Question
While at the Cape of Good Hope, John MacDonald allegedly spotted one of these objects that was lost due to a vision obstruction by storms. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these vehicles whose "ghost" examples include the Mary Celeste and the Flying Dutchman.
ANSWER: ships [accept boats; ghost ships]
[10h] A legendary challenge atop Table Mountain involved Jan van Hunks and the Devil producing this substance. The Rainbow Crow in Lenape ("leh-NAH-pay") myth has his voice and feathers changed by this substance.
ANSWER: smoke [accept soot or ash; prompt on fire; prompt on clouds with "what are the clouds believed to be made of?"]
[10m] The legendary grootslang is believed to live in a cave in the Northern Cape filled with these objects. In another myth, a character sees a valley full of these objects after tying his turban to a roc's leg.
ANSWER: diamonds [prompt on jewels or gems or gemstones]
<Mythology - Mythology>
Data
Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
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Alabama Cyber Tech | Thomas Jefferson A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Belmont | Adlai E. Stevenson A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Detroit Catholic Central A | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Hinsdale Central A | Walter Payton A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Lambert A | Audrain County AT | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Lindbergh | Westwood | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Northmont | Johns Creek | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Northview | Montgomery Blair A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Richard Montgomery | Eastchester | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Strake Jesuit A | Lexington | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Strake Jesuit B | Fremd | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Uni of Illinois Laboratory | Innovation Academy A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 50% | 8% |