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Question

Hagen orders a woman to kill Gunther before he will reveal the whereabouts of a hoard at the bottom of this location, then is killed by her for going against his word. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this body of water home to namesake legendary nixie “maidens” protecting a store of gold. Boaters are legendarily drowned by a siren combing her golden hair in this body of water.

ANSWER: Rhine River [or Rhein; or Rijn; or Rhin; accept Rhinemaidens or Rheintöchter]

[10e] The hoard that Kriemhild seeks was obtained when Siegfried killed one of these creatures named Fafnir. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (“YOR-mun-gahn-durr”) is one of these creatures who dwells in the oceans of Midgard.

ANSWER: Germanic dragons [or serpents; or wyrms; accept giant snakes; accept Midgard Serpent or World Serpent]

[10h] This husband of Kriemhild shuns her after she kills Hagen, Gunther, and Siegfried. This ruler, whose historical counterpart apocryphally had a river diverted for his burial, owns the gold-decked castle that serves as the destination of Dietrich’s Flight.

ANSWER: Etzel [or Atli; or Attila the Hun]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	5	22.00	100%	80%	40%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Eastern Canada	Main	Y	13	16.15	92%	62%	8%
Florida	Main	Y	6	10.00	83%	0%	17%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	7	17.14	100%	43%	29%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	16.00	100%	50%	10%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)	Main	Y	11	13.64	100%	27%	9%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (2)	Main	Y	5	22.00	100%	80%	40%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	4	15.00	100%	25%	25%
Upper Midwest	Main	Y	12	14.17	92%	33%	17%
North	Main	Y	5	14.00	80%	60%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	12.50	92%	25%	8%
South Central	Main	Y	8	12.50	100%	25%	0%
UK	Main	Y	14	12.86	93%	36%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	4	10.00	75%	25%	0%

Data


CWRU A	OSU C	10	10	10	30
Kenyon B	OSU D	0	10	0	10
Pitt B	OSU A	10	10	0	20
Pitt A	CWRU B	10	10	10	30
CWRU D	MSU B	0	10	0	10
Kenyon A	Pitt C	0	10	0	10
MSU A	CWRU C	0	10	0	10