Packet 9: Bonus 9

This country’s mythology includes the tale of the brain-eating king Zahhak. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country, the origin of creatures like the Simurgh. Its national epic depicts the folklore of its predominantly Zoroastrian pre-Islamic era.
ANSWER: Iran [or Islamic Republic of Iran; or Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân]
[10m] This Iranian national epic was compiled by Ferdowsi. Its “heroic age” section prominently features seven labors culminating in the killing of the White Demon.
ANSWER: Shahnameh [or Book of Kings]
[10h] This central hero of the Shahnameh completes those labors alongside his talking horse Rakhsh. This hero tragically kills his son Sohrab and dies when he is thrown into a well of poisoned spears.
ANSWER: Rostam
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 09

HeardPPBE %M %H %
621.67100%83%33%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Chattahoochee AMidtown1010020EM
Innovation AHoover10101030EMH
Innovation BJohns Creek1010020EM
Lambert ANorthview B1010020EM
Lambert BChattahoochee B100010E
Northview AExhibition10101030EMH

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓621.67100%83%33%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕320.00100%67%33%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕220.00100%50%50%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕420.00100%50%50%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕524.00100%80%60%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✕310.00100%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✕47.5075%0%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕323.33100%67%67%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕417.50100%50%25%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕727.14100%86%86%