Question
Identify the following about Jára Cimrman ("YAH-ruh TSIM-er-mahn"), a fictional Czech equivalent of Forrest Gump who appears at important moments in history, for 10 points each.
[10e] Cimrman is said to have carried 45 tubs of radioactive pitchblende to this scientist, who shared a 1903 Nobel Prize with her husband, Pierre.
ANSWER: Marie Curie [or Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie or Maria Skłodowska]
[10m] Cimrman supposedly titled this Anton Chekhov play, which opens with Irina celebrating her name day. "Lovesick Major" Aleksandr Vershinin is another character in this play.
ANSWER: Three Sisters [or Tri sestry; accept Two Sisters] (According to legend, Two Sisters was Chekhov's original title before Cimrman asked him, "Shouldn't there be more?")
[10h] In a complicated story involving watchmaking, Cimrman introduced this discipline to Switzerland. A device used in this medical field was a secret tool of the trade in the Chamberlen family and was used by Dr. Slop in Tristram Shandy.
ANSWER: obstetrics [accept OB; prompt on OB/GYN or gynecology or childbirth] (The device was forceps.)
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Cyber Tech | Strake Jesuit B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Audrain County AT | Montgomery Blair A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Belmont | Uni of Illinois Laboratory | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Strake Jesuit A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eastchester | Johns Creek | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fremd | Thomas Jefferson A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Innovation Academy A | Adlai E. Stevenson A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Lambert A | Northview | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Lexington | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Richard Montgomery | Northmont | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Westwood | Walter Payton A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 11 | 14.55 | 100% | 46% | 0% |