Question

This figure offered a golden crown to anyone who could defeat a champion bull, so Ares transformed into a bull and won it. This figure kills Corythus in a fit of jealousy, not recognizing that he is the child of his first wife, the nymph Oenone (10[1])(“oy-NOH-nee”). During one event (10[1])this figure presided over, he rejected the gifts of all of the land of Europe and Asia and (-5[1])the skill (10[1])of the greatest (10[2])warriors. (10[1])Philoctetes (10[1])(“fil-ock-TEE-teez”) kills this figure (10[1])after he himself shoots an arrow into Achilles’ heel and kills him. After being promised the most beautiful woman on earth, this figure (-5[1])deems Aphrodite the winner of a contest over a golden apple. For 10 points, name this prince who started the Trojan War by abducting Helen. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Paris [accept Alexander or Alexandros]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%107.33
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%38%88.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%0%92.33
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%11%85.88
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%95.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%22%72.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%56%96.44

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham AMaryland A (DII)4510
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Columbia J (DII)4810
Nolan Keating (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)66-5
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)6810
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia B7110
Vincent Zhang (DII)Penn A (DII)Penn B (DII)7110
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Rutgers B7210
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BRowan A (DII)7310
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)7610
Kevin Liu (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)99-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Maryland B (DII)12410