Question

A god of these events is depicted as a hunchbacked man standing on a turtle and balancing a ladle of stars with his other foot. The attendants “Heaven Deaf” and “Earth Mute” could assist during these events. An idiom associates these events with carp who swim up a waterfall to reach the Dragon Gate. (-5[1])After bashing his own brains out due to one of these events, a man became a god (15[1])who is followed by a flock of five bats and rescued Yang Guifei’s (“yong gway-fay’s”) perfume bag in a dream of Emperor Xuanzong (“shwen-dzong”) as the commander of an army of 80,000 (*) ghost-hunting demons. Success in one of these events (10[1])opens the “Yellow Millet Dream” of Dongbin. (10[2])During these (10[1])events, men carrying the Four (-5[1])Treasures (10[1])wrapped in bamboo mats might be searched for silk sheets covered in miniscule (-5[1])writing as they tried to become (10[2])jinshi (10[1])(“JEEN-shurr”). For 10 (10[1])points, name these events used (10[1])to fill imperial China’s bureaucracy. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: imperial examinations [or Chinese civil service exams; or kējǔ (“kuh-joo”); accept tests; accept descriptions of passing or failing an exam, or entering or failing to enter the Chinese civil service] (The gods are Kui Xing and Zhong Kui.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ryan Westbrookwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE53-5
Justin HawkinsWe Need New NamesA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence7015
Jason ShiThe Dyatlov Passement incidentPunished "Venom" BHSU10710
Jeremy TsaiI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)BHSU B11510
Charles HangLes MissourablesMindgoblin of Little Hobbes11510
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown11710
Ned TagtmeierBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boyvar merchants122-5
Richard YugenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)12310
Richard NiuAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret136-5
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes Backsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone14210
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamThe Oldest Men in the World14210
LouLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)14310
Naveed ChowdhuryLisan al-QuibGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer14510
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A15010
Iain CarpenterAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH15610
Azura Gollamudivar merchantsBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy15610
Akshar GoyalSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything15610
Jorrest WeintraubThe Jeam TeamFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!15610