Question

These organisms have been eaten in Japan as hijiki, though some have raised concerns over its high levels of arsenic. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this genus of brown algae, which gives the name of a “Sea” in the Atlantic Ocean with no land boundaries.
ANSWER: Sargassum [accept Sargasso Sea]
[10e] Parts of the Sargasso Sea also lie within this legendary geometrically-named region, famous for purportedly being the site of numerous aircraft and ship disappearances.
ANSWER: Bermuda Triangle [or Devil’s Triangle]
[10m] The Sargasso Sea is bounded on the west by this ocean current, largely credited for providing warmer temperatures to western European countries.
ANSWER: Gulf Stream
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Data

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
East Brunswick ADaniel Boone Academy0101020
East Brunswick BHastings B010010
Eastchestermoving finger C10101030
Great ValleyNorth Babylon B010010
Hastings ATrinity B010010
Mather ANorth Babylon A10101030
Merrol-HydeVanderbilt10101030
Stuyvesant AHunter A10101030
Stuyvesant BBASIS-Independent Brooklyn10101030
Trinity AMather B1010020
USN AUSN MS10101030
USN CUSN B1010020
moving finger AHunter B10101030
moving finger BMather C10101030

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
Snowball Fight 21/11/2025Y326.67100%67%100%
2024 FARSI @ Columbia12/08/2024Y1122.73100%64%64%