Round 6: Tossup 16
In a film from this country, a boy is forced to watch as soldiers set fire to a barn with people inside. A room filled with sand dunes appears in a 1979 film from this country set in a mysterious “Zone.” A composer from this country scored a nationalist film that includes the Battle on the Ice. A film from this country combines images of a woman’s face with broken glasses, a baby (*) carriage, and rebellious soldiers marching down the Odessa Steps. The films Come and See and Stalker were created in this country, whose montage-heavy films include Battleship Potemkin. For 10 points, name this home country of the directors Sergei Eisenstein and Andrei Tarkovsky. ■END■
ANSWER: Soviet Union [or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; accept USSR or CCCP; accept Russia or Belarus or Ukraine] (Battle on the Ice is from Alexander Nevsky and is by Prokofiev.)
<Other Fine Arts — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 6
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watts | Portland High | Franklin Road Academy | 23 | 15 |
| Liam Mooney | USN B | Athens Bible School | 81 | 10 |
| Jasmine Horwitz | USN A | USN C | 93 | 10 |
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | Merrol Hyde B | 102 | 10 |
| Charlotte Mikos | Harpeth Hall | Owensboro | 115 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 94% | 44% | 13% | 79.40 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 80% | 40% | 65.80 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 82.80 |