Packet 2: Bonus 9
Harvard philosopher Stanley Cavell wrote about The Senses of [this book]. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this book whose “Visitors” section tells of the illiterate Frenchman Alec Thérien (“Tair-ee-AN”). Fishing trips with Ellery Channing inspired this book’s “Brute Neighbors” chapter, which describes a war between red and black ants.
ANSWER: Walden [or Walden: or, Life in the Woods]
[10e] This transcendentalist author wrote about his two-year, two-month, and two-day experiment living in a cabin in his book Walden.
ANSWER: Henry David Thoreau
[10h] This chapter of Walden contains the quote “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” This first chapter of Walden notes that the cabin Thoreau lived in cost $28.12.
ANSWER: “Economy”
<Literature - American, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 02
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 15.56 | 69% | 58% | 29% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An even worse idea | Ostia Orcas | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Armand duplantis fan club | Michael Touse-Squid | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Booz Allen Interns | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Mountain Dew is Better | Virginia Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Not Just Biking | They fuck you up your buzz and neg | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| PC Chris Master Race | I have no buzzer and I must neg | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Ted Offensive | The Young Jits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 25.00 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 33% | 67% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 60% | 80% | 0% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 60% | 40% | 20% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 88% | 25% |