Ionia - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

A religious "League" in this region was tied together by a festival held at the Panionium sanctuary. A naval fleet composed of manpower from Lesbos and this region was defeated at the Battle of Lade ("LAH-day") by opposing (20[1])forces, (20[2])possibly (20[1])led by Datis. This region, (20[1])which names the first school of pre-Socratic philosophy, (20[1]0[1])houses (20[1]0[1])a city home to (0[1])A·nax·i·man·der and (20[1])(*) Thales (10[3])("THAY-leez"). An architectural (0[1])practice named for (10[1])this region is topped with a design (0[1])containing (10[1])two (10[1])spiral (0[1])elements (10[3]0[1])above the shaft. (0[1])Revolts in this region (10[1]0[2])were the first (10[1])major (10[1])conflict of the Greco–Persian (10[1])wars. (10[4]0[1])Along (10[1])with "Doric" and "Corinthian," (10[3])this (10[1])region names (10[1])an order (10[1])of classical columns. (10[1])For 10 points, what region shares its name with a sea to the west of the Greek mainland? (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[4]0[3])

ANSWER: Ionia [accept Ionian League; accept Ionian School; accept Ionian Revolt; accept Ionic order; accept Ionian Sea; prompt on Miletus or other cities in Ionia by asking "what larger ancient region was that a part of?"; prompt on Anatolia or Asia Minor]

= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Saratoga	36	20
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Centennial A	37	20
Samin Asif	Seven Lakes	Hunter B	37	20
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Alabama Cyber Tech	38	20
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Kane County AT	43	20
John Szaukellis	Barrington	Eastchester	51	20
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	West Point	51	0
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Northview	52	0
Steven Zhao	Hinsdale Central A	Lambert A	52	20
Teddy Berente	Saint Joseph	Uni School of Nashville A	56	0
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Virginia	58	20
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Great Valley	59	10
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Milton	59	10
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Thomas Jefferson A	59	10
Haricharan "Hari" Veginati	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Centennial B	61	0
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Homewood-Flossmoor	64	10
Arjun Ramachandran	Montgomery Blair A	Herron	71	0
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Page	72	10
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Carmel A	73	10
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Richard Montgomery	74	0
Nick Murray	Detroit Catholic Central A	Winston Churchill A	75	10
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Lincoln-Way East B	75	0
Khang Le	Strake Jesuit A	Westwood	75	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	75	10
Jack O’Brien	Edina	Belmont	78	0
Kate Gu	Irvington	Downingtown STEM	82	0
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Detroit Catholic Central C	82	10
Hector Rodriguez	Walter Payton B	Georgetown Day	82	0
Steven Long	Fremd	Thomas Jefferson B	85	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Thomas Jefferson E	86	10
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Lee's Summit	90	10
Keefe Yang	Carmel B	Northmont	91	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	Lincoln-Way East A	91	0
Samy El-Zahabi	Chattahoochee B	White Pigeon	91	10
Eli Oster	Solon	Coronado	91	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central B	Wayzata	91	10
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Strake Jesuit B	92	10
Jerry Huang	Thomas Jefferson C	Classen SAS	96	10
Chase Holbrook	Russell	Winston Churchill B	96	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Walter Payton A	96	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Irvington	97	10
Jason Yao	Montgomery Blair B	North Quincy	99	10
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Yukon B	101	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Walter Payton B	104	10
Caleb Lee	Lincoln-Way East A	Chattahoochee A	122	10
Stephen Langdon	Lincoln-Way East B	Innovation Academy B	122	0
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Adlai E. Stevenson B	123	10
Jeffrey Wu	Belmont	Edina	123	10
Sheehan Banka	Northview	Grosse Pointe South	123	10
Henry Nolan	Herron	Montgomery Blair A	123	0
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery	Adlai E. Stevenson A	123	0
Ophelia Cherry-Pulay	Uni School of Nashville A	Saint Joseph	123	0
Sean Harbison	West Point	Hunter A	123	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	90%	19%	0%	80.66