Packet 10: Bonus 7
In a royal Mayan tomb at El Perú-Waka, a dwarf figure with a removable ceramic helmet of a deer holds one of these objects, which were used to open portals to the underworld. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these objects whose Strombus type was used by the Maya as boxing gloves. In Hawaii, these objects were used by canoes to harken their arrival to shore.
ANSWER: conch shells [accept queen conchs; prompt on shells or shell trumpets]
[10m] Discovered amongst the tombs of Waka was a greenstone figure with a shark tooth produced by this other civilization. La Venta and San Lorenzo were centers for this Mesoamerican civilization, which produced massive stone heads.
ANSWER: Olmecs
[10e] The Waka figures are often incorrectly compared to toys, Mayan examples of which were some of the few uses of this technology in Mesoamerica. Spokes and axles with this technology allowed for the development of carts.
ANSWER: wheels
<Editors, World History> | Packet J
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 132 | 19.85 | 95% | 84% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason A | Maryland B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| George Mason B | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| George Mason C | Columbia B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Lehigh A | Rutgers B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Lehigh B | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Maryland A | Rutgers A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Maryland C | NYU A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Princeton | Columbia A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers C | NYU C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Rutgers D | Penn | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Stony Brook | Vassar A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Vassar B | Rowan | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 43% | 29% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 71% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 89% | 11% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 75% | 100% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 20.83 | 83% | 92% | 33% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 10 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 78% | 100% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 11 | 20.00 | 91% | 91% | 18% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 88% | 13% |
| South Central | US | Y | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 86% | 29% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 18.46 | 92% | 77% | 15% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 100% | 17% |