Question
This disease likely killed five popes between 1492 and 1623. For 10 points each:
[10e] Identify this disease that also killed six of the cardinals who picked Pope Gregory XV’s successor. The Jesuits brought knowledge of quinine to fight this mosquito-borne disease.
ANSWER: malaria
[10h] This pope might have died from malaria after an event chronicled in Johann Burchard’s Liber Notarum. This pope had dozens of Roman homes razed in preparation for the Jubilee Year 1500.
ANSWER: Alexander VI [or Rodrigo Borgia; prompt on Alexander] (The event referred to in the first sentence is the Banquet of the Chestnuts.)
[10m] This man may have died of malaria after refusing a quinine treatment because it was “Jesuits’ powder.” This man took his title after the dissolution of the Barebones Parliament.
ANSWER: Oliver Cromwell (The title referred to is “Lord Protector of England.”)
<Michael Bentley, History - European - Misc> ~22869~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Kinkaid | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Heights | Innovation Academy A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Johns Creek A | Hunter A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Winston Churchill A | Hoover A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |