Question
Despite not being involved in this event, the charlatan Alessandro Cagliostro was prosecuted after it came to light. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this scandal at the 18th-century French court, which resulted in the arrest of Jeanne de la Motte and the Cardinal de Rohan.
ANSWER: Affair of the Diamond Necklace [or Affaire du Collier de la Reine]
[10e] The Affair of the Diamond Necklace damaged the reputation of this wife of Louis XVI, who was slandered in a subsequent wave of pornographic pamphlets.
ANSWER: Marie Antoinette [or Marie Antoinette Josephe Jeanne; or Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; prompt on Marie or Antoinette]
[10h] This historian examined the pornographic libelles targeting Marie Antoinette in her psychoanalytic history, The Family Romance of the French Revolution. She is better known for her cultural history, Inventing Human Rights.
ANSWER: Lynn (Avery) Hunt
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Summary
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 83% | 17% |
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
Milan et al. | Cameron et al. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
The Vulture's Guide to Buzz | Parth et al. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
The Passion According to C.H. | Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |