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Examples of these objects called waka or va’a (“vah-ah”) evolved from designs of the Lapita culture. In 1975, a performance-accurate one of these things was built, named Hōkūleʻa (“HOH-koo-LAY-uh”), after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus. People using these objects were guided by stick charts (10[1])bent (10[1])to resemble swells. (10[1])Indigenous Philippine examples of these objects (-5[1])called bangka were used for war and resemble other Austronesian (10[1])outrigger designs. (10[4])Thor (-5[1])Heyerdahl argued that South Americans could have traveled with a type (10[3])of these objects (10[1])similar to his Kon-Tiki. For 10 points, Polynesian wayfarers settled the Pacific by traveling on what objects? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: boats [or ships or catamarans; accept canoes or war canoes or outrigger canoes or kayaks; accept rafts; prompt on vessels or vehicles or watercraft]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%22%57.00
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nitish SudhakarGeorgia Tech ATennessee A4310
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DAuburn A4410
Braeden LarocheSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech E4710
Daniel ChenEmory OxfordSouth Carolina B53-5
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaGeorgia AAuburn B6310
John ShieldsClemson BFurman6510
Jackson HopperMississippi State AEmory A6510
Asheton WilbanksClemson ASouthern6510
Brady PinterBelmontVanderbilt B6510
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech B66-5
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia Tech C7710
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia Tech C7710
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia Tech C7710
Robert FreemanSouth Carolina BEmory Oxford8010
Anna HinkleGeorgia Tech BVanderbilt A9810
Coy MierAuburn CTennessee B9810