Question
Answer the following about archaeological discoveries that involve ancient astronauts, for 10 points each.
[10m] The pseudohistorian Erich von Däniken (“DAY-nih-kin”) said that markings showing an ancient astronaut blasting off appear on the bottom of the lid of this Mayan ruler’s sarcophagus. This man ruled Palenque (“pah-LEN-kay”) for 68 years, the longest reign of any ruler from the Americas.
ANSWER: Pacal the Great [or Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I; or Pacal of Palenque]
[10e] Von Däniken also said that ancient astronauts used these features as landing-strips for spaceships. These ancient geoglyphs were created by an eponymous Peruvian culture.
ANSWER: Nazca Lines [or Nasca Lines]
[10h] Conspiracy theories about this object, which seemingly contains a spark plug inside a 500,000-year-old geode, claim it derives from a visit by ancient astronauts. However, this artifact from California is likely just a Champion spark plug.
ANSWER: Coso artifact [or Coso geode]
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown A | NYU A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Chicago A | Maryland A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Chicago B | Imperial A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Claremont A | Cornell B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Florida A | WUSTL A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Florida B | Illinois A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Georgia Tech A | Michigan A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Georgia Tech B | Northwestern A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Indiana A | South Carolina A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Johns Hopkins A | Iowa State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| McGill A | WUSTL B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| North Carolina A | Cornell A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Penn State A | Duke A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Rutgers A | Penn A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Stanford A | Minnesota B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A | Columbia A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Toronto A | Yale B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UC Berkeley B | Ohio State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Vanderbilt A | Minnesota A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia A | UC Berkeley A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Yale A | Rutgers B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |