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Taxi drivers in this city violently rioted in protest of a monopoly on airport transportation held by the Murray Hill Limousine Service. It’s not Boston, but thieves in this (-5[1])city (10[1])stole 18 paintings, including Landscape with Cottages by Rembrandt, after rappelling from an art museum’s roof in the “Skylight Caper.” Sports fans in this city rioted on Saint Patrick’s Day after Clarence Campbell (10[1])suspended a star player for the (10[1])season. (10[3])White (10[1])Ribbon Day was founded to honor 14 victims in this (10[1])city (10[1])who were killed by an anti-feminist gunman (10[1])at a (10[1])polytechnical school. (10[5]-5[1])This city’s stock (10[1])exchange (10[1]-5[1])was bombed by a domestic terrorist group emboldened by the “Quiet Revolution.” (10[1])James Cross was abducted from his diplomatic residence in this city by the “Liberation Cell,” precipitating the October Crisis. For 10 points, name this Canadian city that endured tumultuous post-war years despite the success of Expo 67. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Montreal [or Montréal]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y22100%0%14%89.64

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Halle FriedmanNYU AStanford A28-5
Daniel MaYale AColumbia A2910
Ted GanPenn State AMIT A6210
Sarod NoriCornell BNorthwestern A6810
Sky LiToronto AColumbia B6910
Ashish SubramanianDuke AIllinois A6910
Dean Ah NowClaremont AMinnesota B6910
Conor ThompsonIowa State AUC Berkeley A7010
Alex LiGeorgia Tech AChicago C8010
Jonathan TranCornell AChicago B8110
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AMaryland A8810
Cormac BeirneMcGill ARutgers B9010
Gideon KpurubuVanderbilt AChicago A9210
Jason HongBrown AGeorgia Tech B9210
Matthew SiffYale BIndiana A9210
John BroussardHouston AHarvard A92-5
Charles HangWUSTL APurdue A9210
Joel MilesMinnesota ARutgers A9210
Clark SmithOhio State AWUSTL B9510
Alana DickeyVirginia ANorth Carolina A9610
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BMichigan A96-5
Kevin YeUC Berkeley BTexas A10810
Cole TimmerwilkeHarvard AHouston A14610
Eric WolfsbergStanford ANYU A14610
James StevensonMichigan AFlorida B14610