Packet L: Bonus 4
The Nordic poem the Hávamál (“HAW-vuh-mawl”), a collection of gnomic advice, is attributed to this god. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this god who legendarily sacrificed an eye for wisdom. This Norse All-Father was the father of Thor.
ANSWER: Odin [accept Wodin; or Wodan; or Wotan; or Wodanaz]
[10m] In stanzas 137 and 138 of the Hávamál, Odin reveals the origin of these things. Odin hung from Yggdrasil for nine days to obtain these things.
ANSWER: runes [or runic letters; or runic alphabet; or runic rows; or futhark]
[10h] Stanzas 101 to 108 of the Hávamál feature Odin sleeping with Gunnlöd to obtain this substance. This substance was created from a mixture of the blood of Kvasir and honey.
ANSWER: Mead of Poetry [or Poetic Mead; or Mead of Song; or Suttungr’s Mead; or skáldskaparmjöður; prompt on mead or mjöður]
<Editors, Mythology> | Packet L
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 16.42 | 100% | 39% | 26% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst A | Williams A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Brandeis Beethoven | Williams C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Brown A | Vermont B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Brown B | Brandeis Mozart | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Dartmouth A | Tufts A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Dartmouth C | MIT B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| MIT A | Dartmouth B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Southern Connecticut State University A | Amherst B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Tufts B | Boston University A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Tufts C | Boston College B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Vermont A | Brandeis Bach | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Williams B | Boston College A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 86% | 29% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 44% | 11% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 12 | 20.83 | 100% | 58% | 50% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 14.17 | 100% | 25% | 17% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 33% | 44% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 14.17 | 100% | 25% | 17% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 33% | 11% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 42% | 58% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 13% | 13% |