Packet 9: Bonus 4
One character in this novel is court-martialed for treason after bombing his own squadron at Pianosa. For 10 points each:
[10e] The title paradox prevents Yossarian from leaving the Air Force in what novel by Joseph Heller?
ANSWER: Catch-22
[10h] In Catch-22, the profiteering mess hall officer Milo Minderbinder runs this syndicate. This company paradoxically makes a profit despite buying eggs at 7 cents and selling them for 5 cents.
ANSWER: M&M Enterprises
[10m] While in Cairo with Yossarian, Milo Minderbinder buys Egypt’s entire supply of this good, which he later covers in chocolate to serve in the mess hall.
ANSWER: cotton [accept Egyptian cotton]
<Editors, American Literature> | Packet I
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 121 | 12.98 | 95% | 28% | 7% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont A | Claremont B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Irvine | UCLA F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA A | USC A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA B | UCLA D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA E | USC B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCSD A | UC Santa Barbara | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCSD B | UCLA C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 8.75 | 88% | 0% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 8.89 | 78% | 11% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 14.17 | 100% | 33% | 8% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 33% | 22% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 44% | 11% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 40% | 10% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
| South Central | US | Y | 7 | 14.29 | 100% | 43% | 0% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 13.08 | 92% | 39% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |