Question
The Kiowa associated these things with horses, as seen with the winged Mankayia and the Silver Horn Calendar’s Red Horse. For 10 points each:
[10m] The cowboy Pecos Bill lassoed and rode what thing like a wild bronco? Particularly extreme examples of these things have been described as a “Dead Man Walking” by some tribes.
ANSWER: tornado [or twister; accept cyclone; prompt on whirlwind or dust devil]
[10e] The Iroquois saw twisters as “Flying Heads” engaged in this behavior, also practiced by wendigos. Demeter performed this action on Pelops at Tantalus’s feast.
ANSWER: eating humans [accept synonyms such as eating people; accept cannibalism; accept eating shoulders; prompt on eating meat; prompt on eating or insatiable hunger by asking “what do they want to eat?”]
[10h] The Mapuche envisioned the twister as this animal, one of which outran a related animal to bring death to the Zulu. A gluttonous Demeter turned Ascalabus into this animal.
ANSWER: lizard [accept blue-headed gecko or intulo; reject “chameleon”]
<Kevin Thomas, RMP - World Mythology> ~22713~ <Editor: Kevin Thomas>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 15.00 | 89% | 53% | 8% |