Question

John Greschner devised switchboards based on French Resistance codes for this organization before it splintered into factions under “the Hulk” and “the Baron.” Richard Butler’s newsletter “the Way” popularized the idea of a war called “Rahowa” (-5[1])amongst this organization, whose founders took Louis L’Amour’s idea of the “Brand” to denote this organization. A “controlled lockdown” after the murder of Merle Clutts by this organization’s (-5[1])leader Thomas (-5[1])Silverstein inspired “supermaxes” like ADX Florence. This organization (10[1])used cyanide from mufflers to produce heroin while working as John Gotti’s enforcers in (-5[1])USP Marion. (-5[1])Derek joins this organization after killing two Crips (-5[1])in the film American History (-5[1])X. (10[5]-5[6])Initiates to this (-5[1])organization (-5[1])abide (-5[1])by the phrase “blood in, blood out” (-5[1])and are commonly tattooed with a shamrock under a swastika. For 10 points, name this largest US (10[1])Neo-Nazi prison gang. (10[2])■END■ (10[7]0[5])

ANSWER: Aryan Brotherhood [prompt on the AB; prompt on the Aryan Nations by asking “what part?”; prompt on the Brand until read]
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2467%0%71%121.38

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chris RayOhio State ACornell A35-5
Natan HoltzmanStanford AGeorgia Tech A63-5
Mazin OmerHarvard ANorth Carolina A65-5
Henry CafaroChicago CTexas A7310
John MarvinChicago BChicago A87-5
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AJohns Hopkins A89-5
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto AMinnesota A97-5
Kevin ParkClaremont AIllinois A102-5
Jonathan VaysmanMichigan ANYU A10310
Gio MazzeoVirginia ARutgers A10310
Sanjay SrihariGeorgia Tech BSouth Carolina A10310
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AColumbia A103-5
Matthew SiffYale BPenn A103-5
Sarod NoriCornell BIndiana A103-5
Conor ThompsonIowa State AWUSTL B10310
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BRutgers B10310
Charles HangWUSTL AMaryland A103-5
Nicholas TunksMinnesota BColumbia B103-5
Kevin YeUC Berkeley BImperial A103-5
Cormac BeirneMcGill APenn State A106-5
Arthur Delot-VilainYale ADuke A107-5
Andrew SalijNorthwestern AMIT A108-5
Sean DoyleHouston APurdue A115-5
Anson BernsBrown AFlorida A13210
Justin HawkinsIndiana ACornell B13510
Stevie MillerMaryland AWUSTL A13510
Claire JonesChicago AChicago B13610
Jonathan LauJohns Hopkins AVanderbilt A13610
Alex SchmidtPenn State AMcGill A13610
Alex LiGeorgia Tech AStanford A13610
Joel MilesMinnesota AToronto A13610
John John GrogerColumbia AUC Berkeley A13610
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn AYale B13610
Jonathan ShaufNorth Carolina AHarvard A1360
Nathan ZhangCornell AOhio State A1360
Alex PijanowskiPurdue AHouston A1360
Carlos DoebeliImperial AUC Berkeley B1360
Jacob EgolDuke AYale A1360