Bonus
The Carolingians were originally “mayors of the Palace” until this ruler deposed the last Merovingian king, Childeric III, and cut off his hair. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Frankish ruler and father of Charlemagne. This person’s namesake Donation essentially founded the Papal States in 756.
ANSWER: Pepin the Short [or Peppin or Pippin; accept Donation of Pepin]
[10m] Pepin helped the papacy against this Germanic ethnic group, which had spread across Italy. This ethnic group, whose “Iron Crown” was used to crown Italian rulers, gives its name to a modern-day region in northern Italy.
ANSWER: Lombards [or Langobards; accept Lombardy]
[10e] This city served as the capital of the Papal States until it was conquered during the Risorgimento. The Vatican City remains entirely surrounded by this city today.
ANSWER: Rome [or Roma]
<Cambridge B, European History>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 123 | 22.85 | 100% | 68% | 60% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason A | Columbia B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| George Mason B | Rutgers C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| George Mason C | Princeton | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Johns Hopkins | Rowan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Lehigh A | Columbia A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Lehigh B | Maryland B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Maryland A | Stony Brook | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| NYU A | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Rutgers A | Vassar B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Rutgers B | Penn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Rutgers D | Maryland C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Vassar A | NYU C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 30.00 | 125% | 163% | 13% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 44% | 67% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 27.27 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 44% | 89% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 92% | 75% | 58% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 22.50 | 88% | 63% | 75% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 25.00 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |