Question

In this city, an ultra-nationalist organization known as the “Three E’s” destroyed a minority enclave in the landmark “Campbell Riots.” Merchants in this city owned a monopoly called the “king’s cloth” by which it supplied its namesake “blue” wool for Janissary uniforms. Several leading Young Turks belonged to this city’s (15[1])Dӧnme community, the descendants of the followers of Shabbatai Zevi. Revelations concerning Kurt (*) Waldheim’s Nazi past centered on his service in this city, where Nazi deportations destroyed a Sephardic Jewish community (10[1])that, in (10[1])the 16th century, had made up the majority of its population. For 10 points, name this city known as the “Jerusalem of the Balkans” during the Ottoman period, which is now the second-most-populous city in Greece. ■END■

ANSWER: Thessaloniki [or Salonika or Saloniki; or Thessalonica]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael DuThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzCameron et al.4915
Gareth ThorlaksonNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleParth et al.8010
Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.Milan et al.8210

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y683%17%33%84.20
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%96.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%67%0%75.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%25%97.25
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%68.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%33%0%70.33