Tossup
In this mountain range, the “Snow Star” festival celebrates the Pleiades, which are used by farmers to predict low rainfall when obfuscated. Zonda winds are formed by this mountain range, where in 1947 the plane Star Dust crashed by unknowingly flying into the jet stream. This mountain range supports the Yungas region, namesake of a formerly very dangerous “Death Road.” This mountain range’s northeast end helps create the highest frequency lightning on earth near Lake Maracaibo. This mountain range creates rainshadows on its west in the Atacama Desert and on its east in Patagonia. For 10 points, Mount Aconcagua is in what mountain range in South America? ■END■
ANSWER: Andes Mountains [or Andean Mountain Range or Anti or Cordillera de los Andes; prompt on American Cordillera] (The “Snow Star” festival is the popular name for Quyllurit’i.)
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Sexton | Edinburgh A | Sheffield B | 75 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 1 | 100% | 0% | 75.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | 1 | 100% | 0% | 61.00 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 75.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 12 | 92% | 8% | 68.73 |
| Midwest | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 74.00 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 100% | 8% | 69.83 |
| Pacific | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 76.78 |
| Southeast | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 50.00 |
| Upstate NY | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 72.00 |