Question
During the siege of this settlement, a set of fortifications were built around it in a method known as circumvallation. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city where Vercingetorix and his troops were defeated by Julius Caesar during a 52 BC battle.
ANSWER: Alesia [accept Battle of Alesia]
[10m] The Battle of Alesia and the defeat of Vercingetorix occurred during Julius Caesar’s conquest of this region, which Caesar wrote a series of commentaries on.
ANSWER: Gaul [accept Gallia; accept Gallic Empire or Gallic Roman Empire; accept Cisalpine Gaul; prompt on France]
[10e] In his Commentaries on the Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar wrote that Gaul is a region that is divided into this many parts. A group of this many powerful Romans that Julius Caesar belonged to was known as the First Triumvirate.
ANSWER: three
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USN A | USN C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN B | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN MS | Merrol-Hyde | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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 | 10 | 27.00 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 44% | 33% | 100% |