Packet 2: Bonus 8
This opera debuted in London, then was promptly stolen by around 150 separate copyright thieves in the United States. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this opera in which Josephine, the daughter of the captain of the title ship, is supposed to marry Sir Joseph Porter despite her love for the low-class sailor Ralph Rackstraw.
ANSWER: H.M.S Pinafore [or H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor]
[10e] W.S Gilbert and this man debuted their next opera, The Pirates of Penzance, in the United States to avoid further copyright theft. This composer wrote the music for the opera, while Gilbert wrote the libretto.
ANSWER: Arthur Sullivan
[10m] In a song from Pirates of Penzance, this military man who can “whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore” expresses countless reasons why he is the “very model of” the title position.
ANSWER: Modern Major-General [accept “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General”]
<Other Fine Arts — Hunter Scott> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 2
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 13.08 | 50% | 65% | 15% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Bible School | USN A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| Merrol Hyde A | USN C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Owensboro | Merrol Hyde B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Portland High | Harpeth Hall | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| USN B | Franklin Road Academy | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 12.50 | 38% | 63% | 25% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 60% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 60% | 80% | 0% |