Packet 8: Bonus 2
This English word is the standard translation for the doctrine that Shi’i jurists should govern during the occultation of the Hidden Imam. For 10 points each:
[10m] In English, what noun names the council of jurists who vet the Assembly of Experts that elects Iran’s Supreme Leader?
ANSWER: guardian [accept Guardian Council or Council of Guardians; accept guardianship of the jurist; reject “guard”]
[10e] “Pasdaran,” or “the Guardians,” is a common name for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps where Mojtaba, the second Supreme Leader with this surname, cultivated ties with the paramilitary Basij.
ANSWER: Khamenei (“kha-men-ay-EE”) [accept Mojtaba Khamenei or Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei; reject “Khomeini (“kho-may-NEE”)” or “Ruhollah Khomeini” or “Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini”]
[10h] This name is shared by a key ally of the Pasdaran on the Guardian Council and by the renowned marja’ of Qom Seminary. Mojtaba Khamenei (“kha-men-ay-EE”) is identified with a Mahdist figure of this name who assists the Yamānī’s battle against the Sufyani.
ANSWER: Khorasani [or Khoresani or Khurusani; accept Grand Ayatollah Hossein Wahid Khorasani; accept Ahmad Hosseini Khorasani]
<Georgia Tech C, Current Events> | H. Prelims 8 - Stanford A + Georgia Tech C + Columbia A + Columbia B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 11.50 | 90% | 25% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin | Michigan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Cambridge | British Columbia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Chicago B | Illinois B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Harvard | Ohio State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | Stanford B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland A | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland B | UCLA | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Minnesota | Purdue | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern A | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Northwestern B | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Penn State | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh | MIT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers | North Carolina | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Swarthmore | Georgetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Texas | Georgia Tech A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | Georgia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley B | Brown | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia | UC Berkeley A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WashU | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 20 | 11.50 | 90% | 25% | 0% |