Question
Activist Terri Jean proposed five origins for this pop culture trope about these places, including settler guilt, manifest destiny, and simple convenience. For 10 points each:
[10m] The Amityville Horror is the likely cinematic origin of the cursed tropes about what sacred places which are disturbed by haunted facilities like Lake Shawnee’s Amusement Park?
ANSWER: Indian burial ground [accept cemeteries and graveyards and similar in place of burial ground]
[10e] Following the Curse of Tippecanoe, years divisible by 20 foretell the end of these “Great White Fathers.” A holder of this post may have cut down a cherry tree.
ANSWER: presidents of the United States [accept presidents of the US; accept Commander-in-Chief; prompt on America for “US”; prompt on president by asking “of where?”]
[10h] Chief Niwot uttered the Curse of Boulder Valley upon meeting people engaged in this activity. Herodotus claimed that “ants” engaged in this activity in India.
ANSWER: gold-digging [accept gold-prospecting; accept searching for gold or mining for gold and similar; prompt on digging or mining or prospecting by asking “for what”]
<Kevin Thomas, RMP - World Mythology> ~23568~ <Editor: Kevin Thomas>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 18.89 | 97% | 72% | 19% |