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 (-5[1])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 (10[1])Karelia. The blacksmith Illmarinen in this work creates a mill-like artifact called the (10[1])Sampo. In this trochaic tetrameter poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot, Louhi battles against Väinämöinen (“VIE-nuh-MOY-nen”) and (-5[1])Lemminkäinen (“LEH-min-kai-nen”) For 10 points, name this Finnish national epic. (10[2]0[2])■END■

ANSWER: Kalevala
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CUCSD43-5
Annika Larson (DII)Claremont AUCLA D7310
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA B8610
Alan Kappler (DII)Claremont CUCLA A101-5
Aidan Deshong (DII)Claremont BUCLA E1100
Andrew Nucci (DII)UCLA EClaremont B1100
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AClaremont C11010
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUCLA C11010

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