>> Join us tonight as the quarterfinals come to an end with the fourth seed, Northampton High School going up against the fifth seed Easthampton High School.

The historic 64th season of Western New England's award winning high school quiz show continues tonight as schools match wits.

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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 our region went head to head to try to score the most points for a chance to make it to the top eight.

But in the playoffs, it is not just about the points anymore, it is about the win.

The qualifying matches are over.

The playoffs continue.

As you can see, Belchertown, Longmeadow Lenox Memorial have won the first three quarterfinal matches and will move on to the semifinals.

In tonight's fourth quarterfinal matchup, we have Northampton High School going up against East Hampton High School.

Let's meet the teams, starting with East Hampton High School, coached by Sofia Checa.

>> Hi.

My name is Jackson Scott and I'm a senior from East Hampton High School.

Hello.

My name is Roman Moran.

I'm a senior at East Hampton High School.

>> Hi I am Samuel Barr and I'm a senior from East Hampton High School.

Hi.

>> My name is Brody Donovan, and I'm a junior from East Hampton High School.

And I'd like to acknowledge our alternates Morgan, Avery, Sampson, Hoog, and Andrew.

>> And for Northampton High School, coached by Scott Mahar.

>> Hi.

My name is Max Hartley.

I'm a senior at Northampton High School.

>> Hi, I'm Noah Freedman Krantz and I'm a senior from Northampton High School.

>> Hi I'm Kai Anderson Flynn, and I'm a senior from Northampton High School.

>> Hi.

My name is Rylan Breen and I'm a senior from Northampton High School.

I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge our alternate Calvin Gusa.

>> We start off each match with the challenge round.

Both teams will have a chance to buzz in and answer questions for ten points each.

Good luck to both teams.

Here we go with the first question of the evening.

If you travel due west from Cairo, Egypt, what is the first national border you'll cross?

East Hampton.

>> Libya.

>> Libya?

Yes.

That's right.

With the atomic number of 81 on the periodic table of elements.

What element has the symbol?

TL.

East Hampton.

Thallium.

Yes.

That's correct.

In which of the following parts of the human body will you find the bone called the humerus?

Northampton arm I heard arm.

Yes, that is correct.

On February 4th, 2023, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down by a missile off the coast of what U.S. state?

East Hampton, North Carolina.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right.

Northampton, that gives you the chance to answer the question.

>> New Jersey.

>> Correct answer is South Carolina.

You were close.

East Hampton.

Grab your pens for this one.

If one angle of an isosceles triangle measures 96 degrees, what is the measure in degrees of each of the other two angles?

>> Northampton 42.

>> Please be more specific.

>> 42 degrees.

>> Yes, that is correct.

Complete the following relationship.

Washington, D.C. is to the United States as what capital city is to Belgium?

Northampton.

>> Brussels.

>> Brussels is correct.

Ponyboy Curtis is the main protagonist in what, 1967.

>> The outsiders.

>> Novel by S.E.

Hinton.

Yes, that is correct.

The outsiders.

Here we go with the next question.

Listen to the sentence.

As of September of 2020, for Android has been the most popular OS with 46% market share.

>> Easthampton operating software.

>> I'm sorry, that is incorrect.

What do the letters OS stand for?

Was the rest of that question all right, Northampton, can you answer?

Operating system have to take the first answer I hear from Easthampton.

Yes, Northampton.

That is the right answer.

Name the celebrity known for his roles in the Rocky and Rambo film franchise Northampton, Sylvester Stallone.

Yes.

That's correct.

On April 16th, 1963, Martin Luther King wrote a letter from an Alabama East Hampton.

>> Letter.

>> From Birmingham Jail.

>> I'm sorry, that is incorrect.

Let me finish the question.

He wrote a letter from an Alabama jail saying that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws.

Was it written from Birmingham, Selma or Montgomery?

All right.

Northampton, can you answer?

>> That would be Birmingham.

>> Birmingham.

Yes.

That is the technically the correct answer there.

Grab your pens once again.

What percent of 125 is 500.

>> Northampton 400%.

>> Yes.

That's correct.

All right.

Listen very carefully.

Once again, all animals are equal, but some animals are more East Hampton.

>> Animal farm, George Orwell.

>> I heard Animal Farm first.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Let me finish the question.

This is a line from Animal Farm written by what?

English novelist.

Sorry, Northampton.

Can you answer the question?

>> George Orwell?

>> Yes, George Orwell, a little quick on the buzzer there, East Hampton.

But let's move on to the next question and see how we do on this serving since 2014, Narendra modi is the Prime Minister.

>> Northampton, India.

>> Yes, that is correct.

Of what world country if a Montague in Germany and Lundy in France.

What day of the week is it in the United States?

East Hampton.

>> Monday.

>> Monday?

Yes.

That's right.

Ma is the two letter united.

>> Easthampton, Massachusetts.

>> I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Let me finish the question first.

Is the two letter United States Postal Service state abbreviation for Massachusetts?

What is the two letter United States Postal Service, state abbreviation for Maryland.

All right.

Northampton, can you answer MD.

Yes, that is correct.

Complete this relationship.

Mount Greylock is to Massachusetts as Mount Whitney is, to which US state Northampton.

>> New Hampshire.

>> I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Easthampton.

That gives you the chance to answer.

>> California.

>> California.

Yes.

That's right.

Which of these three digit numbers is not evenly divisible by 11?

Is it 110, 220 or 315?

East Hampton.

>> 315.

>> Yes.

That's right.

Beginning with the letter A, the astronomical event that happens on the first day of fall is known as what, East Hampton?

>> Autumnal equinox.

>> Yes.

That's correct.

For over 34 years, Harold the Fifth has been king.

Of which?

Scandinavian country.

>> Northampton, Norway.

>> Yes.

That's correct.

In the United States, the FBI is the principal domestic intelligence and security service.

>> What are federal Bureau of Investigation?

>> What are the FBI?

What does that abbreviation stand for?

Yes, that is correct.

In return for $15 million, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000mi .

>> Northampton, Louisiana purchase.

>> I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Let me finish the question of North America land in the Louisiana Purchase.

Did this happen in 1803, 1813 or 1823?

All right, East Hampton, can you answer 1814?

Correct answer is 1803.

And that marks the end of our challenge round.

Let's take a moment now to meet the team from East Hampton High School.

>> Hi, I'm Mackenzie Gaudet from Westfield State University.

We asked the team from East Hampton High if animals could talk.

Which species do you think would be the most annoying?

>> I would say a sloth because if you've ever watched Zootopia, you know, like there's the scene where the sloth is extremely slow and I can just imagine you sitting there just listening, waiting for your sentence to finish.

So gotta go with geese there.

I think they'd talk over all the ducks, you know, something like that.

>> It has to be a gnat.

Like they're already tiny and annoying and getting in your face.

So if they can talk, it's just gonna be high pitched, squeaking everywhere.

And I cannot deal with that.

>> I'd have to say chipmunks, because they.

I feel like they would talk way too fast for me to understand what they're saying.

>> 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.

You win five points.

Answer incorrectly.

Your team loses five points.

All right.

You'll want to try extra hard in this round.

Each answer is a word that begins with the letter T, as in try.

You have 90s starting right now to go on a trip or a tour.

East Hampton.

Travel.

Travel is right.

A large, slow moving land.

Turtle.

East Hampton.

>> Tortoise.

>> Tortoise is correct.

It's the opposite of false.

Northampton.

True.

True is right.

A fancy seat for a king or queen.

East Hampton from throne is correct.

Sound that follows lightning.

East Hampton.

>> Thunder.

>> Thunder is right.

Someone between 13 and 19 years old.

Teenage Hampton.

Yes.

That's correct.

This country's capital is Ankara.

East Hampton.

>> Turkey.

>> Turkey is right.

It could be Celsius or Fahrenheit.

East Hampton.

>> Temperature.

>> Temperature is right.

Humans have about 32 in their mouths.

East Hampton.

Teeth.

Teeth is correct.

Cloth to lie on at the beach.

Northampton.

>> Powell.

>> Powell is correct.

Orange colored citrus fruit.

East Hampton.

>> Tangerine.

>> Tangerine is correct.

In 1912 it sank in the North Atlantic.

>> East Hampton Titanic.

>> Titanic is correct.

The Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics ECM team.

Teams is right.

A prize for a champion sports team.

Northampton.

>> Trophy.

>> Trophy is correct.

The number that's considered unlucky.

East Hampton.

>> 13.

>> 13 is right.

Another name for an airport runway.

>> East Hampton.

>> Tarmac is right.

The period between daylight and darkness.

East Hampton.

>> Twilight.

>> Twilight is correct.

To travel across a bridge or land.

Mass.

>> Hampton.

>> Traverse is correct.

Very large.

Hairy spiders.

>> East Hampton.

Tarantulas.

>> Try.

It's played on a court with a racket.

>> East Hampton tennis.

>> Tennis is right.

A football, football offensive line.

Position tackle is the right answer to that last question.

However, that marks the end of our first lightning round and a very tight match.

Let's move on now 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.

All right Northampton, what's it going to be.

>> Social studies for 30 please.

>> Social studies for 30.

Here's your qualifying question.

You have 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.

Every point counts in this round.

So let's go take a look at your screens.

Vermont's state capital city is located in the north central part of the state.

You'll need to tell me the name of Vermont state capital city by spelling it, please.

>> M o n t p I l l I e r. >> I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right.

Easthampton, can you capitalize.

>> M o n t p e l I e r. >> Yes, that is correct.

Northampton.

You are close.

Let's move on now.

East Hampton in this category.

More with spelling of US state capitals for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen first.

Purdue University is located in Indiana's state capital.

Spell Indiana's state capital.

>> I n d I a n a p o I s. >> Yes.

>> That's right.

Try this.

South Carolina State Capitol is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina.

Spell South Carolina's state capitol.

>> C o l u m b I a.

>> Yes.

That's right.

Finally try this.

You won't find any Division one schools in Wyoming's capital city, but you can find Laramie County Community College there.

Spell Wyoming's state capital.

>> C. >> H e y e n n e. >> Yes.

That's right.

Nice job you got all of the answers correctly.

That means that your team wins the Westfield State University entrance exam and an additional ten points.

Nice job.

All right.

Continuing now with East Hampton for the first time of the evening, please pick a category and a point value.

>> We'll take.

>> General knowledge for.

>> 30.

>> General knowledge for 30.

To qualify.

In December of 1972, American astronaut Eugene Cernan became the last man to walk on the surface of the moon, as part of which Apollo mission was it 15, 16, 17 or 18 Apollo 17?

Yes, 17 is right.

Let's move on with this category.

More lasts in space exploration for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen first.

This space shuttle is shown here on July 8th, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it was set to lift off on the last Space shuttle mission.

Was it discovery Atlantis or Endeavour discovery?

Correct answer.

There is actually Atlantis.

Let's try this shown here.

The final communication from NASA's opportunity rover was a partial image taken on June 10th, 2018.

From what planet?

>> Mars.

>> Mars?

Yes.

That's right.

And finally, the world's first modular space station, which derives its name from the Russian word for peace, was assembled in orbit between 1986 and 1996.

It was de-orbited in 2001.

Name it.

>> Mir.

>> Mir.

Yes.

That's right.

All right.

Northampton.

Please pick a category and a point value.

>> We'll do.

Arts and entertainment for 30.

>> Arts and entertainment for 30.

Your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

This late American actor may be best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics superhero, Black Panther, in the 2018 film of the same name.

Name him.

>> Chadwick Boseman.

>> Yes.

That's right.

Let's move on.

Chadwick Boseman first appeared as Black Panther in the 2016 film Captain America Civil War.

Let's see how well you remember other actors from that movie.

These are for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen.

First name the actor who portrayed Steve Rogers and Captain America, Chris Evans.

Chris Evans.

Yes, that's right.

Name the actor who portrayed Peter Parker and Spider-Man in Captain America Civil War.

>> Tom Holland.

>> Tom Holland is right.

And finally, name this actress who portrayed Natasha Romanoff and Black Widow in Captain America Civil War, Scarlett Johansson.

You know your Captain America?

Yes, that is correct.

Very nice.

Okay, Sam.

Once again, your turn.

>> World events.

>> Yeah, we'll take world events for 30.

>> World events for 30.

Your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screen.

Sent on December 22nd, 1864.

What Union Army general wrote in a telegram to His Excellency President Lincoln, I beg to present you as a Christmas gift.

The city of Savannah.

>> William Tecumseh Sherman.

>> Yes.

That's right.

Let's move on.

Sticking with famous quotes by American military leaders, take a look at your screen for ten points each.

First in what American Revolutionary War battle did.

Colonel William Prescott famously advised his men, don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

>> Bunker Hill.

>> Bunker Hill.

Yes.

That's correct.

This Confederate general of the U.S. Civil War said it is.

Well, that war is so terrible.

Else we should grow too fond of it.

>> Robert E Lee.

>> Yes, Robert E Lee is correct.

And finally, this outspoken World War Two American general confidently stated to his troops, I hear a lot of crap about what a glorious thing it is to die for your country.

It isn't glorious.

It's stupid.

>> General George Patton.

>> Yes, that's right.

Very nice job, Northampton.

Once again, please pick a category and a point value.

>> We'll do literature for 30, please.

>> Literature for 30.

Your qualifying question.

We have a video qualifier.

Please take a look at your screen.

>> Hi, I'm Anna from the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts, here with your qualifying question.

Emily Dickinson wrote, there is no frigate like a book to take us lands away.

Dickinson loved reading so much that she named her beloved dog Calo, in reference to one of her favorite novels, Jane Eyre.

To qualify, who wrote the novel Jane Eyre?

>> Nathaniel Hawthorne.

>> I'm sorry, that is incorrect.

Or at East Hampton, can you capitalize Charlotte Bronte?

Yes.

Charlotte Bronte is the right answer.

Let's move on.

I'll give you the publishing year and title of a classic literary work.

You tell me, the author.

For ten points each, take a look at your screens first.

18.

13.

Pride and prejudice.

>> Jane Austen.

>> My favorite.

Yes, that is correct.

1868 and 1869.

The two books that made up Little Women.

>> Louisa may Alcott.

>> Yes.

>> That's correct.

And finally, 1960.

To kill a mockingbird.

>> Harper Lee.

>> Harper Lee.

Yes.

That's right.

Let's move on once again with Northampton.

Your turn.

>> Yes.

We'll go.

Social studies 25, please.

>> Social studies for 25.

Your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

Name this US president who popularized the phrase the buck stops here.

>> Harry S Truman.

>> Yes, you're right.

More about Harry S Truman for ten points each.

First in Germany on July 6th, 1945, Truman collaborated on a document with Winston Churchill of Great Britain and Chiang Kai shek of China, calling for Japan's surrender in World War Two.

What was that document's name?

>> Uh.

>> Yalta Accords.

>> Good guess.

However, the correct answer is the Potsdam Declaration.

Let's try this to avoid escalating conflict with the Soviet Union during the Korean War, Truman fired what US general who wished to continue fighting by attacking Chinese supply bases at the border of North Korea.

>> Douglas MacArthur.

>> Yes.

That's right.

Finally, this one's for five points.

Truman became president upon what?

President's death in 1945.

>> Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

>> Yes.

You're right.

East Hampton, once again, please pick a category and a point value.

>> General knowledge for 25.

>> General knowledge for 25.

Here we go with your qualifying question.

The letters GNP are an abbreviation for Gross National product, economically speaking.

What are the letters GDP and abbreviation for.

>> Gross domestic product?

>> Yes that's right.

Let's move on.

Sticking with abbreviations in the world of finance, expand each of these abbreviations as it pertains to finance for five points each.

First, it's a popular credit card Amex American Express.

Yes.

That's right.

An agency of the United States federal government, the SEC.

>> Social economic committee.

>> Securities and Exchange Commission is the right answer.

You're doing well these days.

If you can get a five year one of these, which offers 2.5% interest, a CD.

>> A certificate of deposit.

>> Yes.

>> That's right.

Banks offer insurance on the money that you deposit.

>> Deposit.

Deposit?

Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> You were getting their deposit.

Insurance fund is the right answer.

And finally, let's try this.

It describes the interest rate for a whole year.

>> April appreciation.

>> Annual percentage rate is the right answer.

Okay.

Northampton.

Once again, please pick a category and a point value.

>> We'll do arts and entertainment for 25, please.

>> Arts and entertainment for 25 to qualify.

Portrayed by Robert Downey Jr in a series of films.

Tony Stark is a rich and powerful businessman who takes the law into his own hands.

What is his superhero alter ego, Iron Man?

Iron man?

Yes, that is correct.

Sticking with the alter egos of notable superheroes, I'll name the alter ego.

You tell me.

The superhero.

These are five points each.

First, Clint Barton.

>> Hawkeye.

