Question

One ruler with this first name put a rat on trial for chewing on toy soldiers. That ruler with this first name sparked the Second Miracle of the House of Brandenburg by making peace with Prussia before (10[1])later being deposed in a coup by his wife Catherine. (10[1])Another ruler with this first (10[1])name founded his country’s first naval base, (10[1])Taganrog, (10[2])after touring Europe on his “Grand Embassy.” (10[1])A modernizing tsar 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 (10[1])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
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU B (DII) 3610
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State A 4610
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B West Virginia A (UG) 5110
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Miami A (UG) 5810
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 5910
Peter Ballas (DII)Michigan C Miami B (UG) 5910
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami C (DII) 6610
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan D (UG)9510

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