Question

This good was the primary source of the “black alteration” of jade artifacts unearthed from high-class tombs. This good, which represented “Real Fire,” was mixed with another good representing “Real Water” and slathered on the feet to allow a person to walk on water, as recounted in Hóng's Bàopǔzǐ in its section on jīndān. Non-black colored ink derived from this good was brushed over oracle (-5[1])bone scripts. As told by (15[1])(*) Sīmǎ Qiān, (10[1])an area guarded by automatic crossbows (10[3]-5[1])featured imitations of the “hundred rivers” (10[1])made from this (10[2])good. (10[1])Carved lacquerware (10[1]-5[1])gained its distinctive vibrant red from this good’s sulfide. For 10 points, cinnabar (-5[1])was the source (10[1])of what metal (10[1])which was amalgamated with lead to produce elixirs of immortality consumed by emperors like Qín Shǐ Huáng? (10[4])■END■

ANSWER: mercury [or shuǐ yín or gǒng; accept cinnabar prior to mention; prompt on water silver; prompt on metals or toxic metals; prompt on elixir of immortality by asking “what ingredient specifically?”]
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 ARCADIA at UC BerkeleyPremiereY2100%0%0%78.00
2023 ARCADIA at Carleton UniversityPremiereY3100%0%33%101.67
2023 ARCADIA at Claremont CollegesPremiereY1100%0%0%72.00
2023 ARCADIA at IndianaPremiereY5100%20%20%94.20
2023 ARCADIA at RITPremiereY2100%0%100%127.00
2023 ARCADIA at WUSTLPremiereY3100%0%0%92.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ahmad ElrakhawiRITCornell MATLAB65-5
Alan WuVanderbiltIndiana7015
Will AlstonSGV CapitalI will play anything with a buzzer in front of me7210
Terry TangBerkeley CBerkeley A7810
Andrew ZengStanford ABerkeley B7810
Akshar Goyal Illinois BNotre Dame A78-5
John MarvinChicago APurdue B7810
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL H2OSIUE8410
Justin WytmarIllinois ANotre Dame B8710
Braden BoothMissouri ASquidward Community College8710
Michael DuWaterlooOttawa B8810
Adrian WongOttawa AMcDouble West-Carleton9010
Joey SunToronto Ray of Sun in the SkyOttawa C90-5
Richard NiuCornell RSyracuse+Rochester103-5
Austin TimmermanMissouri BWUSTL XYZ10610
Ezra SantosChicago BPurdue A10910
Ian TheysmeyerOttawa CToronto Ray of Sun in the Sky12710
Zach JosephNotre Dame AIllinois B12710
Darryl WangSyracuse+RochesterCornell R12710
Nathan ZhangCornell MATLABRIT12710