Bonus
Original language term required. Hubert Bourgin (“boor-ZHAN”) portrayed attendants of this institution as a cabal of left wing radicals plotting for power in his book From Jaurès (“zhaw-REH”) to Léon Blum. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Parisian grande école (“grond ay-KOHL”) initially established by the decree of 9 Brumaire, year III in order to train teachers. This university’s librarian Lucien Herr rallied intellectuals in supporting Alfred Dreyfus.
ANSWER: École normale supérieure (“ay-KOHL nor-MAHL sew-pay-ree-URR”) - PSL [or ENS Paris; or Normale sup’; or Ulm; prompt on Normal Superior School or Superior Normal School; prompt on PSL or Paris Sciences et Lettres University]
[10e] Many influential politicians of this period like Jean Jaurès and Léon Blum studied at the École normale supérieure. This French government lasted from 1870 until World War II.
ANSWER: French Third Republic [or Troisième République]
[10m] In addition to mandating a secular education for children, a set of 1880s laws named after this politician standardized the curriculum at French normal schools.
ANSWER: Jules Ferry [accept Jules Ferry Laws]
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia A | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia State | Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia Tech | Texas | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Harvard | Ottawa | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | NYU | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Indiana | MIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Iowa State | Illinois B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland | LSE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Michigan | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Minnesota | Winona State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers | RIT | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Stanford | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Toronto A | Arizona State | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto C | Chicago B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley A | North Carolina B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UC Berkeley B | UCF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia Tech | Ohio State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WUSTL A | Florida | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| WUSTL B | British Columbia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Waterloo A | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 20 | 18.00 | 100% | 55% | 25% |