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Round 3: Tossup 19

An H.R. Giger-designed one of these objects is named “Harkonnen” as it was designed for an unmade Dune movie. The “Ball” design of these objects was adapted into the “Bubble”, which is made of transparent material and suspended from a ceiling. Frank Gehry used corrugated cardboard to create his “Wiggle” type of these objects. (15[1])Star Trek’s production designers (15[1])adapted the design of Eero (15[1])Saarinen’s (*) “Tulip” type of these objects. A mass-produced fiberglass type of these objects was designed by Charles and Mary Eames, who paired a plywood-and-leather type of them with an ottoman. For 10 points, what furniture (-5[1])objects are usually placed around a table? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: chairs [or stools or seats; reject “couches” or “sofas” or “settees”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Jonas LarsonMidnight Bus to VistaBig Brown Ballers5315
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyAlbanian Rift in the Sky5715
Pratyush JaishankerPrat Packwhatever6215
Vivienne RuemlerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooTaman's Nepo Babies97-5
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosAlways Set the Kurve10510
Rae MeyersTaman's Nepo BabiesBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo10510

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%83%0%50.50
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%51.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%72.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%25%87.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%60%20%76.40
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%33%64.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%0%63.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%50%0%76.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%40%40%69.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%75%25%55.25