It's Tournament of Champions week.Category: The Southern Hemisphere
Clue: Referring to the Great Bear constellation, this area's name is from the Greek meaning "opposite the bear."
Answer: Antarctica
I tried recalling all of my formal training in Greek literature, scanning my brain for everything from Homer to the Iliad to Odysseus to Helen of Troy, but I couldn't come up with anything. None of the three contestants got it right either -- 1 answered "Australia" but crossed it out, 1 answered "Ursa Minor," and 1 didn't answer at all -- so that helps in soothing my hurt pride.
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