Question
In this work, a salmon swallows a pike, who swallowed a whitefish, who swallowed a spark of fire dropped by Ukko. It’s not in Welsh, but the Elvish language of Quenya was inspired by a reading of this work by J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote about the tragedy of its character Kullervo. This work is often told to the music of a kantele (“KON-teh-leh”) and was compiled from a series of expeditions around Kola and Karelia. The blacksmith Illmarinen in this work creates a mill-like artifact called the Sampo. In this trochaic tetrameter poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot, Louhi battles against Väinämöinen (“VIE-nuh-MOY-nen”) and Lemminkäinen (“LEH-min-kai-nen”) For 10 points, name this Finnish national epic. ■END■
ANSWER: Kalevala
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Jacob Puthipiroj | Northwestern A | Purdue B | 24 | 10 |
Samay Math | WashU B | Illinois B | 38 | 10 |
Ben Koberlein | Notre Dame A | Illinois A | 41 | 10 |
Grace Early | Iowa A | WashU A | 41 | -5 |
Ezra Santos | Chicago A | Illinois C | 58 | 10 |
Azura Gollamudi | Northwestern B | Notre Dame B | 61 | 10 |
Owen Ashbrook | Iowa B | Notre Dame C | 76 | 10 |
Danielle Webb | SIUE | Purdue A | 85 | -5 |
Davis Johnson | Purdue C | Illinois D | 95 | 10 |
David Mathew | Purdue A | SIUE | 110 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 7 | 57% | 0% | 29% | 69.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 58.29 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 62.33 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 60.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 60.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 80% | 0% | 40% | 94.75 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 71% | 0% | 29% | 71.40 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 22% | 62.88 |