Question

Chris Leslie trained this city’s “Camera Kids,” a group of orphans who took black and white photos of it after a conflict. 825 rows of empty red chairs (15[1])were set up leading to this city’s Eternal Flame monument to commemorate a conflict. A cellist played Adagio in G (15[1])Minor for twenty-two straight days to honor the victims of a bombing in this city. A performance of Waiting for Godot was directed (15[1])in this city (15[1])by Susan (*) Sontag during a conflict (10[1])that left concrete scars from mortar explosions that were filled with red resin to make its namesake “roses.” Two massacres occurred at this city’s Markale marketplace. Signs reading “pazi,” or “watch out,” lined this city’s Sniper Alley during a conflict ended by the Dayton Accords. For 10 points, name this capital city besieged during the Bosnian War. ■END■

ANSWER: Sarajevo
<Emmett Laurie, European History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mark GrantBroken HeartsFour Neg Omelette2715
Claire JonesScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust4715
Paul SteeplesOld London Town10 Negs that Shook the Quiz7015
Enoch Yuen3HK1MMTabearnacle7315
Harry ScullyFoucault's PenndulumYes, Moderator7910

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%33%67%111.67
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2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%100%0%49.00
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