Packet 11: Bonus 18
This man’s four-eyed subordinate is credited with inventing writing. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this legendary figure, who introduced wooden houses and boats to humanity. This figure’s name was adopted as a title by an immortality-obsessed Qin emperor.
ANSWER: Yellow Emperor [or Huangdi; accept Qin Shi Huangdi]
[10e] The cult of the Yellow Emperor was worshipped in this country during the Warring States period.
ANSWER: China [accept Zhōngguó]
[10h] This other legendary Chinese emperor devised a system of flood control after his father Gun was killed by Emperor Yao after failing at the same task despite using special self-expanding soil.
ANSWER: Yu the Great [accept Yu the Engineer]
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 18.50 | 100% | 35% | 50% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always Set the Kurve | With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| An even worse idea | Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Armand duplantis fan club | Booz Allen Interns | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Chattahoochee B | Exhibition | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | Heauton Timorumenos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| I have no buzzer and I must neg | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Innovation B | Innovation A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Johns Creek | Lambert B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Lambert A | Hoover | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Prat Pack | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Lexington A | Belmont B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Midnight Bus to Vista | Albanian Rift in the Sky | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Midtown | Northview B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northview A | Chattahoochee A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| PC Chris Master Race | Not Just Biking | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Ted Offensive | Ostia Orcas | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| The Young Jits | Mountain Dew is Better | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | They fuck you up your buzz and neg | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Virginia Tech | Michael Touse-Squid | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Waltham B | Lexington B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 50% | 63% |