Question
People of this ethnicity may fly flags with five concentric squares, and consider cats unlucky because “meow” is spelled similarly to their word for “poor.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ethnicity of an emperor who discovered a shining sword called Heaven’s Will, won independence, then threw the sword to a gigantic turtle so it could return to the Dragon King.
ANSWER: Vietnamese [or Viet; accept Kinh] (“Meow” is similar to “ngheo” in Vietnamese. The emperor is Lê Lợi.)
[10e] Vietnamese families place mirrors away from front doors and cover bathroom doors with paintings as part of this East Asian tradition of arranging the home to balance the flow of qi.
ANSWER: feng shui [or phong thủy, huang chui, pungsu, fūsui, hûsui, punsóy, or hongsaouy]
[10m] On this holiday, Vietnamese refuse to clean the home so as to not “sweep out” good luck. A bamboo pole called a cây nêu is adorned with good luck charms, and children receive red envelopes with money, during this Vietnamese New Year celebration.
ANSWER: Tết [or Tết Nguyên Đán; prompt on New Year or Lunar New Year; do not accept or prompt on Tết Trung Thu]
<Ganon Evans, RMP - World Mythology> ~20814~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
Summary
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 11 | 19.09 | 100% | 64% | 27% |
Data
| St. Mark's | Barrington A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Dallas County | Solon | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Detroit Country Day | Belmont | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson B | Dunbar | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall | Heights | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Hinsdale Central | Thomas Jefferson D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Hunter A | Thomas Jefferson A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Johns Creek A | Mira Loma | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Winston Churchill A | Rockford Auburn A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Plymouth | Troy | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | University Lab | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |