Question
One city was called the “city of the blind” by an oracle because its residents had ignored the obvious advantages of building a city on the opposite side of this feature. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this geographic feature. Its Greek name refers to Io passing through it before introducing herself as the “horned virgin” to Prometheus.
ANSWER: Bosporus Strait [or Bosphorus Strait; prompt on Golden Horn; prompt on Byzantium by asking “on what geographic feature is Byzantium located?”]
[10e] This group sails past a pair of clashing rocks in the Bosporus Strait on its journey to Colchis, where they seek the Golden Fleece.
ANSWER: Argonauts [or Argonautai]
[10m] The tower that held one of these two lovers in Sestos has been conflated with the Maiden’s Tower by the Bosporus. These mythical lovers, who are separated by the Hellespont, appear in a poem by Christopher Marlowe.
ANSWER: Hero AND Leander [or Leandros]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 26.25 | 100% | 88% | 75% |
Data
| Texas A | Appalachian State | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| UBC A | Iowa A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Michigan State A | Rice A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sorbonne | Texas A&M B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| UW A | Iowa B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Bristol | Cambridge C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Oxford A | Cambridge A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cambridge B | Warwick | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Edinburgh | Durham A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Imperial A | Imperial B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| KCL | Durham B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Kiel | Oxford C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Oxford B | Sheffield | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Claremont A | Texas A&M A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |