Question

In Vietnamese myth, a magical one of these objects was gifted by the sea god Long Vương to the hero Thạch Sanh (“tyke sign”). One of these objects called Uaithne (“OO-un-yuh”) was used to put the seasons in the correct order by the Dagda. A god won a contest with one of these objects by using it upside-down. (10[1])The Muses (10[1])elevated one of these objects to a constellation after its owner was torn apart by the Maenads. (10[2])In Greek mythology, (10[1])the first of these objects was created using a turtle shell (10[1])by Hermes. (10[1])Another one (10[1])of these objects was used to sway Hades and Persephone in a quest to recover Eurydice from the (10[1])underworld. For 10 points, Orpheus and Apollo played what stringed instrument? ■END■

ANSWER: harp [or lyre or lute; accept guitar due to translations of the Thach Sanh clue; prompt on instrument or stringed instrument]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cooper RohColumbia BYale B5410
Richard NiuCornell CYale A5610
William GrogerColumbia APenn A7310
Aum MundheRutgers ANYU A7310
Vincent ZhangPenn BRutgers B7610
Sam MacchiVassarHaverford8710
Yixi YangYale CPrinceton B8910
Jake GrodnerPrinceton ARowan A9110
Rico-ian BantingNYU BBard A10910

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%0%78.67