Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo (VAULT II at UCSB)
Vivienne Ruemler | Michael Fayer | Taman Truong | Ben Shepherd | Chris Chang

RoundCategoryOpponentEasyMediumHardTotalParts
1HistoryMidnight Bus to Vistagold(2)✓Populist Party(3)✓William Jennings Bryan(1)✓30EMH
1ScienceMidnight Bus to Vistasolvents(2)✓sulfate(3)✕extraction(1)✕10E
1ReligionMidnight Bus to Vistadharma(2)✓Falun Gong(1)✓Qi(3)✕20EM
1HistoryMidnight Bus to VistaJulius Caesar(3)✓tribunes(2)✕Secession of the Plebs(1)✓20EH
1MythologyMidnight Bus to VistaHades(1)✓the Sun(2)✕Arion(3)✕10E
1Fine ArtsMidnight Bus to VistaG(3)✓flute(2)✓J.S. Bach’s orchestral suites(1)✕20EM
2HistoryLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearancesoccer(2)✓El Salvador(1)✕Chapultepec Castle(3)✕10E
2Current EventsLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceDMZ(2)✓Lee Jae-myung(1)✕using a balloon(3)✓20EH
2HistoryLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceTheodore Roosevelt(2)✓dams(3)✓Sierra Club(1)✕20EM
2Fine ArtsLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceElla Jane Fitzgerald(2)✕Louis Armstrong(3)✕The Threepenny Opera(1)✕0
2MythologyLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceThebes(1)✓Antigone(3)✕Polynices(2)✕10E
3LiteratureTaman's Nepo BabiesFederico Garcia Lorca(2)✕bullfighter(1)✕ghazal(3)✕0
3ScienceTaman's Nepo Babieslenses(1)✓optical dispersion(3)✕chromatic aberration(2)✕10E
3LiteratureTaman's Nepo Babiesbeaches(2)✓Edward Albee(1)✕airplanes(3)✕10E
3MythologyTaman's Nepo BabiesHawai’i(3)✓Pele(1)✕lava sledding(2)✕10E
4LiteratureHeauton TimorumenosThe Tale of Genji(2)✓Go(3)✕Sei Shōnagon(1)✕10E
4MythologyHeauton Timorumenoselephants(2)✓Indra(3)✕the churning of the Ocean of Milk(1)✕10E
4Fine ArtsHeauton TimorumenosNachtmusik(1)✓serenade(3)✕Mannheim rocket(2)✕10E
4LiteratureHeauton TimorumenosHonoré de Balzac(2)✓Le Pere Goriot (3)✕the wild ass's skin(1)✕10E
4HistoryHeauton TimorumenosTimur(3)✓Golden Horde(1)✓Great Stand on the Ugra River(2)✕20EM
4ScienceHeauton TimorumenosGreat Red Spot(2)✓Io(3)✓Jupiter(1)✕20EM
4LiteratureHeauton TimorumenosJohn Milton(3)✓William Wordsworth(2)✕London(1)✕10E
4ScienceHeauton Timorumenostetrahedral(3)✓transition states(2)✕chair conformation(1)✕10E
4HistoryHeauton Timorumenosparliaments(3)✓Iceland(1)✓Christian X(2)✕20EM
6ScienceBig Brown Ballersbuffers(1)✓citric acid(3)✓Norman Good(2)✕20EM
6HistoryBig Brown Ballerswomen’s suffrage(2)✓New Zealand(3)✓force feeding(1)✕20EM
6HistoryBig Brown BallersWashington D.C.(2)✓Grover Cleveland(3)✓drag queens(1)✕20EM
6LiteratureBig Brown BallersSouth Africa(2)✓Nadine Gordimer(1)✕“Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black”(3)✕10E
6HistoryBig Brown BallersQīng dynasty(3)✓Boxer Rebellion(2)✓Hundred Days' Reform(1)✕20EM
6ScienceBig Brown Ballersradio waves(3)✓active(1)✕plasma jets(2)✕10E
6MythologyBig Brown BallersIran(1)✓Shahnameh(2)✕Rostam(3)✕10E
