Packet 2: Bonus 18
The founder of this city sowed dragon’s teeth into the earth to create the Spartoi. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this city founded by Cadmus. Oedipus ruled this city after solving the riddle of the sphinx and marrying his mother Jocasta.
ANSWER: Thebes [or Thêbai or Thíva]
[10h] Thebes was attacked by a group of seven Argive heroes after this son of Oedipus was denied his share of the throne by his brother Eteocles (“eh-TEE-oh-kleez”).
ANSWER: Polynices
[10m] This daughter of Oedipus defied the king Creon’s orders by burying Polynices, leading to her being condemned to death.
ANSWER: Antigone
<Mythology, Hariharan Ananthakrishnan> | VAULT II Packet 02
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15.65 | 78% | 61% | 17% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand duplantis fan club | Michael Touse-Squid | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo | Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Belmont A | Lexington B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Belmont B | Lexington A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Birmingham A | Cambridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Birmingham B | Bath | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| California | New York | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Chattahoochee B | Chattahoochee A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Cheese Sandwich | Martingrove | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia A | Georgia C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Hoover | Northview B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Innovation A | Lambert B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Innovation B | Lambert A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| Johns Creek | Exhibition | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Minnetonka C | Minnetonka A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northview A | Midtown | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Ostia Orcas | An even worse idea | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| PC Chris Master Race | I have no buzzer and I must neg | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Sheffield A | Manchester A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southampton | Warperial | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| They fuck you up your buzz and neg | Not Just Biking | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Virginia Tech | Mountain Dew is Better | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 83% | 100% | 17% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 1 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 80% | 40% |