>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 60TH 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 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.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE'VE RE-DESIGNED OUR WESTFIELD STATE PRODUCTION STUDIOS TO PUT SOCIAL DISTANCING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

WITH BOTH TEAMS AND MYSELF NOW IN DIFFERENT ROOMS, WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SLIGHTLY SHORTENED ASMW SEASON.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES.

BUT BECAUSE OF OUR LATE START WITHIN THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL BE LIMITING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS TO THE TOP FOUR HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS FROM THE QUALIFYING MATCHES.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.

SMITH ACADEMY LEADING IT WITH 240 POINTS, BUT TONIGHT THE SCORE TO BEAT IS 165 TO GET INTO THAT TOP FOUR.

OKAY, LET'S GET TO IT.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP WE HAVE FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH POPE FRANCIS PREP, COACHED BY JOE MATTE.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JACOB PROULX, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM POPE FRANCIS.

>> HI, MY NAME IS MAX DEWEY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT POPE FRANCIS PREP.

>> HI, MY NAME IS RACHAEL MATTE, I'M A JUNIOR AT POPE FRANCIS PREP, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, EMMA CORODON.

>> AND FOR FRONTIER REGIONAL, COACHED BY STACEY CHAPLEY.

>> MY NAME IS DAN PENZA, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS LEO FRANCESCHI, I'M A JUNIOR FROM FRONTIER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATES, MALIA HANES AND ABBY ROBERTS.

>> WE'LL START OUR MATCH THIS 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, LET'S BEGIN.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO, WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

YOU'LL FIND OBERLIN COLLEGE IN WHAT U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> OHIO.

>> OHIO, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NAME THE HUMAN BODY'S LARGEST ARTERY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> AORTA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, TRY THIS ONE.

ACCORDING TO THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM, HOW MANY TIMES DAILY IS A BELIEVER REQUIRED TO PRAY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> FIVE.

>> FIVE, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

TWO PARALLEL LINES HAVE HOW MANY CO-LINEAR POINTS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> INFINITE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> TWO.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ZERO.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

ALSO KNOWN AS "GENERATION Y," WHAT 10-LETTER TERM REFERS TO INDIVIDUALS-- POPE FRANCIS.

>> MILLENNIALS.

>> MILLENNIAL, BORN BETWEEN 1981 AND 1997.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LAW, PASSED BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT IN 1774 IN RESPONSE TO THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, THAT REQUIRED THE AMERICAN COLONIES TO FEED AND HOUSE BRITISH TROOPS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> THE QUARTERING ACT.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE CENSUS BUREAU AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION BOTH FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF WHAT U.S. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> AGRICULTURE.

THAT WOULD BE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

NEXT QUESTION.

BORN IN THE YEAR 1700, DANIEL BERNOULLI GREW UP TO BE A PROMINENT WHAT?

SCULPTOR, MUSICIAN, MATHEMATICIAN, OR CHEF?

POPE FRANCIS.

MATHEMATICIAN.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THE DAUGHTER OF ZEUS AND LETO, SHE WAS THE GREEK GODDESS OF THE HUNT AND THE MOON.

POPE FRANCIS.

>> ARTEMIS.

>> ARTEMIS, YOU ARE CORRECT.

NAME THE SCOTTISH SCIENTIST WHO COINED THE TERM "HORSEPOWER" IN ORDER TO COMPARE THE POWER OUTPUT OF STEAM ENGINES TO THE POWER OUTPUT OF MULES OR HORSES?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] JAMES WATT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MOVING ON, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TINY NATIONS DOES NOT LIE ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA?

ERITREA, SIERRA LEONE OR-- POPE FRANCIS.

>> SIERRA LEONE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

...OR IS IT SENEGAL?

ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> ERITREA.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE JOB.

WHAT 2019 FILM PLOT SUMMARY BEGAN, "ARTHUR FLECK WORKS AS A CLOWN AND IS AN ASPIRING--" FRONTIER.

>> "THE JOKER".

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. CIVIL WAR NOTABLES IS NOT DEPICTED ON STONE MOUNTAIN?

IS IT ULYSSES S. GRANT, ROBERT E. LEE, OR STONEWALL JACKSON?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> STONEWALL JACKSON.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

POPE FRANCIS, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> ROBERT E. LEE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ULYSSES S. GRANT.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION.

IF IT'S DONNERSTAG IN GERMANY, WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS IT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> SUNDAY.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> WEDNESDAY.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS THURSDAY.

MOVING ON WITH THE NEXT QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHILDREN'S BOOK, "THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT" WAS WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY WHAT WRITER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] BEATRIX POTTER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE COLLECTIVE TERM FOR A GROUP OF ANTS, A GROUP OF BATS, AND A GROUP OF BEAVERS IS THE SAME.

WHAT IS THE TERM?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> COLONY.

>> COLONY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF THE VITAMIN B COMPLEX?

IS IT B-7, B-8, OR B-9?

FRONTIER.

>> B-7.

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

POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> B-8.

>> B-8, YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

ESTABLISHED IN 1814, THE "STORTING" IS THE 169-MEMBER UNICAMERAL PARLIAMENT OF WHAT SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> SWEDEN.

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

ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER REGIONAL, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> NORWAY.

>> NORWAY, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IF YOU TRAVEL DUE WEST FROM KHARTOUM, SUDAN, WHAT IS THE FIRST NATIONAL BORDER THAT YOU'LL CROSS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> CHAD.

>> CHAD, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE CURRENT 5-CENT COIN IN THE UNITED STATES BEARS THE IMAGE OF WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT-- FRONTIER.

>> THOMAS JEFFERSON.

>> YES, THOMAS JEFFERSON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

OF THESE, WHICH IS NOT A TOURNAMENT IN THE GRAND SLAM OF GOLF?

THE U.S. OPEN, FRENCH OPEN, OR BRITISH OPEN?

FRONTIER.

>> THE FRENCH OPEN.

>> FRENCH OPEN, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE POWERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE OUTLINED IN WHICH ARTICLE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> THIRD.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

THAT GIVES YOU, POPE FRANCIS, THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> FOURTH.

>> I'M SORRY, THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ARTICLE ONE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM POPE FRANCIS PREP, WHAT'S A WEIRD FACT YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW?

>> ONE WEIRD FACT I'M HAPPEN TO KNOW IS THAT THERE ARE ABOUT THREE CHICKENS FOR EVERY HUMAN ON THE PLANET.

>> SO, A RANDOM FACT I HAPPEN TO KNOW IS THAT ANGUS YOUNG OF AC/DC DOESN'T USE ANY DISTORTION IN ANY OF THE SONGS HE'S PERFORMED ON.

HE DOES USE 64 MARSHALL AMPS, THOUGH, IN LIVE CONCERTS.

>> A WEIRD FACT I HAPPEN TO KNOW IS THAT IN "WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" THERE'S A REAL ROCK IN THE CHOCOLATE ROOM SET AND JULIA DAWN COLE, THE ACTRESS WHO PLAYED VERUCA SALT, KNELT DOWN NEXT TO IT, SCRAPED HER KNEE, AND SHE STILL HAS A SCAR.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> TIME NOW FOR OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

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

BUZZ IN AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, AND YOU WIN FIVE POINTS; ANSWER INCORRECTLY, WELL, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

B.B.

IS KING FOR THIS LIGHTNING ROUND.

EACH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CLUES DESCRIBES A TWO-WORD ANSWER, BOTH PARTS OF WHICH BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "B".

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

POPULAR THEORY OF HOW THE UNIVERSE ORIGINATED?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BIG BANG.

>> BIG BANG, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LABORATORY TOOL PRODUCES A SINGLE OPEN GAS FLAME?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> BUNSEN BURNER.

>> BUNSEN BURNER IS CORRECT.

ONE OF THE SPANS OVER THE EAST RIVER IN NEW YORK CITY?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1989-- FRONTIER?

>> I'M SORRY.

>> ...TO 1993-- BARBARA BUSH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ACCORDING TO BEATRIX POTTER, HE'S PETER RABBIT'S THRILL-SEEKING COUSIN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> BR'ER BEAR.

>> BENJAMIN BUNNY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TERM FOR A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY PROMINENT FAMILY?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BLUE BLOOD.

>> BLUE BLOOD, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ACCORDING TO AUTHOR GEORGE ORWELL, "HE IS WATCHING YOU"?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BIG BROTHER.

>> YES, BIG BROTHER IS CORRECT.

LONGTIME HOST OF THE POPULAR GAME SHOW, "THE PRICE IS RIGHT"?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BOB BARKER.

>> BOB BARKER, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A SHORT PIECE OF HYDRODYNAMIC FOAM USED FOR RIDING OCEAN WAVES INTO SHORE?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BOOGIE BOARD.

>> BOOGIE BOARD, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD STORY, "THE CURIOUS CASE OF..."?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> BENJAMIN BUTTON.

>> BENJAMIN BUTTON, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

TWO-WORD NICKNAME FOR A PERSON BORN IN THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN 1946-- FRONTIER.

>> BABY BOOMER.

>> YES, BABY BOOMER IS CORRECT.

COLORFUL, SPHERICAL TOY TO PLAY WITH AT THE SEASHORE?

FRONTIER.

>> BEACH BALL.

>> BEACH BALL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT-- AH!

AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, WHERE TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

THEY'LL NEED TO ANSWER A QUALIFYING QUESTION FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN CONTINUE ON FOR POINTS.

IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THE QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

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

STILL A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, THIS TIME IT'S FRONTIER REGIONAL, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO WITH THE QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OBSERVED IN MEXICO AND OTHER PARTS OF LATIN AMERICA, THIS CELEBRATION OF A YOUNG WOMAN'S 15TH BIRTHDAY MARKS HER PASSAGE FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD.

WHAT CELEBRATION IS THIS?

>> QUINCEANERA.

>> QUINCEANERA, YES, THAT'S CORRECT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS CATEGORY.

BIRTHDAY TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD, THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

THE VIETNAMESE DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXACT DAY ON WHICH THEY WERE BORN, BUT INSTEAD CELEBRATE EVERYONE'S BIRTHDAY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

BY WHAT THREE-LETTER TERM IS NEW YEAR'S KNOWN IN VIETNAM?

>> TET.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT, NICE JOB!

ALL RIGHT, NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT SPECIAL DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY IN JAPAN ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF JANUARY IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF 20, GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THE AGE THAT ADULTHOOD BEGINS IN THAT COUNTRY?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SIMPLY PUT, IT'S CALLED "COMING OF AGE DAY".

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

GENERALLY CELEBRATED AT THE AGE OF 12 IN CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATIONS, THIS SPECIAL CEREMONY MARKS THE OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF ADULTHOOD FOR YOUNG GIRLS.

NAME IT?

>> A BAT MITZVAH.

>> YES, BAT MITZVAH IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB, ALL RIGHT, POPE FRANCIS, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, PICK UP YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

WHAT IS THE COMBINED MEASURE OF THE INTERIOR ANGLES OF A PENTAGON?

>> 540.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> 540 DEGREES.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

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

KEEP YOUR PENS HANDY, NOW, AND GIVE THE COMBINED MEASURE OF THE INTERIOR ANGLES OF EACH POLYGON I NAME.

THIS FOR 10 POINTS, HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

A HEXAGON.

>> 720.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TRY THIS ONE.

DECAGON.

>> 1080.

>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 1440 DEGREES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, A DODECAGON.

>> 2880.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 1800 DEGREES.

ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, ONCE AGAIN, IT IS YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> I'M DR. MORIN FROM THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

SUSAN B. ANTHONY WAS A 19TH CENTURY ADVOCATE FOR TEMPERANCE AND THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN.

SHE WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 1820.

TO QUALIFY, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE YEAR 1820?

JAMES MADISON, JAMES MONROE, ANDREW JACKSON OR JOHN QUINCY ADAMS?

>> ANDREW JACKSON.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP, CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS JAMES MONROE.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH POPE FRANCIS, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION-- TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

THIS SHOW PREMIERED ON PBS IN 1997 AND FEATURES A VARIETY OF PEOPLE BRINGING OLD AND INTERESTING ITEMS IN FOR APPRAISAL AND HOPING THAT THEIR PRIZED POSSESSION CARRIES A HIGH VALUE.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHOW.

>> "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW".

>> YES, ONE OF MY FAVORITES, THAT IS CORRECT.

SEE IF YOU KNOW THESE OTHER LONG-RUNNING PBS PROGRAMS.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST UP, THIS SERIES FOLLOWS AN ORGANIZATION RUN ENTIRELY BY CHILDREN WHO SOLVE STRANGE MYSTERIES USING MATH SKILLS.

NAME THE SHOW?

>> "ODD SQUAD".

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT, "ODD SQUAD," ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

PRODUCED BY WGBH IN BOSTON, THIS LONG-RUNNING PBS SCIENCE TELEVISION SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY THE BRITISH SERIES, HORIZON.

THE FIRST EPISODE, WHICH AIRED IN 1974, WAS TITLED "THE MAKING OF A NATURAL HISTORY FILM".

NAME THE PROGRAM?

>> "BILL NYE".

>> THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE "NOVA" IS THE ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

ON THE AIR SINCE 2011, THIS PBS KIDS SHOW FEATURES BROTHERS CHRIS AND MARTIN, IN BOTH LIVE AND ANIMATED FORMS.

THE BROTHERS GO ON ADVENTURES THAT TEACH KIDS ABOUT THE SPECIAL CREATURE FEATURES OF VARIOUS ANIMALS.

NAME THE SHOW?

>> "WILD KRATTS".

>> "WILD KRATTS," YES, THAT IS CORRECT, GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT, FRONTIER, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE WE GO, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS.

IN WHAT CANADIAN CITY COULD YOU ENJOY A LUXURY STAY AT THE CHATEAU FRONTENAC, A GRAND HOTEL THAT OFFERS A SPECTACULAR VIEW OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER?

>> QUEBEC.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

THAT MAGNIFICENT HOTEL WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA IN 1980.

HERE ARE CLUES TO THREE MORE LANDMARKS ON THAT LIST.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THE STRUCTURE SHOWN HERE, WHICH CROSSES THE SAINT JOHN RIVER BETWEEN HARTLAND AND SOMERVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK, IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST OF THESE AT 1,282 FEET.

THE LONGEST WHAT?

>> COVERED BRIDGE.

>> YES, COVERED BRIDGE IS CORRECT.

BUILT IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO DEFEND THE REGION FROM MILITARY ATTACKS, YOU CAN VISIT THIS FORTRESS COMPLEX IN TORONTO, ONTARIO.

NAME THE LANDMARK?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] FORT YORK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, THE DAWSON HISTORICAL COMPLEX, SHOWN HERE, WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN 1959.

THE COMPLEX COMPRISES THE CENTER OF DAWSON CITY, A TOWN THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH IN WHAT CANADIAN TERRITORY?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE THE YUKON TERRITORY.

POPE FRANCIS, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

LAST OF THE 30S, HERE WE GO.

THE QUALIFYING QUESTION, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

"BLACK CAT," "THE OVAL PORTRAIT," AND "WILLIAM WILSON" ARE ALL SHORT STORIES BY WHAT 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHOR?

>> EDGAR ALLAN POE.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH THIS CATEGORY.

HERE ARE PLOT SUMMARIES FOR THREE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S MORE FAMILIAR TALES.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE NARRATOR OF THIS CLASSIC TALE SEEKS REVENGE UPON A MAN NAMED FORTUNATO BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS EGO AND LURING HIM DOWN INTO THE RECESSES OF AN UNDERGROUND VAULT TO TASTE A RARE WINE.

NAME THE STORY?

>> "THE CASK OF MONTENELLO".

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR "THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO".

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

IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM A HORRIBLE PLAGUE WHICH HAS KILLED HALF THE POPULATION OF HIS KINGDOM, PRINCE PROSPERO AND A THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM THE KNIGHTS AND ROYALTY SEAL THEMSELVES OFF IN AN EXTENSIVE CASTLE.

NAME THE STORY?

>> "THE RAVEN".

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE WOULD BE "THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH".

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

ONE OF POE'S MORE POPULAR WORKS, IT'S THE STORY OF A MAN'S ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE IN A TORTURE CHAMBER DURING THE SPANISH INQUISITION.

NAME IT?

>> "THE RAVEN".

>> THAT WOULD BE "THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM" IS THE ANSWER WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, ALSO CONSIDERED THE NATIONAL RIVER OF RUSSIA, WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN EUROPE?

>> THE THAMES RIVER.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, POPE FRANCIS, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> THE VOLGA.

>> YES, THE VOLGA RIVER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

"LONG-RUNNING THINGS" NOW, THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST, WHAT IS THE LONGEST NUMBERED AUTO ROUTE IN THE UNITED STATES, RUNNING 3,365 MILES FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ALL THE WAY TO NEWPORT, OREGON?

>> ROUTE 66.

>> YOU MIGHT THINK-- HOWEVER, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY ROUTE 20.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH OF THESE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SERVED THE LONGEST ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT?

WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS OR JOHN PAUL STEVENS?

>> JOHN PAUL STEVENS.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS WILLIAM DOUGLAS AT 36 YEARS, 209 DAYS, TO BE EXACT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

FINALLY, THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

HOSTED BY WHOOPI GOLDBERG IN 2002, WHAT ANNUAL AWARD SHOW REACHED ITS LONGEST EVER WITH A RUNNING TIME OF FOUR HOURS AND 23 MINUTES?

>> GOLDEN GLOBES.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25, HERE WE GO WITH THE QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

ANSWER THE QUALIFYING QUESTION AND ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND YOU'LL WIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO YOUR TEAM, HERE WE GO.

THIS TYPE OF FLOWERING PLANT HAS SEEDS THAT ARE ENCLOSED WITHIN AN OVARY WHICH THEN RIPENS INTO FRUIT.

IT INCLUDES MOST TREES, GRASSES, FLOWERS, AND HERBS.

WHAT IS THE TERM, BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "A"?

>> ADIABATIC.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

FRONTIER REGIONAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ANGIOSPERM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM FRONTIER REGIONAL, IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

>> IF I COULD HAVE ANY SUPERPOWER, IT WOULD BE THE ABILITY TO FLY ANYWHERE I WANT.

IT WOULD MAKE TRAVEL A LOT MORE CONVENIENT AND I'D BE ABLE TO GO WHEREVER I'D WANT.

>> IF I COULD HAVE ANY SUPERPOWER, IT WOULD BE TO BE ABLE TO FREEZE TIME BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD HELP ME GET OUT OF A LOT OF INCONVENIENT SITUATIONS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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 AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS-- YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS-- IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

FOR THIS LIGHTNING ROUND, WE'RE TALKING "O-N-D" ENDINGS.

EACH ANSWER IS A WORD OR NAME WHICH ENDS WITH THE LETTERS "O-N-D." YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

A NAME FOR ONE WHO WANDERS FROM PLACE TO PLACE?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> NOMAD.

>> VAGABOND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

GEOMETRIC NAME ASSOCIATED WITH A BASEBALL INFIELD?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> DIAMOND.

>> DIAMOND, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

POPULAR CANDY BAR, "BLANK JOY"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] FRONTIER.

>> ALMOND JOY.

>> ALMOND JOY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A BINDING AGREEMENT OR COVENANT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> A BOND.

>> BOND, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TO GIVE UP THE WILL, COURAGE, OR SPIRIT?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] DESPOND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO DEPART IN A SUDDEN AND SECRET MANNER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> ABSCOND.

>> ABSCOND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU DO THIS TO REPLY TO A QUESTION?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> RESPOND.

>> RESPOND, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AN OFTEN LARGE, FINELY DIVIDED LEAF?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> FROND.

>> FROND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO COMMUNICATE BY EXCHANGING EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES?

FRONTIER.

>> CORRESPOND.

>> YES, CORRESPOND IS CORRECT.

A PERSON HAVING LIGHT-COLORED HAIR AND SKIN?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BLOND.

>> BLOND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE A LIKING OR AFFECTION FOR SOMETHING YOU'RE SAID TO BE THIS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> FOND.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

OUTSIDE THE UNDERSTANDING, LIMITS OR REACH OF?

POPE FRANCIS.

>> BEYOND.

>> BEYOND, YOU'RE RIGHT.

FIRST NAME OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHBISHOP, "BLANK" TUTU?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] POPE FRANCIS.

>> DESMOND.

>> DESMOND, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

[ BELL RINGS ] THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND, IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

A GREAT JOB BY FRONTIER TONIGHT ON THEIR TWO-PERSON TEAM.

WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, BUT BOY, I TELL YOU, POPE FRANCIS, YOU WERE ON A ROLL THIS EVENING, AND YOU WIN, AND YOU ARE ALSO PROPELLED INTO THE TOP FOUR, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WE REALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCH-UP TONIGHT.

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.

>> WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY HAS ALLOWED ME TO GROW AND PURSUE MY PASSION TO BECOME A NEUROLOGIST.

I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.

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