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Round 3: Tossup 6

A hybrid seed manufacturer called this leader a “damned poor horse trader” during his visit to Coon Rapids. This leader attacked Lorenzo Sumulong as “a jerk [and] a stooge” in a speech to the UN. While viewing Leisurama (-5[1])houses, this leader joked about a machine that “puts food into the mouth” during a debate at Sokolniki Park. After exiling Georgy Malenkov to Kazakhstan, (-5[1])this leader launched the (*) Virgin (10[1])Lands campaign. (10[3])This leader’s modernizing (10[1])“thaw” began after his speech “On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences.” In 1962, this premier sent ICBMs to Fidel Castro’s Cuba. For 10 points, what Soviet leader gave the “Secret Speech” after succeeding Stalin? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Nikita Khrushchev [or Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev; accept Khrushchev Thaw] (The leadin refers to Roswell Garst. Khrushchev banged his shoe at Lorenzo Sumulong)
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 03
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Chris HolderExhibitionNorthview B37-5
Shaun IyerInnovation AJohns Creek62-5
Arjun SriramLambert BChattahoochee A6710
Adhrit YadavLambert AChattahoochee B6910
Kavineesh SenthilrajInnovation BMidtown6910
Krish NathanHooverNorthview A6910
Edward KimJohns CreekInnovation A7210
Reyansh KroviNorthview BExhibition10810

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%0%33%75.67
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%67%0%63.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓367%33%33%69.50
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%70.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%20%20%79.60
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓367%0%67%101.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%25%71.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓475%50%25%71.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%20%0%69.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%63%13%66.00