Packet 7: Bonus 9
So-called "jumps" named after these animals involved luring them near cliffs and running them off them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this large American bovine, the hunting of which was central to the lives of Plains Natives.
ANSWER: bison [or buffalo; accept buffalo jumps or bison jumps]
[10m] An early English-language description of bison hunts was made by Henry Kelsey, who went on to become governor of all settlements controlled by a company named for this person. This explorer navigated much of the coasts of the U.S. and Canada to find the Northeast Passage.
ANSWER: Henry Hudson [accept Hudson’s Bay Company]
[10h] Historically, medicine men from this tribe led bison hunts by pointing the animals off of a jump. This tribe originated near Lake Erie, but had migrated west to what is now Yellowstone National Park by the time of contact.
ANSWER: Crow [or Apsáalooke]
<Mixed/Other History — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 18.85 | 100% | 89% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | Taylor | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| DeWitt B | Traverse City Central B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | DeWitt A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Grand Ledge | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | New Buffalo B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Country Day A | Holt | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Detroit Country Day B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Hillsdale Academy B | Utica Academy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| New Boston Huron | Hillsdale Academy C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Okemos A | White Cloud A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Okemos B | Troy A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rockford A | White Cloud B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central A | Hillsdale Academy D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Troy B | Rockford B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| U of D Jesuit | New Buffalo A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Williamston | Chelsea | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 18.13 | 100% | 81% | 0% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |