Question

Description acceptable. A book by the martyr John Frith found in this type of location at Cambridge’s market square in 1626 was interpreted by some Calvinists as an omen of persecution. In an Inuit myth, a character finds a beautiful girl dancing in this type of place, but kills her by removing her from it. A prized possession is found in this type of place after a man throws it away on the advice of Amasis, (15[1]-5[1])who worries about tempting the gods (15[1])with (15[1])too much good luck. After his usurpation by (*) Asmodeus, (10[1])King Solomon (-5[1])is restored to power once his seal is recovered from (10[1])this type of (10[1])place. (-5[1])Raven enters a place of this type listed by Joseph Campbell following the “Crossing (-5[1])of the First Threshold” as a stage of rebirth in the hero’s journey. For 10 points, the ring of Polycrates (10[1]-5[1])is recovered from what kind of location, where Jonah spends three days and three (10[1])nights after refusing (10[1])to go to Nineveh? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: inside a fish [or inside a whale; or inside a catfish; or the belly of a whale; prompt on the belly of the beast; prompt on Cambridge or a market before mention with “what more specific location was the book found in?”; prompt on the sea or ocean or other bodies of water] (The firstline refers to the Vox piscis.)
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Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y4100%0%50%142.75
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y3100%33%33%115.67
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y6100%33%33%120.83