Question
This man developed a commonly used namesake “method” of questioning. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this subject of many dialogues by his student Plato, such as his “Apology.”
ANSWER: Socrates
[10h] This “pre-socratic” Greek philosopher became known as the “laughing philosopher” for his advocacy of cheerfulness. A hypothesis developed by him states that divisibility of matter has to end.
ANSWER: Democritus
[10m] Another “pre-socratic” philosopher, Empedocles, was the first to propose this set of four concepts that was later expanded to include aether.
ANSWER: the four classical elements
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Brunswick A | Trinity A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Eastchester | East Brunswick B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Great Valley | Hastings A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Hunter A | North Babylon B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Hunter B | BASIS-Independent Brooklyn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Mather A | Hastings B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Mather B | Daniel Boone Academy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Mather C | Stuyvesant A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| North Babylon A | Downingtown STEM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Stuyvesant B | moving finger A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| USN A | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN B | Merrol-Hyde | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN C | USN MS | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| moving finger B | Trinity B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 24.55 | 91% | 91% | 64% |