Question

Elements of this musical genre were used in the 2010 opera To Cross the Face of the Moon. This genre’s ensembles often perform a song in which the title creature “can no longer walk, because she lacks her two hind legs.” This genre traditionally uses a deep-bodied bass acoustic guitar with six strings. Two trumpets and up to eight violins (10[1])are often included in bands for this genre, as well as the high-pitched five-stringed vihuela (10[1])(“vee-WAY-lah”) and the larger guitarrón (“gee-tar-OWN”). “La Cucaracha” (10[2])is a song in (10[1])this musical genre, (10[3])which is closely associated with the state of Jalisco (“HA-lees-koh”) and often performed wearing embroidered jackets and sombreros. For 10 points, name the broad genre of Mexican folk music. ■END■

ANSWER: mariachi [prompt on Mexican music or Mexican folk music before “Mexican” is read; prompt on son jaliciense or son mexicano by asking “What genre did that later develop into?”; prompt on ranchera or corrido with “What larger genre are those considered part of?”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)5910
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Princeton A (UG)7410
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham ABard A (UG)8010
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Rutgers B8010
Rishi Swaminathan (DII)NYU A (UG)Rutgers A (UG)8410
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Lehigh B (DII)8710
Neilesh Shroti (UG)Columbia BNYU B8710
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Penn B (DII)8710

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%84.89
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%87.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%9%78.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%0%85.60
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%74.60
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%79.75