Monson High vs Tantasqua Regional (April 15 7pm)

>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS MONSON HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST TANTASQUA REGIONAL 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 ] >> 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 WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TOP EIGHT STANDINGS RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN SEE LENOX MEMORIAL ON TOP WITH 425.

SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, HOWEVER, TO GET INTO THAT TOP EIGHT IS 250, WHERE MACDUFFIE STANDS RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT, SO IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE MONSON HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH TANTASQUA REGIONAL, COACHED BY MARTHA SULLIVAN AND OLIVIA RICCI.

>> HI, I'M AIDEN CUSTANCE.

I AM A JUNIOR FROM TANTASQUA.

>> HI, I AM JAKE ROSEN.

I AM A SENIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASS.

>> HI, I'M WILLEM RACZKOWSKI, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASS.

>> HI, I'M ALY MATHESON.

I'M A JUNIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR ALTERNATE, GRACE ST. LAURENT.

>> AND FROM MONSON, COACHED BY JEFF MASON AND LYNN HOPE.

>> HELLO, I'M DOMENICK ROMEO, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM MONSON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M EMILY ROBERTS, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM MONSON.

I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, ADAM LAVERTY AND RICHARD LYNN.

>> AS WE DO EACH WEEK, WE BEGIN EACH MATCH WITH THE CHALLENGE ROUND.

I'LL ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, AND 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.

CAPE VERDE IS AN ISLAND COUNTRY CONSISTING OF TEN VOLCANIC ISLANDS WITH A COMBINED LAND AREA OF ABOUT 1,557 SQUARE MILES.

IN WHAT OCEAN WILL YOU FIND CAPE VERDE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT ONE.

THE PATELLA IS A FLAT, TRIANGULAR BONE WITH ROUNDED EDGES FOUND IN WHICH JOINT OF THE HUMAN BODY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> THE KNEE.

>> KNEE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

PROVIDE THE FULL TITLE OF THE J.K. ROWLING BOOK IN WHICH DUMBLEDORE UTTERS THE LAST WORDS, "SEVERUS, PLEASE."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> "HARRY POTTER AND THE..." [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> AH, CLOSE.

I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, THAT GIVES TANTASQUA THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE" IS THE ANSWER THERE.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

IF TWO ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE MEASURE PI OVER 6 AND PI OVER 3 RADIANS, WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE IN RADIANS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> PI OVER 4.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

THAT GIVES MONSON THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> PI OVER 6.

>> PI OVER 2 RADIANS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TRY THIS ONE.

WHAT AMERICAN TEEN DRAMA SERIES FEATURES SUCH CHARACTERS AS ARCHIE ANDREWS, VERONICA LODGE, AND JUGHEAD JONES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> "RIVERDALE."

>> YES, "RIVERDALE" IS CORRECT.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: PARIS IS TO FRANCE AS WHAT CITY IS TO SLOVAKIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> UPOJENIE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU TRY THE ANSWER?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] EVERYBODY SHAKING THEIR HEADS ON THIS ONE.

BRATISLAVA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

KNOWN ORIGINALLY IN THE WEST AS PRESSBURG, THE NAME BRATISLAVA BECAME OFFICIAL IN MARCH 1919 WITH THE AIM THAT A SLAVIC NAME COULD SUPPORT DEMANDS FOR THE CITY TO BE PART OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

WHO CAN SPELL "BRATISLAVA"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> B-R-A-T-I-S-L-A-V-A.

>> YES, WELL DONE.

IF YOU WERE USING CLAVAS, WOULD YOU BE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN, BUILDING A HOUSE, OR PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE: "I SLEEP LATE EVERY DAY."

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> VERB.

>> VERB, YES, NICE JOB.

IN WHICH U.S. STATE WILL YOU FIND THE GOLD RESERVES OF FORT KNOX?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> KENTUCKY.

>> KENTUCKY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A HYGROMETER IS AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE THE HUMIDITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE-- ATMOSPHERE, THAT IS.

SPELL THE WORD "HYGROMETER."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] NO ONE'S GIVING THAT ONE A SHOT.

THAT IS H-Y-G-R-O-M-E-T-E-R. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

ZOROASTER, WHO IS ALWAYS-- ALSO KNOWN AS ZARATHUSTRA, WAS AN ANCIENT PROPHET WHO FOUNDED A RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT THAT CHALLENGED THE EXISTING TRADITIONS OF WHICH WORLD STATE BEFORE 500 B.C.E.?

WAS IT CHINA-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> IRAN.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

VERY NICE JOB.

THE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS OF HER HOME IN CAVENDISH, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, INSPIRED AUTHOR LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY TO WRITE WHAT POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT 11-YEAR-OLD ORPHAN ANNE SHIRLEY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> "ANNE OF GREEN GABLES."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

VERY NICE.

WALTER MONDALE SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1977 TO 1981 UNDER WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> BILL CLINTON.

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

MONSON, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> RICHARD NIXON.

>> JIMMY CARTER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> PLUTONIUM.

>> PLUTONIUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

RUY LOPEZ, ITALIAN GAME, AND SICILIAN DEFENSE ARE ALL TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT BOARD GAME?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CHESS.

>> CHESS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE NORTHERNMOST POINT IN THE 48 CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES IS FOUND IN WHICH OF THESE STATES, IS IT WASHINGTON, MONTANA, MINNESOTA, OR MAINE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> MAINE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

TANTASQUA, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> WASHINGTON.

>> MINNESOTA 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 TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M MADDIE LEBLANC FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM TANTASQUA, IF YOU WERE TO BE REINCARNATED AS AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

>> I'D BE A SEA TURTLE BECAUSE I LOVE THE OCEAN AND I WOULDN'T MIND SWIMMING IN IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

IT SOUNDS FUN.

>> I WOULD WANT TO BE A JELLYFISH BECAUSE I COULD LET THE CURRENT TAKE ME WHEREVER IT WANTS TO GO.

>> PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE HAIRLESS CATS SO PEOPLE COULD MAKE ME A LOT OF SWEATERS AND I COULD SLEEP ALL DAY.

>> I WOULD BE A SEAGULL.

THAT WAY I CAN GET FREE FOOD.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> TIME NOW TO 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, YOUR TEAM WINS FIVE POINTS.

HOWEVER, ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

THIS LIGHTNING ROUND IS ONE FOR THE AGES.

EACH ANSWER IS A WORD THAT CONTAINS THE LETTER SEQUENCE O-N-E SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

WHERE YOU CAN CHECK YOUR TEXT MESSAGES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> PHONE.

>> PHONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

SWEET FLUID PRODUCED BY BEES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> HONEY.

>> HONEY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

RUBIES, DIAMONDS, AND SAPPHIRES ARE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THESE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> STONES.

>> GEMSTONES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SLIDE BRASS INSTRUMENT IN A MARCHING BAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> TROMBONE.

>> TROMBONE IS CORRECT.

CLAVICLE, METATARSAL, AND PATELLA ARE EXAMPLES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> BONES.

>> BONES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A CREWLESS AIRCRAFT GUIDED BY REMOTE CONTROL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> DRONE.

>> DRONE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

DEVICE USED TO TRANSMIT OR RECORD SPEECH OR SOUND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> MICROPHONE.

>> MICROPHONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS FOR BUYING THINGS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> MONEY.

>> MONEY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FREE FROM FRAUDULENT OR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.

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

A GENETICALLY IDENTICAL INDIVIDUAL GROWN FROM A SINGLE SOMATIC CELL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CLONE.

>> CLONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO SHARPEN OR SMOOTH WITH A WHETSTONE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> HONE.

>> HONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

PIZZA DOUGH TURNOVERS STUFFED WITH VARIOUS FILLINGS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CALZONE.

