Question

This country’s military was the dedicatee of a piece that opens with a pentatonic fanfare played by the timpani (10[1])and two (10[1])tubas. A composer from this country adapted the song “La Mantovana” into a flowing (10[1])E minor melody in (10[1])a tone poem depicting (10[1])a river. (10[5]-5[1])Another composer from this country (10[2]-5[1])wrote a symphony (10[4])whose Largo (10[1])theme (10[2])was (10[1])later adapted (10[2])into the spiritual-like song “Goin’ Home”. (10[1]-5[1])The piece (-5[1]) (-5[1])vlast (10[3]-5[1])depicts (10[1])this country, (10[2])which was home to a composer (10[1])whose ninth (10[1])symphony includes motifs drawn from (-5[1])birdsong in America. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this home country of Bedřich Smetana (10[1]-5[1])(“BED-rikh SMEH-tah-nah”) and the composer of the New World Symphony, (10[3]-5[5])Antonín (-5[3])Dvořák (10[3])■END■ (10[14]0[10])

ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia] (The first line refers to Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta.)
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Summary

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrea YuUW ChastityArizona State B1810
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Penn A (DII)2010
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DAuburn A3410
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell D3810
Eric YangPurdue AChicago A4210
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan A (UG)Ohio State B (DII)44-5
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan B (UG)4410
Alan FanUW EnvyUW Sloth4410
Scarlet Rutter (DII)Claremont AUCLA C4410
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)4410
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AChicago B4410
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A Michigan D (UG)4910
Allen XuGeorgia Tech ESouth Carolina A4910
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIndiana49-5
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Miami B (UG) 5210
Ishaan KashyapGeorgia Tech CAlabama A5210
Ishaan KashyapGeorgia Tech CAlabama A5210
Ishaan KashyapGeorgia Tech CAlabama A5210
Aaron TaylorMississippi State AEmory A5410
Joyann HuaUBC AUW Greed5510
Brian ZhangUNC CVirginia Tech B5510
Josh SchmidtLiberty AUNC B5610
Jacob Moeller (DII)Miami A (UG) Michigan C 5810
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia A (UG)5810
Rosie ZhangUW WrathUBC B6410
Hayes BrownFurmanClemson B64-5
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BRutgers B66-5
Sophie LymanWashU AIllinois D67-5
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 6810
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BFordham A6810
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CIllinois A68-5
Anila MoparthiIllinois BIowa B6810
Chris ScheriRIT BCornell E6910
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CSyracuse7110
Jacob BieriBoise StateUW Lust7110
Malachi LedfordTusculumWilliam & Mary7710
Jesse MindleNC StateUNC A7910
Kamil SwiatekAlbertaArizona State A84-5
Alex HestermannUW PrideUW Gluttony8710
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech B87-5
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rowan A (DII)8710
Brielle RachIowa AIllinois C8710
Nathan SprouseVirginia Tech ADuke A9010
Asheton WilbanksClemson ASouthern97-5
Timothy PorterVCULiberty C9710
Iris LiangCornell GRIT C105-5
Tom ScheriRIT ABinghamton C10510
Caleb Thomas (DII)Miami C (DII) CWRU C (UG)105-5
Nidhi Kundargi (DII)Michigan State B Ohio State C (DII) 105-5
Parker McCoigTennessee AGeorgia Tech A105-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)10510
Timothy ChiuNorthwestern BSIUE10510
Davis JohnsonPurdue CNotre Dame B105-5
Gregory StoneESFPenn State106-5
Izaak Whetsell (UG)West Virginia A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 106-5
Nathan WhittingtonTennessee BAuburn C106-5
Grace GriffithsPenn StateESF10710
Nicholas FowlerVirginiaAppalachian State B10710
Carly HemaniJames Madison AUNC D10710
Kritanu SahaCornell AU of Rochester A10810
Pierce DeCainCornell FCornell B10810
Madelyn StochajRIT CCornell G1080
Gianna PettineU of Rochester BBinghamton B10810
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Miami C (DII) 1080
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan A (UG)10810
Brady Hagan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Michigan State B 1080
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) West Virginia A (UG) 1080
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AAlberta10810
TJ PickeringAuburn BGeorgia A1080
Varun VenkatagiriGeorgia AAuburn B1080
Pranav JohtiGeorgia Tech ATennessee A10810
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BVanderbilt A10810
Paawan PatelEmory OxfordSouth Carolina B10810
Akajiugo AmucheaziSouthernClemson A10810
Coy MierAuburn CTennessee B1080
Brady PinterBelmontVanderbilt B1080
James ZhaoVanderbilt BBelmont1080
Samuel MillerLiberty BDuke B10810
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BNYU B10810
Trenton BurgessIndianaNorthwestern A1080
Sam AlahiIllinois ANotre Dame C10810
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BPurdue C10810
Owen McCoyIllinois DWashU A10810