Question

These objects name the activity of ullamaliztli (“oh-lah-mah-LEEST-lee”), which was performed at the base of the Templo Mayor. These objects were sacrificed in the bog of El Manati by the Olmec, who created them using strips from the Panama tree. One of these objects made of feathers caused Coatlicue (10[1])(“ko-AHT-lee-kway”) to become pregnant with (-5[1])Huitzilopochtli (10[1])(“WEET-see-loh-POACHED-lee”). After the Mayan Hero Twins lost an activity named for these objects, (10[1])the lords of Xibalba (10[3])(“shee-BALL-buh”) decapitated Hunahpú (“who-NAH-poo”). Participants would hit these objects with their hips in a Mesoamerican game named for them. For 10 points, some Aztec sacrifices were losers of a game involving hitting what objects through hoops on a court? ■END■

ANSWER: balls [accept specific types of balls such as rubber balls or game balls; accept votive balls; accept ulli accept the Mesoamerican ball game; prompt on rubber]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew WangUBC BUW Chastity4710
Alan FanUW EnvyUBC A51-5
Sonya BatesUW WrathBoise State5210
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AUW Greed6410
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BUW Gluttony6810
Tai BelkeUBC AUW Envy6810
Florian ChiuUW SlothUW Lust6810

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%73.67
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%80.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%61.17
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%0%60.55
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%10%78.20
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%59.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%64.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%59.67