Question

A set of 404 stories of cheating women written by this figure is the source of a prayer used in initiation rituals. A group credits an “All-Iron Scripture” written by this figure for their “warrior spirit.” This figure supposedly dictated a text’s current recension from memory at Dāmdāmā when Dhir Mal (“DEER mull”) hoarded prior editions. This figure wrote a passage that starts “Sravags (“sruh-VAHGS”) have I seen,” which, with a text by an [emphasize] earlier author, is recited daily at 3 a.m. as part of the Nitnem. This author of a 1705 Ẓafarnāma, (10[1])or “Epistle (10[1])of Victory,” (10[1])wrote a prayer (-5[1])recited (10[1])while (10[1])sugar and water are stirred (-5[1])with a sword. (10[1]-5[1])This author (-5[1])first (10[1])performed that baptism (-5[1])ritual for (10[1])the Panj Pyare (-5[2])(“punj PYAH-reh”), or “Five (10[1])Beloved Ones,” who entered his tent. (-5[3])For 10 points, name this author of the Dasam Granth (“duh-sum grunt”), who named the Adi Granth (-5[1])(“AH-dee grunt”) as his successor (10[1]-5[1])as the last (-5[1])human Sikh guru. (10[2])■END■ (10[6]0[5])

ANSWER: Guru Gobind Singh [prompt on Singh; reject “Hargobind”] (Clues include the Charitropakhyan section of the Dasam Granth, the Nihang’s reverence for the Sarbloh Granth, and Gobind’s dictation of the authoritative version of the Adi Granth to Bhai Mani Singh.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganNYU9010
Quynh PhungPurdueIndiana9210
Jason HongBrownNorthwestern9410
Joey SunToronto BDuke97-5
Nathaniel HullBerkeley AYale A9810
Matt JacksonChicago ACornell A9910
Annabelle YangWUSTL ANorth Carolina A104-5
Urbas EkkaMinnesota BChicago D107-5
Moses KitakuleColumbia ATexas10710
Michal GerasimiukStanfordMinnesota A109-5
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BTruman State11010
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia TechIllinois113-5
John MarvinChicago BWaterloo11510
Skand ParvatikarArizona StateClaremont Colleges118-5
Karthik PrasadCornell BNorth Carolina B118-5
Khushi UmarwadiaSouth CarolinaMcGill12010
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsIowa State126-5
Sky LiToronto AMaryland126-5
Vishal KanigicherlaPennOttawa126-5
Joseph ChambersVirginiaYale B141-5
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltChicago C144-5
Liam StarnesChicago CVanderbilt14410
William GrogerColumbia BWUSTL B147-5
Lexi TermanRutgersFlorida15010
Andrew WangIllinoisGeorgia Tech15010
Isaac MammelMarylandToronto A1510
Andrew KelleyKentuckyHarvard1510
Joy AnHarvardKentucky1510
Conor ThompsonIowa StateJohns Hopkins15110
Adrian WongOttawaPenn1510
Joel MilesMinnesota AStanford15110
Ashish SubramanianDukeToronto B1510
Ezra SantosChicago DMinnesota B15110
Neal JoshiWUSTL BColumbia B15110
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina AWUSTL A15110
Akshay SeetharamClaremont CollegesArizona State15110