Packet 7: Bonus 17
This woman’s “Flying Squadron” consisted of about eighty ladies-in-waiting at her court that she may have deployed to seduce people as part of her political operations. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this woman famous for organizing court festivals called Magnificences. This wife of Henry II [emphasize] of France became a de-facto ruler after he died in a jousting accident.
ANSWER: Catherine de’ Medici [prompt on Catherine; prompt on de’ Medici]
[10m] Catherine sent Charlotte de Sauve, a member of her flying squadron, to seduce this King of Navarre. This ruler declared “Paris is well worth a Mass” after converting to Catholicism.
ANSWER: Henry IV [accept Henry III of Navarre or Good King Henry or Henry the Great; prompt on Henry]
[10e] Extending a tradition begun by Catherine’s Edict of Amboise, Henry IV granted religious tolerance to these French protestants in the Edict of Nantes.
ANSWER: Huguenots
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 07
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 19.77 | 98% | 70% | 30% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |