Round 4: Tossup 10
New members of this religion exclusively wear white for one year. Followers of this religion sometimes conflate Santa Barbara with a thunder deity named Shango. This religion’s “four warrior deities” include Ochosi and Ogun. Initiates to this religion are given sacred eleke beads inside an igbodu. A 1993 (*) Supreme Court case that reversed a ban on the right to sacrifice a chicken in the city of Hialeah was brought about by this religion’s Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye. Followers of this religion believe its creator god Olódùmarè (“OLL-oh-DEW-MAR-eh”) sent spirits called orishas to Earth. For 10 points, Yoruba and Catholic beliefs are blended in what syncretic Afro-Cuban religion? ■END■
ANSWER: Santería [or Regla de Ocha; accept Ìṣẹ̀ṣe; accept Order of Lucumí until “Lukumi” is read; prompt on Yoruba religion until read]
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 04
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rian Mathew | Minnetonka A | Minnetonka B | 33 | -5 |
| Charlie Morgan | Burnsville | Eden Prairie | 96 | -5 |
| Rishabh Nanavati. | Eden Prairie | Burnsville | 108 | 0 |
| Jack Firth. | Minnetonka B | Minnetonka A | 108 | 10 |
| Amory Kaufman-Young | Providence | Minnetonka C | 108 | 0 |
| Ani Pulavarthi | Minnetonka C | Providence | 108 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 67% | 33% | 50% | 56.25 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 108.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 108.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 25% | 0% | 75% | 108.00 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 40% | 54.40 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 0% | 33% | 52.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% | |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 25% | 50% | 69.50 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 20% | 60% | 81.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 50% | 38% | 48.63 |