Question
The so-called “Queen” of this instrument helped compose a capriccio-styled concerto, inspired by a tapestry at the UN headquarters, that ends with the movement “Looking Afar.” A form of this instrument pitched down a perfect fifth is needed to play a piece titled for the “second-best spring” by the blind composer Abing (“AH-bing”). A famous rendition of “To Love’s End” from Inuyasha is one of Eliott Tordo’s many covers recorded on this instrument. The Naadam festival is evoked by a piece for this (*) fingerboard-less instrument called “Horse Racing.” This instrument is a common substitute for the solo instrument in the Butterfly Lovers Concerto. This is the most popular instrument whose unique timbre is produced by a soundbox covered in python skin and a bow that passes through its strings. For 10 points, Liú Tiānhuá played what two-stringed fiddle? ■END■
Summary
2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 112.00 |
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | N | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 100.00 |
2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | N | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 89.33 |
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 118.83 |
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 127.50 |
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 118.67 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Anwen Kelleher | NJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess) | 12 Litres of Green Tea | 84 | -5 |
Sinecio Morales | hawk two of | That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days | 86 | 10 |
Vittal Bhat | number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | 86 | -5 |
Oscar O'Flanagan | Limp Franceskit | Cien Años de Quizboledad | 92 | 10 |
Vinu Harihar | Stanford+ | Berkeley | 92 | 10 |
Annabelle Yang | WashU | Music to Help You Stop Smoking | 101 | 10 |
Will Alston | Walston et. al. | jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club | 107 | -5 |
Neil Gurram | A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs | Cry of the Common Loon | 107 | 10 |
Andrew Wang | BHSU ReFantazio | Clown Squad | 115 | -5 |
Jeremy Tsai | just one more half-dot bro | Cope is the thing with feathers | 118 | 10 |
Todd Maslyk | Clown Senpais | Notre Dame | 125 | 10 |
John Marvin | The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day) | Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus? | 127 | 10 |
Michael Wu | Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | Cambridge | 127 | 10 |
Ben Russell Jones | Simple Vibes | Defying Suavity | 127 | -5 |
Leo Tao | Clown Squad | BHSU ReFantazio | 137 | 10 |
Rob Carson | BHSU Rebirth | Northeast by Northwestern | 137 | 10 |
Oliver Hargrave | Defying Suavity | Simple Vibes | 137 | 10 |
Isaac Kirk-Davidoff | jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club | Walston et. al. | 137 | 0 |
Zaid Asif | 12 Litres of Green Tea | NJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess) | 137 | 10 |
John Xiang | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | 137 | 10 |