Question

Japetus Steenstrup argued that drawings of these creatures with the body of a monk or bishop should have massive red or black spots. Pierre Denys de Montfort’s sensational depictions of these creatures were based on Erik Pontoppidan’s natural history, which claims these creatures used their own feces as bait. These creatures were first noted in a history by King Sverre (“SVAIR-uh”). One of these creatures forms Victor Hugo’s initials (10[1])in a drawing he made to accompany an 1866 (10[1])book (10[1])inspired by Guernsey (“GURN-zee”) folklore. (10[5])Vignir (10[1])and his father Örvar-Oddr encountered an animal later equated (10[1])with these creatures called the hafgufa. These creatures, which Carl Linnaeus claimed resided near Norway, (10[1])would allegedly submerge and create whirlpools (10[3])that (10[1])sucked (10[1])down (10[1])Viking (10[1])ships. (10[2])For 10 points, name this legendary squid-like (10[1])sea (10[1])monster. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Kraken [accept Krake or Kraxe or Krabben or Horven; accept poulpe; accept octopus or giant octopus; accept Architeuthis monachus; accept squid or giant squid until “squid” is read; accept hafgufa until read; prompt on cephalopods or mollusks; prompt on sea monster until read]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%0%101.42

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago A6710
Mattias EhatammWaterloo AStanford7610
Ryan SunUC Berkeley BOttawa7710
Kevin WangGeorgia TechIowa State8110
Charles YoungColumbia AUC Berkeley A8110
Tony ChenToronto AWUSTL A8110
Yash MandaviaIllinois BUCF8110
Mitch McCullarPenn StateLSE8110
Jisoo YooTexasToronto B8210
Jay KimChicago BHarvard9110
Henry BonWinona StateColumbia B10610
Chris SimsNorthwesternIndiana11210
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina ARutgers11210
Joel MilesMinnesotaToronto C11210
Joseph ChambersVirginiaVanderbilt11310
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateFlorida11410
Gus VanskikeMarylandOhio State11510
Micah ColmanWaterloo BBritish Columbia11610
Sarod NoriCornell BNorth Carolina B11710
Ryan RosenbergNYUWUSTL B11710
Nathan ZhangCornell AJohns Hopkins12410
Todd MaslykMichiganRIT12510
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateYale12610
Nathan SheffieldMITVirginia Tech12710