Packet 7: Bonus 6
While uncovering a “Throne Room” in this city’s Palace of Minos, a part time numismatist encountered “lustral basins” that may have been used for purification. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ancient Minoan city whose 1450 BCE destruction may have been caused by an eruption at Thera.
ANSWER: Knossos
[10h] This part-time numismatist discovered two figures of women holding snakes during his excavations at Knossos. Linear A was named by this currency-obsessed British archaeologist.
ANSWER: Arthur Evans
[10e] Evans’ discovery of coins depicting confusing architecture at Knossos led him to describe the complex as one of these places. In Mythology, Knossos held one of these places home to the Minotaur.
ANSWER: the Labyrinth [accept Labyrinthine architecture]
<History - Ancient, Charan Shreekumar> | VAULT II Packet 07
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 18.18 | 98% | 55% | 30% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booz Allen Interns | An even worse idea | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | I have no buzzer and I must neg | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | Ostia Orcas | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Not Just Biking | Mountain Dew is Better | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Ted Offensive | Armand duplantis fan club | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| The Young Jits | Michael Touse-Squid | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| They fuck you up your buzz and neg | Virginia Tech | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | PC Chris Master Race | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 88% | 63% |