>> JOIN US TONIGHT AS TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOES UP AGAINST GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THE HISTORIC 63RD 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 HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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

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

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

IT'S A FAMILY.

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

I'M YOUR HOST, BETH WARD.

ONCE AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR REGION ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN QUALIFYING MATCHES TO SEE WHO CAN SCORE ENOUGH POINTS TO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT AND COMPETE IN THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

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

YOU CAN SEE THAT PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ON TOP WITH 330, BUT 240 IS THE SCORE YOU WANT TO BEAT TONIGHT IN ORDER TO CRACK THAT TOP EIGHT.

SO LET'S BEGIN.

IN TONIGHT'S MATCHUP, WE HAVE TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A SECOND TO MEET THE TEAMS, STARTING WITH GATEWAY REGIONAL, COACHED BY CHRISTOPHER MOSHER.

>> MY NAME IS ANA HOLMES, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE FROM HUNTINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS CAILIN MCKELLICK, AND I'M A FRESHMAN FROM MONTGOMERY, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME'S JOSEPH PISANI, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM RUSSELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS JESSE BALBONI, AND I'M A JUNIOR FROM RUSSELL, MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ALTERNATE, JAKE MARCHBANKS.

>> AND FOR TANTASQUA REGIONAL, COACHED BY MARTHA SULLIVAN AND OLIVIA RICCI.

>> MY NAME IS WILLEM RACZKOWSKI.

I'M A SENIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA MATHESON.

I'M A SENIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS GRACE ST. LAURENT, AND I'M A SENIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> MY NAME IS DYLAN LOVELESS.

I'M A SENIOR FROM STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

>> WE START OFF EACH MATCH 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.

IN OCTOBER 18TH, 1867, THE UNITED STATES PAID ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA $7.2 MILLION IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> ALASKA.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT, NICE.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT ONE.

IN THE METRIC SYSTEM, TWO CENTILITERS IS EQUAL TO HOW MANY MILLILITERS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> TWENTY.

>> TWENTY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN WHICH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY WILL YOU FIND CHARACTERS NAMED CASSIUS, ANTONY, AND BRUTUS?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> "JULIUS CAESAR."

>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

GRAB YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

A PARTICULAR SQUARE HAS AN AREA OF 676 SQUARE FEET.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH IN FEET OF ONE SIDE OF THAT SQUARE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] TIME IS UP.

26 FEET IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

AIRPODS, BEATS, AND HOMEPOD MINI ARE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED BY WHAT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> APPLE.

>> YES, APPLE IS CORRECT.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE ROMAN EQUIVALENT TO THE GREEK GOD OF THE SEA, POSEIDON, IS IT SATURN, NEPTUNE, PLUTO-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> NEPTUNE.

>> NEPTUNE, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

GRAB YOUR PENS ONCE AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE THIRD ANGLE OF A TRIANGLE IF THE FIRST ANGLE MEASURES 40 DEGREES AND THE SECOND ANGLE MEASURES 60 DEGREES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> 80 DEGREES.

>> 80, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS, WHICH OF THESE ELEMENTS HAS THE HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBER, IS IT TITANIUM, SILVER, CALCIUM, OR ALUMINUM?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> TITANIUM.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

GATEWAY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> ALUMINUM.

>> SILVER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, ACTUALLY.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

AN AMERICAN FIVE-LINED SKINK IS A TYPE OF WHAT: AUTOMOBILE, BIRD, RODENT, OR LIZARD?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> LIZARD.

>> LIZARD, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IN WHAT U.S. STATE WILL YOU FIND ANGELINA, AMARILLO, AND AUSTIN COLLEGES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> TEXAS.

>> TEXAS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 1765, THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT ENACTED THE DUTIES IN AMERICAN COLONIES ACT, WHICH PUT A DIRECT TAX ON MANY PRINTED MATERIALS, INCLUDING MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS.

WHAT WAS THE MORE COMMON NAME OF THIS 17-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> STAMP ACT.

>> STAMP ACT, DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH.

VERY NICE JOB.

NAME THE 1954 NOVEL BY WILLIAM GOLDING THAT TELLS THE TALE OF CHILD CASTAWAYS WHO ESTABLISH A VIOLENT SOCIAL ORDER-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> "LORD OF THE FLIES."

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

[ CHUCKLES ] WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS DID NOT SERVE AS GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS: JANE SWIFT, BILL WELD, DEVAL PATRICK, OR ELLA GRASSO?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> ELLA GRASSO.

>> YES, GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT, NICE.

A GARAGE DOOR AND WINDOW BLINDS ARE BOTH EXAMPLES OF WHICH SIMPLE MACHINES?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> THE PULLEY.

>> YES, PULLEY IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP: MINSK IS TO BELARUS AS WHAT CITY IS TO UKRAINE?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> KIEV.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE TALUS BONE IS FOUND IN WHICH PART OF THE HUMAN BODY, IS IT THE HAND, THE CHEST, THE JAW, OR THE FOOT?

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> THE JAW.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

GATEWAY, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> HAND.

>> THE FOOT IS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WELL, YOU HAD A SHOT WITH THE GUESSES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON.

THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS THE DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE BASED ON SEX.

IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS DID THE 19TH AMENDMENT TAKE EFFECT, WAS IT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> 1920.

>> YES, 1920, GOOD JOB.

ON APRIL 19TH, 2021, A NASA HELICOPTER PERFORMED THE FIRST POWERED CONTROLLED EXTRATERRESTRIAL FLIGHT BY ANY AIRCRAFT.

ITS FINAL FLIGHT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 18TH, 2024.

NAME THIS HELICOPTER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> "PERSEVERANCE."

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

TANTASQUA, THOUGH, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO ANSWER.

>> "EAGLE EYE."

>> [ CHUCKLES ] BOTH GOOD GUESSES.

"INGENUITY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

M.A.

IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS, OF COURSE-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> [ LAUGHS ] I HAVE NO CLUE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] >> HAD TO WAIT FOR THE BUZZER.

I WILL FINISH THE QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATE ABBREVIATION FOR LOUISIANA?

GATEWAY, CAN YOU ANSWER?

>> L.A. >> REPEAT, PLEASE.

>> L.A. >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NEXT ONE, THIS 2022 GUILLERMO DEL TORO ANIMATED FILM FEATURED SUCH CHARACTERS AS SEBASTIAN J. CRICKET, COUNT-- [ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> "PINOCCHIO."

>> YES, "PINOCCHIO" IS CORRECT.

AND THAT MARKS THE END OF OUR CHALLENGE ROUND.

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

>> HI, I'M LUKE THEROUX, AND WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM GATEWAY REGIONAL, IF YOU COULD TRADE PLACES WITH A TEACHER FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHAT CLASS WOULD YOU TEACH?

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY TRADE PLACES WITH ONE OF OUR HISTORY OR CIVICS TEACHERS, JUST LIKE OUR TRIVIA COACH, MR. MOSHER.

>> I THINK UNDOUBTEDLY I'D HAVE TO CHOOSE MR. MOSHER.

HE TEACHES CIVICS, AND HE'S ALSO THE TRIVIA COACH.

>> I WOULD TRADE PLACES WITH OUR TRIVIA COACH AND CIVICS TEACHER, MR. MOSHER.

>> I'D PROBABLY TRADE PLACES WITH MY NINTH-GRADE HISTORY TEACHER AND TRIVIA COACH, MR. MOSHER.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO THE FIRST LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE EVENING.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, PREPARE TO BE PELTED WITH CLUES IN THIS ROUND.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS CONTAIN THE LETTER SEQUENCE E-L-T SOMEWHERE IN IT, AS IN THE WORD "PELT."

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT HOUSES STRAY ANIMALS.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> SHELTER.

>> SHELTER, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

A LEATHER STRAP TO HOLD YOUR PANTS UP.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> BELT.

>> BELT, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE DEPOSIT AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> DELTA.

>> DELTA, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU FASTEN THIS WHEN YOU GET IN A CAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> SEAT BELT.

>> SEAT BELT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

TO SUFFER, SWEAT, OR BE FAINT FROM HEAT.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "SWELTER" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

WHAT SNOW DOES WHEN IT GETS WARM.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> MELT.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A RAISED LUMP ON THE BODY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> WELT.

>> WELT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

CONDUCT RESULTING-- CONDUCT RESULTING IN FEAR OR MENTAL SUFFERING.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "CRUELTY" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

A LARGE TRIANGULAR SHOULDER MUSCLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> DELTOID.

>> DELTOID, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> MELTDOWN.

>> MELTDOWN IS RIGHT.

NBA TEAM FROM BOSTON.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> CELTICS.

>> CELTICS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WARM CLIMATE REGION IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "SUNBELT" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AN ANIMAL SKIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> PELT.

>> PELT, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

GIVEN WITH DEEP SINCERITY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> HEARTFELT.

>> HEARTFELT, YES.

A STATE OF CONFUSING LACK OF ORDER OR PLAN.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "HELTER SKELTER" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

TIME NOW FOR OUR 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, GATEWAY, YOU ARE BEHIND-- NOT BY MUCH-- BUT THAT ALSO MEANS YOU GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WE'LL TAKE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

AT THE 66TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS ARTIST WON THE CATEGORY FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR WITH HER SONG "FLOWERS."

NAME THIS ARTIST.

>> MILEY CYRUS.

>> MILEY CYRUS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

RUNNER-UP ARTIST FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR FROM THIS YEAR'S GRAMMYS, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

FIRST, THIS AMERICAN ARTIST'S SONG "WORSHIP" WAS ONE OF SEVEN ON THE RUNNER-UP LIST.

NAME HIM.

>> JON BATISTE.

>> JON BATISTE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ANOTHER RECORD OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP WAS THE SONG "NOT STRONG ENOUGH" BY THIS INDIE GROUP.

NAME THE GROUP.

>> BOYGENIUS.

>> BOYGENIUS, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, THIS SINGER-SONGWRITER WAS A RUNNER-UP ARTIST FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR WITH HELP FROM HER SONG "ON MY MAMA."

NAME HER.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] VICTORIA MONÉT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, YOUR TURN, FIRST TIME OF THE EVENING.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WE'LL DO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

>> GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

ONCE AGAIN, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

IN 1929, MOUNT GREYLOCK, MASSACHUSETTS' TALLEST SUMMIT, FIRST CALLED ITS PORTION OF THE WELL-KNOWN TRAIL, WHICH STRETCHES 2,200 MILES FROM GEORGIA TO MAINE.

TO QUALIFY, NAME THAT TRAIL.

>> THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE ABOUT THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, THESE ARE FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL PASSES THROUGH 14 U.S. STATES.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES DOES THE TRAIL NOT PASS THROUGH: NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, OR DELAWARE?

>> NEW JERSEY.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY DELAWARE.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE TRAIL RUNS THROUGH FIVE OF THE SIX NEW ENGLAND STATES.

WHICH STATE DOES THE TRAIL NOT RUN THROUGH?

>> RHODE ISLAND.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

AND FINALLY, THE TRAIL'S NORTHERNMOST TERMINUS IS ON MOUNT KATAHDIN IN WHAT STATE?

>> MAINE.

>> MAINE, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GATEWAY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

>> I'M PAM MELROY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR NASA, WITH YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

NASA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1958, SUCCEEDING THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS, TO GIVE THE U.S. SPACE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT A DISTINCTLY CIVILIAN ORIENTATION, EMPHASIZING PEACEFUL APPLICATIONS IN SPACE EXPLORATION.

TO QUALIFY, WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM "NASA," SPELLED N-A-S-A, STAND FOR?

>> NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ASSOCIATION.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, THAT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE.

>> NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE AGENCY.

>> NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

BOTH VERY CLOSE.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 25.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN ONCE AGAIN.

THIS ACTOR IS PRAISED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR HIS SUPERB ACTING SKILLS, INCLUDING THE 1997 MOVIE "TITANIC."

NAME THIS ACTOR.

>> LEONARDO DICAPRIO.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO'S FILM RÉSUMÉ IS EXTENSIVE, OF COURSE.

I'LL NAME A CHARACTER HE'S PLAYED, YOU TELL ME THE FILM FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, IN THIS 1998 FILM, DICAPRIO PORTRAYED KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE.

NAME THE FILM.

>> "THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

YOU SEEM SURPRISED BY THAT.

[ LAUGHTER ] LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

IN THIS 2004 FILM, DICAPRIO PORTRAYED THE ECCENTRIC AMERICAN AEROSPACE ENGINEER HOWARD HUGHES.

NAME THE FILM.

>> "THE AVIATOR."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

FINALLY, THIS ONE'S FOR FIVE POINTS.

DICAPRIO NARRATED A 2010 IMAX 3-D CHRONICLE OF THE EFFORT OF NASA ASTRONAUTS SENT TO MAKE REPAIRS AND UPGRADES ON A DAMAGED SPACE TELESCOPE IN EARTH'S ORBIT.

NAME THE FILM.

>> "HUBBLE."

>> YES, "HUBBLE" IS CORRECT.

OKAY, GATEWAY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

>> SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS.

AT 282 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL, THIS IS THE LOWEST POINT ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.

NAME IT.

>> THE GRAND CANYON.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> DEATH VALLEY.

>> YES, DEATH VALLEY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LET'S MOVE ON IN THIS CATEGORY.

MORE WITH LOW POINTS ON EARTH.

IDENTIFY THE CONTINENT THAT EACH-- THAT HAS EACH OF THESE LOWEST POINTS.

THIS IS FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

FIRST, THE CASPIAN SEA.

>> ASIA.

>> EUROPE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

LET'S TRY LAKE ASSAL.

>> ASIA.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS AFRICA.

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

HOW ABOUT LAGUNA DEL CARBONE?

>> NORTH AMERICA.

>> SOUTH AMERICA IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

LIKE THE ENTHUSIASM, THOUGH.

OKAY, TANTASQUA, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

>> GOING FOR IT.

MATH AND SCIENCE FOR 30.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

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

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

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

NO PRESSURE THERE.

LET'S MOVE ON.

PICK UP YOUR PENS FOR THIS ONE.

[ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, GATEWAY REGIONAL, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

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

36,000 YARDS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

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

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 20.

>> ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR 20.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

[ WARDS READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] [ BUZZER SOUNDS ] I'M SORRY, TIME IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

HERE ARE CLUES TO TWO MORE FAMOUS CIRCUSES FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

FIRST, EACH OF THIS GROUP'S PERFORMANCES FEATURES A SYNTHESIS OF DIFFERENT STYLES WITH CONTINUOUS MUSIC AND PERFORMERS MOVING THEIR OWN PROPS.

ITS NAME IS FRENCH FOR "CIRCUS OF THE SUN."

NAME THIS CIRCUS.

>> CIRQUE DU SOLEIL.

>> YES, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, IF YOU'RE A YOUNG PERSON INTERESTED IN THE CIRCUS ARTS, YOU MAY WANT TO AUDITION FOR THIS GROUP.

IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 IN GREENSBORO, VERMONT, WITH THE GOAL OF INSPIRING YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN THE CIRCUS ARTS.

NAME THIS CIRCUS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "CIRCUS SMIRKUS" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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

>> LITERATURE FOR 30.

>> LITERATURE FOR 30, LAST OF THE 30S.

HERE'S YOUR QUALIFYING QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS FOR THIS.

THIS HOUSE IN PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, WAS THE 19TH-CENTURY HOME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE THE CLASSIC NOVEL "MOBY-DICK."

NAME THIS AUTHOR.

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

ALL RIGHT, GATEWAY, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] HERMAN MELVILLE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THEY'RE ALL SAYING, "YEP, THAT WAS IT."

ALL RIGHT, GATEWAY, ONCE AGAIN, YOUR TURN TO PICK A CATEGORY AND A POINT VALUE.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

>> WORLD EVENTS FOR 25.

TO QUALIFY... [ WARD READS ON-SCREEN TEXT ] >> SOUTH CAROLINA.

>> I'M SORRY, THAT IS INCORRECT.

TANTASQUA, CAN YOU CAPITALIZE?

>> VIRGINIA.

>> VIRGINIA, YES, THAT IS RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT OTHER LOCATIONS OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES FOR TEN POINTS EACH.

HERE'S THE FIRST.

THE CIVIL WAR BEGAN WITH THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER IN APRIL OF 1861.

IN WHAT STATE WAS FORT SUMTER LOCATED?

>> NORTH CAROLINA.

>> CORRECT ANSWER IS SOUTH CAROLINA.

CLOSE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

THE BATTLE OF SHILOH WAS A VICTORY FOR ULYSSES S. GRANT'S UNION ARMY IN APRIL OF 1862.

IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF WHAT STATE DID THE BATTLE OF SHILOH TAKE PLACE?

>> LOUISIANA.

>> TENNESSEE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT, FINALLY, LET'S DO THIS ONE.

THIS IS FOR FIVE POINTS.

FOUGHT ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1862, THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM REMAINS THE BLOODIEST DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY, WITH A COMBINED TALLY OF 22,727 DEAD, WOUNDED, OR MISSING.

IN WHICH STATE WAS THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM FOUGHT?

>> GEORGIA.

>> CORRECT ANSWER THERE IS MARYLAND.

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

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

>> HI, I'M MACKENZIE GAUDETTE FROM WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ASKED THE TEAM FROM TANTASQUA, IF YOU WERE TO CREATE A SOUNDTRACK FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, WHAT SONGS WOULD BE IN IT?

>> DEFINITELY "THE CLIMB" BY HANNAH MONTANA, "RIBS" BY LORDE, AND "S.O.S."

BY RIHANNA.

>> "WHEN WE WERE YOUNG" BY ADELE, "DOG DAYS ARE OVER" BY FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE, AND PITCH PERFECT 1 "RIFF-OFF."

>> I'D DEFINITELY HAVE TO HAVE "GLORIOUS" BY MACKLEMORE, "YOUNG, DUMB, AND BROKE" BY KHALID, AND "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL" BY PINK FLOYD.

>> "MY TEARS RICOCHET" BY TAYLOR SWIFT, "YOU'RE GONNA GO FAR" BY NOAH KAHAN, AND THE PITCH PERFECT "RIFF-OFF NUMBER 2."

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> IT'S THAT TIME, TIME FOR THE FINAL LIGHTNING ROUND OF THE MATCH.

EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR FIVE POINTS EACH.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

BUZZ IN, ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN FIVE POINTS.

ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOUR TEAM LOSES FIVE POINTS.

WELL, YOU MIGHT SAY THAT IT'S GOOD TO BE KING IN THIS CATEGORY.

EACH ANSWER CONTAINS THE WORD "KING," SPELLED K-I-N-G, SOMEWHERE IN IT.

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS, STARTING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S COMPRISED OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> UNITED KINGDOM.

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

HIS NOVELS INCLUDE "THE SHINING" AND "CARRIE."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> STEPHEN KING.

>> STEPHEN KING, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST VENOMOUS SNAKE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> KING COBRA.

>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

IT'S THE CAPITAL CITY OF JAMAICA.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] KINGSTON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

MOVIE FEATURING SIMBA, MUFASA, AND SCAR.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> "THE LION KING."

>> YES, "THE LION KING" IS RIGHT.

HE LED THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> KING ARTHUR.

>> YES, KING ARTHUR IS RIGHT.

THEY COULDN'T PUT HUMPTY-DUMPTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> ALL THE KING'S HORSES AND ALL THE KING'S MEN.

>> KING'S MEN IS CORRECT.

HE GAVE THE "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

MOVIE GORILLA THAT CLIMBED THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> KING KONG.

>> KING KONG IS RIGHT.

HOWARD CARTER DISCOVERED HIS EGYPTIAN TOMB IN 1922.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> KING TUT.

>> YES, KING TUT IS RIGHT.

IT'S A SHAKESPEARE TRAGEDY.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> "KING LEAR."

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SHE PLAYED CAROLINE FORBES IN "THE VAMPIRE DIARIES."

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] TANTASQUA.

>> NATALIE KING COLE.

>> CANDICE KING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE.

SLANG TERM FOR A HEAD BOSS OR GROUP LEADER.

[ RINGER SOUNDS ] GATEWAY.

>> KINGPIN.

>> YES, KINGPIN IS CORRECT.

NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ] "KINGS CANYON" IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THEIR ALBUM-- [ BELL RINGS ] -- "WALLS" CAME OUT IN 2016.

KINGS OF LEON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER THERE, HOWEVER THAT BELL MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND LIGHTNING ROUND.

IT ALSO MARKS THE END OF OUR MATCH.

A LOT OF LAUGHTER IN THE STUDIO TODAY, WHICH I JUST LOVE.

WE HOPE BOTH TEAMS HAD A LOT OF FUN.

I CERTAINLY DID.

WE HOPE YOU DID AT HOME AS WELL.

TURNED OUT TO BE A TIGHT MATCHUP.

I WANT TO SAY, GATEWAY REGIONAL, THAT LAST LIGHTNING ROUND, YOU REALLY KICKED IT INTO HIGH GEAR.

HOWEVER, TONIGHT, THE VICTORY GOES TO TANTASQUA, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

WE REALLY WANT TO THANK BOTH TEAMS FOR A TERRIFIC MATCHUP TONIGHT.

TO SEE THIS SEASON'S ROSTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, BE SURE TO LOG ON TO OUR WEB PAGE AT NEPM.ORG.

OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

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 PROUD TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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

>> 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.

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.

>> TO EXCEL IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRANSFORM AND EVOLVE INTO A BETTER PERSON.

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.

EACH PERSON HAS THEIR OWN EXCELLENCE.

HOLD UP!

WE DROP THIS BEAT LIKE... DROP LIKE THAT!

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