Question

The electric guitar was first introduced to a style of music from this country in the song “Consejo a las mujeres” by Blas Durán. That style was popularized through Radio Guarachita, and its first recording was “Borracho de amor” by José Manuel Calderón. It is not Cuba, but the three main rhythms of that music are the derecho, majao, and mambo. According to legend, this country’s national dance evolved from enslaved workers (15[1]-5[1])dragging their (-5[1])chained legs along the ground. The típico, or (*) cibaeño (see-ba-EH-nyo), subtype of the music for that dance uses the tambora drum and güira (GWEE-ra) scraper (-5[1])alongside accordion, in contrast to a similarly-named style from this country’s Francophone (10[1])western neighbor. For (10[1])10 points, name this Caribbean country home to the music and dance styles of bachata and (10[3])merengue. ■END■

ANSWER: Dominican Republic [or the DR or República Dominicana] (The “similarly-named music” is Haitian Méringue.)
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Patrick QuionPurdueOSU71-5
Nick JensenMojo ShojoChicago7115
Iain CarpenterIllinois A+Northwestern73-5
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MeMaryland B-98-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganChicago B+11010
Charles HangWUSTLEpic Games11310
BulkingtonMaryland B-Amartya Senpai Notice Me12910
Nikhil ChellamNorthwesternIllinois A+12910
Chris RayOSUPurdue12910

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%50%113.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023N3100%0%67%118.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023N3100%33%0%96.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023N4100%0%25%110.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023N2100%0%0%110.00