Question
A Quranic prohibition on eating from dishes of gold or silver made this good popular in the Islamic world. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this luxury good produced in Jǐngdézhèn (“jeeng-duh-JEN”). This good was admired in the West for its ability to serve hot beverages, where it is often referred to just as “china.”
ANSWER: porcelain [or cí; prompt on ceramics or pottery or cups or dinnerware]
[10m] Blue-and-white Jǐngdézhèn porcelain relied on this element, which was mined in Kashan. Siddarth Kara’s book about the “red” form of this element details dangerous artisanal mining practices in the DRC.
ANSWER: cobalt [accept Cobalt Red]
[10h] This “porcelain sick” monarch traded 600 Saxon dragoons for 151 Empire Vases with William I of Prussia. Meissen (“MY-sen”) porcelain was developed under this monarch.
ANSWER: Augustus the Strong [or Augustus II or Augustus the Saxon Hercules or Augustus Iron-Hand; prompt on Augustus]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 12.50 | 92% | 33% | 0% |