Question
Edmond Halley's version of this theory, which hypothesized that escaping gas created the Aurora Borealis, was functionally disproved by Nevil Maskelyne and Charles Hutton's Schiehallion experiment. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name or describe this crank geophysical theory propounded in the 19th century by John Cleves Symmes, who described a series of concentric shells connected by holes at the North and South Poles.
ANSWER: Hollow Earth [accept descriptive answers indicating that the Earth has some sort of significant interior space]
[10m] Predecessors to the Hollow Earth theory include classical myths about caves leading to the underworld; for example, in the Aeneid, Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl descend through a cave near this volcanic crater lake in southern Italy.
ANSWER: Lake Avernus [or Lago d'Averno]
[10h] In Hindu cosmology, asuras and nagas inhabit the seven levels of this subterranean region, located below the earthly realm of Prithvi and above the hellish Naraka.
ANSWER: Patala [or Patalaloka; prompt on Nagaloka]
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 83% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Cameron et al. | The Passion According to C.H. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style | The Vulture's Guide to Buzz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Milan et al. | Parth et al. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |