Round 9: Tossup 19
One woman from this text was cursed to be a stone until she was touched by the foot of the protagonist. In one event in this work, the protagonist stroked the back of a squirrel with three fingers, leaving a permanent mark in the form of stripes. In this work, figures use stones with the protagonist’s name engraved on them to build a bridge. One character in this text brings back an entire (*) mountain after being unable to identify a healing herb. In this poem, a princess in her 13th year of exile in the forest is kidnapped by the king of Rakshasas, Ravana. The title prince travels to save Sita in, for 10 points, what Sanskrit epic by Valmiki? ■END■
ANSWER: Rāmāyana (“ruh-MY-yuh-nuh,” but be generous) [accept Rāmāyaṇam]
<Mythology, Hariharan Ananthakrishnan> | VAULT II Packet 09
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishabh Nanavati. | Eden Prairie | Burnsville | 68 | 15 |
| Jack Firth. | Minnetonka B | Minnetonka A | 84 | 10 |
| Ani Pulavarthi | Minnetonka C | Providence | 106 | -5 |
| Amory Kaufman-Young | Providence | Minnetonka C | 120 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 76.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 25% | 84.33 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 85.80 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 114.67 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 96.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 92.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 0% | 68.40 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 25% | 38% | 81.88 |