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Round 7: Tossup 17

Celebrants of this holiday traditionally cook linukay sticky rice in the Philippines, where this holiday is known as Undas. A woman (-5[1])adorned with an umbrella shaped hat known as Catrina is a symbol of this holiday. (15[2])Colorful “picado” (15[1])tissue paper is used to decorate locations on this holiday (15[1])whose paths (15[1])are lined with (*) marigold flowers. This multi-day celebration overlaps with All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Celebrants of this holiday place objects (10[1])representing the four elements and sugar skulls near pictures of loved ones onto ofrendas. For 10 points, name this Mexican holiday that honors deceased family members. ■END■

ANSWER: Day of the Dead [or el Dia de los Muertos or el Dia los Muertos; prompt on All Saints’ Day or All Souls’ Day before read; accept Undas before it is read]
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 07
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sean HarbisonExhibitionMidtown20-5
Arnav JasaparaChattahoochee ANorthview B3515
Balaskanda SivanandamLambert AInnovation A3515
Sonny BrocamontesHooverJohns Creek3715
Kavineesh SenthilrajInnovation BChattahoochee B4715
Vivaan KohliLambert BNorthview A4915
Dutch ConnertyMidtownExhibition7210

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%83%17%45.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓367%0%33%62.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%59.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%60.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%80%20%41.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%0%66.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%0%50%76.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%67%0%43.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%0%45.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%75%13%44.63