Packet 8: Bonus 13
In an adaptation of a medieval superstition, young men apprenticing in this profession were supposedly pranked into making mistakes by the demon Titivillus. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this profession that employed apprentices referred to as “devils.” A German goldsmith who employed people in this profession was briefly imprisoned for witchcraft in Paris after selling his wares to King Louis XI.
ANSWER: printer [accept type setter or typist: accept other answers involving a printing press worker]
[10e] Titivillus was blamed for the printing error of “thou shall commit adultery” in editions of a Bible that used an English translation commissioned in 1611 by this ruler, who also published the treatise Daemonologie.
ANSWER: James I of England [or James VI of Scotland; prompt on James]
[10m] A black “printer’s devil” worked for Aldus Manutius in this city. Other superstitions in this city included the opening of “gates to hell” in abandoned wells and avoiding two columns where public executions were undertaken.
ANSWER: Venice [or Venezia]
<EC, European History> | NAFTA-Packet-8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 19.33 | 100% | 60% | 33% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lex | WashU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maybe Ever | The Worst Trade Deal in the History of Trade Deals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| St. Marx | [Redacted] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| W&L+Friend | four high school generalists shock natives with fluent stock in Tocharian B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 0% | 20% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |