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 (10[1]-5[1])by making peace with (10[1])Prussia before later being deposed in a coup by his wife Catherine. (10[1])Another ruler with this first name founded his country’s first naval base, Taganrog, (10[1])after touring Europe on his “Grand Embassy.” A modernizing tsar with this first name defeated Charles XII in the Great Northern War and built 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
Jerry Xu (DII)Claremont AUCLA C3010
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDClaremont B30-5
Bolun Thompson (DII)UCLA EUSC3410
Anthony Fangqing Yu (UG)UCLA AUCLA D4610
Jacob Cohen (UG)UCLA BClaremont C5910
Adam Hermann (DII)Claremont BUCSD11510

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