Question
Answer the following about the legendary monsters of Tupi-Guarani mythology, for 10 points each.
[10e] A “celestial” example of these monsters tries to eat the moon in tales from the Tupi, whose language gave us this animal’s name. In Aztec myth, Tezcatlipoca takes the form of this predatory animal.
ANSWER: jaguars [or Panthera onca; or îagûara; accept Celestial Jaguar; accept ocelotl; prompt on panthera]
[10m] The monster Kurupi has a uniquely prehensile example of this body part and is often shown carrying it around his waist. The American Indian trickster god Kokopelli is able to detach this body part.
ANSWER: penis [or phallus; or equivalents]
[10h] The only reliable way to escape the Tupian monster Ao Ao is to perform this action. In the Popol Vuh, the clever half-brothers of the Hero Twins are turned into animals after they are tricked into performing this action and become trapped as a result.
ANSWER: climbing a tree [or synonyms such as going up a tree]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 10 | 9.00 | 40% | 30% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 60% | 60% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 12.50 | 75% | 38% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 60% | 40% | 20% |
Data
| Liberty A (Grad) | Liberty C (DII) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Maryland A (Grad) | JMU B (UG) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Maryland B (UG) | UNC A (Grad) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| GWU A (UG) | Maryland C (DII) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| JMU A (UG) | Roanoke College A (DII) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC B (UG) | Duke A (UG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty B (DII) | UNC C (UG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC D (DII) | Virginia B (UG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia A (UG) | GWU B (Grad) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia C (UG) | William & Mary A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |