Question
American beavers introduced into this archipelago in the 1940s now number over 100,000 and are devastating local forests. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this archipelago whose Navarino Island is home to many Yahgan people. The End of the World Train services this archipelago.
ANSWER: Tierra del Fuego [accept Fireland; prompt on Patagonia]
[10e] A 2019 study found that these islands had 10 times more alien marine species than initially thought. The vegetarian finch is one of the birds native to these islands observed on a voyage of the HMS Beagle.
ANSWER: Galapagos Islands [or Islas Galápagos]
[10h] In 1957, some of these animals escaped a Brazilian quarantine and three decades later made their way to North America. These animals often live in "gums" and "skeps."
ANSWER: bees [accept honey bee or killer bee or Africanized honey bee or Anthophila; prompt on insects]
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Data
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 14.52 | 100% | 41% | 5% |