Question
Three brothers known collectively as the Banū Mūsā, or “Sons of Moses,” worked at this institution. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this institution supported by Caliph al-Ma’mun, which was central to the translation of ancient texts into Arabic.
ANSWER: House of Wisdom [or Bayt al-Ḥikmah or the Grand Library of Baghdad; accept the Baghdad House of Wisdom; prompt on Library of Baghdad]
[10e] The House of Wisdom flourished during the Islamic Golden Age under this caliphate, which succeeded the Umayyad Caliphate.
ANSWER: Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids or Abbasid Empire or Abbasid dynasty or Al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya]
[10h] These specific things title the most famous surviving work of the Banū Mūsā brothers, a book that describes and provides illustrations for over 100 mechanisms such as automated fountains and musical instruments.
ANSWER: ingenious devices [accept tricks; accept Book of Ingenious Devices or Book of Tricks or Kitāb al-Ḥiyāl or Ketâb tarfandhâ; prompt on devices or machines]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley | 2024-11-16 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 89% | 78% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 86% | 14% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
Data
| Bristol B | Birmingham | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| LSE A | Cambridge A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cambridge D | Bristol A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Imperial A | LSE B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Oxford A | Durham B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Oxford B | Cambridge C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Southhampton B | Manchester | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Vanderbilt | Warwick A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |