Question

In this ethnicity’s folklore, a king who feeds children to a series of snakes (-5[1])on his shoulders is deposed by a blacksmith who turned his apron into a banner. This ethnicity depicts spirits called fravashi that resemble a man in a winged sun. The simurgh and manticore originate from the folklore of this ethnicity, whose epic “Book of Kings” chronicles (10[1])the hero (10[1])Rostam. (10[1])A prophet of this ethnicity (10[1])described a conflict between daevas led by Angra (-5[1])Mainyu and ahuras (10[1])led by Ahura Mazda that forms the basis of a religion whose followers build fire temples and Towers of Silence. For 10 points, name this ethnicity, the largest in the modern-day homeland of Zoroaster. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Persians [or Iranians; accept Irani or Farsi]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan B (UG)13-5
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)CWRU A (UG) 5910
Adam Monusko (UG)Michigan A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 6110
Varun Ambalavanan (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan D (UG)6210
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan C Ohio State B (DII) 6710
Pranet Sirkonda (DII)Ohio State C (DII) CWRU B (DII) 75-5
Venkat Das (DII)West Virginia A (UG) Miami B (UG) 7810
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) Ohio State C (DII) 11210
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B Miami C (DII) 11310
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)Ohio State A (UG) 11310

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1090%0%20%78.56
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%83.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%50.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%0%65.25
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%33%83.44
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%20%54.25
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%38%74.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%66.11