Question

An artwork depicting this action was wrapped by a mile of string in an artistic intervention by Cornelia Parker. A “Gate of [this action”] is included with The Table of Silence and the Infinity Column at Târgu Jiu (10[2])(“TER-gu zhoo”). Those works’ artist, Constantin Brâncuși (-5[1])(“bran-KOOSH”), created another Proto-Cubist sculpture titled for this action that depicts rectangular figures made of limestone. A sculpture originally part of The Gates of Hell titled for this action (10[1])depicts the nude couple Francesca and Paolo. For 10 points, two embracing lovers in an (10[1])Auguste Rodin (“oh-GOOST roh-DAN”) sculpture perform what title intimate (-5[1])action? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: kissing [accept obvious equivalents; accept The Kiss or Le Baiser; accept The Gate of the Kiss or Poarta sărutului] (The Parker sculpture is The Distance (A Kiss With String Attached) which wrapped Rodin’s The Kiss.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anne FjeldAlbertaUBC A3710
Alan FanUW EnvyBoise State3710
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityUW Greed42-5
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyUW Wrath7010
Justin QianUBC BUW Lust8510
Simarya AhujaUW PrideUW Sloth92-5
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Chastity9410
Stella BrownUW SlothUW Pride9410

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY888%0%38%74.29
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%71.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%69.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%20%84.80
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%75.56
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%20%57.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%72.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY978%0%44%64.71