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
<Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Yu (DII) | Maryland A (DII) | Penn B (DII) | 24 | 10 |
Zaid Asif (DII) | NYU A (UG) | Penn A (DII) | 30 | -5 |
Sidhant Chaliha (DII) | Princeton A (UG) | Lehigh A (UG) | 40 | -5 |
Andrew Yang | Columbia B | Columbia J (DII) | 46 | 10 |
Daniel Kim (DII) | Maryland B (DII) | NYU B | 86 | 10 |
Emma Victoria Byron (DII) | Rutgers A (UG) | Fordham A | 92 | 10 |
Vincent Zhang (DII) | Penn A (DII) | NYU A (UG) | 109 | 10 |
Chase Barrick (DII) | Lehigh A (UG) | Princeton A (UG) | 110 | 0 |
John Shelly (DII) | Rowan A (DII) | Lehigh B (DII) | 110 | 0 |
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 |