Question
The Fly River, which drains the Star Mountains on this island, has been extensively polluted following the Ok Tedi mine disaster. The highlands of this island include the site of sugar cane’s first domestication, and Puncak Jaya is its tallest mountain. After five youths were found dead near Dekai in 2023, Joko Widodo’s regime received allegations of genocide against some of this island’s Melanesian peoples, who are genetically related to Torres Strait Islanders. Tok Pisin is a creole language spoken on this island, whose over 800 languages make it the most linguistically diverse in the world. For 10 points, name this island divided between Indonesia and an eastern neighbor. ■END■
ANSWER: New Guinea [or Niugini or Niu Gini or Papua or Irian; reject “Papua New Guinea”]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 67% | 0% | 56% | 65.33 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 75% | 0% | 38% | 75.00 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 74.50 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 82% | 0% | 55% | 90.11 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 56% | 0% | 67% | 74.40 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 62.60 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 29% | 69.83 |
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Smith | Mississippi State A | Georgia Tech A | 36 | 10 |
| Britton Webster | Alabama A | Vanderbilt B | 46 | -5 |
| Anthony Nakhoul | Tennessee A | South Carolina B | 52 | -5 |
| Anthony Nakhoul | Tennessee A | South Carolina B | 52 | -5 |
| Rafeed Rahman Turjya | Georgia A | Georgia Tech B | 53 | -5 |
| Gannon Rice | Clemson A | Furman | 72 | -5 |
| Allen Xu | Georgia Tech E | Auburn C | 74 | 10 |
| Will Hughes | Auburn A | Emory A | 81 | 10 |
| Ayan Guha | Georgia Tech D | Southern | 82 | -5 |
| Braeden Laroche | South Carolina A | Tennessee B | 92 | 10 |
| Braeden Laroche | South Carolina A | Tennessee B | 92 | 10 |
| James Zhao | Vanderbilt B | Alabama A | 109 | 0 |
| Monish Jampala | Georgia Tech B | Georgia A | 109 | 10 |
| Robert Freeman | South Carolina B | Tennessee A | 109 | 10 |
| Robert Freeman | South Carolina B | Tennessee A | 109 | 10 |
| Akajiugo Amucheazi | Southern | Georgia Tech D | 109 | 0 |
| Thomas Hydorn | Furman | Clemson A | 109 | 10 |