Question

In the trial of a person of this ethnicity, Johannes Lepsius provided background information on behalf of the defense. Shahan Natalie told a person of this ethnicity not to run or evade doubt after ordering him to target a man called “Number One.” During a trial, a man of this ethnicity described a vision of his dead mother’s corpse ordering him to avenge her murder and told the judge “I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer.” An assassination carried out by a man of this ethnicity sparked (*) Raphael Lemkin’s interest in international law. (10[1])In revenge for ordering the (-5[1])Tehcir (teh-“jeer”) Law, people of this ethnicity began Operation Nemesis. For 10 points, Talaat Pasha was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian in revenge for the Ottoman (0[1])genocide of what ethnic group? ■END■

ANSWER: Armenians [or Hayer]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
OmerOxford HornetsMagisters Ludi9610
BenBuzzers KaramazovBroken Imperial Nomads101-5
EnochBroken Imperial NomadsBuzzers Karamazov1260

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%33%104.67
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%112.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%115.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%100%130.67
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y250%0%50%96.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%67%33%76.00