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Round 5: Tossup 4

To conceal his use of one of these objects, one character arranges for it to be given to a member of the Yotsuba Corporation. One of these objects was modified by a character while looking at a portable TV hidden in a bag of potato chips. (15[1])Holders of these objects (-5[1])may trade half their life span (15[1])in exchange for the ability to view a person’s (*) name above their (10[1])head. After being arrested for her use of one of these objects, Misa Amane loses (10[1])her memories. One of these objects, which was dropped from the sky by the shinigami Ryuk, is used by Kira to induce heart attacks. For 10 points, (10[1])what books are used by characters like Light Yagami to kill people in a namesake anime series? ■END■

ANSWER: Death Notes [accept descriptions of the books used to kill people in Death Note; accept Death Note or Desu Nōto; prompt on note or notebook or book]
<Modern World - Pop Culture, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 05
= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosAlbanian Rift in the Sky4515
Rishi NathMidnight Bus to VistaTaman's Nepo Babies49-5
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experiencewhatever5515
Yajat AmbatiBig Brown BallersDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family6710
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceAlways Set the Kurve8210
James O'ReillyTaman's Nepo BabiesMidnight Bus to Vista10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%0%66.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓2100%50%0%61.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%95.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%75%0%64.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%20%71.60
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%0%74.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%100%0%53.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%0%82.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%0%57.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%88%0%54.13