Packet 4: Bonus 20
Two parents describe this man as salao, the worst form of unlucky. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this man who consistently dreams of lions on a beach. He often speaks to his young friend and apprentice about the "great" Joe DiMaggio.
ANSWER: Santiago [prompt on "the old man" or "the protagonist of The Old Man and the Sea" and equivalents]
[10h] In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago reminisces about competing in this activity from Sunday morning to Monday morning against someone from Cienfuegos. After beating that person in this activity, people began calling him "The Champion."
ANSWER: arm-wrestling [accept "hand game"]
[10e] The Old Man and the Sea was written by this modernist American author.
ANSWER: Ernest Hemingway [or Ernest Miller Hemingway]
<Literature - American, Hari Ananthakrishnan> | VAULT II Packet 04
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 55% | 9% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka B | Minnetonka A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Providence | Minnetonka C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 8 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |