Question

A ring of this planet is divided into five individual arcs named for the French national motto, possibly from shepherding due to its moons. (-5[1])Cubewanos and twotinos (10[1])are part of a broad class of celestial bodies named for this planet, which has a fast-moving storm known as the Scooter. (-5[1])Unusually, this planet’s location was mathematically predicted (10[1]-5[1])by both Urbain le Verrier and John Couch Adams independently before it was discovered. (-5[1])This planet’s largest moon, which has a retrograde orbit because it was possibly captured from the nearby Kuiper belt, is named Triton. For 10 points, name this (10[1])eighth planet from the Sun. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Neptune [accept trans-Neptunian objects]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aarav Kakad (DII)UCLA EUCSD23-5
Ayush Patel (DII)UCLA CUCLA D2610
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BUCLA A48-5
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCClaremont C5510
Alan Kappler (DII)Claremont CUSC55-5
Aidan Deshong (DII)Claremont BClaremont A69-5
Nick Machin (UG)UCLA AUCLA B9610
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUCLA E10110
Annika Larson (DII)Claremont AClaremont B10210

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%78.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%62.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%75.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1182%0%55%82.56
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%50%84.10
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%80%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%38%68.14
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%56%71.00