Packet 8: Bonus 2
Answer the following about Guānyīn, a common figure in Chinese Buddhism. For 10 points each.
[10m] Guānyīn is sometimes interpreted as a female counterpart of Avalokitesvara, one of these figures who delay their own realization of nirvana to help others reach Buddhahood.
ANSWER: bodhisattvas
[10e] Guānyīn is often depicted having 1,000 eyes and 1,000 of these other body parts, which take different shapes in mudras. A Zen Koan asks what the sound is when one of these body parts claps.
ANSWER: hands [accept palms]
[10h] Guānyīn is among the figures depicted at a temple in this country that contains the tooth of the Buddha. A footprint at the peak of a mountain in this country is variously said to be that of Adam, the Buddha, or Hanuman.
ANSWER: Sri Lanka [or Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; accept Ceylon]
<Religion — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 17.60 | 96% | 48% | 32% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio | POA | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | (not so) Evil Empire | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Fremd Larpers | Quaker Oats | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| ccny potato salad | ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| son toliver | washed and braindead!!! | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 15 | 14.00 | 93% | 33% | 13% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 26.00 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |