Question
Along with pen, paper, and a certain type of stone, this good was one of the "four precious things of study" in China. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this good, which could be made from a combination of ground soot and gelatin. The process of adding thick lines to comics is named for this good.
ANSWER: ink [accept inking or inker or India ink or inkstone]
[10h] Confederate soldiers made ink by boiling rusty nails in this substance. Many Chinese paintings depict Laozi, Buddha, and Confucius tasting this substance.
ANSWER: vinegar [accept cù ("tsoo")]
[10e] J. S. Bach wrote his scores with a corrosive ink made from tree gall and salts of this metal. Prussian blue comes from a salt of this metal that undergoes oxidation, a process that causes this metal to rust.
ANSWER: iron [accept iron gall ink; prompt on Fe]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 67% | 69% | 28% |