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Round 1: Tossup 12

Note to Moderator: Read Answerline carefully. Note to players: Description Acceptable. This event's central participant erroneously used Al-Farghani’s calculation for the length of a degree. (15[1])The Capitulations of Santa Fe authorized this event, which encountered the cacique (“kah-SEE-kay”) Guacanagaríx (-5[1])(“gwah-kah-nah-GAH-reeks”). A fictional biography created by Washington Irving popularized a myth (-5[2])claiming that this event disproved (15[1])Flat Earth theories. (15[1])Alfred Crosby described a process (15[1])that introduced (*) syphilis to Europe in the wake of this event. Two (10[1])years after this event, the Treaty of Tordesillas partitioned territory explored during it between Spain and Portugal. For 10 points, name this event, where an explorer journeyed to a new land on the Niña, Pinta, (10[1])and Santa Maria. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Christopher Columbus (not) discovering the New World [accept Columbus’ first voyage; accept any description of Christopher Columbus journeying to the New World; accept Columbian Exchange; accept descriptions of Columbus travelling to Hispaniola or the Caribbean the Americas or North America; prompt on descriptions that do not mention Columbus such as journeying to the New World or the discovery of the Americas]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Kiran SheNot Just BikingVirginia Tech2415
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveMichael Touse-Squid37-5
Anthony ZhaoBooz Allen InternsThey fuck you up your buzz and neg47-5
Ryan FangThe Young JitsPC Chris Master Race47-5
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu5215
Mitch McCullarThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysI have no buzzer and I must neg5515
Nicholas WinterArmand duplantis fan clubHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?6015
Sasha FillbrandtMountain Dew is BetterOstia Orcas7210
Young Fenimore LeePC Chris Master RaceThe Young Jits10710
Oscar SiddleThey fuck you up your buzz and negBooz Allen Interns11110
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidTed Offensive11110

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%50%17%70.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%65.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%77.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%50%0%64.75
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%40%73.60
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%67%0%63.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%0%72.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓475%25%25%60.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%20%57.80
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%38%74.00