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This island was the primary base of the Arioi (“ar-ee-OI”), a secret society whose members traveled between islands to carry out Dionysian rituals and maintain traditional culture. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this island that was ruled for much of the 18th and 19th centuries by the Pomare dynasty. The Royal Society sponsored a mission to this island to observe the 1769 transit of Venus.
ANSWER: Tahiti
[10h] This Tahitian was a member of the Arioi and described as a priest by James Cook’s crew. On the Endeavour, this traveler constructed a map of the region’s islands using Polynesian navigation techniques.
ANSWER: Tupaia (“too-PIE-uh”)
[10e] The Arioi declined during the rise of these people in Polynesia, such as John Williams and Hiram Bingham I. A London society sponsored projects around the world by these people like Dr. David Livingstone.
ANSWER: missionaries [or missionary; accept the London Missionary Society; prompt on preachers, reverends, ministers, or other synonyms for Christian clergy]
<Editors, Other History> | H. Prelims 8 - Stanford A + Georgia Tech C + Columbia A + Columbia B

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
CambridgeBritish Columbia100010M
Chicago AWashU100010M
GeorgetownSwarthmore001010E
Georgia Tech ATexas0000
Georgia Tech BToronto A0000
Illinois BChicago B100010M
MITPittsburgh100010M
Maryland ANYU B0000
MichiganBruin0000
MinnesotaPurdue0000
Ohio StateHarvard1001020ME
Penn StateVirginia Tech0000
RutgersNorth Carolina001010E
Stanford BIllinois A001010E
Toronto BNorthwestern A0000
UC Berkeley BBrown1010020MH
UCLAMaryland B1001020ME
VanderbiltNorthwestern B001010E
VirginiaUC Berkeley A001010E
WaterlooIndiana0000

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Main Site2026-04-17✓207.5035%35%5%