Question

In a fairy tale from this country, a dog, a monkey, and a water buffalo play tricks on a laughing one-eyed (-5[1])giant (10[1])that tries to steal their food. In an epic from this country, a prince saves his two brothers after they failed to capture the Adarna bird, (10[1])who had turned (10[1])them (10[1])to stone (10[1])by pooping on them. Obtaining three spines or turning one’s shirt inside out can counteract the tricks of a human–horse hybrid (-5[1])in this country’s (10[2])folklore. (10[5]-5[2])Semen, (10[1])salt, (-5[1])and stingray (-5[1])spines defend (10[1])against birdlike creatures in this country like (-5[1])the ekek. Pregnant women in (10[1])this country (10[1])are (10[1])targeted by creatures (-5[1])who want to eat (10[1])their (10[2])fetuses (10[2])like (10[2])the (-5[2])mandurugo (10[1]-5[1])and the (10[2])manananggal (10[5])(“ma-nuh-nun-GAHL”). For (-5[1])10 points, (10[1])name this country whose myths of (10[1])vampiric aswangs stem from the Tagalog (10[5])people. (10[7])■END■ (10[15]0[2])

ANSWER: Philippines [or Republic of the Philippines; or Republika ng Pilipinas] (The fairy tale is “The Three Friends: the Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao.” The epic is the Ibong Adarna.)
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

Florida2025-02-01Y367%0%0%119.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%98.60
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%103.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%66.00
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%67%122.67
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%115.20
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%122.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%104.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%88.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%120.75
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%120.70
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%25%115.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%113.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John Hines-ShahCarletonWinona State20-5
Michael HundingIllinois AMissouri2110
Annabelle YangWashU AWashU B4710
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BMissoui S&T5010
Ezra SantosChicago BChicago D5110
Andy YuMaryland AGeorge Washington B5310
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIowa74-5
Joseph ChambersVirginia AWilliam & Mary7710
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DRIT B7710
Xavier MigliaccioCarnegie Mellon ACase Western B7810
Biyang ZhangMichigan BCase Western A7810
Simon ZimmermanOhio State AOhio State B7810
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ALiberty B7810
Megan WangBrown ABrandeis A78-5
Matthew WangUBCUW A7810
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AYale A78-5
Bryan UgazASUTexas A7910
Paige CrawleyOxford BManchester80-5
Matt ShinnickGeorgetown ANotre Dame B82-5
Andre WongLSEWarwick B8410
Vivian LuWisconsin AMinnesota B91-5
Sriram KoritalaIllinois CIndiana A9610
John Luke BroussardTAMUTexas B9810
Koji BilbaoDukeWake Forest9910
Elijah O’Sick JohnsonBinghamton ARIT A102-5
Conor ThompsonIowa StateWisconsin B10610
Benny ShtutmanSouth CarolinaUNC C10710
Michael SunBrandeis BTufts A10710
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BFlorida State A10810
Michał GerasimiukStanford BNotre Dame C10810
Jeffrey XuGeorgia Tech CVanderbilt A10910
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton ABristol10910
Jeffrey AustinUNC DUNC B110-5
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech AAlabama A110-5
Michael KearneyHarvard AMIT A11110
Omer KeskinOxford ASheffield111-5
Samir SarmaGeorgia Tech DLouisville A11310
Ian McDowellCambridge CDurham11310
James McCurleyHarvard BUMass Boston11410
Jaehyun ParkBUDartmouth A11410
Christopher SimsNorthwestern APurdue11410
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers ACornell B11410
Ryan RosenbergNYU APenn A11410
Chauncey LoColumbia CGeorge Washington A115-5
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge ASouthampton B11710
Jem BurchYale AJohns Hopkins A12310
Todd MaslykMichigan ACarnegie Mellon B12910
Aidan JonesLiberty ALiberty C12910
Owen AshbrookIowaNorthwestern B12910
Sam MacchiVassar AHaverford A12910
Jack RadoColumbia BJohn Jay College12910
Khanh NguyenFlorida AUCF B13010
Cade SmithMichigan StateKenyon13010
Christopher DechBrandeis ABrown A13010
Sam McNameeNotre Dame AGeorgetown B13010
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech BTennessee A13010
Eugenia TongImperial BCambridge B13010
Rahim DinaImperial AWarwick A13010
Henry KeatingUCF CValencia A1310
Clete ReinbergerValencia AUCF C1310
Crow HeUNC BUNC D13110
Samarth RamChicago CChicago A13110
Henry BonWinona StateCarleton13110
Puna EkkaMinnesota BWisconsin A13110
Max KoldaNotre Dame BGeorgetown A13110
Yaj JhajhriaUW BAlberta13110
Jackson McDonaldAlabama AGeorgia Tech A13110
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CCambridge E13110
Fahim AfzalCambridge DOxford C13110
CT TangSheffieldOxford A13110
Joel CrossleyManchesterOxford B13110
Alexandria WyersGeorge Washington AColumbia C13110
William BrokerHaverford BPenn B13110
Will HooverRIT ABinghamton A13110
Gregory StoneESF ACornell C13110