Question

One of these animals is caught by Wǎng Xiāng despite the cold of winter in a story exemplifying (10[1])filial piety. The Namazu is a mythical one of (10[1])these animals that is restrained (-5[1])by a stone to prevent earthquakes. (-5[1])Celebrants of Chinese New Year often leave portions of these animals unconsumed to symbolize abundance (10[2])throughout the year. Successfully leaping over (-5[1])a (10[1])gate at a waterfall (10[1])in the Lóngmén Mountain allows one (10[1])type of these animals to become dragons. To symbolize perseverance (10[1])and (10[1])good luck, Japanese (10[1])gardens often contain varieties (10[1])of these animals that have black, red, and orange (10[1])scales. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, name these animals such as koi that are kept in ponds. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: fish [accept specific types of fish such as catfish or Asian carp; accept or nián or lǐ; accept koi until read]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%67.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%86.50
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%66.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%40%83.10
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%58.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%71.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%73.75
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%74.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%55.89

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Xavier Bomhorst (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU A (UG)1710
Andrew YangColumbia BRutgers A (UG)2610
Nolan Keating (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rutgers B31-5
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Columbia A (UG)37-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Fordham A5210
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Penn B (DII)5210
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Lehigh B (DII)58-5
Leonard Castine (DII)Penn B (DII)Rutgers A (UG)5910
Kevin Liu (DII)Maryland B (DII)Princeton A (UG)6310
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Columbia B6910
Steven McPhillimey (UG)Lehigh A (UG)Rowan A (DII)7910
Steven McPhillimey (UG)Lehigh A (UG)Bard A (UG)8010
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham APenn A (DII)8310
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BRowan A (DII)8710
Abby Hope (UG)Bard A (UG)NYU B9610
Emily Farley (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Maryland B (DII)9710
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)NYU B9810
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Penn A (DII)11210
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BLehigh B (DII)11210