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 Creatures. Shigeru Ban designed a cardboard cathedral (10[1]-5[1])for this country after a 2011 earthquake. (0[1]-5[3])The UN (-5[1])named March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia after the 2019 mass shootings at mosques in this country. (10[3])The extremely steep Baldwin Street is in this country’s city of Dunedin. This country’s highest mountain is Aoraki, or Mount Cook. For 10 points, Christchurch is the most (10[1])populous city (10[1])on the South Island 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
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan A (UG) Michigan State A 35-5
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)Ohio State B (DII) 3510
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan C 420
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan D (UG)42-5
Venkat Das (DII)West Virginia A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 42-5
Thomas ChenMichigan C Ohio State A (UG) 42-5
William Romanyk (UG)Michigan State B CWRU C (UG)44-5
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Miami C (DII) 6310
Carter Pisocky (DII)Michigan D (UG)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)6310
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) Miami B (UG) 6310
Connor McClellan (UG)Miami A (UG) CWRU A (UG) 9110
Cade Smith (UG)Michigan State A Michigan A (UG) 9310
Varun Ambalavanan (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan State B 10410
Brady Hagan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 10510