Question

This ruler was served by a prince known as “Tianna,” who visited China and returned with weapons aboard the Iphigenia. According to a proverb, “the morning star alone” knows where this ruler is buried, though one legend claims his body lies in the grotto of a half-human, half-dragon chieftess. This ruler’s wife, who was gifted a gilded Bible while visiting London in 1817, initiated a period translated as “free eating” (10[1])after dining (10[1])with the (-5[1])[emphasize] successor of (-5[1])this ruler. At the “Battle of (-5[1])the Red-Mouthed Gun” this ruler was assisted by two former crew (10[1])members of (10[1])the Fair (10[1])American, (10[1])John (10[1])Young and (10[1])Isaac (10[1])Davis. This ruler (10[1])decreed that the elderly, (10[1])women, and children should remain (10[1])unharmed as part of the “Law of (10[1])the (10[1])Splintered (10[2]-5[1])Paddle.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this king who united the islands of Hawai‘i. (10[4])■END■

ANSWER: Kamehameha I [or Kamehameha the Great; prompt on Kamehameha]
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y21100%0%19%110.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ian LuGeorgia TechArizona State6910
Michael KearneyHarvardLSE7110
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsUCF73-5
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley ATexas76-5
Nathan ZhangCornell ANorth Carolina A82-5
Yared TadesseCornell BIndiana9310
Cooper RohColumbia AToronto B9510
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia BNorth Carolina B9710
Vikshar AthreyaRutgersPenn State9810
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto AWaterloo B9910
William OrrYaleWUSTL A10110
Andrew ZengStanfordUC Berkeley B10210
Noah ChinVirginia TechNorthwestern10510
Liam StarnesChicago BNYU10910
Mattias EhatammWaterloo AMaryland11410
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltOttawa12110
Joel MilesMinnesotaWUSTL B12210
Joseph ChambersVirginiaRIT123-5
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMIT12310
Aryan DesarapuMichiganWinona State12310
Claire JonesChicago ABritish Columbia12410
Chris ScheriRITVirginia13610
Anthony LovegrenUCFJohns Hopkins13610
Athena ShaddenTexasUC Berkeley A13610
Jonathan ShaufNorth Carolina ACornell A13610