Packet 7: Bonus 10
In August 2025, a peace deal was brokered between these (emphasize) two countries that granted the United States exclusive development rights in the Zangezur corridor. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these two Caucasian countries that have been in conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region since 1988.
ANSWER: Azerbaijan and Armenia
[10h] The Zangezur corridor will connect Azerbaijan to this autonomous exclave to its southwest, where Azerbaijan has “systematically erased” Armenian heritage according to the Caucasian Heritage Watch.
ANSWER: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic [or Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası]
[10e] In 2006, the European Parliament called Azerbaijan’s demolition of a historic Armenian cemetery a breach of a treaty adopted by this agency. This UN agency maintains Intangible Cultural Heritage lists and oversees World Heritage Sites.
ANSWER: UNESCO [or United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]
<Current Events — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 16.92 | 77% | 77% | 15% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | Williamston | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Coldwater | Taylor | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| DeWitt B | Traverse City Central B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | DeWitt A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Grand Ledge | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | New Buffalo B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Detroit Country Day A | Holt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Detroit Country Day B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| New Boston Huron | Hillsdale Academy C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| New Buffalo A | U of D Jesuit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okemos A | White Cloud A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Rockford B | Troy B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central A | Hillsdale Academy D | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Troy A | Okemos B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Utica Academy | Hillsdale Academy B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| White Cloud B | Rockford A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 15.63 | 75% | 69% | 13% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 60% | 80% | 20% |