Packet 6: Bonus 5
This king was defeated twice by Stilicho at the battles of Pollentia and Verona during his first attempt to invade Italy. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this king who captured Honorius’ sister, Galla Placidia, during his 410 AD sack of Rome before forcing her to marry his son Athaulf.
ANSWER: Alaric I [or Alaricus]
[10m] After that forced marriage, Galla Placidia became queen of a branch of these people ruled by both Athaulf and Alaric. An Amali dynasty of these people allied with the Huns at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains against a Theodoric-led army of these people.
ANSWER: Goths [accept Visigoths; accept Ostrogoths; accept Amali Goths]
[10e] After being widowed, forced to marry Constantius III, and widowed again, Placidia commissioned a mistakenly named one of these buildings in Ravenna. A grieving Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built as one of these places for his wife.
ANSWER: mausolea [or mausoleums; accept tombs; accept Mausoleum of Galla Placidia or Mausoleum of Theodoric]
<Other History — Sinecio Morales> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 6
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 19.62 | 85% | 85% | 27% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Academy | Portland High | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Merrol Hyde A | Merrol Hyde B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Owensboro | Harpeth Hall | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| USN A | USN C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| USN B | Athens Bible School | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 19.38 | 81% | 81% | 31% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 100% | 20% |