>> THE 2022-2023 "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" SEASON IS COMING TO AN END.

JOIN US FOR TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AS LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

WHICH TEAM WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE COLLAMORE CUP TONIGHT?

FIND OUT NEXT, 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.

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

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

IT'S A FAMILY.

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

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

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

WELL, NOW THERE ARE JUST TWO TEAMS LEFT.

THE SEMIFINALS ARE OVER AND THE BATTLE TO BE CHAMPION BEGINS.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL FACING OFF AGAINST WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH WESTFIELD, COACHED BY JON TYLER.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ANDREW O'SULLIVAN, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS KAITLYNN GOULETTE, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS CONNER GELINAS, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME'S BEN MILLER.

I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WESTFIELD HIGH, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATE, ANGELISE RAMOS.

>> AND FOR LENOX, COACHED BY CHARLES MATTINA AND MATT GOTTFRIED.

>> HI, MY NAME IS CORMAC MATHEWS, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JACKSON FREDERICK, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ELI HOCHFELDER, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS MAX ADAM.

I'M A SENIOR AT LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, CAT KOWALSKI.

>> AS TRADITION HOLDS, WE BEGIN OUR MATCH TONIGHT WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS TO BOTH TEAMS.

THEY'LL BOTH HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BEGIN.

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH OUR VERY FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP: ROME IS TO ITALY AS WHAT CITY IS TO ROMANIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> BUCHAREST.

>> BUCHAREST IS CORRECT.

NAME THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND WHOSE CHEMICAL FORMULA IS SIMPLY THE LETTER F. [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> FLUORINE.

>> FLUORIDE.

>> I HEARD FLUORINE FIRST.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT BACKYARD RECREATIONAL SPORT INVOLVES HITTING WOODEN OR PLASTIC BALLS THROUGH WICKETS EMBEDDED ON-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> CROQUET.

>> ON A GRASS PLAYING COURT.

CROQUET, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IF EACH INTERIOR ANGLE OF A REGULAR POLYGON MEASURES 120 DEGREES, THEN THAT POLYGON-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> HEXAGON.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION BEFORE LENOX GETS THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

THEN THAT POLYGON HAS HOW MANY SIDES?

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> SIX.

>> SIX IS CORRECT, YES.

NAME THE COLLECTION OF C.S.

LEWIS BOOKS THAT CONTAIN SUCH TITLES AS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> "THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARD--" >> THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

CONTAINS SUCH TITLES AS "PRINCE CASPIAN," "THE SILVER CHAIR," AND "THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW."

WESTFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA" WAS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

NAME EACH OF THE TWO BONES THAT RUN PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER BETWEEN THE KNEE AND THE ANKLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> TIBIA AND FIBULA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

>> OPENED IN PARIS, FRANCE, IN 1889, WHAT LANDMARK WAS SCHEDULED TO BE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> EIFFEL TOWER.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS WILL YOU NOT FIND IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN: CHRISTMAS ISLANDS, COOK ISLANDS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> CHRISTMAS ISLANDS.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

WHAT PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS MOONS NAMED CORDELIA, OPHELIA, AND JULIET?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> JUPITER.

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

WESTFIELD, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> SATURN.

>> URANUS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

OF THE FIVE GREAT LAKES IN NORTH AMERICA, WHICH IS THE LARGEST, BASED IN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> LAKE MICHIGAN.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

BASED ON SURFACE AREA.

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> LAKE SUPERIOR.

>> LAKE SUPERIOR IS RIGHT.

AMERICAN SHORTHAIR, RAGDOLL, AND SIAMESE ARE ALL TYPES-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> CAT BREEDS.

>> OF CATS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LISTEN TO THIS SENTENCE, PLEASE: "DID YOU BUY THE CAR YOU TOLD ME ABOUT?"

IN THAT SENTENCE, WHAT TWO-WORD PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "THE"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ARTICLE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WESTFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> DEFINITIVE ARTICLE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE WENT TO-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S "PINOCCHIO."

>> "PINOCCHIO," YES, THAT'S RIGHT, NICE.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY: HERA IS TO JUNO AS ZEUS IS TO WHAT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> JUPITER.

>> DEITY, JUPITER, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NAME THE ELEMENT FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS WITH THE ATOMIC NUMBER 1.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> HYDROGEN.

>> HYDROGEN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME THE MUSICAL FARCE ABOUT AN INADEQUATE FLORIST'S ASSISTANT WHO CULTIVATES-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS."

>> A PLANT THAT FEEDS ON HUMAN BLOOD IS THAT, YES, VERY NICE.

IN WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND THE ROCK MONUMENT STONEHENGE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> GREAT BRITAIN.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS IT ENGLAND, IRELAND, OR SCOTLAND?

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> ENGLAND.

>> ENGLAND, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS BELIEVE THAT STONEHENGE WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM AROUND 3000 B.C.

TO 2000 B.C.

WHO CAN SPELL THE WORLD "STONEHENGE"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> S-T-O-N-E-H-E-N-G-E. >> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

A FORTNIGHT IS A UNIT OF TIME-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> TWO WEEKS.

I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS A UNIT OF TIME WHICH IS EQUAL TO HOW MANY DAYS?

LENOX, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> FOURTEEN DAYS.

>> FOURTEEN, YES, THAT IS WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

WHAT DYSTOPIAN NOVEL BY WILLIAM GOLDING PRIMARILY CONCERNS ITSELF-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> "LORD OF THE FLIES."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET ME MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

NAME THE 20TH-CENTURY MUSICIAN WHO SANG THE LYRICS "YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER, BUT I'M NOT--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> JOHN LENNON.

>> "THE ONLY ONE."

JOHN LENNON, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF THE THREE NUMBERS 120, 300, AND 420?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> 290.

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

WESTFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> 280.

>> 280, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, MY NAME IS HANNAH LEBLANC FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM WESTFIELD, WHAT WOULD WINNING THE COLLAMORE CUP MEAN TO YOU?

>> THE COLLAMORE CUP WOULD DEFINITELY HELP US SHOW THAT OUR TEAM IS VERY STRONG, MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTO TRIVIA.

>> I THINK WINNING THE COLLAMORE CUP WILL DEFINITELY HAVE-- LIKE, PUT A SENSE OF LEGITIMACY ON OUR TEAM.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DID WELL LAST YEAR, BUT WE DIDN'T GET TO THE FULL PRIZE, SO I THINK IF WE WIN IT THIS YEAR, WHICH I HOPE, IT'LL INSTILL A SENSE OF PRIDE AND LEGITIMACY FOR OUR SMALL CLUB AND HOPEFULLY INVITE MORE PEOPLE INTO IT.

>> IF WE WON THE COLLAMORE CUP, HOPEFULLY THEY'D LET ME DRINK OUT OF IT.

>> FOR US, IT WOULD BRING-- LIKE, SHED A NEW LIGHT ON THE CLUB AND MAYBE INSPIRE OTHERS TO JOIN.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> VERY CLOSE, SO LET'S MOVE ON 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, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, THIS ROUND IS ALL ABOUT DISCOVERERS AND INVENTORS.

I'LL NAME A DISCOVERY OR AN INVENTION, YOU TELL ME THE PERSON WHO IS GENERALLY CREDITED WITH MAKING THAT DISCOVERY OR THE INVENTION.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE KEY INVENTOR OF THE LIGHTNING ROD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SCIENTIST WHO FORMULATED THE LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> ISAAC NEWTON.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

SHE CODISCOVERED PLUTONIUM AND RADIUM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> MARIE CURIE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HE DISCOVERED THE LAWS OF PLANETARY MOTION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> GALILEO.

>> JOHANNES KEPLER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

INVENTOR OF THE METAL MOVEABLE TYPE PRINTABLE PRESS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> BRANDENBURG.

>> GUTENBERG IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

INVENTOR OF THE FIRST DOUBLE-EDGE SAFETY RAZOR FOR SHAVING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> GILLETTE?

>> GILLETTE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

INVENTOR OF VULCANIZED RUBBER FOR SHOE SOLES AND TIRES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> GOODYEAR.

>> GOODYEAR IS CORRECT.

DISCOVERER OF ELECROMAGNETIC INDUCTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> MICHAEL FARADAY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

U.S. PATENT HOLDER OF THE TELEPHONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

INVENTOR OF THE CARBON FILAMENT LIGHT BULB.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> EDISON.

>> YES, THOMAS EDISON IS CORRECT.

19TH-CENTURY CONCEPTUALIZER OF DIGITAL COMPUTER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> ADA LOVELACE.

>> CHARLES BABBAGE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

GERMAN PHYSICIST WHO DISCOVERED X-RAYS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] WILHELM ROENTGEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

BRITISH CREATOR OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIM BERNERS-LEE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ITALIAN PHYSICIST CREDITED FOR THE ELECTRIC BATTERY.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, THAT IS VOLTA IS THE LAST NAME THERE, HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE HAVE A SLIGHT CORRECTION TO MAKE.

IN THAT LIGHTNING ROUND, I ASKED THE QUESTION, SHE CODISCOVERED POLONIUM AND RADIUM.

I MISSPOKE.

SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS.

I SAID THE WORD "PLUTONIUM."

OF COURSE, SHE CODISCOVERED POLONIUM AND RADIUM.

WANTED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION.

SO LET'S CONTINUE ON NOW WITH OUR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH 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.

AT THE MOMENT, WESTFIELD, YOU ARE BEHIND JUST BY A BIT, BUT YOU ALSO GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HELLO, I'M JUDGE CHARLES WILLIAM GROCE III.

I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE FIRST JUSTICE OF THE WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT LOCATED HERE IN WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING YOU WITH A QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN OUR CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM, A DEFENDANT IS A PERSON OR GROUP AGAINST WHOM AN ACTION, CLAIM, OR DISPUTE IS BROUGHT.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT THEN IS THE TERM WE GIVE TO THE PARTY WHO BRINGS SAID ACTION, CLAIM OR DISPUTE AGAINST A DEFENDANT?

FOR A BIT OF ASSISTANCE, IT BEGINS WITH THE LETTER "P." >> PLAINTIFF.

>> YES, PLAINTIFF IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON, STICKING WITH THE LAW, FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "A," THIS TERM DESCRIBES A COURT PROCEEDING IN WHICH THE CHARGES ARE READ TO THE DEFENDANT, WHO THEN DECIDES TO PLEAD GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.

WHAT IS THAT TERM?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> "ARRAIGNMENT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

A PLEA BY THE DEFENDANT OF "NOLO CONTENDRE" MEANS "NO CONTEST."

NOLO CONTENDRE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH WHAT PLEA?

>> NOT GUILTY?

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS GUILTY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE FINALLY, BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "R." A PAYMENT MADE BY A DEFENDANT TO A VICTIM FOR THE LOSSES SUFFERED BY THAT VICTIM AS A RESULT OF THE DEFENDANT'S CONDUCT IS CALLED WHAT?

>> REPARATIONS.

>> "RESTITUTION" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

GOOD TRY, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, LENOX, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.

>> WE'LL TAKE WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

QUALIFYING QUESTION: THIS WOMAN WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN 2023.

SHE IS MORE FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 1992.

NAME HER.

>> MAXINE WATERS.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WESTFIELD, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> SOTOMAYOR.

>> CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW WITH WESTFIELD.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER, SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M GEORGE MILLER, A MEMBER OF THE "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS" TEAM FROM NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMAN SCHOOL FROM 1980 TO 1983.

I'M AT MAGIC WINGS BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY IN SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, HOME TO OVER 4,000 FREE-FLYING BUTTERFLIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE MONARCH IS THE ONLY BUTTERFLY KNOWN TO MAKE AN ANNUAL TWO-WAY MIGRATION, AS BIRDS DO.

AS THE COOL AUTUMN WEATHER APPROACHES, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA CAN TRAVEL UP TO 3,000 MILES TO REACH THEIR WINTER HOME.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT COUNTRY DO EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN MONARCHS CALL HOME IN THE WINTER?

>> MEXICO.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE WITH THE STUDY OF INSECTS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, HOUSE FLIES, HORSE FLIES, FRUIT FLIES, AND MOSQUITOES ARE INSECTS OF WHICH ORDER?

>> DIPTERA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE: WHICH OF THESE INSECTS WHOSE NAMES YOU SEE HERE IS IN THE ORDER OF ORTHOPTERA?

>> GRASSHOPPER.

>> YES, GRASSHOPPER IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TYPE OF SCIENTIST WHO FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON THE STUDY OF INSECTS: ENTOMOLOGIST, ORNITHOLOGIST, OR ICHTHYOLOGIST?

>> ENTOMOLOGIST.

>> YES, ENTOMOLOGIST IS CORRECT.

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

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO WITH THE QUESTION.

THE NAMES OF SEVEN ASIAN NATIONS END WITH THIS FOUR-LETTER SUFFIX, BELIEVED TO BE DERIVED FROM THE PERSIAN WORD MEANING "COUNTRY" OR "LAND."

WHAT IS THE SUFFIX?

>> "STAN," S-T-A-N. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

WELL SHOW YOU THE OUTLINE OF AND GIVE YOU A BRIEF CLUE PERTAINING TO ONE OF THE SEVEN ASIAN COUNTRIES ENDING WITH THE SYLLABLE "STAN," SPELLED S-T-A-N, YOU TELL ME THE COUNTRY.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN, PLEASE.

FIRST, THIS NATION'S CAPITAL CITY IS ISLAMABAD.

>> PAKISTAN.

>> PAKISTAN IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE: IN AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ALL COUNTRIES ENDING IN "STAN," WHICH ONE COMES FIRST?

>> AFGHANISTAN.

>> AFGHANISTAN IS CORRECT.

NOW HOW ABOUT THE ONE THAT COMES LAST IN ALPHABETICAL LISTING?

>> UZBEKISTAN.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TRY THIS ONE: THIS NATION'S CAPITAL IS ASHGABAT.

NAME THE COUNTRY.

>> TURKMENISTAN.

>> TURKMENISTAN IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, THIS NATION'S CAPITAL IS ASTANA.

NAME THE COUNTRY.

>> KAZAKHSTAN.

>> YES, VERY NICE.

CLEAN SWEEP.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

VERY WELL DONE.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR YOU, SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

>> HI, I'M PETER SOKOLOWSKI, EDITOR AT LARGE AT MERRIAM-WEBSTER, THE DICTIONARY PUBLISHER IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

THE WORD "CINEMATOGRAPHY" IS DEFINED AS... TO QUALIFY, SPELL THE WORD "CINEMATOGRAPHY."

>> C-I-N-E-M-A-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND QUICK.

LET'S GO TO THIS CATEGORY.

YOU MAY WANT TO GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

CINEMATOGRAPHY IS A WORD WITH 14 LETTERS IN IT.

LET'S SEE HOW WELL YOU CAN DO SPELLING 14-LETTER WORDS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, "HERPETOLOGICAL" IS AN ADJECTIVE USED TO DESCRIBE ITEMS RELATED TO THE BRANCH OF ZOOLOGY DEALING WITH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS.

SPELL THE WORD "HERPETOLOGICAL."

>> P-E-R-P-E-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L. >> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

STARTS WITH H-E-R-P-E-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A- ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE WORD "RECONNAISSANCE" IS A NOUN DEFINED AS "A PRELIMINARY SURVEY TO GAIN INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING.

SPELL THE WORD "RECONNAISSANCE."

>> R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E. >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, "BIBLIOGRAPHIES" IS THE PLURAL OF THE NOUN "BIBLIOGRAPHY" AND IS DEFINED AS "THE HISTORIES, IDENTIFICATIONS, OR DESCRIPTIONS OF WRITINGS OR PUBLICATIONS."

SPELL THE WORD "BIBLIOGRAPHIES."

>> B-I-B-L-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E-S. >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT, NICE.

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

>> WE'LL TAKE LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

"THE INVISIBLE MAN" IS A NOVEL PUBLISHED IN 1952 IN WHICH A NAMELESS NARRATOR TELLS HIS STORY FROM THE BASEMENT LAIR OF THE INVISIBLE MAN HE IMAGINES HIMSELF TO BE.

NAME THE AUTHOR.

>> RAY BRADBURY.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> H.G.

WELLS.

>> RALPH ELLISON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW WITH WESTFIELD.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> GOING FOR THE LAST OF THE 30S.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, PLEASE.

NAME THE JAPANESE ANIME TELEVISION SERIES FEATURING THE CHARACTERS ASH KETCHUM, PROFESSOR OAK, AND PIKACHU.

>> "POKÉÉMON."

>> "POKÉÉMON" IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT CHARACTERS FROM TELEVISION ANIME SERIES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST ONE: THIS SPINOFF CHARACTER IS THE REINCARNATION OF ANG FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIES "AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER."

NAME THIS CHARACTER.

>> KORRA.

>> KORRA IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE: AFTER MANY YEARS OF ASKING "WHERE IN THE WORLD IS SHE?"

THIS CHARACTER'S MOST RECENT SHOW RAN FOR FOUR SEASONS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021.

NAME THIS CHARACTER.

>> CARMEN SANDIEGO.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS CHARACTER FIRST BEGAN IN VIDEO GAMES AND THEN BRANCHED OUT TO ANIMATED SERIES AND FILMS.

NAME THIS CHARACTER.

>> SONIC THE HEDGEHOG.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

VERY WELL DONE.

OKAY, LENOX, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL TAKE WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ON AUGUST 3RD, 1923, WHAT VICE PRESIDENT WAS SWORN IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AS THE 30TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF THE SUDDEN DEATH OF PRESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING?

>> COOLIDGE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE EVENTS FROM 100 YEARS AGO IN 1923.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1923, MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK FOUNDED THE REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY IN WHAT WESTERN ASIAN NATION?

>> TURKEY.

>> YES, TURKEY IS CORRECT.

NEXT ONE: NOVEMBER 18TH, 1923, WAS THE BIRTHDATE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY INTO SPACE.

HE WAS ALSO COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 14 MOON LANDING AND FAMOUSLY DROVE TWO GOLF BALLS OFF THE LUNAR SURFACE.

WAS THIS ALAN SHEPARD, JOHN GLENN, OR NEIL ARMSTRONG?

>> JOHN GLENN.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ALAN SHEPARD.

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

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

ON OCTOBER 16TH, 1923, BROTHERS ROY AND WALT FOUNDED THE AMERICAN COMPANY THAT STARTED WITH ANIMATED MOVIES AND GREW TO A MULTINATIONAL MASS-MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT CONGLOMERATE.

WHAT WAS THE SURNAME OF THESE BROTHERS?

>> DISNEY.

>> DISNEY IS CORRECT, YES.

THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS MADDIE LEBLANC FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM LENOX, WHAT WOULD WINNING THE COLLAMORE CUP MEAN TO YOUR TEAM?

>> WINNING THE COLLAMORE CUP WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME AND MY TEAM BECAUSE IT WOULD CEMENT A GREAT SEASON OF "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO SEND OFF OUR SENIORS.

>> IT WOULD MEAN A GREAT END TO A GREAT SEASON THAT'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF FUN THE ENTIRE TIME.

>> WINNING THE COLLAMORE CUP WOULD MEAN THAT THE CALLUSES THAT WE'VE BUILT ON OUR HANDS FROM SLAPPING IN FOR THE PAST SIX-PLUS YEARS HAVE BEEN WORTH IT.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE NERVOUS?

A LITTLE NERVES GOING ON IN HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING AND OUR CHAMPIONSHIP 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 LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, SINCE THIS IS THE END OF OUR 62ND SEASON OF "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS," EACH SHORT CLUE IN THIS ROUND WILL DESCRIBE A WORD CONTAINING THE LETTER SEQUENCE E-N-D SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "END."

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

TO FURNISH WITH SOME TALENT OR QUALITY.

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

A CURVED PART OF A ROAD OR RIVER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> BEND.

>> BEND IS CORRECT.

A MACHINE FOR BUYING CHIPS OR CANDY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> VENDING MACHINE.

>> VENDING IS CORRECT.

TO MAKE ESTEEMED OR BELOVED.

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

TO USE MONEY OR A CREDIT CARD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> SPEND.

>> SPEND IS CORRECT.

CONNECTIVE TISSUE UNITING A MUSCLE WITH ANOTHER BODY PART.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> TENDON.

>> TENDON IS CORRECT.

BELONGING EXCLUSIVELY TO A PARTICULAR PLACE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "ENDEMIC."

A TABULAR REGISTER OF MONTHS AND DAYS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> CALENDAR.

>> CALENDAR IS CORRECT.

IT WAS ONE OF THE NASA SPACE SHUTTLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> ENDEAVOR.

>> ENDEAVOR IS CORRECT.

TO BRING SOMEONE INTO PERIL OR A HARMFUL SITUATION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ENDANGER.

>> ENDANGER, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TO STRIVE IN A CONTEST OR RIVALRY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> ENDEAVOR.

>> "CONTEND" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A STREET LACKING AN EXIT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> DEAD END.

>> DEAD END IS CORRECT.

POE SHORT STORY "THE PIT AND THE" BLANK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> "PENDULUM."

>> "PENDULUM" IS RIGHT.

AN ADDITION TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] LENOX.

>> AMENDMENT.

>> AMENDMENT IS RIGHT.

TO CAUSE A PERSON TO FEEL HURT OR ANGRY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] WESTFIELD.

>> OFFEND.

>> OFFEND IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO OVERSEE OR TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS, THEN BELL RINGS ] WESTFIELD.

DID THEY GET THAT UNDER THE BUZZER?

WHAT A WAY TO END THIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, THE JUDGES TOOK A LOOK AND WESTFIELD DID BUZZ IN IN TIME, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PROVIDE AN ANSWER.

THAT MEANS BY FIVE POINTS, TONIGHT'S WINNER IS LENOX, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

I WANT TO SAY, 36 SCHOOLS FOR THIS SEASON, WHAT A FANTASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR BOTH TEAMS.

I KNOW WESTFIELD WAS HERE LAST YEAR, TOO.

I KNOW THEY'LL BE BACK.

THEY'VE GOT SOME RETURNING PLAYERS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON A JOB WELL DONE.

AND WE WANT TO SAY TO LENOX, FABULOUS JOB.

AND HERE TO PRESENT THE COLLAMORE CUP TO THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONS, THE PRESIDENT OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY, DR. LINDA THOMPSON, AND THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FROM NEPM, TONY DUNNE.

NICE JOB.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ] ONCE AGAIN, OUR THANKS TO BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCHUP AND A FANTASTIC END TO THIS SEASON.

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 FALL FOR THE HISTORIC 63RD SEASON OF "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.

THE MTA: FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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