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A Barcelona mural commemorating this event features the letter “X” placed on the three wise monkeys in red. A 175-pound pile of candy is central (10[1])to a Félix (10[1])González-Torres work honoring Ross Laycock, a victim of this event. (10[2])A purple painting (10[1])left incomplete by Keith Haring to memorialize this (10[1])event was controversially “completed” with AI by an X user in 2023. The NAMES project memorializes this event’s victims in a massive quilt. The advocacy group ACT (10[1])UP raised awareness about this event with a black poster featuring the words “SILENCE = DEATH” (“silence equals death”) and a pink triangle. For 10 points, what epidemic disproportionately (10[1])affected gay artists in the 1980s? ■END■

ANSWER: the AIDS crisis [accept the HIV crisis or the HIV/AIDS crisis; accept “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome” in place of “AIDS”; accept “Human Immunodeficiency Virus” in place of “HIV”; accept equivalents like “epidemic” in place of “crisis”; accept Together We Can Stop AIDS or Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA; prompt on answers indicating the death of Ross Layock by asking “” before “Laycock” is read by asking “which was a result of what larger event?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Jefferson County Scholars (DII)2410
Jacob Moeller (DII)Miami A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 2710
Emma Mulligan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Michigan B (UG)3710
Mikolai Davis (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State B 3710
Elijah Quan (DII)Michigan C CWRU A (UG) 4010
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) Michigan D (UG)4810
Izaak Whetsell (UG)West Virginia A (UG) Miami C (DII) 7510
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) CWRU C (UG)10110

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%47.11
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%48.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%51.67
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%18%62.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%42.89
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%42.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%34.63