Round 3: Tossup 15
During one of these events in 2023, a participant was presented with a wheel of cheese and a bag containing a woman’s ashes. Animal rights activists condemned the killing of hundreds of stray cats for one of these events in Barranquilla (“baa-ruhn-KEE-uh”). In 2023, a man claimed he “thought it would be funny” when asked why he ended one of these events by throwing a (*) phone at Bebe Rexha ("bee-bee rek-suh"). Kristen Cabot went viral after hiding from a kiss cam that exposed an affair with her boss during one of these events. Over 2 billion dollars were generated from 149 of these events during the Eras Tour. For 10 points, at what events might fans watch Shakira or Coldplay? ■END■
ANSWER: music concerts [or reasonable equivalents like shows, gigs or performances for concerts]
<Current Events, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 03
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjay Rajagopal | East Chapel Hill | Cary Academy | 79 | 10 |
| Robert Wisdom | Chapel Hill A | Tantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae | 81 | 10 |
| Georgette Beaumont | Grimsley | Chapel Hill B | 89 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 84.00 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 83.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 73.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 92.75 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 83.80 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 88.67 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 94.25 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 95.75 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 97.80 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 93.00 |