Packet 11: Tossup 18

A museum in Turin houses a “hymn” to this body of water that was found near a macehead dedicated by “King Scorpion.” The undiscovered (15[1])city of Thinis along this body of (15[1])water was led by a ruler who was symbolized with a catfish. James (15[1])Quibell discovered an artifact that depicts the unification of two polites on this river using red (15[1])and white (15[1])crowns. (15[1])Aramaic texts (-5[1])were (15[1])sourced from the Elephantine island on this river home to the city (-5[1])of (*) Meroë (“meh-ROH-ee”). The 25th dynasty began after Kushite forces travelled north on this river. The season of Akhet (“AH-khet”) was defined using the annual flooding of this river. Papyrus stalks (10[1])grew on, for 10 points, what main river in Ancient Egypt? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Nile River [or Nile Delta or al-Nil]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaAlbanian Rift in the Sky2315
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearancePrat Pack3015
Edward KimJohns CreekLambert B4315
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyHeauton Timorumenos5915
Adhrit YadavLambert AHoover6115
Anoop ValavojuNorthview AChattahoochee A6215
Sean HarbisonExhibitionChattahoochee B64-5
Tejas SolaiInnovation AInnovation B6515
Justin AnNorthview BMidtown77-5
Nicole XuAlways Set the KurveWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience10610
Chistopher ZhongChattahoochee BExhibition11810
Dutch ConnertyMidtownNorthview B11810

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%33%77.83
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓4100%75%0%54.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕4100%50%0%76.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%88%0%53.00