Tossup
In this text, a wise man invents a new form of verse after watching two birds being shot while mating, which he teaches to the protagonist’s two sons. A character in this text who is cursed to sleep for six months at a time is woken up when a thousand elephants walk over him. In this text, a demon disguised as a golden deer is used to distract a princess of Ayodhya (“eye-OHD-yuh”). This text’s antagonist orders Hanuman’s tail to be lit on fire, which he uses to burn down his citadel in Lanka. For 10 points, Sita is kidnapped by the rakshasa (“RAHK-shuh-suh”) Ravana (“RAH-vuh-nuh”) in what Sanskrit epic by Valmiki, written before the Mahabharata? ■END■
ANSWER: Ramayana [or Rāmāyana; or Ramayanam] (The first line is about Valmiki teaching Lava and Kusha. The character in the second line is Kumbhakarna, a brother of Ravana.)
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Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 20% | 91.20 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 63% | 13% | 73.80 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 72.50 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 86% | 29% | 77.83 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 60% | 20% | 67.67 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 89% | 33% | 95.75 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 50% | 50% | 101.50 |
| Great Lakes | US | 11 | 100% | 9% | 79.64 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 33% | 97.11 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 12 | 83% | 17% | 82.50 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 89% | 0% | 75.38 |
| North | US | 4 | 75% | 25% | 91.33 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 92% | 17% | 89.73 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 63% | 38% | 79.00 |
| Southeast | US | 13 | 77% | 54% | 86.80 |
| Upstate NY | US | 4 | 75% | 25% | 94.00 |