Question
Evening newscasts of a leader of this country opened with him descending through clouds like a god. Moise Tshombe (“mwa-EEZ chom-BAY”) led a secessionist state in this country, where Christophe Gbenye’s (“KREES-tof gbeh-NYEH’s”) Simba Rebellion was launched in support of a man who was ousted by Joseph Kasa-Vubu in 1960. This country’s president Patrice (*) Lumumba ruled before a five-year “Crisis” named for it, after which the US-backed Mobutu Sese Seko was installed. Katanga was a breakaway region of, for 10 points, what country, formerly known as Zaire (“zai-ear”) and led from Kinshasa? ■END■
ANSWER: Democratic Republic of the Congo [or DRC or DROC or République Démocratique du Congo or RDC or Congo-Kinshasa; accept Zaire before mentioned; prompt on Congo; do NOT accept or prompt on “Republic of the Congo”; do NOT accept or prompt on “Congo-Brazzaville”]
<History - World History>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol-Hyde | USN B | 54 | 10 |
| Yuxuan Lu | Vanderbilt | USN A | 55 | 10 |
| Lucas Lupu | USN MS | USN C | 87 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 65.33 |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 100% | 55% | 18% | 50.82 |