Question

After allegedly making a comment about the utility of hay, an official in this century was unsuccessfully hanged three times before being beheaded and having hay shoved in his mouth. At the end of this century, an author discovered fondue during his time in self-exile in Switzerland, which he popularized in a later book that contains the aphorism “Animals feed, man eats.” A book by Mark Kurlansky records that this was the [emphasize] final (-5[1])century in which women wore false buttocks to smuggle food. Peasants were granted the right to hunt in this century’s (*) August Decrees. A minister in this century claimed that his king ate the (10[1])mixed rye and wheat bread maslin. Food insecurity in this century gave rise to numerous “famine plots” (-5[1])that accused the aristocracy of hoarding grain, (10[1])including finance minister Jacques Necker. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])in what century were the peasants of France allegedly told to “eat cake” by (10[1])Marie (10[1])Antoinette? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: 18th century [or 1700s] (The official in the leadin is Joseph Foullon de Doué, who allegedly said “If those rascals have no bread, then let them eat hay.”)
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%33%137.67

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cole HartungI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club73-5
Alexander Nerowave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpHang et al., Robert Browning10610
Shahar SchwartzSaint Peter Andre 3000Curse you, Periplus the Platypus!123-5
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill13010
Justin WytmarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooQuasicrystal Silence13510
Chris SimsThe Canadiansremembrance of lost time135-5
Jerry VinokurovTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)13510
Joel Miles[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?In Search of Things Past13510
Corry WangI would prefer not toThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub13810
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost timeThe Canadians15210
Will AlstonCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Saint Peter Andre 300015310
Matt JacksonThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble15510