Round 9: Tossup 14
Family units in this archipelago called ‘aiga feature in Leaves of the Banyan Tree by author Albert Wendt. This archipelago’s Rainmaker Mountain provides the setting for a story about the sex worker Sadie Thompson written by W. Somerset Maugham (“mom”). Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson moved to and died in this archipelago. Visits to this archipelago’s Manu’a Islands informed works on “social organization” that were criticized by Derek Freeman. A 1928 anthropological work depicting lessened sexual mores in this archipelago was written by Margaret Mead. For 10 points, what Pacific Island archipelago includes a namesake “American” territory led from Pago Pago? ■END■
ANSWER: Samoa [or Independent State of Samoa; or Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa; accept American Samoa; accept Coming of Age in Samoa] (The Maugham story is “Rain.”)
<Editors, Geography> | Packet J
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March Delfin | UCSD A | UCSD B | 20 | -5 |
| Vivian Fan | Claremont A | UCLA D | 50 | -5 |
| Nick Machin | UCLA A | USC B | 59 | -5 |
| Joseph Wang | UCLA E | USC A | 65 | 10 |
| Bolun Thompson | UCLA C | UC Santa Barbara | 70 | 10 |
| Andrew Nucci | UCLA B | Claremont B | 74 | 10 |
| Scott Sibley | UC Irvine | Claremont C | 101 | 0 |
| Ted Li | Claremont C | UC Irvine | 101 | 0 |
| Vivienne Ruemler | USC B | UCLA A | 101 | 0 |
| Nikola Wu | UCLA D | Claremont A | 101 | 10 |
| Yuv Magan | UCSD B | UCSD A | 101 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 80% | 80% | 100.25 |
| UK (South) | UK | 7 | 86% | 29% | 87.83 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 80.75 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 71% | 43% | 82.20 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 100% | 0% | 75.60 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 89% | 56% | 89.13 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 92.75 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 100% | 33% | 83.33 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 89% | 33% | 82.88 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 10 | 100% | 20% | 93.40 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 2 | 100% | 100% | 101.00 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 22% | 83.33 |
| North | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 92.75 |
| Northeast | US | 11 | 100% | 64% | 88.91 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 100% | 38% | 78.75 |
| South Central | US | 7 | 100% | 29% | 93.43 |
| Southeast | US | 13 | 85% | 54% | 87.73 |
| Upstate NY | US | 6 | 67% | 50% | 90.25 |