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Round 3: Tossup 10

“Elegant action” figures are depicted in a set of works of this type named Gwion Gwion. Elongated “claw” motifs dominate works of this type made in Sulawesi. A set of works of this type in Argentina comprise over 2,000 black (15[1])and red hands. (15[2])After viewing works of this type, the phrase “we have invented nothing!” was apocryphally declared by (*) Pablo Picasso. The Polychrome Ceiling, which features several depictions of bison, is part of a large group of works of this type in Altamira. A 17-foot auroch is one of many works of this type in the Hall of the Bulls at the Lascaux (-5[1])complex. For 10 points, what works were created by prehistoric people painting on walls? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: cave paintings [or cave drawings or cave art; accept parietal art; prompt on paintings by asking “what type of place are the paintings in?”; prompt on caves by asking “what is in the caves?”]
<Fine Arts - Visual, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 03
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Shishir BharadwajLexington AMansfield B3915
Alexander DuanLexington BBelmont B4215
Kevin Groot-FekkesWaltham AMansfield A4215
Ruizhao SunBelmont AWellesley102-5
Grace TaylorWellesleyBelmont A11710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%17%51.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%67%0%55.33
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%50.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%50%0%72.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%80%20%53.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%67%0%53.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%0%57.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%75%25%60.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%20%64.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%25%66.00