Packet 13: Bonus 11
This song begins with the tonally ambiguous chord progression “one, two minor, one, flat seven, four” played by a Mellotron flute. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this song whose cello and brass arrangement by George Martin was spliced with a slower “Take 7” for its final version. In this song, a dissonant melody sung against a G7 chord accompanies the claim that “nothing is real.”
ANSWER: “Strawberry Fields Forever”
[10e] “Strawberry Fields Forever” was written by this member of the Beatles, who kisses his wife Yoko Ono in a photograph taken hours before he was assassinated by Mark David Chapman.
ANSWER: John Lennon
[10m] The second and third verses of “Strawberry Fields Forever” are introduced by a swarmandal, a zither-like instrument from this country. The Beatles’ ”Norwegian Wood” popularized a style of music from this country often played with an 18 to 21-stringed instrument.
ANSWER: India
<Fine Arts - Other, Khang Le> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 57% | 43% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont B | Waltham A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Midnight Bus to Vista | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Lexington A | Belmont A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Lexington B | Mansfield A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Not Just Biking | Armand duplantis fan club | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Sheffield A | Manchester A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Waltham B | Mansfield B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |