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Round 10: 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 (-5[1])Sadie Thompson written by W. Somerset Maugham (“mom”). Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson moved to (-5[1])and died in this archipelago. (10[1])Visits to this archipelago’s Manu’a Islands informed works on “social organization” that were criticized by Derek Freeman. (10[1])A 1928 anthropological work depicting lessened (10[1])sexual mores (-5[1])in this archipelago was written by Margaret Mead. (10[1])For 10 points, what Pacific Island archipelago includes a namesake “American” (10[1])territory (10[1])led (10[1])from (10[1])Pago Pago? ■END■ (0[1])

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.”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Jacob SchildkrautWilliam & Mary CLiberty A31-5
Charlie WeaverVirginia Tech BVirginia A46-5
Nick SmemoeUNC AVirginia Tech A5110
Abbott SherwinNCSU AWilliam & Mary A6810
Liam RojasVirginia AVirginia Tech B7410
Abigail LeeVirginia Tech CUNC D76-5
Jonah ChancioJMU AWilliam & Mary B8410
Vivian AdolphUNC BUNC C9510
Caleb HinesLiberty AWilliam & Mary C9610
Jaden RupoloLiberty BNCSU B9710
Jeffery AustinUNC DVirginia Tech C9810
Cheyenne HewittTusculum ALiberty C1010

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK580%80%100.25
UK (South)UK786%29%87.83
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%80.75
Southern CaliforniaUS771%43%82.20
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%75.60
Eastern Canada (2)US989%56%89.13
FloridaUS4100%25%92.75
Great LakesUS12100%33%83.33
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%33%82.88
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS10100%20%93.40
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%100%101.00
MidwestUS9100%22%83.33
NorthUS4100%0%92.75
NortheastUS11100%64%88.91
PacificUS8100%38%78.75
South CentralUS7100%29%93.43
SoutheastUS1385%54%87.73
Upstate NYUS667%50%90.25