Pittsfield High Vs. Hampshire Regional (Feb 18 at 7 p.m.)
Season 62 Episode 7 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Pittsfield High Vs. Hampshire Regional (Feb 18 at 7 p.m.)
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Pittsfield High faces off against Hampshire Regional! 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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Pittsfield High Vs. Hampshire Regional (Feb 18 at 7 p.m.)
Season 62 Episode 7 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on As Schools Match Wits, Pittsfield High faces off against Hampshire Regional! 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 PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST HAMPSHIRE 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 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.
IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, COACHED BY JEFF CASEY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS OZZIE FRAZIER, AND I'M A SENIOR AT HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS CURTIS CASEY, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS RILEY SMITH, AND I'M A SENIOR AT HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M AVERY CAPUTO, AND I AM A SENIOR AT HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALTERNATE, JULIE GILL.
>> AND FOR PITTSFIELD, COACHED BY ROBERT BARSANTI.
>> HI, I'M TYLER VOSBURGH.
I'M A SENIOR AT PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M HAVEN TIMONEY.
I'M A SENIOR AT PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M JAMES SWANTON, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> MY NAME IS GRAHAM AUXIER.
I'M A SENIOR AT PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> AS WE DO EACH MATCH, WE START OFF 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.
ON WHAT CONTINENT CAN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ BE FOUND?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ASIA.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THE PITUITARY GLAND IS PART OF WHICH SYSTEM IN THE HUMAN BODY?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> PITTSFIELD.
>> ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.
>> ENDOCRINE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS 1954 NOVEL BY KINGSLEY AMIS IS THE STORY OF JIM DIXON, A HAPLESS LECTURER IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY AT A PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY WHO KNOWS BETTER THAN MOST THAT "THERE WAS NO END TO THE WAYS IN WHICH NICE THINGS ARE NICER THAN NASTY ONES."
NAME THE BOOK.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> CORRECT ANSWER IS LUCKY JIM.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM VALUE OF THE SIMPLE FUNCTION Y EQUALS THE SINE OF X PLUS 1?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP.
CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS ZERO.
TRY THIS.
THIS 2021 DISNEY MOVIE TELLS THE TALE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY, THE MADRIGALS, WHO LIVE HIDDEN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLUMBIA-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ENCANTO.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THAT ONE.
BUENOS AIRES IS TO ARGENTINA AS WHAT CITY IS TO COLUMBIA?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> BOGOTA.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
WHO CAN SPELL BOGOTA?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> B-O-G-O-T-A.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB.
LET'S MOVE ON.
TO WHICH FAMILY OF INSTRUMENTS DOES THE PICCOLO BELONG?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> WIND.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS SENTENCE: "DID YOU SEE THE ECLIPSE OF THE MOON LAST NIGHT?"
IN THAT SENTENCE, WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD "MOON"?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> NOUN.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
RUTLAND, WINDSOR, AND WINDHAM ARE THREE COUNTIES IN WHICH NEW ENGLAND STATE?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> VERMONT.
>> VERMONT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
WHICH OF THESE NUMBERS IS NOT EVENLY DIVISIBLE BY SEVEN: 77, 377, OR 777?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> 377.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
IN ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, PLUTO IS THE GOD OF THE DEAD AND KING OF THE UNDERWORLD.
WHAT IS THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY COUNTERPART?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> HADES.
>> YES, HADES IS CORRECT.
NAME THE 1967 LUDWIG BEMELMANS' CHILDREN'S STORY THAT BEGINS "IN AN OLD HOUSE IN PARIS THAT WAS COVERED IN VINES LIVED 12 LITTLE GIRLS IN TWO STRAIGHT LINES."
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> MADELINE.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER OF WHAT COUNTRY?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> CANADA.
>> CANADA, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT ELEMENT ON THE PERIODIC TABLE IS ABBREVIATED Ba?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> BROMINE.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
>> BARIUM.
>> BARIUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT POPULAR BOARD GAME CAN BE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TRY TO BE THE FIRST PLAYER TO GET ALL THREE OF THEIR PAWNS TO YOUR HOME SPACE, BUT WATCH OUT, OTHER PLAYERS CAN GET SWEET REVENGE BY SENDING-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NICE.
LUZON, VISAYAS, AND MINDANAO ARE THE THREE MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS OF WHAT SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATION MADE UP OF OVER 7,000 ISLANDS?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] >> INDONESIA.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
>> THE PHILIPPINES.
>> YES, THE PHILIPPINES ARE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
HE SERVED AS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE 2000 ELECTION AND WAS DEFEATED BY GEORGE W. BUSH.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> AL GORE.
>> AL GORE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
IF YOU OWNED AN ANTIQUE PENNY FARTHING, WOULD YOU SPEND IT, RIDE IT, OR FLY IT?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> RIDE IT.
>> RIDE IT.
IT'S A BICYCLE, NICE JOB.
CONSTANTINOPLE WAS THE FORMER NAME OF WHAT CITY OF TURKEY?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ISTANBUL.
>> REPEAT, PLEASE.
>> ISTANBUL.
>> ISTANBUL, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
"SHAKE IT OFF," "LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO," AND "ANTI-HERO"-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> TAYLOR SWIFT.
>> TAYLOR SWIFT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.
WHAT IS THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF THE NUMBERS 1, 6, AND 20?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> NINE.
>> NINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI ARE THE TWO COUNTRIES THAT MAKE UP WHAT WEST INDIES ISLAND?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> HISPANIOLA.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, THE MOON TITAN IS THE LARGEST MOON THAT CIRCLES AROUND WHAT PLANET?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> SATURN.
>> SATURN, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
KING FELIPE VI IS THE CURRENT RULER OF WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> FRANCE.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
>> SPAIN.
>> SPAIN, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT 1936 HISTORICAL NOVEL BY AMERICAN WRITER MARGARET MITCHELL IS SET IN CLAYTON COUNTY AND ATLANTA, BOTH IN GEORGIA, DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ERA?
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> THE COLOR PURPLE.
I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, PITTSFIELD, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] THE CLASSIC GONE WITH THE WIND IS THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M RORY REGAN HERE AT THE CAMPUS CENTER AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHY?
>> I WOULD GO TO ANTARCTICA BECAUSE THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 24-HOUR DAYLIGHT, AND THE SUN SETS HERE AT 4:30.
>> I WOULD GO TO THE LAKES DISTRICT IN ENGLAND BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A BUNCH OF POETS USED TO LIVE.
>> I WOULD GO TO MONACO SO I COULD WATCH THE FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX.
>> I WOULD GO TO GREECE BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT ALL OF THE ANCIENT STRUCTURES THERE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> WE HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.
HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM ANSWERS INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.
WELL, TIME TO GET INTO THE ZONE FOR THIS ROUND.
EACH ANSWER WILL BEGIN WITH THE LETTER Z AS IN "ZONE."
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
OF OR RELATING TO ANIMALS OR ANIMAL LIFE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ZOOLOGY.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY OF SWITZERLAND.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ZURICH.
>> YES, ZURICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.
HOW YOU MAY HAVE LEARNED IN 2020.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ON ZOOM.
>> ZOOM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
ECCENTRIC OR ABSURD IN AN AMUSING WAY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZANY.
>> ZANY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
AFRICAN COUNTRY FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ZAMBIA.
>> ZIMBABWE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
CAPITOL AND LARGEST CITY OF THE COUNTRY OF CROATIA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZAGREB.
>> ZAGREB, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
A FERVENT PARTISANSHIP FOR A PERSON, A CAUSE, OR AN IDEAL.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZEAL.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
AN AREA ON A FIELD OF PLAY.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZONE.
>> ZONE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
NOTHING, ZERO, NADA.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZILCH.
>> ZILCH, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE HIGHEST POINT OR THE POINT DIRECTLY ABOVE THE OBSERVER.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ZENITH.
>> ZENITH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
RIGID AIRSHIP NAMED FOR A GERMAN COUNT.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZEPPELIN.
>> ZEPPELIN, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
PERIODIC ELEMENT WITH THE ATOMIC NUMBER 30.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ZINC.
>> ZINC, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE OTHER Z ELEMENT WITH THE ATOMIC NUMBER 40.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> ZIRCONIUM.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ONE OF A SERIES OF SHORT, SHARP TURNS IN A RACE COURSE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS, THEN BELL RINGS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> ZIGZAGZIG-ZAG.
>> DID THEY GET THAT UNDER THE BUZZER?
YES, THEY DID, AND, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
NICE JOB.
THAT BELL, HOWEVER, MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.
STILL SUCH A CLOSE MATCH, SO LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.
LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE CAPITALIZATION ROUND, 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, HAMPSHIRE-- PITTSFIELD, THAT IS, IS JUST A BIT BEHIND.
THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET TO BE THE FIRST TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> SOCIAL STUDIES, 30.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.
IN THE HEBREW TRADITION, A SHOFAR IS BLOWN EVERY MORNING FROM THE FIRST DAY OF ELUL UNTIL WHAT HOLIDAY?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> RAMADAN?
>> ROSH HASHANAH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
ALL RIGHT, HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING, TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> CAN WE HAVE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30, PLEASE?
>> YOU CAN, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
WHAT 16TH LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET ALSO IS A MATHEMATICAL CONSTANT THAT IS THE RATIO OF A CIRCLE'S CIRCUMFERENCE TO ITS DIAMETER?
>> PI.
>> PI, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S SEE HOW WELL YOU KNOW THE GREEK ALPHABET.
WE'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF THE LETTER.
YOU PROVIDE ITS NAME.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, NAME THIS LETTER.
> A.
>> ALPHA.
>> OH!
>> I HAVE TO TAKE THE FIRST ANSWER THAT I HEAR.
ALPHA IS CORRECT, HOWEVER I HEARD "A" FIRST, SO LET'S MOVE ON AND TRY THIS ONE.
HOW ABOUT THIS LETTER?
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> IOTA IN GREEK.
LET'S TRY THIS LETTER.
>> OMEGA.
>> OMEGA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, PITTSFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.
>> YES.
>> TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ON JULY 2, 1964, BY WHAT UNITED STATES PRESIDENT?
>> LYNDON JOHNSON.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
FIRST, PRESIDENT JOHNSON ALSO SIGNED THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 INTO LAW, WHICH EXPANDED ON PREVIOUS ACTS AND PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION CONCERNING THE SALE, RENTAL, AND FINANCING OF WHAT?
>> HOMES.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT, NICE.
IN 1957, THE FIRST CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION SINCE RECONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHED THE CIVIL RIGHTS SECTION OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
IT EMPOWERED FEDERAL PROSECUTORS TO OBTAIN COURT INJUNCTIONS AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH THE RIGHT TO WHAT?
>> VOTE.
>> YES, VOTE IS RIGHT.
FINALLY, REPRESENTING THE FIRST MODIFICATION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, NAME THE STATUTE THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GEORGE H. W. BUSH.
>> THE 30TH ONE.
>> I'M SORRY, CORRECT ANSWER IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991.
NICE JOB ON THE OTHER ONES, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, HAMPSHIRE, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30, PLEASE.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.
TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.
THIS ENGLISH SINGER/SONGWRITER RELEASED FOUR OF HIS ALBUMS TITLED ONLY WITH THE MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS PLUS, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, AND EQUALS.
NAME THIS SINGER.
>> ED SHEERAN.
>> I THINK THEY ALL SAID THAT TOGETHER.
YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
MORE ABOUT POPULAR SINGERS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, IN 2021, THIS CANADIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER RELEASED HER THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, IN THE MEANTIME, WHICH FEATURED THE SONGS "SWEET DREAM," "SHAPESHIFTER," AND "BEST DAYS."
NAME THIS ARTIST.
>> ALESSIA CARA.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
NEXT, THIS AMERICAN POP-ROCK BAND FORMED IN 2008 AND RELEASED ITS FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, MERCURY - ACT 1, IN 2021.
SONGS ON THE ALBUM INCLUDE "FOLLOW YOU," "CUTTHROAT," AND "WRECKED."
NAME THIS BAND.
>> IMAGINE DRAGONS.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINALLY, IN MAY OF 2021, THIS AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER STARRED IN A DOCUMENTARY FILM TITLED ALL I KNOW SO FAR THAT FEATURED HER LIVE PERFORMANCES OF "JUST LIKE A PILL," "WHO KNEW," AND "FUNHOUSE."
NAME THIS SINGER.
>> PINK.
>> PINK, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
NICE JOB.
PITTSFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.
>> LITERATURE, 30.
>> LITERATURE FOR 30.
OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
>> HI, I'M ANNA WITH MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM IN CONNECTICUT WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CHARLES W. MORGAN, OUR LAST WOODEN WHALING SHIP.
AND IN OUR EXHIBIT, "VOYAGING: THE WAKE OF THE WHALERS," WE SHOW THE HISTORY OF WHALING INDUSTRY.
IN 1851, HERMAN MELVILLE COMPLETED HIS CLASSIC NOVEL ABOUT THE CAPTAIN OF A WHALING SHIP WHO WAS OUT FOR REVENGE AFTER LOSING PART OF HIS LEG TO A GIANT WHITE WHALE.
TO QUALIFY, NAME THIS MELVILLE NOVEL.
>> MOBY-DICK.
>> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S EXPLORE SOME OTHER FAMOUS BOOKS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE SEA.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
THIS 1952 NOVELLA BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY TELLS THE STORY OF SANTIAGO, AN AGING CUBAN FISHERMAN, WHO STRUGGLES TO REEL IN A GIANT MARLIN FAR OUT INTO THE GULFSTREAM OFF THE COAST OF CUBA.
NAME THIS NOVELLA.
>> THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS 1883 ADVENTURE NOVEL BY AUTHOR ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TELLS A STORY OF BUCCANEERS AND BURIED GOLD.
ITS CHARACTERS INCLUDE JIM HAWKINS, LONG JOHN SILVER, AND CAPTAIN SMOLLETT IN AN ADVENTUROUS QUEST FOR BURIED TREASURE.
NAME THE NOVEL.
>> TREASURE ISLAND.
>> TREASURE ISLAND, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINALLY, THIS 2001 NOVEL BY YANN MARTEL IS ABOUT A PHILOSOPHICAL INDIAN BOY WHO SURVIVES 227 DAYS STRANDED IN A LIFEBOAT IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITH A TIGER NAMED RICHARD PARKER.
A FILM BASED ON THE NOVEL WAS RELEASED IN 2012.
NAME THE NOVEL.
>> LIFE OF PI.
>> LIFE OF PI, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
HAMPSHIRE, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25, PLEASE.
>> EVERYONE STAYING AWAY FROM MATH AND SCIENCE TONIGHT.
OKAY, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 25.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.
THIS CHART-TOPPING SINGER WAS BORN PETER GENE HERNANDEZ ON OCTOBER 8, 1985.
NAME HIM.
>> BRUNO MARS.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.
I'LL GIVE YOU MORE FAMOUS PERFORMERS' REAL NAMES AND YOU GIVE ME THEIR STAGE NAME FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, THIS AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER WAS BORN KATHERYN ELIZABETH HUDSON ON OCTOBER 25, 1984.
SHE IS BETTER KNOWN AS WHO?
>> KATY PERRY.
>> KATY PERRY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT FARROKH BULSARA, WHO WROTE THE SONG "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"?
>> FREDDIE MERCURY.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
TRY GRUNGE SINGER EDWARD LOUIS SEVERSON.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] EDDIE VEDDER IS THE RIGHT NAME THERE.
HOW ABOUT POP SINGER STEFANI JOANNE ANGELINA GERMANOTTA?
>> LADY GAGA.
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
AND FINALLY, ROCK 'N' ROLL LEAD SINGER WILLIAM BRUCE ROSE JR. >> AXL ROSE.
>> AXL ROSE, YES, NICE JOB.
PITTSFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S YOUR TURN.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.
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.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.
HERE WE GO.
THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, AND THE CRAZY MOUNTAINS ARE SOME OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES THAT MAKE UP WHAT U.S. MOUNTAIN SYSTEM?
>> THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?
>> THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
YES, THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ARE CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
DO THE FOLLOWING STATES HAVE A PORTION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGES IN THEM, YES OR NO?
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
FIRST, OREGON?
>> NO.
>> NO IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT UTAH?
>> YES.
>> YES IS CORRECT.
WHAT ABOUT NEW MEXICO?
>> NO.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS YES.
ALL RIGHT, TRY NEVADA?
>> YES.
>> CORRECT ANSWER IS NO.
ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT, FINALLY, IDAHO?
>> NO.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS YES.
TOUGH ONE THERE.
ALL RIGHT, HAMPSHIRE, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25, PLEASE.
>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
THIS COMIC-BOOK CHARACTER FIRST APPEARED ON BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES IN 1992 AS A COMIC-RELIEF HENCHWOMAN FOR THE JOKER.
SHE LATER WAS A RECURRING CHARACTER WITHIN THE DC UNIVERSE.
NAME HER.
>> HARLEY QUINN.
>> YES, HARLEY QUINN IS CORRECT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
DC COMICS AND MARVEL COMICS BOTH HAVE PRODUCED MANY WELL KNOWN SUPERHEROES.
I'LL NAME THE SUPERHERO, YOU TELL ME WHETHER THE RIGHTS TO THE CHARACTER IS OWNED BY DC COMICS OR MARVEL COMICS.
THESE ARE FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE, WOLVERINE.
>> MARVEL.
>> MARVEL IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT DOCTOR STRANGE?
>> MARVEL.
>> MARVEL IS RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, TRY GREEN LANTERN.
>> DC.
>> DC IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT THE HUMAN TORCH?
>> MARVEL.
>> MARVEL IS CORRECT.
AND FINALLY, HOW ABOUT FLASH?
>> DC.
>> YOU KNOW YOUR DC AND MARVEL.
YES, NICE JOB, THAT IS CORRECT.
PITTSFIELD, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.
>> WORLD EVENTS, 25.
>> HE SAYS WITH AUTHORITY.
OKAY, WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.
HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
BUILT IN THE FOURTH CENTURY B.C.E., THE FIRST OF THESE DEVICES WAS COMMISSIONED TO CARRY FRESH WATER SOME 16 KILOMETERS INTO THE CITY OF ROME.
NAME THIS DEVICE.
>> AQUEDUCT.
>> AQUEDUCT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S CONTINUE WITH ANCIENT ROMAN LANDMARKS.
THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
FIRST, THE LARGE SPORTS ARENA WHICH WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATER IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN TODAY AS WHAT?
>> THE COLOSSEUM.
>> COLOSSEUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
NEXT ONE.
FOR CENTURIES, THIS PLACE WAS THE CENTER OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE IN ROME.
IT WAS THE SITE OF ELECTIONS, PUBLIC SPEECHES, TRIUMPHAL PROCESSIONS, CRIMINAL TRIALS, AND GLADIATOR MATCHES.
IT WAS ALSO THE NUCLEUS OF ROMAN COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
NAME IT.
>> THE FORUM.
>> THE FORUM, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.
BUILT IN 44 B.C.E., THE CURIA JULIA HOUSED THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANCIENT ROME.
NAME THE GOVERNING BODY.
>> THE SENATE.
>> THE SENATE, YES.
NICE JOB.
AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO MEET THE TEAM FROM PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI, I'M RACHEL ANZIVINO HERE IN THE CAMPUS CENTER AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.
WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM PITTSFIELD HIGH, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH YOUR FRIENDS?
>> I LIKE TO GO ON NIGHT WALKS WITH MY FRIENDS.
>> WE LIKE TO HOLD PRIVATE FENCING TOURNAMENTS EVERY WEEKEND.
>> I ENJOY GOING BOWLING WITH MY FRIENDS.
>> I LIKE TO DO A LOT OF COOL STUFF, STUFF THAT'S SO COOL, I CAN'T EVEN CHOOSE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] >> STILL HAVE A CLOSE MATCH GOING ON TONIGHT, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.
BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.
ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.
FOR THIS ROUND, WE ASKED: "HOW'S THE WEATHER?"
EACH CLUE DESCRIBES A WORD THAT A METEOROLOGIST MIGHT USE IN A WEATHER FORECAST.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.
ITS CHEMICAL FORMULA IS O3.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> OXYGEN.
>> OZONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
MORE FAMILIAR NAME FOR THE AURORA BOREALIS.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> NORTHERN LIGHTS.
>> NORTHERN LIGHTS IS CORRECT.
BRITISH ROCK BAND "BLANK PLAY."
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> COLD.
>> COLDPLAY IS CORRECT.
CIRRUS AND NIMBOSTRATUS, FOR EXAMPLE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> CLOUDS.
>> CLOUDS, THAT'S CORRECT.
BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, AND PHD, FOR EXAMPLE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> DEGREE.
>> DEGREES, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
CAT ON A BLANK TIN ROOF.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> HOT.
>> HOT IS CORRECT.
THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH WATER VAPOR IN AIR BEGINS TO CONDENSE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] DEW POINT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER THERE.
POLAR, WESTERLY, AND TRADE ARE EXAMPLES OF THESE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> WINDS.
>> WINDS, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS CELESTIAL OBJECT IS ABOUT 93 MILLION MILES FROM EARTH.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> SUN.
>> THE SUN IS CORRECT.
THE FUJITA SCALE IS USED TO CLASSIFY THESE BASED ON WIND DAMAGE.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> HURRICANE.
>> TORNADOES IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
ONE OF THESE OCCURS IN-- OCCURRED IN JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, IN 1889.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> EARTHQUAKE.
>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS FLOOD.
LET'S TRY THIS.
SNOWMAN WITH A JOLLY, HAPPY SOUL.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] HAMPSHIRE.
>> FROSTY.
>> FROSTY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING WIND SPEED.
[ RINGER SOUNDS ] PITTSFIELD.
>> BAROMETER.
>> ANEMOMETER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.
TRY THIS.
YOU'LL FIND IT BETWEEN... [ BELL RINGS ] THE MESOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE.
CORRECT ANSWER IS STRATOSPHERE.
HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND.
IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.
WE HAD A CLOSE MATCHUP TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENING.
PITTSFIELD, GREAT JOB TO YOU.
I FEEL LIKE HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL, BOY, YOU JUST REALLY GOT IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE DC AND MARVEL QUESTIONS AND SOME OF THOSE POP-CULTURE QUESTIONS.
YOU WERE ON FIRE TONIGHT, SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
WE REALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCHUP.
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.
>> 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.
>> WHEN 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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