Packet 10: Tossup 18

Rare examples of these sounds produced with a lingual ingressive airstream mechanism are distinct from ejectives. (-5[2])Grimm’s Law describes how some of these sounds (15[1]-5[1])became (15[1]-5[1])voiceless (-5[2])in Germanic languages. When aspirated, (15[1]-5[2])the delay before voicing increases, (-5[1])changing how these sounds are heard. (-5[1])In Semitic languages, only these sounds are typically written in systems (15[6])known as (*) abjads. (10[1])The retroflex (10[1])and postalveolar (10[1])pronouncement of these sounds varies in their “coronal” (10[1])form. In some African languages, (10[1])common sharp versions of these sounds are called clicks. (-5[1])These (10[1])sounds are articulated through complete closure of the vocal tract. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name these speech sounds (10[1])that include d, k, and p, contrasted with vowels. (10[1])■END■ (10[7])

ANSWER: consonants [accept click consonants; or stop consonants; or coronal consonants; prompt on clicks until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
William TurnerBathBirmingham B15-5
Gus SullivanMinnetonka BEden Prairie15-5
Rohan JainExhibitionInnovation B2315
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceTaman's Nepo Babies23-5
Sheehan BankaNorthview AInnovation A24-5
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaCheese Sandwich2415
Arnav JasaparaChattahoochee AHoover25-5
Xander DiGiovanniPrat PackHeauton Timorumenos25-5
Pen HughesEdinburghSheffield A30-5
Rian MathewMinnetonka AProvidence3015
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceAlbanian Rift in the Sky30-5
Reyansh KroviNorthview BLambert B35-5
Dawid NawrockiSouthperialOxford41-5
Stephen DonoghueSheffield BManchester A5215
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonCambridge5215
Zhangir SatzhanovBirmingham AWarperial5215
Ani PulavarthiMinnetonka CBurnsville5215
James O'ReillyTaman's Nepo BabiesLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance5215
Annika LarsonAlbanian Rift in the SkyWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience5215
Adhrit YadavLambert AMidtown5510
Emily HoangAbbey ParkGlebe5710
Julia BeamanMartingroveRenert5910
Terry TangMidnight Bus to Vistawhatever6710
Elouise FinchOxfordSouthperial7210
Feliks ZhangBurlington TrojansNorthern81-5
Arjun SriramLambert BNorthview B8210
Frank LovellSheffield AEdinburgh9210
Toby HewgillManchester BChimera95-5
Chistopher ZhongChattahoochee BJohns Creek9910
Ian WilsonInnovation ANorthview A10810
Rick LineChimeraManchester B10910
Dan MillingtonBirmingham BBath10910
Sankalp AgrawalEden PrairieMinnetonka B10910
Krish NathanHooverChattahoochee A10910
Dhru KathuriaNorthernBurlington Trojans10910
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersAlways Set the Kurve10910
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosPrat Pack10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%17%50%79.33
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%63.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%25%62.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%60%77.80
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%67%84.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%50%71.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕4100%50%25%71.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕1100%100%0%50.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%38%38%68.63