Question

Previous tossup - Next tossup

A courtyard on the west side of this structure has an iron chain suspended from its entrance to force anyone who enters on horseback to bow their head. Parts of this structure inspired by fauna include four pillars nicknamed “elephant feet” and chandeliers that, to ward off nesting spiders, contained ostrich eggs. This structure’s architect allegedly misheard the adjective “gold” as “six” when receiving directions for the design of its towers, which was controversial since only one other such structure had that many towers. The entire ceramics industry of Iznik was dedicated towards this structure, which a teenage monarch built (-5[1])in the 1610s next to the Hippodrome to surpass the beauty of the Hagia Sophia. For 10 points, what place of worship in Istanbul is nicknamed for the color (10[1])of its tiles? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Blue Mosque [or Sultan Ahmed Mosque; or Sultan Ahmet Camii] (The mosque of the Kaaba was the only other mosque to have six minarets at the time of the Blue Mosque’s construction.)
<AP, Other Fine Arts>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aaron MarchandCarletonIowa State99-5
Puna EkkaMinnesota BWinona State12810
Conor ThompsonIowa StateCarleton13210
Declan CobbWisconsin AWisconsin B13210

Summary

Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%107.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%110.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%50%128.83
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%50%105.50
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%130.67
Northeast2025-02-01Y580%0%40%114.75
Overflow2025-02-01Y475%0%75%118.67
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%100%132.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%131.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%129.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y9100%0%33%123.56
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%83.33