Question

After a politician in this city narrowly escaped a machine gun ambush, he declared that his attempted assassins “shoot like pigs.” (-5[1])The only of those assassins to escape was Georges Watin, who was also known as “The Lame Woman.” The electoral success (15[1])of the UDR party ended a series of strikes in this city which saw the conclusion of the (*) Grenelle Accords. (10[1])During those May 1968 riots, a head of state living in this (10[1])city was forced to flee to West Germany. (10[1])That head of state faced an assassination attempt by the OAS in this city for his stance on Algerian independence. (10[2])For (10[1])10 points, name this city (10[1])on the Seine from which the French Fifth Republic is governed. ■END■

ANSWER: Paris, France
<AG, European History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Reilly MelvillePurdue COhio State A20-5
Henry CafaroChicago BOhio State B4115
Quynh PhungPurdue ASIUE B6110
Danielle WebbSIUE AMichigan B7310
Nermeen RahmanChicago CMissouri8110
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichigan AWUSTL10110
Simon ZimmermanOhio State APurdue C10110
Max HodesChicago DOhio State C10210
Robert CondronChicago APurdue B10710

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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