Packet 10: Bonus 19
Answer the following about doing things “not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” For 10 points each:
[10m] The line, written by Ted Sorensen, was part of a speech given at this university in Texas. One such “hard thing” mentioned in the speech is this university playing an in-state rival.
ANSWER: Rice University [accept “Why does Rice play Texas?”; reject “Texas” or “University of Texas at Austin”]
[10e] The first such “hard thing” mentioned by Kennedy in the speech at Rice is climbing this tallest mountain on Earth, which was first accomplished by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
ANSWER: Mount Everest [or Sagarmatha or Qomolangma or Jomolungma]
[10h] In the speech, Kennedy also wonders “why, 35 years ago” we accomplished this feat. John Alcock and Arthur Brown were the first to do this feat, for which another man won the Orteig Prize.
ANSWER: perform a transatlantic flight [accept equivalents such as flying across the Atlantic; accept “Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?”; prompt on transoceanic flights or other partial answers]
<American History — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 10
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not so) Evil Empire | ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | ccny potato salad | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 7 | 12.86 | 100% | 0% | 29% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |