Question
According to a Scottish rhyme, “He wha tills” these places, “nae luck again shall hae,” but “he wha cleans” them, “an easy death shall see.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Identify these locations which trap unsuspecting people with the sound of beautiful music when they step inside. These locations appear as groups of mushrooms created when certain creatures dance.
ANSWER: fairy rings [accept elf rings or pixie rings; accept on fairy circles, elf circles, or pixie circles; accept ronds de sorcières; accept Hexenringe; accept clych y Tylwyth Teg]
[10e] In his History of the Northern Peoples, Olaus Magnus claims fairy rings are refreshed by this spirit, who implores the audience “think but this, and all is mended” in his apology at the end of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
ANSWER: The Puck [accept Robin Goodfellow; accept pwca; accept púca; accept Hobgoblin or Hob Goodfellow]
[10h] If you ever need to save someone from a fairy ring’s spell, you can use a stick from this kind of tree to pull them out. Diarmuid kills the giant Searbhán so his lover Grainne can eat berries from one of these trees.
ANSWER: rowan trees [accept rowanwood; accept mountain-ashes; accept Sorbus aucuparia; accept cairtheand; accept caorthann; accept Cerdinen; accept criafol; accept cwic-beám; accept caorann]
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Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
Data
| BHSU ReFantazio | Music to Help You Stop Smoking | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day) | Notre Dame | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| hawk two of | WashU | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| BHSU Rebirth | Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus? | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Northeast by Northwestern | Clown Senpais | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days | Clown Squad | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |