Packet 6: Bonus 9
Legendarily, this object was created after a peasant farmer rode into a city on an ox-cart and was proclaimed its king. For 10 points;
[10m] Name this object legendarily dedicated by King Midas. This puzzle was subject to a prophecy that declared that whoever solved it would rule all of Asia.
ANSWER: Gordian Knot
[10e] This Macedonian ruler legendarily cut the Gordian Knot in half before conquering a large part of Asia. This son of Phillip II conquered the Achaemenid Empire.
ANSWER: Alexander the Great [or Alexander III of Macedon; or Alexandros III; prompt on Alexander or Alexandros]
[10h] Alexander sliced the Gordian knot while passing through this region during his conquest of Persia. A non-fictious King Midas committed suicide after the Cimmerians invaded this region in 696 BC.
ANSWER: Phrygia [prompt on central Anatolia or western Anatolia; prompt on central Asia Minor or western Asia Minor; prompt on Lydia; prompt on Turkey]
<History - Ancient, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 06
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 18.78 | 100% | 76% | 12% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Bus to Vista | Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Prat Pack | Albanian Rift in the Sky | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Taman's Nepo Babies | whatever | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | Heauton Timorumenos | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 100% | 17% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |