Bonus
Answer the following about storm-related figures who slew dragons in Indo-European cultures. For 10 points each:
[10h] This Slavic storm god fights the dragon-god Veles in the underworld every year. This Slavic god’s lightning bolts took the form of stone arrows.
ANSWER: Perun
[10m] In Norse mythology, this creature will be killed by Thor and kill Thor with its poison. This creature is an ouroboros, biting its tail as it wraps around the human world.
ANSWER: Jörmungandr (“YOR-mun-gahn-dur”) [accept World Serpent; or Midgard Serpent]
[10e] A possible Greek interpretation of the dragon-slaying myth is this son of Zeus slaying the Lernaean Hydra as part of his Twelve Labors.
ANSWER: Heracles [or Hercules]
<Edinburgh B, Mythology>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 103 | 19.71 | 100% | 74% | 23% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Imperial D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Bristol | Imperial C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Cambridge A | Cambridge C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Cambridge B | Warwick | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Cambridge E | Southampton | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Cardiff | Imperial A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Imperial B | Oxford | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| LSE | Cambridge D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 63% | 13% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 57% | 43% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 18.00 | 100% | 70% | 10% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 89% | 33% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 22.73 | 100% | 82% | 46% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 56% | 22% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 22.50 | 100% | 88% | 38% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |