Question
According to legend, a man with this profession convinced Krakus to offer a calfskin filled with sulfur to the Wawel Dragon, after which the dragon drowned itself while scarfing down water. For 10 points each:
[10m] Elves assist a holder of what profession in a Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale?
ANSWER: shoemaker [accept cordwainer; accept cobbler; accept “The Elves and the Shoemaker”]
[10e] These green-clad fairies are often depicted as shoemakers, although they are more commonly known for hiding pots of gold at the end of rainbows.
ANSWER: leprechauns
[10h] According to Lady Wilde, leprechauns can be found by listening for their hammers while they are building shoes under these objects. An alternate name for old witches is derived from these objects, since they were considered the boundary between the real and magical worlds in Britain.
ANSWER: hedges [or hedgerows; prompt on bushes or shrubs; reject “trees”] (The term “hag” derives from “hedge.”)
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Claremont Colleges | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell MATLAB | RIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornell R | Syracuse+Rochester | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |