Question
A member of this family grew up at Hever Castle and left the royal court after marrying William Stafford. A member of this family was accused of adultery with the musician Mark Smeaton and incest with her brother George. In 1533, Thomas Cranmer validated the marriage of a woman in this family, resulting in his excommunication by Pope Clement VII. An expert swordsman was hired from France for the 1536 execution of a woman in this family. England split from the Catholic Church after the king failed to annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon to marry a woman in this family. For 10 points, Henry VIII’s second wife Anne was a member of which family? ■END■
ANSWER: Boleyn family [accept Anne Boleyn or Mary Boleyn; prompt on Tudor by asking “what family was that person born into?”]
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Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Ziyadeh (DII) | Penn | NYU B | 47 | 10 |
| Will Hollister (DII) | Lehigh | Columbia A | 86 | -5 |
| Alex Shi (DII) | Swarthmore B | Maryland | 90 | -5 |
| Finn Doyle (DII) | Princeton | NYU C | 101 | -5 |
| Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | University of Delaware B | 111 | 10 |
| Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Lehigh | 116 | 10 |
| Eli Mendoza (DII) | NYU C | Princeton | 116 | 0 |
| Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Swarthmore B | 116 | 10 |