Question

Rasoalao and Rapeto’s conflict over cattle destroys this substance, whose theft is punished by Zanahary’s hailstorms, in Malagasy myths. This substance’s soul is called into a doll by its pregnant Thai mother goddess, who flees into a cave and returns with fish. An egg hatches a goddess of this substance who is killed to avoid marrying her stepfather Batara Guru. Khun Borom’s fifth son receives a “million” units of this substance in (10[1])Lan Nā. The Buddha’s father (10[1])Śuddhodana (10[1])(“shood-OH-duh-nuh”) is named for a pure grade of this substance, (10[1])which is provided by Dewi Sri and Pārvatī’s avatar Annapūrṇa. (10[2]-5[1])Bulul (10[1])figures (-5[1])multiply (-5[1])this substance (10[1])for Banaue’s (“buh-NAH-way’s”) Ifugao people. (-5[1])Fish, wildlife, and this substance (10[1])are vomited by Ukemochi (10[2]-5[1])(“OO-kay-mochi”) to prepare (10[1])Tsukuyomi’s (“tsuku-yomi’s”) feast. This substance names a kami of ambiguous gender (10[1])who rides a white fox. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, Inari is the kami of what (10[1])grain? (10[1])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: rice [or Oryza or O. sativa; accept Banaue Rice Terraces; prompt on grains until read; prompt on cereals, crops, plants, food, or equivalents] (The second line refers to the Tai goddess Mae Phosop. Dewi Sri is also called Nyai Pohaci.)
<Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Summary

2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y22100%0%23%115.23

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael DuWaterlooBerkeley A7110
Jason HongBrownOttawa7610
Matthew LehmannWUSTL AMinnesota B7710
Jakob MyersIndianaIowa State8610
Kushal AluruRutgersNYU9610
Michal GerasimiukStanfordPurdue96-5
Chinmay MurthyTexasWUSTL B9610
Aditya SharmaDukeJohns Hopkins9710
Matthew SiffYale ASouth Carolina98-5
Skand ParvatikarArizona StateChicago A99-5
Shardul RaoMinnesota AMcGill10110
Joseph ChambersVirginiaToronto A105-5
Ezra SantosChicago DColumbia B11010
Andrew WangIllinoisChicago C11410
Rosa XiaCornell BGeorgia Tech11410
James McCurleyHarvardChicago B114-5
Andrew SalijNorthwesternYale B11610
Andy YuMarylandTruman State12610
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina AFlorida13110
Vishal KanigicherlaPennVanderbilt13310
Ben WismathToronto BNorth Carolina B14010
Wenying WuToronto AVirginia14110
Sean JacksonSouth CarolinaYale A14210
Robert CondronChicago BHarvard14210
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BKentucky14210
Quynh PhungPurdueStanford14210
Matt JacksonChicago AArizona State14210