Question
Sharp pieces of this material were put on either side of a wooden club called a macuahuitl (“ma-kwa-WEE-tull”) that left a fierce impression in Spanish chronicles. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this form of glass sourced from volcanic sites and used in Aztec weapons.
ANSWER: obsidian [or itztli]
[10m] The two classes of elite Aztec warriors that used the macuahuitl and recruited from all social classes were named after eagles and these animals.
ANSWER: jaguars [or ocēlōtl; accept jaguar warriors; accept jaguar knights; prompt on cats]
[10h] Jaguar and eagle warriors also used a weapon named for this Nahua word, a device often adorned with snake decorations that were used in conjunction with tlacochtli.
ANSWER: atlatl (“aht-LAH-tull”)
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Summary
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
Data
| Brandeis B | Harvard A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Harvard B | Brandeis A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Brown A | MIT A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |