Round 9: Tossup 16
Practitioners of this ritual recite a prayer that states “here I am” four times. During this ritual, which begins on the eighth of the “best ten days of the year,” men wear two unhemmed white sheets as clothing. Practitioners of this ritual must shave their heads after hitting three walls with seven pebbles each. Practitioners of this ritual perform the sa’ii to imitate (*) Hagar’s discovery of the Zamzam well during Eid al-Adha. People performing this ritual make tawaaf by running seven counterclockwise laps around the Kaaba. The fifth pillar of Islam is, for 10 points, what annual pilgrimage to Mecca? ■END■
ANSWER: Hajj [accept Umrah before “best ten days” is read but reject after; prompt on pilgrimage before it is read; prompt on pilgrimage to Mecca or equivalents like going to Mecca by asking “what is the original language term for that pilgrimage?” before “Mecca” is read]
<Religion — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 81% | 19% | 31% | 79.54 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 38.40 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 79.00 |