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In Bulgarian mythology, a clumsy race of these beings called Ispolini faced existential risk from tripping over blackberry brambles and dying. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this general type of mythological being, one of whom falls to his death after having his sack of gold and golden goose stolen in an English fairytale.
ANSWER: giants
[10m] In Greek myth, these two giant sons of Poseidon clumsily killed each other when they both threw spears at Artemis, who had darted between them. You may name both or give their collective name.
ANSWER: Aloadae [or Alaods; accept Otus AND Ephialtes; accept answers in either order; accept Otos or Otis in place of “Otus”]
[10h] In the folklore of these people, clumsy giants called Stállo were easily tricked by humans. The artwork of these people often depicts the three daughters of their sky-dwelling childbirth goddess Madderakka.
ANSWER: Sámi (“SAH-mee”) [or Saami, Sámit, Sämmiliih, or Sä’mmla; accept Sápmi; accept Lapps or Laplanders (note that many Sámi consider those terms offensive); prompt on Finns or Finnish people]
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Cornell BBrown A010010
Georgia Tech BClaremont A1010020
UC Berkeley AJohns Hopkins A100010
Florida BDuke A100010
McGill AYale A100010
MIT AMichigan A100010
Minnesota AHarvard A1010020
Minnesota BNYU A100010
Penn AHouston A100010
South Carolina APurdue A100010
Virginia AImperial A100010
Chicago CIllinois A1010020
Ohio State AColumbia A1010020
Chicago BNorth Carolina A010010
Stanford ANorthwestern A100010
WUSTL AColumbia B1010020
UC Berkeley BWUSTL B010010
Yale BFlorida A100010
Georgia Tech APenn State A010010
Maryland ARutgers A1010020
Rutgers BTexas A1010020