Packet 4: Bonus 14
Professor Thrugg effusively praises this architectural style in a sarcastic article by Douglas Haskell that coined this style’s name. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this architectural style related to Populuxe, which emerged from Streamline Moderne in post-war California. This futuristic style often used upswept roofs and neon signs and was popular for roadside businesses.
ANSWER: Googie architecture
[10e] Googie style informed the starbursts found on a sign welcoming people to this “fabulous” city, whose municipal area is home to the Sphere.
ANSWER: Las Vegas [or Vegas; accept Paradise, Nevada]
[10h] The term Googie architecture was coined in an article about this architect’s design for Googie’s Coffee Shop. This architect’s designs for both the Garcia House and the octagonal “Chemosphere” use stilts to fit on sloped land.
ANSWER: John Lautner
<EC, Other Visual Fine Arts> | NAFTA-Packet-4
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 15.00 | 100% | 47% | 3% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas I founded the Abbasids | UBC B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| The Unbearable Heaviness of History Players | UBC A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |