Question

Quartzite floor tiles found along this river’s Soan (“so-ahn”) Valley provided possible evidence for a prehistoric stone “factory.” Domestication of wheat and barley may have spread to a civilization centered around this river from Mehrgarh (-5[1])(“MAIR-gar”). Kukkuṭārma or “land of the cockerel” was likely the native name for a city along this river, where the wall-divided “Great Granary” is located in. The unicorn (10[1])seals (10[1])of (10[1])a civilization centered around this river contain markings similar to non-Brāhmīc symbols used by its successors. The soapstone Priest King (10[2])statue was (10[1])excavated in a city along this river that also built a giant water tank (10[1])known as the Great Bath. For 10 points, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (10[1])belong to what river’s namesake Valley Civilization centered around modern Pakistan? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Indus River [or Sindhu; or Mehran; accept Indus River Valley; or Indus Valley or Indus Basin; accept Indus Valley Civilization; accept Ravi River or Irvātī or Hydraotes; accept Beas River or Vipāśā or Hyphasis; accept Sutlej River or Satadru or Hesudrus; accept Soan River or Swan River or Sawan River or Sohan River until mention]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathan ZhangCornell CVassar33-5
Albert ZhangColumbia AYale C6010
Lexi TermanRutgers APrinceton A6110
Anirudh BharadwajPenn APrinceton B6210
Cooper RohColumbia BBard A8210
William OrrYale ARutgers B8210
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BHaverford8410
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BNYU B9810
Ashish KumbhardareRowan AColumbia C10910
Sam MacchiVassarCornell C12110

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%11%84.33