Question

An 18th-century song composed for one of these events ends with the words “white snow” and opens with the words “black hair.” Two-headed drums play patterns for these events memorized with a mnemonic that uses the vowels /i/ (“ee”) and /u/ (“oo”) for the higher drum, and /a/ (“ah”) and /o/ (“oh”) for the lower one. At these events, musicians are hidden in side rooms with black shutters and play in ensembles led by a three-stringed, (10[1])snakeskin, banjo-like instrument. (-5[1])At these events, audience members (10[1])shout guild names, or yagō, to accentuate climactic mie (“MEE-yay”) poses, (10[1]-5[2])such as feigning reading a subscription scroll, or kanjinchō. (10[1])Nagauta (“nah-gah-OOH-tah”) music centered (-5[1])on the shamisen can be played (-5[1])at these (-5[1])performances (-5[1])to accompany (-5[1])the entry (10[1])of crossdressing actors (-5[1])on (10[1])a hanamichi (-5[1])walkway. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name these elaborate dance-drama performances whose actors wear kumadori makeup. ■END■ (10[12]0[4])

ANSWER: kabuki performances [accept synonyms like kabuki shows or kabuki productions; prompt on theatrical performances or plays by asking “In what genre?”] (The first clue is “Kurokami” by Koide Ichijūrō and the second clue is chirikara-style drumming.)
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2488%0%42%121.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Foster HughesMinnesotaToronto C7110
Jeffrey XuGeorgia TechIowa State74-5
Jakob MyersIndianaNorthwestern7910
Chris ScheriRITMichigan89-5
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago A8910
Ani PerumallaPenn StateLSE89-5
Annabelle YangWUSTL AToronto A9810
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AColumbia A101-5
James McCurleyHarvardChicago B107-5
Anuttam RamjiUC Berkeley BOttawa109-5
Jem BurchYaleArizona State110-5
Jared HeWaterloo AStanford112-5
Qingyu ZhangFloridaGeorgia State11410
Micah ColmanWaterloo BBritish Columbia117-5
Kushal AluruRutgersNorth Carolina A11810
Eric ChangVirginia TechMIT120-5
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BCornell B12110
Roxanne TangOhio StateMaryland12110
Jisoo YooTexasToronto B12410
Joseph ChambersVirginiaVanderbilt13510
June YinWUSTL BNYU1350
Cooper RohColumbia AUC Berkeley A13510
Todd MaslykMichiganRIT13510
Alvin GuoChicago BHarvard13510
Guy IndoranteIowa StateGeorgia Tech13510
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaUC Berkeley B13510
Ryan RosenbergNYUWUSTL B13510
Yrwin BatanMITVirginia Tech13510
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsCornell A13510
Tim MorrisonStanfordWaterloo A1350
Tai BelkeBritish ColumbiaWaterloo B13510
Olin BoseColumbia BWinona State13510
Thomas TibbettsUCFIllinois B13510
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateYale1350
Cormac BeirneLSEPenn State1350