Packet 9: Bonus 10
A coastal city west of these mountains has a special outdoor terminal covered with white tents built to accommodate the millions of travelers it receives each year. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these mountains north of the Sarawat range. These mountains have a similar name to a region west of the Najd and east of the coastal plain of Tihamah.
ANSWER: Hijaz Mountains [or the Hejaz Range; accept Jibāl al-Ḥijāz]
[10e] Jeddah has historically been the port of entry on this body of water for people travelling to Mecca on hajj.
ANSWER: Red Sea [or al-Bahr al-Ahmarr]
[10h] On the opposite side of the Hijazi Mountains is this city east of Mecca home to the historic Souk Okaz. The Saud family built the summer residence of Shubra Palace in this city because of its relatively mild climate.
ANSWER: Taif [or Aṭ-Ṭāʾif]
<EC, Geography> | NAFTA-Packet-9
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 14.32 | 84% | 51% | 8% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 16.67 | 83% | 67% | 17% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |