Question

In 2007, the Halifax grave of an “unknown child” who died during this event was identified by DNA testing as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. Lord Mersey chaired a British government inquiry into this event, which was criticized as a “washing of dirty linen” by Charles Lightoller. (-5[1])J. Bruce (10[1])Ismay was vilified for surviving this event, (10[1])in which Isidor Straus and John Jacob Astor (10[4])perished. (10[3])A band of musicians supposedly played the hymn “Nearer My God (10[1])To Thee” during this event, (-5[1])whose survivors were rescued by the Carpathia. For 10 points, name this April 1912 disaster, which took place after the world’s largest ocean liner struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: sinking of the RMS Titanic [accept any answers that describe the RMS Titanic sinking or being destroyed or hitting an iceberg or equivalents; prompt on Titanic; prompt on shipwrecks; prompt on any description of a ship sinking or being destroyed or equivalents]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%57.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%59.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%58.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%17%68.50
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%59.89
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%54.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%33%75.33
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%49.89

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech D44-5
Thomas HydornFurmanAlabama A4610
Cohen WiegersEmory AGeorgia Tech B5310
Robert FreemanSouth Carolina BMississippi State A6110
Will HughesAuburn ATennessee A6110
Paawan PatelEmory OxfordVanderbilt A6110
Gannon RiceClemson ATennessee B6110
Jack OgletreeAuburn BGeorgia Tech C6210
John ShieldsClemson BGeorgia A6210
Pranav JohtiGeorgia Tech ASouth Carolina A6210
Brady PinterBelmontSouthern7310
Zach MillerAuburn CVanderbilt B78-5
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech E11010
Colin VessVanderbilt BAuburn C11010