Packet 5: Bonus 14
Despite first appearing in an 1834 ballad, this figure’s legend was standardized by a faith healer known for plagiarizing Arthur Conan Doyle. For 10 points each:
[10m] A text falsely presented as being from the reign of Rudolf II was the first to depict what figure fighting against blood libel riots?
ANSWER: golem of Prague [or Rabbi Loew’s golem or the Maharal’s golem; reject answers that mention other locations or creators] (The purported 300-year-old manuscript was forged by Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg, who is also the grandfather of Mordecai Richler.)
[10e] The golem of Prague was created in this language that Jewish Enlightenment writers elevated over Yiddish. Polish golem stories were introduced to this language years earlier by a folklorist who also co-authored the best-known versions of Snow White and Rapunzel.
ANSWER: German [or Deutsch]
[10h] Jacob Grimm’s golem story was based on tales about Elijah of Chelm (“helm”), the first rabbi with this title. Martin Buber collected legends about a rabbi with this title who teleports, cures barren women, and defeats a werewolf.
ANSWER: baal shem [accept Baal Shem Tov; prompt on baal or shem; prompt on “master of God’s name,” “master of the name,” or similar translations]
<Editors, Mythology> | N. Playoffs 5 (Editors 5)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 14.78 | 83% | 57% | 9% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruin | Georgia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Chicago B | Maryland B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Georgia Tech A | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia Tech C | Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | Cambridge | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Indiana | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Johns Hopkins | Virginia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Michigan | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Minnesota | Toronto B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern A | Maryland A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Ohio State | Stanford B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Purdue | UCF | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Rutgers | Penn State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Swarthmore | Northwestern B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Texas | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | Stanford A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| UC Berkeley A | NYU A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley B | Harvard | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| UCLA | British Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virginia Tech | Columbia A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| WashU | MIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo | Georgetown | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 23 | 14.78 | 83% | 57% | 9% |