Question
A new name for these objects was created by Itamar Ben-Avi, who also changed a symbol on them from meaning “there” to “here.” Tzvi Elimelech (“TSVEE ell-EE-mell-eck”) compared the top-down usage of these objects to holding a grogger from the bottom. The USCJ popularized an English song about one of these objects made of clay that must be “dry and ready.” These objects are used to win a collection of candy coins called chocolate gelts. Symbols on these objects like nun and gimel were inspired by the phrase “a great miracle happened there,” which refers to the miracle of the oil in the Second Temple. For 10 points, name this spinning top played with during Hanukkah. ■END■
ANSWER: dreidels [or dreidle or sevivon or sevivonim; prompt on toys; prompt on tops until read] (The first line refers to “I Have a Little Dreidel.”)
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= Average correct buzz position
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 53.44 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 59.88 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 63.67 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 57.82 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 60.11 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 58.20 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 52.38 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 53.44 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Zach Miller | Auburn C | Georgia Tech E | 55 | 10 |
Zachary Kant | Emory A | Auburn A | 55 | 10 |
Hayes Brown | Furman | Clemson A | 58 | 10 |
Varun Venkatagiri | Georgia A | Georgia Tech B | 58 | 10 |
Tianyu Xu | Georgia Tech A | Mississippi State A | 58 | 10 |
Parker McCoig | Tennessee A | South Carolina B | 58 | 10 |
Parker McCoig | Tennessee A | South Carolina B | 58 | 10 |
Braeden Laroche | South Carolina A | Tennessee B | 58 | 10 |
Braeden Laroche | South Carolina A | Tennessee B | 58 | 10 |
Jeffery Floyd | Southern | Georgia Tech D | 60 | 10 |
Dylan Missal | Alabama A | Vanderbilt B | 60 | 10 |