Packet 6: Bonus 16
This country’s mythology includes the tale of the brain-eating king Zahhak. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country, the origin of creatures like the Simurgh. This country’s national epic depicts the folklore of its predominantly Zoroastrian pre-Islamic era.
ANSWER: Iran [or Islamic Republic of Iran; or Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân]
[10m] This Iranian national epic was compiled by Ferdowsi. This epic’s “heroic age” section prominently features seven labors culminating in the killing of the White Demon.
ANSWER: Shahnameh [or Book of Kings]
[10h] This central hero of the Shahnameh completes those labors alongside his talking horse Rakhsh. This hero tragically kills his son Sohrab and dies when he is thrown into a well of poisoned spears.
ANSWER: Rostam
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 06
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 19.71 | 97% | 54% | 46% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo | Big Brown Ballers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Midnight Bus to Vista | Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Prat Pack | Albanian Rift in the Sky | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Taman's Nepo Babies | whatever | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | Heauton Timorumenos | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 7 | 27.14 | 100% | 86% | 86% |