Question

An artwork depicting this action was wrapped by a mile of string in an artistic intervention by Cornelia Parker. A “Gate of [this action”] is included with The Table of Silence and the Infinity Column at Târgu Jiu (10[1])(“TER-gu zhoo”). Those works’ artist, Constantin Brâncuși (“bran-KOOSH”), created another Proto-Cubist sculpture titled for this action that depicts rectangular figures made of limestone. A sculpture originally part of The Gates of Hell titled for this action depicts the nude couple Francesca (10[1])and (10[1])Paolo. (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])two embracing lovers in an Auguste Rodin (“oh-GOOST roh-DAN”) sculpture (10[1])perform what title intimate action? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: kissing [accept obvious equivalents; accept The Kiss or Le Baiser; accept The Gate of the Kiss or Poarta sărutului] (The Parker sculpture is The Distance (A Kiss With String Attached) which wrapped Rodin’s The Kiss.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael EngUNC DAppalachian State A3710
Nick SmemoeUNC BAppalachian State B7510
Alice ZhongUNC AJames Madison B7610
Timothy PorterVCUDuke A7710
Josh SchmidtLiberty ALiberty C7710
Nathan SprouseVirginia Tech AVirginia7710
Soren HeydariUNC CJames Madison A8010
Michael LiDuke BNC State8810
Samuel MillerLiberty BVirginia Tech B9310

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY888%0%38%74.29
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%71.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%69.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%20%84.80
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%75.56
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%20%57.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%72.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY978%0%44%64.71