAINS IS CORRECT.
IN BIOLOGY, THIS TUBE CONNECTS THE FETUS TO THE PLACENTA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> UMBILICAL CORD.
>> UMBILICAL CORD IS CORRECT.
[ BELL RINGS ] AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND.
IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.
WE HAVE A QUICK CLARIFICATION FOR YOU.
IN THAT LAST ANSWER, LENOX SAID "UMBILICAL," WHICH WAS CORRECT, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT QUITE GET THAT IN TIME.
ALSO, WE DID ASK THE QUESTION "IT'S A FORMER SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC."
WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE ANSWER OF UKRAINE.
LENOX MEMORIAL GAVE THE ANSWER OF UZBEKISTAN, AND WE WILL ACCEPT THAT ANSWER.
SO, GREAT JOB.
WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCHUP TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO LENOX MEMORIAL.
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 SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR FOR EVERY STUDENT.
THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.
>> 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!
>> 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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