Packet 3: Bonus 2
Scholars have cited this person’s descriptions of Yuan dynasty Jiaochao currency as evidence his story wasn’t completely made up. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this traveller whose life may have been fictionalized by the prison memoir Il Millione.
ANSWER: Marco Polo
[10e] Evidence for the story of Marco Polo’s travels being faked comes from his failure to mention this structure. Qin Shi Huang ordered the creation of this anti-Xiongnu (“SHUNG-nu”) structure.
ANSWER: Great Wall of China
[10h] On the other hand, the events in Il Millione were documented by this organization which had two members join the trip. Bartolome De Las Casas was a member of this order of “Blackfriars.”
ANSWER: Dominican Order [or Dominicans; accept Order of Preachers]
<History - Other, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 03
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 22.79 | 100% | 98% | 30% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill A | Tantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Chapel Hill B | Grimsley | 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% | 83% | 33% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |