Question

One ruler with this first name put a rat on trial for chewing on toy soldiers. That ruler with this first name (10[1])sparked the Second Miracle of the House of Brandenburg by making peace with Prussia before later being deposed (10[1])in a coup (10[1])by his wife Catherine. (10[2])Another ruler with this first name founded his country’s first naval base, Taganrog, after touring (10[1])Europe (10[1])on his “Grand Embassy.” (10[1])A modernizing tsar (10[1])with this first name defeated Charles XII in the Great Northern War and built a new capital city on the Baltic Sea named for his namesake saint. For 10 points, give this name of three Russian tsars, the first of whom was titled “the Great.” ■END■

ANSWER: Peter [or Pyotr; accept Peter I or Peter the Great or Peter III]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John GambleNC StateAppalachian State A2110
Michael EngUNC DVirginia Tech B3910
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BJames Madison A4210
Ivan SumaneevUNC CDuke B4610
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryDuke A4610
Jonathan SchneidauLiberty CVirginia Tech A6110
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BTusculum6210
Timothy PorterVCUVirginia6610
Jonathan BostLiberty BUNC A6910

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%44%60.29
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%58.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%45.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%25%62.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%50.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%56.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%65.88
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%63.44