Question
In this work, a salmon swallows a pike, who swallowed a whitefish, who swallowed a spark of fire dropped by Ukko. It’s not in Welsh, but the Elvish language of Quenya was inspired by a reading of this work by J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote about the tragedy of its character Kullervo. This work is often told to the music of a kantele (“KON-teh-leh”) and was compiled from a series of expeditions around Kola and Karelia. The blacksmith Illmarinen in this work creates a mill-like artifact called the Sampo. In this trochaic tetrameter poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot, Louhi battles against Väinämöinen (“VIE-nuh-MOY-nen”) and Lemminkäinen (“LEH-min-kai-nen”) For 10 points, name this Finnish national epic. ■END■
ANSWER: Kalevala
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua Garner (DII) | Ohio State A (UG) | West Virginia B (UG) | 24 | 10 |
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG) | CWRU A (UG) | Ohio State B (DII) | 37 | 10 |
Kevin Zheng (UG) | Michigan A (UG) | CWRU C (UG) | 55 | 10 |
Elijah Quan (DII) | Michigan C | West Virginia A (UG) | 67 | 10 |
Beckett Gilmore (DII) | Jefferson County Scholars (DII) | Miami B (UG) | 73 | 10 |
Cade Smith (UG) | Michigan State A | Miami C (DII) | 76 | 10 |
Carter Pisocky (DII) | Michigan D (UG) | Michigan B (UG) | 76 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 7 | 57% | 0% | 29% | 69.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 58.29 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 62.33 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 60.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 60.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 80% | 0% | 40% | 94.75 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 71% | 0% | 29% | 71.40 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 22% | 62.88 |