Round 3: Tossup 6
A history of a conflict in this country by Thomas Gordon was published the same year he became an officer under its Wittelsbach king, Otto I. A war in this country initiated by a non-Quaker Society of Friends inspired a painting by Eugène Delacroix that depicts the Chios Massacre. During a conflict in this country, an Edward Codrington-led fleet defeated Tahir (*) Pasha at the Battle of Navarino. The Elgin Marbles were taken from a building in this country which an explosion damaged when the Ottoman empire used it to store munitions. For 10 points, Philhellenists admired the ancient culture of what country’s cities of Thebes and Athens? ■END■
ANSWER: Greece [accept Kingdom of Greece; accept Greek War of Independence; accept First Hellenic Republic or Hellas before “Phihellenists”]
<European History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Horwitz | USN A | Harpeth Hall | 25 | 15 |
| Liam Mooney | USN B | Owensboro | 30 | -5 |
| Oren Shwartz | USN C | Athens Bible School | 76 | 10 |
| Ben Butler | Merrol Hyde A | Franklin Road Academy | 85 | 10 |
| John Watts | Portland High | Merrol Hyde B | 107 | 10 |
| Khoa Ta | Owensboro | USN B | 107 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 94% | 44% | 19% | 66.20 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 100% | 20% | 26.80 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 20% | 80.00 |