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Chris Rohmann
Chris Rohmann is the former host of "As Schools Match Wits" on WGBY-TV channel 57 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Rohmann was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is a resident of Hadley, Massachusetts, but lived in the United Kingdom for many years until the early/mid 1980s. He wrote the novelty song "Funky Moped", covered by comedian Jasper Carrott whose version made it to number five in the British charts in the 1970s. He was a regular performer on the folk club circuit in the UK and also enjoyed success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before returning to the United States. Rohmann has been an actor, director, singer, songwriter, writer, and radio commentator as well as a member of the adjunct faculty of the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School (PVPA). He has written theater criticism and commentary for the Valley Advocate (Newspapers of New England Inc.) and the Daily Hampshire Gazette The ''Daily Hampshire Gazette'' is a six-day morning daily newspaper based in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Schools Match Wits
''As Schools Match Wits'' is a high school quiz show, hosted by Beth Ward, that airs on PBS member station WGBY in Springfield, Massachusetts, and which is produced in association with Westfield State University. ''As Schools Match Wits'' is well known throughout Western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. Gameplay Two teams of four high school students compete in a trivia and academic knowledge competition. At the beginning of the show, there is a coin toss, and the winning team gets to make the first selection of a category and point value from the game board. There are six categories, Arts & Entertainment, Literature, Math & Science, General Knowledge, Social Studies, and World Events. In each category, there are four questions, worth 30, 25, 20, and 15 points respectively. After a team chooses a category and point value, it is asked a qualifying question on which the team may confer before offering an answer. If the team answers correctly, it is then asked several more que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |