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This non-Viking group’s leader is said to have cursed a French king until the “thirteenth generation” of his race disappeared. Scott Wolter claims that the Kensington Runestone was left by this group that, by some accounts, sailed from Scotland to the Americas with the Holy Grail. Legends about Friday the 13th may have been inspired by attacks (10[1])on this group, (10[1])whose (10[1])opponents claimed that it venerated the demon Baphomet. Though a “degree” named for this group is awarded by Freemasons, (-5[1])the idea that Masons were founded by underground members (-5[1])of it is false. Claims that this group’s members spit on the cross may have been made (10[1])up by agents of either Pope Clement V (“the fifth”) or King Philip IV (“the fourth”) of France. For 10 points, Jacques de Molay (“zhahk duh mo-LAY”) led what order of persecuted (-5[1])crusader (-5[2])knights? ■END■ (10[3]0[4])

ANSWER: Knights Templar [or Templars, or Templar Order; or the Order of Solomon’s Temple; or Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon]
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Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)UNC C (UG)5610
Derek Works (DII)Liberty B (DII)JMU A (UG)5910
Mason Mabry (DII)Virginia B (UG)Maryland C (DII)6010
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)Duke A (UG)79-5
Meredie Cohen (DII)William & Mary A (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)88-5
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)10510
Vedang Singhal (DII)UNC D (DII)Liberty C (DII)130-5
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)Virginia C (UG)131-5
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)Virginia C (UG)131-5
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)Liberty A (Grad)1330
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)JMU B (UG)13310
Annie Goodman (Grad)GWU B (Grad)Maryland B (UG)13310
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)UNC D (DII)13310
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)William & Mary A (UG)1330
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)UNC A (Grad)1330
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)UNC A (Grad)1330