Round 11: Tossup 18
A museum in Turin houses a “hymn” to this body of water that was found near a macehead dedicated by “King Scorpion.” The undiscovered city of Thinis along this body of water was led by a ruler who was symbolized with a catfish. James Quibell discovered an artifact that depicts the unification of two polities on this river using red and white crowns. Aramaic texts were sourced from the Elephantine island on this river home to the city of (*) Meroë (“meh-ROH-ee”). The 25th dynasty began after Kushite forces travelled north on this river. The season of Akhet (“AH-khet”) was defined using the annual flooding of this river. Papyrus stalks grew on, for 10 points, what main river in Ancient Egypt? ■END■
ANSWER: Nile River [or Nile Delta or al-Nil]
<History - Ancient, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gao | Belmont A | Waltham A | 58 | 15 |
| Alvan Hossain | Lexington A | Belmont B | 60 | 15 |
| Alexander Duan | Lexington B | Waltham B | 82 | 10 |
| Alex Kulik | Mansfield B | Mansfield A | 104 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 77.83 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 100% | 75% | 0% | 54.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 76.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 88% | 0% | 53.00 |