Packet 6: Bonus 1
Head priests of Meghalaya’s Seng Khasi movement perform this action once in each of their lifetimes. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this action described in Book 10 of the Rig Veda, which makes Indra “fat” and uses “barren” subjects to please Agni. A book by D. N. Jha and an essay by B. R. Ambedkar note that this action was once part of the Madhuparka ceremony.
ANSWER: cow sacrifice [accept bull or ox in place of “cow”; accept sacrificing, killing, slaughtering, giving a burnt offering, or yajna in place of “sacrifice”; accept gomedha yajna; prompt on sacrificing, killing, slaughtering, burnt offering, or yajna; prompt on eating beef; reject answers indicating sacrifices of other animals]
[10m] Cow sacrifice is rare in India due to its being prohibited in texts such as this discourse on duties. This text is attributed to Hinduism’s first man and his student Bhrigu.
ANSWER: Manusmṛti [or Manusmriti or Manusmruti or Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or Laws of Manu]
[10e] Some Hindus in Eastern India sacrifice water buffalos during Navaratri to depict this goddess’s victory over Mahishasura. This goddess, who manifested her rage as Kali, is often shown riding into battle on a lion.
ANSWER: Durga [prompt on Adi Parashakti, Parvati, or Mahadevi]
<Texas, Religion> | F. Prelims 6 - British Columbia + Texas + North Carolina
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 14.76 | 86% | 62% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Northwestern B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Chicago A | Swarthmore | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Columbia A | Rutgers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Georgia Tech B | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech C | Stanford A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvard | Georgia Tech A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Illinois A | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Illinois B | Bruin | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Indiana | Cornell | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| MIT | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Maryland B | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| NYU A | UC Berkeley B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern A | Chicago B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Stanford B | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toronto A | Virginia Tech | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Toronto B | Michigan | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UC Berkeley A | Cambridge | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UCF | Virginia | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UCLA | Minnesota | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| WashU | Georgetown | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 21 | 14.76 | 86% | 62% | 0% |