Hillsdale Academy A (Rube Goldberg XIX)
James Rahe | Landry Hancock | Tim Gaebler | Evelyn Meyer

RoundCategoryOpponentEasyMediumHardTotalParts
1Literature - Long FictionDeWitt BLeviathan(3)✓Mikhail Bulgakov(2)✕Joseph Stalin(1)✕10E
1GeographyDeWitt Bpapyrus(2)✓Lake Chad(1)✓Natron(3)✕20EM
1Science - PhysicsDeWitt BHans Geiger(1)✓Ernest Rutherford, Baron Rutherford of Nelson(2)✓alpha particles(3)✕20EM
1Science - ChemistryDeWitt Bphosphorus(1)✓white phosphorus(2)✕two-dimensional(3)✕10E
1Literature - PoetryDeWitt Bbirds(2)✓dreams(3)✓Pablo Neruda(1)✕20EM
1Fine Arts - AuditoryDeWitt B1812 Overture(1)✓“Sleigh Ride”(2)✓John Williams(3)✕20EM
1Science - BiologyDeWitt Bsperm(1)✓mitochondria(3)✓vas deferens(2)✕20EM
1History - EuropeanDeWitt BThirty Years’ War(2)✓Peace of Westphalia(1)✓Albrecht von Wallenstein(3)✕20EM
1Science - AstronomyDeWitt Bdark matter(3)✓rain(2)✕brown dwarfs(1)✕10E
1ReligionDeWitt Bnirvana(3)✓Mahayana Buddhism(2)✕Lotus Sutra(1)✕10E
1Pop CultureDeWitt BCharli XCX(3)✓Wisconsin(2)✓Bon Iver(1)✕20EM
1Fine Arts - OtherDeWitt BSeattle, Washington(3)✓Pritzker Prize(2)✕Robert Venturi(1)✕10E
1History - OtherDeWitt BPersian Empire(2)✓Ionia(3)✓Anabasis of Xenophon(1)✓30EMH
1Fine Arts - VisualDeWitt Bmirrors(3)✓ambassador(2)✓Le Brun(1)✕20EM
1Literature - Mixed/OtherDeWitt BNathaniel Hawthorne(2)✓Goodman(3)✓veil(1)✓30EMH
1History - AmericanDeWitt BPearl Harbor(1)✓USS Arizona(2)✓Isoroku Yamamoto(3)✓30EMH
2Science - ChemistryTraverse City Central Bredox reaction(2)✓iodine(1)✓free radicals(3)✕20EM
2Literature - Mixed/OtherTraverse City Central Bhearts(3)✓“The Masque of the Red Death”(2)✓William Burroughs(1)✕20EM
2History - AmericanTraverse City Central Bairport(2)✓Tammany Hall(3)✓Fiorello La Guardia(1)✕20EM
2Literature - Long FictionTraverse City Central BSalman Rushdie(2)✓Siddhartha(3)✓The God of Small Things(1)✕20EM
2Other AcademicTraverse City Central BLGBT(3)✓powwows(2)✓two-spirit(1)✕20EM
2Fine Arts - OtherTraverse City Central BArthur Sullivan(2)✓Modern Major-General(3)✓H.M.S Pinafore(1)✓30EMH
3Literature - DramaRockford BHenrik Ibsen(2)✓Nora Helmer(1)✓avalanche(3)✕20EM
3History - WorldRockford Bapartheid(3)✓Idi Amin(1)✓Parsis(2)✕20EM
3Fine Arts - AuditoryRockford Bsaxophone(3)✓Kind of Blue(2)✓Ornette Coleman(1)✕20EM
3History - AmericanRockford BLyndon Johnson(3)✓Barry Goldwater(2)✓Daisy ad(1)✓30EMH
3Fine Arts - OtherRockford BMary Poppins(2)✓Gene Kelly(3)✕umbrellas(1)✓20EH
3Fine Arts - VisualRockford BVladimir Lenin(3)✓Wassily Kandinsky(2)✓socialist realism(1)✓30EMH
3History - OtherRockford BArizona(1)✓Ancestral Puebloans(3)✓ballcourts(2)✓30EMH
3Literature - Mixed/OtherRockford Bletters(1)✓Encyclopédie(2)✓Alfred Dreyfus(3)✓30EMH
3History - EuropeanRockford BNapoleon Bonaparte(2)✓the Directory(3)✓telegraph(1)✓30EMH
3Science - EarthRockford Bsedimentary rock(3)✓sand(1)✓beds(2)✕20EM
3MythologyRockford Btree(1)✓Mimir(3)✓Nidhoggr(2)✓30EMH
3GeographyRockford Buniversities(1)✓Columbus, Ohio(3)✓Indiana(2)✕20EM
3Science - BiologyRockford Bhemophilia(3)✓blood coagulation(1)✕warfarin(2)✕10E
3Literature - Long FictionRockford BErnest Hemingway(2)✓A Farewell to Arms(3)✓Joe DiMaggio(1)✓30EMH
3Pop CultureRockford BMTV(1)✓Hans Zimmer(2)✕Yes(3)✕10E
3PhilosophyRockford Btime(3)✓Immanuel Kant(1)✓transcendental(2)✕20EM
4Literature - PoetryDetroit Catholic Central Balliteration (2)✓Middle English(3)✓the Pearl Poet(1)✓30EMH
4History - AmericanDetroit Catholic Central BRepublican Party(2)✓impeachment of Andrew Johnson(1)✕Thaddeus Stevens(3)✕10E
4Literature - Long FictionDetroit Catholic Central BH. G. Wells(2)✓Virginia Woolf(1)✓Russian(3)✕20EM
4Fine Arts - AuditoryDetroit Catholic Central BGerman(3)✓Hector Berlioz(1)✓Antonio Salieri(2)✕20EM
4Literature - Long FictionDetroit Catholic Central Bcolonialism(2)✓marriage(3)✓Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o(1)✓30EMH
4Science - ChemistryDetroit Catholic Central Bcarbon dioxide(1)✓lithium(3)✓amines(2)✕20EM
4History - WorldDetroit Catholic Central Bcoal(3)✓atomic bombing of Nagasaki(1)✓Dejima(2)✕20EM
4History - Mixed/OtherDetroit Catholic Central Bflat Earth(1)✓Christopher Columbus(2)✓Alfred Russel Wallace(3)✓30EMH
4Literature - Long FictionDetroit Catholic Central BTreasure Island(1)✓Joseph Conrad(2)✓Amis(3)✕20EM
4Other AcademicDetroit Catholic Central BFrench(1)✓Marcel Duchamp(3)✓weddings(2)✓30EMH
4Pop CultureDetroit Catholic Central Belf(2)✓blood(3)✕World of Warcraft: Midnight(1)✕10E
5Literature - Mixed/OtherTroy BDon Quixote(3)✓Infinite Jest(2)✕In Search of Lost Time(1)✕10E
5History - EuropeanTroy BEurovision Song Contest(1)✓Carnation Revolution(2)✓Georgia(3)✓30EMH
5Science - BiologyTroy Bgiraffes(1)✓Jean-Baptiste Lamarck(2)✓ruminants(3)✕20EM
5History - AmericanTroy BLouisiana Purchase(2)✓Meriwether Lewis AND William Clark(1)✓Nicholas Biddle(3)✓30EMH
5Fine Arts - VisualTroy Boptical illusions(3)✓abstract expressionism(1)✓Albers(2)✕20EM
5History - WorldTroy BMexico(3)✓Pancho Villa(1)✓Porfirio Díaz(2)✕20EM
5Fine Arts - OtherTroy BPaul McCartney(3)✓Beach Boys(1)✓“God Only Knows”(2)✓30EMH
5Science - PhysicsTroy Bparabola(3)✓1/2(2)✓kinematic(1)✕20EM
5Fine Arts - AuditoryTroy BEngland(3)✓Ralph Vaughan Williams(2)✓motets(1)✕20EM
5Science - AstronomyTroy Bthe universe(1)✓cosmological constant(2)✕event horizon(3)✓20EH
5Literature - Mixed/OtherTroy BGeorge Orwell(3)✓Boxer(2)✓equality(1)✓30EMH
5Science - MathTroy BVenn diagram(2)✕union(1)✓principle of inclusion–exclusion(3)✕10M
5Literature - DramaTroy BNew York City(2)✓angels(1)✓children(3)✕20EM
5Literature - Long FictionTroy BKurt Vonnegut (1)✓“so it goes”(3)✓“unstuck in time”(2)✕20EM
5Current EventsTroy Bfloods(3)✓Bongbong Marcos(1)✓Spratly Islands(2)✕20EM
5Social ScienceTroy Bneurons(3)✓sensory deprivation(1)✕vestibular system(2)✕10E
5GeographyTroy BRoman Empire(3)✓Rhine River AND Danube River(2)✓canals(1)✓30EMH
6PhilosophyGrand LedgeRené Descartes(2)✓“I think, therefore I am”(1)✕G.E. Moore(3)✕10E
6Fine Arts - OtherGrand LedgeNational Geographic(1)✓American flags(3)✓Afghan Girl(2)✓30EMH
6Science - ChemistryGrand Ledgefermentation(3)✓acetic acid(1)✓cellulose(2)✕20EM
6History - OtherGrand Ledgemausolea(3)✓Goths(2)✓Alaric I(1)✓30EMH
6Pop CultureGrand LedgeLooney Tunes(2)✓Porky Pig(3)✕Wile E. Coyote(1)✕10E
6History - EuropeanGrand LedgeSicily(3)✓1848(2)✓Swiss Guard(1)✓30EMH
6Other AcademicGrand Ledgeage of the Earth(1)✓Tacoma, Washington(3)✓Thomas Midgley Jr.(2)✕20EM
6Literature - DramaGrand LedgePulitzer Prize(3)✓Pennsylvania(2)✕baseball player(1)✕10E
6Literature - Mixed/OtherGrand Ledgehair(3)✓Rainer Maria Rilke(2)✓Carlos Fuentes(1)✕20EM
6Science - OtherGrand Ledgealternating current(2)✓transformers(3)✓power grids(1)✕20EM
6MythologyGrand Ledgelion dances(2)✓monkeys(3)✓lion(1)✕20EM
6History - AmericanGrand LedgeUFOs(2)✓Roswell, New Mexico(1)✕Project Blue Book(3)✕10E
7Science - ChemistryDetroit Country Day Bdissolution(2)✓mixing(1)✕recrystallization(3)✓20EH
7ReligionDetroit Country Day Bwine(1)✓John Calvin(3)✓Methodism(2)✓30EMH
7Science - BiologyDetroit Country Day Bbeaver(2)✓keystone species(3)✓ecological niche(1)✕20EM
7History - EuropeanDetroit Country Day BIreland(1)✓friars(2)✓harp(3)✓30EMH
7Social ScienceDetroit Country Day Binterrogation(3)✓blood pressure(2)✕lie detector(1)✓20EH
7Fine Arts - OtherDetroit Country Day BIndia(1)✓Charlie Chaplin(2)✓bicycles(3)✕20EM
7Literature - Mixed/OtherDetroit Country Day BPercy Shelley(3)✓Lord Byron(1)✓“Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”(2)✕20EM
7History - Mixed/OtherDetroit Country Day Bbison(1)✓Henry Hudson(2)✓Crow(3)✕20EM
7Current EventsDetroit Country Day BUNESCO(3)✓Azerbaijan and Armenia (1)✓Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic(2)✓30EMH
7Literature - DramaDetroit Country Day Bdeus ex machina(2)✓Tartuffe(1)✓The Imaginary Invalid(3)✕20EM
7Fine Arts - VisualDetroit Country Day BMichelangelo(1)✓Mannerism(2)✕Bernini(3)✓20EH
7Literature - Long FictionDetroit Country Day BJane Eyre(2)✓Dream of the Red Chamber(1)✓August Strindberg(3)✕20EM
7Fine Arts - AuditoryDetroit Country Day Borgan(3)✓Johann Sebastian Bach(1)✓cantata(2)✓30EMH
7Pop CultureDetroit Country Day BSpongebob Squarepants(1)✓“SICKO MODE”(2)✕MF DOOM(3)✓20EH
7Science - EarthDetroit Country Day Btornadoes(2)✓Tetsuya Fujita(1)✓downbursts(3)✕20EM
7Science - MathDetroit Country Day Bpi(1)✓Leonhard Euler(2)✓normal distribution(3)✕20EM
7History - WorldDetroit Country Day Bfloods(1)✓Han Dynasty(2)✓Xi’an(3)✕20EM
8History - WorldTraverse City Central AIran(3)✓gunpowder empires(2)✕Koh-i-Noor diamond(1)✕10E
8ReligionTraverse City Central Ahands(2)✓bodhisattvas(1)✕Sri Lanka(3)✕10E
8GeographyTraverse City Central Atiger(3)✓Manchuria(1)✓Amur River(2)✓30EMH
