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 (10[1])like “Tiny Bubbles” and “E Ō Mai.” Each Easter, judges at the Merrie Monarch Festival evaluate performances in this activity’s ancient form based on their usage (10[1])of chants called mele and oli to convey oral narratives called mo‘olelo. (-5[1])Ipu or pahu drums usually provide percussion for this dance, whose modern form is taught by (-5[1])kumus (-5[1])at schools called hālau and may be set to English-language hapa haole music. For 10 points, performers at lū‘aus (10[1])often (10[1])wear leis and grass (10[1])skirts during what dance of Hawai‘i? (10[2])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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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Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%99.67
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%99.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y683%0%17%95.20
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%50%113.83
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%104.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%108.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%91.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%93.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%117.50
UK2025-02-01Y1090%0%30%116.22
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%0%101.88
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%121.00

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Brendan BethlehemCambridge ANYU C5010
Ian McDowellCambridge CManchester7610
Shiv SeshanCambridge BOxford A88-5
Christian SherringtonSouthampton ASheffield104-5
Eliza DeanOxford BSouthampton B105-5
Eugenia TongImperial BWarwick B12410
Andre WongLSECambridge D12510
Lewis StrachanCambridge EImperial A12910
Adsayan GaneshWarwick ADurham13510
Andrew FisherSheffieldSouthampton A13510
Benjamin LiuOxford CBristol13610
Arya KarthikOxford ACambridge B13610
Zosia MikolajczukSouthampton BOxford B1360