Question
An artwork depicting this action was wrapped by a mile of string in an artistic intervention by Cornelia Parker. A “Gate of [this action”] is included with The Table of Silence and the Infinity Column at Târgu Jiu (“TER-gu zhoo”). Those works’ artist, Constantin Brâncuși (“bran-KOOSH”), created another Proto-Cubist sculpture titled for this action that depicts rectangular figures made of limestone. A sculpture originally part of The Gates of Hell titled for this action depicts the nude couple Francesca and Paolo. For 10 points, two embracing lovers in an Auguste Rodin (“oh-GOOST roh-DAN”) sculpture perform what title intimate action? ■END■
ANSWER: kissing [accept obvious equivalents; accept The Kiss or Le Baiser; accept The Gate of the Kiss or Poarta sărutului] (The Parker sculpture is The Distance (A Kiss With String Attached) which wrapped Rodin’s The Kiss.)
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Jogadhenu (DII) | UCLA C | UCLA E | 14 | 10 |
| Daniel Tritasavit (DII) | UCLA D | USC | 54 | 10 |
| Scarlet Rutter (DII) | Claremont A | Claremont C | 57 | -5 |
| Karl Wang (DII) | UCLA A | UCSD | 75 | 10 |
| Ivan Karp (UG) | UCLA B | Claremont B | 85 | 10 |
| Alex Chen (DII) | Claremont C | Claremont A | 94 | 0 |
Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 38% | 74.29 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 71.25 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 69.50 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 84.80 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 75.56 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 57.00 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 72.75 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 44% | 64.71 |