shark attacks - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

Description acceptable. To protect against these events, spy and TV chef Julia Child developed a recipe (20[2])including clove (20[1])oil and horse urine. (20[1])Achen and Bartels argued that “retrospective voting” following some of these events in 1916 contributed to Charles Evans Hughes (20[1])winning New Jersey over Woodrow Wilson. (20[1])The musical Bruce gets its title from a malfunctioning prop (20[1])used in a film centering on these (20[1])events. (20[3])That film adaptation of a (*) Peter Benchley (10[1])novel about these events (10[1])added an iconic monologue about the USS Indianapolis. That same (10[1])1975 film centering on these events (10[2])popularized (10[1])the “blockbuster” release strategy (10[1])and contains the iconic (10[1])line, “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” (10[3])For 10 points, (10[4])name these events depicted in Jaws. (10[1])■END■ (10[9])

ANSWER: shark attacks [accept more specific answers like Great White Shark attacks or anything having to do with sharks mauling or killing people; prompt on killings or animal attacks]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Jeffrey Xu	Johns Creek A	Barrington	15	20
Josh Fan	Richard Montgomery A	Kinkaid	15	20
Adam Williams	Northmont A	Georgetown Day	17	20
Keerthana Krishnan	Seven Lakes	McLean B	21	20
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	St. Mark's	40	20
Gregory Zeldovich	Belmont	Strake Jesuit	46	20
Arav Kaushik	Livingston B	Johns Creek B	56	20
Janani Gollapalli	Lightridge	Northmont B	63	20
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Beavercreek	64	20
Angela Sun	Solon	Hunter B	64	20
Ben Yancey	Detroit Catholic Central A	Winston Churchill B	64	20
Theodor Martin	Carbondale	Carl Sandburg	71	10
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Hastings	75	10
Dylan Cregar	Detroit Catholic Central B	Innovation Academy B	85	10
Bryce Cruise	Heights	Lambert	91	10
Krish Nathan	Hoover A	Maggie Walker A	91	10
Colin O'Neill	Great Valley	Richard Montgomery B	92	10
Claire Wang	Canyon Crest	Innovation Academy A	96	10
Jack Larmoyeux	James W. Robinson	Maggie Walker C	100	10
Carter Blackburn	Mexico	Thomas Jefferson C	108	10
Campbell Brown	St. Thomas	Maggie Walker B	108	10
Henry Joecken	St. Xavier	Saint Joseph	108	10
Ansel Lollar	Bloomington	Stevenson A	111	10
Aiva Rudolph	Lindbergh	Fairfield County AT	111	10
Shawn Syed	University Lab	Livingston A	111	10
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson D	Thomas Jefferson A	111	10
Spencer Thomas	Durham AT	Hoover B	117	10
Keefer Lin	Chattahoochee	West Point	118	10
Sky Hong	Choate Rosemary Hall	Stevenson B	118	10
Joseph Harrison	Detroit Catholic Central C	McLean A	118	10
Alex Zhang	DuPage County AT	Downingtown STEM	118	10
Brandon Wiltse	Elkhorn North	Cincinnati Hills	118	10
Eli Casey	Norfolk Academic Guild	Walter Payton B	118	10
Alex Zhang	Okemos	William Fremd	118	10
Anuj Damle	Freeman	Owensboro	118	10
Addison Baker	Walter Payton A	Thomas Jefferson B	118	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	36	100%	31%	0%	86.47