Packet 4: Bonus 3
In a story, these creatures lack immortal souls, causing them to dissolve into foam when they die. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these creatures. In that story, one of these creatures gives up her voice in an attempt to obtain a soul, and later dies after tossing a dagger into the ocean.
ANSWER: mermaids [or mermen; or merfolk; or merpeople; or havfrue]
[10e] “The Little Mermaid” is a fairy tale by this Danish author. Other fairy tales by this author include “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “The Ugly Duckling.”
ANSWER: Hans Christian Andersen
[10h] In this other Andersen fairy tale, Kai becomes cruel after a piece of the devil’s mirror gets stuck in his heart. In this story, Gerda rescues Kai after his abduction by the title character.
ANSWER: “The Snow Queen” [or “Snedronningen”]
<Purdue A, European Literature> | Packet D
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100 | 22.80 | 96% | 85% | 47% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia A | Rowan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Johns Hopkins | Lehigh A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lehigh B | Penn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Maryland B | Vassar A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| NYU A | Princeton | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| NYU B | George Mason C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Rutgers C | Stony Brook | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Rutgers D | Columbia B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Vassar B | NYU C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 22.86 | 86% | 100% | 43% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 75% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 26.00 | 100% | 90% | 70% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 89% | 56% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 89% | 78% | 56% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 20.83 | 92% | 75% | 42% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 88% | 63% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 80% | 40% |