Packet 5: Bonus 15
This archbishop was supposedly murdered by four knights who followed the command “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this priest, martyred in 1170, whose gravesite became one of the most prominent pilgrimage sites in England.
ANSWER: Thomas Becket [or Thomas à Becket; accept, but do NOT otherwise reveal St. Thomas of Canterbury]
[10e] Thomas Becket held this position, which became the head of the Church of England during the reign of Henry VIII (“the eighth”).
ANSWER: Archbishop of Canterbury [prompt on Archbishop]
[10h] Thomas Becket’s murder was conducted by knights loyal to this king, whose marriage to Eleanor of Aquitane led to the formation of the Angevin Empire.
ANSWER: Henry II [prompt on Henry]
<Other History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 5
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 20.00 | 84% | 56% | 60% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt A | New Boston Huron | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| DeWitt B | Detroit Country Day B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | U of D Jesuit | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Rockford B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Detroit Country Day A | Hillsdale Academy D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Hillsdale Academy B | White Cloud B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Holt | Coldwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Buffalo B | Okemos B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okemos A | Traverse City Central A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Traverse City Central B | Grand Ledge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy A | Rockford A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Troy B | Hillsdale Academy A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Utica Academy | Detroit Catholic Central C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| White Cloud A | Taylor | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Williamston | New Buffalo A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 18.00 | 80% | 47% | 53% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 80% | 80% | 60% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 60% | 80% |