Question

In the Kebra Nagast, Solomon gets one of these animals to bring him some wood by trapping its young under a brass pot. In a poem, one of these animals describes “seven stages” named for concepts including “unity” and “poverty and nothingness.” (10[1])An animal whose name may mean “thirty of” these animals (10[1])helps to raise an albino child abandoned on a mountain and tells a hero to make a double-headed arrow (10[1])using (10[1])the branch of a tamarisk tree. (-5[1])In an epic poem, (10[1])that one of these animals helps Zal (10[1])perform a cesarean (10[1])section. A recurring (10[2])theme (10[1])in Sufi diwans contrasts a proud rose with a devoted one of these animals. These animals travel across seven valleys (10[1])to choose a king (10[1])in (10[1])a poem (10[1])by Attar of (10[1])Nishapur (-5[1])titled (-5[1])for their “Conference.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this (10[1])type (10[1])of animal that includes the roc, (10[1])the simurgh, (10[3])and the nightingale. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: birds [accept simurgh or nightingale before they are read; accept rukh or roc before roc is read; accept other types of birds such as hoopoe or chicken]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%119.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y9100%0%11%113.44
2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota01/27/2024Y2100%0%50%131.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%17%127.33
2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%122.80
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%85.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicGeorgia Tech A4110
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)GWU B (Grad)5110
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech B7010
Munir Siddiqui (UG)Maryland B (UG)JMU A (UG)7110
Cormac BeirneSorbonneClaremont A77-5
Jack LewisMTSUKentucky8110
Eshan Pant (DII)NYU AVassar8810
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaVanderbilt B9110
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)UNC D (DII)9410
Kevin ParkClaremont ASorbonne9410
Jisoon YooTexas AMichigan State A9510
Bryan UgazArizona StateMinnesota B11510
Raymond WangCornell ACornell B11910
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)GWU A (UG)12010
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsNYU B12210
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayColumbia B12510
Charlotte Goeb (UG)Virginia B (UG)JMU B (UG)126-5
Yashodev VyasMinnesota CIowa State127-5
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)William & Mary A (UG)13010
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)Maryland C (DII)13010
Ian He (UG)UNC C (UG)Virginia C (UG)13310
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia AColumbia C13510
Isaac OlsonUW AAppalachian State13610
Davin SivertsonAlabamaTennessee14210
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)14410
Owen AshbrookIowa BUBC A14410
John Shelly (DII)RowanHaverford14410
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMinnesota C14710
Dimitris KalafatisTexas A&M BIowa A14710
E Smith (UG)JMU B (UG)Virginia B (UG)14810
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M ARice A14810