Packet 11: Bonus 16
In 1831, a series of figurines primarily made of this good were found in or near Uig Bay in the Outer Hebrides. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this good used to make most of the Lewis chessmen. The abandonment of an Atlantic island’s Western and Eastern settlements in the 15th century coincided with a decline in trade of this good.
ANSWER: walrus ivory [prompt on ivory and ask “from what animal”]
[10e] DNA tests have revealed that most of Europe’s walrus ivory was provided by a small Norse population on this island established by Erik the Red. This island was abandoned by the Norse at the end of the medieval period.
ANSWER: Greenland [or Grønland or Kalaallit Nunaat]
[10h] The Lewis chessmen are dated to the 12th century, when the Outer Hebrides were ruled by this Norse-Gaelic realm, which was nominally a vassal of Norway. The Crovan dynasty ruled this realm until defeated by Somerled.
ANSWER: the Kingdom of the Isles [or the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles; accept Sodor or Suðreyjar (“SOOD-ray-arr”); prompt on Kingdom of Mann and ask “what larger state was Mann a part of?”; prompt on The Isles]
<EC, European History> | NAFTA-Packet-11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 17.50 | 83% | 58% | 33% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Umayyad Caliphate be like REPEAL NAPHTHA | Ana Pauker? I hardly know her! | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |