Packet J: Bonus 16
Answer the following about burial grounds found across the ancient world, for 10 points each.
[10e] For centuries, pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried in rock-cut tombs at this site in Luxor. King Tut was found at this site built near ancient Thebes.
ANSWER: Valley of the Kings [accept Valley of the Gates of the Kings; accept Wādī el-Mulūk]
[10m] Six burial grounds in Bahrain containing almost 12,000 examples of this kind of grave were left by the Dilmun civilization. These burial mounds name a hypothesis regarding the Proto-Indo-European homeland.
ANSWER: kurgans [accept tumulus or tumuli; accept barrows]
[10h] This term for an underground temple or tomb gives its name to a Neolithic complex in Malta whose “Oracle Room” amplifies sound throughout it. This Greek term also designated the complex of tunnels below the Colosseum.
ANSWER: hypogeum [accept Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni]
<CJ, Other History> | Packet J - Southampton A, Indiana A, Illinois B, Edinburgh A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 17.64 | 93% | 75% | 9% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont | Washington B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Minnesota A | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 100% | 0% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 33% | 100% | 33% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 80% | 20% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 80% | 40% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |