Packet 7: Bonus 18
A program that rearranges text at random is the center of a plan to steal this object. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this object that is the center of a series of conspiracy theories created by the computer Abulafia called “The Plan.” The Knights Templar use this object to study “telluric currents.”
ANSWER: Foucault’s Pendulum [accept Il Pendolo di Foucault]
[10e] The central mystery of this novel centers around theories regarding Aristotle’s lost tract on comedy. The blind monk Jorge of Burgos burns down a library in this novel.
ANSWER: The Name of the Rose [or Il nome della rosa]
[10h] The novels Foucault’s Pendulum and The Name of the Rose were written by this Italian author.
ANSWER: Umberto Eco
<Literature - European, Charan Shreekumar> | VAULT II Packet 07
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 18.57 | 62% | 33% | 91% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo | Always Set the Kurve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | whatever | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Midnight Bus to Vista | Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Prat Pack | With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 23.33 | 83% | 50% | 100% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 33% | 33% | 100% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 25% | 0% | 75% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 75% | 50% | 75% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 0% | 100% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 50% | 0% | 100% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 67% | 33% | 100% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 75% | 50% | 100% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 22.50 | 75% | 50% | 100% |