Tossup
A reworking of a film set in this country allegedly made Salvador Dali knock over a projector and yell, “He stole my dreams!” Joseph Cornell spliced a Universal movie presumably set in this country with footage of an eclipse to make the surreal collage film Rose Hobart. Fred MacMurray races against a pirate captain to find a cache of diamonds in a movie set in this country and titled for a Fair Wind. The producers of a 1968 (*) disaster movie set in this country infamously changed its title to a geographic inaccuracy in order to sound more exotic; that film set in this country stars Maximilian Schell as a steamer captain caught near a volcanic eruption. For 10 points, what country is the setting of Krakatoa, East of Java? ■END■
ANSWER: Indonesia [accept Dutch East Indies] (The movies are Krakatoa, East of Java, Fair Wind to Java, East of Borneo, and East of Sumatra.)
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Harvey | Harvey and Golden | Carlson | 74 | -5 |
| Kevin Lei | Battleship PoXTemkin | Tunks and Bozeman | 77 | -5 |
| Tejas Raje | Morrison and Raje | Cheyne and Cole | 129 | 10 |
| Jaimie Carlson | Carlson | Harvey and Golden | 129 | 10 |
| Morgan Bozeman | Tunks and Bozeman | Battleship PoXTemkin | 129 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 This Set is Garbo - Online | 2024-10-26 | 3 | 100% | 67% | 129.00 |