Packet J: Bonus 5
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]
<Editors, Mythology> | Packet J
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 16.14 | 96% | 55% | 11% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia A | Princeton | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| George Mason C | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johns Hopkins | George Mason B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lehigh B | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Maryland A | Rutgers A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Maryland B | George Mason A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Maryland C | NYU A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| NYU C | Rutgers C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers B | Lehigh A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rutgers D | Penn | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Vassar A | Stony Brook | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Vassar B | Rowan | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 71% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 40% | 20% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 56% | 11% |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 58% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 56% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 10 | 11.00 | 80% | 20% | 10% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 56% | 0% |
| North | Main | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 55% | 9% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 8 | 18.75 | 88% | 75% | 25% |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 57% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 14 | 27.14 | 114% | 114% | 43% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 7 | 12.86 | 100% | 14% | 14% |