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

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 OUR CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE STANDINGS RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN SEE LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL,360.

BUT THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL WITH 260.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS RIGHT NOW.

SO IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST SMITH ACADEMY.

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

>> I'M ABBIE SICARD, AND I'M A SENIOR AT SMITH ACADEMY.

>> I'M MADDIE BELL, AND I'M A SENIOR AT SMITH ACADEMY.

>> I'M BEN CARPENTER, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM SMITH ACADEMY.

>> AND FOR EAST LONGMEADOW, COACHED BY MARK BAIL.

>> I'M NINA BEDFORD, AND I'M A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M GARRETT MAKOSKY, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M JOHN FITZPATRICK, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE START OUR MATCH AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, AND 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 NORTH OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE BORDER YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> PENNSYLVANIA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, THAT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> TENNESSEE?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS OHIO.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

ANWAR SADAT SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF WHAT NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY FROM 1970 TO 1981?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> MAURITANIA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, SMITH, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> EGYPT?

>> EGYPT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

NAME THE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT IN WHICH PERFORMERS EXPRESS MEANING THROUGH GESTURES WHILE ACCOMPANIED BY MUSIC.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> DANCE?

>> I'M SORRY, INCORRECT.

SMITH, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> INTERPRETIVE DANCE?

>> PANTOMIME IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH ORGAN OF THE HUMAN BODY STORES BILE, WHICH HELPS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> GALL BLADDER.

>> YES, DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

GALL BLADDER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TITAN, ENCELADUS AND PAN ARE ALL MOONS IN ORBIT AROUND WHICH PLANET?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> JUPITER.

>> I'M SORRY, INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> MARS?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SATURN.

LET'S MOVE ON.

WHICH OF THE UNITED STATES IS NICKNAMED THE HOOSIER STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> CONNECTICUT?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> OHIO.

>> INDIANA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHAT IS THE COMMON LATIN PHRASE THAT REFERS TO SOMETHING REPEATING TO THE POINT OF BOREDOM?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "AD NAUSEUM."

LET'S MOVE ON.

IF ONE ANGLE OF AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE MEASURES 120 DEGREES, WHAT ARE THE MEASUREMENTS OF EACH OF THE REMAINING-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST-- >> 30.

>> EAST LONGMEADOW, THAT IS CORRECT, 30 DEGREES.

VERY NICE.

NEXT QUESTION.

CORVETTE, SLOOP, AND BRIGANTINE ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> CAR?

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> SPORTS CAR?

>> BOATS OR SHIP IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

PHOTOGRAPHY, PHYSIOLOGY, OR CARTOGRAPHY: WITH WHAT FIELD OF ENDEAVOR WAS GERARDUS MERCATOR MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> CARTOGRAPHY?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

OF THE SEVEN CONTINENTS, NAME THE ONLY ONE WITH AN "L" IN ITS NAME.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> AUSTRALIA.

>> YES, AUSTRALIA IS CORRECT.

IN TEXT SPEAK, THE ACRONYM "L.M.K."

IS AN ABBREVIATION-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> "LET ME KNOW."

>> "LET ME KNOW," YEP, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT IS THE NICKNAME GIVEN TO THE LARGEST OF THE FIVE BELLS IN LONDON'S GREAT CLOCK OF WESTMINSTER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> BIG BEN.

>> BIG BEN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN 2009, WHO BECAME THE FIRST HISPANIC U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> SONIA SOTOMAYOR.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IN WHAT VICTOR HUGO NOVEL WILL YOU MEET A CHARACTER NAMED QUASIMODO?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IN WHAT CANADIAN CITY WILL YOU FIND THE 553.3-METER HIGH-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> TORONTO.

>> TORONTO, THE C.N.

TOWER, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHO SERVED AS UNITED STATES PRESIDENT FROM 1977 TO 1981?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> REAGAN?

>> I'M SORRY, INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> JIMMY CARTER?

>> JIMMY CARTER, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHICH PREHISTORIC AGE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE STONE AGE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> BRONZE AGE.

>> BRONZE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY BYTES ARE THERE IN A SINGLE GIGABYTE?

1 MILLION, 1 BILLION, OR 1 TRILLION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> 1 BILLION.

>> 1 BILLION, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NAME THE ANCIENT HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS FIRST DISCOVERED IN 11 CAVES BETWEEN 1947 AND 1956 IN QUMRAN IN ISRAEL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> THE TORAH?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> THE QURAN?

>> THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

YOU'LL FIND PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY IN WHAT U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> YES, CALIFORNIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

HANSEL AND GRETEL AND CINDERELLA ARE TWO OF THE MANY FAIRY TALES WRITTEN BY WHOM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> WALT DISNEY?

>> I'M SORRY, INCORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> WHO ARE THE BROTHERS GRIMM?

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

BORIS JOHNSON IS THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER OF-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> THE UNITED KINGDOM.

>> THE UNITED KINGDOM, YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

IF YOU OWNED A SITAR, WOULD YOU SIT ON IT, DRIVE IT, OR PLAY MUSIC WITH IT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> PLAY MUSIC WITH IT.

>> YES, YOU WOULD.

STRINGED INSTRUMENT FROM INDIA.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON COMBINES THE NAME OF THE ROMAN GODDESS OF THE DAWN AND THE GREEK GOD OF THE NORTH WIND?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AURORA BOREALIS.

>> YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM SMITH ACADEMY, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW: WHO WOULD BE YOUR FIRST GUEST, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK FIRST?

>> IF I HAD MY OWN LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW, MY FIRST GUEST WOULD BE BETH WARD, AND I'D ASK HER, HOW DO YOU DO IT ALL?

>> IF I HAD MY OWN LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW, MY FIRST GUEST WOULD BE MISS PIGGY, AND I WOULD ASK HER, WHAT'S YOUR SKIN-CARE ROUTINE?

>> MY FIRST GUEST WOULD PROBABLY BE HOPE SANDOVAL FROM MAZZY STAR, AND I'D ASK HER ABOUT HER SONGWRITING PROCESS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH, SO 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, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS IN THIS ROUND.

EACH CORRECT ANSWER WILL BE A TYPE OF BIRD OR THE NAME OF A FAMOUS BIRD CHARACTER.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THIS BIRD IS GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH WISDOM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> THE OWL.

>> OWL IS CORRECT.

IT'S THE STATE BIRD OF MARYLAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE ORIOLE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

CASUAL DINING RESTAURANT CHAIN FOUND IN SEATTLE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> RED ROBIN.

>> RED ROBIN IS CORRECT.

THIS PARROT WAS ONE OF THE STARS OF THE DISNEY FILM ALADDIN.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] IAGO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LARGE SEABIRD MADE NOTORIOUS FROM THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE ALBATROSS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHAT THE UGLY DUCKLING GREW UP TO BE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> A SWAN.

>> SWAN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

REGAL BIRD FOUND ON THE GREAT SEAL OF THE U.S.A. [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE BALD EAGLE.

>> BALD EAGLE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN A FAMOUS NURSERY RHYME, "FOUR AND TWENTY" OF THESE WERE BAKED IN A PIE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> BLACKBIRDS.

>> BLACKBIRDS IS CORRECT.

LARGE YELLOW CREATURE THAT'S A STAR ON SESAME STREET.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> BIG BIRD.

>> BIG BIRD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS BIRD ONLY SAID "NEVERMORE" IN THE EDGAR ALLAN POE POEM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE RAVEN.

>> THE RAVEN, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE NFL TEAM THAT PLAYS IN TEMPE, ARIZONA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> CARDINALS.

>> CARDINALS IS CORRECT.

FLIGHTLESS AQUATIC BIRD FEATURED IN THE MOVIE HAPPY FEET.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> PENGUIN.

>> PENGUIN IS RIGHT.

BIRD WHO THOUGHT THE SKY WAS FALLING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> CHICKEN LITTLE.

>> CHICKEN LITTLE, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LONG EXTINCT BIRD THAT LED THE CAUCUS RACE IN ALICE'S ADVENTURES-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> THE DODO BIRD.

>> DODO BIRD, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

WELL, IT IS ANYBODY'S GAME AT THIS POINT, SO LET'S MOVE ON 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 THAT QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

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

BY NOT MUCH, SMITH ACADEMY, YOU ARE THE FIRST ONE, SO WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI, I'M VATCHE ARABIAN FROM BOSTON DYNAMICS IN WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

SPOT IS AN AGILE MOBILE ROBOT THAT CAN BE EQUIPPED WITH A PTZ VIDEO CAMERA FOR PERFORMING VISUAL INSPECTIONS IN PLACES THAT MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR HUMANS TO GO.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT DO THE INITIALS "P-T-Z" STAND FOR AS THEY PERTAIN TO VIDEO CAMERAS?

