Question

A ring of this planet is divided into five individual arcs named for the French national (10[1])motto, possibly from shepherding due to its moons. Cubewanos and twotinos are part of a broad class of celestial bodies named for this planet, which has a fast-moving storm known as the Scooter. (-5[3])Unusually, this planet’s location was mathematically predicted by both Urbain (-5[1])le Verrier (10[1])and John Couch (10[1])Adams independently before it was discovered. (10[1]-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 (10[1])this eighth planet from the Sun. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Neptune [accept trans-Neptunian objects]
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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

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alec RisoCornell DRIT C1510
Shalin ZerbeBinghamton BU of Rochester A48-5
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CPenn State48-5
Will HooverRIT BBinghamton C48-5
Aksel MalatakSyracuseCornell B58-5
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BCornell F6010
Danny CutbillRIT ACornell E6310
Skylar RobinsonCornell GBinghamton A6910
Kritanu SahaCornell AESF69-5
Gregory StoneESFCornell A9510
Victor BenderPenn StateCornell C10110
Brian HoffCornell BSyracuse10210
Joseph TabaskoBinghamton CRIT B10210
Kieran FreedU of Rochester ABinghamton B10210