Bhumi - Eastern Canada (1)

Question

This figure’s son, Narakasura (“nuh-ruh-KAH-soo-ruh”), was granted a boon to not be killed by anyone except her. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this earth goddess who is sometimes conflated with Prithvi (“PRITH-vee”). The asura (“UH-soo-ruh”) Hiranyaksha (“hee-run-YAHK-shuh”) kidnaps this figure before she is rescued by Varaha (“vuh-RAH-huh”).

ANSWER: Bhumi (“BOO-mee”) [or Bhūmi; or Bhūmidevi; or Bhūdevi; or Vasundhara]

[10m] Varaha retrieves Bhumi from one of these general locations. In another myth, the naga Vasuki was tied to a mountain to obtain the elixir amrita (“UM-rit-uh”) from one of these locations “of milk.”

ANSWER: ocean [or sea; or samudra; or sāgara; accept Kāranodaka Ocean; or Garbhodaka Ocean; or Causal Ocean; accept ocean of milk or Kshīra Sāgara]

[10e] Varaha was this kind of tusked animal. In Greek mythology, a wild one of these animals was killed by Atalanta and Meleager in Calydon.

ANSWER: boars [or pigs; or sows; or hogs; accept Calydonian Boar]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	18.57	100%	71%	14%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	14.00	80%	40%	20%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	15.56	89%	56%	11%
Florida	Main	Y	4	10.00	75%	25%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	12	15.83	100%	58%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	15.56	100%	56%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	11.00	80%	20%	10%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	10.00	50%	50%	0%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	14.44	89%	56%	0%
North	Main	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	11	16.36	100%	55%	9%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	18.75	88%	75%	25%
South Central	Main	Y	7	15.71	100%	57%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	14	18.57	93%	71%	21%
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	14.00	100%	20%	20%
UK (South)	UK	Y	7	12.86	100%	14%	14%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	16.00	100%	60%	0%

Data


McGill E	Carleton A	0	0	10	10
McGill C	McGill A	0	0	10	10
McGill B	Ottawa D	0	10	10	20
Ottawa B	Ottawa A	10	10	0	20
Ottawa C	Carleton B	0	0	10	10