Packet 4: Bonus 15
A painted bronze sculpture commemorating this event features a man pointing his right hand to the sky and extending his left hand. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this event. The Bockscar carried out this August 9th event with the “Fat Man.”
ANSWER: atomic bombing of Nagasaki [accept reasonable equivalents like Fat Man being dropped on Nagasaki; prompt on atomic bombing of Japan; reject any answer that mentions “Hiroshima”]
[10h] This artificial island in Nagasaki Harbor was the site of rangaku, or so-called “Dutch learning,” as well as a hostage crisis aboard the HMS Phaeton. This island lost its exclusivity in 1858 and was eventually made part of the city through land reclamation.
ANSWER: Dejima [or Deshima or Tsukishima]
[10e] A still-existing island in Nagasaki Harbor, Hashima, contained mines for this resource that were primarily staffed by forced laborers. Japan’s electricity supply is still primarily reliant on this black rock.
ANSWER: coal
<World History — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 4
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 15.60 | 100% | 24% | 32% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | New Boston Huron | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| DeWitt B | Grand Ledge | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Williamston | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | Rockford A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Country Day A | Okemos A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Detroit Country Day B | Rockford B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Detroit Catholic Central B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Hillsdale Academy B | New Buffalo B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Hillsdale Academy D | White Cloud A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| New Buffalo A | DeWitt A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Taylor | Holt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central A | Coldwater | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Traverse City Central B | Troy B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| U of D Jesuit | Hillsdale Academy C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Utica Academy | Okemos B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| White Cloud B | Troy A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 13.13 | 100% | 25% | 6% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 40% | 100% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |