Mieszko I - 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida

Question

This man’s forces were twice defeated by a brother of Egbert the One-Eyed named Wichmann (“VIKH-mahn”) the Younger. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this first duke and Christian ruler of the “Gniezno State” who was a grandfather of Canute the Great and a husband to Dobrawa. The Dagome iudex references this ruler’s potential baptismal name.

ANSWER: Mieszko I (“mee-ESH-ko the first”) [prompt on Mieszko]

[10m] Mieszko conquered this former capital city that contained the Royal Wawel (“VAH-vel”) Castle. Supposedly, a creature from this city named Smok Wawelski (“vah-VEL-ski”) was tricked to eat sulfur-stuffed cow skins.

ANSWER: Kraków [or Royal Capital City of Kraków or Cracow]

[10e] Another High Duke of Poland, Konrad of Masovia, led one of these campaigns in Chelmno (“KELM-no”) land in Prussia. The third of these holy expeditions to the Middle East failed to capture Jerusalem.

ANSWER: Crusades [accept Prussian Crusade; accept Third Crusade; accept crusaders]

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Summary


2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley	2024-11-16	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	8	13.75	100%	38%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State	2024-11-16	Y	7	11.43	100%	14%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	8	13.75	100%	38%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at UBC	2024-11-16	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida	2024-11-16	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford	2024-11-16	Y	11	17.27	100%	46%	27%
2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis	2024-11-16	Y	10	11.00	100%	10%	0%

Data


UF E	UCF A	0	10	10
UF D	UCF B	0	10	10
UF B	Florida State University A	10	10	20
UF A	UF C	0	10	10