Bonus
Robert Peel responded to a failure of this crop by buying American cornmeal which became widely known as “Peel’s brimstone.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this crop whose failure due to blight caused a major famine in Ireland during the 1840s.
ANSWER: potatoes
[10h] Heavy rains in the summer of 1866 caused crop failures which killed around 8.5 percent of this country’s population. During the 1930s and 40s, the Mannerheim Line protected part of this country’s eastern border.
ANSWER: Finland [or Suomi]
[10m] During World War I, Germany endured the so-called “Turnip Winter” as an indirect result of this strategy. Named after a field marshal, this plan prioritized a quick invasion of France through Belgium and the Netherlands.
ANSWER: Schlieffen Plan [accept Alfred von Schlieffen]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | 22.00 | 100% | 70% | 50% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown B | Amherst A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Chipola College | Vanderbilt A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Claremont A | UC Santa Barbara | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EH |
| Dartmouth B | Brown A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Maryland A | George Mason A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| McMaster A | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EH |
| Rutgers A | Maryland C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Sheffield B | Edinburgh A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Vermont B | Boston College A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Williams B | Dartmouth A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |