Question
The failed creation of a new Sun following the theft of the old one in the Kalevala may have been inspired by a megatsunami generated following this type of event near the Estonian island village of Kaali. For 10 points each:
[10h] The Syrian village of Abu Hureyra was damaged by what type of event that may have triggered the Younger Dryas’ meltwater pulse? Cape York was the site of another of these events.
ANSWER: meteor impact [accept similar answers like asteroid or comet impact; accept airburst]
[10m] The Cape York meteorite provided iron for the skraeling natives of this island, which also contains the largest-known deposit of free telluric iron. Europeans abandoned the Western and Eastern settlements on this island.
ANSWER: Greenland [or Kalaallit Nunaat or Grønland]
[10e] A menstruating lizard woman and “fire-devils” are fixtures in myths about the Henbury impacts in this country. Various indigenous rock paintings in this country depict the Rainbow Serpent.
ANSWER: Australia [or Commonwealth of Australia]
<KT, Ancient History>
Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 7 | 15.71 | 86% | 43% | 29% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 60% | 60% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
Data
| Purdue A | SIUE | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Chicago A | Notre Dame | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Illinois Blue | Illinois Orange | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Chicago B | Purdue B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |