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Round 7: Tossup 18

The flag of an ethnic group originally based in this mountain range depicts three crossed arrows under 12 stars (15[1])placed on a green field. (15[1])The Urartu Kingdom was based in this range, (15[1])where the Etchmiadzin cathedral was constructed. Bagrationi Dynasty rulers such as Tamar the Great led a kingdom based (-5[1])in this range. (15[1])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■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Caucasus Mountains [or Qafqaz or Kavkaz; or Kavkasioni; accept Greater Caucasus; accept Lesser Caucasus or Caucasus Minor]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sumukh MurthyLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever1815
Isaac MilliansPrat PackWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience2315
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family3115
Jas WangAlbanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers49-5
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooAlways Set the Kurve5215
James ThompsonBig Brown BallersAlbanian Rift in the Sky1090

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%33%60.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%100%0%46.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%67%83.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%75%0%45.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%80%20%31.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%67%33%71.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%75%25%70.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%67%0%53.67
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%0%61.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%75%25%58.63