Question

This substance is taken by magical scarecrows or dolls called Sennentuntschi (“SEN-nen-TOON-chee”) when disrespected by Alpine shepherds. A foe encountered in the Grettis Saga reflects the Norse idea that outlaws could be punished in the afterlife without this substance. Unlimited money was supposedly produced from pants (10[1])made from this substance (10[1])called nábrók (“NAO-broke”) in Iceland. (10[1])In the Poetic Edda, (10[1])Fáfnir (10[1])forces Loki to collect enough gold to fit over some (10[1])of this (10[1])substance that (10[1])he obtained (10[1])from killing Otr (10[1])(“otter”). Sámi travelers (10[1])may have inspired Celtic stories of selkies who transform (10[1])into humans by removing (10[2])this (-5[1])substance. (10[2])The story of (10[1]-5[1])Sigmund and Sinfjötli (“SIN-f’yott-lee”) legendarily inspired berserkers to wear this substance to connect with (-5[1])bear and wolf (10[1])spirits. For 10 points, victims of a blood eagle were typically hung by chains through what flayed body part? ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: skin [accept human skin or sealskin or wolfskin; accept flesh; accept pelts or fur; prompt on hair; prompt on organs or body parts or meat; prompt on human or bear or otter or wolf by asking “what substance from them?”] (Norse outlaws were typically flayed before or after death.)
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2190%0%14%78.21

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry BonWinona StateMichigan4410
Matthew WangBritish ColumbiaChicago A4810
Cooper RohColumbia AToronto B5210
Athena ShaddenTexasUC Berkeley A5610
Rosa XiaCornell ANorth Carolina A5710
James McCurleyHarvardLSE6710
Jem BurchYaleWUSTL A6910
Orion KellerVirginia TechNorthwestern7110
Kevin PengCornell BIndiana7310
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia BNorth Carolina B7610
Sky LiToronto AWaterloo B7810
Chris ScheriRITVirginia8710
June YinWUSTL BMinnesota9110
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMIT9110
Jay KimChicago BNYU92-5
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BStanford9310
Andy YuMarylandWaterloo A9310
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaVanderbilt96-5
Kushal AluruRutgersPenn State9610
Jaik HavlickArizona StateGeorgia Tech109-5
David BassJohns HopkinsUCF11210
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUChicago B1320
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltOttawa1320
Kevin WangGeorgia TechArizona State13210