Round 10: Tossup 5
An early commentary on this text was written by the “Riverside Elder.” This text explains the impartiality of Heaven and Earth through its “straw dog” metaphor. According to this text, “it is the empty space which makes a bowl useful.” In this text, a Mysterious Female is analogized to the spirit of the valley. This text argues a man who does not demand honor cannot be dishonored in the second of its (*) eighty-one chapters. This text’s second sentence reads “the name which can be named is not the eternal name.” This text advocates for acting in harmony with nature through non-action, or wú wéi. For 10 points, Laozi wrote what foundational text of Daoism? ■END■
ANSWER: Dào Dé Jīng [or Tao Te Ching or Daode Zhenjing or Wuqian Wen or Classic of the Way and Virtue; accept Laozi before it is read]
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 10
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Brewer | Manchester A | Sheffield B | 104 | 10 |
| Elliot Earley | Sheffield A | Edinburgh | 114 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 83% | 33% | 17% | 80.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 101.50 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 89.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 74.80 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 109.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 75.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 25% | 25% | 76.50 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 80.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 88% | 75% | 25% | 47.86 |