cannabis - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

Scriptures like Revelation 22:2 are used to associate this substance with the Tree of Life by the Church of the Universe. Members of an International Church of this substance founded in Denver call themselves (20[1])Elevationists and emphasize (0[1])living by the Golden Rule. One religion’s nyabinghi ("nyah-BIN-ghee") sessions and "reasoning" (20[1])sessions (20[2])involve practitioners (20[1])using this substance. (20[3])To strengthen their (20[2])"livity," members of (20[1])(*) "mansions" (10[2])like the Bobo Ashanti (10[2])use (10[1])this (0[1])substance. (10[3])Despite (10[2])prohibiting (10[1])drugs, (10[2])the mostly vegan (10[2])I-tal diet (10[1])allows the use of this substance (10[1])by (10[1])practitioners (10[1])who drink (0[1])it (0[1])for wisdom as a gift (0[1])from Jah. (10[1]0[1])For 10 points, name this plant that dreadlock-wearing practitioners of Rastafarianism call "ganja." (10[2])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: cannabis [accept marijuana or weed or other equivalent terms; accept ganja until read]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Strake Jesuit A	33	20
Ameya Bhalerao	Downingtown STEM	Chattahoochee A	36	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Thomas Jefferson A	47	20
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Centennial B	48	20
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Richard Montgomery	48	20
Sanjay Shanmuga Perumal	Lambert A	Lindbergh	50	20
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Carmel A	53	20
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Seven Lakes	53	20
Brodie Henry	West Point	Edina	53	20
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Adlai E. Stevenson B	56	20
Omkar Marathe	Fremd	Walter Payton A	56	20
Sreekar Vajjha	Classen SAS	Barrington	59	20
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Westwood	60	10
Aarushi Kanigicherla	Thomas Jefferson B	Montgomery Blair B	60	10
Joseph Harrison	Detroit Catholic Central B	Page	64	10
Sheehan Banka	Northview	Hinsdale Central A	64	10
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	White Pigeon	65	10
Kartik Bhat	Solon	Lee's Summit	66	0
Jeffrey Wu	Belmont	Northmont	67	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Uni School of Nashville A	67	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Walker	67	10
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Montgomery Blair A	68	10
a	Team 1	Team 2	68	10
Snehan Saroch	Russell	Herron	69	10
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Grosse Pointe South	70	10
Smeet Thaker	Great Valley	Georgetown Day	70	10
Rochan Saireddy	Lambert B	Centennial A	73	10
Alex Bohlinger	Wayzata	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	73	10
Maya Ritz	Yukon B	Irvington	75	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Virginia	81	10
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Glenbrook South	82	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Homewood-Flossmoor	83	10
Alexander Schramm	North Quincy	Okemos	85	0
Arnav Jasapara	Chattahoochee B	Winston Churchill B	86	0
Jerry Huang	Thomas Jefferson C	Detroit Catholic Central C	91	0
Paige Koczan	Coronado	Hunter B	93	0
Caleb Lee	Lincoln-Way East A	Walter Payton B	93	10
Dhruv Rastogi	Chattahoochee A	Downingtown STEM	106	10
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Coronado	106	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Chattahoochee B	107	0
Aaron Liu	Okemos	North Quincy	107	10
Tommy Koch	Detroit Catholic Central C	Thomas Jefferson C	107	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	37	95%	30%	0%	68.60