Question

A 2015 book titled for these creatures “in the Balance” was written by Craig Packer, who directs the University of Minnesota center dedicated to researching them. One of these creatures named Elsa was raised by the controversial Joy Adamson, as discussed in her book Born Free. These creatures are killed (10[1])in ala-mayo rituals, which may be carried out by morani of the Maasai people. (-5[1])In 2015, (-5[2])Minnesotan dentist (-5[1])Walter Palmer killed one of these creatures (10[1])named Cecil. These animals served as models for the body (10[1])of a sculpture probably built for Khafre, which is located on the plateau of Giza. For 10 points, simba is the Swahili word (10[1])for what large cats that might hunt (10[1])in a pride? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: lions [or lionesses or Panthera leo or Panthera leo leo or Panthera leo melanochaitai or African lions; accept Cecil the Lion; accept Elsa the Lioness; accept Lions in the Balance; prompt on cats or big cats; prompt on sphinxes or Egyptian sphinxes or Great Sphinx of Giza with “what creatures are the model for the Sphinx’s body?”]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%91.67
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%25%88.57
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%85.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%33%90.17
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%83.11
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%95.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%44%100.44
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%33%84.89

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Penn B (DII)4910
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)63-5
Neilesh Shroti (UG)Columbia BNYU A (UG)65-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Columbia A (UG)65-5
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU B67-5
Theodore Farrell (UG)Fordham AMaryland A (DII)7410
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BLehigh A (UG)8410
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)10710
Ezra Greenhill (DII)Bard A (UG)Maryland B (DII)11410
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Columbia J (DII)11810
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia B11810
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BRowan A (DII)11810
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)1220
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)12210