Question

One of these animals named “Old Abe” served as the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment’s mascot in the Civil War. A World War I-era Alaskan bounty on these animals was repealed (-5[2])in 1953 despite a 1940 Protection Act named for them. Along with a golden variety, (10[2])objects from these animals (10[1]-5[1])were the largest to be used in the making of Native American war bonnets. (-5[1])Benjamin Franklin (-5[1])allegedly preferred (-5[1])the (-5[1])wild turkey (10[1])to this animal, disliking (10[2])its thieving (10[1])behavior. For 10 points, name this national symbol depicted (10[1])clutching an olive branch and thirteen arrows in the Great Seal (10[1])of the United States. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: bald eagle [or Haliaeetus leucocephalus; prompt on bird; prompt on eagle; reject “golden eagle”]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%10%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%79.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%58%75.42
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY978%0%67%83.71
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%65.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%63%75.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%67%86.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Zach MillerAuburn CMississippi State A29-5
Daniel ChenEmory OxfordTennessee B29-5
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina AAuburn A4410
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina AAuburn A4410
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BClemson A4810
Shawn RichardsonClemson BBelmont48-5
Noland JohnsonSouthernAuburn B62-5
Cohen WiegersEmory AGeorgia Tech C64-5
Claire Leuthner-BarrineauFurmanGeorgia A66-5
John McqueenSouth Carolina BVanderbilt B67-5
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DVanderbilt A6910
Alex WyrickTennessee AAlabama A7310
Aaron TaylorMississippi State AAuburn C7310
Alina MooreTennessee BEmory Oxford7510
Jack OgletreeAuburn BSouthern8410
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech CEmory A9510
Justin HetrickBelmontClemson B10010
Varun VenkatagiriGeorgia AFurman10010
James ZhaoVanderbilt BSouth Carolina B10010