Question

In this country, Roger Shepherd founded the indie music label Flying Nun. A 1954 murder in this country by teenagers Parker and Hulme inspired the Melanie Lynskey film Heavenly (-5[1])Creatures. Shigeru Ban designed a cardboard cathedral for this country (10[1])after a 2011 earthquake. The UN (10[1])named March 15 as International (-5[2])Day to Combat Islamophobia after the 2019 mass shootings at mosques in this country. (10[2])The extremely steep Baldwin (10[1])Street is in this country’s city of Dunedin. This country’s highest mountain is Aoraki, or Mount Cook. For 10 points, (10[1])Christchurch is the most populous city on the South Island (10[1])of what country, whose capital is Wellington? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: New Zealand [or Aotearoa]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY989%0%56%77.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY786%0%57%70.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%58%81.25
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%33%74.22
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%43%79.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%60%75.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Miller DoerrLiberty BTusculum28-5
Nathan SprouseVirginia Tech AUNC C3810
Jacob SchildkrautWilliam & MaryNC State4410
Simon BursteinVirginiaUNC D49-5
Robert MerrimanVCUVirginia Tech B49-5
Max KhurzmanUNC ALiberty A6310
Andrea OwusuDuke AJames Madison B6310
Ethan RehderDuke BLiberty C6710
Connor CarlisleJames Madison AAppalachian State B8710
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BVCU9710
Malachi LedfordTusculumLiberty B10410
Michael EngUNC DVirginia10510