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

ALL RIGHT, EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> "PAN, TILT, ZOOM" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, EAST LONGMEADOW, IT IS YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE, LIBERTY, OR PROPERTY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW?

>> FOURTEEN.

>>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

IT IS ALSO IN THE FIFTH AMENDMENT.

SO TAKING THE FIFTH, AS WE MOVE ON, FIND THE WORD "FIFTH" IN EACH OF THESE ANSWERS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, EMMANUEL MACRON IS THE NINTH MAN TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT UNDER WHAT SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS EXISTED IN FRANCE SINCE 1958?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE FIFTH REPUBLIC.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS MONARCH RULED GREAT BRITAIN FROM MAY OF 1910 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN JANUARY OF 1936.

NAME HIM.

>> EDWARD V?

>> THAT WOULD BE KING GEORGE V. ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FROM 1519 TO 1556, THIS MAN SERVED AS HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA, KING OF SPAIN, AND LORD OF THE NETHERLANDS.

NAME HIM.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TOUGH CATEGORY.

CHARLES V IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

SMITH, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE WE GO.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

THIS BOY MADE HIS ANIMATED DEBUT IN THE 1966 DISNEY FILM WINNIE THE POOH AND THE HONEY TREE.

>> CHRISTOPHER ROBIN.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THAT IS CHRISTOPHER ROBIN.

STICKING WITH ICONIC ANIMATED CHARACTERS FOR TEN POINTS EACH, ONCE AGAIN TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

HERE'S THE FIRST.

THIS ICONIC ANIMATED INSECT MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE 1940 WALT DISNEY ANIMATED FILM PINOCCHIO AND SANG "WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR."

NAME HIM.

>> JIMINY CRICKET.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THIS ONE.

THIS RASCALLY RABBIT MADE HIS DEBUT IN THE 1930S AND MORE RECENTLY APPEARED ALONGSIDE LEBRON JAMES IN THE 2021 MOVIE SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY.

NAME HIM.

>> BUGS BUNNY.

>> BUGS BUNNY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

HE'S CHARLIE BROWN'S LOVEABLE DOG AND WAS THE NAMESAKE OF THE AIRSHIPS OWNED BY METLIFE THAT WERE USED FOR AERIAL VIDEO OF MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS UP UNTIL 2017.

NAME HIM.

>> SNOOPY.

>> OF COURSE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

VERY NICE JOB.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, IN WHAT YEAR DID WORLD WAR I BEGIN?

>> 1914.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND WAS ASSASSINATED BY SERBIAN NATIONALISTS ON JUNE 28, 1914, SPARKING THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR I.

WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY WAS FERDINAND THE ARCHDUKE OF?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

NAME THE CITY IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY WHERE FRANZ FERDINAND WAS KILLED, WHICH IS NOW THE CAPITAL CITY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.

>> SARAJEVO.

>> YES, SARAJEVO IS RIGHT.

GOOD JOB.

FINALLY, IN THE WAR, AN ALLIANCE WAS CREATED BY BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND RUSSIA.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT ALLIANCE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE TRIPLE ENTENTE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SMITH ACADEMY, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINTS VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> KNOCKING DOWN THE 30S.

ALL RIGHT, MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

IN 1911, THIS FEMALE PHYSICIST, CHEMIST, AND SPECIALIST IN THE FIELD OF RADIOACTIVITY BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER RECEIVE TWO NOBEL PRIZES.

NAME HER.

>> MARIE CURIE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT OTHER FEMALE SCIENTISTS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

NAME THE FEMALE GENETICIST THAT DISCOVERED GENOME TRANSPOSITION WHILE RESEARCHING CORN MAIZE IN THE 1940S AND '50S.

>> ELIZABETH BLACKWELL.

>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS BARBARA MCCLINTOCK.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IN 1849, SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN IN AMERICA TO RECEIVE A MEDICAL DEGREE.

WHO WAS SHE?

>> JANE GOODALL.

