Bonus
While touring the site of this university in 2024, Narendra Modi asserted claims that Bakhtiyar Khilji burned it down. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Buddhist monastery and university that may have been established by Kumāra·gupta I. Xuanzang (“sh’wen-TSANG”) stayed at this university for two years during the reign of Harsha·vardhana.
ANSWER: Nālandā (“NAH-lun-dah”)
[10h] Nālandā was later patronized by this dynasty, which contested northern India with the Gurjara-Pratihāras. This Bengal-based dynasty, which was succeeded by the Sena dynasty, was one of India’s last Buddhist powers.
ANSWER: Pāla dynasty [accept Pāla Empire]
[10e] The last abbot of Nālandā, Shakya·shri·bhadra, fled to this region, whose inhabitants revere the Seventeen Pandits of Nālandā. Tenzin Gyatso, a spiritual leader from this region, takes refuge near Dharam·shālā.
ANSWER: Tibet [or Böd; or Zàngqū; accept Tibetan Plateau; accept Greater Tibet]
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | North Carolina B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| British Columbia | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Chicago A | Toronto B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Columbia A | Winona State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Cornell A | Maryland | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Illinois A | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Johns Hopkins | Virginia Tech | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| MIT | Cornell B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| NYU | Toronto C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| North Carolina A | LSE | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern | UCF | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Ohio State | UC Berkeley B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Ottawa | Waterloo A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Stanford | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | Texas | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley A | Columbia B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Vanderbilt | Harvard | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| WUSTL A | Illinois B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo B | Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Yale | Florida | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 21 | 15.24 | 100% | 33% | 19% |