Packet 9: Bonus 1
Windows were nailed shut to maintain the secrecy of conversations during this event. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this event avoided by Patrick Henry because he supposedly “smelt a rat.” A compromise at this event was proposed by a participant from Connecticut, Roger Sherman.
ANSWER: Constitutional Convention of 1787 [or Federal Convention of 1787; accept, but do NOT otherwise reveal, Philadelphia Convention; accept, but do NOT otherwise reveal, the Grand Convention at Philadelphia]
[10e] The Constitutional Convention convened at Independence Hall in this Pennsylvania city, which served as an interim capital during the construction of Washington D.C.
ANSWER: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [or Philly]
[10h] A man with this surname and the first name “Gouverneur” (“guh-vuhr-NEER”) wrote the Preamble to the Constitution and served on its Committee of Style. Another man with this surname at the convention served as Superintendent of Finance during the Revolutionary War.
ANSWER: Morris [accept Gouverneur Morris; accept Robert Morris]
<American History — Sriram Susarla> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 19.58 | 100% | 71% | 25% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Academy | USN A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Harpeth Hall | Merrol Hyde B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Merrol Hyde A | USN B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Portland High | Athens Bible School | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| USN C | Owensboro | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 14 | 16.43 | 100% | 57% | 7% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |