Question

One of these animals named “Old Abe” served as the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment’s mascot in the Civil War. A World War I-era Alaskan bounty on these animals was repealed in 1953 (-5[1])despite a 1940 Protection Act named for them. Along with a golden variety, objects from these animals were the largest to be (-5[1])used in the making of Native American war bonnets. Benjamin (-5[1])Franklin allegedly (-5[1])preferred (10[1]-5[1])the wild (-5[1])turkey (10[1])to this animal, (10[1])disliking its thieving behavior. For 10 points, name this national symbol (10[1])depicted clutching (10[1])an olive branch and thirteen arrows in the Great Seal of the United States. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: bald eagle [or Haliaeetus leucocephalus; prompt on bird; prompt on eagle; reject “golden eagle”]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%10%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%79.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%58%75.42
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY978%0%67%83.71
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%65.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%63%75.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%67%86.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Franke GordonNorthwestern ANotre Dame A31-5
Veronica FreundNotre Dame BIllinois D53-5
Sanika IyerIndianaWashU B63-5
Brielle RachIowa APurdue A65-5
David NickelPurdue CSIUE6610
Owyn NoblePurdue BIowa B66-5
Jack PirosIllinois CNorthwestern B68-5
Conner YamnitzWashU AChicago A6910
Max KoldaNotre Dame CChicago B7210
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame ANorthwestern A8310
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIllinois C8510
Sam HewittWashU BIndiana9910
Eric YangPurdue AIowa A10010
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DNotre Dame B10010
Owen AshbrookIowa BPurdue B10010