Ireland - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

A policeman and fugitive in this modern-day country sit back-to-back on a barrel in a one-act play. That play’s author criticized an event in this country as "the old battle, between those who use a toothbrush and those who don't." In a play from this country, a man says "a daring fellow is the jewel of the world" while blessing a character who wins a mule race, (20[3])impressing (20[4])women (20[1])like the (*) Widow Quin, (10[3])and is saved (10[1])from hanging at the last minute. Lady Gregory co-founded (10[2]0[1])a theater (10[1])in this (10[2])modern-day (10[1])country, (10[2])where the word "shifts" sparked a riot at a play (10[1])in which (10[1])Christy (10[1])Mahon brags about killing his father, The (10[1])Playboy of the Western World. (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])the Abbey Theater hosted (10[1])John Millington Synge ("sing") and Sean (0[1])O’Casey in what (10[1])country? (10[1]0[3])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Ireland [or Eire or Republic of Ireland; reject "Northern Ireland" or "United Kingdom"] (The first two lines are about Lady Gregory, who criticized the Abbey Theater riots. The one-act play is The Rising of the Moon.)

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Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Manu Sankaran	Lambert A	Hunter A	66	20
Monit Karmakar	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Johns Creek	66	20
Abigail AuYeung	Hinsdale Central A	Northmont	66	20
Ben Newman	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Alabama Cyber Tech	67	20
Jasper Xu	Westwood	Eastchester	67	20
Shishir Bharadwaj	Lexington	Northview	67	20
Travis Johnson	Great Valley	Walker	67	20
Jacob Higgs	Strake Jesuit A	Fremd	68	20
Ahya Farhat	Russell	Saint Joseph	72	10
Nick Murray	Detroit Catholic Central A	Thomas Jefferson A	72	10
Simra Kuchay	Walter Payton A	Montgomery Blair A	72	10
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Innovation Academy A	75	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Lambert B	84	10
Micah Chacon	Page	Detroit Catholic Central C	84	0
Winnie Nutkowitz	Northside College Prep	Parkway West	84	10
Jason Yao	Montgomery Blair B	Glenbrook South	86	10
Arjun Nair	Innovation Academy B	Georgetown Day	88	10
Ananth Ramsankar	Wayzata	Lindbergh	88	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Homewood-Flossmoor	89	10
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Strake Jesuit B	90	10
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Carmel A	90	10
Arianne Amasol	Yukon A	Chattahoochee B	100	10
Sreekar Vajjha	Classen SAS	Carmel B	102	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Hunter B	103	10
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Seven Lakes	110	10
Ophelia Cherry-Pulay	Uni School of Nashville A	Edina	115	10
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Solon	115	10
Ava Madrazo	Herron	Walter Payton B	115	10
Hamin Song	Okemos	Kane County AT	118	10
Kaitlyn Leonard	Barrington	Centennial B	122	10
Tyler Song	Winston Churchill A	Centennial A	127	0
Matthew Peng	Thomas Jefferson C	Lincoln-Way East B	130	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Lee's Summit	131	0
Aidyn Congdon	Lee's Summit	North Quincy	131	0
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Thomas Jefferson B	131	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Thomas Jefferson E	131	0
Sahil Prasad	Centennial A	Winston Churchill A	132	10
Philip Calabrese	Detroit Catholic Central B	Irvington	132	10
Tommy Koch	Detroit Catholic Central C	Page	132	10
Parker Brathwaite	Thomas Jefferson E	Thomas Jefferson D	132	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	36	97%	22%	0%	94.66