Question

One ruler with this first name put a rat on trial for chewing on toy soldiers. That ruler with this first name sparked the Second Miracle of the House of Brandenburg (-5[1])by making peace with Prussia before later being deposed in a coup by his wife (10[1])Catherine. (10[1])Another (10[1])ruler with this first name founded his country’s (10[2])first naval base, Taganrog, (10[1])after touring Europe on his “Grand Embassy.” (10[1])A modernizing tsar with this first name defeated Charles XII in the Great Northern War and built (10[1])a new capital city on the Baltic Sea named for his namesake saint. For 10 points, give this name of three Russian tsars, the first of whom was titled “the Great.” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Peter [or Pyotr; accept Peter I or Peter the Great or Peter III]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owyn NoblePurdue BIllinois B30-5
Owen McCoyIllinois DIowa A4510
Jiping FangIllinois AChicago B4610
Jonah HubertNotre Dame AWashU B4710
Waverly O'MalleyIowa BNorthwestern A5510
Elizabeth BowlingIndianaNotre Dame C5510
Davis JohnsonPurdue CIllinois C5910
Sebastian PujetWashU ANorthwestern B6610
Kennedy GallaherNotre Dame BSIUE8310
David ZhangIllinois BPurdue B11510

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%44%60.29
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%58.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%45.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%25%62.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%50.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%56.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%65.88
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%63.44