Question
In Hindu legends, several different characters lift mountains. For 10 points each:
[10e] This character lifted a hill near his hometown of Govardhan (“GOH-vur-dun”) to protect villagers from the wrath of Indra. The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between this character and Arjuna (“AR-joo-nuh”).
ANSWER: Krishna [or Sri Krishna; or Aaditya; or Govinda; prompt on Vishnu]
[10m] After this figure tried to lift Mount Kailash, he was imprisoned beneath it for 10,000 years. This figure’s allies include Kumbhakarna (“KOOM-buh-KAR-nuh”), his giant brother, and Maricha (“MAH-ree-chuh”), who took the form of a golden deer.
ANSWER: Ravana
[10h] In the Ramayana, Hanuman carries this mountain to Lanka to bring enough of the sanjeevani herb to heal the wounded in Rama’s army.
ANSWER: Mount Dronagiri [or Mount Dunagiri]
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Summary
2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 6.25 | 38% | 25% | 0% |
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
Cambridge A | Imperial B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Durham A | Cambridge B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Cambridge C | Durham B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edinburgh | Warwick | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
KCL | Bristol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oxford A | Imperial A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oxford C | Oxford B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sheffield | Kiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |