Question
This natural resource is the source of an enormous fire in Darvaza, Turkmenistan known locally as the Door to Hell. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this natural resource. This colourless and odourless fossil fuel primarily made of methane is often found alongside other fossil fuels like oil and coal.
ANSWER: natural gas
[10h] Darvaza is mostly inhabited by Turkmen of this tribe, whose rosette or “göl” is the uppermost on the Turkmenistan flag. This tribe partially names a breed of horse that is also named for the nearby Akhal oasis.
ANSWER: Teke tribe [or Tekke]
[10m] The Darvaza council area is in this desert, whose name in Turkmen means “black sand”. The Encyclopedia of Islam describes this desert as “a still more dreary waste and possesses even fewer fertile areas than the Kyzilkum”.
ANSWER: Karakum Desert [or Garagum; or Karakumy]
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| BHSU | Our Job is Buzz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| doubleplusnegfive | Jeff Weiner Fan Club | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Palestrina Sawayama | Weird Klaus Barbie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |