Question

A CEO from this country said “a woman is sexy, not a dress” to defend her company’s loose cotton shift dresses, which Jackie Kennedy’s Sports Illustrated cover popularized in the US. (15[1])A designer from this country created cast-iron cookware and bubbly glassware for a company whose logo depicts a lowercase “i” in a red circle. The leather breeches of women from this country inspired a designer to create a curved glass vase. A designer from this country created a (*) poppy pattern for (10[1])a company whose (10[1])name (10[1])means “Mary’s dress.” A designer from this country used “bent-knee” legs in a stackable birch stool (-5[1])and created an armchair that inspired (-5[1])Ikea’s (-5[1])Poäng. (-5[1])The plywood chairs of a sanatorium in this country (10[2])were created by a married couple of designers who (-5[1])co-founded Artek. For 10 points, name this home country of Marimekko and Aino and Alvar Aalto. (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Finland [or Suomi] (The other designer is Timo Sarpaneva, who worked for the kitchenware company Iittala.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vincent DuA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceLes Missourables3015
Anderson WangI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Jeam Team8110
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE8410
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team8510
Halle FriedmanThe Oldest Men in the WorldBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy101-5
LouLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicagovar merchants107-5
Christopher SimsThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown108-5
Emma Victoria ByronNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone109-5
Chris RayWe Need New NamesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer11810
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHMindgoblin of Little Hobbes11810
Matt BollingerBHSU BNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)127-5
Michael CoatesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyThe Oldest Men in the World14310
Ryan Westbrookwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythinggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet14310
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)14410
Eve Fleisigit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see14410
Rohan Khervar merchantsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14410

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1292%8%42%112.18