Minnechaug High Vs. Pittsfield High (April 30 at 7 p.m.)
Season 61 Episode 17 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Minnechaug High Vs. Pittsfield High
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Minnechaug High goes head to head with Pittsfield High! 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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Minnechaug High Vs. Pittsfield High (April 30 at 7 p.m.)
Season 61 Episode 17 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Minnechaug High goes head to head with Pittsfield High! 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 MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
THE HISTORIC 61ST SEASON OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW CONTINUES TONIGHT AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.
LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT YOU WALK ONTO THIS CAMPUS.
YOU REALIZE IT'S NOT JUST A CAMPUS, IT'S A COMMUNITY.
IT'S A FAMILY.
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.
I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.
ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP FOUR AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TOP FOUR TEAMS.
LONGMEADOW STILL AT THE TOP WITH 360.
THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL JUST IN WITH OUR LAST MATCH AT 275.
THAT IS THE SCORE TO BEAT TO CRACK THAT TOP FOUR.
IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH PITTSFIELD, COACHED BY ROBERT BARSANTI.
>> HI, I'M JIM SWANTON, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS HAVEN TIMONEY.
I'M A JUNIOR AT PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS TYLER VOSBURGH, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, ASA CHARD AND GRAHAM AUXIER.
>> AND FOR MINNECHAUG REGIONAL, COACHED BY TEAL LIPINSKI.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID BORAWSKI, AND I AM A JUNIOR FROM MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, MY NAME'S CAMERON KOLISKO, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M MOLLY OLSEN, A JUNIOR AT MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, JOE SARNO, PETER KUSELIAS, AND GIO CAPUANO.
>> WE START OUR MATCH, AS WE ALWAYS DO, 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.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.
HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.
COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP: HELSINKI IS TO FINLAND AS WHAT CITY IS TO ICELAND?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> REYKJAVÍÍK.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.
IF THERE ARE THREE FEET IN A SINGLE YARD, HOW MANY CUBIC FEET ARE THERE IN FIVE CUBIC YARDS?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] 135 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
WHAT POLITICAL WRITER'S PAMPHLET COMMON SENSE WAS-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> THOMAS PAINE.
>> YES, THEY SAY TOGETHER.
VERY NICE.
OF THESE CHOICES-- UNDER THE SEA, IN A CAVE, OR UP IN THE AIR-- WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY ENGAGE IN A RECREATIONAL PASTIME KNOWN AS SPELUNKING?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> CAVE.
>> CAVE, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE SUEZ CANAL CONNECTS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH WHAT OTHER BODY OF WATER?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> THE RED SEA.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN THE SIMPLE SENTENCE "THE COFFEE SHOP IS ACROSS THE STREET," WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "ACROSS"?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> ADJ-- >> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
>> PREPOSITION?
>> YES, PREPOSITION IS THE RIGHT ONE.
THE NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, OR BELGIUM: THE TINY SOUTH AMERICAN NATION OF SURINAME GAINED ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM WHICH EUROPEAN NATION IN 1975?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> THE NETHERLANDS.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
NAME THE MUPPET CHARACTER AND FORMER SESAME STREET REGULAR WHO SANG THE SONG "BEING GREEN."
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> MISS PIGGY.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, PITTSFIELD, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
>> KERMIT.
>> KERMIT THE FROG, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
HALLOWEEN WILL FALL ON A MONDAY IN 2022.
ON WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK DID HALLOWEEN FALL IN 2021?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> SUNDAY.
>> SUNDAY IS RIGHT.
OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, SPANISH CIVIL WAR, OR THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION, IN WHICH OF THESE CONFLICTS DID THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY OCCUR?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BARNABY JONES, BARNABY NOBLE, OR BARNABY RUDGE: WHICH OF THESE NAMES IS THE TITLE OF A NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> BARNABY JONES.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?
>> BARNABY RUDGE.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT, NICE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.
THE DEW LINE WAS A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CREATED DURING THE COLD WAR.
IN THAT SENTENCE, "DEW," SPELLED D-E-W, IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> DIRECT MOSCOW WASHINGTON?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] DEW: "DISTANT EARLY WARNING" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
WHAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN POET IN HIS POEM DREAM DEFERRED WROTE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> LANGSTON HUGHES.
>> DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO FINISH THAT.
YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
"WHAT HAPPENS TO A DREAM DEFERRED, DOES IT DRY UP LIKE A RAISIN IN THE SUN?"
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE JOB.
>> OH, SORRY.
>> QUITE ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
JUST FILLING IN THE PEOPLE AT HOME.
ALL RIGHT, IF THE EQUATION OF A STRAIGHT LINE WRITTEN IN STANDARD FORM IS X PLUS Y EQUALS 10, WHAT IS THE SLOPE OF THAT LINE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> ONE.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] NEGATIVE ONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CANADIAN PROVINCES BORDERS THE PACIFIC OCEAN, IS IT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> BRITISH COLUMBIA.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
LAKE TAHOE, LAKE PLACID, OR LAKE MEAD: WHICH ARTIFICIAL BODY OF WATER WAS CREATED BY THE HOOVER DAM?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> LAKE MEAD.
>> REPEAT, PLEASE.
>> OH, LAKE MEAD.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE SO-CALLED TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS ARE THOSE WITH AN ATOMIC NUMBER GREATER THAN WHAT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> 63.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?
>> 100?
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS 92, URANIUM.
LET'S MOVE ON.
STAR GAZERS CAN FIND POLARIS, KNOWN AS THE NORTH STAR, AT THE END OF THE HANDLE OF THE SO-CALLED LITTLE DIPPER IN-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> BIG DIPPER.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.
IN WHAT CONSTELLATION?
ALL RIGHT, PITTSFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?
>> URSA MAJOR?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ARE TO GILLETTE STADIUM AS WHAT NFL TEAM IS TO LAMBEAU FIELD?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> GREEN BAY PACKERS.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
ON DECEMBER 11TH, 1936, WHAT BRITISH KING DELIVERED A RADIO SPEECH THAT INCLUDED THE LINE "A FEW HOURS AGO, I DISCHARGED MY LAST DUTY AS KING AND EMPEROR"?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> KING GEORGE V?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, CAN YOU ANSWER?
>> GEORGE II?
>> EDWARD VIII IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
IF IT'S MARZO IN SPAIN, WHAT MONTH WOULD IT BE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> MARCH.
>> MARCH HERE IN THE U.S. AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M MALINA GARCIA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PITTSFIELD HIGH, IF YOU COULD BE FLUENT IN ANY LANGUAGE, WHAT LANGUAGE WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
>> I'D BE FLUENT IN THE LANGUAGE OF DANCE BECAUSE I GREW UP WATCHING A LOT OF DANCE MOMS, AND THE WAY THEY JUST MOVE AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES, THAT'D BE COOL TO DO.
>> I'D LOVE TO BE FLUENT IN FRENCH SO I CAN REREAD THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO IN ITS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE.
>> I WOULD BE FLUENT IN ARABIC, BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD, AND I THINK IT'D BE COOL TO LEARN.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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, YOUR TEAM WINS FIVE POINTS.
ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.
WE CALL THIS ROUND "SMALL AND SMALLER."
EACH ANSWER DESCRIBES SOMETHING RELATIVELY SMALL.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
TERM FOR A SMALL MUSICAL GROUP CONSISTING OF TWO PEOPLE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> DUET.
>> DUET IS CORRECT.
IT'S THE SMALLEST FULL PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> MERCURY.
>> MERCURY IS RIGHT.
THE SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ATOM.
>> ATOM IS RIGHT.
INSECTS INCLUDING CARPENTER, FIRE, AND ARMY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> ANT.
>> ANT IS RIGHT.
ONE BILLIONTH OF A SECOND.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> NANOSECOND.
>> NANOSECOND, YES, RIGHT UNDER THE BUZZER.
IT'S FAMOUSLY HARD TO FIND ONE IN A HAYSTACK.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> NEEDLE.
>> NEEDLE IS RIGHT.
AN ARTHROPOD CLAIMED TO HAVE 100 FEET.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> CENTIPEDE.
>> CENTIPEDE IS RIGHT.
THE STUDY OF ORGANISMS LIKE BACTERIA AND PROTOZOANS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> MICROBIOLOGY.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
SMALL TREE FROGS THAT MAKE A HIGH-PITCHED CALL IN THE SPRING.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "PEEPERS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
THE TINY PARTICLES IN AN HOURGLASS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> SAND.
>> SAND, YES.
SINGLE-CELLED WATER ANIMAL DISCOVERED IN 1757.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> AMOEBA.
>> AMOEBA IS CORRECT.
IT'S THE SMALLEST BREED OF DOG.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> POMERANIAN.
>> CHIHUAHUA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
THE SMALLEST ANIMAL IN A LITTER.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> RUNT.
>> RUNT IS CORRECT.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT HELPS SMALL BUSINESSES.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SBA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
A SMALL UNIT OF AN ORGANIZATION OR MOVEMENT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> CHAPTER.
>> "CELL" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
[ BELL RINGS ] AH, 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.
IF THEY FAIL TO ANSWER THE QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.
AT THE MOMENT, PITTSFIELD, YOU ARE BEHIND.
THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
U.S.
QUARTERS COMMEMORATING THE 50 STATES WERE RELEASED BY THE UNITED STATES MINT BETWEEN 1999 AND 2008.
WHAT STATE'S U.S. COMMEMORATIVE QUARTER DEPICTS ITS FAMOUS NATIVE DAUGHTER, HELEN KELLER?
>> NEW YORK?
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> NEW JERSEY.
>> ALABAMA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
MINNECHAUG, IT IS YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
THIS EARLY VIDEO GAME BY ATARI, WHICH USES SIMPLE TWO-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS TO SIMULATE A TENNIS GAME, WILL CELEBRATE ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2022.
BY WHAT FOUR-LETTER NAME DO WE KNOW THIS GAME?
>> PONG.
>> PONG, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE ABOUT POPULAR VIDEO GAMES.
I'LL DESCRIBE A VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE, YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF IT.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST ONE, NAME THE FRANCHISE IN WHICH AN ITALIAN PLUMBER AND HIS BROTHER JUMP AND CLIMB THEIR WAY THROUGH VARIOUS ADVENTURES.
>> SUPER MARIO BROS. >> YOU ARE CORRECT.
NEXT ONE.
THIS SANDBOX GAME, ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2009, FEATURES A WORLD MADE OF BLOCKS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY IN EITHER SURVIVAL OR CREATIVE MODE.
NAME THE GAME.
>> MINECRAFT.
>> MINECRAFT, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
FINALLY, IN THIS GAME, THE PLAYER CONTROLS A ROBED FIGURE IN A VAST DESERT TRAVELING TOWARDS A MOUNTAIN IN THE DISTANCE.
NAME THE GAME.
>> JOURNEY.
>> JOURNEY.
YOU KNOW YOUR VIDEO GAMES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.
>> LITERATURE FOR 30.
>> LITERATURE FOR 30.
TO QUALIFY-- OH, YOU'VE PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.
ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.
GOOD LUCK, HERE WE GO.
THE ICE PALACE WAS A SHORT STORY BY WHAT 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN WRITER?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS ON THIS ONE.
I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.
MINNECHAUG, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> ROBERT FROST?
>> F. SCOTT FITZGERALD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
ALL RIGHT, MINNECHAUG, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
THE STARS AND STRIPES FLAG, A VERSION OF WHICH IS SHOWN HERE, WAS ADOPTED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AS THE NATIONAL FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES ON JUNE 14TH OF WHAT YEAR?
WAS IT 1773, 1775, 1777, OR 1779?
>> 1777.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
KEEP THE DATE JUNE 14TH IN MIND.
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CONCERNS AN HISTORICAL EVENT WHICH HAPPENED ON THAT DATE IN A GIVEN YEAR.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
FIRST, IN 1982, THE WAR OVER CONTROL OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS EFFECTIVELY ENDED WHEN WHAT SOUTH AMERICAN NATION SURRENDERED TO GREAT BRITAIN?
