Question

In this text, a group of older siblings is tricked into climbing up a tree that grows until it traps (10[1])them. A figure in this text fakes his death by allowing ants to carry pieces of his hair and nails out of a hole. The saliva of a decapitated head in a calabash tree impregnates one woman in this text. A figure in this text (-5[1])who crushes the Four Hundred Boys with a column chases a fake crab made of a bromeliad and is himself crushed by a mountain. One figure in this text is killed after his teeth are replaced with corn. Another figure in this text is decapitated while staying overnight in the Bat House. Two brothers in this text turn into the sun and the moon (10[1])after winning a ballgame against the Lords of Xibalba (“shee-ball-BAH”). For 10 points, the Hero Twins (10[1])Hunahpu and Xbalanque (“sh’bah-lahn-KAY”) appear in what compilation of Mayan mythology? ■END■

ANSWER: Popol Vuh [or Popul Vuh or Popol Wuj or Pop Vuj]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC AUW B1910
Kevin YeSFUUW A64-5
Liam MarklandAlbertaUBC B12810
Truman Fillbrandt (UG)UW ASFU14310

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y888%0%13%93.14
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y683%0%17%66.60
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%77.67
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y6100%0%0%71.50
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%96.67