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Round 7: Tossup 17

Celebrants of this holiday traditionally cook linukay sticky rice in the Philippines, where this holiday is known as Undas. A woman adorned with an umbrella shaped hat known as Catrina is a symbol of this holiday. (15[1])Colorful “picado” tissue paper is used (15[1])to (15[1])decorate locations on this holiday whose paths are lined with (*) marigold flowers. (10[2])This multi-day celebration overlaps with All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Celebrants of this holiday place objects representing the four elements and sugar skulls near pictures of loved ones onto ofrendas. For 10 points, name this Mexican holiday that honors deceased family members. ■END■

ANSWER: Day of the Dead [or el Dia de los Muertos or el Dia los Muertos; prompt on All Saints’ Day or All Souls’ Day before read; accept Undas before it is read]
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 07
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Ritam Setu (St. Mark's)Texas BGeorgia B3515
Aarya JoshiTexas AWashington4115
Neel JayaramanNew YorkGeorgia A4215
Nathan Daniel (North Gwinnett)Georgia CCalifornia5410
Om DessaiNorth CarolinaKentucky5410

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%83%17%45.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓367%0%33%62.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%59.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%60.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%80%20%41.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%0%66.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%0%50%76.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%67%0%43.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%0%45.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%75%13%44.63