Packet 11: Bonus 9
Answer the following about the experiences of Eastern Europeans seeking to immigrate to the United States in the early 20th century, for 10 points each:
[10e] Eastern Europeans typically entered the U.S. at this facility in New York, the main U.S. immigration hub..
ANSWER: Ellis Island [or Ellis Island Immigration Station]
[10h] Rabbi Henry Cohen encouraged Eastern European Jews to come to this city instead of Ellis Island. 8,000 people died during a natural disaster that devastated this “Wall Street of the Southwest.”
ANSWER: Galveston, Texas [accept Galveston Movement or Galveston Plan or Galveston Hurricane]
[10m] Eastern European immigration was largely halted by a 1924 “Emergency” Act that implemented a strict one of these policies. The “National Origins Formula” was used to create levels for these policies until 1965.
ANSWER: Quotas [accept Emergency Quota Act of 1924; accept descriptions of limiting immigration by country or equivalents]
<History - American, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 18.57 | 86% | 71% | 29% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | Heauton Timorumenos | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Prat Pack | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Midnight Bus to Vista | Albanian Rift in the Sky | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | Always Set the Kurve | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 83% | 33% | 17% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 75% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 7 | 20.00 | 86% | 71% | 43% |