Round 4: Tossup 11
The protagonist of a novel set in this city is asked about Ezra Pound’s imprisonment in Pisa as he has sex with Juliet Estevez. Nightclubs in this city, such as the Tropicana Cabaret, are frequented by the characters Bustrófedon and Arsenio Cue in the novel Three Trapped Tigers. In this city, policeman Captain Segura chooses not to investigate the murder of Dr. Hasselbacher. After faking reports to (*) MI6, Beatrice Severn is sent to this city to help the former vacuum salesman turned spy James Wormold uncover a secret Communist military base. For 10 points, Graham Greene wrote a novel titled “Our Man in” what city? ■END■
ANSWER: Havana (The first line is from Infante’s Inferno.)
<Literature - Other, Nelson Ma> | VAULT II Packet 04
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suchet Kuturu | Georgia A | Texas A | 32 | 15 |
| Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's) | Texas B | California | 47 | 15 |
| Darsh Mehrotra | Washington | Georgia C | 101 | 10 |
| Victor Fu (North Gwinnett) | Georgia B | Kentucky | 104 | 10 |
| Om Dessai | North Carolina | New York | 105 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 17% | 17% | 74.83 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 67% | 0% | 59.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 33% | 68.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 92.00 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 20% | 82.80 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 67% | 0% | 54.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 96.67 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 78.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 77.80 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 63% | 25% | 53.63 |