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Round 12: Tossup 17

Archaeologists in this country hope to find all fifty of the “Elliq-Qala,” or “Fifty Forts,” including castles at Guldursun and Toprak. Toxic dust storms cause chronic illnesses in this country’s depopulated city of Moynaq, (-5[1])home to a “cemetery of boats.” Most of the Karakalpak people live in this country around a river delta home to the cities of Nukus and Urgench. This country’s main ethnic group speaks the second most widely-spoken Turkic language, (0[1]-5[1])which is closely (-5[1])related to Uighur. The city of Andijan lies in this country’s section of the Ferghana Valley. Before the effects of irrigation for cotton growing, (10[1])the Amu Darya met the Aral Sea in this country. For 10 points, what most populous country in Central Asia contains cities like Samarkand (10[2])and Tashkent? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Uzbekistan [or Republic of Uzbekistan; or O‘zbekiston Respublikasi]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AJohn Jay College33-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AYale A72-5
Ben SterlingYale ANYU A720
Samuel KassoverGeorge Washington BGeorge Washington A75-5
Chauncey LoColumbia CMaryland B9910
Nathan ZhangCornell BMaryland A12310
Olin BoseColumbia BJohns Hopkins A12310
Eva Lettiere-RobertsGeorge Washington AGeorge Washington B12610
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeRutgers A12610
Sam MacchiVassar APenn A12610

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California2025-02-01✓3100%0%64.67
Florida2025-02-01✓367%67%84.50
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓683%50%90.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓6100%17%94.00
Midwest2025-02-01✓6100%17%82.00
North2025-02-01✓3100%33%81.00
Northeast2025-02-01✓5100%60%111.00
Overflow2025-02-01✓5100%40%86.60
South Central2025-02-01✓2100%50%85.50
Southeast2025-02-01✓3100%33%74.00
UK2025-02-01✓10100%50%88.10
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓786%43%120.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓3100%33%117.67