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Round 7: Tossup 18

The flag of an ethnic group originally based in this mountain range depicts three crossed arrows under 12 stars placed on a green field. (15[1])The (15[1])Urartu Kingdom (-5[1])was based in this range, where the Etchmiadzin (-5[1])cathedral was constructed. Bagrationi Dynasty rulers such as Tamar the Great led a kingdom based in this range. (15[2])The Circassians were based in this range, (15[2])near the site of a (*) genocide that remains ignored under Article 301 today. St. Gregory the Illuminator converted a kingdom based in this mountain range, making it the world’s oldest Christian country. (10[1])Enver Pasha orchestrated a genocide in, for 10 points, what mountain range home to Armenians and Georgians? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Caucasus Mountains [or Qafqaz or Kavkaz; or Kavkasioni; accept Greater Caucasus; accept Lesser Caucasus or Caucasus Minor]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveArmand duplantis fan club2315
Sasha FillbrandtMountain Dew is BetterNot Just Biking2415
Ollie Glin-ConwayThey fuck you up your buzz and negVirginia Tech26-5
Guy JothaprasertI have no buzzer and I must negHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?34-5
Darren KellisOstia OrcasJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu5215
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidThe Young Jits5215
Anthony ZhaoBooz Allen InternsAn even worse idea5915
Mitch McCullarThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysPC Chris Master Race5915
Matthew AmanteHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?I have no buzzer and I must neg9110
Thomas GlotfeltyVirginia TechThey fuck you up your buzz and neg10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%33%60.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%100%0%46.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%67%83.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%75%0%45.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%80%20%31.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%67%33%71.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%75%25%70.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%67%0%53.67
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%0%61.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%75%25%58.63