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 (10[1])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 (-5[1])to annul his marriage (-5[1])with Catherine of Aragon to marry a woman in this family. (-5[1])For 10 points, Henry VIII’s second wife Anne was a (10[1])member of which family? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Elias Ziyadeh (DII)PennNYU B4710
Will Hollister (DII)LehighColumbia A86-5
Alex Shi (DII)Swarthmore BMaryland90-5
Finn Doyle (DII)PrincetonNYU C101-5
Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore AUniversity of Delaware B11110
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ALehigh11610
Patrick Torre (DII)MarylandSwarthmore B11610
Eli Mendoza (DII)NYU CPrinceton1160

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y580%0%60%97.50