Question

A teacher of this activity nicknamed “Aunty Edith” is the namesake of a stadium that hosts a competition often billed as “the Olympics of” this activity. The scholar Mary Kawena Pukui was an expert on the seated form of this activity, which in the modern day is often performed to songs like “Tiny Bubbles” and “E Ō Mai.” Each Easter, (10[1])judges at the Merrie Monarch Festival evaluate performances in this activity’s ancient form based on their usage of chants called mele and oli to convey oral narratives called mo‘olelo. Ipu or pahu drums (-5[1])usually (10[1])provide percussion for this dance, whose modern (-5[1])form is taught by kumus at schools called hālau (-5[1])and may be set to English-language hapa haole music. For 10 points, performers at lū‘aus (10[1])often wear leis and grass skirts during what dance of Hawai‘i? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: hula [or hula kahiko; or hula ‘auana; accept ha‘a; accept mele hula; prompt on dance or dancing until “dance” is read; reject “haka”; reject “hula hoop”] (Edith Kanaka‘ole is “Aunty Edith.” “Tiny Bubbles” is by Don Ho and “E Ō Mai” is by Keali‘i Reichel.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jakob MyersIndiana AIllinois B5910
Benny FeldmanChicago DMissouri92-5
Ned TagtmeierChicago AWashU B9310
Liam StarnesChicago BChicago C100-5
Justin WytmarIllinois AMissoui S&T109-5
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BIllinois C12410
Luke KetchumMissoui S&TIllinois A13510
Owen ArnesonMissouriChicago D13610
Megan HaChicago CChicago B13610

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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%99.67
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%99.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y683%0%17%95.20
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South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%93.50
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UK2025-02-01Y1090%0%30%116.22
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%0%101.88
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%121.00