Australia - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

Interesting insects from this country include Rhytidoponera mayri, a gold-collecting ant, and the cathedral (0[1])termite, which build 26-feet-tall towers (0[1])and feast on (0[1])spiky spinifex grass. (20[1])The name "Benjamin" (20[1])was wrongly given to the last-known member of a species in this country noted for its stiff tail. (20[4])Another mammal from this (20[1])country with electroreception (20[2])delivers venom through (20[1])(*) spurs (10[5])on (10[2])their hind (10[5])legs. (10[8])Long-toed (10[1])stints (10[1])gather at the salty Lake Paruku (10[1])in this country's Great Sandy Desert. (10[3])A (10[1])part of this country provides the common name for the now-extinct Thylacine. (10[2])To protect sheep farmers in this country, a gigantic fence (10[1])was erected to keep out dingos. For 10 points, name this large country home to the kangaroo. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Australia [or Commonwealth of Australia]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Satvik Jain	Centennial A	Eastchester	13	0
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Kane County AT	18	0
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Winston Churchill A	21	0
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Fairfield County AT	24	20
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Richard Montgomery	27	20
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Downingtown STEM	45	20
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Herron	45	20
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Detroit Catholic Central C	45	20
Theodore Kronby	Hunter A	Thomas Jefferson D	45	20
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Lincoln-Way East A	49	20
Jack O’Brien	Edina	Montgomery Blair A	52	20
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Montgomery Blair B	52	20
Alex Zhang	Hinsdale Central A	Seven Lakes	55	20
Lynda Ma	Barrington	Solon	56	10
Micah Chacon	Page	Detroit Catholic Central A	56	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Coronado	56	10
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Wayzata	56	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Thomas Jefferson C	56	10
Safiya Hasan	Lindbergh	Great Valley	57	10
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Yukon B	57	10
Draco Qiao	Carmel A	Strake Jesuit B	59	10
Balaskanda Sivanandame	Lambert B	Classen SAS	59	10
Luke Hinkson	White Pigeon	Fremd	59	10
Sophia Guo	Thomas Jefferson B	Northmont	59	10
Andrew Li	Winston Churchill A	Johns Creek	59	10
Brenden Willamowski	Saint Joseph	Adlai E. Stevenson B	60	10
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Homewood-Flossmoor	60	10
Anna Liao	Carmel B	Chattahoochee B	60	10
Dominic Salazar	Irvington	Georgetown Day	60	10
Pranav Srambikkal	Lambert A	North Quincy	60	10
Sheehan Banka	Northview	Walter Payton B	60	10
Winnie Nutkowitz	Northside College Prep	Russell	60	10
Penelope Graham	Uni School of Nashville A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	60	10
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	West Point	61	10
Hunter Feger	Audrain County AT	Thomas Jefferson E	62	10
Stephen Langdon	Lincoln-Way East B	Belmont	68	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	Westwood	74	10
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Milton	74	10
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Yukon A	74	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Innovation Academy A	75	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central B	Carl Sandburg	87	10
Grant Liu	Walter Payton A	Lee's Summit	87	10
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit A	Virginia	97	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Centennial A	115	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Uni School of Nashville B	115	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	100%	24%	0%	61.83