Question

In an apocryphal story, one of these objects created by John Hetherington got him arrested for inciting a riot as several women fainted. A group named for these objects was led by Count Arvird Horn succeeded in pursuing a peaceful, pro-Russian foreign policy. In a 19th-century fad, entire stuffed birds were attached to these objects. (10[2])During the Age of Liberty, (10[1])two terms for these objects named the conservative and liberal political factions in Sweden. A new style of these objects in the 16th century made using castor gras led to an increase in demand for the main commodity gathered by French coureur des bois (10[2])(“koo-RURR day bwah”) in colonial Quebec. For 10 points, the bicorne and tricorne are historical styles of what object, the most common accessories with the felt from beaver pelts? ■END■

ANSWER: hats [or caps; accept beaver hats or beaver pelt hats; accept beaver kins; accept two-cornered or three-cornered hats]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joy AnHarvard ATufts B5410
Jem BurchYale BHarvard B5410
Jason HongBrown ABrandeis A5910
Jake MarkusDartmouth BBrandeis B10310
Jake MarkusDartmouth BBrandeis B10310

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%54.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%0%66.50
2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State01/27/2024Y3100%0%0%59.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y8100%0%13%66.13
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%54.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%74.60