Bonus
As a newborn, this figure was thrown into the ocean wrapped in some hair from his mother, Taranga, leading to one of his epithets meaning “wrapped in the topknot.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this figure who stole fire from the fingernails of the goddess Mahuika. This trickster figure wields a weapon that was fashioned from his grandmother’s jawbone.
ANSWER: Māui [or Māui-tikitiki; or Māui-pōtiki; or Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga; or Māui te whare kino]
[10e] This country’s North Island is known as Te Ika-a-Māui, or “the fish of Māui,” among its native Māori people.
ANSWER: New Zealand [or Aotearoa]
[10h] While trying to gain immortality, Māui eventually dies when he is crushed by teeth made of this material. Dead shades encounter a mountain of this material in the third region of Mictlān.
ANSWER: obsidian [prompt on rock; prompt on stone]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 118 | 22.29 | 98% | 73% | 52% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont B | UCLA C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| UC Irvine | USC B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Santa Barbara | UCLA B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| UCLA A | Claremont C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA D | UCSD A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| UCLA E | UCLA F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| UCSD B | Claremont A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 60% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 86% | 57% | 29% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 80% | 40% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 10 | 39.00 | 150% | 140% | 100% |
| Florida | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 23.33 | 100% | 75% | 58% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 92% | 75% | 50% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 89% | 78% | 56% |
| North | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 78% | 67% | 44% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 20.00 | 100% | 46% | 54% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |