Packet 4: Bonus 11
Under the “Tatar Yoke,” Ivan I took over the job of this polity’s baskaki tax collectors. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this group of horsemen founded by Batu Khan.
ANSWER: Golden Horde [accept Ulug Ulus or Kipchak Khanate or Ulus of Jochi]
[10h] The “Tatar Yoke” legendarily ended after Ivan III defeated Akhmat Khan at this 1480 battle named for a river in modern day Smolensk.
ANSWER: Great Stand on the Ugra River [accept Standing on the Ugra River or the Battle of the Ugra]
[10e] The Golden Horde lost functional control over many Russian states after Tokhtamysh (“TOK-ta-mish”) lost the Battle of the Terek River to this conqueror. This ruler of Samarkand was nicknamed “the lame” due to his prominent limp.
ANSWER: Timur [or Timur the Lame or Tamerlane]
<History - World, Charan Shreekumar> | VAULT II Packet 04
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 19.55 | 98% | 80% | 18% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo | Heauton Timorumenos | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Big Brown Ballers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Midnight Bus to Vista | With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Prat Pack | Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Taman's Nepo Babies | Always Set the Kurve | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 83% | 17% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 100% | 38% |