Pioneer Valley Regional Vs. Amherst Regional (April 1 7pm)

>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST AMHERST 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 WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

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

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

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

IT'S A FAMILY.

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

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

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.

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

YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IS STILL ON TOP.

THE SCORE TO BEAT TONIGHT, LONGMEADOW, 215.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE POINTS.

SO, IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH AMHERST REGIONAL, COACHED BY CHRISTOPHER GOULD AND STEPHEN BECHTOLD.

>> HI, I'M ANNA GILSDORF.

I'M A SENIOR AT AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M SAMUEL KENNEDY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, I'M MYLES POWICKI, AND I'M A SENIOR AT AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATES, KRISH POUDEL AND CAMERON GRAY-LEE.

>> AND FOR PIONEER VALLEY, COACHED BY KARIN BROWNING AND DANA UNIATIS.

>> I'M GRIFFIN DE RUITER.

I'M FROM BERNARDSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M LAILA HEILMAN, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL.

>> I'M OCEANA DUCLOS, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M LEVI MORAN, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL.

>> AS WE DO FOR EACH MATCH, WE WILL 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 BEAUFORT SEA IS A MARGINAL SEA IN WHICH OCEAN?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS THE ARCTIC OCEAN.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IN HUMANS, THE LARGEST LYMPHATIC ORGAN IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE UNDER THE RIBS AND ABOVE THE STOMACH.

IT FILTERS AND STORES BLOOD AND PRODUCES WHITE BLOOD CELLS THAT FIGHT INFECTION OR DISEASE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> THE LIVER.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHAT ORGAN IS THAT?

>> IS IT THE PANCREAS?

>> THE SPLEEN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

COMPLETE THE LAST THREE WORDS IN THESE LINES FROM "THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER" BY SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: "WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY BLANK BLANK BLANK."

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE "DROP TO DRINK."

LET'S MOVE ON.

A CERTAIN RECTANGLE IS 32 FEET LONG AND 8 FEET WIDE.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH IN FEET OF ONE SIDE OF A SQUARE WHICH HAS THE SAME AREA AS THAT RECTANGLE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS, THEN RINGER ] TIME IS UP, CORRECT ANSWER-- NOT QUITE IN TIME-- IS 16 FEET.

WHAT ANIMATED MOVIE WAS RELEASED IN DIGITAL SERVICE IN APRIL 2022 THAT IS DESCRIBED "A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL NAMED MEILIN TURNS INTO A GIANT PANDA-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>>"TURNING RED."

>> "TURNING RED,"YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: LIMA IS TO PERU AS SANTIAGO IS TO WHAT COUNTRY?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> CHILE.

>> CHILE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SPELL THE WORD "SANTIAGO."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> S-A-N-T-I-A-G-O.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A LYRE, SPELLED L-Y-R-E, IS A TYPE OF WHAT, BICYCLE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> HARP, INSTRUMENT.

>> YES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

VERY NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE: "YOU AND I SHOULD GO TO SEE THAT MOVIE SOON."

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> CONJUNCTION.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

FARGO, GRAND FORKS, AND BISMARCK ARE ALL CITIES IN WHAT U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> NORTH DAKOTA.

>> NORTH DAKOTA IS CORRECT.

WHEN USED IN MATHEMATICS, WHAT DOES AN EXCLAMATION POINT REPRESENT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> FACTORIAL.

>> FACTORIAL, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP AS IT PERTAINS TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY: ZEUS IS TO JUPITER AS WHO IS TO MARS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> ARES.

>> ARES IS CORRECT.

THE ACTION OF WHAT 1962 CHILDREN'S NOVEL REVOLVES AROUND 13-YEAR-OLD MEG MURRAY AND HER QUEST TO FIND HER MISSING FATHER?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> "A WRINKLE IN TIME."

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IN THE YEAR 2000, WHAT U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE USED THE SLOGAN "COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM"?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> GEORGE BUSH.

>> PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC.

>> GEORGE W. BUSH.

>> YES, YOU ARE RIGHT, NICE.

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

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> CALCIUM.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY EXECUTE A TELEMARK, YOU MIGHT END UP MAKING A SITZMARK INSTEAD.

IN WHAT SPORT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> SKIING.

>> YES, SKIING IS RIGHT.

THE MCMATH-PIERCE TELESCOPE, THE WORLD'S LARGEST SOLAR TELESCOPE, IS LOCATED ON KITT PEAK IN WHAT U.S. STATE, IS IT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> HAWAII.

HAWAII.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

IS IT NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, TEXAS, OR CALIFORNIA?

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> ARIZONA IS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER, TUCSON.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

OF THE FIVE MEN KILLED IN THIS MARCH 5TH, 1770, INCIDENT, CRISPUS ATTUCKS IS THE ONLY VICTIM-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> BOSTON MASSACRE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE ORDER OF MAMMALS SUCH AS KANGAROOS OR OPOSSUMS THAT HAVE A POUCH?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> MARSUPIALS.

>> MARSUPIALS IS CORRECT.

UPON THE DEATH OF VLADIMIR LENIN IN JANUARY OF 1924, WHO TOOK OVER AS THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOVIET RUSSIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> STALIN.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT ACTOR HAS PORTRAYED SUCH CHARACTERS AS JACK RYAN, INDIANA JONES, AND HAN SOLO?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> HARRISON FORD.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

EXACTLY HOW MANY BYTES ARE THERE IN ONE GIGABYTE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> A THOUSAND.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> IS IT A MILLION?

>> ONE BILLION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DOES NOT BORDER FINLAND, IS IT ESTONIA, NORWAY, OR RUSSIA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> ESTONIA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHICH PLANET, AS VIEWED FROM EARTH, HAS THE HIGHEST APPARENT MAGNITUDE OR BRIGHTNESS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> VENUS.

>> VENUS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FROM 1993 TO 2017, BARBARA BOXER SERVED AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR REPRESENTING WHAT U.S. STATE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

WHAT EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIMARILY CONCERNS ITSELF WITH THE HISTORIES OF FIVE ARISTOCRATIC FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE BEZUKHOVS, THE BOLKONSKYS, AND THE ROSTOVS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> "WAR AND PEACE."

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M RORY REGAN HERE AT THE CAMPUS CENTER AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM AMHERST REGIONAL, WOULD YOU RATHER WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL OR A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND WHY?

>> I'D GO WITH OLYMPIC MEDAL.

I'D LIKE TO BE THE COACH OF THE U.S.A.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM BECAUSE I LOVE ULTIMATE FRISBEE, BUT I'M NOT REALLY THAT GOOD.

SO I WANT-- I WANT TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE SPORT, SO THAT'S HOW I'D LIKE TO DO IT.

>> I WOULD RATHER WIN A NOBEL PRIZE BECAUSE IT MEANS I MADE SOME VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.

>> I THINK I'D RATHER GO NOBEL MEDAL, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE MADE TO SOCIETY BUT ALSO I THINK NOBEL MEDALS LOOK COOLER AND ARE LARGER, AND THEREFORE BETTER.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW 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 YOUR TEAM ANSWERS INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, WE HOPE YOU FIND THIS ROUND COMPELLING.

EACH ANSWER WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTER SEQUENCE C-O-M AS IN "COMPELLING."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

AN INTIMATE FRIEND OR ASSOCIATE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMPANION.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

BELONGING EQUALLY TO TWO OR MORE MATHEMATICAL ENTITIES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> CONGRUENT.

>> COMMON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

TO UNITE INTO A SINGLE NUMBER OR EXPRESSION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> COMBINE.

>> COMBINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A PUNCTUATION MARK OF SEPARATION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMMA.

>> COMMA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE THAT CAN PROCESS DATA.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> COMPUTER.

>> COMPUTER, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A PERSON WHO TELLS JOKES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> COMEDIAN.

>> COMEDIAN IS RIGHT.

TO CARRY INTO ACTION DELIBERATELY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> COMMENCE.

>> COMMIT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

A TOOTHED INSTRUMENT FOR ADJUSTING HAIR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMB.

>> COMB, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO CREATE A PIECE OF MUSIC.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMPOSE.

>> COMPOSE, YOU ARE RIGHT.

A MIXTURE OF DECAYED ORGANIC MATERIAL FOR FERTILIZING LAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> COMPOST.

>> COMPOST, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TO DIRECT A DOMINATING INFLUENCE OVER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMMAND.

>> COMMAND, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT'S HARD TO ANALYZE OR SOLVE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMPLEX.

>> COMPLEX IS RIGHT.

TO TRY TO BEAT SOMEONE IN A GAME.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMPETE.

>> COMPETE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

FEELING FREE FROM STRESS OR TENSION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> COMFORTABLE.

>> COMFORTABLE IS CORRECT.

TO EXAMINE THE QUALITIES OF TWO OR MORE OBJECTS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> COMPARE.

>> COMPARE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

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

NICE JOB TO BOTH TEAMS.

