Packet 3: Bonus 7
A pre-Columbian civilization in this state constructed many large cities with pyramids such as S’edav Va’aki and Mesa Grande. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this modern US state where the Hohokam formerly inhabited the modern site of Phoenix.
ANSWER: Arizona [or AZ]
[10h] Description acceptable. The Hohokam constructed many of these structures, which archeologists initially believed to be reservoirs. Many of these structures from Mesoamerica feature rings on their characteristic I-shaped walls.
ANSWER: ballcourts [accept any answers indicating a structure used to play the Mesoamerican ball game; accept Hohokam ballcourts; accept Mesoamerican ballcourts]
[10m] Along with the Hohokam and the Mogollon (“moh-guh-YOHN”), these people were the primary inhabitants of the pre-columbian Southwest. These people constructed the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde.
ANSWER: Ancestral Puebloans [or Anasazi]
<Other History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 19.62 | 100% | 77% | 19% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not so) Evil Empire | washed and braindead!!! | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Fremd Larpers | son toliver | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| POA | Quaker Oats | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| ccny potato salad | Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 19.38 | 100% | 75% | 19% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |