Pacal the Great - 2023 ACF Nationals

Question

Answer the following about archaeological discoveries that involve ancient astronauts, for 10 points each.

[10m] The pseudohistorian Erich von Däniken (“DAY-nih-kin”) said that markings showing an ancient astronaut blasting off appear on the bottom of the lid of this Mayan ruler’s sarcophagus. This man ruled Palenque (“pah-LEN-kay”) for 68 years, the longest reign of any ruler from the Americas.

ANSWER: Pacal the Great [or Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I; or Pacal of Palenque]

[10e] Von Däniken also said that ancient astronauts used these features as landing-strips for spaceships. These ancient geoglyphs were created by an eponymous Peruvian culture.

ANSWER: Nazca Lines [or Nasca Lines]

[10h] Conspiracy theories about this object, which seemingly contains a spark plug inside a 500,000-year-old geode, claim it derives from a visit by ancient astronauts. However, this artifact from California is likely just a Champion spark plug.

ANSWER: Coso artifact [or Coso geode]

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Summary


2023 ACF Nationals	04/22/2023	Y	21	14.76	100%	48%	0%

Data


Johns Hopkins A	Iowa State A	0	10	10
Chicago A	Maryland A	10	10	20
Claremont A	Cornell B	0	10	10
Indiana A	South Carolina A	10	10	20
McGill A	WUSTL B	10	10	20
Rutgers A	Penn A	0	10	10
Virginia A	UC Berkeley A	0	10	10
UC Berkeley B	Ohio State A	0	10	10
Vanderbilt A	Minnesota A	10	10	20
Brown A	NYU A	10	10	20
Penn State A	Duke A	10	10	20
Florida B	Illinois A	0	10	10
Georgia Tech A	Michigan A	10	10	20
Texas A	Columbia A	0	10	10
Yale A	Rutgers B	10	10	20
Florida A	WUSTL A	10	10	20
Georgia Tech B	Northwestern A	0	10	10
Stanford A	Minnesota B	0	10	10
Toronto A	Yale B	10	10	20
Chicago B	Imperial A	0	10	10
North Carolina A	Cornell A	0	10	10