Question

A sculpture in this city contains numerous arms meant to depict the pitching motion (-5[1])of its subject. A cathedral in this city contains a lunar rock in a stained glass window and a grotesque of Darth Vader. One myth about a sculpture in this city states that its hands make the ASL signs for the initials of its subject. (10[1])This home of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden contains a work (10[1])that has been described as a “black gash of shame,” and is next to Frederick Hart’s (10[1])Three Soldiers statue. In this city, a seated Daniel Chester French sculpture faces a reflecting pool and a large (10[1])granite obelisk located on the National Mall. (10[2])For (10[1])10 points, name this city, home to the Lincoln Memorial. ■END■

ANSWER: Washington, D.C. [accept D.C. or District of Columbia] (First line refers to the statue of Walter Johnson outside of Nationals Park.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Towa Nakano-HarrisUW PrideUBC A13-5
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Wrath5810
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyUBC B6810
Alan FanUW EnvyBoise State8410
Anne FjeldAlbertaArizona State B10310
Corwin DavidsonUBC AUW Pride11010
Akshath SrinivasanUW LustUW Sloth11010
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityArizona State A11110

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2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%0%73.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%77.11