Packet M: Bonus 19
In one tale, a fox, a squirrel, and a bear help this figure steal fire from the island of the fire spirits. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this trickster spirit from Anishinaabe folklore who created the thunderbird to fend off the underwater panther among other spirits. This Ojibwe trickster often takes the form of a hare.
ANSWER: Nanabozho [or Nanabush or Mishaabooz or Gitchii-wabooz]
[10e] The beardless depiction of this figure’s statue at Lake Bemidji (“buh-MIJ-ee”) is apparently attributed to Nanabozho’s walloping of this figure with a Red Lake walleye. Babe the Blue Ox was this lumberjack’s companion.
ANSWER: Paul Bunyan
[10m] Among the various adversaries of Nanabozho are these emaciated spirits known to possess starving men like “Swift Runner” who are sometimes diagnosed with their namesake psychosis.
ANSWER: wendigos [or windigos or wenabozh; accept wendigo psychosis]
<Toronto C, Mythology> | Packet M - Columbia A, Ohio State A, Maryland A, Toronto C, Clemson A, Notre Dame A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 19.50 | 100% | 70% | 25% |