Question

This structure’s “Cosmic Hunt” motif manifests as three wolves chasing a caribou in Inuit lore. Drops of blood from this structure stain the leaves red during Autumn in Iroquois myth. Dead trees marked with “left” and “peg” feet along the Tombigbee River supplement this structure’s purpose in a song that asks one to meet with “Peg Leg Joe” once the “sun comes back” and the “first quail calls.” Charles’ Wain and the (*) Starry Plough are alternate names for (10[1])this structure, which resides in a larger structure (10[1])representing the transfigured mother of Arcas. An Underground Railroad spiritual had fugitive slaves “follow [this] Drinking Gourd” by drawing a line to another constellation’s North Star. For 10 points, Ursa Major’s hindquarters are represented by what largest of the ladle-resembling asterisms? ■END■

ANSWER: Big Dipper [accept the Drinking Gourd; prompt on Ursa Major; reject “Ursa Minor” or “Little Dipper”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric ChenBerkeley PastStanford7710
Eve FleisigBerkeley ABerkeley B8510

Summary

2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo2024-11-09Y1100%0%100%127.00
2024 ARCADIA at Illinois2024-11-09Y1100%0%100%126.00
2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley2024-12-06Y2100%0%0%81.00