Round 700: Tossup 6

This city’s metro area is home to a university commemorating indigenous leader Joe Capilano. Supposed indigenous prophecies about “warriors of the rainbow” inspired an organization founded in this city, Greenpeace. The indigenous-led Sen̓ákw housing project in this city is on False Creek near Granville Island. The Burrard Inlet is in this city, where works by indigenous artists like Ellen Neel are displayed in Stanley Park. The Whistler (10[1])Blackcomb resort hosted a 21st century Winter Olympics for this city, where a pavilion showcased art from its four host First Nations. For 10 points, the 2010 Winter Olympics were hosted in what most populous city in British Columbia? ■END■

ANSWER: Vancouver [reject “Vancouver, Washington”]
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%90.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%0%66.29
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%33.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%35.11
FloridaUS475%25%106.00
Great LakesUS11100%27%85.45
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS978%22%89.43
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%0%106.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%63.89
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%50%95.00
MidwestUS9100%0%70.78
NorthUS4100%50%92.25
NortheastUS1100%0%66.00
PacificUS8100%25%50.63
South CentralUS683%33%103.40
SoutheastUS1283%42%79.80
Upstate NYUS5100%20%70.20