Question

Members of this ethnicity built a conical national shrine to the Virgin of Charity that includes a mural depicting Father Varela. Two businessmen of this ethnicity re-started the Cawy Bottling Company in the early 1960s, selling sodas like Quinabeer and the yerba-mate-based Materva. (-5[1])Down the street from Versailles Restaurant, which serves a dish of shredded beef whose name translates to “old clothes,” a walk of (10[1])fame honors celebrities of this ethnicity such as the husband and co-star of Lucille Ball. On “cultural Fridays,” this ethnicity congregates at Calle Ocho in a “little” neighborhood named for (10[1])their country’s capital. This ethnicity was subject to the “wet foot, dry foot” policy and was resettled during the Mariel Boatlift. For 10 points, name this largest ethnicity in Miami-Dade County. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Cuban-American [or Cubans; accept Afro-Cubans; prompt on Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine, or Latin Americans]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeley CStanford M42-5
Vinu HariharBerkeley ABerkeley B6410
Ben MarekStanford AStanford L9410
Michal GerasimiukStanford MBerkeley C12610

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2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%94.67
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%38%106.63
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%33%86.78
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%43%102.43
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y8100%0%38%97.75
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%67%114.00
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y11100%0%36%94.55