>> Hawkeye is right.

Doctor.

Bruce banner.

>> Hulk.

>> The Hulk.

>> Yes, that is correct.

Diana Prince.

>> Wonder woman.

>> Yes.

That's right.

Britt.

Reed.

>> Miss.

Fantastic.

>> The Green Hornet is the right answer there.

And finally, try Ben Grimm.

>> The thing.

>> The thing.

Yes, that's right.

And that marks the end of our capitalization round.

Let's take a moment now to meet the team from Northampton High School.

>> Hi, I'm McKenzie Gaudet from Westfield State University.

We asked the team from Northampton High if you had to swap outfits with a cartoon character for a week, who would it be?

>> If I had to swap an outfit with a cartoon character for a week, it would have to be Zuko from avatar because he has a nice robe, you know?

Keeps it chill, airy.

It's nice.

>> If I had to swap outfits with a cartoon character for a week, I'd probably swap with the Wild Kratts.

>> I would probably swap outfits with Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls.

That Fez is just classic.

>> I would swap outfits with Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 because of the nunchucks.

>> 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.

You know how this works.

Buzz in and answer correctly.

You win five points.

Answer incorrectly.

You lose five points.

How well do you know your US states?

Name the US state we are looking for based on the information in the following clues you have 90s starting right now.

Where you go to remember the Alamo.

Northampton, Texas.

Texas is right.

This state's motto is live free or die.

East Hampton, New Hampshire.

Yes, that's right.

You'll find Tupelo and Biloxi here.

>> Northampton, Missouri.

>> Mississippi is the right answer there.

Anaheim.

Known as Ducktown.

>> California.

>> California is correct.

State where old Faithful spouts off.

>> Wyoming.

>> Wyoming is right.

State where the WNBA son play Northampton.

>> Arizona.

>> Correct answer is Connecticut.

The Jamestown settlement was here.

>> East Hampton, Virginia.

>> Virginia.

Yes.

Big cities include Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.

>> Northampton, Iowa.

>> Iowa is right home state of the Mall of America.

East Hampton.

>> Missouri.

>> Minnesota is the correct answer.

This is known as the Sooner State.

East Hampton.

>> Oklahoma.

>> Oklahoma is right.

Its cities include Billings and Helena.

>> Northampton, Montana.

>> Montana.

Yes.

It borders Mississippi to the east.

Northampton.

>> Alabama.

>> Alabama is right.

This state was once part of Massachusetts.

>> Northampton, Maine.

>> Maine?

Yes.

The state nicknamed the Land of Lincoln.

East Hampton.

>> Illinois.

>> Illinois?

Yes.

It's the flattest state in the Union.

East Hampton.

>> Kansas.

>> Florida is the right answer.

Its cities include Portland, Eugene, and Salem.

East Hampton.

>> Oregon.

>> Oregon.

Yes.

The Ohio River is most of its northern border.

>> East Hampton, Kentucky.

>> Kentucky.

Yes, it's called the Keystone State.

>> Northampton, Pennsylvania.

>> Pennsylvania is right.

Cities here include Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha.

>> Northampton, Nebraska.

>> Nebraska.

Yes it are.

That bell marks the end of our last lightning round.

It also marks the end of a very close match.

What a great matchup we had tonight.

East Hampton always a powerhouse.

Congratulations to you for moving on to make it to the playoffs Northampton.

Job well done to you as well.

Well this ends the season 64 quarterfinals.

Eight teams have now become four.

Let's take a look at our semifinals bracket.

You can see there Belchertown East Hampton.

They'll be facing up against each other.

And then Longmeadow and Lenox Memorial will be facing off.

Who will win?

It's all going to come down to the Final Four, but only two will make it to the championship match.

It's going to be a good one to see the season's roster.

And for more information, be sure to log on to our web page at npr.org.

Or you can look for us on Facebook and Instagram.

I'm your host, Beth Ward.

Good night, and be sure to tune in again next time when the semifinals begin on.

As schools match wits.

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The MTA 180 years of commitment to the public, schools and colleges our communities deserve.

>> To excel is to recognize that you want to continue to grow and transform and evolve into a better person.

Westfield State is a fit for me because it's a campus that's big enough to host a community in which I can get to know different kinds of people.

>> The impact I want to leave at Westfield State is to be a leader, to get involved.

Each person has their own excellence.

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