Question

This industry caused an “Unacknowledged Revolution” according to a book by Elizabeth Eisenstein. A 1962 book alludes to King Lear to describe how this industry’s “culture” turned “roles” into “jobs.” Benedict Anderson argued capitalists in this industry created “Imagined Communities.” This industry was the subject of Shēng’s contribution to the Four Great Inventions. The idea of a “global village” was outlined in a book titled for the “Galaxy” (10[1])of a man in this industry (-5[1])by Marshall McLuhan. In the late 1440s, a German kickstarted this industry in Europe (10[1])with the advent of (10[1])metal moveable type. (-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this industry revolutionized (-5[1])by Johannes Gutenberg. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: printing [accept word forms such as print or printers; accept print culture; accept the printing press; accept books or papers or newspapers; prompt on media; prompt on the press]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Rutgers A (UG)6810
Albert Zeng (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia B74-5
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)8810
Ian Parsons (DII)Maryland A (DII)Columbia J (DII)9210
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BPrinceton A (UG)95-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Rowan A (DII)9610
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)NYU B102-5
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Rutgers B10510
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BLehigh B (DII)10610
Andrew YangColumbia BPenn B (DII)10610

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%44%96.33
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%43%90.14
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%0%89.83
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%33%93.44
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%43%94.43
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%20%82.80