>> ELIZABETH BLACKWELL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT RENOWNED FEMALE PRIMATOLOGIST BEGAN HER LEGENDARY LIFELONG STUDY OF CHIMPANZEES IN TANZANIA IN 1960?

>> JANE GOODALL.

>> JANE GOODALL, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

EAST LONGMEADOW, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> NO ONE LIKING LITERATURE TONIGHT.

OKAY, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT SPORT IS FEATURED IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FILMS: REMEMBER THE TITANS, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, AND THE LONGEST YARD?

>> FOOTBALL.

>> FOOTBALL, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH POPULAR SPORTS FILMS.

I'LL NAME A MOVIE, YOU TELL ME WHAT SPORT IS CENTRAL TO THAT MOVIE.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

42.

>> FOOTBALL.

>> THAT WOULD BE BASEBALL.

HOW ABOUT CREED?

>> BOXING.

>> BOXING I HEARD FIRST, YES.

NEXT ONE, UNCLE DREW.

>> HOCKEY.

>> THAT ONE-- GOOD GUESS THOUGH.

IT'S BASKETBALL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE: THE BLIND SIDE.

>> OH, THAT'S FOOTBALL.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE.

>> SOFTBALL.

[ ALL CHUCKLE ] >> AGAIN, IT'S A GOOD GUESS, BUT THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS GOLF.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.

SMITH ACADEMY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE.

"IT IS WISE TO WITHHOLD JUDGMENT UNTIL A VERDICT HAS BEEN RENDERED."

PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "WITHHOLD" AS IT IS USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

>> W-I-T-H-O-L-D. >> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

OKAY, EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> W-I-T-H-H-O-L-D. >> YES, TWO H'S IN THAT.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE SPELLING CHALLENGES.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

FIRST, "JOHN HAS A HABIT OF LYING INSTEAD OF TELLING THE TRUTH."

SPELL THE WORD "LYING," PLEASE, AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

>> L-Y-I-N-G. >> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE: "AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN KING IS CALLED A PHARAOH."

SPELL THE WORD "PHARAOH" AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

>> P-H-A-R-O-A-H. >> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT SPELLING IS P-H-A-R-A-O-H. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

"STEVE IS AN AFICIONADO OF BULL FIGHTING."

PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "AFICIONADO" AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

>> E-F-I-C-I-A-N-A-D-O.

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

THE CORRECT SPELLING IS A-F-I-C-I-O-N-A-D-O.

ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS ONE: "THE CLASS LEARNED ABOUT HOW CATERPILLARS UNDERGO METAMORPHOSIS TO BECOME BUTTERFLIES."

PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "METAMORPHOSIS" AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.

>> M-E-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-I-S. >> AH, I'M SORRY, SO CLOSE, SO CLOSE.

M-E-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-O-S-I-S IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NICE TRY, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY: "THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A REFRESHING SLICE OF FRESH CANTALOUPE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS."

PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "CANTALOUPE."

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

NICE JOB.

EAST LONGMEADOW, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

FIRST RAISED IN 1846 DURING THE BEAR FLAG REVOLT FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO, THIS STATE FLAG DEPICTS A GRIZZLY BEAR NAMED MONARCH, THE LAST OF THE NOW EXTINCT INDIGENOUS SPECIES WHO WAS CAPTURED AT THE REQUEST OF FAMED RESIDENT WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.

WHAT STATE IS IT?

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> YES, CALIFORNIA.

NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT STATE FLAGS.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

ACCOMPANIED BY NINE STRIPES REPRESENTING THE STATE'S NINE REGIONS, WHAT STATE'S FLAG DEPICTS THE UNION JACK FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT?

>> LOUISIANA?

>> THAT WOULD BE HAWAII.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ON WHAT'S STATE'S FLAG IS THE STATE SEAL LOCATED WITHIN THE SILHOUETTE OF AN AMERICAN BISON?

>> WYOMING.

>> WYOMING, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE 19 STARS THAT SURROUND THE GOLD TORCH OF LIBERTY AND ENLIGHTENMENT ON THIS STATE'S FLAG REPRESENT ITS PLACE AS THE 19TH STATE ADMITTED TO THE UNION.

WHAT STATE IS IT?

>> TENNESSEE.

>> INDIANA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT STATE'S FLAG DEPICTS THE STATE'S SEAL, AN ALGONQUIN NATIVE AMERICAN WITH A BOW AND ARROW POINTED DOWNWARD IN PEACE ON A WHITE BACKGROUND?

>> MASSACHUSETTS.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

HAPPY YOU GOT THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS STATE'S BLUE AND GOLD FLAG DEPICTS A BEAVER, THE STATE ANIMAL.

WHAT STATE IS IT?

>> WEST VIRGINIA?

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS OREGON.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM EAST LONGMEADOW, IF YOU HAD A TIME MACHINE, WOULD YOU GO BACK IN TIME OR TO THE FUTURE AND WHY?

>> IF I COULD GO TO THE PAST OR THE FUTURE, I WOULD CHOOSE THE PAST SO I WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF MY ANCESTORS THAT WERE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

>> IF I HAD A TIME MACHINE, I WOULD GO BACK IN TIME TO MEET RELATIVES WHO HAVE PASSED AND FAMOUS FIGURES.

>> I WOULD GO TO THE FUTURE, SO THAT WAY I CAN WITNESS AND HOPEFULLY BE A PART OF THE CHANGES OUR COUNTRY MAKES TO ENSURE EQUALITY FOR ALL.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> ALL RIGHT, 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, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.

YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS SHOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO END OUR MATCH.

EACH OF THE ANSWERS WILL CONTAIN THE LETTER SEQUENCE "E-N-D" IN THAT ORDER SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

TO CEASE AN ACTIVITY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> SUSPEND.

>> SUSPEND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> WEEKEND.

>> WEEKEND IS CORRECT.

THERE ARE 27 OF THESE IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> AMENDMENTS.

>> AMENDMENT IS CORRECT.

AN UNVERIFIED STORY HANDED DOWN FROM EARLIER TIMES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> LEGEND.

>> LEGEND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO USE MONEY TO PAY FOR SOMETHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> SPEND.

>> SPEND IS CORRECT.

A SECTION OF EXTRA INFORMATION ADDED AT THE END OF A BOOK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> APPEND.

>> APPENDIX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WE WILL ACCEPT THAT.

TO MAKE BELOVED OR ADMIRED.

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

A TABULAR RECORD OF DAYS OF THE YEAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> CALENDAR.

>> CALENDAR, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO PATCH UP OR REPAIR A BROKEN ITEM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> MEND.

>> MEND IS RIGHT.

SOMEONE WHO SELLS PARTICULAR PRODUCTS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> VENDOR.

>> VENDOR IS RIGHT.

TO STRETCH SOMETHING OUT TO ITS FULLEST LENGTH.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> EXTEND.

>> EXTEND IS CORRECT.

TO PASS FROM A HIGHER PLACE TO A LOWER ONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] EAST LONGMEADOW.

>> TRANSCEND.

>> "DESCEND" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO BE PRESENT AT AN EVENT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> ATTEND.

>> ATTEND IS CORRECT.

WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A FAITHFUL COMPANION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> A FRIEND.

>> FRIEND IS RIGHT.

TO GIVE MONEY WITH THE EXPECTATION OF REPAYMENT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> TO LEND.

>> LEND IS RIGHT.

TERM MEANING ATTRACTING A LOT OF ATTENTION... [ BELL RINGS ] ...IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

"TREND" OR "TRENDING" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF A VERY TIGHT MATCH.

NICE JOB, EVERYONE.

WOW, WHAT A FANTASTIC MATCHUP TONIGHT.

SO CLOSE UP UNTIL THE VERY END.

TONIGHT'S WINNER, HOWEVER, BY A SLIM MARGIN, IS SMITH ACADEMY.

VERY NICE JOB TO BOTH TEAMS.

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.

>> 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.

>> TO EXCEL IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRANSFORM AND EVOLVE INTO A BETTER PERSON.

WESTFIELD STATE IS A FIT FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S A CAMPUS THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO HOST A COMMUNITY IN WHICH I CAN GET TO KNOW DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.

>> THE IMPACT I WANT TO LEAVE AT WESTFIELD STATE IS TO BE A LEADER, TO GET INVOLVED.

EACH PERSON HAS THEIR OWN EXCELLENCE.

HOLD UP!

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE... DROP LIKE THAT!

>> 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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