Question
Hanseatic ships returning from Iceland sold a prized variety of these animals which made their way to Arabia. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these birds, which medieval kings used in a sport where they would hunt other animals.
ANSWER: falcons [or hawks; or buzzards; accept specific types of birds of prey like haggards or gyrfalcons; accept falconry; prompt on birds of prey]
[10m] This group gifted gyrfalcons to kings and popes after training them in Marienburg Castle. Vytautas the Great defeated this group at the 1410 Battle of Grunwald.
ANSWER: Teutonic Knights [or Knights of the Teutonic Order]
[10h] Gyrfalcons were associated with kings in a manual on hunting, fishing, and falconry named after this town. Historians often mark the start of the Wars of the Roses to a 1455 Yorkist victory in this town, where Henry VI was released after a second battle.
ANSWER: St. Albans [or St. Alban; accept Book of St. Albans]
<Hari Parameswaran, History - European - Middle Ages> ~23369~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover A | Heights | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Innovation Academy A | Winston Churchill A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| St. Mark's | Hastings | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |