Question

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 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 called ta’ziyeh (-5[2])(“tah-zee-YAH”). A kind of self-flagellation called tatbir is practiced to honor this man, whose shrine is the subject of the Arba’een pilgrimage. The tenth day of Muharram, Ashura, commemorates this man, who died in the Battle of Karbala. For 10 points, name this third Shia imam, the son of (-5[1])Ali. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stevie MillerCarnegie MellonPittsburgh82-5
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AMichigan B82-5
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BMichigan State130-5
Ariel FaederPittsburghCarnegie Mellon1320
Michael DurrantOhio State COhio State A1320
Arthur StadlinOhio State AOhio State C13210
Raifton BartlingMichigan StateOhio State B1320

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y425%0%50%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y580%0%20%113.25
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y425%0%75%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y771%14%14%93.40
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y367%0%33%98.50