Round 3: Tossup 13
After the death of a companion, a member of this family states that “wherever there’s a fight, so hungry people can eat- I’ll be there.” A member of this family reprimands his brother for swerving to hit a gopher snake. Muley Graves refuses to accompany this family, a member of whom runs away after Floyd Knowles attacks a contractor. A member of this family (*) breastfeeds a starving man found inside a barn at the conclusion of a novel. Rose of Sharon and Tom are among members of this family which migrate to California following the Dust Bowl. For 10 points, name this family, the protagonists of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. ■END■
ANSWER: Joad family [accept Tom Joad, Al Joad; prompt on Rose of Sharon or Rosasharn by asking “which protagonist family is she a part of?”]
<Literature - American, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 03
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Nicholls | Cambridge | Warperial | 25 | 15 |
| Elouise Finch | Oxford | Bath | 67 | 10 |
| Rosaline Daffin | Southampton | Birmingham A | 113 | 0 |
| Ray Sundar | Birmingham A | Southampton | 113 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 50% | 33% | 62.17 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 68.50 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 70.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 79.67 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 78.33 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 0% | 0% | 93.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 25% | 0% | 46.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 72.33 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 80% | 89.80 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 50% | 38% | 68.50 |