Taoism - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

This religion is described as developing after "contemplative" and "purposive" counterparts in a paper by Herrlee Creel titled "What is [this religion]?"; that paper references a supernatural state sought by its priests by prepending its name with hsien ("shyen"). The three-day jiao ritual is (20[1])performed in one of two sects in this religion (0[1])to be led by a Celestial Master. (20[2])This religion (20[1])centers compassion, frugality, (20[1])and (0[1])modesty (20[1])as (0[1])its (*) Three (10[1]0[1])Treasures, (10[2])or sānbǎo. (10[4]0[1])The Eight Immortals (10[1]0[1])are (10[1])revered (10[5])in this (10[2]0[1])religion. (10[2])The Zhuangzi ("JWONG-dzih") describes (10[1])a (10[1])principle (10[1])central to this (10[1])religion, (10[1])often translated as "effortless action." (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this philosophically (0[1])entrenched Chinese religion (0[1])that espouses wu wei (10[1])and (10[1])the teachings of Laozi. (10[3])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Taoism [or Daoism; accept Zhengyi Taoism or Tianshi Taoism; accept "What is Taoism?" or Hsien Taoism or contemplative Taoism or purposive Taoism]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	42	20
Brian Pho	Carmel A	Walker	51	0
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Centennial A	58	20
Joshua Li	Johns Creek	Hinsdale Central A	58	20
Theodore Kronby	Hunter A	Audrain County AT	60	20
Sreekar Vajjha	Classen SAS	Great Valley	63	20
Bryce Carey	Lindbergh	Eastchester	64	0
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Park Tudor	65	20
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Montgomery Blair A	66	0
Ryan Chang	Centennial B	Carl Sandburg	68	10
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Strake Jesuit B	68	0
Brodie Henry	West Point	Chattahoochee A	69	10
Snehan Saroch	Russell	Okemos	69	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Barrington	71	10
Arnav Jasapara	Chattahoochee B	Detroit Catholic Central B	71	0
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Fairfield County AT	71	10
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Innovation Academy B	71	10
Elijah Markman	Montgomery Blair B	Uni School of Nashville A	71	10
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Winston Churchill A	74	0
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Edina	74	10
Aditya Khambekar	Seven Lakes	Saratoga	75	10
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Adlai E. Stevenson B	76	10
Pranav Srambikkal	Lambert A	Detroit Catholic Central A	76	10
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Alabama Cyber Tech	76	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Solon	76	10
Crystal He	Thomas Jefferson E	Thomas Jefferson C	76	10
Jeffrey Wu	Belmont	Fremd	78	0
Jacob Higgs	Strake Jesuit A	Northview	78	10
Anthony Lau	Richard Montgomery	Westwood	78	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Irvington	79	10
Wilson Hartley	Virginia	Lincoln-Way East B	79	10
Aarushi Kanigicherla	Thomas Jefferson B	Milton	82	10
Winnie Nutkowitz	Northside College Prep	Lambert B	83	10
Elena Whitford	Walter Payton A	Northmont	84	10
Cole Kurzhal	Saint Joseph	Kane County AT	87	10
Omkar Marathe	Fremd	Belmont	88	10
Anna Liao	Carmel B	Quince Orchard	93	10
Oreoluwa Sarah Owolabi	Homewood-Flossmoor	Page	96	10
Boye Zhu	Thomas Jefferson D	Detroit Catholic Central C	99	0
Ben Hesser	Walter Payton B	Lee's Summit	102	0
Henry Nolan	Herron	White Pigeon	106	10
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Carmel A	107	10
Luke Whitehead	Lee's Summit	Walter Payton B	111	10
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Adlai E. Stevenson A	111	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Yukon B	111	10
Joseph Harrison	Detroit Catholic Central B	Chattahoochee B	112	10
Ulden Gao	Winston Churchill A	Glenbrook South	112	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Lindbergh	112	10
Sophia Jones	Montgomery Blair A	Lexington	112	10
Amy Tan	North Quincy	Coronado	112	10
Tommy Koch	Detroit Catholic Central C	Thomas Jefferson D	112	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	100%	14%	0%	83.57