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

ANSWER: Paris
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia A (UG)6810
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Penn A (DII)7010
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham AColumbia B7110
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BNYU B8810
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rowan A (DII)10110
Paul Cantave (UG)Rutgers A (UG)Maryland A (DII)10210
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Bard A (UG)10710

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