Question
This figure and a formerly wild man defeat the guardian of the Cedar Forest, Humbaba, and chop down its sacred tree. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this God-King of Uruk who adventures with his bro Enkidu in an eponymous Sumerian epic.
ANSWER: Gilgamesh [or Gilgameš or Bilgames; accept The Epic of Gilgamesh]
[10h] After the destruction of the Sacred Cedar, the love goddess Ishtar sent this creature to punish Gilgamesh for rebuking her advances. Anu and Shamash cause Enkidu to fall sick after he and Gilgamesh slay this creature.
ANSWER: Bull of Heaven [prompt on the bull]
[10m] Later in the epic, Gilgamesh becomes obsessed with gaining this trait. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about a herb at the bottom of the ocean that grants this trait, but a snake eats it once Gilgamesh washes up on shore.
ANSWER: immortality [accept eternal life or living forever; accept becoming young or gaining youth; reject “invulnerability”]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 89% | 100% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 100% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 22.73 | 91% | 100% | 36% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 20.00 | 90% | 100% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
Data
| SIUE | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Iowa B | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Purdue B | Illinois A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois B | Notre Dame C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Purdue A | Illinois D | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Notre Dame A | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Purdue C | Northwestern B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Notre Dame B | WashU A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Northwestern A | WashU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |