Round 2: Tossup 10
This monarch was supported by the reactionary Black Hundreds movement. A Polish woman who went by the name of Anna Anderson pretended to be this monarch’s youngest daughter. Peasants were given the right to privately own land in a reform named after a prime minister of this monarch, (*) Pyotr Stolypin. On the urging of Sergei Witte, this ruler agreed to create an elected legislature in the October Manifesto. Georgy Gapon led workers who were shot by guards at this ruler’s Winter Palace. This ruler lost the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. For 10 points, the February Revolution deposed what last tsar of Russia? ■END■
ANSWER: Nicholas II [or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; prompt on Nicholas or Nikolai; reject “Nicholas I” or “Nikolai I”]
<European History — Sriram Susarla> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 2
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Green | USN A | Athens Bible School | 27 | 15 |
| Eva Choe | USN B | Franklin Road Academy | 27 | 15 |
| Nora Conwell | Merrol Hyde B | Owensboro | 27 | 10 |
| Oren Shwartz | USN C | Merrol Hyde A | 57 | 10 |
| Charlotte Mikos | Harpeth Hall | Portland High | 81 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 94% | 44% | 19% | 58.73 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 20% | 35.40 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 43.80 |