Packet 8: Bonus 9
A 1904 campaign speech by this leader was paraphrased by nationalists as a declaration that “the twentieth century will be the Canadian century.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Francophone Canadian Prime Minister nicknamed the “Great Conciliator.” This anti-conscription leader was voted out after trying to create a version of NAFTA 80 years early.
ANSWER: Wilfred Laurier (“lorry-YAY”)
[10m] Henri Bourassa resigned and declared Laurier a “sell-out” after he sent troops to this war. Three years before this war’s start, the Jameson Raid hit Paul Kruger’s Transvaal Republic.
ANSWER: Second Boer War [prompt on Boer War; reject "First Boer War"]
[10e] Laurier primarily opposed conscription while serving as leader of the opposition during this global conflict sparked by the death of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
ANSWER: World War One [or WWI]
<History - World, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 08
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 22.50 | 98% | 80% | 48% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 60% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 88% | 63% |