Question

Priests in this denomination emulate the Garden of Eden by planting forests around thousands of churches. This (10[1])is the (emphasize) largest denomination to observe (emphasize) both the 40-day-long Fast of the Prophets and a 55-day-long Lenten fast. Saint Jared is credited with (10[1])inventing (10[1])this church’s traditional chant, zema, which (-5[1])is practiced by itinerant holy men (10[3])called debtera. This (10[1])is (10[1])the (emphasize) largest church to (10[1])adhere (10[2]-5[2])to Miaphysite (“my-AFF-ih-zite”) Christology and (10[2]-5[3])thus be (10[1])non-Chalcedonian (“non-kal-seh-DOH-nee-in”). Falash (10[1])Mura (-5[1])are Jews who converted to (10[1])this church, (10[1])which became autocephalous (“auto-SEFF-uh-luss”) in 1959 when Abuna Basilios was named its leader by (10[1]-5[1])the Coptic pope. Ge’ez (10[1])(“GUH-uz”) is (-5[1])the liturgical language of this (10[1]-5[1])Oriental Orthodox church. For 10 points, what church began in the 4th century when the Kingdom of Aksum (10[1])converted (10[9]0[2])to Christianity? ■END■

ANSWER: Ethiopian Church [or Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church; prompt on Orthodox Christianity or Oriental Orthodox Christianity until “Oriental Orthodox” is read; accept Eritrean Church until “largest” is read; prompt on Coptic Church until “Coptic” is read] (The Eritrean Church is also acceptable before “largest” because, theologically, all of the clues apply.)
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Summary

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)William & Mary A (UG)1610
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M ATexas A4110
Yared TadesseCornell ABinghamton4210
Alessandro BogoKCLImperial B48-5
Michał GerasimiukStanford ABerkeley B5410
Moses KitakuleColumbia AJohns Hopkins5410
Brendan BethlehemCambridge BCambridge C5410
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMinnesota B5710
Omer KeskinOxford AEdinburgh5810
Vinu HariharBerkeley CStanford B6310
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)JMU B (UG)64-5
Sophie HiggsUW AMichigan State A6410
Cormac BeirneSorbonneIowa A6410
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayColumbia C64-5
Jacky XuCornell BCornell C68-5
Jeffery Austin (DII)UNC D (DII)Duke A (UG)6810
William DawsonUBC AAppalachian State6810
Andrew HannaPennHaverford68-5
Elliot CosnettOxford BKiel68-5
William Groger (UG)Columbia BVassar7010
Jaik HavlickArizona StateMinnesota C7210
Chris ScheriRIT ARIT B73-5
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)7810
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BIowa B8010
Allan LeeStanford CBerkeley A93-5
Andrew Storm (DII)GWU B (Grad)Virginia C (UG)9310
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)UNC B (UG)9710
Akshay SeetharamClaremont ARice A98-5
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)Virginia B (UG)10310
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BRowan103-5
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)12110
Nathaniel HullBerkeley AStanford C12210
Cade ReinbergerRIT BRIT A12210
Aadarsh BalireddyCornell CCornell B12210
Logan Mitchell (UG)JMU B (UG)Maryland C (DII)1220
Aidan Casdin (UG)JMU A (UG)Virginia A (UG)12210
Kathy LiangRice AClaremont A12210
Albert Zhang (UG)Columbia CJohn Jay12210
Avery Barnett (DII)HaverfordPenn12210
Matthew Klosinski (DII)RowanNYU B1220
Rahim DinaImperial BKCL12210
Ian DewanKielOxford B12210