Packet 8: Bonus 12
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
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 7.50 | 35% | 35% | 5% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | British Columbia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Chicago A | WashU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Georgetown | Swarthmore | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech A | Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia Tech B | Toronto A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois B | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| MIT | Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Maryland A | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michigan | Bruin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ohio State | Harvard | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Penn State | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rutgers | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Stanford B | Illinois A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Toronto B | Northwestern A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UC Berkeley B | Brown | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | MH |
| UCLA | Maryland B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Vanderbilt | Northwestern B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Virginia | UC Berkeley A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 20 | 7.50 | 35% | 35% | 5% |