Packet 1: Bonus 3
The Fulani-language term Yaéré refers to an annually flooded grassland around this body of water. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this west African lake, which is fed by the Chari river and has shrunk by over 95% since the 1960s.
ANSWER: Lake Chad [or Lac Tchad or Buhayrat Tshad]
[10e] The remaining southern wetlands of Lake Chad mostly consist of this plant. A historical product made from the reeds of this plant was used to record information with written hieroglyphics.
ANSWER: papyrus
[10h] The northeast shores of Lake Chad are plentiful with this mineral resource that names a lake in Tanzania with a large flamingo population. It was used by ancient Egyptians to preserve remains.
ANSWER: Natron [accept Lake Natron; prompt on salt]
<Geography — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 17.60 | 92% | 64% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Catholic Central A | New Boston Huron | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Detroit Country Day B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | Troy A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Detroit Country Day A | White Cloud A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Grand Ledge | Troy B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Hillsdale Academy A | DeWitt B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Hillsdale Academy C | New Buffalo A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Hillsdale Academy D | Coldwater | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rockford A | New Buffalo B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rockford B | Traverse City Central B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Taylor | Okemos A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Traverse City Central A | Holt | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| U of D Jesuit | Chelsea | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| White Cloud B | Utica Academy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Williamston | DeWitt A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 16.00 | 93% | 60% | 7% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 60% | 60% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |