Packet 5: Bonus 3
The policy of Dhamma ordered the planting of banyan trees and mango groves along this structure, which legendarily had a well every 800 meters. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Ancient Indian road network that stretches from modern day Bangladesh to Kabul. Chandragupta Maurya ordered the construction of the eastern stretch of this road.
ANSWER: Grand Trunk Road [or Uttarapath; accept Sarak-e-Azam or Badshahi Sarak or Shah Rah-e-Azam or Sarak-e-Sher Shah or Badshahi Sadak; accept Long Walk]
[10e] Expansions on the Grand Trunk Road were ordered by this third Mauryan emperor, who converted to Buddhism after the brutal Kalinga War.
ANSWER: Ashoka the Great [or Ashoka Maurya; accept Asoka]
[10m] Ashoka ordered the planting of Banyan Trees on the Road in the seventh of these things. These inscriptions were often signed with the phrase “Beloved of the Gods."
ANSWER: rock edicts of Ashoka [or pillar edicts of Ashoka]
<History - Ancient, Charan Shreekumar> | VAULT II Packet 05
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 15.91 | 91% | 46% | 23% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An even worse idea | Mountain Dew is Better | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Booz Allen Interns | Not Just Biking | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | Michael Touse-Squid | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| I have no buzzer and I must neg | The Young Jits | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| PC Chris Master Race | Ted Offensive | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| They fuck you up your buzz and neg | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | Armand duplantis fan club | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Virginia Tech | Ostia Orcas | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 18.33 | 83% | 50% | 50% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 60% | 40% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 0% | 40% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |