>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 62ND 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 PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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 ] [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 EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, COACHED BY MARK TENEKJIAN.

>> MY NAME IS JAVONTE GONZALEZ, AND I'M A SENIOR AT CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M IZABELA TABOR.

I'M A JUNIOR AT CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M RYLEE MULLIN, AND I'M A SENIOR AT CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME'S JANESSA IRIZARRY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, JOHN FYDENKEVEZ AND MACKENZIE CAMPBELL.

>> AND FOR MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, COACHED BY TEAL LIPINSKI.

>> MY NAME'S ANTHONY ROSATI, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M ANTHONY CIANFLONE, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M CAYLA BARTOSZ, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT MINNECHAUG HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M MOLLY OLSEN.

I'M A SENIOR AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR ALTERNATE IS MICHAEL MAZZEROTA.

>> AS WE DO EACH MATCH, WE BEGIN 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 TEN POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

THE BOSPHORUS STRAIT FORMS PART OF THE NATURAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN WHICH TWO CONTINENTS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> EUROPE AND ASIA?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE JOB.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE IS FOUND IN WHAT HUMAN BODY ORGANS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> THE EAR.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE PUBLISHED COLLECTION OF THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IN 1623, TITLED "MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES," IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FIRST VOLUME, THE FIRST FOLIO, OR THE FIRST WORKS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> THE FIRST WORKS.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

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

>> THE FIRST VOLUMES?

>> FIRST FOLIOS IS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT IS THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR OF THE NUMBERS 64 AND 80?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> 16.

>> 16, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NAME A 2017 DISNEY PIXAR MOVIE THAT HAS THIS TAG LINE: "ASPIRING MUSICIAN MIGUEL, CONFRONTED WITH--" [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> COCO.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: OTTAWA IS TO CANADA AS WHAT CAPITAL CITY IS TO AUSTRALIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> CANBERRA.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NICE.

SPELL THE WORD "CANBERRA."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> K-A-M-B-A-R-A.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, CHICOPEE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> C-A-N-B-E-R-R-A.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NICE.

THE VIOLA BELONGS TO WHAT FAMILY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> STRINGS.

>> STRINGS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE.

"YOU AND I SHOULD GET TOGETHER SOON."

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "AND"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> CONJUNCTION.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ONEIDA, SARATOGA, AND WESTCHESTER ARE THREE COUNTIES IN WHICH U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> NEW YORK.

>> NEW YORK, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A SCUBA DIVER MIGHT CONTRACT WHAT CONDITION CAUSED BY THE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

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

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

CAUSED BY THE FORMATION OF GAS BUBBLES IN THE BODY IF HE STAYS DOWN TOO LONG BELOW THE WATER'S SURFACE.

ALL RIGHT, CHICOPEE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> THE BENDS?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

APHRODITE WAS THE GODDESS OF LOVE TO THE ANCIENT GREEKS.

WHAT WAS HER NAME IN ROMAN MYTHOLOGY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> VENUS.

>> VENUS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NAME THE C.S.

LEWIS BOOK THAT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: "NARNIA, THE LAND BEYOND THE DOOR, A SECRET PLACE FROZEN IN ETERNAL WINTER."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

OF THESE WOMEN WHO SERVED AS U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO SERVED FIRST, WAS IT HILLARY CLINTON, MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, OR CONDOLEEZZA RICE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> MADELEINE ALBRIGHT.

>> MADELEINE ALBRIGHT IS CORRECT.

NAME THE ELEMENT FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS WITH THE SYMBOL AU.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> GOLD.

>> GOLD, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IF YOU WERE SPELUNKING, YOU WOULD BE JUMPING FROM AN AIRPLANE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> EXPLORING CAVES.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH.

YES, VERY NICE.

NAME THE WEST AFRICAN CAPITAL NAMED FOR THE FIFTH U.S. PRESIDENT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> MONROEVILLE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> MONROE.

>> MONROVIA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

BOTH CLOSE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON AND TRY THIS ONE.

LONG A SYMBOL OF THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL FAMILY, WHAT FLOWER IS THE UNOFFICIAL SYMBOL OF THAT COUNTRY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> CHERRY BLOSSOM.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> LOTUS?

>> CHRYSANTHEMUM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON.

WHAT LATIN TERM MEANING "BEFORE THE WAR" IS COMMONLY USED-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> ANTEBELLUM.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IN 2015, TREVOR NOAH TOOK OVER HOSTING DUTIES FROM JON STEWART ON WHAT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> THE DAILY SHOW.

>> LATE-NIGHT SATIRICAL NEWS SHOW, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF THE FOLLOWING THREE NUMBERS: 27, 48, 75?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP.

50 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ASIAN COUNTRIES DOES NOT BORDER MONGOLIA: RUSSIA, KAZAKHSTAN, OR CHINA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> CHINA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU ANSWER.

>> KAZAKHSTAN.

>> KAZAKHSTAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHAT SPACE STATION, THE UNITED STATES' FIRST, WAS LAUNCHED IN 1973 BY A MODIFIED SATURN 5 ROCKET?

WAS IT SPACELAB, SKYLAB, OR STARLAB?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> STARLAB?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE COMP, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> SPACELAB.

>> SKYLAB IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M RORY REGAN HERE AT THE CAMPUS CENTER AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM CHICOPEE COMP, IF YOU COULD DOWNLOAD ONE SKILL INTO YOUR BRAIN INSTANTLY, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> I WOULD PICK KNOWING HOW TO PAINT ART, BECAUSE I WOULD BE ABLE TO FILL MY HOME WITH MY OWN ARTWORK.

>> I THINK I'D WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE SKILL TO IMMEDIATELY KNOW HOW TO MAKE EVERYONE IN A ROOM LAUGH, JUST BECAUSE I'D WANT TO HAVE THE POWER OF A SITCOM LAUGH TRACK WHEREVER I WENT.

>> I WOULD WANT THE SKILL TO BE ABLE TO CURL MY HAIR PERFECTLY EVERY TIME SO I WOULD NEVER HAVE A BAD HAIR DAY AGAIN.

>> IF I COULD DOWNLOAD A SKILL, IT WOULD BE TO KNIT CLONES, BECAUSE I ENJOY KNITTING AND I WANT CLONES TO DO ALL MY WORK FOR ME.

>> WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY TIGHT MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW, 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, IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, TRY NOT TO LET THIS ROUND SCARE YOU.

ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE WORDS THAT END WITH THE LETTER SEQUENCE "A-R-E." YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO PAY WHEN YOU TRAVEL WITH JETBLUE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> FARE.

>> AIRFARE IS CORRECT.

A REALLY BAD DREAM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> NIGHTMARE.

>> NIGHTMARE IS CORRECT.

TO MAKE READY BEFOREHAND FOR SOME PURPOSE, USE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> PREPARE.

>> PREPARE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SOFTWARE THAT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING TO DOWNLOAD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] FREEWARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A BLAZE OF LIGHT USED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION FOR HELP.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> FLARE.

>> FLARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHAT A BABYSITTER PROVIDES FOR YOU.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> CARE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A UNIT OF AREA EQUAL TO 10,000 SQUARE METERS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> HECTARE.

>> HECTARE IS CORRECT.

TYPE OF STORE FOR TOOLS, CUTLERY, AND OTHER METAL UTENSILS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> HARDWARE.

>> HARDWARE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALLOWING OTHERS TO USE YOUR TOYS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> SHARE.

>> SHARE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

HOW YOU MIGHT WANT YOUR STEAK GRILLED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> RARE.

>> RARE IS RIGHT.

A COMPLEX POISON USED ON ARROW TIPS THAT CAUSES PARALYSIS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CURARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ANOTHER NAME FOR THE PROGRAMS ON YOUR COMPUTER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> SOFTWARE.

>> SOFTWARE IS RIGHT.

A NAME USED FOR GOVERNMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> WELFARE.

>> WELFARE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A DESCRIPTION OF CLOTHING THAT'S VERY WORN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> TEAR.

