Question

A pink-colored phenomenon on this body of water, referred to as the Lanterns of Saint Anthony or by a name in the Barí language, can aid or kill fishermen who live in tin houses on stilts. An indigenous word for copaiba names the city of Cabimas on the eastern shore of this body of water. The main land route to a city in Zulia State named for this body of (10[1])water is over the General Rafael (10[1])Urdaneta Bridge. Air circulation over the spot where the Catatumbo River (10[1])meets this body of water causes the most (-5[1])frequent lightning (10[2])on earth. (10[2])The oil extracted from the spit at the north of this body of water has funded the Bolivarian Mission social programs in the westernmost founding member of OPEC. For 10 points, what largest lake in South America is located in northwest Venezuela? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Lake Maracaibo [or Lago de Maracaibo; accept Tablazo Strait]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chauncey LoColumbia CRutgers A6910
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale ACornell B7510
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AMaryland A8610
Sam MacchiVassar ANYU B94-5
Owen MimnoNYU APenn B9610
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AHaverford A9610
Jack RadoColumbia BMaryland B9810
Samuel KassoverGeorge Washington BHaverford B9810
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BVassar A1410

Summary

Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%50%111.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y667%0%50%91.25
Northeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%50%117.50
Overflow2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%60.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%92.00
UK2025-02-01Y1060%0%50%98.33
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y888%0%13%88.29