Question

A god taking this form helped the Zuni hero twins destroy the Cloud-Swallower demon. A god taking this form leads humanity through four great caverns, and creates the other gods after separating from the sun god Tawa. A figure who took this form asked his wife Aso to answer the door while he hid. (10[1])Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed a demon in this form called tsuchigumo (10[1]-5[1])(“tsoo-chee-GOO-mo”). A “grandmother” from Hopi myth (10[1])takes (10[1])this form. (10[1])A figure in this form used a branch to capture Onini, a giant python, and later captured hornets, a fairy, and a (10[1])leopard, the four most dangerous creatures in the world. A trickster of this form (10[1])obtained the world’s stories (10[1])from the sky god Nyame (“nee-AH-may”). For 10 points, name this form of the African trickster Anansi, who once trapped a village full of flies in his webs. ■END■

ANSWER: spider [or arachnid; prompt on bug or animal]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eshan PantNYU ANYU B5310
Vishal KanigicherlaPenn APenn B64-5
Andre WongColumbia BPrinceton A6410
William GrogerColumbia AVassar6910
Karsten RynearsonYale APrinceton B7010
Nathan ZhangCornell CRutgers B7210
Vincent ZhangPenn BPenn A9410
Ashish KumbhardareRowan ABard A10810
Audrey ChoHaverfordYale C11210

Summary

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