Question

Excavations of this town by the inventor of the “Link Trainer” flight simulator, Ed Link, uncovered tobacco pipes and a nine-foot cannon. It’s not Groningen, but a story in which a resident of this town named Roche Braziliano tricked a Spanish governor into releasing him from prison was recorded in a history by Alexandre Exquemelin. This town’s “Gallows Point” served as a frequent execution spot. A leader of this town built Fort Charles and later led a (*) raid on Porto Bello. This town, (-5[1])known as the “Sodom of the New World” for its many taverns, served as the base of operations (10[1])for the Brethren of the Coast along with the island of Tortuga. (10[1]-5[1])This town was destroyed by a 1692 earthquake that led to the disappearance of Henry Morgan’s corpse and the establishment of nearby Kingston. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Jamaican town that served as a famous pirate hub in the 17th century. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Port Royal, Jamaica [prompt on Kingston until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack van NostrandRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken82-5
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country10010
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up as rational as the square root of two power bottoms112-5
Gareth ThorlaksonSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit11210
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere13810
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers15310
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 15310

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