Question

This writer denounced his country’s educational system for creating “manageable slaves” in the pamphlet The Murder Machine. At the funeral for the organizer of the “dynamite campaign,” this man gave a widely-quoted (15[1])speech declaring that his country, “unfree, [would] never be at peace.” This man praised war for warming the “heart of the earth” with the “red wine of battlefields,” a metaphor reflecting his mystical belief in (*) “blood sacrifice.” This man read out a “Proclamation” (-5[1])signed by seven men, including James Connolly and Thomas MacDonagh, from outside the General Post Office, which became the headquarters of the Provisional Government over which he presided. For 10 points, name this revolutionary who was briefly (-5[1])declared the President of the Irish Republic (-5[1])during the Easter Rising. ■END■ (10[2]0[4])

ANSWER: Patrick Henry Pearse [or Padraic Henry Pearse]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Chicago B3115
Charles HangWUSTLChicago A74-5
NickMojo ShojoOSU111-5
Justin WytmarIllinois A+Michigan118-5
Jason AsherEpic GamesAmartya Senpai Notice Me1230
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MeEpic Games1230
Chris RayOSUMojo Shojo12310
Nolan JonesPurdueNorthwestern1230
Claire JonesChicago AWUSTL12310
Chris SimsNorthwesternPurdue1230

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y650%17%50%92.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023N3100%0%33%111.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023N30%0%67%0.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023N333%0%67%123.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023N4100%0%0%109.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023N2100%50%0%84.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023N333%0%67%83.00