Round 2: Tossup 8
This structure is the subject of an “anti-film” that uses the same techniques as its creator’s earlier film Sleep. Eight hours and five minutes of footage of this structure comprises a 1964 film by Andy Warhol. Merian C. Cooper directed an RKO Pictures film in which Fay Wray plays a character stuck in this building named (*) Ann Darrow. A 1933 film that pioneered several special effects techniques ended with sequences using stop-motion to depict airplanes flying around this building. Carl Denham claims that “Beauty killed the Beast” after a massive creature falls to his death from this building. For 10 points, name this real-life 102-story skyscraper climbed by King Kong. ■END■
ANSWER: the Empire State Building
<Fine Arts - Other, Rohan Kher> | VAULT II Packet 02
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Duan | Lexington B | Belmont A | 22 | -5 |
| Patrick O'Brien | Mansfield A | Mansfield B | 35 | 15 |
| Jesus Perez-Ramirez | Waltham B | Waltham A | 78 | 10 |
| Charles Demirjian | Belmont B | Lexington A | 95 | 10 |
| Ruizhao Sun | Belmont A | Lexington B | 110 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 54.00 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 70.33 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 88.67 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 75% | 0% | 44.75 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 65.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 55.33 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 66.75 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 25% | 79.50 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 20% | 50.20 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 30.75 |