Round 1: Tossup 11
Laura has a nightmare of one of these characters at the foot of her bed after they crash a carriage into a tree. One of these characters who describes himself as “all in a sea of wonders” is stabbed by Quincy Morris at the end of one novel. Ianthe (“EE-ann-fee”) is murdered by one of these characters based on Lord Byron, the title character of a John (*) Polidori novel written during the Villa Diodati (“dee-oh-dah-tee”) ghost story contest. Lord Ruthven (“RUFF-venn”) is one of these characters, as is the title character of an 1897 novel who sails to Whitby on the Demeter and is decapitated by Jonathan Harker. For 10 points, examples of what beings include the lesbian Carmilla and Dracula? ■END■
ANSWER: vampires [accept The Vampyre, prompt on the undead]
<Literature - British, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 01
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgette Beaumont | Grimsley | Tantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae | 47 | 15 |
| Robert Wisdom | Chapel Hill A | Cary Academy | 67 | 10 |
| James Li | Chapel Hill B | East Chapel Hill | 82 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 71.00 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 65.33 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 67% | 0% | 71.33 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 95.25 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 79.60 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 77.33 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 81.25 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 84.25 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 80% | 20% | 47.40 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 75% | 13% | 58.25 |