Question
This person was the subject of a 2019 documentary subtitled “Yogi, Guru, Predator.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Give the first or last name of this yoga guru whose namesake āsana-centric variant of hot yoga declined in popularity after he fled the US to escape sexual abuse charges.
ANSWER: Bikram Choudhury [accept Bikram Choudhury or Bikram yoga]
[10e] Bikram yoga rejected the traditional Hatha emphasis on prāṇāyāma, in which the practitioner focuses on this physical action. Hatha tradition teaches ways to perform this action through the nose or mouth.
ANSWER: breathing [or respiration; accept word forms such as taking a breath]
[10m] Bikram’s Beverly Hills yoga studio attracted this athlete, who wrote the book Mycroft and Sherlock and long struggled to get reporters to stop calling him “Lew Alcindor.”
ANSWER: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [prompt on Jabbar]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.67 | 100% | 58% | 8% |