Packet 7: Bonus 9
So-called "jumps" named after these animals involved luring them near cliffs and running them off them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this large American bovine, the hunting of which was central to the lives of Plains Natives.
ANSWER: bison [or buffalo; accept buffalo jumps or bison jumps]
[10m] An early English-language description of bison hunts was made by Henry Kelsey, who went on to become governor of all settlements controlled by a company named for this person. This explorer navigated much of the coasts of the U.S. and Canada to find the Northeast Passage.
ANSWER: Henry Hudson [accept Hudson’s Bay Company]
[10h] Historically, medicine men from this tribe led bison hunts by pointing the animals off of a jump. This tribe originated near Lake Erie, but had migrated west to what is now Yellowstone National Park by the time of contact.
ANSWER: Crow [or Apsáalooke]
<Mixed/Other History — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 18.85 | 100% | 89% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Academy | Harpeth Hall | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Owensboro | Athens Bible School | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Portland High | Merrol Hyde A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| USN A | USN B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| USN C | Merrol Hyde B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 18.13 | 100% | 81% | 0% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |