Question

One of these animals named after Mocha Island appears in a J.N. Reynolds article published in The Knickerbocker magazine. These animals are classified into “Folio,” “Octavo,” and “Duodecimo” types by a character who feels a “damp, drizzly November in his soul” (10[1])before staying at the Spouter Inn. After one of these animals bites off a man’s leg, he uses a prosthetic made of these animals’ bones. (10[1])A character yells “from hell’s heart, I stab at thee” after a white (10[1]-5[1])one (10[1])of these animals (10[2])destroys (10[1])his ship, the Pequod. (10[1])For 10 points, what type of animal is pursued by Ishmael (10[1])and Captain Ahab in Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick? ■END■

ANSWER: whales [prompt on cetaceans; prompt on Moby-Dick or Mocha Dick before mention with “what kind of animal was he?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ALiberty A4010
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC C6510
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BVCU7810
Simon BursteinVirginiaWilliam & Mary78-5
Zoe BrennanVirginia Tech BNC State7910
Koji BilbaoDuke AUNC B8210
Ethan RehderDuke BUNC A8210
Malachi LedfordTusculumLiberty C8310
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BUNC D8710
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryVirginia9810

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%77.44
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%68.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%67.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1191%0%9%66.60
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%77.11
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%65.63