Question

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. An explorer from this family built a cross-shaped pillar in Malindi (10[1])on a 1497 to 1499 expedition that used carracks (-5[1])and surpassed the achievements (-5[1])of Bartolomeu Dias. (10[1])For 10 points, give this family (10[1])of a Portuguese explorer who reached Calicut (10[1])to open new trade routes with India. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Evan Moore (UG)Mississippi StateCentral Oklahoma9510
Roan DowlingIowaMissouri104-5
Brynn JonesOregon StateMcGill E108-5
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CColorado College11110
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ATexas A11710
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BWUSTL A12410
Devito Stevanus (UG)McGill EOregon State13210
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriIowa1320
Thomas Doyle (UG)Vassar BTexas D13210

Summary

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