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.” (-5[1])During a trial, a man of this ethnicity described a vision of his dead mother’s corpse ordering him (-5[1])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 (-5[1])law. In revenge for ordering the 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 genocide of what ethnic (10[1])group? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Armenians [or Hayer]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) BagelryColumbia B42-5
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdUG Championship Players (and Mazin)60-5
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Againnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft95-5
Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)meet the new weird, same as the old weird13010
John John GrogerColumbia BOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry13110
Michael Kearneynats is supposed to mean you all have gone softWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again13110

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