Packet 1: Bonus 11
In one religion, adherents adopt names ending in the suffix “-ody” in preparation for transformation into these figures. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these figures that, in Raëlism (“rah-ELL-ism”), created a laboratory called the Garden of Eden. Adherents of Raëlism call these figures Elohim, who sent a nuclear missile and caused the Great Flood.
ANSWER: aliens [accept extraterrestrials; or ETs] (The lead-in refers to the religion Heaven’s Gate.)
[10m] Name this city which titles three different tone poems by Ottorino Respighi (“ress-PEE-ghee”). This city is the setting of a ballet by Aram Khachaturian which features a notable “Adagio.”
ANSWER: Rome [or Roma; accept Pines of Rome; accept Fountains of Rome; accept Roman Festivals; accept Pini di Roma; accept Fontane di Roma; accept Feste Romane] (The Khachaturian ballet is Spartacus.)
[10e] Raëlism’s symbol features a swastika embedded in this Jewish hexagram depicted on the Israeli flag.
ANSWER: Star of David [or Magen David or Shield of David; prompt on stars or kochavim; prompt on shields or magenim]
[10e] In Pines of Rome, Respighi instructed this instrument to play several B flat pedals to depict the subterranean nature of the catacombs. This instrument’s “pipe” variety can often be found in churches.
ANSWER: organ [accept pipe organ; accept church organ]
[10m] Clonaid, a company tied to Raëlism, claimed to have produced a human clone with this name in 2002. According to Jewish folklore, the husband of a woman with this name had a first wife named Lilith.
ANSWER: Eve [or Hawwah]
[10h] The city of Rome also titles this Australian composer’s 1943 piece The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart, scored for military band and electric organ. This composer of Molly on the Shore and Lincolnshire Posy also popularized the old English folk tune “Country Gardens.”
ANSWER: Percy Grainger [or Percy Aldridge Grainger; or George Percy Grainger]
<Brown A, Religion> | Packet A
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 109 | 15.96 | 100% | 43% | 17% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia A | Maryland C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Columbia B | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| George Mason A | Rowan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HM |
| George Mason C | George Mason B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Lehigh B | Vassar A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Maryland A | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Maryland B | Penn | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| NYU A | Rutgers C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Princeton | Stony Brook | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Rutgers A | NYU C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HM |
| Rutgers D | Lehigh A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Vassar B | Rutgers B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 86% | 29% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 13.00 | 100% | 20% | 10% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 67% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 36% | 27% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 44% | 22% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 63% | 25% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 14.17 | 100% | 33% | 8% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |