fish - 2025 SHOW-ME Four

Packet 1: Tossup 5

A system named for these animals in Utrecht functions by giving users the ability to press a doorbell when they are present. (15[2])Migration of these animals is termed anadromous or catadromous. (15[1])At Brewarrina, Aboriginal Australians built a set of prehistoric “traps” for these animals (-5[1])that were damaged (15[1])by a weir (15[1]-5[1])in the 1970s. UNCLOS established EEZs to resolve conflicts (15[1])over these animals (15[1]-5[1])between (-5[1])the (*) UK and Iceland. (10[6])Raceways (10[2])and circular (10[1])cages (10[1])are used to farm these animals. (0[1])Ladders designed for these animals allow them to (10[1])bypass dams (10[1])when migrating. (10[2])For (10[1])10 points, name these animals that travel in schools to lay eggs, such (10[1])as mackerel. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: fish [accept specific types like salmon; accept fish doorbell; accept Cod Wars; accept fish farming; accept fish ladders]

<Other Academic — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Luke Harkema	Williamston	DeWitt A	21	15
Cerys Hughes-Thomas	Merrol Hyde A	Athens Bible School	21	15
Arthur Lijewski-Lee	Traverse City Central A	Holt	30	15
sean	ASCA	not so evil empire	43	-5
Mkd Vinodh	Fremd Larpers	washed and braindead!!!	46	15
Virinchi Tata	Quaker Oats	Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio	49	-5
Suchet Kuturu	Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament	son toliver	49	15
Ian Hong	Okemos A	Taylor	58	15
rohan	not so evil empire	ASCA	61	15
Liam Mooney	USN B	Portland High	61	-5
Vivaan Kohli	POA	ccny potato salad	62	-5
Andersen Meisner	Detroit Catholic Central B	Detroit Country Day B	66	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central A	New Boston Huron	66	10
Brady Bowers	Rockford A	New Buffalo B	66	10
Andrew Zheng	Detroit Country Day A	White Cloud A	66	10
Randy Cooper	Franklin Road Academy	Owensboro	66	10
Jasmine Horwitz	USN A	Merrol Hyde B	66	10
David Pan	Detroit Catholic Central C	Troy A	67	10
Benjamin Edmunds	Utica Academy	White Cloud B	67	10
Jade Dai	Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio	Quaker Oats	69	10
Siddharth Verma	Troy B	Grand Ledge	70	10
Adalynn Barie	Portland High	USN B	76	0
Dom Reardon	Traverse City Central B	Rockford B	84	10
Dara Sinischo	Hillsdale Academy C	New Buffalo A	86	10
Chaithanya Budida	Okemos B	Hillsdale Academy B	88	10
Charlie Blau	USN C	Harpeth Hall	88	10
Jeffrey LaFramboise	U of D Jesuit	Chelsea	89	10
Reuben Fronczak	Coldwater	Hillsdale Academy D	102	10
Tim Gaebler	Hillsdale Academy A	DeWitt B	105	10
Kavineesh Senthilraj	ccny potato salad	POA	105	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX	11/20/2025	✓	16	100%	19%	0%	70.69
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS	11/20/2025	✓	5	100%	60%	60%	66.00
SPOOKY IX	11/20/2025	✓	5	80%	20%	20%	60.25