Question

Examples of these objects called waka or va’a (“vah-ah”) evolved from designs of the Lapita culture. In 1975, a performance-accurate one of these things was built, named Hōkūleʻa (“HOH-koo-LAY-uh”), after the Hawaiian (-5[1])name for the star Arcturus. People using these objects were guided by stick charts bent to resemble swells. (10[1])Indigenous (10[1])Philippine (-5[1])examples of these objects (-5[1])called bangka were used for war and resemble (10[1])other Austronesian outrigger designs. Thor (10[1])Heyerdahl argued that South Americans could have traveled with a type of these objects similar to his Kon-Tiki. For 10 points, Polynesian wayfarers (10[1])settled the Pacific by traveling on what objects? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: boats [or ships or catamarans; accept canoes or war canoes or outrigger canoes or kayaks; accept rafts; prompt on vessels or vehicles or watercraft]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)29-5
Andrew YangColumbia BFordham A4710
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BNYU B4810
Jason Lee (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Maryland A (DII)49-5
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Columbia J (DII)53-5
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)NYU A (UG)6110
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rowan A (DII)6610
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Bard A (UG)8910
Nishna Makala (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)9710
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Penn A (DII)9810

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%22%57.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%71.33
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%14%58.14
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%14%68.86
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%62.89
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%43.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%43%72.29
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%51.22