>> THREADBARE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THE PRODUCT OF A NUMBER MULTIPLIED BY ITSELF.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SQUARE.

HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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 THE QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, IT IS A TIGHT MATCH, BUT AT THE MOMENT, MINNECHAUG, YOU ARE A BIT BEHIND.

YOU ALSO GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN FOR THIS.

THIS STATE'S CAPITAL WAS NAMED FOR THE MYTHOLOGICAL BIRD THAT CYCLICALLY DIES IN FLAMES AND THEN IS REBORN TO RISE OUT OF THE ASHES OF ITS PREDECESSOR.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

NAME THE FOLLOWING CAPITALS AND THEIR STATES.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THIS STATE'S CAPITAL IS HOME TO THE U.S.

NAVAL ACADEMY.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

>> ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS STATE'S CAPITAL SITS ON THE EAST BANK OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AND IS NAMED AFTER A COLONIAL FRENCH FUR TRADER.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE: PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS ONE FINALLY.

THIS STATE'S CAPITAL WAS GIVEN ITS NAME FROM A POETIC TERM USED FOR THE UNITED STATES ORIGINA-- ORIGINATING, THAT IS, FROM THE NAME OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

NAME THE CITY AND THE STATE.

>> COLUMBUS, OHIO.

>> CLOSE.

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, CHICOPEE COMP, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE MATCH, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

PLEASE 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.

LET'S SEE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BIOLOGY OF THESE BEAUTIFUL INSECTS NOW.

TO QUALIFY, BUTTERFLIES ARE INSECTS OF WHICH ORDER: A, DIPTERA, B, LEPIDOPTERA, C, HEMIPTERA, OR D, ORTHOPTERA?

>> D?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> B.

>> LEPIDOPTERA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT CREATURES WHO, LIKE BUTTERFLIES, DEVELOP THROUGH METAMORPHOSIS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE METAMORPHOSIS OF A DRAGONFLY CONSISTS OF THREE STAGES.

NAME THE STAGE OF A DRAGONFLY THAT HATCHES FROM AN EGG AND EVENTUALLY MOLTS INTO AN ADULT.

>> PUPA.

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

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

LOBSTERS ARE ONE OF SEVERAL SEA CREATURES THAT DEVELOP THROUGH METAMORPHOSIS.

THEY BEGIN AS EGGS AND GO THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT LIFE STAGES BEFORE REACHING MATURITY.

NAME THE CLASS OF MOSTLY AQUATIC ANIMALS TO WHICH LOBSTERS BELONG.

>> CRUSTACEAN.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS.

THIS ARACHNID UNDERGOES A PROCESS CALLED INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS.

THE EGGS HATCH INSIDE THE ADULT'S BODY AND THEN GIVES BIRTH TO LIVE YOUNG.

NAME THIS ARACHNID.

>> CRAB.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS THE SCORPION.

>> ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE LATE ACTOR CHADWICK BOSEMAN PLAYED THE LEAD ROLE IN THIS 2018 FILM WITH THE TAG LINE "T'CHALLA, THE HEIR TO THE HIDDEN BUT ADVANCED KINGDOM OF WAKANDA, MUST STEP FORWARD TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE INTO A NEW FUTURE AND MUST CONFRONT A CHALLENGER FROM HIS COUNTRY'S PAST."

NAME THIS MOVIE.

>> BLACK PANTHER.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE FILMS OF CHADWICK BOSEMAN.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, BOSEMAN PORTRAYED AMERICAN BASEBALL LEGEND JACKIE ROBINSON IN THE 2013 BIOGRAPHICAL FILM NAMED SIMPLY BY THE NUMBER ROBINSON WORE.

NAME THE FILM.

>> 49.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS 42.

CLOSE.

NEXT, IN THIS 2014 FILM, BOSEMAN PLAYED THE PART OF THE SINGER KNOWN AS THE GODFATHER OF SOUL IN THE FILM GET ON IT-- GET ON UP, THAT IS.

NAME THAT SINGER.

>> JAMES BROWN.

>> JAMES BROWN, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, IN 2017, BOSEMAN PLAYED THE ATTORNEY WHO BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.

