Packet M: Bonus 3
Miyamoto Musashi won a duel against Sasaki Kojiro, in which he carved an oar into a practice weapon and killed Kojiro with a single strike to the skull. Answer some questions about his life, for 10 points each:
[10h] Musashi wrote this work on strategy and philosophy based on the five Japanese Buddhist elements. Its final book, “Void,” ends: “Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness.”
ANSWER: The Book of Five Rings [or Go Rin no Sho]
[10e] Musashi’s technique of Niten Ichi-ryū, translating as “two heavens in one,” refers to his innovation of fighting with both a short wakizashi and a long katana, two types of this class of weapon traditional to the samurai.
ANSWER: swords [or tō]
[10m] The only record of Musashi in a battle outside of duels is from the Shimabara Rebellion, whose aftermath included a ban on traders from this country. Traders from this country began the nanban trade at Tanegashima.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Portugal [or Reino de Portugal]
<Clemson A, World History> | Packet M - Columbia A, Ohio State A, Maryland A, Toronto C, Clemson A, Notre Dame A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 17.96 | 100% | 57% | 22% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge B | Manchester | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Cambridge C | Oxford C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| City St. George's | Warwick B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Durham | Imperial B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Edinburgh A | Bristol | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Edinburgh B | Southampton A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Imperial A | Cambridge A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Imperial C | Cardiff | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| LSE | Birmingham | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Oxford A | Warwick A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Oxford B | Southampton B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UCL | Montpellier | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 40% | 10% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 75% | 42% |