Bonus
Bards play a single-stringed instrument known as a lahutë (“lah-HOO-tuh”) to accompany the story of this man’s duel with the traitor Ballaban. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Albanian national hero, who formed the League of Lezhë (“LEZH-uh”) in 1444 to fight against the Ottomans.
ANSWER: Skanderbeg [or İskender Bey; or Skënderbeu; or Skënderbej; or George Kastrioti; or Gjergj Kastrioti]
[10m] Albanian bard songs adhere to a set of customs known by this name that is still controversial for permitting blood feuds. Gerard of Cremona translated an 11th-century medical encyclopedia with this name from Arabic to Latin.
ANSWER: kanun (“kah-NOON”) [or qanun; or canon; accept Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit or Kanuni i Maleve; accept Canon of Medicine, Canon Medicinae, Qānun dar Teb, or al-Qānūn fī l-ṭibb] (Avicenna authored the Canon of Medicine.)
[10h] 19th-century Albanian bard songs praised the actions of this tribe, who fought against Ali Pasha in Epirus. Instead of surrendering to the Ottomans, members of this tribe jumped to their deaths during the Dance of Zalongo.
ANSWER: Souliotes (“soo-lee-OH-tees”) [prompt on Chams; prompt on Epirotes]
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Georgia State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Chicago A | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Chicago B | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Columbia A | WUSTL A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Columbia B | Michigan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Cornell A | MIT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Cornell B | Winona State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Harvard | Toronto C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Illinois A | North Carolina A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Illinois B | Maryland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Indiana | Waterloo A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Iowa State | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Minnesota | Texas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| NYU | LSE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Ohio State | Virginia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Ottawa | Florida | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Penn State | UC Berkeley B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Stanford | Rutgers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCF | North Carolina B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanderbilt | RIT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| WUSTL B | Waterloo B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Yale | British Columbia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 13.33 | 96% | 29% | 8% |