Bonus
Answer the following about storm-related figures who slew dragons in Indo-European cultures. For 10 points each:
[10h] This Slavic storm god fights the dragon-god Veles in the underworld every year. This Slavic god’s lightning bolts took the form of stone arrows.
ANSWER: Perun
[10e] Name these financial instruments the US used to finance the World Wars. Treasury Bills are examples of these securities that are less risky than stocks.
ANSWER: bonds [accept war bonds or government bonds]
[10m] In Norse mythology, this creature will be killed by Thor and kill Thor with its poison. This creature is an ouroboros, biting its tail as it wraps around the human world.
ANSWER: Jörmungandr (“YOR-mun-gahn-dur”) [accept World Serpent; or Midgard Serpent]
[10h] The issuer of a bond pays these payments to the holder in agreed intervals. The value of these payments is calculated by multiplying the bond’s face value and interest rate.
ANSWER: coupons
[10e] A possible Greek interpretation of the dragon-slaying myth is this son of Zeus slaying the Lernaean Hydra as part of his Twelve Labors.
ANSWER: Heracles [or Hercules]
[10m] In quantitative easing, the central bank buys a large quantity of bonds to escape a “trap” named for this property. This property is the ability of an asset to be converted to cash.
ANSWER: liquidity [accept liquidity trap]
<Edinburgh B, Mythology>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 103 | 19.71 | 100% | 74% | 23% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason A | Rowan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| George Mason B | George Mason C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Johns Hopkins | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| Lehigh B | Vassar A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Maryland A | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Maryland C | Columbia A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| NYU A | Rutgers C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Penn | Maryland B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Rutgers A | NYU C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Rutgers D | Lehigh A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Stony Brook | Princeton | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Vassar B | Rutgers B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 | 17.50 | 100% | 63% | 13% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 57% | 43% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 18.00 | 100% | 70% | 10% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 89% | 33% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 22.73 | 100% | 82% | 46% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 56% | 22% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 22.50 | 100% | 88% | 38% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |