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Round 2: Tossup 5

During a period of martial law on this island, a set of pictograms misattributed to Thomas Davey attempted to curb violence with its Palawa people. (-5[1])Brutal logging operations on this island were carried out at prisons named for Lachlan Macquarie and George Arthur. A 1996 mass shooting on this island led to a national buyback policy (-5[1])being implemented (-5[1])by John Howard. (-5[1])This island was once named for a Dutch Governor-General who patronized its discovery, Anthony van Diemen. With a more northern colony (10[1]-5[1])near Sydney Cove, this island served as the largest penal colony for British convicts in the 1800s. (-5[1])For 10 points, what island names the smallest state of Australia? (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: Tasmania [accept lutruwita; accept Van Diemen’s land until “van Diemen” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
March DelfinUCSD AUCLA C24-5
Winston ZuoUC Santa BarbaraUSC B55-5
Terrence HanUCLA BUC Irvine57-5
Nick MachinUCLA AUCLA E60-5
Jackson CrickardClaremont BUCLA D8110
Jas WangUCLA FClaremont C81-5
Chris ChangUSC AUCSD B98-5
Aarav KakadUCLA CUCSD A10910
Joseph WangUCLA EUCLA A1100
Scott SibleyUC IrvineUCLA B11010
Sarah SilvermanClaremont CUCLA F11010
Ethan RirieUCSD BUSC A11010
Vivienne RuemlerUSC BUC Santa Barbara1100

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%60%96.80
UK (South)UK7100%43%86.14
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%50%95.25
Southern CaliforniaUS771%86%104.00
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%50%93.50
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%22%67.78
FloridaUS475%100%110.00
Great LakesUS1191%55%87.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%44%82.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1292%50%81.45
MidwestUS989%44%78.25
NorthUS4100%50%81.50
NortheastUS12100%25%69.58
PacificUS8100%63%84.00
South CentralUS6100%50%86.67
SoutheastUS1292%42%82.73
Upstate NYUS5100%60%93.00