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A mythical land named for a member of this family was mentioned by Joseph-Nicholas Delisle (“duh-LEEL”) alongside the Company’s Land, State Island, and Sakhalin, and may have influenced Vitus Bering. A member of this family was executed as the losing commander of a force allied with Ethiopians at the Battle of Wofla by an Imam of the Adal Sultanate. One member of this family ordered a high priest’s ears to be replaced with dog’s ears, and also burnt passengers alive after capturing a Muslim pilgrim ship. (10[2])An explorer from this family built a cross-shaped pillar in Malindi (-5[1])on a 1497 to 1499 (-5[1])expedition that used carracks and surpassed the achievements of (10[1])Bartolomeu Dias. (10[2])For 10 points, give this family of a Portuguese explorer (10[1])who reached Calicut to open new trade routes with (10[1])India. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: da Gama [accept Vasco da Gama; accept Cristóvao da Gama or Christoper da Gama; accept Joao da Gama or Juan da Gama; accept Gamaland or Joao-da-Gama-Land or Land of Gama]
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2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%99.14
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%0%102.89
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y9100%0%22%112.67
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y786%0%29%118.50
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y475%0%25%118.00
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y8100%0%13%109.13

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Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan A8410
Vishesh Verma (DII)Michigan State APitt A8410
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan BOhio State B (DII)95-5
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Kenyon A (UG)100-5
Elie Aoun (UG)CWRU A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)10910
Nathan Ouyang (DII)Michigan D (DII)Michigan State C (UG)11110
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan C (UG)CWRU B (UG)11110
Owen Brown (DII)Kenyon B (DII)CWRU D (DII)12110
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan B13010
David Shepherd (DII)Pitt B (UG)Michigan State B (UG)13210
Bee Sackett (DII)Kenyon A (UG)CWRU C (UG)13210