Question
After this character is given the position of “Keeper of Horses” in heaven, he is angered and declares himself“The Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” After flying to the edge of the universe, this character urinates on one of five stone pillars, which are revealed to be the fingers of another character. Arthur Waley titled the translation of one work after this character, who may have hatched from a stone egg and is capable of 72 transformations. This character, who is trapped under a mountain for 500 years by the Buddha, travels with Pigsy, Sandsy, and the monk Xuánzàng (“shwen-zahng”) on a trip to India. For 10 points, name this “Monkey King” from Journey to the West. ■END■
ANSWER: Sun Wukong [accept either underlined name; accept Monkey King before mention]
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Ben Rotko (UG) | Swarthmore B | Maryland | 15 | 10 |
Vincent Zhang (DII) | Penn | NYU B | 15 | 10 |
Jasmine Bao (UG) | Swarthmore A | University of Delaware B | 35 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Lehigh | 44 | 10 |
Ivy Chen (DII) | Princeton | NYU C | 51 | 10 |