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Round 7: Tossup 6

One of these animals called the Petsuchos was held as the living symbol of a god worshipped at the cult center of Kom Ombo. (15[1])A god with the head of this animal (-5[1])used a fish-trap to recover Horus’s hands. A being with this animal’s head was also part hippopotamus and part lion and resides (15[1])by a lake of fire. A being with this animal’s head supposedly ate the (*) hearts of (10[1])those who failed the weighing of the heart and was named Ammit. Along with Khnum and Hapi, a god with this animal’s head was one of the primary Egyptian river gods. Egyptians (-5[1])depicted Sobek with the head of this animal. For 10 points, name this reptile associated with the Nile. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: crocodiles
<Mythology, Rohan Kher> | VAULT II Packet 07
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Ayush PatelLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever2315
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersAlbanian Rift in the Sky31-5
Isaac MilliansPrat PackWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience5315
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family6910
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooAlways Set the Kurve101-5
Annika LarsonAlbanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers12010
Emily SandeAlways Set the KurveBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo12010

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%33%71.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%33%33%71.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%33%73.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓475%0%25%76.33
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%40%77.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%33%88.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%25%74.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%0%67%99.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%80%0%55.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%63%13%59.63