Packet 8: Bonus 19
Because they were unwelcome by publishers in the 1930s and 40s, Jewish authors like Jack Kirby and Bob Kane pioneered this genre. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this genre. Jerry Siegel incorporated the Hebrew word for “God” into the Kryptonian birth name of a character in this genre, Superman.
ANSWER: comics [or comic books; accept graphic novels; prompt on cartoons]
[10m] A 2019 Guardian article linking comic heroes to the rise of fascism was written by Art Spiegelman, the creator of this graphic novel about the Holocaust which depicts Nazis as cats.
ANSWER: Maus
[10h] Two Jewish artists create a superhero called the Escapist in this author’s novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. This author of Telegraph Avenue described Jewish settlements in Alaska in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.
ANSWER: Michael Chabon
<Mixed/Other Literature — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 20.00 | 100% | 93% | 7% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Academy | Merrol Hyde B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| USN A | Merrol Hyde A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| USN B | USN C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 86% | 0% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |