Darwinian evolution - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

This theory inspired a book that coined the phrase "cake of custom," by Walter Bagehot ("BADGE-it"). An interpretation of this theory was refuted in a book about "a factor in" its central process by the author of The Conquest of Bread, Peter Kropotkin ("kro-POT-kin"). Henri Bergson (0[1])modified (0[2])this theory, (0[1])positing an (0[1])élan vital. (20[1]0[1])This theory inspired (20[1])the first (20[1])description (20[1])of (*) correlation (10[1])and regression to the mean by the founder of psychometrics, Francis Galton. This theory (10[1])was combined with genetics in the (0[1])modern synthesis. (10[2]0[1])This theory influenced the book Social Statics (10[1])by Herbert Spencer, (10[5])who coined the phrase (10[1]0[1])"survival (10[1])of the fittest." (10[8]0[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what theory (10[1])was applied (10[1])to politics by eugenicists (10[2])and social Darwinists? (10[1])■END■ (10[8])

ANSWER: Darwinian evolution [or evolution by natural selection; accept social Darwinism until read; accept Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution; accept Creative Evolution; prompt on eugenics by asking "what theory is that based on?"]

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Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Grosse Pointe South	43	0
Ethan Gong-Norton	Belmont	Northmont	44	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Thomas Jefferson A	44	0
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Virginia	46	0
Tejas Kohli	Lambert A	Lindbergh	48	0
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Chattahoochee B	50	0
Ahya Farhat	Russell	Herron	50	20
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Downingtown STEM	53	20
Sreekar Vajjha	Classen SAS	Barrington	55	20
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Westwood	56	20
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Chattahoochee A	58	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Adlai E. Stevenson B	72	10
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Carl Sandburg	78	0
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Montgomery Blair A	80	10
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Glenbrook South	80	0
a	Team 1	Team 2	80	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Okemos	87	10
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Centennial B	90	10
Omkar Marathe	Fremd	Walter Payton A	90	10
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Richard Montgomery	90	10
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	90	10
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	White Pigeon	90	10
Micah Chacon	Page	Detroit Catholic Central B	94	10
Wyatt Johnson	Solon	Lee's Summit	94	0
Travis Johnson	Great Valley	Georgetown Day	95	10
Rochan Saireddy	Lambert B	Centennial A	98	10
Kaiden Lee	Northview	Hinsdale Central A	98	10
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	Coronado	98	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Walter Payton B	98	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Uni School of Nashville A	98	10
Max Chen	Strake Jesuit A	Park Tudor	98	10
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Seven Lakes	98	0
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Homewood-Flossmoor	98	10
Aidan Sneller	Edina	West Point	98	10
Evan Giles	Uni School of Nashville B	Carmel A	101	10
Aarushi Kanigicherla	Thomas Jefferson B	Montgomery Blair B	103	10
Stephanie Orr	Glenbrook South	Parkway West	105	10
Jeffrey Lee	Irvington	Yukon B	109	10
Jerry Huang	Thomas Jefferson C	Detroit Catholic Central C	109	10
Nathan Haley	Northmont	Belmont	112	10
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Audrain County AT	113	10
Samy El-Zahabi	Chattahoochee B	Winston Churchill B	113	10
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Lambert A	113	10
Samin Asif	Seven Lakes	Innovation Academy B	113	10
Aidyn Congdon	Lee's Summit	Solon	113	10
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson A	Eastchester	113	10
Brandon Torres	Carl Sandburg	Walker	113	10
Reily Gillenwater	Virginia	Yukon A	113	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	38	100%	11%	0%	93.61