Question
A candidate for the “world’s oldest story,” the Gunditjmara myth of Budj Bim, may depict one of these events that occurred over 30,000 years ago in southwestern Victoria. For 10 points each:
[10e] In a Bungandidj story, the Bullin bird warns Craitbul of what events? The legend of Atlantis is sometimes connected to one of these events on Thera that affected Minoan civilization.
ANSWER: volcanic eruptions [or word forms of erupting; prompt on volcano or volcanic activity; prompt on caldera formation] (The lake is Crater Lake.)
[10h] After the eruptions, Craitbul created earth ovens at Mt. Gambier with one of these traditional Australian tools. The Yirrkala bark petition is displayed along with one of these tools said to have been used by the Djang’kawu sisters to shape Yolngu land.
ANSWER: digging sticks [or yam stick; accept yamma, mawalan, wapitja, djota, or wanna; prompt on sticks]
[10m] Extremely old stories emphasize traditions of “caring for” this concept by “traditional custodians.” This noun is capitalized and used without an article to refer to indigenous Australian lands, as in “welcome” ceremonies.
ANSWER: Country [accept Caring for Country, Welcome to Country, or Acknowledgement of Country]
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Summary
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 12.67 | 87% | 33% | 7% |
Data
| A Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence | The Dyatlov Passement incident | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago | AMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything | Berkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Are You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret | Charlotte's Moderately Successful Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| First Cause, First Cause, make me young! | SAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| genAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet | Les Missourables | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| The Jeam Team | Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lisan al-Quib | NJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone | Punished "Venom" BHSU | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| The Oldest Men in the World | Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| The Empire Bikes Back | LMM's LLM MLM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| There are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see | Galvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| BHSU B | We Need New Names | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| I’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open) | it's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess) | var merchants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |