Packet 8: Bonus 18
In 1997, this leader was living on a pension worth less than $2 a month when he appeared in a much-maligned restaurant commercial. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this leader who allowed countries like Romania and Bulgaria to choose their own domestic policy through the Sinatra Doctrine. The Gang of Eight attempted a coup against this outgoing leader.
ANSWER: Mikhail Gorbachev [or Mikhail Sergeyvich Gorbachev]
[10m] Gorbachev attempted to increase investment in the Soviet Union through free market reform via this policy, whose Russian name means “restructuring.” It was paired with government transparency efforts called glasnost.
ANSWER: perestroika
[10e] Gorbachev’s popularity plummeted after strict 1986 “dry laws” prohibiting the consumption of this kind of good. In the 1970s, one-third of Soviet tax revenue was earned through taxes on vodka, a type of this good.
ANSWER: alcoholic beverages [accept synonyms like liquor or booze]
<European History — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 25.00 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Academy | Merrol Hyde B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Portland High | Owensboro | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| USN A | Merrol Hyde A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| USN B | USN C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 24.00 | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 50% | 75% |