Packet G: Bonus 1
Talmudic requirements dictating the correct combination of teruah (“troo-AH”), tekiah (“teh-kee-AH”), and shevarim (“sh’var-EEM”) result in these objects being used approximately 100 times during Rosh Hashanah. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these objects that are used to signal the end of Yom Kippur. In the Book of Joshua, Israelite priests utilize these objects while circumambulating Jericho’s walls seven times.
ANSWER: shofars [prompt on horns and trumpets]
[10e] During Rosh Hashanah, shofars should not be blown outside the Holy Temple if the New Year falls on this day when Jews are expected to abstain from most work.
ANSWER: Sabbath [or Shabbat or Shabbos; prompt on Saturday]
[10h] While most shofars are crafted from ram horns, Jews from this country utilize the kudu’s horns. The Lemba people of Zimbabwe trace their Jewish ancestry to an exiled community in this country.
ANSWER: Yemen [or Republic of Yemen or Al Yaman or Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah]
<KT, Religion> | Packet G - McMaster A, Notre Dame C, Rutgers A, NYU A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 18.48 | 99% | 70% | 17% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock | Toronto C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Carleton University | Simon Fraser | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Guelph | Toronto F | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Ottawa | McGill A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Queen's | Western B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto B | Toronto Metropolitan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Toronto D | McMaster B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto G | Toronto E | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| UBC A | Western C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo A | UBC B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Western A | McGill B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 11 | 19.09 | 100% | 64% | 27% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 44% | 11% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 88% | 25% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 18.33 | 83% | 83% | 17% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |