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According to some traditions, cooking with eggshells can be used to find these creatures. In one story, a heroine rescues Tam Lin from a queen of these creatures. In one tradition, these creatures’ ancestors were defeated at the Battle of Magh (10[1])Tuireadh (“my TEER-ugh”). These creatures, who comprise the Seelie court, (10[2])are often referred to using euphemisms (10[1])like “good (10[1])neighbors.” After being defeated by the Milesians, the ancestors of these creatures migrated into namesake “mounds.” These are the creatures most commonly thought to kidnap infants and replace them with changelings. The death of a family member was heralded by the wail of one type of these creatures. (10[1])For 10 points, name these magical creatures of the British Isles who the Victorians interpreted as small, winged humans. ■END■

ANSWER: fairies [or fairy or fae or fair folk; accept banshees or Bean Sídhe or Aos Si (“ace shee”) or Daoine Sith or Queen of the Fairies; accept fairy mounds or fairy forts; accept changelings until read; accept Seelie or Unseelie until “Seelie” is read; prompt on little folk or hidden folk or wee folk; prompt on Tuatha de Danann]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Hazel DePreist-SullivanBard AColumbia B4010
Ivonne ZhouPenn APenn State A4810
Mark TawfikRutgers CLehigh A4810
Nihal ChatraJohns Hopkins AColumbia A5410
Vincent ZhangPenn BPenn State B5610
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan AHaverford A10410