>> Join us tonight as Westfield Technical Academy goes up against East Longmeadow 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 matchup, we have Westfield Technical Academy going up against East Longmeadow High School.

Let's take a second to meet the teams, starting with East Longmeadow, coached by Mark Bale.

Hi.

>> My name is Porter Carroll and I'm a senior at East Longmeadow High School.

>> Hi my name is Danny Colombo and I'm a senior at East Meadow High School.

>> Hi I'm Will Beegle.

I'm a senior from East Longmeadow High School.

>> Hi.

My name is Katie Powell, and I'm a sophomore from East Longmeadow High School.

And for Westfield technical coach by Janine DeLand.

>> Hi.

My name is Nick Platt and I'm a senior at Westfield Technical Academy.

>> Hi.

My name is Alex Mason and I'm a sophomore at Westfield Tech.

>> Hi.

My name is Brady LePage.

I'm a senior at Westfield Tech.

>> Hi I'm Gabriella Schiavone and I'm a junior at Westfield Tech.

As we do 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.

Good luck to both teams.

Here we go.

First question of the evening.

What system in the human body is mainly responsible for sensing smells and odors?

East Longmeadow.

Olfactory system?

Yes, that is correct.

According to the U.S. Constitution, senators from each state are elected to individual terms.

Of how many years?

Westfield.

Two.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

East Longmeadow.

That gives you the chance to answer.

>> Six.

Six.

Yes.

That's correct.

Grab your pens for this one.

An event planner has a budget of $500 for an event.

The venue charges $12.25 per attendee.

What is the greatest number of attendees that can be at the event while staying within the $500 budget?

East.

Meadow.

>> 40.

40.

Yes.

That's right.

Complete the following relationship.

Des Moines is to Iowa as what capital city is to the state of Nebraska.

East meadow.

Lincoln.

Lincoln is right.

On September 8th, 2022, after a reign of over 70 years, what European monarch died at the age of 96?

East Longmeadow.

>> Queen Elizabeth II.

Yes.

Queen Elizabeth the Second is correct.

Listen to this quote.

There is some good in this world and it's worth fighting for.

That's a line from The Two Towers, which was written by.

What author?

Westfield.

J.R.R.

Tolkien.

Yes.

That's correct.

Nice job.

Grab your pens for this one.

A certain rectangle has an area of 147in .

If two sides of the rectangle are each 21in long, what is the length of each of the other two sides.

East meadow.

Seven.

Yes.

That's correct.

The 2023 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album was titled Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, and featured the songs Silent Hill and Die Hard.

Name the winning artist.

East meadow.

Kendrick Lamar.

Yes, that is correct.

A music group made up of six classical musicians is called a what?

East Meadow.

Symphony.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

All right, Westfield, that gives you the chance to answer.

Ensemble.

That was a good guess.

Sextet is the right answer there.

Although Charles Lindbergh is mistakenly credited, two British aviators in 1919 were actually the first to fly an airplane.

Across what ocean?

East Longmeadow.

The Atlantic Ocean?

Yes.

Atlantic is correct.

Our carcinogen is anything that causes cancer, such as cigarette smoke, car exhaust and asbestos.

Spell the word carcinogen.

East Longmeadow.

C. A r c I n o g e n. Yes.

Nice job.

At 28,251ft above sea level.

K2 is the second highest mountain on Earth.

K2 can be found on what continent?

East.

Longmeadow.

Asia.

Asia.

Yes.

That's right.

In Greek mythology, Hades is the ruler.

Of which of the following.

The sky.

The oceans or East Longmeadow.

Underworld.

The underworld didn't have to finish that.

Very nice job on the periodic table.

What transition metals element is designated with the letters C0?

A metal.

Cobalt.

Cobalt?

Yes.

That's right.

In our solar system, Titan is the largest moon that orbits around.

Which?

Westfield.

Jupiter.

Oh.

Uh.

Jupiter.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Let me finish the question that is orbits around which of the following planets is it Neptune, Saturn or Jupiter?

All right.

East Longmeadow, can you answer the question?

Neptune.

I'm sorry.

Not quite in time.

Correct answer.

There is Saturn.

Grab your pens once again.

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

If one angle measures 55 degrees and the other 70 degrees.

East Longmeadow.

45.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Westfield.

Can you answer?

The question?

55 degrees is the right answer there.

Duke University can be found.

In which U.S. state?

East.

Palmetto.

North Carolina.

Yes.

That's right.

A Pomeranian spelled p o m e r a n I a n. East Longmeadow.

Dog is a type of.

Yes.

Dog.

Very nice if you travel due north from Richmond, Virginia.

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

East Longmeadow.

West Virginia.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

Westfield.

Can you answer?

Delaware.

The correct answer is Maryland.

Let's try this.

In this sentence.

The paramedics are on their way to the ER.

Now, in that sentence, the letters E are a medical medical abbreviation for what?

East Longmeadow.

Emergency room.

Yes, that is correct.

And that marks the end of our challenge round.

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

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

We asked the team from East Longmeadow if you could design the ultimate ice cream flavor.

What would it include?

Uh, I think my ultimate ice cream flavor would include 100 grand, like the candy bar, because I think, you know, you get the chocolate and the caramel are really good flavors for ice cream.

And then you got the little crispy bits in there that I think would be like a fun textural element.

Um, I'd have a vanilla base and then I'd add caramel creams and s'mores into it.

It would include spinach because I'm assuming that this ultimate ice cream flavor, like is covered in taste, so it's best to, like, add some nutrition to go with it.

Okay, so it would be dark chocolate and then it would also have like cannoli filling in it and then like cannoli chips because I think like the cinnamon and chocolate would be really good together.

Okay.

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.

However, your team loses five points.

Well don't panic.

We think you'll do fine in this round.

All of the answers begin with the letters p, a, n in that order, as in the word panic.

You have 90s starting right now.

Art of conveying a story by bodily movements only isometric pantomime.

Yes that's correct.

Options for these include corduroys, jeans and cargo Westfield pants.

Pants.

Yes, that's right, they're delicious with maple syrup.

Westfield pancakes.

Yes.

You're right.

The name of the Carolina NFL team.

Is Palmetto Panthers.

Panthers is right.

A grilled sandwich made with Italian bread.

East Longmeadow Panini.

Panini is.

Correct.

This human gland produces insulin.

East Longmeadow.

Pancreas.

Yes.

You're right.

Black and white mammal that loves bamboo shoots.

Westfield.

Penguins.

Panda is the correct answer.

In 2020, Covid 19 became one of these.

East meadow.

Pandemic.

Pandemic is correct.

An unlimited view in all directions.

East meadow.

Panoramic.

Yes.

Yes.

That's correct.

Central American country with a convenient canal.

East meadow.

Panama.

Panama is right.

Roman temple dedicated to ancient gods.

East meadow.

Pantheon.

Yes.

That's correct.

Ant eating animal in Africa and tropical Asia.

Pangolin is the right answer.

A glass filled section of a window.

You saw.

Meadows.

Payne.

Payne is correct.

A room where food, tableware and linens are stored.

Westfield.

Pantry.

Pantry.

Yes.

That's right.

A colorful spring flower.

You saw.

Meadow.

Pansy.

Pansy is right.

She opened the mythological box of all evils.

Correct answer.

Pandora.

However, you know that bell.

It marks the end of our first lightning round.

We move on now with the capitalization round, where teams get a 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 the qualifying question correctly, their opponents will have the opportunity to capitalize and get those points.

All right, at the moment, Westfield Tech, you are a bit behind.

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

What's it going to be?

Social studies for 30, please.

Social studies for 30.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

This Ohio native was the first American to orbit the Earth in a mercury space capsule in 1962.

He returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998 at the age of 77, and passed away in December of 2016 at the age of 95.

Name him.

I'm sorry.

Time is up.

All right.

East Longmeadow, can you capitalize.

On Neil.

Armstrong?

I'm sorry.

Correct answer is John Glenn.

All right, let's move on with East Longmeadow.

First time of the evening, please pick a category and a point value.

Um, arts and entertainment for 30.

Arts and entertainment for 30.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

What 2022 film had a tagline that began as follows two teenagers accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem, and must figure out how to stop the witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

Um.

Hocus Pocus two.

Yes, you are correct.

Nice.

Let's see what else you remember about this movie for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen.

Winifred Sanderson is the oldest of the three Sanderson sisters and loves to sing.

Name the actress and singer who plays Winifred Sanderson.

Barbra Streisand.

That's a good guess.

Bette Midler is the right answer there.

Let's try this one next.

In Hocus Pocus two, actress Whitney Peak plays the character, who's a high school student and aspiring witch and who accidentally conjures the Sanderson sisters on her 16th birthday.

Name this character.

Becca is the right answer.

All right, finally, let's try this one.

Actor Sam Richardson plays the role of this character, the owner of the former home of the Sanderson Sisters that has since turned into a store called the Old Salem Magic Shop.

Name this character.

>> I feel like Dave here, guys.

>> Rupert.

Dave.

Good guess.

Correct answer is Gilbert.

I'm guessing there's going to be some movie watching later on tonight.

All right, Westfield, your turn.

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

Arts and entertainment for 25.

Arts and entertainment for 25.

Here's your qualifying question.

As a young railroad industrialist, Andrew Carnegie went on to become one of the highest profile philanthropists of his era.

In 1891, he built one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical and popular music.

To qualify in what U.S. city will you find?

Carnegie Hall.

New York?

Yes, that is correct.

Nice.

Let's move on.

Carnegie Hall is one of many famous concert halls in the United States.

All name a well-known American concert venue.

You tell me the city where you will find it.

This is for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen first.

The concert hall at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

You see D.C.. Washington, D.C..

Yes.

That's correct.

The Ryman auditorium.

Nashville.

Nashville.

Nashville.

Yes.

That's right.

And finally, this is for five points.

How about Jordan Hall?

Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Yes.

Nice job.

All right, East Lynne meadow, your turn to pick a category and a point.

Value.

Real world events for 30.

World events for 30.

Here's your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screens.

Once again, this man is known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history.

He is best known for his photographs of the Civil War.

Name him.

Kodak or some.

Time is up.

All right, Westfield Tech.

Can you capitalize?

But a head scratching on this Matthew Brady is the right answer there.

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

General knowledge for 30.

General knowledge for 30 years.

Qualifying question.

We have a video qualifier.

Take a look at your screen.

>> Hi everyone.

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

On March 21st, 1941, the Massachusetts General Court adopted the state bird.

It ranges from 4 to 5in in size and dons a cap of black feathers.

This bird earned its name from its cheerful chirp.

To qualify, what is the Massachusetts state bird?

Chickadee.

Yes.

That's right.

Very nice.

All right.

Let's stick with the names of U.S. state birds.

These are for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen first.

This migratory bird is the state bird of Connecticut and can be seen hopping around the ground in search of worms or caterpillars.

name.

This bird.

The robin redbreast.

Yes.

That's correct.

If you're a baseball fan and live in Maryland, this is the bird for you.

It received its name from the resemblance of the male bird's colors to those on the coat of arms of a famous 17th century British lord named this bird oriole.

Please be more specific.

That's all I know.

Oh, close.

Baltimore oriole is the technical answer for that bird.

And finally, let's try this.

No less than seven US states have adopted this red bird as their state bird.

They are year round residents in Massachusetts and Connecticut as well.

Name this bird the Cardinal.

Yes, that is correct.

Very nice job.

Okay, meadow.

Once again, your turn.

I don't know.

This is general knowledge.

25.

General knowledge for 25.

General knowledge for 25.

To qualify, listen carefully to this sentence.

In all likelihood, we should arrive home in time to catch the start of the game to qualify.

Please spell the word likelihood as it's used in that sentence.

L I k e l I h o o d. Yes that's correct.

Sticking with spelling, all of these ten letter words begin with the letter L for five points each.

Here's the first one.

When someone has inflammation of the larynx, sore throat, dry cough, and loss of voice, they likely have laryngitis.

Spell laryngitis.

L a r y n g I t I s. Yes, you're correct.

In astronomy, the measure of the radiant power emitted by a star is called luminosity.

Spell luminosity.

L u m e n. O s. c I n t y. I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

It is l u m I n o s I t y.

Let's try this.

An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain is called a lieutenant.

Spelled the word lieutenant.

L I e u t e n a n t. Nice job.

Yes.

Plants belonging to the pea family, which includes peas, beans, clover, and alfalfa, are said to be leguminous.

Spell the word leguminous.

L u g u m I n o u s. Close l. E g u m I n o u s. All right.

Finally, let's try this.

A mischievous elf of Irish folklore that usually believed to reveal the hiding place of a treasure, if caught, is called a leprechaun Spell.

Leprechaun.

L e p r e c h a u n. Nice job.

You are correct.

Westfield.

Once again, your turn to please pick a category and point value.

Social studies for 25, please.

Social studies for 25.

Your qualifying question.

Take a look at your screen.

The chamber of the Bundestag is the lower legislative body of what country's parliament?

Germany?

Yes, Germany is correct.

Germany's national legislature is one of many bicameral governing bodies in the world.

All name the two houses that make up a certain country's legislature.

You tell me.

The country.

This is for five points each.

Take a look at your screen.

First up, the Federation Council and State Duma.

>> Are you?

Yeah.

Maybe India.

Russia is the right answer.

There.

try the House of Lords and House of Commons Kingdom.

The the United Kingdom.

Yes, that's correct.

The Council of States and House of the people.

>> Uh, France.

France.

France?

India is the right answer there.

The Council of States and National Council.

Right.

France.

Switzerland is the right one there.

Finally, let's try this.

How about the Senate and National Assembly?

That's right.

I don't want to say.

France.

France.

France?

Yes.

That's correct.

All right, you slob.

Meadow, please.

Once again, pick a category and a point value.

Uh, math and science for 30.

Math and science for 30.

To qualify, you have picked the Westfield State University entrance exam.

Question.

Answer the qualifier in all of the category questions correctly.

Your team wins an additional ten points.

All right.

Good luck.

Here we go.

Pick up your pens for this one and take a look at your screen.

Green.

What is the sixth term of the sequence shown here?

27?

Yes, 27 is correct.

Let's move on.

More sequences for ten points each.

Take a look at your screen again.

First, find the seventh term of this sequence.

57.

Yes.

That's right.

Next, find the eighth term of this sequence.

Five.

Not quite in time.

Five is the right answer, but not quite.

In time for the buzzer.

Finally, let's do this one.

Find the seventh term of this sequence.

1092 729 is the right answer.

Good job.

On the other questions though.

And that does mark the end of our capitalization round.

Let's take a minute now to meet the team from Westfield Technical Academy.

>> Hi, I'm Sam Horton from Westfield State University.

We asked the team from Westfield Technical Academy if you could change one school rule, what would it be?

If I were to change one school rule, it would be that the fitness area would be open during lunch.

So after we're done eating, we can go in and work out rather than just sitting in the lunchroom or going outside.

I wish that the lunch period, instead of just having to eat lunch in the room, that rather we'd be able to say hi to the teachers, do some makeup work, or even go for a walk.

If I could change one school rule, I would allow students to bring in their own computers and devices for class.

If I could change one school rule, I would allow outside food deliveries since who doesn't love food?

Come.

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.

However, you lose five points.

Well, it's island insanity in this round.

We'll see how well you know the world's islands.

You have 90s starting right now.

Either of the two island boroughs of New York City.

East meadow, Long Island.

Correct answer is Staten or Manhattan.

Australian island state whose unique national animal is quite a devil.

Island meadow.

Tasmania.

Yes.

That's correct.

Scandinavian country whose capital is Reykjavik.

Iceland.

Meadow.

Iceland.

Yes.

That's right.

Hawaiian Island, where Honolulu is located.

Westfield.

Maui Oahu is the right answer.

Luzon is the main island of this Southeast Asian country.

That would be the Philippines film franchise named for this large African island on the Indian Ocean.

East meadow.

Madagascar.

Yes, that's right.

England, Scotland and Wales occupied this island.

Westfield.

Oh, that was me.

Great Britain is the right answer.

Danish province said is the world's largest island.

East of Greenland.

Yes, that's correct.

This East Asian island is also known as Formosa.

That would be Taiwan.

It is the largest island in Massachusetts.

Westfield.

Nantucket.

Correct answer there.

Martha's vineyard this island is the outermost Florida key.

East meadow.

Key.

West.

Yes, that's.

Correct.

The Emerald Isle is a poetic name for this island.

East Longmeadow.

Ireland?

Yes.

That's correct.

This island is Canada's smallest province.

Ah, correct answer is Prince Edward Island.

However, you know that bell that marks the end of our last lightning round?

It also marks the end of our match.

What a great matchup.

Tonight I want to take a moment to say to Westfield Tech.

First time here.

First time as part of as schools match wits.

Great job, great attitude and we can't wait to see you back.

So thank you so much for a job well done.

East Longmeadow you are always a tough team to beat, so great job.

Congratulations to you.

What a fun season this is turning out to be so far to see this season's roster.

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

Or you can look for us on Facebook and Instagram.

I'm your host, Beth Ward.

Good night, and be sure to tune in again next time as schools match wits.

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