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Round 7: Tossup 15

A culture on this body of water used copper and marine shells to create depictions of a “long-nosed God.” It’s not in the Pacific, but a civilization on this body of water strung beads into a “birdman” motif. Near this body of water’s Southeastern (-5[1])Ceremonial Complex, a ball-and-stick game known as chunkey developed. (-5[1])A (*) “Woodhenge” along this body of water consisting of timber circles was constructed after the Late Woodland Period. A structure nicknamed (10[1])“Monks” along this body of water was built by a pre-Columbian (10[1])civilization that had a massive center at Cahokia. For 10 (10[1])points, name this American river that passes through New Orleans. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Mississippi River [accept Mississippian culture]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family43-5
Karthik KrishnamurthyPrat PackWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience52-5
Sumukh MurthyLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever7310
Annika LarsonAlbanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers8410
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooAlways Set the Kurve9410
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyMidnight Bus to Vista10510
Jaiden LiWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperiencePrat Pack10510

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%17%50%76.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%0%33%84.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%33%82.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%85.75
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%0%40%92.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%0%104.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%0%50%104.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%33%0%72.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%20%40%84.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%75%13%56.75