Question
The Hand of Irulegi (“ee-roo-LAY-ghee”) has the oldest known writing of a proto-form of this language, displaying the word zorioneku (“soh-ree-oh-NEH-koo”) or “fortunate.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this European language isolate thought to descend from the language of the Vascone tribe.
ANSWER: Basque [or Euskara]
[10m] The bronze hand likely survived because it was in a village burned down by the Romans in a war against this general, who led Iberian tribes in a 1st-century BCE revolt against Rome after he was proscribed by Sulla.
ANSWER: Quintus Sertorius [accept Sertorian War]
[10h] Until proven a forgery, pottery sherds at this site were thought to display the oldest Basque writing, as well as an early depiction of Jesus on the cross. Eliseo Gil was found guilty of fraud in 2020 for faking those findings at this site.
ANSWER: Iruña-Veleia
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Summary
| 2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Team Name Think Detail | Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |