Question

In this city, conspirators wore white linen armbands and painted white crosses on their hats to recognize each other in the dark. This was the largest city where a poster appeared attacking the doctrine of transubstantiation during the Affair of the Placards. This city’s residents supported the Duke of Guise (“gheez”) in the Day of the Barricades. After (-5[1])converting to Catholicism, Henry of (10[1])Navarre (10[1])allegedly said (10[1])this city was “well worth (10[1])a mass.” (10[1])In this city, Catherine de’ Medici and Charles (10[1])IX ordered the killing (-5[1])of Huguenots in the St. (10[1])Bartholomew’s Day (10[1])Massacre. For 10 points, kings like Louis XIV ruled from which city, the capital of France? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Paris
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%71.89
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Jonathan BostLiberty BDuke B56-5
John GambleNC StateUNC A6110
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ADuke A6210
Josh SchmidtLiberty AUNC B6410
Ivan SumaneevUNC CVirginia Tech B6910
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryTusculum7110
Jonathan SchneidauLiberty CVCU7910
Carly HemaniJames Madison AUNC D83-5
Albert LiDuke BLiberty B8810
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BVirginia9010
Michael EngUNC DJames Madison A10710