Packet 7: Tossup 12

A culture on this body of water used copper and marine shells to create depictions of a “long-nosed God.” (-5[1])It’s not in the Pacific, but a civilization on this body of water strung beads into a “birdman” motif. (-5[2])Near this (15[1])body of water’s Southeastern (15[1]-5[1])Ceremonial (15[1])Complex, a ball-and-stick game known as chunkey (15[1]-5[1])developed. (15[7]-5[2])A (*) “Woodhenge” (10[2]-5[2])along (-5[1])this body of water (10[2])consisting of timber circles was constructed after the Late Woodland Period. A structure nicknamed (10[1])“Monks” (10[2])along (10[1])this body of water was built by a pre-Columbian (10[1])civilization that had a massive center at (10[1])Cahokia. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[1]-5[1])name this American (10[1])river that passes (10[1])through (10[2])New Orleans. (10[2])■END■ (10[13])

ANSWER: Mississippi River [accept Mississippian culture]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaBooz Allen Interns18-5
Ritam Setu (St. Mark's)Texas BGeorgia B37-5
Graham HallquistChapel Hill AEast Chapel Hill37-5
Parth JagtapArmand duplantis fan clubTed Offensive3915
Ollie Glin-ConwayThey fuck you up your buzz and negVirginia Tech4315
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family43-5
Sheehan BankaNorthview ALambert B4415
Carson TidwellExhibitionMidtown51-5
Andrew GaoBelmont AWaltham A5115
Suchet KuturuGeorgia ANew York5215
Jacob FinleyHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?I have no buzzer and I must neg5215
Rohit RajaNot Just BikingMountain Dew is Better5215
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidThe Young Jits5215
Mitch McCullarThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysPC Chris Master Race5215
Emery GehrkeBurnsvilleMinnetonka B52-5
Rian MathewMinnetonka AMinnetonka C5215
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaRenert5215
Karthik KrishnamurthyPrat PackWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience52-5
Aarya JoshiTexas AWashington5410
Harvey WagstaffBirmingham BSouthampton54-5
Tejas SolaiInnovation ALambert A54-5
Edward KimJohns CreekHoover5410
Arnav JasaparaChattahoochee ANorthview B55-5
Darren KellisOstia OrcasJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu5910
Kavineesh SenthilrajInnovation BChattahoochee B5910
Sumukh MurthyLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever7310
Lucas CanesCary AcademyGrimsley7410
Daniel SheffieldBelmont BMansfield B7410
James LiChapel Hill BTantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae7510
Annika LarsonAlbanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers8410
Justin BatistilNorthernMartingrove9110
Aarnav Asudani (Oak Valley)CaliforniaGeorgia C92-5
Amory Kaufman-YoungProvidenceEden Prairie9210
Alexander DuanLexington BMansfield A9210
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooAlways Set the Kurve9410
Mata CooperSouthperialCambridge95-5
Adhrit YadavLambert AInnovation A9510
Fionn QuinnGlebeCheese Sandwich9810
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonBirmingham B10110
Alec CsukaiManchester ASheffield A10210
Keke XiuAbbey ParkBurlington Trojans10210
Jack Firth.Minnetonka BBurnsville10410
Dutch ConnertyMidtownExhibition10410
Luke Coughlin (Autrey Mill)Georgia CCalifornia10510
Liam Cumby (Autrey Mill)Georgia BTexas B10510
Hanna WuKentuckyNorth Carolina10510
Rick LineChimeraSheffield B10510
Pen HughesEdinburghManchester B10510
Harry CraneWarperialBath10510
Zhangir SatzhanovBirmingham AOxford10510
Charlie NichollsCambridgeSouthperial10510
Anthony ZhaoBooz Allen InternsAn even worse idea10510
Liam BrowneEast Chapel HillChapel Hill A10510
Reyansh KroviNorthview BChattahoochee A10510
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyMidnight Bus to Vista10510
Jaiden LiWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperiencePrat Pack10510

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%17%50%76.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%0%33%84.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-133100%33%33%82.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-134100%25%0%85.75
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%0%40%92.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%0%104.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%0%50%104.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-303100%33%0%72.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%20%40%84.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%75%13%56.75