Packet 11: Bonus 8
A city on this body of water, which was built by King Ishpuini after his defeat of the Manneans, was the endpoint of canals built by King Menua that are still used today. For 10 points each:
[10h] Kings who called their land Biainili ruled from the fortress city of Tushpa on what body of water?
ANSWER: Lake Van [or Vana lič̣ or Gola Wanê or Van Gölü]
[10m] According to classical sources, the Kingdom of Urartu’s capital of Tushpa fell to these people under Cyaxares in 590 BC. Herodotus described seven concentric walls surrounding this kingdom’s mountain capital of Ecbatana.
ANSWER: Medes [or the Median Empire or Median Kingdom or Kingdom of Media; accept Māda or Mādāya]
[10e] Xerxes I created one of these texts in trilingual cuneiform near Tushpa’s Van Fortress. Darius I listed Media and Urartu among his provinces and boasted of victories in one of these texts on Mount Behistun near a road to Ecbatana.
ANSWER: Achaemenid royal inscriptions [or epigraphs; accept rock engravings or rock carvings or rock cuttings or descriptions thereof]
<EC, Other History> | NAFTA-Packet-11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 15.38 | 85% | 69% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Don't Have the Cards | Strange Case of Dr. Joker and Mr. Pennywise | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 67% | 0% |