rivers - VAULT II at MINT

Round 4: Tossup 14

A god of this domain seduces Perimele. Three gods of this domain judged a contest for land between Hera and Poseidon. One of those gods, the founder of Argos, was named Inachus. Hephaestus rescues Achilles from a god of this domain, who attacks him three times. (15[1]-5[1])Hercules’ servant Hylas is abducted by (*) deities of this domain. Cassiopeia claimed her daughter was more beautiful (-5[1])than deities of this domain, causing Cetus (-5[1])to attack Ethiopia. (0[1])Hercules rescues Deianira from a god of this domain whose horn becomes a cornucopia. (10[1])For 10 points, what domain is represented by the gods Achelous and Scamander, who overflow when fighting enemies? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: rivers [prompt on bodies of water; reject “oceans”]

<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 04

= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Ritam Setu (St. Mark's)	Texas B	California	45	-5
Rio Gayakwad	Washington	Georgia C	45	15
Ryan Jiang	North Carolina	New York	62	-5
Aadya Shukla (Coppell West)	Texas A	Georgia A	69	-5
Aditya Rao (Challenger-Strawberry Park)	California	Texas B	72	0
Liam Cumby (Autrey Mill)	Georgia B	Kentucky	86	10
Suchet Kuturu	Georgia A	Texas A	105	10
Sita Agastya	New York	North Carolina	105	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech	2026-01-24	✓	6	83%	33%	33%	61.40
Triangle Cup	2026-03-13	✓	3	100%	67%	0%	63.33
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS	2026-03-13	✓	3	67%	67%	33%	43.00
VAULT II at McGill	2026-03-13	✓	4	75%	0%	75%	105.00
VAULT II at UCSB	2026-03-13	✓	5	100%	40%	40%	73.60
VAULT II Northern UK	2026-04-24	✓	3	67%	0%	0%	95.50
VAULT II Southern UK	2026-04-24	✓	4	75%	25%	50%	85.33
VAULT II at Harvard	2026-04-30	✓	4	50%	25%	25%	72.50
VAULT II at MINT	2026-06-19	✓	5	80%	20%	60%	85.25
VAULT II Stanford Online	2026-07-17	✕	8	100%	63%	25%	62.50