Packet 6: Bonus 2
This patron commissioned an adaptation of the opera Sparks Amid the Reeds, but her husband changed its title because he found it unrealistic. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this patron who commissioned five operas, two ballets, and one symphony with populist themes. An orchestral excerpt of another opera depicts this woman dancing a foxtrot.
ANSWER: Jiāng Qīng [or Madame Mao, Lǐ Jìnhái, Lǐ Shūmēng, Lǐ Yúnhè, Lǐ Hè, Lǐ Jìn, Lǐ Rùnqīng, or Lán Píng; prompt on Lǐ or Lán; prompt on Mao’s wife; reject “Mao”] (The leadin refers to Shājiābāng. The unnamed opera is Nixon in China.)
[10e] Jiāng Qīng adapted the “model play” Sparks Amid the Reeds from Shanghai opera into a style of opera named for this northern city, which is the dominant form of opera in China.
ANSWER: Beijing [or Peking; prompt on jīngjù or jīngxì by asking, “what city is that named after?”]
[10h] Description acceptable. Chinese opera uses a detailed “code” based on this visual feature to represent the morality and personality of male jìng roles. A different type of this visual feature characterizes chǒu roles.
ANSWER: face paint [or descriptions of the color of the performers’ faces; accept Huāliǎn; accept face makeup; accept painted masks or colorful masks; prompt on paint or Huā; prompt on color by asking, “of what?”; prompt on masks by asking, “what characteristic of the masks?”]
<FW, Auditory Fine Arts> | NAFTA-Packet-6
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 19.07 | 100% | 33% | 58% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Foster Gromit | Copán Seethe | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| It's something unpredictable/that in the end is right/please refrain from e-mailing my wife | Polish Orthographers Posting Their Łs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 20% | 40% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 25% | 75% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 17% | 67% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 20% | 80% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |