Round 7: Tossup 18
The flag of an ethnic group originally based in this mountain range depicts three crossed arrows under 12 stars placed on a green field. The Urartu Kingdom was based in this range, where the Etchmiadzin cathedral was constructed. Bagrationi Dynasty rulers such as Tamar the Great led a kingdom based in this range. The Circassians were based in this range, near the site of a (*) genocide that remains ignored under Article 301 today. St. Gregory the Illuminator converted a kingdom based in this mountain range, making it the world’s oldest Christian country. Enver Pasha orchestrated a genocide in, for 10 points, what mountain range home to Armenians and Georgians? ■END■
ANSWER: Caucasus Mountains [or Qafqaz or Kavkaz; or Kavkasioni; accept Greater Caucasus; accept Lesser Caucasus or Caucasus Minor]
<History - Other, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 07
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suchet Kuturu | Georgia A | New York | 43 | 15 |
| Ritam Setu (St. Mark's) | Texas B | Georgia B | 46 | 15 |
| Ishaan Dinesh (BASIS Silicon Valley) | California | Georgia C | 59 | 15 |
| Aarya Joshi | Texas A | Washington | 65 | 10 |
| Om Dessai | North Carolina | Kentucky | 93 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 60.33 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 46.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 67% | 83.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 75% | 0% | 45.00 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 80% | 20% | 31.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 71.67 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 75% | 25% | 70.75 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 67% | 0% | 53.67 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 0% | 61.20 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 75% | 25% | 58.63 |