Bonus
Answer the following about the influence of Byzantine art on African art, for 10 points each.
[10e] This region’s Byzantine-inspired architecture includes the Throne Hall of Dongola, built in this region’s kingdom of Makuria. Hundreds of pyramids were built by Kushite kingdoms in this region south of Egypt.
ANSWER: Nubia [accept Nubian pyramids; prompt on Nile Valley; prompt on Sudan]
[10h] Byzantine-style miniatures appear in this set of Ethiopian gospel manuscripts, one of which may be the earliest extant illuminated Christian manuscript. These gospels are named after one of the Nine Saints.
ANSWER: Garima Gospels
[10m] The Great Mosque of Kairouan (“kyre-WAN”) in Tunisia repurposed these decorative features from Byzantine buildings. Acanthus leaf carvings were a common Byzantine motif on these architectural features, which are the top-most part of columns, drawing on earlier Corinthian types.
ANSWER: capitals
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Conversion
Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
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Arizona State | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
British Columbia | Ottawa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Chicago A | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Columbia A | Waterloo A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Cornell A | Toronto B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Cornell B | Columbia B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Florida | LSE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Georgia Tech | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Illinois A | Stanford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EH |
Illinois B | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Iowa State | Texas | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Johns Hopkins | Toronto C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
MIT | Harvard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Maryland | Winona State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Michigan | UCF | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
North Carolina A | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
RIT | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Rutgers | Toronto A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
UC Berkeley A | WUSTL A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
UC Berkeley B | NYU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Virginia | North Carolina B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Virginia Tech | Minnesota | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
WUSTL B | Georgia State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Waterloo B | Yale | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 14.58 | 100% | 42% | 4% |