Question

During a 2011 exhibition game, the Georgetown Hoyas had a bench-clearing brawl with a basketball team from this country. (15[2])An active NBA player nicknamed “Slow Mo” officially plays (-5[2])for this country’s (15[1]-5[2])national team. (15[1]-5[1])LiAngelo Ball (-5[1])and two other UCLA (15[1]-5[1])players (15[1]-5[2])were suspended (15[2])in 2018 (-5[1])for shoplifting (0[1])in this (15[1])country, which hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball (15[1])World Cup. Kyle (*) Anderson plays for this country, and in 2002, Charles Barkley kissed a donkey after losing a bet concerning a first overall pick from this country. (-5[1])That player from this country was a 7’6” center (10[1])and star teammate of Tracy McGrady on the 2000s Rockets. (10[1])The Flying Leopards and Southern Tigers play in a professional league in, for 10 points, what home country of Yao Ming? (10[1])■END■ (10[8])

ANSWER: China [or People’s Republic of China]
<RL, Sports: Basketball>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tucker WarnerDowntown Freddie BrownUntitled HONK! Team1815
Tejas RajeFDA Poop ExperimentsLast Among1815
Erik ChristensenMartingrobeCreative Bankruptcy27-5
Benjamin KitchenTHE SIXTH SENSENosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard27-5
Alden ThompsonThere's No Spying In QuizbowlA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi30-5
Evan KnoxNo Longer Free AgentsThe Holdovers30-5
Ben Weinernot overly fond of geeseThe of us3015
Kevin GanWaterloo Clozehow hungry... (horse emoji)3215
Rishi SwaminathanTosca TrioSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee32-5
Dan PumaWe'd Rather Be at SawConwomt34-5
Adam SwiftHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaFowl Play3815
Jules BosseFill in the _______Laniel Automatic Pinball School38-5
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant MessengersTo 500 PPG and Beyond3915
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default39-5
Connor MayersNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomataKermit to the Bit39-5
Drew ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextThe Big Doofus4115
Anuttam Ramjihonk tuah and squawk on that winggaslight gatekeep girlbuzz4115
Yusuf BaigThe Tortured Trivia Departmentbwthhybl43-5
Stefan VladCreative BankruptcyMartingrobe450
Will HooverElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardThe RITes of Zhou4715
Gabriel BrannonKermit to the BitNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata5415
Kristofer GrabovskisDavid and Parth Fan ClubNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It82-5
Daniel KolodnySyracuse University New York Everything Sports FunCRITique of Pure Reason9110
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsThe Master and the MargaRITa10110
Ian TheysmeyerNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItDavid and Parth Fan Club12210
Talia FanInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site12310
Jordan BreretonbwthhyblThe Tortured Trivia Department12310
Henry AtkinsA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiThere's No Spying In Quizbowl12310
Jonathan MaginLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolFill in the _______12310
David SnoddonSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeTosca Trio12310
Gareth AdamsonNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardTHE SIXTH SENSE12310
Zaire GibbonsThe HoldoversNo Longer Free Agents12310
Kai TangwomtWe'd Rather Be at SawCon12310

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y888%38%63%86.14
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%50%0%69.25
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%50%60%77.60