Question
An angry spirit of this phenomenon crushed the crystal hearts of a group of monsters led by Unktehi and scattered their bones after losing worshippers to them. A spirit of this phenomenon saved a girl traveling down a waterfall, and resurrected Gunnodoyak after he was swallowed by a serpent. Members of a tribe who have visions of beings of this phenomenon can take on the role of a sacred clown called a Heyoka. Creatures embodying this phenomenon are opposed by horned serpents and underwater panthers. Those creatures of this phenomenon fight with whales and are depicted with an X-shape on top of totem poles in the Pacific Northwest. For 10 points, name this weather phenomenon summoned by a namesake bird along with lightning. ■END■
ANSWER: thunder [or Wakinyan; accept thunderstorms or thunderbolts; accept lightning until read; accept Thunderbird; accept Wakinyan Tanka; prompt on weather until read] (The first line refers to a Lakota story about the creation of the Badlands; the Lakota water monster Unktehi is sometimes known as Unhcegila or Unk Cekula. The second line refers to the Iroquois spirit Hé-no.)
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy An | Harvard A | Brandeis B | 41 | -5 |
| James McCurley | Harvard B | Brandeis A | 83 | 10 |
| Alex Jiang | Brown A | MIT A | 90 | 10 |
| Michael Sun | Brandeis B | Harvard A | 123 | 10 |
Summary
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 100.83 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 89.00 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 82.80 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 98.67 |