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This adjective names the title pirate of a James Fenimore Cooper novel featuring Harry Wilder and Scipio Africanus. In a short story partially titled for this adjective, a child (-5[1])is found wielding a rock “half as big (-5[1])as a coconut,” and a man declares himself “Old Hank, the Trapper.” (10[1])In that story, a game of “Black Scout” is played (10[1])by (10[1])Bill (10[2]-5[1])Driscoll (10[3])and (10[1])a (10[1])“Chief” (10[3])described (10[1])by this (10[2])adjective, (10[8]-5[1])whom (10[2])the narrator (10[4])kidnaps. (10[14]-5[1])This (10[2])adjective (10[2])titles (10[1])a (10[1])novel (10[2])in which Jim Conklin’s (10[1])death in the Civil War (10[3])is (10[1])witnessed (10[4])by (10[1])Henry (10[1])Fleming, (10[2])who desires (10[1])the title wound. (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])in a novel by Stephen Crane, (10[1]-5[1])what (10[1])color (10[1])describes (10[2])a (10[1])“Badge (10[2]-5[1])of (10[2])Courage?” (10[2])■END■ (10[9])

ANSWER: red [accept The Red Badge of Courage; accept “The Ransom of Red Chief”; accept The Red Rover] (The novel mentioned in the first line is The Red Rover; “The Ransom of Red Chief” is by O. Henry.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Hudson Kee	William & Mary B	NCSU A	28	-5
Madeline Painter	Georgia Tech D	Georgia Tech B	36	-5
Connor King	St. Thomas	Macalester	48	10
Mary Kate Vance	Louisville A	Michigan State D	58	10
Kevin Yang	Illinois Blue	Purdue D	59	10
Joshua Lam	Ohio State B	Michigan A	60	10
Micah Lauzon	Dartmouth B	Brandeis Bach	60	10
Gabrielle Smith	Auburn A	Georgia Tech E	60	-5
Abigail Lee	Virginia Tech C	Liberty B	61	10
Gannon Smith	Maryland A	George Mason C	61	10
Devin Tharp	Chipola College	Tennessee A	61	10
Beckett Pursey	Purdue B	Illinois Champaign	62	10
Margaret Withers	George Mason B	NYU B	63	10
Nick Smemoe	UNC A	Tusculum A	64	10
Jonathan Schnipper	Brandeis Mozart	Brown B	64	10
Ben Mowery	Vermont A	Williams B	64	10
Lily Hughbanks	Purdue C	WashU Grizzlers	65	10
Sam Alahi	Illinois Orange	Chicago A	67	10
Ben Lanahan	Clemson A	Tennessee B	67	10
Huy Lai	UCSC	Berkeley Boss Bandit	68	10
Henry Siegler	Toronto D	McMaster C	68	10
Anna Bocook	Louisville D	CWRU D	68	-5
Samuel Li	William & Mary A	Duke A	68	10
Ilyas Choukri	Virginia Tech A	Liberty A	68	10
Ethan Skolnick	WashU Grolars	Illinois Canada	68	10
Anthony Xu	Amherst A	Dartmouth C	68	10
Matthew Kohn	Williams A	Harvard	68	10
Owen Feng	Vanderbilt A	Clemson B	68	10
Cole Hennessy	UCF A	Florida Tech A	69	10
Towery McNeil	Mississippi State A	Vanderbilt B	69	10
Anna Liao	Michigan B	Ohio State C	71	10
Austin Tran	Rose-Hulman A	Indiana A	71	10
Alex Dzurick	William Woods University A	Iowa B	71	10
Alex Dzurick	William Woods University A	Iowa B	71	10
Hansen Jin	Berkeley Skeleton King	Stanford A	72	10
Alden Thompson	Carleton A	McGill B	72	10
Carter Yott	McMaster A	Waterloo C	72	10
Nathan Woolery	Louisville C	CWRU C	72	10
Andrew Harms	Michigan State A	Ohio State D	72	10
Kara Braun	Michigan State B	WVU A	72	10
Liam Rojas	Virginia A	Liberty C	72	10
Henry Bauer	NYU A	Stony Brook	72	10
Samarth Majmudar	Illinois Urbana	Purdue A	72	10
Sebastian Llaca	Wisconsin A	Michigan Tech	72	-5
James Horsley	Iowa State	Wisconsin C	72	10
Elliott Gomes	Dartmouth A	Vermont B	72	10
Abby Tipton	Auburn C	Clemson C	72	10
Edward Zhang	Vanderbilt C	Georgia A	72	10
Steven Pan	Georgia Tech C	Sewanne	72	10
Emma Gates	Brown A	Williams C	73	10
Pranav Jothi	Georgia Tech A	Alabama A	73	10
Mia Liu	Berkeley Little Prince	Berkeley Archer Queen	74	10
Brody Johnson	Louisville B	Kentucky	74	10
Emily Kadolph	Virginia Tech B	NCSU B	75	10
Nathan Zhao	Maryland B	Rutgers A	76	10
Michael Xu	McMaster B	Toronto G	77	10
Anthony Yin	CWRU A	WVU B	77	10
Ethan Altshul	Emory A	Montevallo	81	10
Dylan Steptoe	Guelph A	Waterloo B	86	10
Sean Gao	Toronto E	Brock A	86	10
Andrew Miller	Binghamton A	Cornell B	86	10
Eric Zhu	Cornell D	Rochester	87	10
Charlotte Bauer	McGill C	Ottawa B	88	10
Steven McPhillimey	Lehigh A	Columbia B	88	10
John Shelly	Rowan	Maryland C	88	10
Coy Mier	Auburn B	Georgia Tech F	88	10
Mackenzie Tott	Columbia A	George Mason A	89	10
Joshua Iyo	UNC B	JMU B	90	10
Tobias Zajac	Michigan State C	Pittsburgh	91	10
Lily Brantner	Boston University A	Tufts C	91	10
Surya Dinesh	MIT A	Tufts A	93	10
Danny Han	Stanford B	Berkeley Mighty Miner	96	10
Charlie Ruff	McGill A	McGill E	96	10
Waverly O'Malley	Iowa A	Chicago B	96	10
Jacob Ergueta	Florida A	Florida State A	99	10
Maya Vardag	Waterloo A	Queen's A	105	10
Addison Wiggins	South Florida A	Florida Tech B	105	-5
Jaden Bandy	Rutgers B	Vassar A	106	10
Stephen Ottewell	Toronto B	Toronto I	107	10
Jesse Mindel	NCSU A	William & Mary B	108	10
Owen Gibbs	Boston College B	MIT B	108	10
Nicholas Nguyen	Florida B	ERAU Daytona A	109	10
Jonah Chancio	JMU A	UNC C	110	10
Virginia Brooks	Minnesota	Wisconsin B	110	10
Derek Li	Cornell A	Binghamton B	110	-5
Leonard Castine	Penn	NYU C	111	10
Samarth Prajapati	Georgia Tech E	Auburn A	111	10
Ariyan Miah	Binghamton B	Cornell A	112	10
Astrid Kelley	RIT B	Binghamton C	112	10
Valerie Brown	Carleton B	Ottawa A	113	10
Deepanshi Matai	Toronto C	Toronto F	113	10
Kevin He	Toronto A	Toronto H	113	10
Miles Phillips	Florida Tech B	South Florida A	113	10
Matthew Stall	CWRU D	Louisville D	113	10
Alex Matchinski	Michigan Tech	Wisconsin A	113	10
Mahathi Veluri	UConn A	Boston University B	113	10
Scott Hyde	Georgia Tech B	Georgia Tech D	113	10
Judah Garlic	Cornell C	ESF	113	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
Northern California	US	4	100%	0%	77.50
Eastern Canada (1)	US	4	100%	0%	92.25
Eastern Canada (2)	US	9	100%	0%	91.89
Florida	US	4	100%	25%	97.50
Great Lakes	US	10	100%	10%	76.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic	US	9	100%	11%	79.56
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	9	100%	0%	83.78
Midwest	US	10	100%	0%	70.20
North	US	4	100%	25%	85.75
Northeast	US	11	100%	0%	79.45
Southeast	US	12	100%	17%	78.92
Upstate NY	US	5	100%	20%	102.00