Question
Description acceptable. To dispel rumors that he was Calvinist, Christophe Plantin produced a Bible with this unique property. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this property first possessed by the Complutensian Bible, drawing from the Vulgate and the Septuagint.
ANSWER: polyglot [or diglot; accept descriptions like multiple languages side by side; accept having both Hebrew and Latin translations; accept having both Greek and Latin translations]
[10e] Plantin produced his polyglot Bible to prove his loyalty to this king, who sent the Spanish Armada.
ANSWER: Philip II [or Felipe II; or Philip the Prudent; or Felipe el Prudente; prompt on Philip or Felipe]
[10m] Plantin's Bible is alternatively named for this city, which was sacked in 1576 by soldiers who weren't paid by Philip II. The Spanish later besieged this city in 1585 during the Eighty Years' War.
ANSWER: Antwerp [or Antwerpen or Anvers]
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Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 36 | 11.94 | 97% | 14% | 8% |