Question
Note to moderator: read the answerline carefully. Note to players: description required. Shemwindo seals the title character of the Mwindo epic in a drum and performs this action to him, leading him to be raised by his aunt Iyangura. For 10 points each:
[10h] Describe this action that Jochebed ("yo-HEH-bed") performs to her son to save his life in another story.
ANSWER: putting him in a river [accept any equivalent description involving placing the child in or next to a river; accept Nile in place of "river"; prompt on putting the child in a basket by asking "where was the basket placed?" prompt on putting him in a body of water; prompt on hiding or abandoning the child]
[10m] While saving his father from the underworld, Mwindo almost gambles away all of his stuff with Sheburungu, the god of this domain. A deity of this domain is given hornets, a fairy, and a leopard by a hero.
ANSWER: sky
[10e] The lightning god Nkuba is enraged when Mwindo kills his brother Kirimu, a seven-headed one of these animals. Another many-headed example of these creatures is the Lernaean Hydra.
ANSWER: serpents [or dragons; accept snakes]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 18.81 | 100% | 38% | 50% |