Packet 1: Bonus 11
Francisco Álvares claimed he was “weary of writing more about” buildings in this town because he feared being accused of lying about their beauty. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Ethiopian city home to 11 rock-cut churches built by the Zagwe (“ZAHG-way”) dynasty.
ANSWER: Lalibela (“laa-lee-BEH-luh”) [or Gebre Meskel or Gäbrä Mäsqäl]
[10m] Scholars believe the Zagwe (“ZAHG-way”) dynasty arose after Queen Gudit brutally destroyed this kingdom. The Queen of Sheba supposedly founded this kingdom, whose adoption of the Tewahedo Church made it the first Christian state in sub-saharan Africa.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Aksum (“ACK-soom”) [or Kingdom of Axum or Aksumite Kingdom]
[10e] Queen Gudit likely practiced this religion, which was also practiced by the Himyarite Kingdom before Aksum invaded Yemen. Today, Ethiopians who practice this religion are called Beta Israel.
ANSWER: Judaism [accept Jewish]
<History - World, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 01
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 18.00 | 91% | 60% | 29% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 83% | 17% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 16.25 | 63% | 63% | 38% |