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"Discontinuity award" for most unrelated bonus parts

This question appeared in the Seattle team's packet for VETO 2014.

BONUS 3
[Hand out picture] This figure angered her brother by appearing to throw Sychaeus’ wealth into the sea and was lusted after by a son of Jupiter Amun. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this sister of Pygmalion and former Phoenician princess.
Answer:  Dido [accept Elissa]
[10] Dido was the queen of this empire now centered in modern-day Tunisia.
Answer:  Carthage
[10] Carthage was built on ground Dido acquired from King Iarbas, who accepted a deal to grant her only enough land as could be covered by one of these objects, which she cut into small pieces in order to encircle an entire hill.
Answer:  oxhide [accept logical equivalents such as cowhide; prompt on “hide” or “skin”, etc.]

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