>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS THE SEMI-FINALS CONTINUE WITH THE NUMBER TWO SEED, SMITH ACADEMY, GOING UP AGAINST THE NUMBER THREE SEED, BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 60TH 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 QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

LEARN MORE AT MASSTEACHER.ORG.

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

YOU REALIZE 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.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE'VE RE-DESIGNED OUR WESTFIELD STATE PRODUCTION STUDIOS TO PUT SOCIAL DISTANCING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

WITH BOTH TEAMS AND MYSELF NOW IN DIFFERENT ROOMS, WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SLIGHTLY SHORTENED ASMW SEASON.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION WENT HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO COULD SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP FOUR AND COMPETE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

WE HAD AN EXCITING FIRST SEMI-FINAL MATCH WITH LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATING AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

AND NOW THE SEMI-FINALS CONTINUE TO SEE WHO ADVANCES TO TAKE ON LENOX MEMORIAL FOR THE COLLAMORE CUP.

IN TONIGHT'S SECOND SEMI-FINAL MATCH-UP, WE HAVE NUMBER TWO SEED, SMITH ACADEMY, VERSUS NUMBER THREE SEED, BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH BELCHERTOWN, COACHED BY STEVEN VIGNEUX.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY MESSIER, I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS BENJAMIN SCHRENZEL, AND I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS RAGHAV SURYANARAYANAN, I'M A SENIOR AT BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FOURTH TEAM MEMBER, ABIGAIL ROTHSTEIN.

>> AND FOR SMITH ACADEMY, COACHED BY JULIE LEGRAND.

>> I'M MADDIE BELL, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT SMITH ACADEMY.

>> HI, MY NAME'S CLAIRE BENNETT, AND I'M A SENIOR AT SMITH ACADEMY.

>> HI, MY NAME'S WYATT DELANEY-LEFEBVRE, I'M A SENIOR AT SMITH ACADEMY IN HATFIELD, AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, RYAN GAGE.

>> AS WE DO, WE BEGIN OUR MATCH TONIGHT 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 10 POINTS EACH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVEL DUE WEST FROM THE TOWN OF RENO, NEVADA, WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE-- SMITH.

>> CALIFORNIA.

>> CALIFORNIA, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

IF THERE ARE 36 INCHES IN ONE YARD, HOW MANY INCHES ARE THERE IN 20 YARDS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> 720.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, NICE JOB.

DURING WHAT SACRED MONTH ARE ALL MUSLIMS REQUIRED TO FAST-- SMITH.

>> RAMADAN.

>> RAMADAN, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A SINGLE MOLECULE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPRISES HOW MANY ATOMS OF HYDROGEN?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> TWO.

>> TWO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GENERATION Y WAS FOLLOWED BY GENERATION Z.

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE GENERATION THAT FOLLOWED-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> MILLENNIALS.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE GENERATION THAT FOLLOWED GENERATION Z?

ALL RIGHT, SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> GENERATION ALPHA.

>> YES, ALPHA IS CORRECT, VERY GOOD.

THE GREAT SOCIETY WAS A SET OF DOMESTIC PROGRAMS-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

>> DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH THE QUESTION.

YES, JOHNSON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, VERY NICE.

A RANGE OF 100 DEGREES ON THE CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> 212.

>> YES, 212 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, LET'S MOVE ON.

GORDON RAMSAY IS BEST KNOWN AS A WHAT?

CHEF-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> CHEF.

>> CHEF, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT CHARACTER IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS, "THE DARK LORD OF MORDOR"?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> SEVEROFF.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SMITH ACADEMY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> SAURON.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

>> DINOSAURS FIRST APPEARED DURING WHAT GEOLOGIC PERIOD?

WAS IT CRETACEOUS-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> MESOZOIC?

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WAS IT CRETACEOUS, JURASSIC, OR TRIASSIC?

ALL RIGHT, SMITH ACADEMY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> TRIASSIC.

>> YES, TRIASSIC IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

COMPLETE THIS RELATIONSHIP.

MOSCOW IS TO RUSSIA AS WHAT CITY IS TO TURKMENISTAN?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> [INDISTINCT] >> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> DUSHAMBE.

>> ASHGABAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE NOW.

BARHIM SALIH IS THE CURRENT LEADER OF WHAT MIDDLE-EASTERN NATION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> YEMEN.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> OMAN.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS IRAQ.

LET'S MOVE ON.

THE SINKING OF THE USS MAINE IN HAVANA HARBOR ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 1898, RESULTED IN THE UNITED STATES DECLARING WAR ON WHAT COUNTRY?

SMITH.

>> SPAIN.

>> SPAIN, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IF YOU HAD SOME BRIOCHE, WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> BREAD.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT, LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.

WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY DRINK IT, SMOKE IT, OR EAT IT?

ALL RIGHT, SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

>> EAT IT.

>> EAT IT, YES, IT'S A TYPE OF FRENCH BREAD.

THE POSITIVE SQUARE ROOT OF 53 LIES BETWEEN WHAT TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGERS?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> SEVEN, EIGHT.

>> SEVEN AND EIGHT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

PARTICULARLY COMMON IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A WARM, DRY, GUSTY WIND THAT OCCURS TO THE LEEWARD SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> UPDRAFT.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> A GALE?

>> CHINOOK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FORM OF A VITAMIN D COMPLEX?

D-2, D-3 OR D-4?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> D-4.

>> D-4, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE CAPITAL CITY OF TRIPOLI, LIBYA IS SITUATED ON WHAT BODY OF WATER?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

>> MEDITERRANEAN SEA, YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

TO A CAR BUYER, THE LETTERS MSRP ARE AN ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE.

>> YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

LUIS ROJAS IS THE CURRENT MANAGER OF WHAT NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM?

IS IT THE NEW YORK METS, CHICAGO CUBS, OR LOS ANGELES DODGERS?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> THE CUBS.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> THE DODGERS.

>> THAT IS INCORRECT.

CORRECT ANSWER IS THE NEW YORK METS.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M CHEYENNE ALCOMBRIGHT FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM BELCHERTOWN HIGH, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE WITH AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS?

>> THE BEST PART OF MY AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS EXPERIENCE IS THE SMALL THINGS.

>> MY BEST EXPERIENCE FOR AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS HAS BEEN THE SMALL THINGS.

>> THE BEST PART OF MY AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN THE SMALL THINGS.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> WE HAVE A REALLY TIGHT MATCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW-- ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN, 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.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, IT'S TIME TO "FACE" OFF IN THIS LIGHTNING ROUND.

EACH ANSWER IS A WORD OR PHRASE THAT RHYMES WITH THE WORD "FACE".

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

SYNONYM FOR A HUG?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> EMBRACE.

>> EMBRACE, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

COMMUNICATION OVER COMPUTER NETWORKS OCCURS HERE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] SMITH.

>> INTERFACE.

>> CYBERSPACE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SYNONYM FOR ANYWHERE?

SMITH.

>> ANYPLACE.

>> ANYPLACE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GENETICALLY SPEAKING, GUANINE, FOR EXAMPLE.

BELCHERTOWN.

>> HYDROGENOUS BASE?

>> BASE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

TO BRING SHAME OR DISCREDIT ON SOMEONE?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> DISGRACE.

>> DISGRACE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO RUB OUT OR REMOVE?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> ERASE.

>> ERASE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A BARELY DETECTIBLE AMOUNT OF A CHEMICAL?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> TRACE.

>> TRACE IS RIGHT.

TO ENCLOSE OR COVER IN A CLOSE-FITTING SURROUND?

SMITH.

>> ENCASE.

>> ENCASE, YES.

IT'S WHAT THE "S" STANDS FOR IN THE ACRONYM, NASA?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] BELCHERTOWN.

>> SPACE.

>> SPACE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

SMALL LETTERS?

SMITH.

>> LOWERCASE.

>> LOWERCASE, UNDER THE BUZZER, YES.

TO REMOVE FROM A POSITION OR OFFICE?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> DISPLACE.

>> DISPLACE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE LOCATION WHERE YOU WERE BORN?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> BIRTHPLACE.

>> BIRTHPLACE, YES.

PICK UP YOUR RUNNING SPEED, ALSO KNOWN AS THIS?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> PACE.

>> PACE, YES.

A PROGRAM WHICH ENABLES TWO COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> INTERFACE.

>> INTERFACE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

EASE AND SUPPLENESS OF MOVEMENT?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> GRACE.

>> GRACE, YES.

YOU MIGHT USE THIS IRRITANT CHEMICAL TO DISABLE AN ATTACKER?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> MACE.

>> DID THEY GET THAT UNDER THE BUZZER?

THEY DID-- CORRECT ANSWER IS MACE, HOWEVER, THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE NOW WITH OUR LAST SEMI-FINAL MATCH 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.

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

ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW THE TRADITION, THE TEAM THAT IS BEHIND ALSO GETS THE FIRST CHANCE TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

SMITH ACADEMY, THAT IS YOU THIS EVENING, SO WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> CAN WE TAKE MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30?

>> YOU CAN, MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IT'S A VIDEO QUALIFIER FOR THIS ONE, SO LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI, I'M PETER SOKOLOWSKI, EDITOR-AT-LARGE AT MERRIAM-WEBSTER IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

AN ORANGUTAN IS A LARGE APE THAT HAS VERY LONG ARMS AND REDDISH-BROWN HAIR.

IN THE DICTIONARY, WE GIVE TWO PRONUNCIATIONS FOR THE WORD "ORANGUTAN"-- UR-RANG-UH-TANG AND UR-RANG-UH-TAN.

TO QUALIFY, SPELL THE WORD ORANGUTAN.

>> O... O-R-A-N-G-U-T-A-N. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT, VERY NICE JOB, OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE ABOUT THESE GREAT APES, THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

NAME ONE OF THE TWO CONTINENTS ON WHICH YOU WILL FIND ORANGUTANS IN THE WILD?

>> ASIA.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AUSTRALIA WOULD BE THE NEXT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

ORANGUTAN'S ARE THE ONLY GREAT APES THAT ARE PRIMARILY ARBOREAL, WHICH MEANS THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME WHERE?

>> IN TREES.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS LARGE, GENTLE APE IS ONE OF HUMANKIND'S CLOSEST RELATIVES, SHARING NEARLY 97% OF THE SAME WHAT AS HUMANS?

>> D-N-A.

>> YES, D-N-A, VERY NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, YOUR TURN TO PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

SHOWN HERE, THE STATE FLAG OF THIS U.S. STATE INCLUDES THE STATE SEAL.

IT FEATURES A BRILLIANT SUN AND A NATIVE AMERICAN SEMINOLE WOMAN SCATTERING FLOWERS.

WHICH STATE?

>> FLORIDA.

>> YES, FLORIDA IS CORRECT, VERY NICE, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

STICKING WITH STATE FLAGS.

FOR 10 POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST-- THE NORTH STAR DEPICTED IN THE STATE FLAG OF THIS NEW ENGLAND STATE REPRESENTS THE STATE MOTTO, "DIRIGO," WHICH IN TRANSLATION MEANS, "I LEAD."

NAME THE STATE?

>> MAINE.

>> MAINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS STATE FLAG FOR THIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATE FEATURES A CIRCULAR RED LETTER "C" FILLED WITH A GOLDEN DISK.

NAME THE STATE?

>> COLORADO.

>> COLORADO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY, TRY THIS ONE.

THE BLUE SHIELD YOU SEE ON THE STATE FLAG SHOWN HERE FEATURES AN IMAGE OF THE SUN RISING OVER A LAKE AND A PENINSULA.

NAME THE STATE?

>> MICHIGAN.

>> MICHIGAN, YES, VERY NICE JOB!

SMITH ACADEMY, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30, PLEASE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

TO QUALIFY, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

IN 1979, THIS AMERICAN SUFFRAGETTE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN, WHO WAS NOT A MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE, TO BE DEPICTED ON U.S. CURRENCY.

NAME HER?

> SUSAN B. ANTHONY.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, LET'S MOVE ON, MORE ON SUSAN B. ANTHONY.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS ONCE AGAIN.

AS WE SAID IN THE QUALIFIER, SHE WAS BORN IN 1820, THE SAME YEAR JAMES MONROE WAS ELECTED.

ALTHOUGH MOST U.S. PRESIDENTS ELECTED IN YEARS ENDING IN ZERO DIED IN OFFICE, MONROE DID NOT, NOR DID THE PRESIDENT ELECTED IN 1800.

NAME THAT 1800 PRESIDENT?

>> THOMAS JEFFERSON.

>> YES, THOMAS JEFFERSON IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

ANTHONY GAVE A SPEECH ON WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE TITLED, "ON WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE" AFTER HER ARREST FOR CASTING AN ILLEGAL VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1872 IN MONROE COUNTY IN WHICH U.S. STATE?

>> NEW YORK.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, AS I SAID, SUSAN B. ANTHONY WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE DEPICTED ON U.S. CURRENCY.

NAME THE NATIVE-AMERICAN WOMAN WHO BECAME THE SECOND IN THE YEAR 2000?

>> SACAGAWEA.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, VERY NICE JOB.

OKAY, BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BRITISH QUEENS RULED FIRST?

QUEEN ANNE, QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE FIRST, OR QUEEN MARY THE FIRST?

>> QUEEN MARY THE FIRST.

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

A GAME OF WHICH RULER CAME FIRST?

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH, HERE WE GO.

WHICH OF THESE SOVIET UNION COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERS RULED FIRST?

JOSEPH STALIN, YURI ANDROPOV, NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV, OR LEONID BREZHNEV?

>> STALIN.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHICH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA FIRST?

INDIRA GANDHI, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, OR RAJIV GANDHI?

>> NEHRU.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT, VERY NICE.

FINALLY, WHICH OF THESE UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS SERVED FIRST?

JOHN TYLER, ZACHARY TAYLOR, OR JAMES K. POLK?

>> TYLER.

>> JOHN TYLER, YES!

VERY NICE, ALL RIGHT, SMITH, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHICH OF THESE IS NOT THE TITLE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN HISTORY?

"KING JOHN," "RICHARD THE FIRST," OR "PERICLES"?

>> "KING JOHN".

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> "RICHARD THE FIRST" >> "RICHARD THE FIRST," YES, THAT'S RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

TIME FOR SOME MORE SHAKESPEAREAN "ODD MAN OUT" ON THIS ONE.

THESE ARE FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

FIRST-- WHICH OF THESE IS NOT THE TITLE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY?

"TROILUS AND CRESSIDA," "ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE," OR "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA"?

>> "ORPHEUS".

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TRY THIS ONE.

WHICH IS NOT THE TITLE OF A COMEDY BY SHAKESPEARE?

"MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING," "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL," OR "THE MERRY KNIGHTS OF NAPLES"?

>> "THE MERRY KNIGHTS OF NAPLES".

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY-- WHICH OF THESE SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS IS NOT SET IN ATHENS, GREECE?

"THE TEMPEST," "TIMON OF ATHENS," OR "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"?

>> "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM".

>> THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE "THE TEMPEST".

BELCHERTOWN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

LAST OF THE 30'S-- OH, WE HAVE A VIDEO QUALIFIER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

>> HI, MY NAME IS DR. FELICIA BARBER AND I'M FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

IN MUSIC, S-A-T-B IS AN INITIALISM FOR DEFINING THE VOICE TYPES REQUIRED BY A CHORUS OR CHOIR TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR MUSICAL WORK.

S-A-T-B STANDS FOR SOPRANO, ALTO, TENOR AND WHAT OTHER VOICE TYPE IN A CHORUS?

>> A BARITONE.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

SMITH ACADEMY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> BASS.

>> BASS, YES, THAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MORE MUSICAL TERMINOLOGY NOW.

I'LL GIVE YOU A DESCRIPTION OF A COMMON TERM USED IN MUSIC, YOU TELL ME THE TERM.

THIS IS FOR 10 POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THE DIRECTION TO PLAY MUSIC IN A QUICK AND LIVELY WAY?

>> ALLEGRO.

>> ALLEGRO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HERE'S THE NEXT ONE-- TO PLAY OR SING A MUSICAL PASSAGE VERY SOFTLY?

>> PIANISSIMO.

>> PIANISSIMO, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FINALLY-- THE DIRECTION TO PLAY A MUSICAL PASSAGE VERY SLOWLY?

>> ADAGIO.

>> ADAGIO, YES, VERY NICE.

OKAY, SMITH, ONCE AGAIN, PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25, PLEASE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 25, HERE WE GO WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

YOU PICKED THE WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTION.

ANSWER THE QUALIFIER AND ALL OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS IN THIS CATEGORY CORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM WINS AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS.

OKAY, GOOD LUCK, HERE WE GO, HERE'S THE QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE MAXIMUM DEPARTURE OF THE VALUE OF AN ALTERNATING CURRENT OR WAVE FROM THE AVERAGE VALUE?

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

ALL RIGHT, BELCHERTOWN, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> AMPLITUDE.

>> AMPLITUDE, YES, THAT IS CORRECT, LET'S MOVE ON.

MORE WITH THE LETTER "A" IN SCIENCE.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS BEGINS WITH THE LETTER "A".

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINT EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

WHAT'S THE NAME GIVEN TO A HARD, DENSE, AND SHINY VARIETY OF COAL?

>> ANTHRACITE.

>> ANTHRACITE THEY SAY TOGETHER-- YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IN GEOMETRY, IT'S THE PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE FROM A VERTEX OF A FIGURE TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VERTEX?

>> ALTITUDE.

>> ALTITUDE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALSO KNOWN AS ALPHA TAURI, IT IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE CONSTELLATION TAURUS?

>> ALPHA CENTAURI.

>> ALDEBARAN IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

THIS SYSTEM OF UNITS OF MASS IS BASED ON THE POUND?

>> AMERICAN.

>> AVOIRDUPOIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE COLLECTIVE MASS OF GASES THAT SURROUNDS A PLANET?

>> ATMOSPHERE.

>> YES, ATMOSPHERE IS CORRECT.

OKAY, BELCHERTOWN, ONCE AGAIN YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ALL POWER IS VESTED IN A FEW PERSONS DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK FOR "FEW TO RULE"?

>> OLIGARCHY.

>> OLIGARCHY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, STICKING WITH FORMS OF GOVERNMENT THAT DERIVE THEIR NAMES FROM LATIN OR FROM GREEK.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST-- WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK FOR "SACRED"?

>> HIERARCHY.

>> HIERARCHY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

FROM THE GREEK FOR "TWO"?

>> DIARCHY.

>> DIARCHY, YES.

FROM THE LATIN FOR "MOTHER"?

>> MATRIARCHY.

>> MATRIARCHY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GREEK FOR "SELF"?

>> AUTARCHY.

>> AUTARCHY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND FINALLY, FROM THE GREEK FOR "WITHOUT"?

>> ANARCHY.

>> ANARCHY, YES, THAT IS CORRECT, VERY NICE JOB.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CAPITALIZATION ROUND.

NOW LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO MEET THE TEAM FROM SMITH ACADEMY.

>> HI, I'M CHEYENNE ALCOMBRIGHT FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY AND AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM SMITH ACADEMY, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE WITH AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS?

>> THE BEST PART OF AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE COMPETITION.

>> THE BEST PART OF AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS IS DRIVING DOWN TO WESTFIELD WITH MY FRIENDS.

>> THE BEST PART OF THE AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS EXPERIENCE SO FAR HAS BEEN WINNING.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> MOVING 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 AND ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS, ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE FIVE POINTS.

WELL, WE'VE GOT YOUR "NUMBER" IN THIS LIGHTNING ROUND.

THE ANSWER TO EACH CLUE IS... A NUMBER!

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN THE MODERN ENGLISH ALPHABET?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> TWENTY-SIX.

>> TWENTY-SIX, YES.

NUMBER OF DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ON A-- BELCHERTOWN.

>> ELEVEN.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS NINE, ON A BASEBALL TEAM.

NEXT QUESTION-- NUMBER OF TIME ZONES IN THE WORLD?

SMITH.

>> TWENTY-FOUR.

>> TWENTY-FOUR, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A TRICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATES HOW MANY YEARS?

SMITH.

>> THREE HUNDRED.

>> THREE HUNDRED, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SYLLABLES IN A SINGLE HAIKU POEM?

SMITH.

>> SEVENTEEN.

>> SEVENTEEN, YES.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> EIGHT.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS SIX.

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS HOW MANY OFFICIAL LANGUAGES?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> TWENTY-THREE.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS SIX.

THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMPRISES HOW MANY MEMBERS?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> 435.

>> YES, 435 IS RIGHT.

IN THE NFL, NUMBER OF FEET FROM GOAL LINE TO GOAL LINE?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> 300.

>> 300, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS HOW MANY MILES PER SECOND?

SMITH.

>> 300,000.

>> 186,000 IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

NUMBER OF SQUARE FEET IN A SQUARE YARD?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> NINE.

>> NINE IS RIGHT.

THE NUMBER OF DONUTS IN A BAKER'S DOZEN?

SMITH.

>> THIRTEEN.

>> THIRTEEN, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM COMPRISES HOW MANY FULL-- SMITH.

>> EIGHT.

>> EIGHT, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE TELEPHONE AREA CODE FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> 413.

>> 413, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

AUSTRALIA CONSISTS OF HOW MANY STATES?

BELCHERTOWN.

>> SIX.

>> SIX, YES, THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AND THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR LAST SEMI-FINAL MATCH-UP.

WELL, WE COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER WAY TO END OUR SEMI-FINAL MATCH-UP.

SMITH ACADEMY, WOW, TERRIFIC JOB.

HOWEVER, TONIGHT, IT GOES TO BELCHERTOWN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, WOW, A VICTORY TONIGHT.

OUR THANKS GO OUT, HOWEVER, TO BOTH TEAMS, REALLY, FOR A TERRIFIC FINAL, SEMI-FINAL MATCH-UP.

AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO BELCHERTOWN, YOU WILL BE ADVANCING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UP TO FACE LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

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 AS LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL TAKES ON BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL IN OUR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH TO SEE WHO WILL WIN THE COLLAMORE CUP.

THAT'S NEXT TIME ON AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS!

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR FOR EVERY STUDENT.

THE MTA: WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.

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

I THINK THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS INVALUABLE.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> ALL SEASON LONG, STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE REGION HAVE TESTED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON WESTERN NEW ENGLAND'S AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW.

AND NOW IT'S DOWN TO JUST TWO.

NEXT TIME ON AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS, IT'S THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH OF OUR 60TH SEASON.

LENOX MEMORIAL AND BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL HAVE BEATEN OUT 18 OTHER SCHOOLS FOR A CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR THE COVETED COLLAMORE CUP.

NOW IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS ONE MATCH.

IT'S LENOX MEMORIAL VERSUS BELCHERTOWN HIGH, NEXT TIME ON THE FINAL MATCH OF THE HISTORIC 60TH SEASON OF AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS.

WHO WILL WALK AWAY AS THE ASMW CHAMPIONS?

TUNE IN AND FIND OUT.

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