Question

In the Kebra Nagast, Solomon gets one of these animals to bring him some wood by trapping its young under a brass pot. In a poem, one of these animals describes “seven stages” named for concepts including “unity” and “poverty and nothingness.” An animal whose name may mean “thirty of” these animals helps to raise an albino child abandoned on a mountain and tells a hero to make a double-headed arrow using the branch of a tamarisk tree. In an epic poem, that one of these animals helps Zal (10[1])perform a cesarean section. A recurring theme in Sufi diwans contrasts a proud rose with a devoted one of these animals. These animals travel across seven valleys to choose a king in a poem (10[1])by Attar of (10[1])Nishapur titled for their “Conference.” For 10 points, name this (10[1])type of animal that includes the roc, the simurgh, (10[1])and the nightingale. ■END■

ANSWER: birds [accept simurgh or nightingale before they are read; accept rukh or roc before roc is read; accept other types of birds such as hoopoe or chicken]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eshan Pant (DII)NYU AVassar8810
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsNYU B12210
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayColumbia B12510
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia AColumbia C13510
John Shelly (DII)RowanHaverford14410

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%119.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y9100%0%11%113.44
2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota01/27/2024Y2100%0%50%131.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%17%127.33
2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%122.80
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%85.00