Question
One of these tasks involved slaying Arzhang and rescuing Kay Kavus (“kai ka-VOOSE”) from Mazandaran. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this set of tasks undergone by a hero accompanied by the horse Raksh.
ANSWER: Seven Labors of Rostam [accept equivalents like Rostam’s Seven Labors; prompt on partial answers like Rostam’s labors by asking “how many labors?”]
[10e] The Seven Labors of Rostam are detailed in one section of the Shahnameh, an epic from this modern-day country written by Firdowsi in the Farsi language.
ANSWER: Iran [or the Islamic Republic of Iran; prompt on Persia]
[10m] Rustam’s mother Rudaba was unable to give birth until her husband, Zaal, summoned the simurgh, a huge one of these creatures. The simurgh had the body of this creature, but sometimes the head of a dog and lion claws.
ANSWER: bird [or aves; accept phoenix or peacock or eagle]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Data
| Rutgers B | Cornell C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia B | Princeton A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |