Question
Tetteh Quarshie smuggled this crop into a country that’s now part of the COPEC cartel for growers of it. Following a strong Harmattan season and an outbreak of black pod disease, the price of a metric ton of this crop topped $10,000 in March 2024. The Harkin-Engel Protocol has failed to reduce the rate of child slavery in growing this crop. The WWF claims this crop is the main cause of deforestation in Ghana. Producers of this crop are represented by the (*) Ivorian Fair Trade Network in the country that grows more of it than any other. This crop is fermented and roasted to produce a “butter” used in skincare and in the signature product of Godiva. For 10 points, name this crop whose beans are used to make chocolate. ■END■
ANSWER: cocoa [accept cocoa bean or cacao or cocoa seed or cacao tree or cocoa tree or Theobroma cacao; prompt on chocolate until read]
<Michael Bentley, Geography - World> ~28119~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Dalal | Johns Creek A | Thomas Jefferson A | 34 | 20 |
| Rohan Kher | Barrington | Johns Creek A | 47 | 20 |
| Yaj Jhajhria | Canyon Crest | Thomas Jefferson D | 47 | 20 |
| Evan Schleck | Hunter A | Hoover A | 58 | 20 |
| Gregory Zeldovich | Belmont | Maggie Walker A | 58 | 20 |
| Adhav Ravikumar | Innovation Academy A | Canyon Crest | 106 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 6 | 100% | 83% | 0% | 58.33 |