Question

If Scandinavian families failed to leave out porridge for these creatures during the winter solstice, they would cause all of the family’s crops to fail for the next year. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these short “earth dwellers.” Some of these creatures with pointy red hats and long beards live in gardens and are depicted in lawn ornaments.
ANSWER: gnomes [or genomos or Gnom; accept Edmanleins or Henzelmannchen or Kleinmanneken; accept Nisse or Nissen; accept Nains or Tontti; accept Dudje or Mano or Kabouter or Skritek; accept Domovoi Djedoes]
[10m] Gnomes were master gem craftsmen and extensively worked with this stone, which was used to counteract poison and restore eyesight in alchemy. This Western birthstone of May is associated with the sign of Cancer.
ANSWER: emerald
[10h] Paracelsus assigned gnomes to the earth and these creatures to fire. Asbestos was originally called the “wool” of these creatures, which Isidore of Seville feared caused mass poisoning due to its slimy skin.
ANSWER: salamanders [accept newts]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY916.67100%44%22%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY820.00100%50%50%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY620.00100%67%33%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1015.00100%10%40%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY915.56100%44%11%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY516.00100%40%20%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY820.0075%88%38%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY937.78167%89%122%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY920.00100%56%44%

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Binghamton ARIT B100010
Cornell GBinghamton B1001020
Binghamton CU of Rochester B1010020
SyracuseCornell D1010020
Cornell CCornell E1010020
Cornell ACornell F100010
U of Rochester AESF1001020
Cornell BPenn State100010
RIT ARIT C1010020