Packet B: Bonus 12
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> | Packet B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 22.71 | 100% | 68% | 59% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A | Vanderbilt C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Auburn A | Auburn C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Clemson A | Clemson C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Emory A | Auburn B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Georgia Tech A | Georgia Tech E | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Georgia Tech B | Georgia A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Georgia Tech C | Chipola College | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Mississippi State A | Sewanne | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| South Carolina A | Georgia Tech D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Tennessee A | Georgia Tech F | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Tennessee Tech | Vanderbilt B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Vanderbilt A | Montevallo | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 44% | 67% |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 11 | 27.27 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 44% | 89% |
| North | Main | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 22.50 | 92% | 75% | 58% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 8 | 22.50 | 88% | 63% | 75% |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 25.00 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 8 | 30.00 | 125% | 163% | 13% |