Bonus
Nidhin Olikara argued that this ruler favored a barter trade system that sent raw goods to early industrial cities like Mandya. For 10 point each:
[10h] Name this ruler, nicknamed the “Tiger of Mysore,” who resisted British imperialism with early rockets.
ANSWER: Tipu Sultan [or Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu]
[10e] Tipu’s rockets helped win the Battle of Pollilur against this company. Until the Sepoy Rebellion prompted the creation of the British Raj, this company dominated the subcontinent through princely allies.
ANSWER: East India Company [or British East India Company; or EIC]
[10m] Mysore eclipsed this region as India’s early industrial center after 400,000 people died in Maratha raids. In 1770 and 1943, millions of people in this region died from famine, with the latter often blamed on Winston Churchill.
ANSWER: Bengal [accept Bengal Famine of 1770 or Bengal Famine of 1943]
<Edinburgh B, World History>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 103 | 16.99 | 97% | 62% | 11% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton A | Binghamton B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Binghamton C | Cornell D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| ESF | Cornell B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| RIT A | RIT B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rochester | Cornell C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 88% | 25% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 71% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 14.00 | 90% | 30% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 44% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 55% | 9% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 89% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 88% | 25% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |