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 (-5[1])after capturing a Muslim pilgrim ship. An explorer from this family built a cross-shaped pillar in Malindi on a 1497 to 1499 expedition that used carracks and surpassed the achievements of Bartolomeu (10[1])Dias. For 10 points, give this family of a Portuguese (10[1])explorer who reached Calicut (10[1])to open new trade routes with India. ■END■ (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
Christophe SavoieUF EUF F78-5
Graham CopeUF BUCF B11010
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Samuel StellaFlorida State University AUCF A12410
Jacob FriedmanUF FUF E1320

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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