Round 6: Tossup 16
A ruler of this city ordered that a statue of a thunder god be dragged through its streets and beaten with sticks. A ruler of this city who was born to the housekeeper Malusha ordered a statue of Perun thrown into a river before building the stone Church of the Tithes. A king of this city who married Anna Porphyrogenita (“POR-fih-roh-GEN-ih-tah”) gifted the (*) Varangian (“vaa-RANG-ee-un”) Guard to Basil II. Nestor’s Primary Chronicle describes a ruler of this city who rejected Islam after claiming that drinking was “the joy of” his people. A mass baptism occurred in the Dnieper (“NEE-per”) River after this city’s residents converted to Christianity. For 10 points, Vladimir the Great ruled what Eastern European city's "Rus" state? ■END■
ANSWER: Kyiv (“keev”) [or Kiev; accept Kyivan Rus or Kievan Rus]
<History - European, Rohan Kher> | VAULT II Packet 06
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvan Hossain | Lexington A | Mansfield A | 58 | 15 |
| Jeffrey Wu | Belmont A | Mansfield B | 63 | 10 |
| Alexander Duan | Lexington B | Waltham B | 95 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 83% | 17% | 50% | 82.20 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 91.50 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 117.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 80.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 20% | 74.20 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 86.33 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 75% | 104.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 72.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 20% | 74.80 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 88% | 63% | 25% | 68.71 |