Question
In Ojibwe legend, these creatures are directly opposed to underwater panthers called mishipeshu. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these legendary creatures who are often depicted by an X-shaped motif in eastern North America. These creatures’ fights with ocean creatures sometimes cause trees to be knocked down in the Pacific Northwest.
ANSWER: thunderbirds [or Animkiig or Wakíŋyaŋ or Kw-Uhnx-Wa; prompt on birds]
[10h] According to the Ojibwe, this Anishinaabe trickster and culture hero created thunderbirds. Stories about this figure, who often appears as a rabbit, were adapted by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in The Song of Hiawatha.
ANSWER: Nanabozho [or Manabozho or Nanabush or Wenabozho or Mishaabooz or Gitchii-waabooz]
[10e] In one story, Nanabozho knocks down this folkloric figure in a fight, creating Lake Bemidji. This giant lumberjack is accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox.
ANSWER: Paul Bunyan
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Summary
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 100% | 29% | 0% |
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
UBC A | UW A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |