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 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” signed (15[1])by seven men, including James (*) Connolly (10[1])and Thomas (10[1])MacDonagh, from outside the General Post Office, (10[1]-5[1])which became the headquarters (10[1]-5[1])of the Provisional Government over which he (-5[1])presided. (-5[2])For 10 points, name this revolutionary who was briefly declared (10[1]0[1])the President of the Irish Republic (-5[1])during the Easter (-5[1])Rising. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[8])

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

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023N650%17%50%92.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%111.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y30%0%67%0.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y333%0%67%123.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%84.50
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%0%109.75
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y333%0%67%83.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
EoinBuzzers KaramazovMagisters Ludi7515
Andrew ZengCornell C++Hutto Hippos8110
Gareth ThorlaksonNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleThe Vulture's Guide to Buzz8310
Emmett LaurieRutgers DiasporaMaryland A9010
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry90-5
Hari ParameswaranIt's JoeverBerkeley A94-5
DaoudOxford HornetsBroken Imperial Nomads9410
Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.Cameron et al.101-5
Grant PeetGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them102-5
Michael Kearneynats is supposed to mean you all have gone softUG Championship Players (and Mazin)102-5
Zach FosterRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangHutto Hippos1120
Nathan ZhangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang11210
Allan LeeStanford BStanford A118-5
Ian ChowMilan et al.Parth et al.121-5
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery12210
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Berkeley B1230
Ethan StrombeckStanford AStanford B1230
Vinu HariharBerkeley B[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]1230
Jonathan MaginMaryland B+The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs12310
Owen RileyThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BCornell B-12310
Mike CheyneRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU12310
David SnoddonParth et al.Milan et al.1230
Cameron AminiCameron et al.The Passion According to C.H.1230
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdColumbia B12310
Jason HongUG Championship Players (and Mazin)nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft1230
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffOlmo (Bonus) BagelryWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again1230
Noah SheidlowerColumbia Bmeet the new weird, same as the old weird1230