Packet 15: Bonus 15
Ringaskiddy, a town in southeastern Ireland, has long been known for its production of the active ingredient in this brand-name drug. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Pfizer-produced drug, which like Revatio contains the active ingredient sildenafil. This brand-name drug is a PDE5 inhibitor used to cause vasodilation and increase blood flow.
ANSWER: Viagra
[10h] This Danish pharmaceutical company had planned a new factory in Dublin, but pulled out in 2025. You may have heard The Greatest Showman’s “This is Me” advertising this company’s Wegovy or Ozempic GLP-1 agonists.
ANSWER: Novo Nordisk
[10e] Possibly due to tariffs, manufacturing of the anti-cancer drug Keytruda will be moved from Swords, Ireland to this US state. Most Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in this state, which Joe Biden represented in Congress.
ANSWER: Delaware [or DE]
<Editors, Current Events> | Packet A
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 17.50 | 93% | 47% | 35% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | Claremont A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| UCLA B | UCLA A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UCLA D | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UCLA E | UCLA C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UCLA F | USC A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UCSD B | Claremont C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| USC B | Claremont B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 71% | 43% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 17.00 | 90% | 60% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 44% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 20.91 | 100% | 82% | 27% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 83% | 33% | 17% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.00 | 92% | 25% | 33% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 60% | 60% |