Question

A speech delivered in this city likened the speaker to an “infamous cloak, used to hide and cover over every kind of malice and tyranny.” The moneylender Minna was one of at least 800 Jews massacred in this city by followers of Count Emicho. (-5[2])The First Council (-5[1])of the Lateran was (-5[1])convened following an agreement in this city (15[1])that instituted canonical elections. An edict named for this city (15[1])was temporarily suspended by the Diet of (*) Speyer. (10[1]-5[2])While returning from this city, a staged kidnapping (10[1])allowed a condemned heretic to take refuge in Wartburg (10[1])Castle (10[1])under Frederick (10[1])the (10[1])Wise’s (10[2])protection. (10[1]-5[2])Calixtus II and Henry V (10[1])ended the Investiture (10[1])Controversy (-5[1])through a concordat in this city. (10[2])When asked to recant at a meeting in this city, a religious reformer (10[1])claimed (10[1])“here I stand. (10[1])I cannot do otherwise.” (10[1])For 10 points, a 1521 diet at what German city condemned Martin Luther? (10[1])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Worms [accept the Diet of Worms; accept the Edict of Worms; accept the Concordat of Worms; accept the Worms massacre] (The speech in the first line is the “Here I Stand” speech.)
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Gareth ThorlaksonSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 43-5
Stephen LiuWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Berkeley43-5
Oscar O'FlanaganLimp FranceskitCambridge46-5
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantaziohawk two of50-5
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Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsStanford+6715
Adam Silverman|madam|Hu up Jinning they Tao75-5
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthNotre Dame7510
Delia CropperCien Años de QuizboledadSimple Vibes75-5
Andrew HunterMusic to Help You Stop SmokingClown Squad8310
Vivian Maloufthrow away your cards, rally in the streetsCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!9210
Justin WytmarWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Northeast by Northwestern9310
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)9510
Will AlstonWalston et. al.12 Litres of Green Tea9610
Isaac Kirk-Davidoffjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan clubjust one more half-dot bro9710
Hari ParameswaranCry of the Common Loonnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku9710
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Mattias EhatammYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha98-5
Evan TingAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsThompson et al.98-5
Nathaniel HullBerkeleyWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?10310
Claire JonesDefying SuavityGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz10610
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Kenas rational as the square root of two power bottoms107-5
Megan WangImport PandasBanned from ARGOS11310
William HoustonThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysWashU11310
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange12610
Michael CoatesI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retireUBC12710
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Conor ThompsonThompson et al.Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms13410
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit14710
Andrew MessersmithHu up Jinning they Tao|madam|14810
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofBHSU ReFantazio14810
Ben Russell JonesSimple VibesCien Años de Quizboledad14810
Ian McDowellCambridgeLimp Franceskit14810
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Simpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut14810
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken14810