Packet 1: Bonus 11
According to the Nihon Shoki, this figure was conceived after his mother received a vision of a golden Buddha. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Asuka period figure who wrote a seventeen-article “constitution” calling for harmony and reverence for Buddhism. This person constructed 46 temples, including Hōryū-ji and Shitennō-ji.
ANSWER: Prince Shōtoku [or Shōtoku Taishi; accept Umayado or Kamitsumiya or Toyosatomimi; reject Empress Shotoku]
[10e] Legendarily, Prince Shōtoku aided a beggar who was secretly this First Patriarch of Zen. This “blue-eyed barbarian” with a Sanskrit name founded the Shaolin Monastery and inspired a type of luck-granting red doll.
ANSWER: Bodhidharma [or Daruma; or Pútídámó]
[10m] According to this sect, Shotoku was a reincarnation of Huìsī, who taught its founder Zhìyǐ. A vision of Shōtoku caused Shinran to reject this sect’s esotericism almost four centuries after it and Shingon became predominant in Japan.
ANSWER: Tendai [or Tiāntāi]
<TC, Beliefs> | NAFTA-Packet-1
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 10.63 | 75% | 6% | 25% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHSU | Chicago !A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Execute Order 6 7 | The tram is not in service; please use the moving walkway. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Invective Against Swans | (give me an) ANSWER: die for baseball | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Muscle Mass Extinction Event | In the Mood for Transportation Equipment | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Northwestern | Indiana | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Quebecois Olga Tokarczuk be like 'freins de jacob interdits' | 1000000 Delinquents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 0% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 0% | 33% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✕ | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 0% | 25% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 0% | 20% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 0% | 33% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 83% | 0% | 50% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 8.00 | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 0% | 50% |