Question

At a church in Quipao, devotees will either approach barefoot or while performing this action on their way to the image of the Black Nazarene. This action titles a set of three prayers by Basil the Great that are recited in Eastern Orthodox churches at the Vespers service on Pentecost. At a prie-dieu, this action is often taken with the aid of a tuffet or hassock. (-5[1])In Anglican churches, “no adoration is intended, or ought to be done” when this action is done while taking the (*) Eucharist, according to the Book of Common Prayer’s Black Rubric. (-5[1])After an altar call, churchgoers may perform this action at the altar rail. (10[1])In front of their seats, pews are often equipped with a cushioned (10[1])board (10[1])on which attendees perform this motion during public prayer. For 10 points, name this action sometimes distinguished from genuflection by lowering oneself onto both shins. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: kneeling [accept Kneeling Prayers; accept kneelers; accept genuflection before it is read; accept kneel-walking; reject “bowing”; reject “prostration”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit65-5
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlersas rational as the square root of two power bottoms95-5
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha10810
Caleb OttTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 12010
Gareth ThorlaksonSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere12110
Michael DuYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange14610
Maude-Sophie Lockmanas rational as the square root of two power bottomsRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers14710

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%33%0%102.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%40%128.40
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%0%95.83
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y367%33%67%99.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%33%33%93.33