Ya‘jūj AND Ma‘jūj - Florida

Question

Surah al-’Anbiyā’ says that no society destroyed by Allah can rise again until these entities are set loose. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name these figures imprisoned beyond the Caspian Gates by the Two-Horned One, often identified as Alexander the Great. These hordes of diminutive homunculi will be freed by Allah “to do mischief upon the earth” in the end times.

ANSWER: Ya‘jūj AND Ma‘jūj [or Ya‘jūj wa Ma‘jūj; or Gog AND Magog; or Gōg u-Māgōg; accept Jūj in place of “Ya‘jūj”]

[10h] Surah al-’Anbiyā’ also describes this figure as “steadfast” and “truly of the righteous” alongside Ishmael and Idrīs. This figure is identified with the Old Testament prophet whose namesake book first mentioned “Gog of the Land of Magog.”

ANSWER: Dhu-l Kifl (“zool KEEF-uhl”) [prompt on Ezekiel]

[10e] Jesus will return to kill a “false” one of these figures before defeating Ya‘jūj and Ma‘jūj in Islamic eschatology. Belief in one of these returning saviour figures is common to all major Abrahamic religions.

ANSWER: messiah [or al-Masīḥ]

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Northern California	Main	Y	4	10.00	75%	25%	0%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	10.00	83%	17%	0%
Florida	Main	Y	4	7.50	75%	0%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	7	11.43	86%	29%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	8.00	80%	0%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (2)	Main	Y	5	8.00	80%	0%	0%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	4	7.50	75%	0%	0%
Upper Midwest	Main	Y	10	10.00	80%	20%	0%
North	Main	Y	5	14.00	80%	60%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	10.83	83%	25%	0%
Northwest	Main	Y	4	10.00	75%	25%	0%
South Central	Main	Y	8	10.00	75%	25%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	8	10.00	88%	13%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%

Data


UCF A	FIU	10	10
USF	Melbourne B	0	0
UCF B	UF A	10	10
UF B	UF E	10	10