Question

During this decade, the Holger Meins Commandos stormed a Stockholm embassy but set off their explosives early. CDU candidate Peter Lorenz was kidnapped during this decade by the 2 June (“two June”) Movement. The rescue of Lufthansa Flight 181 hostages by GSG 9 during this decade prompted Gundrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader’s suicide in Stammheim Prison. (10[2])The murder of former SS (-5[1])officer (10[1])Hanns Schleyer ended this decade’s “German Autumn.” A scandal broke early in this decade after Günter Guillaume (“gee-YOHM”) was revealed to be working for (10[1]-5[1])the Stasi as Willy Brandt’s assistant. Operation Wrath of God (10[2])was launched during this decade after the Black September terrorist group killed (10[1])11 Israeli hostages. For 10 points, the Munich Massacre occurred during a Summer Olympics in what decade? (0[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: 1970s [prompt on the ’70s]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y989%0%22%82.13

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William HelmanBard AYale B5310
Cooper RohColumbia BNYU B5310
Nathan ZhangCornell CPenn B58-5
Karsten RynearsonYale AHaverford5910
Aiden DartleyRutgers AColumbia C8210
Sam MacchiVassarRutgers B82-5
Noah DornPrinceton BColumbia A9210
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AYale C9210
Ashish KumbhardareRowan ANYU A10410
Vincent ZhangPenn BCornell C1210
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BVassar12210