Question

Description acceptable. A character steals a statue from a museum of this activity in a Sarah Ruhl play about Becky Nurse. Five girls pretend to see a flying yellow bird in a play about this activity. (10[3])A man forgets the sixth commandment, “thou shalt not commit adultery,” (10[1])when asked to recite the Ten Commandments by Reverend Hale (10[1])while on trial for this crime. (10[1])Ezekiel Cheever accuses Elizabeth of this crime after seeing Mary Warren’s poppet with a needle in it. After being seen dancing in the woods, (10[1])the Barbadian slave (-5[1])Tituba is accused of this crime. For 10 points, John Proctor is accused of what crime central to Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible? (10[1]) ■END■

ANSWER: witchcraft [or descriptions like being a witch or practicing witchcraft; accept witch hunting or Salem witch trials before “this crime” is read; prompt on sorcery or magic] (The first line refers to the play Becky Nurse of Salem.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel KMaryland BColumbia A3510
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)Columbia J (DII)3510
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)3510
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)NYU B4610
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Columbia B5610
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Fordham A6210
Abby Hope (UG)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)8610
Ishan Joshi (DII)Rutgers BMaryland A (DII)89-5
Nishna Makala (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers B11310

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY8100%0%25%67.38
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%13%63.57
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%17%58.20
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%0%58.10
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%83.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%58.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%58.50
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%33%74.33