Question
Identify the following about coffeehouses, for 10 points each.
[10m] The first coffeehouses were founded in this city, from which they spread rapidly throughout the Ottoman Empire and into Europe. Europeans mistakenly thought that steel with wavy patterns originated from this city.
ANSWER: Damascus [or Dimašq]
[10e] Lloyd’s of London, a company now in this industry, was founded as a coffeehouse. Astronomer Edmund Halley developed the first table used in the "life" subfield of this industry.
ANSWER: insurance [or reinsurance or ship insurance or life insurance or life assurance]
[10h] This philosopher claimed that coffeehouses and salons were centers of "rational-critical debate" in early modern Europe. This philosopher attacked Ernst Nolte's "apologistic" history of the Nazi era in the Historikerstreit.
ANSWER: Jürgen Habermas
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Fremd | Innovation Academy A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Strake Jesuit A | Lexington | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 67% | 100% | 33% |