Bonus
A tablet discovered at a Bronze Age site in this country details the peace treaty outlined a few years after the Battle of Kadesh. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this modern-day country, where the Hittite archaeological site of Hattusa is located. The German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann conducted a highly destructive excavation in this country.
ANSWER: Turkey [or Türkiye]
[10e] Schliemann excavated the Turkish site of Hisarlik in a bid to find the real-life historical location of this city, the setting of the Homeric Iliad.
ANSWER: Troy [prompt on Ilion or Ilium]
[10h] Another significant Turkish archaeological site is this site, where a clay “Seated Woman” sculpture was unearthed. This Neolithic site contained a major proto-city with houses accessed through ceiling openings.
ANSWER: Çatalhöyük (“chuh-TALL-huh-yook”)
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 118 | 19.75 | 96% | 73% | 29% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 71% | 29% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 89% | 89% | 33% |
| Florida | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 92% | 83% | 50% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 78% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 16.67 | 92% | 58% | 17% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 78% | 33% |
| North | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 78% | 44% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 16.15 | 85% | 62% | 15% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |