Packet 6: Bonus 16
German explorer Karl Mauch concluded that this site was the biblical city of Ophir, and that its Great Enclosure was constructed by the Queen of Sheba. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this site in Southern Africa constructed by the ancestors of the Shona which is home to several soapstone birds and massive mortarless walls.
ANSWER: Great Zimbabwe [reject “Zimbabwe”]
[10e] Much of Great Zimbabwe’s wealth came from the trade of gold and this material harvested from the tusks of elephants.
ANSWER: elephant ivory
[10m] The constructors of Great Zimbabwe and the Shona speak a language from this family, which is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa, owing to an early “migration” of people speaking languages in this family.
ANSWER: Bantu languages [accept Bantu migration]
<World History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 6
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22.00 | 100% | 64% | 56% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not so) Evil Empire | Fremd Larpers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio | ccny potato salad | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| POA | washed and braindead!!! | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| son toliver | Quaker Oats | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 16.67 | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |