Frontier Regional Vs. East Longmeadow (Jan 7 at 7 p.m.)
Season 62 Episode 1 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Frontier Regional Vs. East Longmeadow
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Frontier Regional takes on East Longmeadow ! Does either team have what it takes to secure a spot on the playoffs and compete for the coveted Collamore Cup? A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz shows in the U.S.
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Frontier Regional Vs. East Longmeadow (Jan 7 at 7 p.m.)
Season 62 Episode 1 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Frontier Regional takes on East Longmeadow ! Does either team have what it takes to secure a spot on the playoffs and compete for the coveted Collamore Cup? A co-production of Westfield State University and NEPM, As Schools Match Wits is one of the longest-running high school quiz shows in the U.S.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.
THE HISTORIC 62ND SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW BEGINS 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 FIGHTING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.
[MUSIC PLAYING] >> YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
FROM THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT YOU WALK ONTO THIS CAMPUS, YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY, IT'S A FAMILY.
[MUSIC PLAYING] [THEME MUSIC] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME BACK TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.
I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL IS OUR REIGNING CHAMPION AFTER AN EXCITING WIN AGAINST WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IN LAST SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
BUT NOW IT'S A NEW SEASON.
SO HERE WE GO.
ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT, AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
IN TONIGHT'S SEASON OPENING MATCH-UP, WE HAVE FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.
LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH, COACHED BY MARK BAIL.
>> HI.
I'M GABRIEL SAAVEDRA.
AND I'M A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH.
>> HI.
I'M JOHN FITZPATRICK.
AND I'M A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS BENJAMIN LUU.
AND I'M A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI.
I'M AUDREY O'NEIL.
I'M A JUNIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.
>> AND FOR FRONTIER REGIONAL, COACHED BY STACEY CHAPLEY.
>> HI.
I'M MASON SMITH.
I'M A SOPHOMORE FROM FRONTIER REGIONAL.
>> HI.
I'M TENZIN PHELGAY.
I'M A JUNIOR AT FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I'M ISAAC OSTENDARP, SOPHOMORE AT FRONTIER REGIONAL.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH TATRO.
AND I'M A SENIOR AT FRONTIER REGIONAL.
>> AS WE DO FOR EACH MATCH, WE WILL START THE EVENING 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.
ON WHAT CONTINENT CAN THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN BE FOUND?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> SOUTH AMERICA.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
NICE.
THE TRACHEA IS PART OF WHAT SYSTEM IN THE HUMAN BODY?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> RESPIRATORY.
>> RESPIRATORY, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
NAME THE 1895 AMERICAN NOVEL THAT FOLLOWS THE PROTAGONIST HENRY FLEMING AS HE FIRST DESERTS HIS BATTALION AND THEN RETURNS TO BECOME A HERO OF THE CIVIL WAR?
[BUZZ] CORRECT ANSWER, THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE.
LET'S TRY THE NEXT ONE.
PICK UP YOUR PENS AND LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
IF X PLUS Y EQUALS 5, AND X MINUS Y EQUALS 3, WHAT IS THE VALUE OF X?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> FOUR.
>> FOUR, YES.
NICE.
NAME THE 2020 PIXAR ANIMATED FILM THAT FEATURED THE TAGLINE "AFTER LANDING THE GIG OF A LIFETIME, A NEW YORK JAZZ PIANIST SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF-- [BUZZER] >> SOUL.
>> FRONTIER, SOUL, YES.
THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
BUDAPEST IS TO HUNGARY AS WHAT CITY IS TO ROMANIA?
[BUZZER] >> BUCHAREST.
>> FRONTIER.
BUCHAREST, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OK, WHO CAN SPELL BUCHAREST?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> B-U-C-H-A-R-E-S-T. >> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
TO WHICH FAMILY OF INSTRUMENTS DOES THE FLUTE BELONG?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> WOODWIND.
>> YES.
WOODWIND IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THE SENTENCE.
"DID YOU GO TO THE BIG E THIS YEAR?"
IN THAT SENTENCE, WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "YOU"?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> OBJECT?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT GIVES EAST LONGMEADOW THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
>> (WHISPERING) SUBJECT.
YEAH, SUBJECT.
>> SUBJECT.
>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS PRONOUN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
KENT, SUSSEX, AND NEWCASTLE ARE THE ONLY THREE COUNTIES IN WHAT EASTERN US STATE?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> MASSACHUSETTS.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
EAST LONGMEADOW, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE.
CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
[WHISPERING] >> CONNECTICUT >> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS DELAWARE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
PICK UP YOUR PENS AND LISTEN ONCE AGAIN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS PROBLEM.
FIND THE VOLUME OF A CUBE WITH AN EDGE EQUAL TO 6 FEET.
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> 196 FEET CUBED.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER REGIONAL, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
>> 216.
>> 216, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE UPANISHADS ARE A COLLECTION OF SANSKRIT TEXTS CONTAINING MANY OF THE CENTRAL CONCEPTS.
FOR WHICH PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT IS IT, HINDUISM, BUDDHISM, OR-- [BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> HINDUISM.
>> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NAME THE E.B.
WHITE STORY ABOUT A LITTLE PIG NAMED WILBUR AND A BEAUTIFUL LARGE-- [BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
>> YES.
DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.
VERY NICE.
NICE JOB.
ANY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT CARRYING VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, KAMALA HARRIS, WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT ON BOARD IS DESIGNATED BY WHAT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CALL SIGN?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> AIR FORCE TWO.
>> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OF THE NOBLE GASES, WHICH HAS THE LOWEST ATOMIC NUMBER?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> HELIUM.
>> HELIUM, YES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE SUMMER OLYMPIC TRIATHLON CONSISTS OF RUNNING, CYCLING, AND WHAT OTHER SPORT?
[BUZZER] >> SWIMMING.
>> FRONTIER, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
NAME THE GROUP OF ABOUT 100 ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN THAT MAKES UP THE SMALLEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY-- [BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> MALDIVES.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.
LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.
--INDEPENDENT COUNTRY IN AFRICA IN TERMS OF AREA.
ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, YOU DID NOT GET THAT CORRECTLY.
SO EAST LONGMEADOW, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
[BUZZ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.
CORRECT ANSWER IS SEYCHELLES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
NAME THE US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVED A POPULAR PLURALITY THREE TIMES, THOUGH HE TOOK OFFICE ONLY TWICE, ONCE IN 1884-- [BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.
LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.
--THE OTHER IN 1892.
EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER?
>> GROVER CLEVELAND.
>> YES, GROVER CLEVELAND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
IF YOU OWNED A BYZANTINE GLADIOLUS, WOULD YOU WATER IT, WEAR IT, OR DRIVE IT?
[BUZZ] WATER IT.
IT IS A FLOWERING PLANT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON INCLUDED HIS PROPOSAL FOR THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS IN THE TREATY THAT WAS NEGOTIATED AT THE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR I.
WHAT WAS THE TREATY CALLED?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> VERSAILLES.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
HIGHER POWER IS A SONG FROM WHAT ROCK BAND'S 2021 ALBUM MUSIC OF THE SPHERES?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> BOSTON.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
EAST LONGMEADOW, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
>> METALLICA.
[BUZZ] >> GOOD GUESS.
CORRECT ANSWER IS COLDPLAY.
COME ON, COLDPLAY.
ALL RIGHT, THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.
NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI.
I'M RACHEL ANN SAVINO FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY, AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM EAST LONGMEADOW, IF YOU COULD ADD ANYONE TO MOUNT RUSHMORE, WHO WOULD IT BE, AND WHY.
>> I WOULD ADD FDR TO MOUNT RUSHMORE BECAUSE OF HIS HELP DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND HIS LEADERSHIP THROUGH WORLD WAR II.
>> I WOULD ADD PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, BECAUSE HE ESTABLISHED HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND BECAUSE HE HELPED TO BRING THE SOVIET UNION TO AN END.
>> I WOULD ADD MY GRANDFATHER, BECAUSE HE WAS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II.
AND I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO HAVE SORT OF AN AVERAGE GUY UP ON MOUNT RUSHMORE INSTEAD OF ANOTHER PRESIDENT.
>> I WOULD ADD SUSAN B. ANTHONY FOR HER HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION WHEN TRYING TO GAIN THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR WOMEN.
[MUSIC PLAYING] >> WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE MATCH GOING ON FOR OUR FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON.
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.
HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM ANSWERS INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.
WELL, THIS ONE'S ALL ABOUT ANATOMY IN THIS ROUND.
EACH QUESTION OR ANSWER WILL INVOLVE A TERM FROM ANATOMY.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
THE PAIR OF BILE FILTERING ORGANS?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> KIDNEYS.
>> KIDNEYS IS CORRECT.
THE CONDITION DEFINED BY A DECREASE OF HEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> ANEMIA.
>> ANEMIA, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE MYTHOLOGICAL NICKNAME OF THE CALCANEAL TENDON?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW >> ACHILLES.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
ARBOR VITAE DESCRIBED THE BRANCH APPEARANCE OF WHAT BODY ORGAN?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> THE VEINS.
>> BRAIN IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.
THE HUMERUS IS THE MAIN BONE IN WHAT BODY PART?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> THE LEG.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE, THE ARM.
MEMBRANE-LINED CAVITY CONNECTING THE NOSE AND MOUTH TO THE ESOPHAGUS?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> NASAL CAVITY.
>> PHARYNX IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
A-B-O IS A CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR WHAT?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> BLOOD.
>> BLOOD, YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT BODY PART CONSTITUTES THE AREA BETWEEN THE THORAX AND PELVIS?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> THE ABDOMEN.
>> ABDOMEN, YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AMYLASE IS PRODUCED IN WHAT DIGESTIVE ORGAN?
[BUZZ] PANCREAS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE LARGEST ARTERY OF THE BODY?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> AORTA.
>> AORTA, YES.
JUST UNDER THE BUZZER.
AN AXON IS AN ELECTRICAL IMPULSE CONDUCTOR OF WHAT CELLS?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> NEURAL.
>> YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
THE NAME OF THE TUBES THAT CARRY BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE BODY?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> ARTERY.
>> ARTERIES, YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.
STILL SUCH A CLOSE MATCH.
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.
NOW IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THAT QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.
ALL RIGHT, AT THE MOMENT, FRONTIER, YOU ARE BEHIND, BUT JUST BY A LITTLE BIT.
THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES.
>> YEAH.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 30.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.
A MODERN USE OF THIS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, WHICH IS MADE FROM THE HORN OF A RAM, TAKES PLACE ON THE JEWISH HOLIDAY OF ROSH HASHANA WHEN IT IS SOUNDED 100 TIMES ON EACH OF THE TWO DAYS.
NAME THE INSTRUMENT.
>> (WHISPERING) I REALLY SHOULD KNOW THIS.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> (WHISPERING) I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT JUDAISM.
>> (WHISPERING) ME NEITHER.
>> (WHISPERING) I SHOULD KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY MOM'S JEWISH.
[BUZZ] >> LOTS OF TALKING, NO ANSWER QUITE YET THOUGH, AND THAT MEANS THAT YOUR TIME IS UP.
ALL RIGHT, EAST LONGMEADOW, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE.
>> (WHISPERING) JUST SAY SOMETHING.
[BUZZ] >> A LOT OF HEAD SHAKING.
A SHOFAR IS THE NAME OF THAT INSTRUMENT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON NOW WITH EAST LONGMEADOW, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES.
STICKING WITH THAT CATEGORY.
HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE EXTENDS INTO ALL BUT ONE NEW ENGLAND STATE.
TO QUALIFY, WHICH STATE?
>> RHODE ISLAND.
>> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
DO THE FOLLOWING STATES HAVE A PORTION OF THE APPALACHIANS IN THEM, YES OR NO.
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
FIRST, INDIANA?
>> NO.
>> NO IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT VIRGINIA?
>> YES.
>> YES IS RIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT ALABAMA?
>> NO.
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS YES.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY OHIO?
>> NO.
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS YES.
OK, FINALLY, HOW ABOUT GEORGIA?
>> YES.
>> YES IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, GOT THAT LAST ONE.
GREAT JOB.
FRONTIER, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE?
>> YEAH, GO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE THERE.
>> HOW ABOUT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, 30.
>> A LOT OF DEBATE ON THAT ONE.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.
ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.
ALL RIGHT, NO PRESSURE HERE.
HERE WE GO WITH THE QUESTION.
GOOD LUCK.
WHAT ALPHABET INCLUDES THE TERMS IOTA, CHI, AND OMICRON?
>> SUMARIAN?
>> THIS IS GREEK.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
LET'S SEE HOW WELL THE GREEK ALPHABET.
WE'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF THE LETTER, YOU PROVIDE ITS NAME.
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
NAME THIS LETTER.
>> THETA.
>> THETA, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
TRY THIS ONE.
>> RHO I THINK?
>> YEAH.
>> RHO.
>> RHO, YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT THIS LETTER?
>> DELTA.
>> DELTA, YES.
VERY NICE.
CLEAN SWEEP.
THAT MEANS YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS BY GETTING THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY EXAM QUESTION CORRECTLY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH EAST LONGMEADOW.
LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN CATCH UP.
HERE WE GO.
PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.
IF NEWSPAPERS EXISTED AT THE TIME THAT MOUNT VESUVIUS DESTROYED POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM, IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN PRINTED, 49 BC, 79 AD, 459 AD, OR 1129 AD?
>> 79 AD.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
WE CONTINUE WITH MORE RECENT NATURAL DISASTERS.
THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.
FIRST, THE COSTLIEST IN AMERICAN HISTORY AT THE TIME, THIS STORM FIRST HIT LANDFALL ON FLORIDA ON AUGUST 25, 2005, AND CONTINUED TO THE GULF COAST, DEVASTATING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND CAUSING MISSISSIPPI TO DECLARE ALL OF ITS 82 COUNTIES DISASTER AREAS.
NAME THIS STORM.
>> HURRICANE KATRINA.
>> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2019, AND MARCH 2020, THIS NATION EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE DEADLIEST BUSHFIRES IN RECENT HISTORY, WITH SOME 46 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTS BURNT.
NAME THIS COUNTRY.
>> AUSTRALIA.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NICE.
FINALLY, ON APRIL 20, 2010, THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL RIG EXPLODED, CAUSING A MASSIVE OIL SPILL THAT WASN'T STOPPED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19 OF THAT YEAR.
AN ESTIMATED 210 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL WERE DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA DURING THIS DISASTER.
IN WHAT BODY OF WATER DID THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER HAPPEN?
>> PACIFIC OCEAN.
>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER IS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NICE JOB ON THE OTHER QUESTIONS THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, 25.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
IN THE 1996 LIVE ACTION ADAPTATION OF THIS CLASSIC DISNEY FILM, GLENN CLOSE PLAYED THE VILLAIN, CRUELLA DEVIL.
NAME THE MOVIE.
>> 101 DALMATIANS.
>> YES.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE VILLAINS FROM DISNEY FEATURE FILMS, THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.
FIRST, MALEFICENT, OR THE MISTRESS OF ALL EVIL, IS THE VILLAIN CHARACTER OF WHAT 1959 DISNEY ANIMATED FILM?
>> SLEEPING BEAUTY.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
TRY THIS ONE.
PRINCE HANS OF THE SOUTHERN ISLES IS THE MAIN ANTAGONIST OF THIS 2013 DISNEY MOVIE.
NAME THE MOVIE.
>> FROZEN.
>> FROZEN.
THAT IS CORRECT.
FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS, IN WHAT 2016 DISNEY FILM DO THE VILLAINS CALLED THE KAKAMORA SHOW UP?
>> (WHISPERING) MOANA.
>> MOANA.
>> MOANA, YES.
NICE JOB.
CLEAN SWEEP.
EAST LONGMEADOW, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
ALL RIGHT, FIRST ONE TO THE CATEGORY.
HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.
THIS AMERICAN SINGER-SONGWRITER FIRST GAINED PUBLIC ATTENTION IN 2015 WITH THE SINGLE OCEAN EYES.
THE SONG PEAKED AT NUMBER 84 ON THE US BILLBOARD TOP 100 LIST.
NAME THE SINGER.
>> BILLIE EILISH.
>> YES.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
NICE.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
MORE ABOUT POPULAR SINGERS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, THIS CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER, DANCER, AND ACTRESS RELEASED HER FIRST STUDIO ALBUM I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY IN MAY OF 2022.
THE ALBUM FEATURES THE SONG SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE.
NAME THE ARTIST.
>> TATE MCRAE.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU SEEM SURPRISED THAT YOU GOT THAT ONE CORRECT.
[LAUGHS] BUT YOU ARE RIGHT.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS THE DEBUT SINGLE RELEASED IN JANUARY 2021 BY THIS AMERICAN POP SINGER-SONGWRITER.
THE SONG WAS THE LEAD SINGLE FROM HER DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM TITLED SOUR.
NAME THIS ARTIST.
>> OLIVIA RODRIGO.
>> YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND FINALLY, THOUGH HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, THIS CANADIAN SINGER RECEIVED A 2022 GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE FOR HIS SONG ANYONE.
NAME THE SINGER.
>> JUSTIN BIEBER.
>> THEY SAY TOGETHER.
YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
OK, FRONTIER, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> [WHISPERING] WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.
> [WHISPERING] I VOTE ARTS.
>> WHICH ONE?
OH, ARTS?
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, 25, PLEASE.
>> A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHICH ONE TO PICK.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WITH COVER ART BY JOE SHUSTER, THE FIRST ISSUE OF ACTION COMICS, PUBLISHED IN JUNE OF 1938, ALSO FEATURED THE DEBUT OF NOW ICONIC SUPERHERO COMMONLY NICKNAMED "THE MAN OF STEEL."
>> SUPERMAN.
>> SUPERMAN, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.
DC COMICS AND MARVEL COMICS BOTH HAVE PRODUCED MANY WELL KNOWN SUPERHEROES, OF COURSE.
I'LL NAME THE SUPERHERO, YOU TELL ME WHETHER THE RIGHTS TO THE CHARACTER ARE OWNED BY DC COMICS OR BY MARVEL COMICS.
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE, THE WASP?
>> HE WAS THE VILLAIN IN ANTMAN.
>> MARVEL.
>> MARVEL IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT BLACK PANTHER?
>> MARVEL.
>> MARVEL IS RIGHT.
TRY THIS ONE, AQUAMAN?
>> DC.
>> DC IS CORRECT.
>> HOW ABOUT THE HULK?
>> MARVEL.
>> MARVEL IS RIGHT.
AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT WONDER WOMAN?
>> DC.
>> DC.
>> YOU KNOW YOUR SUPERHEROES.
YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
EAST LONGMEADOW, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TERM.
PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WELL-KNOWN BATTLES FROM HISTORY.
I'LL NAME A FAMOUS BATTLE AND THE PARTICIPANTS, YOU TELL ME WHO WON.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.
IN 1066, THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS, ENGLAND OR NORMANDY TO QUALIFY.
>> NORMANDY.
>> NORMANDY, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, MORE BATTLES FROM HISTORY.
AGAIN, I'LL NAME THE BATTLE AND PARTICIPANTS, YOU TELL ME WHO WON.
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION IN THE CATEGORY.
IN 1346, THE BATTLE OF CRECY, ENGLAND OR FRANCE?
>> ENGLAND.
>> ENGLAND IS CORRECT FOR FIVE POINTS.
AGAIN FOR FIVE POINTS, IN 1862, THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF SHILOH, THE UNION OR CONFEDERACY?
>> CONFEDERACY.
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS THE UNION.
LET'S TRY THIS FOR FIVE POINTS.
IN 1945, THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA, JAPAN OR UNITED STATES?
>> THE UNITED STATES.
>> UNITED STATES IS CORRECT.
AND FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.
THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS.
IN 1954, THE BATTLE OF DIEN BIEN PHU, WAS IT FRANCE OR THE VIET MINH?
>> VIET MINH.
>> YES.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.
NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI.
I'M ZACH BIEGO FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM FRONTIER REGIONAL WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST SURPRISING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IMAGINABLE.
>> I'D PROBABLY SAY THAT LIKE ALL LIFE ON EARTH IS LIKE ALIENS.
LIKE A METEORITE HIT EARTH, AND THAT'S HOW LIFE STARTED.
BECAUSE WE ALL KIND OF THINK, ESPECIALLY WITH HUMAN SPECIFICALLY, IT'S ALWAYS LIKE THEY EVOLVED FROM APES INTO HUMANS.
IF IT WAS LIKE SPECIFICALLY HUMANS WERE ACTUALLY LIKE EXTRATERRESTRIALS, THAT WOULD BE PRETTY CRAZY.
>> I THINK THE MOST SURPRISING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY WOULD BE LIKE IF WE WERE THE ONLY SPECIES IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE, AND HOW ALL OTHER SPECIES ARE ALL LIKE WIPED OUT BY SOMETHING, SOME UNKNOWN EVENTS, AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES LEFT IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.
>> I WOULD SAY FOR ME IN MY LIFETIME, THE MOST SURPRISING THING WOULD HAVE TO BE THE DISCOVERY OF A NEW ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE FOUND ONE THAT HAD LIKE THE HYPOTHESIZED G SHELL.
I THINK WE'RE AT A POINT NOW IN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERIODIC TABLE AND ELEMENTS WHERE WE ARE AT THE EASY STOPPING POINT.
AND I THINK ADDING ANOTHER ONE, IT WOULD BE REALLY SURPRISING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND IT WOULD CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT ELEMENTS CAN INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.
>> PROBABLY IF WE FOUND LIKE A WAY OF ACTUALLY REVIVING EXTINCT SPECIES LIKE DINOSAURS AND LIKE MAMMOTHS AND STUFF.
LIKE, IT'S BEEN LIKE SUCH A PREVALENT THING IN LIKE POP CULTURE FOR SO LONG THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE.
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THIS IS SO CLOSE.
SO 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'RE GOING TO LOSE FIVE POINTS.
WELL, THIS ROUND SHOULD BE SO GOOD.
THE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION IN THIS LIGHTNING ROUND BEGINS WITH THE LETTER SEQUENCE S-O.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
AN ADJECTIVE RELATING TO THE SUN?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> SOLAR.
>> SOLAR, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
A TEMPORARY STAY OR EXCURSION SOMEPLACE?
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> A SOJOURN.
>> YES, SOJOURN IS CORRECT.
TO APPROACH WITH A REQUEST OR A PLEA?
[BUZZ] SOLICIT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
A SPORT SIMILAR TO BASEBALL PLAYED ON A SMALL DIAMOND?
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> SOFTBALL.
>> SOFTBALL, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE UPPER LAYER OF EARTH THAT MAY BE DUG OR PLOWED.
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> SOIL.
>> SOIL IS CORRECT.
A SWEET DRINK CONSISTING OF CARBONATED WATER AND FLAVORINGS.
[BUZZER] FRONTIER >> SODA.
>> SODA IS RIGHT.
CRYING OR WEEPING WITH CONVULSIVE-- [BUZZER] --CATCHING-- FRONTIER.
>> SOBBING.
>> SOBBING IS CORRECT.
A PERSON ENGAGED IN MILITARY SERVICE.
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> SOLDIER.
>> SOLDIER IS RIGHT.
THE BLACK SUBSTANCE FOUND IN FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS.
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> SOOT.
>> SOOT, YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE HUMAN EYE IS HOUSED IN ONE.
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> SOCKET.
>> SOCKET, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
PLANTING SEEDS IN A GARDEN.
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> SOWING.
>> SOW IS CORRECT.
THE CHARACTERISTIC TASTE OF LEMON JUICE.
[BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> SOUR.
>> SOUR, YES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
A FABRIC COVERING FOR THE FOOT.
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> SOCK.
>> SOCK, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
SOMETHING CAPABLE OF BEING DISSOLVED.
[BUZZER] FRONTIER.
>> SOLVENT.
>> SOLUBLE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.
A GAME WHERE YOU KICK A BALL AROUND INTO A-- [BUZZER] EAST LONGMEADOW.
>> SOCCER.
>> SOCCER, YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
A FOOD PRODUCT USED TO MAKE TOFU.
[BELL] [BUZZER] NOT QUITE IN TIME.
CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SOY.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.
IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.
WHAT A FANTASTIC WAY TO START OUR SEASON.
THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE MATCH.
EAST LONGMEADOW, WOW, TERRIFIC JOB.
BOTH TEAMS NECK AND NECK THE ENTIRE TIME.
TONIGHT'S WINNER, HOWEVER, JUST BY A BIT, BUT YOU ARE VICTORIOUS, IS FRONTIER REGIONAL.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A REALLY TERRIFIC MATCH-UP TONIGHT.
AND A GREAT START TO OUR 62ND SEASON, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, OF AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
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I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.
GOOD NIGHT.
AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.
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