Packet 10: Bonus 9
Pliny the Elder claimed that being touched by this ruler’s right big toe would cure inflammation of the spleen. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ruler who apocryphally said “another such victory… and we are undone” after winning the Battle of Asculum, giving rise to a term for an overly costly victory.
ANSWER: Pyrrhus of Epirus [accept Pyrrhic victory]
[10e] In 274 BCE, Pyrrhus seized the throne of this ancient Greek kingdom earlier ruled by Phillip II and Alexander the Great.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Macedon [or Macedonian Empire]
[10h] In 278 BCE Pyrrhus lifted a siege of this city in which an earlier inventor had supposedly created a claw to lift ships out of the water.
ANSWER: Syracuse (The unnamed inventor is Archimedes.)
<Other History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 10
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 18.82 | 88% | 53% | 47% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | (not so) Evil Empire | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | ccny potato salad | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 14 | 16.43 | 86% | 43% | 36% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |