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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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 44% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 10% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 44% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 75% | 88% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 9 | 37.78 | 167% | 89% | 122% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 56% | 44% |
Data
| UNC A | Appalachian State A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech A | Appalachian State B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Liberty C | Duke A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Duke B | James Madison B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Liberty B | UNC C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UNC B | Tusculum | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| VCU | William & Mary | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | Virginia Tech B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia | Liberty A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |