Question

Description acceptable. A character steals a statue from a museum of this activity in a Sarah Ruhl play about Becky Nurse. Five girls pretend to see a flying yellow bird in a play about this activity. (10[1])A man forgets the sixth commandment, “thou shalt not commit adultery,” when asked to recite the Ten Commandments by Reverend Hale (-5[1])while (10[1])on trial for this (10[1])crime. Ezekiel Cheever accuses Elizabeth of (10[1])this crime after seeing (10[1])Mary Warren’s poppet with a needle in it. After being seen dancing in the woods, the Barbadian slave Tituba is accused of this crime. For 10 points, John Proctor is accused of what crime central to Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible? ■END■

ANSWER: witchcraft [or descriptions like being a witch or practicing witchcraft; accept witch hunting or Salem witch trials before “this crime” is read; prompt on sorcery or magic] (The first line refers to the play Becky Nurse of Salem.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel Tritasavit (DII)UCLA DUSC3510
Ayush Patel (DII)UCLA CUCLA E56-5
Adam Hermann (DII)Claremont BUCLA B5710
Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AClaremont C6110
Bolun Thompson (DII)UCLA EUCLA C6710
Fish Tsai (DII)UCSDUCLA A7110

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY8100%0%25%67.38
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%13%63.57
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%17%58.20
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%0%58.10
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%83.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%58.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%58.50
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%33%74.33