Question

Hawai’i’s first written law code based on this text was promulgated by the recent convert Elizabeth Ka‘ahumanu. A mass suicide in 2000 ended a movement named for the “restoration” of this text founded by Credonia (10[1])Mwerinde and Joseph Kibweteere in Uganda. In addition to promoting (-5[1])Mother’s (10[1])Day, the Fraternal Order of Eagles pioneered one way of displaying this text. (10[1])According to the documentary hypothesis, (-5[1])a “ritual” text of this name with no ethical content (10[1])was written by the Jahwist (“YAH-wist”), while the Elohist wrote its usual (-5[1])form. (-5[1])The installation of a monument (10[1])to this text (10[1])at (-5[1])the Oklahoma State (10[1])Capitol (10[6]-5[1])motivated (10[1])the Church of Satan to commission their statue (10[1])of Baphomet. For 10 points, (10[1])to promote a 1956 film, (-5[1])Cecil B. DeMille (10[1])erected hundreds (10[1])of monuments to what Biblical text that includes “Thou shalt not murder?” (10[1])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: The Ten Commandments [or the Decalogue or aseret had’varim or aseret ha-dibrot; accept Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God; prompt on Commandments; prompt on mitzvot; prompt on The Book of Exodus or the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament or Tanakh or Torah]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%29%101.96

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry BonWinona StateCornell B3410
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganColumbia B44-5
Vikshar AthreyaRutgersStanford4510
Michael DuWaterloo AIndiana5810
Patrick TorreMarylandIllinois B63-5
Simon ZimmermanOhio StateVirginia7310
Jonathan ShaufNorth Carolina AIllinois A84-5
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateArizona State85-5
Nitin RaoHarvardToronto C9010
Shardul RaoMinnesotaTexas9310
Rosa XiaCornell AMIT94-5
Ned TagtmeierChicago AUC Berkeley A9710
Qingyu ZhangFloridaOttawa9810
Cooper RohColumbia AWUSTL A98-5
Chris SimsNorthwesternToronto A9810
Conor ThompsonIowa StateToronto B9810
Ian LuGeorgia TechVirginia Tech9810
John John GrogerWUSTL BWaterloo B9810
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BPenn State9810
Ryan RosenbergNYULSE9910
Alexander NicholsUCFNorth Carolina B10710
Cade ReinbergerRITVanderbilt11210
Andres CordobaYaleBritish Columbia117-5
David BassJohns HopkinsChicago B12010
Justin WytmarIllinois ANorth Carolina A12210
Arjun KalaIllinois BMaryland13410
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateGeorgia State13510
Charles HangWUSTL AColumbia A13510
Olin BoseColumbia BMichigan13510
Nathan SheffieldMITCornell A13510
Matthew WangBritish ColumbiaYale13510