Question

A “Record” of this good was written by the creator of a “dragon tribute” type of it, the famous calligrapher Cai Xiang (“tsai sh’YAHNG”). A network of trade routes known as the “Southern Silk Road” was named for horses and this good. (10[9])Emperor Huizong (10[2]-5[1])(“hway-dzong”) of (10[1])Song (10[1])wrote (-5[1])an influential “Grand Treatise” on this good, (-5[1])in which he laid out (-5[1])criteria (-5[1])for “competitions” focused on this good. (-5[1])The Rinzai monk (10[1])Eisai (10[2])(“AY-sigh”) is said to (10[1])have introduced this good to Japan from China, (10[4]-5[2])whose ritualized preparation (10[3])of it (10[5])is known (10[2])as (10[4])gongfu. (10[5])Lu Tingcan (10[1])wrote a “sequel” (10[1])to a (10[1])“Classic” (10[1])about this good by Lu Yu, which details its mythical discovery by Shennong (10[2])after looking (10[1])into (-5[1])his pot (10[1])of water. For 10 points, in China and Japan, what drink is presented in (10[1])elaborate namesake ceremonies? (10[2])■END■ (10[6]0[1])

ANSWER: tea [or chá or ocha; accept tea culture; accept tea ceremonies; accept The Classic of Tea or Chájing; accept Grand Treatise on Tea or Dàguān Chá Lùn; accept the Tea Horse Road or Chámadao; accept The Record of Tea or Chá]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%82.33
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%77.33
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%91.83
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%80.17
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%100.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%57.80
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%111.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%110.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y475%0%25%55.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%0%73.60
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%13%82.75
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%83.33

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley AUC Berkeley B3910
Khanh NguyenFlorida AFlorida State A3910
Michael SunBrandeis BHarvard B3910
Arjun NageswaranHarvard ABrandeis A3910
Megan WangBrown ADartmouth A3910
Ian LuGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech A3910
Jack LewisBruin AGeorgia Tech D3910
Danny HanPenn AMaryland B3910
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AGeorge Washington A3910
Jakob MyersIndiana AIndiana B4110
Jaehyun ParkBUUMass Boston41-5
Jonathan HuangMIT ATufts A4110
CT TangSheffieldImperial B4210
Cormac BeirneLSEOxford C4310
Ben SterlingYale ANYU B44-5
Jiping FangIllinois CChicago C51-5
Andrew ZengStanford BNotre Dame A56-5
Sophie LymanWashU AMissoui S&T57-5
John Luke BroussardTAMUASU63-5
Joseph ChambersVirginia ASouth Carolina6610
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago A6710
Justin LeeImperial ANYU C6710
Braden BoothMissouriWashU B7010
Scarlet RutterClaremont BClaremont A7810
Foster HughesMinnesota BCarleton78-5
James ZhaoVanderbilt ATennessee A78-5
Kai MadgwickManchesterSouthampton B7810
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeMaryland A7810
Tom ScheriRIT BCornell C7810
Christian AllenMissoui S&TWashU A8110
Ved MuthusamyNorthwestern BNotre Dame B8110
Ian McDowellCambridge CWarwick A8110
Matthew AndersenFlorida BValencia A8310
Aidan JonesLiberty AWake Forest8310
Ian SaylorWisconsin BWinona State8310
Cormac StephensonSouthampton AOxford A8310
Elliot CosnettOxford BDurham8310
Matt ShinnickGeorgetown AIowa8510
Vedh RameshPenn BGeorge Washington B8510
James ByrneBristolCambridge D8610
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge ACambridge E8610
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DBinghamton A8610
Chris ScheriRIT AESF A8610
Jonathan BostLiberty BUNC B8710
Conor ThompsonIowa StateWisconsin A8710
Grant AvisLouisville AAlabama A8710
Shiv SeshanCambridge BWarwick B8710
William GrogerColumbia BNYU A8710
Keerthana KrishnanTexas BTexas A8910
Gabe DubowskiIllinois BChicago D9210
Jeffrey AustinUNC DWilliam & Mary9410
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins AVassar A9510
Michael EngUNC CLiberty C10810
Avery BarnettHaverford AColumbia C10810
Raj DoshiUCF BUCF C11010
Matthew AmanteNotre Dame CNorthwestern A111-5
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ADuke11310
Ben HorningGeorgetown BPurdue12710
Freddie O'HaraUCLAUCSD13010
Megan HaChicago CIllinois C13010
John Hines-ShahCarletonMinnesota B13110
Khugan ChanUMass BostonBU13110
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AStanford B13110
Christopher SimsNorthwestern ANotre Dame C13110
Bryan UgazASUTAMU13110
Parker McCoigTennessee AVanderbilt A1310
Zaid AsifNYU BYale A13110