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 THAT QUALIFYING QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE AND GET THOSE POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, AT THE MOMENT, PIONEER VALLEY, YOU ARE A BIT BEHIND, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

OH, YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE CATEGORY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY, YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

IN 1892, JOHN MUIR, AN ADVOCATE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNITED STATES' WILDERNESS, FOUNDED THE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION THE SIERRA CLUB.

IN WHAT WESTERN U.S. STATE WAS THE SIERRA CLUB CREATED?

>> UH, NEVADA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> CALIFORNIA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE SIERRA CLUB.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, MUIR NAMED HIS ORGANIZATION AFTER WHAT CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN RANGE?

>> SIERRA NEVADA.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NAME THE CALIFORNIA AREA HOME TO SUCH LOCATIONS AS EL CAPITAN AND HALF DOME THAT MUIR AND THE SIERRA CLUB HELPED TO MAKE A NATIONAL PARK IN 1890.

>> YOSEMITE.

>> YES, YOSEMITE IS CORRECT.

YOSEMITE WAS THE SECOND SPACE TO BE OFFICIALLY CALLED A NATIONAL PARK.

THE FIRST WAS THIS 2.2-MILLION ACRE LANDSCAPE ESTABLISHED IN 1872 AND CONTAINS NEARLY 10,000 HOT SPRINGS AND 200 GEYSERS.

NAME THIS NATIONAL PARK.

>> YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.

>> YELLOWSTONE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU WIN AN ADDITIONAL TEN POINTS FOR GETTING THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY BONUS EXAM QUESTION CORRECT.

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

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT ARE THE FIRST TWO WORDS WRITTEN IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

>> "WE THE."

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "IN CONGRESS" IS TECHNICALLY THE FIRST TWO WORDS.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, YOUR TURN ONCE AGAIN.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE, 30.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

ON MAY 6TH, 1937, THE GERMAN AIRSHIP HINDENBURG CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS QUICKLY DESTROYED DURING ITS ATTEMPT TO DOCK WITH ITS MOORING MAST AT AN AIRFIELD IN NEW JERSEY.

WHAT HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIFTING GAS WAS USED TO PROVIDE LIFT FOR THE HINDENBURG?

>> HELIUM.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> HYDROGEN.

>> HYDROGEN, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE ABOUT THE FIRST CHEMICAL ELEMENT, HYDROGEN.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THERE ARE THREE KNOWN ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN.

WHICH ISOTOPE, WHOSE SYMBOL YOU SEE HERE, HAS A NUCLEUS THAT CONTAINS ONE PROTON AND ONE NEUTRON?

>> H2.

>> DEUTERIUM IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF HYDROGEN IS THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS CHEMICAL COMPOUND, WHOSE CHEMICAL FORMULA IS SEEN ON THE SCREEN.

>> AMMONIA.

>> AMMONIA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, BECAUSE THIS HYDROGEN COMPOUND IS A STRONG OXIDIZER, IT'S OFTEN USED AS A BLEACHING AGENT.

>> HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

AMHERST, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND TENZING NORGAY BECAME THE FIRST KNOWN MEN TO REACH THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT EVEREST.

IN WHAT YEAR DID THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT?

WAS IT 1933, 1943, OR 1953?

>> 1933.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

PIONEER VALLEY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> 1943.

>> 1953 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, PIONEER VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 25, PLEASE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 25.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

NAME THIS FRENCH TEACHER WHO DEVELOPED A SYSTEM USING RAISED DOTS TO ENABLE BLIND PEOPLE TO READ.

>> BRAILLE.

>> BRAILLE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S CONTINUE WITH MORE TEACHERS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, IN 1925, THIS BIOLOGY TEACHER WAS BROUGHT TO TRIAL IN TENNESSEE FOR TEACHING HUMAN EVOLUTION.

HIS STORY WAS TOLD IN THE MOVIE "INHERIT THE WIND."

NAME HIM.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] JOHN SCOPES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THIS WOMAN TAUGHT HELEN KELLER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE AND MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD.

SHE WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE AWARD-WINNING PLAY "THE MIRACLE WORKER."

NAME HER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THAT WOULD BE ANNE SULLIVAN.

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

FINALLY, FOR FIVE POINTS, THIS WOMAN WAS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND ASTRONAUT FROM CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHO UNFORTUNATELY WAS KILLED IN THE 1986 SPACE SHUTTLE "CHALLENGER" DISASTER.

SHE WAS TO HAVE SERVED AS A PAYLOAD SPECIALIST ON THE MISSION.

NAME HER.

>> JENNIFER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> GOOD GUESS.

HOWEVER, CORRECT ANSWER WAS CHRISTA MCAULIFFE.

ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

WHICH MEDAL IS AWARDED ANNUALLY BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN TO ILLUSTRATOR OF THE PRECEDING YEAR'S MOST DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PICTURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN?

>> CALDECOTT.

>> YES, CALDECOTT IS RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

NAME THE FOLLOWING CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNERS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT MCCLOSKY, THIS CLASSIC 1942 CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER TELLS OF THE ADVENTURES OF MR. AND MRS. MALLARD'S SEARCH IN BOSTON FOR A LOCATION TO START A FAMILY.

NAME THE BOOK.

>> "MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS."

>> THEY SAY TOGETHER, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

THIS 1982 WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, TELLS OF A BOARD GAME PLAYED BY THREE CHILDREN THAT BRINGS A LION, A STAMPEDE OF RHINOS, AND A MONSOON INTO THEIR HOUSE.

NAME THE BOOK.

>> "JUMANJI."

>> "JUMANJI" IS CORRECT.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THIS 1986 WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL, ALSO WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, STARTS WITH A YOUNG BOY WHO IS AWAKENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT BY THE SOUND OF A TRAIN WHICH EVENTUALLY TAKES HIM TO THE NORTH POLE.

NAME THE BOOK.

>> "POLAR EXPRESS."

>> YES, VERY NICE JOB.

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

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, 25.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI, I'M JOHN DOLEVA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME IN SPRINGFIELD.

HERE IS YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

BOSTON CELTICS GREAT BILL RUSSELL WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AS A PLAYER IN 1975.

THE 11-TIME NBA CHAMPION PASSED AWAY THIS PAST JULY 31ST AT THE AGE OF 88.

AHEAD OF THE '22-'23 NBA BASKETBALL SEASON, THE NUMBER WORN BY BILL RUSSELL WILL BE RETIRED.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT NUMBER DID BILL RUSSELL WEAR?

WAS IT 4, 6, 10, OR 15?

>> 6?

>> YES, 6 IS CORRECT.

NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE WITH NUMBERS IN SPORTS.

THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, JACKIE ROBINSON WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO PLAY IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN THE MODERN ERA.

MLB RETIRED HIS NUMBER LEAGUE-WIDE IN 1997, AND A BIOGRAPHICAL FILM OF ROBINSON STARRING CHADWICK BOSEMAN WAS TITLED FOR THE NOW-RETIRED NUMBER.

WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?

>> 42.

>> 42, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE GREAT WAYNE GRETSKY HAD HIS NUMBER RETIRED LEAGUE-WIDE IN THE YEAR 2000.

WHAT NUMBER DID GRETSKY WEAR?

>> 15.

>> 99 IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

LET'S TRY THIS.

FROM 1939 TO 1960, TED WILLIAMS PLAYED HIS ENTIRE CAREER FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX, OF COURSE, AND TO DATE HE IS THE LAST PLAYER WITH A BATTING AVERAGE OVER .400 FOR A SINGLE SEASON.

HIS NUMBER WAS RETIRED BY THE RED SOX IN 1984.

WHAT WAS TED WILLIAMS' NUMBER?

>> 45.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS 9.

ALL RIGHT, AMHERST, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

THE MIRAGE RESORT IN LAS VEGAS HAS BEEN HOME TO THE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SHOW "LOVE" SINCE 2006.

THE SHOW IS A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WHAT CHART-TOPPING ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND OF THE 1960S?

>> BEATLES.

>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

IF YOU'RE IN LAS VEGAS, YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO CHECK OUT THESE ATTRACTIONS.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, IF YOU'RE LONG ON COURAGE, YOU'LL WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILL RIDES "THE BIG SHOT" AND "INSANITY," BOTH LOCATED ATOP WHAT LAS VEGAS HOTEL AND CASINO?

>> THE PALMS.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE STRATOSPHERE IN LAS VEGAS.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE CENTRAL ATTRACTION OF THIS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, FSV FOR-- FSE, THAT IS, FOR SHORT, IS A 90-FOOT-HIGH, 1,500-FOOT-LONG BARREL VAULT CANOPY, SHOWN HERE.

NAME THIS ATTRACTION.

>> THE LIGHTHOUSE.

>> GOOD GUESS.

HOWEVER, CORRECT ANSWER IS THE FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE.

FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THESE DANCING WATER FOUNTAINS ARE ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS AT THIS HOTEL AND CASINO.

IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE CASINOS ROBBED IN THE 2001 REMAKE OF THE FILM "OCEAN'S ELEVEN."

NAME IT.

>> THE PALMS.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS THE BELLAGIO WITH THE FOUNTAINS.

ALL RIGHT, THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

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

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PIONEER VALLEY, WHO DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE IN CONCERT AND WHY?

>> I'M NOT REALLY A CONCERT KIND OF GUY.

I'D RATHER GO TO A COMEDY SHOW.

>> I WOULD SEE CHARLIE PUTH BECAUSE HE'S A REALLY TALENTED ARTIST AND I'VE BEEN A FAN OF HIS FOR A LONG TIME.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY SEE SOMEONE OLD LIKE THE BEATLES BECAUSE THAT'S WHO I GREW UP WITH.

>> I WOULD SEE BILLY JOEL BECAUSE HE'S A CLASSIC.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> 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.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, WHAT'S THE OVER/UNDER FOR THIS ROUND?

EACH ANSWER CONTAINS EITHER THE WORD "OVER" OR THE WORD "UNDER" SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

DOROTHY'S SONG FROM "THE WIZARD OF OZ."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> "OVER THE RAINBOW."

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IT'S A LESS ELEGANT NAME FOR A FUNERAL DIRECTOR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> UNDERTAKER.

>> UNDERTAKER IS CORRECT.

AUSTRALIA IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THIS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> THE LAND DOWN UNDER.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

A WARM GARMENT TO PROTECT CLOTHING UNDERNEATH.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> OVERCOAT.

>> OVERCOAT, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

"LITTLE MERMAID" SONG ABOUT THE OCEAN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER.

>> "UNDER THE SEA."

>> "UNDER THE SEA" IS CORRECT.

TO REPEAT SOMETHING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> DO-- SAY OVER.

>> DO-OVER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NOT FEELING VERY WELL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> UNDER THE WEATHER.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

CODE NAME FOR THE ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY DURING WORLD WAR II.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> OVERLORD.

>> OPERATION OVERLORD IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

19TH-CENTURY NETWORK OF PEOPLE OFFERING SHELTER FOR ESCAPING SLAVES.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AN ORCHESTRAL INTRODUCTION TO A BROADWAY MUSICAL.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> OVERTURE.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TERM FOR BEING DEAD AND BURIED.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> SIX FEET UNDER.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

TYPES OF MEDS PURCHASED WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] AMHERST.

>> OVER THE COUNTER.

>> OVER THE COUNTER I HEARD FIRST, THAT'S CORRECT.

CLASSIC BUNNY STORY BY MARGERY WILLIAMS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "VELVETEEN RABBIT" IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.

VALUED TOO HIGHLY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PIONEER VALLEY.

>> OVERPRICED.

>> OVERRATED IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

SOMETHING TALKED ABOUT TO AN EXCESSIVE OR EXAGGERATED DEGREE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS, BELL RINGS ] AMHERST.

>> OVERHYPED.

>> OVER THE TOP IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

WE HAVE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE BEFORE WE WRAP UP THE SHOW THIS EVENING.

ON THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, WE ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT "THE LITTLE MERMAID" AND THE SONG "UNDER THE SEA."

PIONEER VALLEY BUZZED IN, HOWEVER AMHERST ANSWERED, WHICH OF COURSE IS NOT ALLOWED, SO THIS SCORE IS GOING TO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

WE ALSO ASKED "VALUED TOO HIGHLY."

WE WERE LOOKING FOR OVERRATED.

PIONEER VALLEY ANSWERED OVERPRICED, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO ACCEPT.

WE ALSO ASKED THE QUESTION "SOMETHING TALKED ABOUT TO AN EXCESSIVE OR EXAGGERATED DEGREE."

WE WERE LOOKING FOR "OVER THE TOP."

AMHERST ANSWERED "OVERHYPED" AND THE JUDGES WILL ACCEPT THAT.

FINALLY, WE ASKED THE QUESTION, "CLASSIC BUNNY STORY BY MARGERY WILLIAMS."

THE ANSWER, "THE VELVETEEN RABBIT."

THAT OF COURSE DID NOT FIT INTO THE CATEGORY.

AN ERRANT QUESTION CAME INTO THE LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, AND FOR THAT, WE APOLOGIZE.

WE WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC 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 WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED.

THE MTA: FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY HAS ALLOWED ME TO GROW AND PURSUE MY PASSION TO BECOME A NEUROLOGIST.

I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.

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