Question

In one story, this figure is attacked by a massive three-horned beast called the Odontotyrannos, or “tooth-tyrant.” This figure’s servant Andreas loses a fish while in the Land of Darkness but subsequently discovers the Water of Life. Hoping to breed a race of strong children, the Amazonian queen Thalestris brought 300 women to this figure. According to Plutarch, a priest at a temple mispronounced the Greek for “my son” while meeting with this figure, who is sometimes depicted with two horns. (-5[1])Plutarch claims that since Artemis was attending to this ruler’s birth, her temple at Ephesus burnt down on the same day. An object connecting an ox to a tree was cut (10[1])in half by this (10[1])ruler. (10[3])For 10 points, the Gordian Knot was severed by what (10[1])Macedonian (10[2])conqueror of the Achaemenid Empire? ■END■

ANSWER: Alexander the Great [or Alexander III of Macedon; or Alexandros III; prompt on Alexander or Alexandros]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owen MimnoNYU AMaryland A80-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegePenn B11110
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AVassar A11510
Nathan ZhangCornell BJohns Hopkins A11610
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AColumbia B11610
Derek ChenColumbia CNYU B11610
Gus VanskikeMaryland BHaverford B12610
Audrey ChoHaverford AGeorge Washington A12710
Patrick TorreMaryland ANYU A12710

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%81.33
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%120.33
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%104.67
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%108.67
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%94.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%98.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%110.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%116.75
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%105.20
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%13%119.25
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%98.00