Round 8: Tossup 16
Due to this god’s incredible brightness, a group of warriors had to cover their eyes with their shields. This god crushed a rebellion by his nephew Copil and threw his heart into a lake. This god was served by Paynal. This god beheaded a sister of his, whose head became the moon. That sister led the “Four Hundred Southerners” to kill this god’s (*) mother, whom he defended after being born in full armor. This god shares the Templo Mayor with a rain god, Tlaloc. This god was born after his mother was impregnated by a ball of feathers. This god told his people to build a city where an eagle eating a snake perched on a cactus. For 10 points, what Aztec war god is symbolized by a hummingbird? ■END■
ANSWER: Huitzilopochtli (“WEET-see-luh-POACH-tlee”, but be generous)
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 08
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Mahowald | Belmont A | Waltham B | 19 | -5 |
| Daniel Sheffield | Belmont B | Waltham A | 53 | 15 |
| Alvan Hossain | Lexington A | Lexington B | 77 | 10 |
| Saisabari Ramesh | Waltham B | Belmont A | 123 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 50% | 69.50 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 59.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 118.33 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 25% | 75% | 94.00 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 60% | 20% | 58.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 0% | 75% | 64.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 65.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 20% | 20% | 60% | 30.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 50% | 38% | 79.50 |