Question

Girls must perform this activity in the same spot for four days in a ritual to enter womanhood among the Apache. A form of this activity called yanvalou may be performed to honor the lwa Danbala. That form of this activity, along with zepol and mayi, are performed as part of rada rituals in Haitian Vodou. At the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Plains Native Americans perform this activity in a ceremony named for the sun. (10[3])The prophet Jack Wilson led a movement (10[1])to encourage (10[1])Native Americans to use this activity (10[1])to undo the damage (10[1])of European settlement. African American church services often involve a “praise” (-5[1])type of this activity also exemplified by the circle ring shout. For 10 points, the “Ghost” movement encouraged Native Americans to perform what activity (10[1])accompanied by music and singing? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: dance [accept Ghost Dance; accept Sunrise Dance or Sun Dance; prompt on possession; prompt on music or singing with “what activity accompanies it?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owen Edelson (DII)Kenyon A (UG)CWRU C (UG)7310
Ariel FaederPitt AMichigan State A7310
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AOhio State A (UG)7310
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)Michigan State B (UG)8010
Elie Aoun (UG)CWRU A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)8210
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan C (UG)CWRU B (UG)8810
Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan B9210
Elias Kradel (DII)Kenyon B (DII)CWRU D (DII)103-5
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan D (DII)Michigan State C (UG)12710
Nadita Shankar (DII)CWRU D (DII)Kenyon B (DII)13310

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%14%86.00
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%83.67
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%91.22
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%82.57
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y4100%0%0%92.00
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y8100%0%0%87.13