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Round 9: Tossup 20

The Palace of Assembly in this country (-5[1])features a hyperbolic (15[1])tower designed by Iannis Xenakis. Buildings that comprise a Capitol Complex in this country were designed to reflect the “five points of architecture.” Most of Edwin Lutyens’ non-UK buildings are in this country, including a ceremonial arched war memorial called this country’s namesake Gate. A series of Open Hand Monuments were built for a (*) planned city in this country (10[1])whose design was based on the concept of a “Radiant City.” Le Corbusier (-5[1])was commissioned to design a city in this country, where a white mausoleum is topped by an onion-shaped dome. For 10 points, name this country home to the Taj Mahal. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: India [or Republic of India or Bharatiya Ganarajya]
<Fine Arts - Other, Khang Le> | VAULT II Packet 09
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Luke HoutzTaman's Nepo BabiesWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience6-5
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaAlways Set the Kurve915
Sumukh MurthyLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family6810
Nolan DannelsAlbanian Rift in the SkyBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo81-5
Ben ShepherdBasileus II: Electric BoogalooAlbanian Rift in the Sky11210
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceTaman's Nepo Babies11210
Ashwin AnandwhateverHeauton Timorumenos11210

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%50%33%57.33
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%100%0%55.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%25%90.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%20%40%82.60
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%33%87.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%25%75%90.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓2100%0%100%112.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%40%20%79.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%63%25%61.38