Bonus
This figure’s son, Narakasura (“nuh-ruh-KAH-soo-ruh”), was granted a boon to not be killed by anyone except her. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this earth goddess who is sometimes conflated with Prithvi (“PRITH-vee”). The asura (“UH-soo-ruh”) Hiranyaksha (“hee-run-YAHK-shuh”) kidnaps this figure before she is rescued by Varaha (“vuh-RAH-huh”).
ANSWER: Bhumi (“BOO-mee”) [or Bhūmi; or Bhūmidevi; or Bhūdevi; or Vasundhara]
[10m] Varaha retrieves Bhumi from one of these general locations. In another myth, the naga Vasuki was tied to a mountain to obtain the elixir amrita (“UM-rit-uh”) from one of these locations “of milk.”
ANSWER: ocean [or sea; or samudra; or sāgara; accept Kāranodaka Ocean; or Garbhodaka Ocean; or Causal Ocean; accept ocean of milk or Kshīra Sāgara]
[10e] Varaha was this kind of tusked animal. In Greek mythology, a wild one of these animals was killed by Atalanta and Meleager in Calydon.
ANSWER: boars [or pigs; or sows; or hogs; accept Calydonian Boar]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 126 | 16.11 | 95% | 54% | 12% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 100% | 14% | 14% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 71% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 40% | 20% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 56% | 11% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 58% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 56% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 10 | 11.00 | 80% | 20% | 10% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 56% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 55% | 9% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 88% | 75% | 25% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 14 | 27.14 | 114% | 114% | 43% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |