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This ethnicity lends its name to a dynasty which came to power under Narasa Nayaka, whose ancestors were nāga-worshiping kshatriyas. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this Dravidian-speaking ethnicity which founded the Alupa dynasty in the 600s. Modern-day activists of this ethnicity seek to carve out a state in western Karnataka (“ker-NAH-tuh-kuh”) and northern Kerala (“KAIR-uh-luh”).
ANSWER: Tulu [or Tuluva; accept Tuluva dynasty; accept Tulunad or Tulu Nadu; accept Bunts, Billavas, Mogaveeras, Kulalas, Devadigas, or Ganigas; reject “Telugu”]
[10m] The Tuluva dynasty was this empire’s third dynasty and included Krishna·deva·raya, who patronized eight Telugu poets known as the Ashta·diggajas (“USH-tuh-DIG-guh-juhs”). This empire declined after it lost the 1565 Battle of Talikota.
ANSWER: Vijaya·nagara (“VIJ-uh-yuh-NUH-guh-ruh”) Empire
[10e] The Tulu rāni Abbakka Chowta (“UB-buck-kuh CHO-tah”), who defended her kingdom against the Portuguese, was notable for patronizing this religion. This religion’s last tīrthan·kara (“teer-TUNG-kuh-ruh”), Mahavira, is thought to have been a prince of Kosala.
ANSWER: Jainism
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateBritish Columbia10101030HME
Chicago AIndiana0101020ME
Chicago BVirginia Tech001010E
Cornell AToronto C001010E
Cornell BVanderbilt001010E
Illinois AWaterloo A001010E
Iowa StateHarvard1001020HE
Johns HopkinsTexas10101030HME
MarylandRIT0101020ME
MichiganIllinois B0101020ME
MinnesotaMIT001010E
NYUOttawa0101020ME
North Carolina AWUSTL A001010E
North Carolina BWinona State001010E
Ohio StateColumbia B001010E
Penn StateGeorgia State10101030HME
RutgersNorthwestern10101030HME
StanfordUC Berkeley A0101020ME
Toronto AColumbia A0101020ME
Toronto BGeorgia Tech0101020ME
UC Berkeley BWaterloo B001010E
VirginiaUCF001010E
WUSTL BFlorida001010E
YaleLSE010010M

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2416.6796%50%21%