Question

A chief nicknamed “Le Pesant” was purposely allowed to escape from prison in this settlement after ambushing a group of Miami claimed to be en route to attacking his relations there. Nicholas Orontony’s revolt began after his people killed five traders returning to this settlement. This settlement was founded in the same year as the Great Peace of Montreal and partly supplanted (15[1]-5[1])Michilimackinac (15[1])as a trade hub, (15[1])moving the center of trade further east towards (15[1])the Ohio Country. William (*) Hull was sentenced to death for surrendering this (10[1])settlement (10[1]-5[1])to an alliance led by Isaac Brock (10[1])and Tecumseh. (10[4]-5[1])The Battle (10[1])of (10[1])Bloody Run (10[1])failed to lift a siege (10[2])of this settlement led by Pontiac. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[2])the Sieur de Cadillac (10[1])founded (10[2])what settlement named (10[1])its location at the straits between Lakes Huron and Erie? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Detroit [accept Fort Detroit; accept Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit]
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Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%67%33%87.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%102.33
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%108.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%40%20%94.20
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y367%0%33%103.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%0%0%101.33
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%0%112.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha6115
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 61-5
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs6215
Allan LeeStanford+Cry of the Common Loon6615
Gareth ThorlaksonSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country7415
Jordan Brownstein"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question broImport Pandas8610
Doug Simonsjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club12 Litres of Green Tea8710
Cooper Rohjust one more half-dot broNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)87-5
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?9410
Adam FineThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)WashU9610
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit9610
Ryan Sunnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuBerkeley96-5
Michael CoatesI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retirethrow away your cards, rally in the streets9610
Conor ThompsonThompson et al.CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!9610
William HoustonThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysNotre Dame9810
Dylan MinarikBHSU ReFantazioMusic to Help You Stop Smoking9910
Ian McDowellCambridgeLimp Franceskit10110
Sean HigginsClown SenpaisNortheast by Northwestern10610
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere10610
Claire JonesDefying SuavityGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz11210
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofClown Squad11510
Evan TingAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsUBC11510
Sam/Cypress MacchiPahkin' the AhgoHu up Jinning they Tao11910
JinAh KimBanned from ARGOS|madam|12010
Will AlstonWalston et. al.Cope is the thing with feathers12010
Joseph KrolCien Años de QuizboledadSimple Vibes12310
Fierro GreyNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)just one more half-dot bro1340
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Ryan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers13410
Nathaniel HullBerkeleynumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku13410