8Literature - Long FictionTraverse City Central ALittle Women(3)✓vanity(2)✓Samuel Johnson(1)✓30EMH
8Science - MathTraverse City Central Asine(1)✓proving the Pythagorean theorem(3)✓circumradius(2)✕20EM
8PhilosophyTraverse City Central Afour classical elements(1)✓Ptolemy(3)✓causes(2)✓30EMH
8History - AmericanTraverse City Central AAlaska(1)✓Kingdom of Hawaii(3)✓Sitka(2)✕20EM
8History - OtherTraverse City Central Awalls(2)✓3rd Century(1)✓Severan dynasty(3)✓30EMH
8Current EventsTraverse City Central ANew York(2)✓Australia(3)✓Balearic Islands(1)✓30EMH
8Fine Arts - OtherTraverse City Central AChicago, Illinois(2)✓streets(1)✓Cunningham(3)✕20EM
8Literature - Long FictionTraverse City Central AUncle Tom(2)✓Harriet(1)✓Octavia Butler(3)✕20EM
8Fine Arts - AuditoryTraverse City Central Ascales(3)✓Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov(2)✓bees(1)✕20EM
9History - AmericanWilliamstonPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania(2)✓Constitutional Convention of 1787(1)✓Morris(3)✓30EMH
9Science - PhysicsWilliamstonfrictional force(1)✓Charles-Augustin de Coulomb(2)✕arctangent(3)✕10E
9Fine Arts - AuditoryWilliamstonfilm scores(3)✓minimalism(1)✓Egypt(2)✓30EMH
9Pop CultureWilliamstonThe Bear(1)✓Jeremy Allen White(3)✕Richie(2)✕10E
9MythologyWilliamstoncorn(1)✓Popol Vuh(2)✕Trophy Head(3)✕10E
9Science - EarthWilliamstonatmospheric pressure(2)✓topographic map(3)✓altimetry(1)✕20EM
9Literature - Long FictionWilliamstonDune (2)✓New Zealand(1)✓Death on the Nile(3)✓30EMH
9Other AcademicWilliamstonJohn Wilkes Booth(3)✓Springfield, Illinois(1)✓George Saunders(2)✕20EM
9Literature - Long FictionWilliamstonJohannes Kepler(1)✓Cyrano de Bergerac(2)✕Orlando(3)✕10E
9Fine Arts - VisualWilliamstonGreat Wall of China(2)✓Ài Wèiwèi(3)✕China(1)✕10E
9Science - ChemistryWilliamstonatomic nuclei(1)✓beta decay(3)✕magic numbers(2)✕10E
9History - EuropeanWilliamstonVikings(1)✓Byzantine Empire(2)✓Varangian Guard(3)✓30EMH
9Literature - Mixed/OtherWilliamstoncouplets(2)✓Ramayana(1)✕Kalidasa(3)✕10E
10Literature - Mixed/OtherDetroit Catholic Central ACarnegie(1)✓The Jungle(2)✓Joan Didion(3)✕20EM
10Science - OtherDetroit Catholic Central Awater(1)✓lead(3)✕flywheels(2)✕10E
10Fine Arts - OtherDetroit Catholic Central ARussia(2)✓Igor Stravinsky(3)✓arabesque(1)✓30EMH
10History - OtherDetroit Catholic Central AKingdom of Macedon(2)✓Pyrrhus of Epirus(1)✓Syracuse(3)✓30EMH
10Current EventsDetroit Catholic Central ATexas(3)✓Project 2025(1)✕Bureau of Labor Statistics(2)✕10E
10PhilosophyDetroit Catholic Central ADalai Lama(3)✓dharma(2)✕self(1)✕10E
10GeographyDetroit Catholic Central ANew York(3)✓borscht(2)✓Catskill Mountains(1)✕20EM
10History - AmericanDetroit Catholic Central AMount Everest(2)✓Rice University(1)✕perform a transatlantic flight(3)✕10E
10Fine Arts - AuditoryDetroit Catholic Central AAntonín Dvořák(1)✓French horn(3)✓B and C(2)✕20EM