Packet H: Bonus 9
Successors to this empire inherited its Seven Great Houses, including the House of Suren from which Armenia’s patron saint descends. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this empire that built the city of Ctesiphon, which was sacked in multiple invasions suffered by its Arsacid dynasty.
ANSWER: Parthian Empire
[10e] Aside from Parthia’s Seven Great Houses, the Sassanids took over the capital Ctesiphon, which the Parthians built on this river. This river bounds Mesopotamia with the Euphrates.
ANSWER: Tigris River
[10m] From their predecessors, the Sassanids also adopted this Middle Persian script whose name derives from that of Parthia. This script names a 20th century Iranian dynasty whose last ruler, Mohammad Reza Shah, was ousted in 1979.
ANSWER: Pahlavi
<Editors, Other History> | Packet H
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 16.21 | 98% | 52% | 12% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A | Clemson A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Auburn B | Tennessee Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Chipola College | Vanderbilt A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Clemson B | Tennessee B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Emory A | Georgia Tech F | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgia A | Georgia Tech E | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech B | Auburn A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia Tech C | Tennessee A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Mississippi State A | Vanderbilt C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Montevallo | Clemson C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Sewanne | Georgia Tech D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| South Carolina A | Georgia Tech A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Vanderbilt B | Auburn C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 57% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 16.67 | 89% | 56% | 22% |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 11 | 17.27 | 100% | 55% | 18% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 56% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 16.67 | 92% | 67% | 8% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| North | Main | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 7 | 11.43 | 100% | 14% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 13 | 14.62 | 100% | 39% | 8% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 63% | 13% |