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A family of sculptors from this city were noted for their proprietary style of using tin-glazed terracotta, one of whom decorated the chapel ceiling of its San Miniato Basilica. While apprenticed to Verrocchio (“veh-ROO-kee-oh”) in this city, Leonardo da Vinci likely assisted him in creating a gold-leafed copper orb that sits atop this city’s cathedral. This city of the Della Robbia family is home to the first free-standing nude sculpture since antiquity, a bronze (10[1])statue of (10[1])David. (10[2])This city contains a cathedral that features a giant octagonal (10[1])dome designed (10[1])by Felipe (10[1])Brunelleschi. (10[1])For 10 (-5[1])points, name this birth city of Donatello that is home to the Uffizi Gallery. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Florence [or Firenze]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sam AlahiIllinois AIowa B7210
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame AIllinois B7410
Sophia MadrazoPurdue BIndiana7510
Eric YangPurdue AIllinois C7510
Sam HewittWashU BNotre Dame C8510
Sam KonkelChicago AIllinois D8710
Brielle RachIowa ANorthwestern B8910
Rohan KrishnamoorthiWashU ASIUE9010
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AChicago B92-5
Emmett ChoChicago BNorthwestern A1070

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%33%88.25
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%70.88
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY13100%0%31%87.38
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%81.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%79.20
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%11%80.88