Round 11: Tossup 7
This polity won the War of Saint Sabas after defeating a rival at the 1258 Battle of Acre (“AH-ker”). In 1355, this polity’s Lords of the Night executed its 81 year old leader Marino Faliero for plotting a coup. This polity’s forces ignored Innocent III’s excommunication threats while besieging Zara. This city adopted a winged lion flag after its merchants smuggled a (*) body out of Alexandria. The Council of Ten selected leaders of this city, who were ordained by the “Marriage of the Sea” ceremony. Constantinople’s sack was led by a blind leader of this city named Enrico Dandolo during the Fourth Crusade. For 10 points, “Doges” led what Italian city built over canals? ■END■
ANSWER: Venice [or the Most Serene Republic of Venice or the Venetian Republic or Venezia or Vèneta or Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia or Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta]
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvan Hossain | Lexington A | Belmont B | 30 | 15 |
| Jeffrey Wu | Belmont A | Waltham A | 49 | 15 |
| Saisabari Ramesh | Waltham B | Lexington B | 83 | 10 |
| Soham Gohil | Mansfield A | Mansfield B | 109 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 50% | 17% | 59.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 70.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 67.75 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 63.13 |