Packet J: Bonus 13
Worshippers of this god called themselves syndexioi (“syn-DEX-ee-oi”), or “united by the handshake.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this god whose worship was popular among Imperial Roman soldiers who met in underground temples. This bull-slaying god’s birthday was on December 25th, causing his cult to regularly come into conflict with Christianity.
ANSWER: Mithras [or Mithra; accept Mithraism]
[10e] In Mithraism, prayers to this celestial body were made thrice a day. The Roman cult of Sol Invictus worshipped this celestial body.
ANSWER: the sun
[10m] Mithras was inspired by Mithra, a deity from this religion. This religion’s adherents place dead bodies atop Towers of Silence for vultures to consume.
ANSWER: Zoroastrianism [or Zarathustrism; or Mazdayasna; or Magianism; or Mazdaism]
<Editors, Religion> | Packet J
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 21.37 | 97% | 86% | 31% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason B | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| George Mason C | Columbia B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Lehigh A | Rutgers B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Maryland B | George Mason A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| NYU A | Maryland C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| NYU B | Lehigh B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Princeton | Columbia A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Rutgers A | Maryland A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Rutgers C | NYU C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| Rutgers D | Penn | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Vassar A | Stony Brook | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Vassar B | Rowan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 75% | 25% |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 71% | 43% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 89% | 22% |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 12 | 22.50 | 100% | 92% | 33% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 89% | 22% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 10 | 20.00 | 90% | 90% | 20% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| North | Main | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 11 | 22.73 | 100% | 82% | 46% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 8 | 22.50 | 100% | 88% | 38% |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 7 | 18.57 | 71% | 71% | 43% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 13 | 21.54 | 100% | 85% | 31% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 80% | 40% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 7 | 24.29 | 100% | 100% | 43% |