# Buzkashi
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Silly Sports | Rarity: Rare
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# Buzkashi
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Silly Sports | Rarity: Rare

Buzkashi ("goat grabbing" in Persian) is a Central Asian traditional sport where mounted players (chapandaz) compete to grab and carry a headless goat carcass (boz) weighing up to 80 pounds to a scoring area. The sport originated over 1,000 years ago among nomadic Turkic peoples as warrior training and is Afghanistan's national sport.

Key facts:
- Two variants exist: Tudabarai (break free with carcass) and Qarajai (carry around flag to scoring circle)
- Minimal rules, no protective gear; matches can involve dozens of riders in chaotic scrums
- Elite buzkashi horses cost tens of thousands of dollars and require years of specialized training for strength, agility, and courage
- Taliban banned the sport in the 1990s; it resumed after 2001 as symbol of cultural resilience
- Top chapandaz need strength to hoist 80 pounds while controlling galloping horses with legs alone

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What does the name 'buzkashi' literally translate to in Persian?
A: Horse wrestling

Q2: How much can the goat carcass (boz) used in buzkashi weigh?
A: Up to 50 pounds

Q3: Which country considers buzkashi its national sport?
A: Kazakhstan

Q4: What happened to buzkashi during the Taliban's rule in the 1990s?
A: It was modified to use leather bags only

Q5: What is the more complex version of buzkashi called that requires carrying the boz around a flag?
A: Tudabarai

Q6: What historical purpose do some historians believe buzkashi originally served?
A: Religious ceremony for nomadic tribes

Q7: What skill must chapandaz players master to excel at buzkashi?
A: Controlling a horse using only their legs while leaning down

Q8: How much can a top buzkashi horse cost?
A: Hundreds of dollars

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