Bonus
Uddhav Thackeray floated the idea of recreating an Andaman prison cell where this thinker outlined a 1923 manifesto about a common nation and race. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Indian thinker who coined the term “Hindutva” to describe his idea of a nationalist state.
ANSWER: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (“SAH-ver-ker”) [or Veer Savarkar]
[10m] This word is followed by “samāj (“suh-MAHJ”)” to denote Savarkar’s idea of a society guided by Vedic principles. This Sanskrit word for “noble” is used in the Vedas as a term for Hindus or others who follow Dharma·shāstras.
ANSWER: ārya [accept Arya Dharm or ārya samāj]
[10e] A series of Savarkar documentaries are stored at the Patit Pawan Temple where he allowed Dalits to engage in Chaturthi (“chuh-TOOR-tee”) celebrations of this Hindu god. This “remover of obstacles” won a race around his parents Shiva and Pārvatī (“PAR-vuh-tee”).
ANSWER: Ganesh [or Ganesha; accept Vinayaka or Ganapati or Gajanana or Pillaiyar]
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | British Columbia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Georgia State | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech | Toronto B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Illinois A | Waterloo A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Indiana | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Iowa State | Harvard | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| LSE | Yale | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Maryland | RIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Michigan | Illinois B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Minnesota | MIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| North Carolina B | Winona State | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Northwestern | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Ohio State | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Ottawa | NYU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Stanford | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Texas | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | Columbia A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Toronto C | Cornell A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UC Berkeley B | Waterloo B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| UCF | Virginia | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Vanderbilt | Cornell B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Virginia Tech | Chicago B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| WUSTL A | North Carolina A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| WUSTL B | Florida | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 15.42 | 100% | 38% | 17% |