Question
A blunted knife blade is run through the teeth of old tools in these islands’ genre of ripsaw music. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these islands off whose coast John Glenn crash landed in Friendship 7. This British Overseas Territory north of Hispaniola comprises the Lucayan Archipelago with the Bahamas.
ANSWER: Turks and Caicos Islands [prompt on TCI]
[10e] The “Turks” in Turks and Caicos comes from a native cactus species whose cephalium resembles these hats. A Moroccan city names these red, cylindrical hats with a black tassel.
ANSWER: fez [accept tarboosh]
[10m] Salt Cay and Grand Turk are prime spots to watch these marine animals as they undertake the longest annual migration on Earth. These animals, which create elaborate “songs” in breeding season, are named for their curve while diving or small dorsal fins.
ANSWER: humpback whales [or Megaptera novaeangliae; prompt on whales; prompt on baleen whales]
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Summary
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Thomas Jefferson A | Barrington A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |