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An impersonator of this deity married four wives and played flutes he later shattered during an ascent up a temple’s stairs. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this deity, whose impersonator was painted black and pampered for a year before being sacrificed during Tōxcatl (“TOASH-cah-tull”).
ANSWER: Tēzcatlīpohca (“tess-caht-lee-POH-kuh”)
[10e] During Tōxcatl, the impersonator had his heart removed with a knife of this material. Tēzcatlīpohca’s foot was made of this material, leading him to be called the “smoking mirror.”
ANSWER: obsidian [or perlite; prompt on rock or igneous rock or volcanic rock; prompt on glass or volcanic glass]
[10m] Another festival including ixiptlas (“ee-SHEEPT-luhs”), or impersonators of deities, was this one in which all lights in Tenochtitlan were put out. This festival occurred every 52 years when the Aztecs’ ceremonial and annual calendars overlapped.
ANSWER: New Fire Ceremony [or Toxhiuhmolpilia; or Ceremonia del Fuego Nuevo]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Chicago BGeorgia Tech1010020HE
Columbia BCornell B1010020HE
Cornell AToronto B010010E
FloridaLSE010010E
Illinois AStanford1010020HE
Illinois BVanderbilt010010E
Johns HopkinsToronto C1010020HE
MITHarvard0101020EM
MarylandWinona State1010020HE
MichiganUCF010010E
MinnesotaVirginia Tech1010020HE
NYUUC Berkeley B0101020EM
North Carolina AIndiana010010E
NorthwesternChicago A1010020HE
OttawaBritish Columbia010010E
Penn StateArizona State010010E
RITOhio State1010020HE
RutgersToronto A010010E
TexasIowa State010010E
VirginiaNorth Carolina B010010E
WUSTL AUC Berkeley A10101030HEM
WUSTL BGeorgia State010010E
Waterloo AColumbia A010010E
YaleWaterloo B1010020HE

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2415.42100%13%42%