>> CALZONE IS RIGHT.

TO DEFER OR PUT OFF TO A LATER TIME.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> POSTPONE.

>> POSTPONE IS RIGHT.

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

TIME NOW FOR THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

THAT'S WHERE TEAMS GET THE CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, AS TRADITION HOLDS, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK THAT CATEGORY AND POINT VALUE.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, AT THIS MOMENT, THAT IS YOU.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

BECAUSE THE PERIOD FROM ONE FULL MOON TO ANOTHER IS APPROXIMATELY 29 AND A HALF DAYS, THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY CAN NEVER HAVE ONE OF THESE, WHICH IS DEFINED AS THE SECOND FULL MOON IN A SINGLE CALENDAR MONTH.

>> BLOOD MOON.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS BLUE MOON.

I KNOW, I THINK I HEARD IT OVER THERE SOMEWHERE, BUT-- ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

TANTASQUA, FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, YOU 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.

ISAAC NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTION IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE LAW OF WHAT?

>> INERTIA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] FORCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON ONCE AGAIN WITH MONSON.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 20.

>> LITERATURE FOR 20.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT CLASSIC ROALD DAHL CHILDREN'S BOOK BEGINS WHEN CHARLIE BUCKET, THE TITLE CHARACTER, FINDS A MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER GOLDEN TICKET?

>> "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORKS OF LITERATURE FEATURES A CHARACTER WHOSE FIRST NAME IS CHARLES.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, CHARLES BAKER "DILL" HARRIS IS A CONFIDENT BOY WITH AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION AND FRIEND OF SCOUT AND JIM FINCH IN WHAT HARPER LEE NOVEL?

>> "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD."

>> YES, "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD," THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

CHARLES HAMILTON MARRIES SCARLETT O'HARA JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER HE PROPOSES TO HER IN WHAT CLASSIC BOOK BY MARGARET MITCHELL?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] ONE OF MY FAVORITES, "GONE WITH THE WIND," IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IN THIS DICKENS NOVEL SET DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, SYDNEY CARTON SELFISHLY SWITCHES PLACES WITH CHARLES DARNAY.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

FINALLY, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

YOU'LL ENCOUNTER CHARLES BINGLEY, A CHARMING YOUNG MAN OF 22 AND LOVE INTEREST OF JANE BENNET, IN WHAT JANE AUSTEN NOVEL?

>> "EMMA."

>> "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IT WOULD BE NO LAUGHING MATTER IF YOU WERE TO FRACTURE THE BONE THAT RUNS BETWEEN YOUR SHOULDER AND ELBOW ON EACH OF YOUR ARMS.

NAME THE BONE.

>> HUMERUS.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY, MORE ABOUT VARIOUS PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

THE OCCIPITAL BONE FORMS THE BACK AND PART OF THE BASE OF WHICH ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE?

IS IT THE STERNUM, THE SKULL, OR THE KNEECAP?

>> THE SKULL.

>> THE SKULL, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

YOU'LL FIND THE HYOID BONE DIRECTLY BELOW WHICH OTHER ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE, THE LUNGS, THE TONGUE, OR THE PELVIC GIRDLE?

>> THE TONGUE.

>> THE TONGUE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

THE METATARSAL ARCH IS FOUND IN WHICH BODY PART?

IS IT THE HAND, FOOT, OR SHOULDER BLADES?

>> THE FOOT.

>> FOOT, YES.

JOB WELL DONE.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY, YOU MAY WANT TO USE YOUR PADS AND PENS FOR THIS QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS AS WELL.

WHAT IS THE SIXTH TERM OF THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE SHOWN HERE?

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

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 40.

>> I HAVE TO TAKE THE FIRST ONE I HEARD.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 49.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON WITH TANTASQUA.

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

>> 20 FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE ARTISTIC NAME FOR A CIRCLE WITH DIFFERENT SECTORS USED TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COLORS?

>> COLOR WHEEL.

>> COLOR WHEEL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT COLORS AND COLOR THEORY.

FIRST, THIS ONE'S FOR TEN POINTS.

WHAT ARE THE THREE PRIMARY COLORS OF PAINT?

>> RED, YELLOW, AND BLUE.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS EACH NOW.

ON THE PRIMARY COLOR WHEEL, WHAT IS THE COMPLEMENTARY COLOR OF BLUE?

>> ORANGE.

>> ORANGE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, STICKING WITH THE PRIMARY COLOR WHEEL, WHAT IS THE COMPLEMENTARY COLOR OF GREEN?

>> RED.

>> RED, YES.

VERY NICE JOB.

MONSON, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

>> LITERATURE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WORKS WAS NOT WRITTEN BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY?

"THE SUN ALSO RISES," "A FAREWELL TO ARMS," "NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS," OR "THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO"?

>> "NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS."

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THAT WAS BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

WE'LL CALL THIS "NOT QUITE RIGHT" HEMINGWAY TITLES.

YOU'LL NEED TO CORRECT THE LAST WORD IN EACH OF THESE SLIGHTLY INCORRECT HEMINGWAY TITLES.

THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

FIRST, "HILLS LIKE WHITE MONKEYS."

>> ELEPHANTS.

>> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> ELEPHANTS.

>> ELEPHANTS, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE, "ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE FIELD."

>> WOODS.

>> "INTO THE TREES" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, CLOSE.

HOW ABOUT "GREEN HILLS OF ANTARCTICA"?

>> ARCTIC.

>> AFRICA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

NEXT ONE, "ISLANDS IN THE RIVER."

>> SEA.

>> "ISLANDS IN THE STREAM" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

"THE OLD MAN AND THE MOUNTAIN."

>> SEA.

>> SEA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

WHAT IS THE BASE-10 EQUIVALENT OF THE BINARY NUMBER 11011?

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

MONSON HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 7.

>> 27 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 15.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 15.

TO QUALIFY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OUTDOOR FLOWERS IS NOT AN ANNUAL FLOWER FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS?

IS IT PETUNIAS, TULIPS, OR PANSIES?

>> PANSIES.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> PETUNIAS.

>> TULIP IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A PERENNIAL.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS ONE.

MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER NICHOLAS COPERNICUS LIVED DURING PARTS OF TWO CENTURIES.

WERE THEY THE 13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES, THE 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES, OR THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES?

>> THE 13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MONSON, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 15TH AND 16TH.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FROM 1473 TO 1543.

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

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING HISTORIC INDIVIDUALS ALSO LIVED DURING PARTS OF TWO CENTURIES BETWEEN THE 15TH AND THE 20TH CENTURIES.

YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY BOTH OF THE CENTURIES IN WHICH THEY LIVED, AND THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

FIRST, U.S. PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON.

>> 15TH AND 16TH.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE 18TH AND 19TH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS.

HOW ABOUT LEONARDO DA VINCI?

>> 16TH AND 17TH.

>> 15TH AND 16TH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, CLOSE.

FINALLY, HOW ABOUT GALILEO?

>> 15TH AND 16TH.

>> 16TH AND 17TH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

GOOD TRY, THOUGH.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

BASED ON A SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY OF THE SAME NAME, ACT ONE, SCENE TWO, OF THIS SERGEI PROKOFIEV BALLET BEGINS WITH SERVANTS PREPARING FOR A BALL AT THE HOUSE OF THE CAPULETS.

NAME THE BALLET OR PLAY.

>> "ROMEO AND JULIET."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

MORE ABOUT SHAKESPEARE-RELATED STORIES ON THE STAGE.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, "KISS ME, KATE" IS A LOOSELY PLOTTED SCENARIO ABOUT THE OUT-OF-TOWN TRYOUT OF A MUSICAL VERSION OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY THAT FEATURES THE CHARACTERS PETRUCHIO, KATHERINE, AND LUCENTIO.

NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY.

>> "OTHELLO."

>> GOOD GUESS.

"TAMING OF THE SHREW" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE TRAGIC STORY OF ROMEO AND JULIET WAS UPDATED INTO A BROADWAY MUSICAL THAT FEATURED THE RIVAL NEW YORK STREET GANGS THE JETS AND THE SHARKS TAKING THE PLACE OF THE CAPULETS AND THE MONTAGUES OF SHAKESPEARE'S VERONA, ITALY, SETTING.

NAME THIS BROADWAY MUSICAL.

>> "WEST SIDE STORY."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

THE PLOT OF SHAKESPEARE'S "HAMLET" HAS INFLUENCED MANY CONTEMPORARY MUSICALS AND MOVIES.

ONE OF THESE IS A DISNEY STORY THAT FEATURES SIMBA, A PRINCE, WHOSE FATHER, THE KING MUSAFA, IS MURDERED BY HIS UNCLE, SCAR.

NAME EITHER THE MUSICAL OR THE MOVIE.

>> "THE LION KING."

>> "THE LION KING," YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M ZACH BIANCO FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND "AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS."

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM MONSON, IF YOU WERE TO CHOOSE A FICTIONAL FAMILY TO BE WITH, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY?

>> I'D LIKE TO BE WITH THE ROBINSONS FROM THE DISNEY FILM "MEET THE ROBINSONS" BECAUSE THEY'RE COOL AND I'D GET TO SEE ALL THE SCI-FI IN THE FUTURE.

>> I WOULD CHOOSE THE MARCH FAMILY FROM "LITTLE WOMEN" BECAUSE I LOVE THE SISTERS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

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

WELL, LET'S SEE IF YOU'RE A GOOD SPORT OR NOT.

IDENTIFY THE SPORT THAT THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

>> DEUCE, FOOT FAULT, LOVE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> TENNIS.

>> TENNIS, THAT'S CORRECT.

DRIBBLING, KEEPER, STRIKER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> SOCCER.

>> SOCCER IS CORRECT.

DRIBBLING, DRIVER, EGGBEATER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> GOLF.

>> WATER POLO IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

POMMEL HORSE, VAULT, AND BALANCE BEAM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> GYMNASTICS.

>> GYMNASTICS IS CORRECT.

SHRED, STOMP, YARD SALE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SNOWBOARDING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LUTZ, AXLE, SALCHOW.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> FIGURE SKATING.

>> FIGURE SKATING IS CORRECT.

STONE, BRUSH, END.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER IS CURLING.

CROSS-CHECK, PENALTY KILL, DEKE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> HOCKEY.

>> HOCKEY, TANTASQUA, IS CORRECT.

TRY JIB, BOOM, TILLER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] SAILING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

FURLONG, BACK STRETCH, JOCKEY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> HORSEBACK RIDING.

>> HORSE RACING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

RUCK, SCRUM, TACKLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> FOOTBALL.

>> RUGBY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALLEY-OOP, FULL-COURT PRESS, THREE-POINTER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> BASKETBALL.

>> BASKETBALL IS RIGHT.

BOAST, VOLLEY, LET.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> VOLLEYBALL.

>> SQUASH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TRY DOUBLE BOGEY, BUNKER, HAZARD.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] MONSON.

>> GOLF.

>> GOLF IS CORRECT.

BALL, PICKOFF, STEAL.

[ BELL RINGS ] AH, THAT IS THE BELL.

THE CORRECT ANSWER TO THAT LAST QUESTION IS BASEBALL.

HOWEVER, THAT BELL ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND AND THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WHAT A FUN MATCHUP TONIGHT.

MONSON, STRONG WORK TO YOU.

HOWEVER, THE WINNER OF THIS EVENING'S MATCH IS TANTASQUA.

CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE.

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.

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

>> 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, WHERE 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.

>> 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.

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