Question
In a “Great Rite,” a priestess of this religion symbolically plunges an athame knife into a cup. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this British neopagan religion whose festivals follow a “Sacred Wheel.” Gerald Gardner’s book “Witchcraft Today” influenced this primarily Celtic and Germanic-influenced religion.
ANSWER: Wicca [or the Craft; prompt on Witchcraft]
[10h] Some Wiccans partake in a “dumb supper” ritual on this holiday in which they eat a silent meal to honor the dead. A wood straw cross called a parshell is hung outside homes on this holiday.
ANSWER: Samhain (“SOW-in”) [or Sauin; accept Oíche Shamhna]
[10m] Alongside Wiccans, adherents of this belief system believe in an afterlife called Summerland. Helena Blavatsky and Henry Olcott founded this 19th-century Indian-inspired belief system.
ANSWER: Theosophy [accept the Theosophical Society]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Clemson | 2024-11-16 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 50% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 90% | 50% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 17% | 100% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 14.29 | 86% | 43% | 14% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 88% | 25% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 10 | 17.00 | 90% | 40% | 40% |
Data
| Mississippi State | Arkansas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Central Oklahoma | Ole Miss | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| McGill E | Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | Vassar B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| NYU A | Iowa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas B | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Oregon State | WUSTL A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Vassar A | Texas C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |