Question

During the funeral games of Patroclus, a man from this region won an archery contest after he invoked Apollo when his opponent did not. A disguised Odysseus lies to Athena, Eumaeus, and Penelope that he is from this region. Paris abducted Helen while Menelaus was attending a funeral in this region. The gods set a plague upon this region after a king promised Poseidon that he would sacrifice the first living thing (10[1])he saw upon returning. (10[1])Another king of this region won a battle against the king of Megara by tricking his daughter Scylla (10[1])into cutting a purple lock of his hair. (-5[1])The murder of that King’s son, (10[1])Androgeus, led Athens to send a yearly tribute (10[1])of fourteen people to this island, (10[1])which was led during the Trojan War by Idomeneus. For 10 points, name this island ruled by Minos that held a labyrinth underneath Knossos. ■END■

ANSWER: Crete [or Kríti; or Krētē]
<Harvard B, Mythology>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Prahalad RaoOhio State BMichigan C7110
Elie AounCase Western AKenyon7510
Biyang ZhangMichigan BCarnegie Mellon A9310
Angelo PanCase Western BMichigan D101-5
Cade SmithMichigan StateCarnegie Mellon B10710
Todd MaslykMichigan AOhio State A11510
Peter BallasMichigan DCase Western B12110

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%67%137.33
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%97.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%124.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%94.33
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%82.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%72.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%126.33
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%106.80