Question
The deity K’awiil is often depicted with one of these objects on his forehead being pierced by an ax and emitting flames. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these objects. An Aztec deity whose name is commonly translated as one of these objects was often depicted as a black jaguar and ruled over the first creation before being struck down by Quetzalcoatl.
ANSWER: smoking mirror [prompt on obsidian by asking “fashioned into what object?”]
[10e] This apparition who shares her name with a cocktail is said to appear from a mirror if you repeat her name three times.
ANSWER: Bloody Mary
[10h] In fēng shuǐ, one of these symbols with two solid lines separated by a broken line is placed on mirrors to bring fire energy into a home. The I Ching lists combinations of these Daoist symbols that represent yin and yang and appear on South Korea’s flag.
ANSWER: bagua [or pa kua; accept the Eight Trigrams; prompt on hexagrams]
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Summary
2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Maryland | Maryland, Online | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
Maryland A | George Washington B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Maryland B | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |