Round 7: Tossup 20
In this country, a question about a “young hooligan” begins the story “The Class Monitor,” which helped pioneer the “scar literature” movement. In a story from this country, a man who fails to draw a perfect circle declares many instances of “spiritual victories.” Found in the collection Call to Arms, the narrator of a story from this country wishes to “save the children” after thinking he’s in a town full of (*) cannibals. A non-Russian writer from this country wrote “Diary of a Madman” and The True Story of Ah Q. For 10 points, name this home country of Lu Xun and Liu Xinwu. ■END■
ANSWER: China [accept Zhōngguó]
<Literature - World, Nelson Ma> | VAULT II Packet 07
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Holder | Exhibition | Midtown | 21 | 15 |
| Sheehan Banka | Northview A | Lambert B | 25 | 15 |
| Eli Yoder | Johns Creek | Hoover | 31 | -5 |
| Arani Pittu | Lambert A | Innovation A | 46 | 15 |
| Andrew Lao | Chattahoochee A | Northview B | 64 | 15 |
| Chistopher Zhong | Chattahoochee B | Innovation B | 82 | 10 |
| Krish Nathan | Hoover | Johns Creek | 103 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 17% | 56.83 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 81.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 33% | 74.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 85.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 67.20 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 102.67 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 82.25 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 73.33 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 20% | 65.60 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 88% | 25% | 37.75 |