Question

In 2007, the Halifax grave of an “unknown child” who died during this event was identified by DNA testing as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. Lord Mersey chaired a British government inquiry into this event, (-5[1])which was criticized as a “washing (10[1])of dirty linen” by Charles Lightoller. (-5[1])J. Bruce (-5[1])Ismay was vilified for surviving this event, in which (10[1])Isidor Straus and John Jacob Astor (10[1])perished. (10[1])A band of musicians supposedly played the (10[1])hymn (10[1])“Nearer My God To Thee” during this event, whose survivors were rescued by the Carpathia. For 10 points, name this April 1912 disaster, which took place after the world’s largest ocean liner struck (10[1])an iceberg on its maiden voyage. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: sinking of the RMS Titanic [accept any answers that describe the RMS Titanic sinking or being destroyed or hitting an iceberg or equivalents; prompt on Titanic; prompt on shipwrecks; prompt on any description of a ship sinking or being destroyed or equivalents]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%57.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%59.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%58.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%17%68.50
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%59.89
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%54.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%33%75.33
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%49.89

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Zachary Leblang (DII)Penn B (DII)Penn A (DII)32-5
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Columbia J (DII)3810
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia B44-5
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)46-5
Theodore Farrell (UG)Fordham AMaryland A (DII)5510
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)6110
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Princeton A (UG)6210
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU B6910
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BLehigh A (UG)7010
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)10310
Andrew YangColumbia BNYU A (UG)11010
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Penn B (DII)11010