Packet G: Bonus 6
The originator of the scheme centered on this place had earlier declared an independent “Republic of the Floridas” and claimed to have been named “cazique” (“ka-ZEEK”) by the Miskito king George Frederic Augustus. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this fictional country in Central America to which the general Gregor MacGregor attracted unsuspecting emigrants. The financial fallout from investments for settling this place contributed to the Panic of 1825.
ANSWER: Poyais
[10e] The Austrian conman Victor Lustig became famous for selling this landmark twice. Lustig convinced buyers that this landmark, which had been built for the 1889 Paris World’s Fair, was being sold for scrap.
ANSWER: Eiffel Tower [or Tour Eiffel]
[10m] In a 1785 “affair,” Marie Antoinette’s reputation was tarnished by forged letters stating her intent to buy one of these things, leading to accusations that the queen was refusing to pay for an extravagant purchase.
ANSWER: diamond necklace [accept Affair of the Diamond Necklace]
<McMaster A, European History> | Packet G - McMaster A, Notre Dame C, Rutgers A, NYU A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 17.85 | 98% | 65% | 17% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 67% | 100% | 33% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 11 | 17.27 | 100% | 73% | 0% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 44% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 63% | 25% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 17.50 | 88% | 75% | 13% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |