Question
This city established Myrcinus in Thrace as a reward for its leader opposing Miltiades of Athens and only pretending to leave an army stranded across the Danube during an invasion of Scythia. This city’s other colonies included Sinope, Trebizond, and many cities on the Black Sea, leading it to be regarded as the city with the most colonies in the Hellenic world. According to Herodotus, a leader of this city sent a message from Susa to his nephew ruling in this city via (*) tattoos on a slave’s head. This city’s Market Gate is held at the Pergamon Museum. This city was located opposite Mount Mycale at the mouth of the Menander. The Battle of Lade (“LAH-day”) occurred near an island opposite this city, ending a revolt led by its tyrants Histaeus and Aristagoras. For 10 points, name this city that led the Ionian Revolt and was home to a school of philosophers including Thales. ■END■
Summary
2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 84.33 |
2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 151.33 |
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 124.00 |
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | N | 5 | 80% | 0% | 40% | 152.00 |
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 100% | 33% | 67% | 122.33 |
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 83% | 0% | 67% | 150.00 |
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 134.00 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Nathaniel Hull | Berkeley | Cry of the Common Loon | 38 | 15 |
Matt Lafer | Music to Help You Stop Smoking | Clown Squad | 61 | -5 |
Will Alston | Walston et. al. | 12 Litres of Green Tea | 61 | 15 |
Doug Simons | jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club | just one more half-dot bro | 61 | -5 |
Allan Lee | Stanford+ | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | 87 | 10 |
Evan Ting | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | 87 | -5 |
Jordan Brownstein | "Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question bro | Hu up Jinning they Tao | 90 | 10 |
Sinecio Morales | hawk two of | BHSU ReFantazio | 96 | -5 |
Todd Maslyk | Clown Senpais | The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day) | 96 | -5 |
Jacob Puthipiroj | Northeast by Northwestern | Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus? | 97 | -5 |
Daoud Jackson | Defying Suavity | Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | 97 | 10 |
Joel Miles | Thompson et al. | throw away your cards, rally in the streets | 97 | -5 |
Sam Moore | Simple Vibes | Cien Años de Quizboledad | 100 | -5 |
Arvin Borgahi | Cambridge | Limp Franceskit | 128 | -5 |
Neil Gurram | A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs | number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | 128 | 10 |
Michael Kearney | |madam| | Import Pandas | 129 | 10 |
Hazel Depreist-Sullivan | NJ TRANSit (and anwen | Cope is the thing with feathers | 131 | -5 |
Will Sanders | Notre Dame | BHSU Rebirth | 142 | 10 |
Eric Mukherjee | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | UBC | 148 | 10 |
Charles Hang | WashU | That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days | 150 | 10 |
Akshar Goyal | Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus? | Northeast by Northwestern | 152 | 10 |
Omer Keskin | Cien Años de Quizboledad | Simple Vibes | 152 | 10 |
Sam/Cypress Macchi | Pahkin' the Ahgo | Banned from ARGOS | 153 | 10 |
Leo Tao | Clown Squad | Music to Help You Stop Smoking | 153 | 0 |
Matt Bollinger | BHSU ReFantazio | hawk two of | 153 | 10 |
John Marvin | The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day) | Clown Senpais | 153 | 10 |
Frances Hadley | Limp Franceskit | Cambridge | 153 | 10 |
Ryan Rosenberg | Cope is the thing with feathers | NJ TRANSit (and anwen | 153 | 10 |
Cooper Roh | just one more half-dot bro | jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club | 153 | 10 |
Henry Bon | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | 153 | 10 |
Ariel Faeder | throw away your cards, rally in the streets | Thompson et al. | 153 | 10 |