Packet 7: Bonus 4
With the creation of this lake, the town of St. Thomas was partially submerged. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this lake, where the lowering of water levels led to the discovery of a wrecked Boeing B-29 in 2000, as well as four bodies that included a likely victim of the Chicago mob in 2022.
ANSWER: Lake Mead
[10e] One of these structures named for Herbert Hoover created Lake Mead. Another of these structures named for St. Francis collapsed in 1928, killing over 400 people.
ANSWER: dam [accept Hoover Dam; accept St. Francis Dam]
[10m] William Mulholland designed the St. Francis Dam to provide water to this city. In addition to consulting on the Hoover Dam shortly before his death, Mulholland designed this city’s aqueducts, which moved water from Owens Valley to the San Fernando Valley.
ANSWER: Los Angeles, California [or LA]
<Geography — Hunter Scott> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 17.20 | 96% | 56% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpeth Hall | Franklin Road Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Owensboro | Athens Bible School | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Portland High | Merrol Hyde A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| USN A | USN B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| USN C | Merrol Hyde B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 17.33 | 100% | 53% | 20% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 20% | 0% |