NAME THE FILM.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> MARSH-- >> ALMOST, BUZZER BEAT YOU, THOUGH.

CORRECT ANSWER IS MARSHALL.

OKAY, CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

FOUND IN MOST ORGANISMS, THIS METABOLIC RHYTHM GENERALLY COINCIDES WITH THE 24-HOUR DAY.

>> CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THE LETTER "C" IN SCIENCE.

EACH ANSWER BEGINS WITH THE LETTER "C." THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE CELL WALL OF A GREEN PLANT IS MADE UP OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

>> CHLOROPHYLL.

>> CELLULOSE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

NAME THE STUDY OF THE ORIGIN PROCESSES AND MOTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE.

>> COSMETOLOGY.

>> CLOSE.

COSMOLOGY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FINALLY, UNTIL THE 1990S, AN ATOMIC CLOCK BASED ON AN ISOTOPE OF THIS ELEMENT, ABBREVIATED CS, WAS THE MOST ACCURATE STANDARD OF ATOMIC TIME.

>> CESIUM.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MINNECHAUG, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, 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.

PASSED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT IN MARCH OF 1774, THE COERCIVE ACTS WERE DESIGNED TO PUNISH THE AMERICAN COLONISTS AFTER THE BOSTON TEA PARTY.

BY WHAT NAME HAVE AMERICAN HISTORIANS CALLED THESE ACTS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY?

>> THE INTOLERABLE ACTS.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF THE INTOLERABLE ACTS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

ATTENDED BY OVER 50 DELEGATES, WHAT COLONIAL ASSEMBLY MET IN PHILADELPHIA IN SEPTEMBER OF 1774 AS A RESULT OF THE INTOLERABLE ACTS?

>> CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

WHEN THE ASSEMBLY RECONVENED IN MAY OF 1775, THIS MASSACHUSETTS MAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.

NAME HIM.

>> SAMUEL ADAMS.

>> JOHN HANCOCK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

ON JUNE 15TH, 1775, WHOM DID THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS APPOINT TO COMMAND THE AMERICAN ARMY?

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON.

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, CHICOPEE, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THE OUTLINE OF WHAT U.S. STATE IS SEEN HERE?

>> ALABAMA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> MISSISSIPPI.

>> MISSISSIPPI, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S SEE HOW WELL YOU KNOW THE SHAPES OF STATES.

WE'LL PROVIDE THE OUTLINE, YOU IDENTIFY THE STATE.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST ONE.

>> INDIANA.

>> INDIANA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

>> WISCONSIN.

>> WISCONSIN IS CORRECT.

TRY THIS ONE.

>> OHIO.

>> OHIO IS CORRECT.

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

>> NORTH CAROLINA.

>> NORTH CAROLINE IS CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

>> NORTH DAKOTA.

>> YES, VERY NICE JOB.

CLEAN SWEEP.

MINNECHAUG, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HIKING AND EQUESTRIAN TRAIL, PCT FOR SHORT, THAT RUNS FOR 2,663 MILES THROUGH THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON?

>> PACIFIC CONTINENTAL TRAIL.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> PACIFIC CALIFORNIA TRAIL?

>> PACIFIC CREST TRAIL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

GOOD TRY, THOUGH.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, AROUND THE HORN, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION, AND BASEBALL TONIGHT ARE ALL ORIGINAL PROGRAMS PRODUCED BY WHAT TELEVISION NETWORK?

>> ESPN.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> GOT THAT RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER CURRENT PROGRAMS ON ESPN.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, SINCE APRIL OF 2018, THIS SPORTS TALK MORNING SHOW HAS BEEN HOSTED BY MIKE GREENBERG AND FEATURES SPORTS NEWS, OPINIONS, AND ANALYSIS FROM THE HOSTS AND GUESTS.

NAME THE PROGRAM.

>> OUTSIDE THE LINES.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS GET UP!

WITH MIKE GREENBERG.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT ONE.

ON THIS ESPN PROGRAM, LONGTIME SPORTS REPORTER STEPHEN A. SMITH AND DAILY GUEST PANELISTS DEBATE VARIOUS TOPICS WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT THE SPORTS NEWS OF THE DAY.

NAME THE PROGRAM.

>> SPORTSCENTER.

>> FIRST TAKE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

SINCE ITS PREMIERE AT THE TIME OF ESPN'S LAUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1979, THIS SHOW HAS BROADCAST MORE THAN 60,000 EPISODES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER SHOW ON AMERICAN TELEVISION.

NAME THE PROGRAM.

>> SPORTSCENTER.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M RACHEL ANZIVINO HERE IN THE CAMPUS CENTER AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MINNECHAUG HIGH, IF YOU HAD A FREE PLANE TICKET TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHY?

>> I WOULD GO TO IRELAND TO VISIT THE CLIFFS OF MOHER AS WELL AS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CASTLES.

>> IF I HAD A FREE PLANE TICKET TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, I WOULD GO TO TIVOLI GARDENS IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AMUSEMENT PARKS IN THE WORLD AND WAS AN INSPIRATION TO WALT DISNEY FOR DISNEYLAND.

>> I'D GO TO CALABRIA, ITALY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MY FAMILY'S FROM AND THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES LIKE TROPEA AND GREAT FOOD LIKE PIZZA AND PROSCIUTTO.

>> I WOULD GO TO SPAIN TO VISIT MY FAMILY IN THE CANTABRIA MOUNTAINS AND GO TO SEGOVIA BECAUSE OF ITS RICH HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE.

>> STILL A CLOSE MATCH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

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

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TRIPLE THE FUN IN THIS ROUND.

I'LL NAME THREE EXAMPLES OF A SET OF SOMETHING, YOU GIVE ME THE ANSWER AS TO WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

CLOVE HITCH, DOUBLE LOOP, GORDIAN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> KNOTS.

>> KNOTS IS CORRECT.

STRATUS, CUMULUS, NIMBUS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> CLOUDS.

>> CLOUDS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

RUBELLA, PERTUSSIS, MENINGITIS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> DISEASES.

>> DISEASES IS RIGHT.

FOLDING, ROCKING, ADIRONDACK.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> CHAIRS.

>> CHAIRS, YES.

BRAEBURN, CORTLAND, FUJI.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> APPLES.

>> APPLES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SCOOBY-DOO, SNOOPY, CLIFFORD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> DOGS.

>> DOGS IS CORRECT.

OLIVE, PEANUT, CASTOR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> OILS.

>> OILS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRICORNE, FEZ, PANAMA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> HATS.

>> HATS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

CELERY, DILL, MINT.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> VEGETABLES.

>> HERBS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

MATA HARI, NATHAN HALE, ETHEL ROSENBERG.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SPIES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

CHANTERELLE, TRUFFLE, SHIITAKE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> MUSHROOMS.

>> MUSHROOMS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

42ND, 34TH, WALL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> STREETS.

>> STREETS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

JERSEY, HEREFORD, ANGUS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> CITIES.

>> COWS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

PHILIP MARLOWE, PERRY MASON, NANCY DREW.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.

>> DETECTIVES.

>> DETECTIVES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

PALOMINO, APPALOOSA, PINTO.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> BEANS.

>> HORSES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

DOGWOOD, YEW, CYPRESS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] CHICOPEE.

>> WOOD.

>> TREES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF A VERY CLOSE MATCH.

WE HAVE AN ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE AFTER OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

WE GAVE THE CLUES OF DOGWOOD, YEW, CYPRESS.

THE ANSWER WE WERE LOOKING FOR, WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON, WAS TREES.

THE CHICOPEE COMPREHENSIVE TEAM GAVE THE ANSWER OF WOOD, AND OUR JUDGES ARE GOING TO ACCEPT THAT AND THE SCORE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCHUP.

CHICOPEE, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

IT WAS SO CLOSE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MATCH.

MINNECHAUG, YOU ARE THE WINNERS TONIGHT, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE.

WE HAD A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT, SO THANKS TO BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCH.

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 ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

THE MTA: OVER 175 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

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