Question

Along with Ruthenians, these people would have been elevated to create a commonwealth of three nations in the unsuccessful Treaty of Hadiach (-5[2])(“HAHD-yutch”). A group of these people legendarily referred to Sultan Mehmed IV as “an attendant (10[1])of Lucifer” in an insulting letter known as their “reply.” An ataman (10[1])of these people sacked Kazan (10[1])during a rebellion that occurred during Catherine the Great’s reign. Yemelyan Pugachev (10[1])(“ye-MEAL-yan POO-ga-chev”) and Ivan Mazepa were leaders of these people, who lived in groups called hosts and chiefly lived near the Dnieper and Don rivers. For 10 points, name these militaristic, nomadic horsemen that lived (10[1])in Ukraine and Russia. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Cossacks [accept Ural Cossacks or Yaik Cossacks or Zaporozhian Cossacks; accept Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks; prompt on Zaporozhian Host by asking “What is the name of the ethnic group?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Bard A (UG)21-5
Nicola Illario (DII)Penn A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)21-5
Eric Hu (DII)Penn B (DII)Princeton A (UG)3510
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Lehigh B (DII)4710
Xavier Bomhorst (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU B5210
Andrew YangColumbia BRutgers B6410
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham AMaryland B (DII)9710
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Penn A (DII)10210
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Rowan A (DII)10210

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%44%70.29
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%63%84.71
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%50%63.20
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1191%0%27%79.50
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY875%0%63%78.50
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%54.50
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY786%0%29%66.17