Question

A woman with this name was said to be the Prophecy of Merlin’s “eagle of the broken covenant” that “shall rejoice in her third nesting.” A woman with this name was pelted with rotten eggs by Londoners who hated her court faction of Savoyard relatives. (-5[1])A woman of this name wrapped Guinevere’s bones in an elaborate reburial and supposedly sucked poison from the knife wound her husband received from an assassin sent (15[1])by the Emir of Jaffa. A queen of this name added to her massive land holdings via her husband’s (*) expulsion of the Jews and is memorialized at Giddesford by one of her namesake (10[1])crosses. (10[1])Edward I’s Provençal mother and Castilian wife both had this first name. (10[1]-5[2])A queen of this name added Gascony to the Angevin empire (10[1])by marrying a man called FitzEmpress, then supported her son, the Young King, (10[1])in a revolt against him. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])give this name of Henry II’s (10[1])wife (10[1])from Aquitaine. ■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Eleanor [or Alienor or Leonor; accept Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Provence, or Eleanor of Castile; accept Eleanor crosses]
<JK, European History>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%7%27%138.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tejas RajeBHSU BPunished "Venom" BHSU44-5
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy7115
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A10410
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team10510
Christopher SimsThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago117-5
Nick JensenLMM's LLM MLMsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone117-5
Charles HangLes Missourableswhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything11710
Nathaniel Hullit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThe Dyatlov Passement incident12810
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes BackWe Need New Names14110
Justin WytmarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer146-5
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)The Oldest Men in the World14910
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)15510
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little HobbesgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet15610
Sam MacchiGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret15910
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see15910
Aseem Keyalsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneLMM's LLM MLM15910
Andrew HartPunished "Venom" BHSUBHSU B15910
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!NJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)15910
Rohan Khervar merchantsSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE15910