6Modern WorldBig Brown BallersMaui(1)✓Washington(2)✓Mount Desert Island (3)✕20EM
6LiteratureBig Brown BallersItaly(2)✓guns or pistols(3)✓Accidental Death of an Anarchist(1)✕20EM
7ScienceAlways Set the Kurvediffusion(3)✓nuclear envelope(1)✕importins(2)✕10E
7LiteratureAlways Set the KurveMetamorphoses(3)✓caves(2)✕The Golden Ass(1)✕10E
7HistoryAlways Set the Kurvedisabled people(2)✓signing(3)✕crawling(1)✓20EH
7ReligionAlways Set the KurveBook of Matthew(1)✕a rich man entering the Kingdom of God(2)✓Beatitudes(3)✓20MH
7ScienceAlways Set the Kurvecathode(2)✓zinc(1)✓-220 kJ/mol (3)✕20EM
7LiteratureAlways Set the Kurvethe Great Depression(2)✓August Wilson(3)✕Lefty Costello(1)✕10E
7ScienceAlways Set the KurveHertzsprung-Russell diagram(1)✓Taurus(2)✕opacity(3)✕10E
7Fine ArtsAlways Set the Kurvepiano concertos(1)✓Aram Khachaturian(3)✕Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District(2)✓20EH
7HistoryAlways Set the Kurvemosque(2)✓Selim(3)✓Roxelana(1)✕20EM
7Current EventsAlways Set the KurveCharlie Kirk(2)✓Turning Point USA(3)✓Spencer Cox(1)✕20EM
7HistoryAlways Set the KurveHuguenots(3)✓Henry IV(2)✓Catherine de’ Medici(1)✓30EMH
7LiteratureAlways Set the KurveThe Name of the Rose(2)✕Foucault’s Pendulum(1)✕Umberto Eco(3)✕0
7ScienceAlways Set the Kurvephotons(3)✓wave-particle duality(1)✕John Stewart Bell(2)✓20EH
8ScienceWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceRubik's Cube(1)✓quotient(3)✓Abelian groups(2)✕20EM
8LiteratureWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceAthol Fugard(2)✕blood(1)✕Sizwe Banzi Is Dead(3)✕0
8ScienceWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experiencespeciation(1)✓adaptive radiation(3)✓genetic drift(2)✕20EM
8MythologyWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experiencetrees(3)✓Baba Yaga(1)✓Koschei the Deathless(2)✕20EM
8Fine ArtsWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experiencearias(3)✓Domenico Scarlatti(2)✕cats(1)✓20EH
8HistoryWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceWorld War One(3)✓Second Boer War(2)✓Wilfred Laurier (1)✓30EMH
8ReligionWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceIndia(1)✓Thomas the Apostle(2)✕kings(3)✕10E
8HistoryWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experiencethe Walt Disney Company(1)✓Singapore(2)✓Euro(3)✕20EM
8LiteratureWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceShakespearean fools(1)✕Twelfth Night(2)✕Touchstone(3)✕0
8Modern WorldWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceOne Piece(2)✓Nepal(1)✓Prabowo(3)✕20EM
9ReligionAlbanian Rift in the SkySri Lanka(1)✓bodhisattvas(3)✕tooth of the Buddha(2)✕10E
9LiteratureAlbanian Rift in the SkyPoland(2)✓three(3)✕Adam Mickiewicz(1)✕10E
9ScienceAlbanian Rift in the Sky2𝜋(1)✓Euler's identity(2)✓roots of unity(3)✕20EM
9LiteratureAlbanian Rift in the SkyKazuo Ishiguro(3)✕The Remains of the Day (2)✕Klara and the Sun (1)✕0