Question

A ring of this planet is divided into five individual arcs named for the French national motto, possibly from shepherding due to its moons. (-5[1])Cubewanos and twotinos (10[1])are part of a broad class of celestial bodies named for this planet, (10[1])which has a fast-moving storm known as the Scooter. (-5[1])Unusually, this planet’s location was mathematically predicted by both Urbain (10[1])le (10[1])Verrier (-5[1])and John Couch Adams independently before it was discovered. This planet’s largest moon, which has a retrograde orbit because it was possibly captured from the nearby Kuiper belt, is named Triton. (10[1])For 10 points, name this eighth planet from the Sun. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Neptune [accept trans-Neptunian objects]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%78.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%62.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%75.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1182%0%55%82.56
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%50%84.10
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%80%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%38%68.14
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%56%71.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ishan Joshi (DII)Rutgers BPenn A (DII)23-5
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)2610
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Princeton A (UG)3910
Mary ScheidelFordham ABard A (UG)48-5
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Penn B (DII)5810
Emma Victoria Byron (DII)Rutgers A (UG)NYU A (UG)5910
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rowan A (DII)60-5
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Rutgers B9110
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Fordham A1020
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BNYU B10210
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)Lehigh B (DII)10210