Packet 1: Bonus 11
22 Gia Long (“yah long”) Street is the actual site of a Hubert van Es photo thought to depict a helicopter atop the roof of one of these buildings. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these buildings generally located in a national capital, which house foreign diplomats and store top-secret documents.
ANSWER: embassies [or embassy; accept diplomatic mission or foreign mission; reject “consulate”]
[10h] During this operation, many sensitive documents were burned in the U.S. embassy, where crowds climbed gates to get in. The song “White Christmas” was used to signal an evacuation in this operation.
ANSWER: Operation Frequent Wind [prompt on Fall of Saigon or evacuation of Saigon or Vietnam airlift]
[10m] Another security breach at the embassy in Saigon occurred when members of the Viet Cong blasted through a wall during this campaign, forcing diplomats to arm themselves. Massacres occurred at Huế during this campaign, which coincided with a New Year festival.
ANSWER: Tet Offensive
<World History — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 17.14 | 95% | 71% | 5% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Academy | Owensboro | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Harpeth Hall | USN C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Merrol Hyde A | Athens Bible School | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Portland High | USN B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| USN A | Merrol Hyde B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 11 | 16.36 | 91% | 64% | 9% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |