Question

After seeing seven of his sons killed by his wife at one of these locations, Shantanu intervenes to save his eighth son, Bhishma. Yama’s twin (10[1])sister (10[1])is a goddess who personifies (-5[1])one of these locations, which (10[1])is purified by Krishna after he kills the serpent Kaliya. (10[1]-5[1])A goddess of one of these locations rides the makara. To unblock seven of these locations, (10[1])Indra destroys 99 forts of the serpent Vritra and kills him. Ash or semen left in one of these locations leads to the birth of Kartikeya. (10[1])One of these locations is said to emerge from Shiva’s matted hair and can be directly accessed from 88 ghats in the city of Varanasi. For 10 points, name this type of location personified by Ganga. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: rivers [accept Ganges river or Yamuna river or Kalindi river; accept streams or tributaries or waterways; accept Ganga before read; prompt on general descriptions of bodies of water]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1100%0%0%21.00
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2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%14%90.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1292%0%0%82.82
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nitin MurthyPurdue ANorthwestern B2410
Sanika IyerIndianaChicago B2510
Samay MathWashU BPurdue B30-5
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CNorthwestern A3510
Anwitha VempatiIowa ANotre Dame B45-5
Aneesh ShrotriyaPurdue BWashU B4510
Sam AlahiIllinois AIllinois B6110
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame AIowa B8710
Landon JettSIUEIllinois C12410
Veronica FreundNotre Dame BIowa A1240
David NickelPurdue CChicago A12410