Question

“Yellow blazers” is a derogatory term for “cheaters” in an area of this region developed by Benton MacKaye. In this region, a mixed-race people whose ancestors are hypothesized to be Turks and Sephardi Jews are known as the Melungeon (“muh-LOON-jin”). A landmark (15[1])in this multi-state region named for a Confederate general is in the process of changing its name to Kuwahi. Places in this region like Lackawanna and Kanawha County are home to the largest (*) anthracite coal deposits in the world. A large influx of Scotch-Irish immigrants to this cultural region led to the development of its (10[1])namesake (10[1])“dulcimer,” an instrument that, along with the fiddle and banjo, is used in this region’s bluegrass music. Mount (10[1])Mitchell is the highest point in, for 10 points, what cultural region in the eastern United States home to a namesake mountain range? ■END■

ANSWER: Appalachia [accept Appalachian Mountains; prompt on eastern United States before mentioned; prompt on Great Smoky Mountains] (The third line is Clingman’s Dome.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Elizabeth LarkinCornell WindRIT4015
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Earth9510
Ethan MaddoxRochester BRochester A9610
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester C11410

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%25%0%86.25
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%38%25%73.50