Question

Along with Ruthenians, these people would have been elevated to create a commonwealth of three nations in the unsuccessful Treaty of Hadiach (“HAHD-yutch”). A group of these people legendarily referred to Sultan Mehmed IV as “an attendant of Lucifer” in an insulting letter (10[1])known as (10[1])their “reply.” (-5[1])An ataman (10[1])of these people (-5[1])sacked Kazan during a rebellion that occurred during Catherine the Great’s reign. Yemelyan Pugachev (“ye-MEAL-yan POO-ga-chev”) and Ivan Mazepa were leaders of these people, who lived (-5[1])in groups called hosts and chiefly lived near the Dnieper (10[1])and Don rivers. For 10 points, name these militaristic, nomadic horsemen that lived in Ukraine and Russia. (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Justin QianUBC BUW Pride4110
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BAlberta4310
Florian ChiuUW SlothArizona State A45-5
Corwin DavidsonUBC AUW Wrath4710
Connor MiddletonUW GreedUW Lust50-5
Chris SteinbronnUW GluttonyBoise State74-5
Akshath SrinivasanUW LustUW Greed8410
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AUW Sloth10110
Jacob BieriBoise StateUW Gluttony1020

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%44%70.29
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2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%54.50
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY786%0%29%66.17