Question

In a work in this language, a creature tells a hero to take a branch from a tamarisk tree to craft an arrow and blind a prince. In a story in this language about a legend from another culture, a poet gets a new nickname after fleeing into the wilderness when he goes mad with love. (15[1])That story (-5[1])is part of a collection in this language which translates to Five Jewels. (-5[2])A poem written (10[1]-5[1])in this language begins by instructing (*) “Awake” because morning (-5[1])has put “the Stars to Flight.” In an epic in this language, (10[1])a hero is born after the Simurgh instructs (10[1])his father to perform a Cesarean section. This language, used to write the epic The Book of Kings by Ferdowsi, (10[1])was also (10[2])used by a poet wishing for “A Jug of Wine, (10[1])a (10[1])Loaf of Bread—and Thou.” For 10 points, name this language used by Omar Khayyam (10[1])to write the Rubaiyat. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Farsi [accept Persian] (The Five Jewels, or Panj Ganj, is by Nizami.)
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%25%123.75
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y1100%0%0%73.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%13%50%125.63

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eylon CaplanPurdue ASIUE B5515
Braden BoothMissouriChicago C57-5
Karthik PrasadCornell FireCornell Earth70-5
Shourjo GanguliOhio State APurdue C70-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRochester C7310
Robert CondronChicago APurdue B73-5
Biyang ZhangMichigan AWUSTL82-5
Rohan NavaneethaOhio State BChicago B9410
Nathan ZhangCornell WindColumbia Ly-α10210
Logan MathisSIUE AMichigan B12210
Jacky XuCornell EarthCornell Fire12410
Jacob GoodsonOhio State CChicago D12410
Darryl WangRochester ARochester C13410
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester B13510
Neal JoshiWUSTLMichigan A14910
Ben DahlPurdue BChicago A15310
Nermeen RahmanChicago CMissouri15410
Nathan ReedPurdue COhio State A15410