Round 10: Tossup 6
Description acceptable. Desire to utilize this system was used as the pretext for a 272 BC siege by Pyrrhus of Epirus. Participants in this system were organized into agélai that were run by eirēn. Membership in a syssítion (“suh-SIT-tee-un”) dining hall was granted upon the completion of this system. The Eurypontids and Agiads were exempted from this system, which moved top performers to the krypteia (“krip-TAI-uh”), where they would (*) terrorize helots (“HELL-uts”). Lycurgus (“lye-KER-giss”) created this system that boys entered at age seven. 300 graduates of this system died with Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae (“thur-MAH-puh-lee”). For 10 points, name or describe this system of military training in a Greek city-state. ■END■
ANSWER: agōgē (“uh-GOH-gay”) [or Spartan education; accept reasonable equivalents of Spartan training; accept krypteia until mention; prompt on education or schooling or training; prompt on descriptions of raising children]
<History - Ancient, Khang Le> | VAULT II Packet 10
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 83% | 17% | 55.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 60.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 50% | 80.33 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 40% | 60% | 77.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 78.50 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 78.75 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 50% | 25% | 62.33 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 28.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 8 | 88% | 50% | 38% | 72.14 |