Packet 3: Bonus 7
Tanika Sarkar’s book titled for these people and the Hindu Nation examines how their role was shaped by resistance to colonialism. For 10 points each:
[10m] Which people demonstrate pativrata by fasting for a day in the Karva Chauth ritual and through the Savitri Vrata, which includes tying threads on a banyan? Mangalasutra necklaces are made for these people.
ANSWER: Hindu wives [or married women; accept Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation; prompt on brides or married people or women or mothers]
[10h] Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation examines the politics of this goddess popularized by the 1882 novel Anandamath. This deity’s temple in Varanasi features a large irredentist map.
ANSWER: Bharat Mata (“BUH-rut MUH-tuh”) [accept Mother India; prompt on Bharat, Mata, Mother, or India]
[10e] Bharat Mata was originally depicted holding rice, cloth, a book, and a set of these items representing spirituality. Mangalasutra and japamala consist of these items, which are often made from sandalwood and used to count mantras.
ANSWER: beads [or prayer beads or manke or manka]
<Editors, Religion> | L. Playoffs 3 (Editors 3)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 11.67 | 88% | 29% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Brown | Maryland B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cambridge | MIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Chicago A | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Columbia B | Virginia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Cornell | Chicago B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Indiana | UC Berkeley A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Johns Hopkins | Georgia Tech B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| NYU B | Bruin | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Northwestern A | Harvard | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Ohio State | Michigan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Penn State | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Purdue | Georgetown | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Stanford A | Maryland A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Stanford B | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Swarthmore | Illinois B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Texas | Georgia Tech C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | NYU A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Toronto B | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley B | Columbia A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UCF | Northwestern B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UCLA | WashU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 24 | 11.67 | 88% | 29% | 0% |