becoming immortal - 2025 Penn Bowl

Question

The sun, moon, water, and rock are some objects used to represent this concept in traditional Korean art. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this concept whose ten symbols feature in landscapes in Korean screen paintings. A symbol for this concept often refers to Qin Shi Huang’s elixir of life; a description is acceptable.

ANSWER: becoming immortal [or renewing immortality; accept descriptions like prolonging life or achieving longevity or living for a long time; accept chéng xiān]

[10m] Another common Korean screen painting during the Joseon dynasty featured the sun, moon, and five peaks and was associated with this kind of person.

ANSWER: king [or wang; accept King of Joseon; reject “emperor”]

[10h] Another common motif in Joseon-era paintings are these two native animals in works called jak-hoe-doe. One animal satirizes the upper class, while the other looks down upon it, representing the common people.

ANSWER: tigers AND magpies [accept answers in either order]

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Summary


2025 Penn Bowl - BU	11/01/25	Y	4	2.50	25%	0%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - CWRU	11/01/25	Y	3	6.67	67%	0%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - Mainsite (UPenn)	11/01/25	Y	6	8.33	50%	33%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - Murray State	11/08/25	Y	2	0.00	0%	0%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - Northwestern	10/25/25	Y	4	7.50	50%	25%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - Online	11/08/25	Y	2	10.00	50%	50%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - Ottawa	11/01/25	Y	7	10.00	71%	29%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - Stanford	10/25/25	Y	4	10.00	75%	25%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - UK	11/01/25	Y	9	4.44	22%	22%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - UNC	11/01/25	Y	3	10.00	67%	33%	0%
2025 Penn Bowl - WashU	11/01/25	Y	2	20.00	100%	50%	50%

Data


Brown	I've been running into you in my lead plumbocene what could have benzene	0	0	0	0
MIT A	RIT	0	0	0	0
Harvard	MIT B	0	0	0	0
Brandeis	Yale	10	0	0	10
Columbia A	Maryland B	10	0	0	10
NYU B	JHU A	10	10	0	20
John Jay	Maryland C	0	0	0	0
Maryland A	Columbia B	10	10	0	20
JHU B	NYU A	0	0	0	0
Mount Sinai	Swarthmore	0	0	0	0
Texas B	Oklahoma	0	0	0	0
Central Oklahoma	Texas A	0	0	0	0
Northwestern B	Illinois	0	0	0	0
Purdue A	Indiana	0	0	0	0
UChicago C	Purdue B	10	10	0	20
UChicago B	UChicago A	10	0	0	10
Michigan A	Michigan C	10	0	0	10
Ohio State A	Ohio State B	0	0	0	0
Michigan B	Pittsburgh	10	0	0	10
Aweille Kevin Fan osti continue comme ça	Toronto Sunshine Bubbles	0	0	0	0
McGill Fartlets	Carleton A	10	10	0	20
Toronto G	McGill B	10	10	0	20
Ottawa 67s	Toronto Operation PBSuccess	10	0	0	10
#OpenToBuzz	Queen's is monitoring the situation	0	0	0	0
Guelph perfomative male competition	Toronto Murder on the Rider Express	10	0	0	10
Waterloo you are crooked	Toronto E	10	0	0	10
In Search of Lost Clues	Berkeley A	0	0	0	0
Free Win	Berkeley B	10	0	0	10
The best time to buzz was twenty clues ago. The second best time to buzz is now	Stanford A	10	0	0	10
Stanford B	Berkeley C	10	10	0	20
Chimp Brisket	Bristold	0	0	0	0
Galactic Ombudsmen	Coughing Baby	0	10	0	10
1. Wawa 2. Blank Street 151. Black Sheep at Kings Cross rail	Hail to the Sheaf	0	10	0	10
Of Mice and Penn	Paul Quifford, or, It Was a Dark and Stormy Tournament	0	0	0	0
Penn and the Art of Tossup-Bonus cycle Maintenance	Quiztian Bale in Ratman Begins	10	0	0	10
Knorr Stock Clue	The Bit and the Penndulum	0	0	0	0
To buzz is to be perceived	Alas poor Warwick, I knew him Edinburgh	0	0	0	0
question mark	Washed Scrubs	10	0	0	10
Burnaburiash's Lapis Lazuli	why is it called a score clue if nobody scores points on it	0	0	0	0
Planck Sinatra	Wise Duke	10	0	0	10
UNC A	UNC B	10	10	0	20
VT B	VT A	0	0	0	0
WashU Bouba	VJ Edgecombe School of Interior Design - Edwardsville	10	10	10	30
WashU Kiki	Truman State	10	0	0	10
New Young Whigs of America	Wake Up Paddington A Washington Mystery	10	0	0	10
rusty shackleford	abg academy	0	10	0	10