>> Join us tonight as Suffield High School goes up against Greenfield 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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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.

In tonight's match up, we have Suffield High School going up against Greenfield High School.

Let's meet the teams, starting with Greenfield High, coached by Deborah Poteet and Eric Leeper.

>> Hi.

My name is Shane Toomey and I'm a senior from Greenfield High School.

>> Hi.

My name is Stella Verlander and I'm a senior from Greenfield High School.

>> Hi.

My name is Alex Gautier and I'm a junior at Greenfield High School.

Hi.

I'm Zachary Zdarsky from Greenfield High School, and I'm a junior.

And I would like to acknowledge our alternates, Evelyn Flynn and Conda Nasrallah.

And for Suffield, coached by Christina DeAngelis.

>> Hi.

My name is Mary Kate Mormino, and I'm a junior from Suffield High School.

>> Hi.

My name is Jane Kelly, and I'm a sophomore at Suffield High School.

I'm Sarah Sara Swenson, a senior from Suffield High School.

As we do for each match, we start off with the challenge round.

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

All right.

Good luck to both teams.

Here we go with the first question of the evening.

Listen to this quote you don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain't no matter.

That is the opening line from what?

Mark Twain novel.

Oliver!

Oliver twist.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right, Greenfield, that gives you the chance to answer the question.

>> Uh, life on the Mississippi.

Good guesses.

The answer is the adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

All right, let's try this one.

Grab your pens.

A certain rectangle has an area of 256in .

If two sides of the rectangle are each 32in long, what is the length of each of the other two sides?

Suffield.

Eight.

Yes.

That's correct.

Nice.

Based on the classic tabletop role playing game, this 2023 Dungeons and Dragons film was subtitled What Honor Amongst Thieves?

Yes.

That's correct.

In a four part musical chorus, which group sings the second lowest voice parts?

Is it Suffield?

Tenor.

Tenor?

Didn't have to finish that.

Yes.

On March 28th, 1980, a series of explosions and pyroclastic flows led to the May 18th eruption of the stratovolcano Mount Saint Helens in what western U.S. state is Mount Saint Helens located?

Greenfield, Washington.

Washington.

Yes.

That's right.

In what organ of the human body will you find the sclera?

Suffield?

I yes.

Eyes is correct.

The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are collectively known as what?

Greenfield.

The Bill of rights.

Bill of rights?

Yes.

Grab your pens once again.

If a single ticket to a movie costs $9, how much will it cost to buy tickets for two dozen people?

Suffield.

$216.

Yes.

That's right.

Complete the following relationship.

Bismarck is to North Dakota as what capital city is to the state of South Dakota.

Suffield.

Pierre.

Pierre.

Yes.

That's right.

On May 5th, 2023, the W.H.O.

ended its declaration of Covid 19 as being a global health emergency, but continued to refer to it as a pandemic.

What do the letters W.H.O.

refer to?

Greenfield.

World Health Organization.

Yes.

That's right.

The word introspection is defined as an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings.

Spell the word introspection.

Greenfield.

I n t r o s p e c t I o n. Nice job.

Yes you're right.

The Patagonian Desert is the eighth largest desert on earth by land area.

The Patagonian Desert can be found.

In what continent?

Suffield.

South America?

Yes.

South America is right.

In Greek mythology, Pan is, among other things, the god.

Of which of the following.

Seafarers.

Shepherds or dancers.

Suffield.

Dancers.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Greenfield, can you answer?

Shepherds.

Shepherds?

Yes.

That's right.

On the periodic table, what element is designated with the letters N a?

Suffield.

Sodium.

Sodium?

Yes.

That's right.

In our solar system, Phobos is one of two moons that orbits around.

Which of the following planets is it?

Neptune, Saturn or Mars?

Greenfield.

Mars.

Mars is correct.

Pick up those pens once again.

What is the measure of the third angle of a triangle?

If one angle measures 85 degrees and the other 60 degrees.

Greenfield.

35.

Yes.

That's correct.

Carnegie Mellon University can be found.

In which U.S. state.

Greenfield.

New York.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Suffield.

That gives you the chance to answer.

Pennsylvania?

Yes.

Pennsylvania is the right answer.

A spelled t h r I p is a type of.

What is it?

Insect, bird or flower?

Greenfield bird.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right.

Suffield, can you answer?

Insect.

Insect is correct.

If you travel due north from Indianapolis, Indiana.

What is the first state border that you'll cross?

Suffield, Michigan.

Yes, Michigan is correct.

Listen very carefully.

When I got to my hospital room, an R.N.

took my pulse and blood pressure in that sentence.

The letters r, n are an abbreviation for what?

Suffield.

Registered nurse.

Yes.

That's correct.

Beginning on January 24th, 1848, and lasting through 1855, what event brought over 300,000 people to California?

Suffield.

The gold rush.

Yes.

The gold Rush is correct.

You'll need those pens once again as quick as you can.

What is the answer to this multiplication problem?

Four times six times nine.

Suffield 216.

Yes.

That's correct.

That was very fast.

Nice job.

If each exterior angle of a certain polygon measures 40 degrees, then that polygon has how many sides?

Correct answer.

There is nine.

And that marks the end of our challenge round.

Let's take a minute now to meet the team from Greenfield High School.

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

We asked the team from Greenfield High what would you name your own amusement park?

I think I would name it Epcot 2.0.

More food, more global countries, more chances to just experience international cuisine.

Um, I would probably name it Epcot 2.0.

Just personally, I think I would change the Epcot ball to an Epcot Tesseract.

Uh, I'd probably name it, Epcot 2.0.

I would just really like to expand my horizons and explore other cultures.

Um, I think I name it Epcot 2.0.

I'm really interested in international cuisine and like food.

Let's move on now 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 and answer correctly.

You win five points.

Answer incorrectly.

Your team loses five points.

We'll try not to let this round scare you.

All of the answers end with the letters A, r, e, as in the word scare.

All right.

You have 90s starting right now to get ready beforehand for some activity.

Suffield.

Prepare.

Prepare?

Yes.

To stare angrily or fiercely at someone.

Greenfield.

Glare.

Glare is right.

Making a very loud, harsh sound.

Greenfield.

Glare is the right answer there.

A description of clothing that's very worn.

Suffield apparel.

Threadbare is the right answer.

The product of a number multiplied by itself.

Greenfield.

Square.

Square is correct.

The financial and medical assistance for an older person.

Greenfield.

Elder care.

Elder care is correct.

Allowing others to use your toys.

Greenfield.

Cher Cher is right.

Music to announce that someone important is arriving.

Suffield.

Fanfare.

Fanfare is correct.

Dover is its capital.

Suffield, Delaware.

Delaware is right.

Another name for the programs on your computer.

Suffield.

Software.

Software is right.

Software that doesn't cost anything to download.

Suffield.

Malware.

Freeware is the right answer.

A blade that cuts, lifts, and turns soil in a garden.

That would be plowshare, a blaze of light used to attract attention for help.

Suffield.

Flair.

Flair is correct.

Another term for a collection.

A collection of knives, forks and spoons.

Greenfield.

Silverware.

Silverware is right.

What you'll need to pay when you travel with JetBlue.

Greenfield.

Their airfare is correct.

What a babysitter provides for you.

Greenfield.

Childcare.

Did they get that in time?

Yes you did.

Child care is the right answer.

That Bell, however, marks the end of our first lightning round.

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.

At the moment, we have a pretty close match going on right now.

But Greenfield, you are a little bit behind.

That also means you get the first opportunity to pick a category and a point value.

What's it going to be?

Arts and entertainment for 30.

Arts and entertainment for 30.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens at the Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 4th, 2020, for which singer won song of the year award for the song what Was I made for?

Billie Eilish.

Yes!

Billie Eilish is correct.

Staying with the Grammys Songs of the year nominees.

I'll name a nominated song, you tell me who sang it for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen first up.

Which of these artists sang the Grammy nominated song Anti-Hero?

Taylor Swift?

Yes, Taylor Swift is right.

Who sang the Grammy nominated song flowers?

Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus Miley.

Cyrus is correct.

And finally, who sang the Grammy nominated song Dance the Night?

Dua Lipa.

You all know your Grammy nominees.

Very nice job.

You are correct.

All right, Southfield, first time of the evening.

Please pick a category and a point value.

We'd like literature for literature for 30, please.

Literature for 30 to qualify of the following.

Which is not the title of a short story.

The gift of the Magi, The Road Not Taken, or The Cask of Amontillado.

The road not taken.

Yes.

That's right.

Let's move on in this category.

Short story or poem?

I'll give you the title of a familiar work.

You tell me whether it's a short story or a poem.

For ten points each.

Here's the first one.

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

A short story.

Correct answer.

There is actually a poem.

Let's try this.

Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville.

A short story.

Short story is correct.

And finally, Leda and the Swan by William Butler Yeats.

Poem.

Poem is right.

Nice.

Okay, Greenfield.

Once again, your turn.

Social studies for 30.

Social studies for 30.

To qualify.

How do we have a video qualifier?

Take a look at your screens.

>> Hi, everyone.

I'm Maura Healey, governor of Massachusetts, with your qualifying question.

Let's see how much you know about the United States House of Representatives.

The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.

To qualify, how many representatives does Massachusetts send to the US House?

Is it four, 9 or 7?

Nine?

Nine, nine is the correct answer.

Nice job.

Let's move on.

More about the House of Representatives for ten points each.

First one what is the length in years of a single term of office in the House of Representatives?

Two years.

Two years?

Yes.

That's right.

What article of the US states United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government?

Congress.

And it gives the power to make laws Constitution.

That would be article one.

Let's try this one.

Finally, one of the exclusive powers of powers of the House of Representatives is electing a president.

If no candidate receives a majority of votes.

In what special body?

Oh, we know this.

Election.

Electoral College is the right answer.

They're shaking their heads like oh yep.

That's right.

All right.

Subfield.

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

Uh.

General knowledge for 30, please.

General knowledge for 30.

Oh, you picked the Westfield State University entrance exam question.

Answer the qualifier and all of the category questions correctly, and your team wins an additional ten points.

All right.

Good luck.

Take a look at your screens.

Identify this animal by spelling its full 12 letter name.

Um h I p p o p o t a m u s. Yes, you're right.

Let's move on.

We're going to show you a picture of an animal, and you're going to identify it by spelling its name correctly.

This is for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen.

First up, spell the name of this animal.

H e n a hyena.

Yes.

That's right.

Spell the full nine letter name of this animal.

R h I n o c e r o s. You're right.

All right.

Finally, spell the name of this animal.

>> It's porcupine.

Um, p o r c u p I n e. Porcupine.

Yes.

Very nice job.

You got all of the questions correctly.

So your team wins an additional ten points for winning the Westfield State University entrance exam.

All right.

Nice job.

Let's move on with Greenfield.

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

Math and science for 30.

Math and science for 30.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens for this.

Calcium hydride is commonly used as a drying agent to qualify which of these formulas on the screen is the correct formula for calcium hydride.

Ka h3.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right.

Suffield High School, can you capitalize CH2?

CH2 is the right answer.

All right, let's move on in this category.

Hydrides have a variety of everyday uses.

And here are clues to three of them for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen first.

This compound is commonly used for making fuel cells and in battery applications.

Name it.

Nitrogen hydride.

Nickel hydride is the right answer.

Let's try this.

Easily fabricated by casting, this compound is often used for shielding nuclear reactors.

Name it.

Lithium hydride.

Yes.

That's right.

Finally, many of the fireworks displays you see at various events depend on the properties of this compound.

Name it titanium hydride.

Yes.

Titanium hydride is the right answer.

All right, Suffield, once again, your turn.

Arts and entertainment for 25, please.

No one likes world events tonight.

Okay.

Arts and entertainment for 25.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

Adrift was a 2018 movie starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin as two avid sailors who try to save themselves after sailing directly into what?

The Atlantic Ocean.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right, Greenfield, can you capitalize?

Uh, hurricane?

Yes.

Hurricane is the right answer.

Sticking with harrowing cinematic adventures at sea for ten points, take a look at your screen first.

This 2013 film stars Robert Redford as a sailor trying to save himself after a collision with a shipping container in the Indian Ocean.

Name the film.

All Is lost is the right name.

Great movie.

This 2000 movie, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, tells the disastrous true life tale of the Swordfishing boat, the Andrea Gail that gets trapped in the confluence of two major weather systems.

Name this movie.

A Perfect Storm.

Yes.

That's correct.

And finally, for five points, this 2012 movie features a 16 year old boy who survives a shipwreck and is set adrift in a lifeboat with a zebra and an orangutan, a hyena and a tiger named the movie.

Life of Pi.

Life of Pi.

Yes.

That's correct.

All right, Greenfield, once again, your turn.

World events for 30.

There we go with the last of the 30s.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

On January 4th, 2007, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi became the first female to hold what U.S. office.

Speaker of the House.

Yes.

That's right.

Keep in mind the year 2007.

All.

Name a world event.

You tell me if it happened before or after the year 2007.

These are for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen.

First, the trial of Iraq's deposed president Saddam Hussein begins by the Iraqi interim government for crimes against humanity while he was in office before.

Before 2005.

Yes.

That's right.

The first generation of the Apple iPad was announced by Apple chairman and co-founder Steve Jobs before.

Correct answer is after 2010.

Finally, let's do this one.

As a result of an external intrusion, the 23 day PlayStation network outage begins.

It would become one of the largest data breaches ever recorded, and exposed personal data from 77 million accounts on the platform before.

Correct answer is actually after 2011.

All right, Suffield, please again pick a category and a point value.

Literature for 25, please.

Literature for 25.

Here's your qualifying question.

The destruction of this gigantic mythological monster with nine heads was one of the 12 labors of Heracles.

What creature am I referring to?

The Hydra?

Hydra is correct.

Nice job.

Let's move on.

More fantastic creatures in mythology.

I'll give a brief description.

You tell me.

The creature for five points each.

Take a look at your screen first.

Half man.

Half horse.

Centaur.

Centaur is correct.

Half man.

Half bull.

Minotaur.

Minotaur is right.

Half woman.

Half bird.

Harpy.

Harpy is correct.

A singing winged sea monster.

Siren.

Siren is right.

And finally.

Half eagle.

Half lion.

Griffin.

Yes.

Nice job.

You are correct.

All right.

Greenfield, once again, please pick a category and a point value.

General knowledge.

General knowledge 25.

General knowledge for 25.

To qualify.

Which of Newton's three laws of motion is illustrated by this example?

When you lie on your bed, you push on the bed and the bed pushes on you.

Third.

Third.

Yes.

The third law of motion.

Nice job.

Let's move on.

Which of Newton's three laws of motion is illustrated by each of each of these examples for five points each.

Here's the first one.

A bowling ball hits the pins, sending them flying in all directions for a strike first.

First correct answer is actually the third law of motion.

Let's try this one.

It's much easier to push an £80 child on a swing than a £200 adult.

First answer is actually the second law of motion.

Let's try this one.

You leave the daily newspaper on your kitchen table when you leave your house to go to work, and it's still there when you get home.

Second.

Second.

Correct answer is the first.

All right, let's do this one.

A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards.

Third.

Third is correct.

And finally, let's do this one.

Using the same force, a boy can throw a baseball farther than a shot put because the baseball weighs less.

First correct answer is the second law of motion.

And that marks the end of our capitalization round.

Let's take a minute now to meet the team from Suffield High School.

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

We asked the team from Suffield High if you could only communicate in song lyrics.

What would your first sentence be?

Can you feel the light inside?

Can you feel the fire?

And that's a lyric from Saint Chroma by Tyler, the Creator.

Someday we'll find it.

The rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me.

And that'd be the rainbow connection.

Get the Kermit version.

I think I would say real life ain't nothing but anger and doubt.

And failure is a stranger we all dream about.

From hold it down by no account.

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 and answer correctly.

You win five points.

Answer incorrectly.

You lose five points.

Well, this one is all about tourist attractions in New England.

All named an name an attraction.

You tell me in which of the six New England states it can be found.

You have 90s starting right now.

Faneuil Hall.

Suffield.

Massachusetts.

Yes.

That's correct.

Hammonasset beach state park.

Suffield, Connecticut.

Connecticut is correct.

Acadia National Park.

Greenfield, Maine.

Maine is right.

Roger Williams Park zoo, Suffield, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is correct.

Mystic village.

Seaport.

Suffield, Connecticut.

Connecticut is correct.

Hammond Castle museum.

That is actually in Massachusetts.

Try.

Hampton Beach State park.

Greenfield, New.

Hampshire.

New Hampshire is correct.

Shelburne Museum.

Greenfield.

Massachusetts.

Vermont is the right answer there.

Penobscot Bay.

That is in Maine.

Try Mount Washington Observatory.

Greenfield, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is correct.

Newport mansions.

Greenfield, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is correct.

Bennington.

Battle monument.

Greenfield.

Vermont.

Vermont is right.

Bowdoin.

College.

Suffield.

Maine.

Maine is correct.

Killington.

Resort.

Greenfield.

Vermont.

Vermont is right.

The House of the Seven Gables.

Massachusetts is the right answer.

Loon mountain.

Greenfield, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is correct.

Moosehead Lake.

Greenfield, Maine.

Maine is correct.

Florence Griswold Museum that is located in Connecticut.

Not quite in time.

Brown University, Greenfield, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is right.

Tanglewood music festival.

Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts is correct.

The Franklin Pierce homestead are.

The correct answer is New Hampshire.

However, that bell marks the end of our last lightning round.

It also marks the end of our match.

Like I always say this, but I really mean what a great matchup tonight.

Greenfield strong work on that second lightning round.

I mean you really started to catch up there.

But tonight Suffield you're on a roll.

Congratulations.

You are the winners of this evening's matchup.

So congratulations to you.

To see this season's roster.

And for more information, be sure to log on to our webpage 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.

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

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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.

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