Bonus
A form of this word follows “Alláh” in an invocation that followers of one religion are obliged to repeat ninety-five times daily. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Arabic-origin term for the splendor of God. This “Greatest Name” is carved alongside other religious symbols on a marble temple for a religion named for it in Wilmette, Illinois.
ANSWER: bahá’ (“buh-HAH”) [accept baháʼu'lláh; accept word forms like bahá’í or abhá; accept Alláh-u-Abhá or Yá Baháʼu'l-Abhá]
[10h] English translation acceptable. Bahá’í scholar ‘Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (“ish-RAHK KHAH-vuh-ree”) claims that using bahá’ as a secret name for Alláh comes from a du‘á’ (“doo-AH”) often named for this other word. “Breakers” of this word name a history of Bahá’í translated by Shoghí Effendi.
ANSWER: dawn [or du‘ā’ as-saḥar; accept fajr; accept The Dawn-Breakers]
[10e] The month of Bahá’ begins with this Holy Day. This spring equinox festival marks the new year throughout Iran and Central Asia, and is Persian for “new day.”
ANSWER: Nowruz (“noh-ROOZ”) [or Naw-Rúz or Nawrōz]
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Conversion
Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Columbia | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
Columbia A | Toronto B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Cornell B | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Georgia Tech | Arizona State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Harvard | LSE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
MIT | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Michigan | Winona State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
NYU | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
North Carolina A | Cornell A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
North Carolina B | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Rutgers | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Stanford | UC Berkeley B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
UC Berkeley A | Texas | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
UCF | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Virginia | RIT | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Virginia Tech | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
WUSTL B | Minnesota | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Waterloo A | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Waterloo B | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
Yale | WUSTL A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 20 | 18.00 | 100% | 65% | 15% |