Packet 2: Bonus 15
The name of this deity is given to the Christian God in the Akan language. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this supreme sky deity in Akan myth, who challenges [emphasize] another figure to capture four creatures including Osebo the leopard and Mmoatia the fairy in order to win the world’s stories.
ANSWER: Nyame (“NYAH-may”) [or Gye Nyame; accept Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma; or Odomankoma]
[10m] That feat was accomplished by this trickster deity, who is often depicted as a spider. In another myth, this figure attempted to store all the world’s wisdom in a calabash gourd before dropping it while climbing up a tree.
ANSWER: Anansi [or Kweku Anansi; or Ananse]
[10e] Tales of Anansi have influenced the development of one of these animals called Br’er (“brair”) in the Southern United States. An Aesopian fable has one of these animals lose to a tortoise in a race due to its arrogance.
ANSWER: rabbit [or hare; or bunny; accept Br’er Rabbit; accept lepus]
<Editors, Mythology> | Packet B
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 127 | 19.06 | 99% | 83% | 9% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton A | Binghamton C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Cornell A | RIT A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Cornell B | Cornell D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| ESF | Rochester | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| RIT B | Binghamton B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 71% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 78% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 20.00 | 100% | 91% | 9% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 89% | 33% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 92% | 83% | 8% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 89% | 11% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 75% | 8% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 83% | 0% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 20.83 | 100% | 83% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |