Question
Traveling through this civilization’s underworld is said to take 4 years, and requires enduring winds that cut like a knife. The main temple of this civilization’s capital was dedicated to a god who defeated 400 of his siblings that schemed to kill their mother. A god worshiped by this civilization disguised himself as an ant to bring one substance to humans, who he had earlier created by mixing his blood with bones found in the underworld Mictlān. After losing it in a fight with a primordial monster god, a god in this civilization’s myths replaced one of his feet with an obsidian mirror. For 10 points, name this civilization whose gods include Tēzcatlipōca, Huītzilōpōchtli, and Quetzalcoatl. ■END■
ANSWER: Aztecs [accept Mexicatl; accept Nahuatl]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Vincent Zhang (DII) | Penn | University of Delaware A | 43 | 10 |
Edward Zhou (DII) | NYU A | Swarthmore A | 102 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Rutgers | 102 | 10 |
Alex Shi (DII) | Swarthmore B | NYU B | 113 | 10 |
Andrew Yang (UG) | Columbia B | University of Delaware B | 115 | 10 |