Question

In 2007, the Halifax grave of an “unknown child” who died during this event was identified by DNA testing (10[1])as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. (10[1])Lord Mersey (10[2])chaired a British government (-5[1])inquiry into this event, (-5[1])which was criticized as a “washing (10[2])of dirty linen” by Charles Lightoller. (10[1]-5[2])J. Bruce (10[1]-5[1])Ismay (10[2])was vilified (10[1])for surviving (10[2])this event, (10[5]-5[1])in (10[1])which (10[3])Isidor (10[3])Straus and John (10[1])Jacob (10[1])Astor (10[7])perished. (10[12])A band (10[1])of musicians (10[2])supposedly played (10[1])the (10[2])hymn (10[7])“Nearer My God (10[2])To Thee” during this event, (-5[1])whose survivors were rescued by the Carpathia. (10[1])For 10 points, name this April 1912 disaster, which took place after the world’s largest ocean liner struck (10[1])an iceberg on its maiden voyage. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: sinking of the RMS Titanic [accept any answers that describe the RMS Titanic sinking or being destroyed or hitting an iceberg or equivalents; prompt on Titanic; prompt on shipwrecks; prompt on any description of a ship sinking or being destroyed or equivalents]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%57.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%59.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%58.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%17%68.50
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%59.89
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%54.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%33%75.33
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%49.89

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joyann HuaUBC ABoise State1810
Jonathan SchneidauLiberty CWilliam & Mary2210
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame ANotre Dame C2410
Abigail ZimmermanIowa BWashU B2410
Andrea YuUW ChastityUW Pride28-5
Zachary Leblang (DII)Penn B (DII)Penn A (DII)32-5
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Michigan State B 3810
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Columbia J (DII)3810
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech D44-5
Alex Chen (DII)Claremont CUCLA D4410
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia B44-5
Thomas HydornFurmanAlabama A4610
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)46-5
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CRIT B4710
Jesse MindleNC StateUNC D4710
Cole Polley (UG)Michigan B (UG)Michigan A (UG) 4910
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDClaremont A5110
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CClaremont B5110
Matthew Stall (DII)CWRU B (DII) Miami A (UG) 53-5
Cohen WiegersEmory AGeorgia Tech B5310
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA A5310
Elizabeth BowlingIndianaIllinois B5310
Sam AlahiIllinois ANorthwestern A5310
Anwitha VempatiIowa AChicago A5310
Brian HoffCornell BU of Rochester A5410
Kritanu SahaCornell AESF5510
Theodore Farrell (UG)Fordham AMaryland A (DII)5510
Steven SongIllinois CIllinois D5510
Deric WagnerBinghamton BRIT A5610
Michael GeCornell DCornell E5610
Kennedy GallaherNotre Dame BPurdue A5610
Brian ChenCornell GU of Rochester B5910
Anne FjeldAlbertaUW Gluttony6010
Robert FreemanSouth Carolina BMississippi State A6110
Will HughesAuburn ATennessee A6110
Paawan PatelEmory OxfordVanderbilt A6110
Gannon RiceClemson ATennessee B6110
Max KhurzmanUNC AUNC C6110
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)6110
David NickelPurdue CWashU A6110
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton ASyracuse6210
Jonathan ZhangCornell FPenn State6210
Kate Merritt (UG)West Virginia A (UG) CWRU A (UG) 6210
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) CWRU C (UG)6210
Sam Hicks-Jirkans (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Miami B (UG) 6210
Ryan ZhangUBC BUW Sloth6210
Jack OgletreeAuburn BGeorgia Tech C6210
John ShieldsClemson BGeorgia A6210
Pranav JohtiGeorgia Tech ASouth Carolina A6210
Timothy PorterVCUUNC B6210
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ATusculum6210
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Princeton A (UG)6210
Abby KeithLiberty BJames Madison A6410
Trey Stephens (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan C 6610
Josh SchmidtLiberty ADuke A6610
Luke HoutzArizona State AUW Lust6810
Elijah O'Sick JohnsonBinghamton CRIT C6910
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU B6910
Evan Davies (UG)Miami A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 7010
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Michigan D (UG)7010
Towa Nakano-HarrisUW PrideUW Chastity7010
Alan FanUW EnvyArizona State B7010
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AJames Madison B7010
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BLehigh A (UG)7010
Sophia MadrazoPurdue BChicago B7010
Brady PinterBelmontSouthern7310
Jacob Cohen (UG)UCLA BUCLA E7310
Zach MillerAuburn CVanderbilt B78-5
Nova SinkVirginia Tech BDuke B8510
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)10310
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech E11010
Colin VessVanderbilt BAuburn C11010
Andrew YangColumbia BNYU A (UG)11010
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Penn B (DII)11010