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Many courtesans were trained at a performing arts academy in this city nicknamed “the Pear Garden.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this city, where an imperial consort held a comic ceremony whereby she wrapped a general in a large silk diaper. This city also contains the Great Wild Goose Pagoda.
ANSWER: Xi’an (“shee-AHN”) [or Chang’an] (Yang Guifei wrapped An Lushan in a diaper.)
[10e] A 10th-century courtesan named Yao Niang is said to have inspired this painful practice, which forced women to wear “lotus shoes.”
ANSWER: foot binding [or chánzú; or bound feet; accept foot wrapping]
[10h] Original language term required. An 11th-century courtesan is said to have developed this script, which was used by groups of “sworn sisters” to write “third-day books” for newlyweds. This female-only phonetic script originated from Hunan Province.
ANSWER: Nüshu (“new-SHOO”) script [prompt on woman’s script]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateFlorida010010E
British ColumbiaUC Berkeley B10101030MEH
Chicago ANorth Carolina A1010020ME
Columbia AStanford010010E
Georgia StateNYU1010020ME
Georgia TechMIT1010020ME
Iowa StateCornell A0101020EH
Johns HopkinsToronto B010010E
MinnesotaHarvard010010E
North Carolina BIllinois B0101020EH
NorthwesternIllinois A1010020ME
Penn StateWaterloo B1010020ME
RITUCF010010E
TexasChicago B010010E
Toronto AIndiana1010020ME
Toronto CVirginia Tech0101020EH
UC Berkeley ARutgers1010020ME
VirginiaColumbia B010010E
WUSTL BLSE1010020ME
Waterloo AWUSTL A1010020ME
Winona StateOhio State010010E

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2116.67100%48%19%