Ivan - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

Three young devils fail to trick a fool with this name into fighting his brothers, Tarras and Simeon. By either shooting arrows or chopping down trees, a man with this given name finds (0[1])a frog bride (20[1])that transforms into Vasilisa the Wise. (20[1])A wolf shapeshifts (20[1])into a (20[1])princess and a horse to aid a man with this name who disobeys instructions not to touch (0[1])a golden bridle and (20[1])(*) cage. That man (0[1])with this name attempts to catch a bird (10[1])that stole (10[2])golden apples (10[1])and, (10[1]0[1])in another story, obtains a magical horse from Baba Yaga. The title of tsarevich originated from a (10[1])slayer of Koschei (10[1])("kuh-SHAY") the Immortal with this given name. (10[1]0[1])A tsar who legendarily (10[1])blinded (10[1])the architect (10[4])of St. Basil’s (10[8])Cathedral (10[1])had, (10[2])for 10 (10[1])points, (10[1])what (10[1])given name (10[1])and the epithet “the Terrible?” (10[3])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Ivan [accept Ivan Tsarevich or Prince Ivan; accept Ivan the Terrible; accept Ivan the Fool or Ivan the Ninny]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Innovation Academy B	32	0
Sophia Jones	Montgomery Blair A	Lexington	35	20
Sanjay Shanmuga Perumal	Lambert A	Detroit Catholic Central A	41	20
Travis Johnson	Great Valley	Classen SAS	44	20
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Hunter A	46	20
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Carl Sandburg	63	0
Amber Dong	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Wayzata	67	20
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Solon	70	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Lindbergh	78	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Centennial A	80	10
Khang Le	Strake Jesuit A	Northview	80	10
Harini Ramakrishnan	Saratoga	Seven Lakes	82	10
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Alabama Cyber Tech	83	10
Winnie Nutkowitz	Northside College Prep	Lambert B	83	0
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Fremd	100	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Coronado	103	10
Brian Pho	Carmel A	Walker	109	10
Abigail AuYeung	Hinsdale Central A	Johns Creek	109	0
Jasper Xu	Westwood	Richard Montgomery	113	10
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Glenbrook South	114	10
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Northside College Prep	116	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Grosse Pointe South	116	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Edina	116	10
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Strake Jesuit B	116	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Barrington	119	10
Brodie Henry	West Point	Chattahoochee A	119	10
Nachiket Hegde	Chattahoochee B	Detroit Catholic Central B	119	10
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Hunter B	119	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Thomas Jefferson B	119	10
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Carmel B	119	10
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	119	10
Maya Ritz	Yukon B	Winston Churchill B	119	10
Ethan Kral	Northmont	Walter Payton A	120	10
Tony Han	Kane County AT	Saint Joseph	121	10
Brian Han	Thomas Jefferson E	Thomas Jefferson C	121	10
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Russell	123	10
Elijah Tyler	Herron	White Pigeon	124	10
Taran Bhandari	Thomas Jefferson D	Detroit Catholic Central C	125	10
Aaron Zhang	Walter Payton B	Lee's Summit	127	10
Dominic Salazar	Irvington	Yukon A	132	10
Penelope Graham	Uni School of Nashville A	Montgomery Blair B	132	10
Oreoluwa Sarah Owolabi	Homewood-Flossmoor	Page	132	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Centennial B	133	10
Michelle Luo	Johns Creek	Hinsdale Central A	133	10
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Uni School of Nashville B	133	10
Kartik Bhat	Solon	Lincoln-Way East A	133	10
Adam Johnson	Virginia	Lincoln-Way East B	133	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	100%	12%	0%	107.45