Question
A Nobel-winning physicist from this country showed how the unique harmonics of one of its drums were generated by combining two inhomogeneous circular membranes. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this largest country home to a fretted instrument with over a dozen sympathetic strings, called the sitar.
ANSWER: India [or Republic of India; or Bhārat Gaṇarājya] (The physicist is C.V. Raman.)
[10m] India's two main classical traditions are the northern Hindustani tradition, whose performers improvise around modes called ragas, and this southern tradition whose musicians perform existing compositions.
ANSWER: Carnatic music [or Karnāṭaka saṃgīta; or Karnāṭaka saṅgītam]
[10h] Carnatic music is accompanied by this two-sided drum made from the jackfruit tree. Shiva legendarily invented the tabla by cutting this drum in half.
ANSWER: mridangam ("mri-DUN-gum")
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrain County AT | Montgomery Blair A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eastchester | Johns Creek | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Adlai E. Stevenson A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Lexington | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Lindbergh | Hinsdale Central A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Northmont | Richard Montgomery | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Northview | Lambert A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Strake Jesuit A | Detroit Catholic Central A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Strake Jesuit B | Alabama Cyber Tech | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Thomas Jefferson A | Fremd | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Uni of Illinois Laboratory | Belmont | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Westwood | Walter Payton A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 12 | 17.50 | 100% | 58% | 17% |