Question

A prophecy of Nostradamus that predicts a “nephew” murdered in this city through a “false peace” also mentions a “great heavenly temple.” A group of bards established a stone ring and sword altar called Gorsedd in this city, which may be named for a zealous builder who quarreled with his brother Nennius. This city is allegedly protected by a white hill under which the head of (*) Bran the Blessed is buried. (10[3]-5[1])According to legend, (10[1]-5[1])a stone named (10[1])for this city was once (-5[1])an altar to Diana (-5[1])established by Brutus, whose people established (-5[1])the settlement of New Troy (10[1])that eventually became this city. (10[1]-5[1])In a book by Thomas Malory, (-5[1])Mordred (-5[1])besieges a structure (10[1])in this city (-5[2])that protects (-5[1])Guinevere. (-5[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])Julius Caesar is said to have founded a namesake “tower” in what capital (10[1])of the Britons? (10[7])■END■ (10[11])

ANSWER: London [or Roman London; or Londinium; or Trinovantum; accept New Troy before mentioned]
<Taylor Harvey, Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%33%135.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y7100%0%43%121.43
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y250%0%100%136.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%125.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y580%0%60%103.25
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%0%50%115.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y3100%0%67%115.33
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%137.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Munir SiddiquiUMD BRIT7010
Sinecio MoralesjhuCOlumbia B70-5
Ben Russell JonesFour Neg OmeletteBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust7010
Conrad Freidson10 Negs that Shook the QuizTabearnacle7010
Andrew FrazerOld London TownFoucault's Penndulum73-5
Jim FanUNC BUNC A7310
Micah ColmanWaterloo MikuLa Clique du Chateau7610
Andy YuUMD ACornell A81-5
MichalStanfordBerkeley C85-5
Eve FleisigBerkeley ABerkeley B91-5
Aiden DartleyRutgersSwarthmore9610
Mitchell ShaddenTexas ATexas B10110
Jeffrey DeRemoUSC BUNC C101-5
Jack ObermanUSC ADuke A107-5
Nathan ZhangCornell BColumbia A108-5
Ishan JoshiMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianToronto Rofl11110
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto WearyToronto Joy114-5
Parth JagtapEdinburgh3HK1MM114-5
Claire JonesScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherYes, Moderator116-5
Jason HongBrownBrandeis117-5
Erik ChristensenLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesWaterloo Hatsune120-5
Nathan SheffieldMITHarvard13310
Marcus Forbes-GreeneToronto JoyToronto Weary13610
Theodore BenzmillerBoston CollegeTufts13610
Christopher DechBrandeisBrown13610
Jack RadoCOlumbia Bjhu13610
Swapnil GargBerkeley BBerkeley A13610
Ethan WebbYes, ModeratorScottish, Irish, Both or Neither13610
Jeffery AustinUNC CUSC B13610
Liam KusalikWaterloo HatsuneLibrary of Babel School of Continuing Studies13710
Tadeusz HoromanskiFSU BFSU A13710
Sean FarrellNorth FloridaFlorida A13710
Cooper RohColumbia ACornell B13710
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ANYU13710
Raymond WangCornell AUMD A13710
Ethan AbelevJHU BPitt13710
Owen GilroyTexas COklahoma A13710
Daniel ShamseeOklahoma BRice13710
Michael Mays3HK1MMEdinburgh13710
Aditya SharmaDuke AUSC A13710