>> ARGENTINA.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ON JUNE 14TH, 1972, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BANNED WHAT WATER-POLLUTING INSECTICIDE?
>> AGENT ORANGE.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS DDT.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
FINALLY, ON JUNE 14TH, 1811, THE AMERICAN AUTHOR OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN WAS BORN.
NAME THE AUTHOR.
>> HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
PITTSFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
QUALIFYING QUESTION, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
WHICH OF THESE VEGETABLES IS NOT OF THE GENUS BRASSICA: CAULIFLOWER, BROCCOLI, CORN, OR CABBAGE?
>> CORN.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
NICE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE ABOUT PLANTS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
HORSERADISH AND THE PLANT NICKNAMED HORSERADISH ARE BOTH CONSIDERED TYPES OF BRASSICA.
WHAT IS JAPANESE HORSERADISH MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS?
>> WASABI.
>> WASABI, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE FLOWERS, BRASSICA PLANTS ARE CONSIDERED WHAT: GYMNOSPERMS, ANGIOSPERMS, OR ENDOSPERMS?
>> ANGIOSPERMS?
>> YOU ARE CORRECT, NICE.
FINALLY, GROWN FOR ITS EDIBLE BUDS, THESE BRASSICA PLANTS RESEMBLE SMALL CABBAGES, AND THEY'RE VERY POPULAR IN BELGIUM.
NAME THIS PLANT.
>> BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
NICE JOB.
MINNECHAUG, YOUR TURN.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.
>> GOING FOR IT, THE LAST OF THE 30S.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION, AND IT IS A VIDEO QUALIFYING QUESTION, SO LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
>> HI, I'M PROFESSOR RICHARD REES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
IN 1766, ENGLISH SCIENTIST HENRY CAVENDISH WAS CREDITED WITH DISCOVERING A GAS THAT HE CALLED INFLAMMABLE AIR.
IT IS ALSO THE SAME ELEMENT THAT MANY BELIEVE CAUSED THE GERMAN ZEPPELIN HINDENBURG TO QUICKLY BURN AND CRASH IN MAY OF 1937.
TO QUALIFY, WHAT ELEMENT WAS THIS?
>> HYDROGEN.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE YOU KNOW ABOUT HYDROGEN.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
DOES A HYDROGEN BOMB DERIVE ENERGY FROM NUCLEAR FISSION OR NUCLEAR-- NUCLEAR FUSION, THAT IS, OR NUCLEAR FISSION?
>> NUCLEAR FUSION.
>> FISSION.
>> NOPE, FUSION.
>> FISSION.
>> IT'S FUSION.
>> I HEARD FUSION FIRST, THAT IS CORRECT, WE WILL ACCEPT THAT.
SO LET'S MOVE ON.
VERY NICE.
USED AS A DISINFECTING AGENT AND A PROPELLANT IN ROCKETRY, WHAT HYDROGEN COMPOUND HAS THE CHEMICAL FORMULA H2O2?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
FINALLY, DISTINGUISHED BY ITS ODOR OF ROTTEN EGGS, THIS TOXIC FLAMMABLE GAS IS PRODUCED AS A BYPRODUCT IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION.
NAME THIS GAS.
>> SULFUR?
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
PITTSFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
TO QUALIFY, WHICH OF THESE HISTORICAL FIGURES LIVED MOST RECENTLY: CHARLES DARWIN, ISAAC NEWTON, GALILEO, OR LEONARDO DA VINCI?
>> CHARLES DARWIN.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
A YEAR IN THE LIFE: I'LL NAME AN HISTORICAL FIGURE, YOU GIVE ME ANY ONE YEAR IN THE LIFETIME OF THAT INDIVIDUAL.
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE, MARIE CURIE.
>> 1900.
>> YES, 1867-1934.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
>> 1815.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT, 1769-1821.
VERY NICE.
LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN GET THIS ONE.
HOW ABOUT PETER THE GREAT?
>> 1750.
>> SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
HE DIED IN 1725.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE, MARCO POLO.
>> 1250.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
BORN IN 1254.
OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
FINALLY, HOW ABOUT MARGARET THATCHER?
>> 2000.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, VERY NICE.
MINNECHAUG, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 25.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
TO QUALIFY, IS THE AFRICAN COUNTRY OF MOZAMBIQUE LOCATED ABOVE, ON, OR BELOW THE EQUATOR?
>> BELOW.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON, STAYING WITH THIS TOPIC.
TELL ME IF THE FOLLOWING AFRICAN COUNTRIES ARE LOCATED ABOVE OR BELOW THE EQUATOR.
THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
TANZANIA.
>> BELOW.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT GHANA?
>> ABOVE.
>> ABOVE, YES.
TRY ANGOLA.
>> BELOW.
>> BELOW IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT ETHIOPIA?
>> ABOVE.
>> ABOVE IS RIGHT.
FINALLY, NIGERIA.
>> ABOVE.
>> YES, GREAT JOB.
PITTSFIELD, YOUR TURN.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
TO QUALIFY, A CHASM IS A DEEP CLEFT IN THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
TO QUALIFY, PLEASE SPELL THE WORD "CHASM" AS IT'S USED IN THAT SENTENCE.
>> C-H-A-S-M. >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE TESTING OF YOUR SPELLING ABILITY.
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE-LETTER WORDS IS EASY TO PRONOUNCE BUT CAN BE TRICKY TO SPELL.
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
FIRST, A KIOSK IS A SMALL STRUCTURE WITH ONE OR MORE OPEN SIDES USED TO VEND MERCHANDISE.
SPELL THE WORD "KIOSK."
>> K-I-O-S-K. >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
FEIGN IS A VERB THAT MEANS "TO GIVE A FALSE APPEARANCE OF SOMETHING."
SPELL THE WORD "FEIGN."
>> F-E-I-G-N. >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
A NICHE CAN BE DEFINED AS "A RECESS IN A WALL FOR A STATUE."
SPELL THE WORD "NICHE."
>> N-I-C-H-E. >> YOU ARE CORRECT.
MAUVE IS A COLOR DESCRIBED AS "A MODERATE PURPLE, VIOLET, OR LILAC."
SPELL THE WORD "MAUVE."
>> M-A-U-V-E. >> YOU ARE CORRECT.
FINALLY, FIERY IS AN ADJECTIVE THAT CAN BE DEFINED AS "BEING IN AN INFLAMED STATE OR CONDITION."
SPELL THE WORD "FIERY."
>> F-I-E-R-Y.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
NICE JOB, CLEAN SWEEP.
MINNECHAUG, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.
TO QUALIFY, WITH MUSIC AND LYRICS BY KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ AND ROBERT LOPEZ, THE SONG "LET IT GO" WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST SONG IN 2014.
THE SONG WAS FEATURED IN WHAT DISNEY ANIMATED FILM?
>> FROZEN.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
SEVERAL SONGS FROM DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS HAVE WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST SONG.
I'LL NAME THE SONG AND TELL YOU THE COMPOSER/LYRICIST.
YOU TELL ME THE FILM.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
"YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART," MUSIC AND LYRICS BY PHIL COLLINS.
>> TARZAN.
>> TARZAN, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
"UNDER THE SEA," MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ALAN MENKEN AND HOWARD ASHMAN.
>> THE LITTLE MERMAID.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT ON THAT ONE.
>> FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.
HOW ABOUT "CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT," MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ELTON JOHN AND TIM RICE?
>> THE LION KING.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM MINNECHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M MIKE LISASA FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MINNECHAUG REGIONAL, WOULD YOU RATHER ALWAYS BE COLD OR ALWAYS BE HOT?
>> I WOULD RATHER ALWAYS BE HOT, BECAUSE I REALLY HATE THE FEELING OF MY HANDS BEING COLD.
>> I WOULD RATHER ALWAYS BE COLD, BECAUSE BEING FROM MASSACHUSETTS, I'M PRETTY USED TO IT AT THIS POINT.
>> I'D RATHER ALWAYS BE COLD, BECAUSE I FIND IT A LOT EASIER TO, YOU KNOW, BE COLD AND THEN GET WARMER RATHER THAN BE VERY WARM AND TRY TO GET COOL.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS FIVE POINTS.
ANSWER INCORRECTLY AND YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.
WELL, GET READY FOR A QUICK QUIZ.
IN THIS ROUND, EACH CORRECT ANSWER WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTER Q.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
SAVORY CUSTARD-FILLED BREAKFAST PIE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUICHE.
>> QUICHE IS RIGHT.
THE NUMBER OR AMOUNT CONSTITUTING A PROPORTIONAL SHARE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> QUANTITY?
>> QUOTA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
A STATE OF ENFORCED ISOLATION.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> QUARANTINE.
>> QUARANTINE IS CORRECT.
CASE FOR CARRYING ARROWS OR A VERB MEANING TO TREMBLE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUIVER.
>> QUIVER IS CORRECT.
LETTER-BASED NAME FOR A STANDARD COMPUTER KEYBOARD.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QWERTY.
>> QWERTY IS RIGHT.
NICKNAME FOR THE ELEMENT MERCURY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUASI.
>> QUICKSILVER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
EQUINE BREED FAMOUS FOR ITS ENDURANCE AND SPEED.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] QUARTER-- MINNECHAUG.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] QUARTER HORSE WAS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
IT'S THE SOUND A DUCK MAKES.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> QUACK.
>> QUACK IS CORRECT.
NFL POSITION PLAYED BY MAC JONES AND-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUARTERBACK.
>> QUARTERBACK IS CORRECT.
SAVORY MEXICAN STUFFED TORTILLA DISH.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUESADILLA.
>> QUESADILLA IS CORRECT.
ADJECTIVE USED TO DESCRIBE THEORY, MECHANICS, AND PHYSICS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> QUANTUM.
>> QUANTUM IS CORRECT.
IT'S THE LARGEST CANADIAN PROVINCE BY AREA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUEBEC.
>> QUEBEC IS CORRECT.
UNIT OF VOLUME EQUAL TO TWO PINTS OR FOUR CUPS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUART.
>> QUART IS CORRECT.
NICKNAME FOR THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MINNECHAUG.
>> QUAKER.
>> QUAKER, JUST UNDER THE BUZZER.
[ BELL RINGS ] AH, AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.
IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.
WHAT A GREAT MATCHUP TONIGHT.
I WANT TO SAY TO PITTSFIELD, YOU WERE REALLY KICKING IT UP A NOTCH DURING THAT CAPITALIZATION ROUND, BUT TONIGHT BELONGS TO MINNECHAUG.
WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
YOU ARE NOW IN THE TOP FOUR.
YOU HAVE NUDGED OUT ROCKVILLE, WHO WENT IN LAST WEEK.
AND BY TEN POINTS, YOU ARE NOW IN THAT TOP-FOUR SPOT.
SO CONGRATS TO YOU.
WE HAVE ONE MORE MATCH IN THE REGULAR SEASON, SO ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL SEE IF THIS BRACKET STANDS OR IF IT DOESN'T.
STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A GREAT MATCHUP 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 ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.
LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.
>> YOU STEP UP ON THE BLOCK, THERE'S ALL THIS NOISE, AND THEN YOU DIVE IN AND YOU'RE UNDER THE WATER, AND IT'S JUST YOU AND THE DIVE, AND IT'S GO TIME.
[ GIGGLES] >> DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOUR SCHOOL'S MATCH IS SCHEDULED?
WANT TO KNOW WHO THE PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS ARE?
HAVE A QUESTION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE US ASK?
THEN LOG ON TO THE AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG.
YOU CAN SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER, A LISTING OF PAST ASMW CHAMPIONS, AND EVEN SUBMIT A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN WHICH MAY BE USED IN A FUTURE EPISODE.
IT'S ALL JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY.
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