Round 5: Tossup 15

This figure angrily releases horses after realizing he was tricked into working in the stables (-5[1])with the title “Keeper of the Horses.” This (15[1])figure (15[1])survives being burned in a crucible, which grants him immortality. This resident of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit was born from a (*) stone egg. This figure is controlled using a headband and learned the 72 Earthly Transformations. This figure gains the title “Victorious Fighting Buddha” and receives a magical size-changing staff. For (10[1])10 points, name this Chinese “Monkey King,” a prominent figure in Journey to the West. ■END■

ANSWER: Sun Wukong [prompt on Monkey King before mentioned]
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 05
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%100%0%22.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓2100%100%0%31.50
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%40.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%75%0%36.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%40%47.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%33%59.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%50%49.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%0%47.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%40%20%42.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%100%0%25.38