Question

In 1810, Jean-Antoine Chaptal rediscovered how this commodity was successfully (0[1])stored in Roman horrea. (20[1]0[1])In the 1960s, (20[1])Pakistan’s economy was transformed by adopting the Penjamo (“pen-HAH-mo”) 620 variety of this crop. (0[1])Climate change has threatened a “belt” named for this (20[1])crop (20[1])in Western (0[1])Australia. (20[1])In the 19th century, up to a million tons of this crop were exported each year from Odessa. (20[6])This (20[1])crop (20[1])was imported (20[2]0[1])in great (20[2])quantities (20[2])from (*) Egypt for Rome’s (10[2]0[2])Cura (10[2])Annonae (10[2])handout. Norman Borlaug’s (10[2])“semi-dwarf” variety (10[1])of this crop, first used in Mexico, kickstarted the Green Revolution. The song “America the Beautiful” describes the “amber waves” of this (10[1])crop. For 10 points, name this crop whose germ and bran layers are removed from the flour used to produce white bread. (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: wheat [or grain; accept Triticum; prompt on cereal; reject “maize”; reject “corn”]
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Summary

2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y35100%54%0%72.09

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Vishesh VermaTroyWilliam Fremd90
Isaac McCollumHoover BNorris1320
Cole HartungKinkaidWinston Churchill A130
Eleanor HeydtMidtownMaggie Walker C1620
Ryan ZhangThomas Jefferson BBarrington A290
Andrew ShiThomas Jefferson ADetroit Catholic Central A3820
Yaj JhajhriaCanyon CrestDallas County3920
Sean HarbisonWest PointStevenson B410
Evan SchleckHunter ADunbar4220
Abigail LeeThomas Jefferson CBarrington B6020
Brian ZhouThomas Jefferson DChattahoochee A6020
Adhav RavikumarInnovation Academy AWinston Churchill B6020
Sam McNameeMaggie Walker ASt. Mark's6020
Fahian JoyHunter BRockford Auburn B6020
Jesse RabbittJohn Adams BNorthmont B6020
Tony HanCarbondaleCarl Sandburg6120
Luke PuttnamInnovation Academy BElkhorn North6220
Monit KarmakerStevenson AParkway West640
Eric HuMaggie Walker BSaint Joseph6420
Diane Buffet-MogulMercer CountyCincinnati Hills Christian6420
Sam KonkelJohns Creek ABelmont6620
Ian MannWalter PaytonChoate Rosemary Hall6620
Brian O'ConnellWoodlandRockford Auburn A6720
Tanay BodducherlaMira LomaPlymouth6720
Ryan FitzgeraldNorthmont AWinnebago7110
JT BaysingerMoberlyDetroit Catholic Central B7110
Rohan DalalJohns Creek BLincoln-Way East710
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CWaukee710
Donovan JensenBelvidereLake Highland7210
Costas PavlouDetroit Country DayRichard Montgomery7210
John Hines-ShahHinsdale CentralIrvington A7310
Prahalad RaoSolonUniversity Lab7310
Geo BeachNew BrightonHeights7610
Martin AmesChattahoochee BMexico7610
Max KoldaJohn Adams ANorman7810
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastJohns Creek B10010
Andy YuWinston Churchill AKinkaid12210
Miles SierraWaukeeDetroit Catholic Central C12210
Aristuto PaulParkway WestStevenson A12310
Lylian ZhuStevenson BWest Point12310
Charles YoungBarrington AThomas Jefferson B12310
Omkar MaratheWilliam FremdTroy12310