Question

A flag used on this landform is divided into a right side showing red, white, then red horizontal stripes, and a green field on the left with five white stars in an X shape. A traditional “black stuffing” made with shredded turkey and topped with an egg is served on this landform. A pointed arch (10[1])in the city of Kabáh in this region marks the end of an ancient sacbe road. This landform, whose name may have come from an Indigenous person saying “I don’t understand,” (10[3]-5[1])is where (10[1])footwork-heavy (10[1])jarana (“huh-RAH-nuh”) dance first developed. This region’s port of Progreso was an arrival site (10[1])for Koreans who worked on henequen (“HEN-uh-ken”) plantations. (10[1]-5[1])The most populous city named Mérida is on this (10[1])landform, (10[2])as are the states of Campeche (10[3])(“cahm-PAY-chay”) and Quintana (10[1])Roo. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, name this peninsula where the (-5[1])ruins of Chichén Itzá stand in southeastern Mexico. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Yucatán peninsula [prompt on Mexico; prompt on North America or Central America] (The flag is that of the State of Yucatán.)
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y21100%0%19%113.05

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Truman HillVanderbiltOttawa5410
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUChicago B8510
Jakob MyersIndianaCornell B85-5
Athena ShaddenTexasUC Berkeley A8510
Cooper RohColumbia AToronto B8510
Chris ScheriRITVirginia8710
James McCurleyHarvardLSE8810
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BStanford10110
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BColumbia B10810
Jaik HavlickArizona StateGeorgia Tech108-5
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMIT11710
John John GrogerWUSTL BMinnesota11810
Anthony LovegrenUCFJohns Hopkins11810
Claire JonesChicago ABritish Columbia12410
Micah ColmanWaterloo BToronto A12410
Andy YuMarylandWaterloo A12410
Jeremy CummingsWUSTL AYale12610
Jacky XuCornell ANorth Carolina A12710
Sharath NarayanNorthwesternVirginia Tech12710
Vikshar AthreyaRutgersPenn State127-5
Todd MaslykMichiganWinona State135-5
Sarod NoriCornell BIndiana14410
Ian LuGeorgia TechArizona State14410
Henry BonWinona StateMichigan14410
Teigue KellyPenn StateRutgers14410