Packet 9: Bonus 20
This text contains the first instance of the shloka poetic form, which was written after Valmiki watched a hunter kill a male bird in front of its partner. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this epic in which a Prince of Ayodhya sets out to rescue his wife from the demon Ravana.
ANSWER: Ramayana
[10e] Like the Mahabharata, the Ramayana is made up of these poetic units. In English, these poetic units are two paired lines that may be “heroic” if in iambic pentameter.
ANSWER: couplets [accept heroic couplets]
[10h] This author’s epic Raghuvamśa begins with a pun in shloka that refers to Vishnu and Shiva as two fathers. This ancient Sanskrit author described a fisherman finding a ring in a fish in his play The Recognition of Śakuntalā.
ANSWER: Kalidasa
<Mixed/Other Literature — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
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| 10 | 19.00 | 90% | 70% | 30% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrol Hyde A | USN B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 50% | 17% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |