Packet 2: Bonus 16
Human figures from this archipelago’s namesake culture are characterized by sharp noses on otherwise blank faces. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Aegean archipelago where Parian marble originated. Linear A inscriptions from the Minoans were found on this archipelago’s island of Thera at Akrotiri.
ANSWER: Cyclades [accept Cycladic culture]
[10e] After its namesake culture, the Cyclades were dominated by the Minoans until one of these events occurred on Thera in the 1500s BCE. One of these events in 79 CE preserved Herculaneum and Pompeii.
ANSWER: volcanic eruptions
[10m] The Theran eruption paved the way for the Cyclades to be taken over by this culture. The earliest known form of Greek is named for this culture that created the Mask of Agamemnon.
ANSWER: Mycenaeans [or Mycenae]
<Cambridge B, Other History> | Packet B
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 125 | 18.48 | 99% | 68% | 18% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont C | UCLA F | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UC Santa Barbara | USC B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UCLA A | UCLA E | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| UCLA B | UC Irvine | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UCLA D | Claremont B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UCSD A | UCLA C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| UCSD B | USC A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 60% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 7 | 11.43 | 100% | 14% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 22.86 | 100% | 100% | 29% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 17.27 | 100% | 64% | 9% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 89% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 89% | 22% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 100% | 83% | 42% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 38% | 13% |
| South Central | US | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 19.17 | 100% | 67% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 60% | 60% |