Question

After a politician in this city narrowly escaped a machine gun ambush, he declared that his attempted assassins “shoot like pigs.” The only of those assassins to escape was Georges Watin, who was also known as “The Lame Woman.” The electoral success of the UDR party (-5[1])ended a series of strikes in this city which saw the conclusion of the (*) Grenelle Accords. During those May 1968 (-5[1])riots, a head of state living in this city (10[1])was forced to flee to West Germany. That head of state faced an assassination attempt by the OAS in this city for his stance on Algerian independence. For 10 points, name this city on the Seine (10[1])from which the French Fifth Republic (10[1])is governed. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Paris, France
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRochester C45-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindColumbia Ly-α65-5
Jacky XuCornell EarthCornell Fire7410
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Wind11010
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester B11610
Darryl WangRochester ARochester C11910

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%25%104.75
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y10%0%100%0.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%13%13%83.38