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 (10[1])converting to Catholicism, Henry of Navarre allegedly said this city was (10[1])“well worth a mass.” (10[1])In this city, (10[3])Catherine de’ Medici and Charles IX ordered the killing of Huguenots in the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. (10[1])For 10 points, kings like Louis XIV ruled from which (10[1])city, the capital (-5[1])of France? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Paris
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Connor McClellan (UG)Miami A (UG) Michigan C 5610
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan A (UG)6710
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)7110
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 7410
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Michigan D (UG)7410
Brady Hagan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Michigan State B 7410
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Miami B (UG) 9110
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Miami C (DII) 10110
Venkat Das (DII)West Virginia A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 104-5
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) West Virginia A (UG) 10610

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%71.89
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%79.33
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%0%63.29
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%7%73.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%76.78
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%55.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%0%86.71
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%75.33