Packet 10: Bonus 19
A surprise attack on this city was legendarily halted after Catherine Cheynel dumped a pot of boiling hot vegetable soup on enemy soldiers. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city where vegetable soup is baked annually during L'Escalade. Charles Emanuel I failed to capture this city, where Michael Servetus was burned at the stake on 1553.
ANSWER: Geneva [or Genève]
[10e] Under John Calvin, Geneva became one of the first protestant cantons in this country.
ANSWER: Switzerland [or Swiss Confederation or Schweiz or Suisse or Svizzera or Svizra or Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft or Confederation Suisse or Confederazione Svizzera or Confederaziun Svizra]
[10m] Charles Emanuel I attempted to siege Geneva on behalf of the Catholic League while leading this Kingdom. During the War of the Spanish Succession, the Duke of Marlborough fought alongside a legendary military commander from this kingdom, Prince Eugene.
ANSWER: Duchy of Savoy [or Ducato di Savoia; accept the House of Savoy; accept Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy or Prince Eugene of Savoy]
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 10
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 19.55 | 100% | 64% | 32% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An even worse idea | PC Chris Master Race | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Booz Allen Interns | The Young Jits | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | Mountain Dew is Better | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Michael Touse-Squid | They fuck you up your buzz and neg | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Not Just Biking | Armand duplantis fan club | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Ostia Orcas | I have no buzzer and I must neg | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Virginia Tech | Ted Offensive | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 63% | 25% |