Bonus
Vasco da Gama’s son Christopher was captured and executed in 1542 by Ahmed Gragn during the Adal Sultanate’s invasion of this empire. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this empire whose ruler Susenyos converted to Catholicism under the influence of Portuguese Jesuit advisors. This empire was centralized under later rulers like Tewodros II and Menelik II.
ANSWER: Ethiopia [or Ethiopian Empire or Kingdom of Ethiopia; accept Abyssinia; accept Mängəśtä Ityopp’ya]
[10e] During the Ethiopian–Adal war, the Adal Sultanate allied with the Ottomans, who were led at the time by this “Magnificent” sultan who defeated the Hungarians at the Battle of Mohács (“MO-hotch”).
ANSWER: Süleyman the Magnificent [or Kânuni Süleyman or Süleyman I; prompt on Solomon]
[10h] In another early global proxy war, the Ottomans sent cannons to the “pepper rajas” of a sultanate in this region after the Portuguese captured Malacca in 1511. In the 1960s, Sukarno gave this region on Sumatra the autonomy to implement sharia law.
ANSWER: Aceh (“AH-chay”) [accept Sultanate of Aceh]
<Cambridge B, World History>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 121 | 18.10 | 95% | 55% | 31% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham D | Edinburgh A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Edinburgh B | Durham C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Edinburgh C | York | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Edinburgh D | Sheffield B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sheffield A | Durham A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 86% | 29% | 14% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 50% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 43% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 44% | 56% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 18.18 | 100% | 64% | 18% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 67% | 22% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 36% | 27% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 83% | 58% | 42% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 25.00 | 88% | 88% | 75% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |