Packet 3: Bonus 12
The first two humans in Norse mythology, Askr and Embla, were made from these objects. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these objects. Yggdrasil (“IG-druh-sill”) is a huge one of these objects in Norse myth that contains the nine worlds on its branches.
ANSWER: tree [accept World Tree]
[10h] The squirrel Ratatoskr mediates an exchange of insults between an eagle at the top of Yggdrasil and this dragon, who gnaws at the roots of the tree.
ANSWER: Nidhoggr (“NEETH-hogg”) [or Nidhug]
[10m] Beneath Yggdrasil lies a well that contains the severed head of this figure, whom Odin consults for wisdom.
ANSWER: Mimir [accept Mímisbrunnr or Mimir’s well]
<Mythology — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 16.92 | 100% | 42% | 27% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | DeWitt A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Coldwater | Detroit Country Day A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | New Buffalo A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EH |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | White Cloud B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Grand Ledge | Detroit Country Day B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Rockford B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Hillsdale Academy B | Troy A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| New Buffalo B | Utica Academy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Okemos A | Hillsdale Academy D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Okemos B | Rockford A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central A | Taylor | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Traverse City Central B | Detroit Catholic Central B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Troy B | DeWitt B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| U of D Jesuit | New Boston Huron | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| White Cloud A | Holt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Williamston | Hillsdale Academy C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 15.63 | 100% | 38% | 19% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 28.00 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |