Packet K: Bonus 9
The scholar Taj al-Din al-Fakihani from this modern-day country claimed that Mawlid (“MAO-leed”) is an “invention” and ought not be celebrated. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country that commemorates Mawlid with sugar dolls and many special sweets. This country home to Al-Azhar university is also the center of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
ANSWER: Egypt [or Miṣr; or Arab Republic of Egypt; or Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʻArabiyyah]
[10e] Mawlid is an annual celebration of this sort of day of Mohammad. A Bar Mitzvah is held for Jewish boys on the first Shabbat after their thirteenth one of these sorts of days.
ANSWER: birthdays [accept birthday of Mohammad]
[10h] This practice is often involved in Sufi celebrations of Mawlid. This meditative practice is exemplified by the whirling of the Mevlevi order, and has an Arabic name meaning “remembrance of god.”
ANSWER: dhikr [or zikr; or thikr]
<Editors, Religion> | Packet K
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 17.13 | 100% | 66% | 5% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMU B | NCSU B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Liberty A | JMU A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| NCSU A | Virginia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Tusculum A | Liberty B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UNC A | Virginia A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UNC D | UNC B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| VCU A | UNC C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| William & Mary A | Virginia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| William & Mary C | Duke A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 86% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 56% | 22% |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 12 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 56% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 58% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 56% | 0% |
| North | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 67% | 11% |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 13 | 16.92 | 100% | 69% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 88% | 13% |