Question
These are the most notable things found at the Bactrian tepes of Dilberjin and Balalyk, indicating that both sites might have been settled by the Hepthalites. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these things. The combination of Zoroastrian, Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu influences can be seen in several of these things from Penjikent that are now preserved in the Hermitage Museum.
ANSWER: murals [or wall paintings; accept cave paintings or rock paintings; accept frescoes; prompt on oil paintings or artwork]
[10e] Figures in the Balalyk Tepe murals resemble murals found at Bamiyan, which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 along with giant statues of this religious figure.
ANSWER: Buddha [or Siddhartha Gautama or Siddhartha Gautama; accept Bamiyan Buddhas]
[10m] This desert cave complex in Gansu province contains ornate murals depicting scenes from Pure Land Buddhism. Aurel Stein convinced a monk to sell him scrolls from this complex’s Library Caves, which included a Chinese version of the Diamond Sutra.
ANSWER: Mogao Caves [or Dunhuang Caves; or the Thousand Buddha Grottoes; or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas]
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Summary
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2024 ESPN @ Cambridge | 04/06/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2024 ESPN @ Chicago | 03/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 83% | 67% | 17% |
2024 ESPN @ Columbia | 03/23/2024 | Y | 7 | 24.29 | 100% | 100% | 43% |
2024 ESPN @ Duke | 03/23/2024 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
2024 ESPN @ Online | 06/01/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
JinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz | boy's jitches (ft. DMA) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Let's Fighting Love | 1.g4 Test Mixture | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
NJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess) | mnemonists | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Naocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse | Parden the Interruption | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
bruh | JJaryland | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
chamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia | Sandmännchen im Helikopter | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
The Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola | protobowling for soup | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |