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. (10[1])Paris (10[1])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 (10[1])the first living thing he saw upon returning. Another king of this region won a battle against the king of Megara by tricking his daughter Scylla into cutting a purple lock of his hair. The murder of that King’s son, Androgeus, led Athens to send a yearly tribute of (10[1])fourteen (-5[1])people to this island, which (10[1])was led (-5[1])during the Trojan (10[1])War (10[1])by Idomeneus. For 10 points, name this island ruled by Minos (10[1])that held a labyrinth underneath Knossos. ■END■ (10[2])

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

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben LaFondCambridge BCambridge C3810
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CSouthampton A3910
Lucy DennettWarwick BDurham6710
Brendan BethlehemCambridge AOxford A11610
Paige CrawleyOxford BImperial B117-5
Albert NyangLSEImperial A12210
Louis CameronCambridge EOxford C124-5
Antoni KluzowskiWarwick ABristol12710
Percy YuenCambridge DSouthampton B12810
Joel CrossleyManchesterSheffield13910
Benjamin WatsonOxford CCambridge E14610
Joseph CollinsImperial BOxford B14610