Packet O: Tossup 2

A feast dedicated to the “protections” of this person allegedly began after Andrew the Fool had a vision of this person that saved Constantinople from invasion by the Rus’ (“roose”). In Eastern Orthodoxy, the Nativity Fast is relaxed on the day of a feast dedicated to the “presentation” of this person. (-5[1])Odysseas Elytis (“eh-LEET-iss”) took the title of his poem Axion Esti from a set of hymns (10[1])dedicated to (10[1])this person, who is referred to by the Greek term panagia. (10[1])A key tenet of Nestorianism rejected at the (10[1])Council (10[1])of Ephesus involved (10[1]-5[1])his disuse of a term referring to this person, (10[2])the speaker of the Magnificat (10[1])hymn. (10[4])Eastern (10[1])Orthodoxy (10[1])gives this person the title of “God-bearer,” (10[1])or (10[1])Theotokos. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this woman venerated in Eastern Christianity as the mother of Jesus. ■END■

ANSWER: Mary [or Mary, mother of Jesus; or Virgin Mary; or Madonna; accept Theotokos until read; accept Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; accept Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos until “Theotokos” is read; accept Intercession of the Theotokos until “Theotokos” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Aaron YooTAMUASU49-5
Michał GerasimiukStanford BIowa6410
Arya KarthikOxford ACambridge A6610
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas A7710
Elie AounCase Western AMichigan State8510
Noah ChinVirginia Tech AVirginia A8610
Luke RobitailleMIT ABrandeis B89-5
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue8910
Joshua GarnerOhio State BCarnegie Mellon B9810
Sam McNameeNotre Dame AGeorgetown A9810
Todd MaslykMichigan AKenyon10310
Reed SextonMichigan CCarnegie Mellon A10410
Simon ZimmermanOhio State AMichigan D10410
Jon SuhHarvard ABrown A10410
Isaac MeredithTufts ABrandeis A10410
Yaj JhajhriaUW BUW A10510
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CGeorgetown B10610
Michael SunBrandeis BMIT A11310
Drew ScheinerMissouriChicago B11410
Kevin ZhengMichigan BCase Western B11510
Jaik HavlickASUTAMU11510
Matthew WangUBCAlberta11810

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓6100%0%101.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓1100%0%86.00
Midwest2025-02-01✓1100%0%114.00
Northeast2025-02-01✓3100%33%107.00
Overflow2025-02-01✓4100%0%89.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓2100%0%111.50
South Central2025-02-01✓2100%50%96.00
UK2025-02-01✓1100%0%66.00