Question

Note to players: Description acceptable. After participating in this action, one man composed the song “I am Going to the Lordy.” James (10[1])Parker tried to prevent a man from performing this action while standing in a queue for the Temple of Music. Emma Goldman was arrested for supposedly planning one instance of this action, (-5[1])and was ostracized after refusing to condemn it. (-5[1])After performing this action in a Washington D.C. railroad station, a man declared (-5[1])that he was “a Stalwart of the Stalwarts.” For 10 points, (10[1])what criminal action was successfully performed by Charles Guiteau against James (10[1])Garfield (10[2])and by Leon Czolgosz (10[1])(“chol-GOSH”) against William McKinley? ■END■

ANSWER: assassinating the President of the United States [or equivalent descriptions like shooting the President or killing or murdering the President; accept assassination of James Garfield or assassination of William McKinley; prompt on assassinations or murders or shootings or equivalents]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Corwin DavidsonUBC AUW Greed2110
Liam MarklandAlbertaArizona State A53-5
Alice Ton NuUW EnvyUW Sloth61-5
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BUW Chastity74-5
Luke StroleUW PrideUW Gluttony8510
Rosie ZhangUW WrathUBC B9610
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityArizona State B9710
Jacob BieriBoise StateUW Lust9710
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AAlberta10110

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%44%86.22
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY989%0%22%66.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY786%0%43%82.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%14%73.07
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%74.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%20.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%43%85.43
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%63.89