Ulugh Beg’s observatory - 2024 ACF Winter at UBC

Question

This building was likely modeled off of a similar building in the Persian city of Maragheh. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name or describe this building built in the early 15th century by the teacher of the scientist Ali Qushji which allowed that ruler to compile the Zīj-i Sulṭānī. A description of the type of building and the builder is acceptable.

ANSWER: Ulugh Beg’s observatory [accept descriptive equivalents that mention Ulugh Beg and an astronomical observatory; accept Ulugbek in place of “Ulugh Beg”; accept, but DO NOT REVEAL, descriptions of the observatory in Samarkand; prompt on observatory by asking “built by whom?”]

[10m] Ulugh Beg’s observatory was built in this Transoxanian city. This major trading center contains the remains of a ruler who reportedly built pyramids of skulls out of conquered populations.

ANSWER: Samarkand

[10e] Samarkand served as the capital of this central Asian conqueror, during whose reign it flourished in a namesake Renaissance. This steppe ruler was nicknamed for his disabled leg.

ANSWER: Timur [or Timur the Lame or Tamerlane; accept Timurid Empire or Timurid Renaissance]

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Summary


2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis	2024-11-16	Y	10	16.00	70%	70%	20%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh	2024-11-16	Y	6	23.33	100%	83%	50%
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh	2024-11-16	Y	1	30.00	100%	100%	100%
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern	2024-11-16	Y	9	20.00	100%	78%	22%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State	2024-11-16	Y	7	18.57	100%	71%	14%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	8	16.25	88%	63%	13%
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	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%

Data


SFU	Alberta	0	0	10	10
UBC A	UBC B	10	10	10	30
UW A	UW B	0	10	10	20