Question

In this city, conspirators wore white linen armbands and painted white crosses on their hats to recognize each other in the dark. This was the largest city where a poster appeared attacking the doctrine of transubstantiation during the Affair of the Placards. This city’s residents supported the Duke of Guise (“gheez”) in the Day of the Barricades. After (10[1])converting (-5[1])to Catholicism, (10[2])Henry of Navarre allegedly said this (10[1])city (10[2])was “well worth a mass.” (10[1])In this city, Catherine de’ Medici and Charles IX ordered the killing of Huguenots in the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. For 10 points, kings like Louis XIV (10[1])ruled from which city, the capital of France? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Paris
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Pierce DeCainCornell FCornell B5610
Sam HofeckerPenn StateESF57-5
Kritanu SahaCornell AU of Rochester A5910
Chris ScheriRIT BCornell E5910
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell D6510
Alec WestSyracuseCornell C6610
Brian ChenCornell GRIT C6610
Tom ScheriRIT ABinghamton C7110
Gianna PettineU of Rochester BBinghamton B9810
Gregory StoneESFPenn State10710

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%71.89
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%79.33
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%0%63.29
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%7%73.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%76.78
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%55.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%0%86.71
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%75.33