Question

The folk song “The Bells of Aberdovey” references an instance of this fate which happened because the guard (10[1])Seithennin (“SAYTH-uh-nin”) got too drunk at a palace. (10[2])Soldiers of Batu Khan witnessed another instance of this occurrence after following a secret path to Svetloyar (“SVET-lah-yar”). The legends of Cantre’r Gwaelod (“kon-TRAIR GWEH-loth”) and Kitezh (“kee-TEZH”) feature examples of this fate, (10[2])another instance of which eliminated the main supply of orichalcum (“or-ee-KAL-kum”). When a silver key taken (10[1])from the neck of princess Dahut (“DA-hoot”) is used to open a city’s gates, (10[1])this fate befalls (10[1])the realm (10[1])of King Gradlon (10[1])in the Breton legend of (10[1])Ys (10[2])(“ess”). The (10[1])gods inflict (10[1])this fate on a well-ordered society that tried to invade Athens in a passage from the dialogue (10[2])Critias used as an allegory of hubris. For 10 points, what occurrence hid Atlantis from the world? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: sinking [accept equivalents such as sunken city; accept drowning or flooding or going underwater; accept sinking into a sea/ocean/lake; prompt on becoming invisible or disappearing by asking “what physical occurrence caused the city to disappear?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghWarwick1710
Rhys LewisCambridge BDurham A2410
Justin LeeImperial AOxford A2410
Michał GerasimiukStanford AStanford B5310
Jason HongBrown ADartmouth A5310
Mitchell ShaddenTexas AUBC A6810
Jack LewisMTSUGeodesic8110
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateIowa B8410
Kevin ParkClaremont AUW A8610
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M A8910
Ella WardeOxford BOxford C9410
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)9510
Freddy PottsSheffieldKiel9510
Andrei HuiCambridge CDurham B9610
Harrison WhitakerCambridge AImperial B9810
Michael SunBrandeis BBoston University11510
Michael SunBrandeis BBoston University11510
Derek Works (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)13310
Aswath KaraiMichigan State AIowa A13310
Rahul KumarRice ATexas A&M B13310
Alessandro BogoKCLBristol13310