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The death of this person is the subject of scenes called guriz in otherwise secular performances. A charity whose name asks “Who is [this person]” organizes blood drives to commemorate this person, who also names a kind of building also called a takyeh (“tahk-YAH”) or imambara. The day that marks this person's death also commemorates Noah’s Ark landing (15[1])on dry land and the parting of the Red Sea. Tasu’a commemorates (*) Abbas’s refusal to betray this man, the principal subject of passion plays (10[1])called ta’ziyeh (“tah-zee-YAH”). A kind of self-flagellation called tatbir (10[1])is practiced to honor this man, whose (-5[1])shrine is the subject of the Arba’een pilgrimage. The tenth day of Muharram, Ashura, commemorates this (10[1])man, who died in the Battle of Karbala. For 10 points, name this third Shia imam, the son of Ali. ■END■ (10[1]0[4])

ANSWER: Husayn ibn Ali [or Hussein or Hossain or Hussayin; prompt on ibn Ali; do not accept or prompt on “Hassan”; do not accept or prompt on “Ali”]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Religion>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Danila KabotyanskiIndiana AIllinois A5615
Arjun KalaIllinois BNotre Dame B8010
Charles HangWUSTLMinnesota8810
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AChicago A95-5
Adam FineChicago ANorthwestern A11110
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Alex DelVecchioNotre Dame AIllinois C1320
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BNorthwestern B13210
Logan MathisSIUEChicago B1320
William HoustonChicago BSIUE1320

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2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y425%0%50%132.00
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