Question
A Barcelona mural commemorating this event features the letter “X” placed on the three wise monkeys in red. A 175-pound pile of candy is central to a Félix González-Torres work honoring Ross Laycock, a victim of this event. A purple painting left incomplete by Keith Haring to memorialize this event was controversially “completed” with AI by an X user in 2023. The NAMES project memorializes this event’s victims in a massive quilt. The advocacy group ACT UP raised awareness about this event with a black poster featuring the words “SILENCE = DEATH” (“silence equals death”) and a pink triangle. For 10 points, what epidemic disproportionately affected gay artists in the 1980s? ■END■
ANSWER: the AIDS crisis [accept the HIV crisis or the HIV/AIDS crisis; accept “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome” in place of “AIDS”; accept “Human Immunodeficiency Virus” in place of “HIV”; accept equivalents like “epidemic” in place of “crisis”; accept Together We Can Stop AIDS or Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA; prompt on answers indicating the death of Ross Layock by asking “” before “Laycock” is read by asking “which was a result of what larger event?”]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jude Mejia-Vazquez | RIT C | Binghamton A | 27 | 10 |
| Claire Chambers | Binghamton B | Cornell E | 28 | 10 |
| Reese Powell | Cornell A | Cornell D | 28 | 10 |
| Jake Cobovic | Binghamton C | Cornell C | 37 | 10 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Syracuse | U of Rochester A | 37 | 10 |
| Elizabeth Larkin | Cornell F | Penn State | 45 | 10 |
| Madison Glaser | ESF | Cornell G | 47 | 10 |
| Greg Reiser | RIT B | U of Rochester B | 76 | 10 |
| Brian Hoff | Cornell B | RIT A | 99 | 10 |
Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 47.11 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 48.63 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 51.67 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 18% | 62.36 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 42.89 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 42.80 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 34.63 |