Packet 5: Bonus 20
The RMD and Ludwig are two of these structures that parallel each other near Nuremberg. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these structures. Another of these structures in the state of Schleswig-Holstein is named after the city of Kiel.
ANSWER: canals [accept RMD Canal or Europa Canal; accept Ludwig Canal; accept Kiel Canal; accept BUT DO NOT REVEAL Rhine–Main–Danube Canal or Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal; prompt on artificial waterways]
[10m] The RMD Canal connects these (emphasize) two rivers via the Main (“MYNE”). Because it was too large to be transported by road, the KATRIN neutrino experiment had to take a detour of over 5,000 miles via these two major European rivers, one of which flows into the North Sea and the other into the Black Sea.
ANSWER: Rhine River AND Danube River [accept Donau for “Danube”; reject partial answers]
[10e] The Rhine and Danube are often cited as the northern borders of this empire, whose town of Aquae Sulis became Bath.
ANSWER: Roman Empire [or Ancient Rome or Romans; accept Western Roman Empire]
<Geography — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 5
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20.00 | 67% | 92% | 42% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not so) Evil Empire | POA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio | Fremd Larpers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| ccny potato salad | son toliver | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 9 | 20.00 | 56% | 100% | 44% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |