Packet 11: Bonus 1
Eric Hobsbawm popularized the idea of a “long” version of this century. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this century when Shelby Foote’s chronicles of the American Civil War are set.
ANSWER: 19th century [or 1800s; accept long 19th century]
[10h] Hobswam’s theory of the “Long 19th Century” was inspired by Fernand Braudel’s analysis of the “long 16th century” in the Mediterranean during the reign of this ruler. This ruler sent the Duke of Medina Sidonia on a disastrous voyage.
ANSWER: Philip II of Spain [prompt on Philip] (The voyage was the Spanish Armada)
[10m] Hobsbawm's followup book, The Short Twentieth Century argues that this event failed because of one leader’s relapse into a doctrine of “unchanging permanence and harmony.” Sparrow killings caused mass disease and crop failure during this 1958 to 1962 campaign.
ANSWER: Great Leap Forward [or the Second Five Year Plan; or Dàyuèjìn]
<History - Other, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 28.33 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | Chattahoochee B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Innovation A | Innovation B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Johns Creek | Lambert B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Lambert A | Hoover | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Midtown | Northview B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Northview A | Chattahoochee A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 28.33 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✕ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 50% | 38% |