Question
In one story about these folkloric figures, they convinced a group of Arab soldiers to surrender in the Arab-Israeli war. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these “translated” figures more commonly encountered in the Mormon heartland of Utah who help people in desperate circumstances.
ANSWER: the Three Nephites [prompt on Nephites; do not accept or prompt on “Nephi”]
[10e] The Three Nephites are sometimes accompanied by this apostle, whom Mormons also believe still walks the Earth. The “disciple whom Jesus loved” is often identified with this person, the purported author of Revelation.
ANSWER: John the Apostle [accept John the Beloved; accept John the Evangelist; accept John of Patmos; accept Ioannes; do not accept or prompt on “John the Baptist”]
[10m] Like the Three Nephites, this figure also wanders the Earth, although in this case it is punishment for taunting a man while working for Pontius Pilate.
ANSWER: the Wandering Jew [or the Eternal Jew; or der ewige Jude; accept Ahasuerus or Ahasver; accept Cartaphilus; accept Malchus]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
Summary
| 2024 Penn Bowl Harvard | 10/26/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| MIT | Brandeis | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |