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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. Down the street from Versailles Restaurant, which serves a dish of shredded beef whose name translates to (10[1])“old clothes,” a walk of fame honors celebrities of this ethnicity such as the husband and co-star of Lucille Ball. (10[1]-5[1])On “cultural (-5[1])Fridays,” (10[1]-5[1])this ethnicity congregates at Calle Ocho in a “little” neighborhood (10[1])named for their country’s capital. This ethnicity was subject to the “wet foot, dry foot” policy (10[1])and was resettled (10[1])during the Mariel Boatlift. For 10 points, name this largest ethnicity in Miami-Dade County. (10[1])■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
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriMississippi State5910
Athena Shadden (UG)Texas AColorado College7910
Brynn JonesOregon StateOle Miss79-5
Aaron Garcia (UG)ArkansasTexas B81-5
Luca Balescu (D2)Texas DIowa82-5
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CNYU A8210
Roan DowlingIowaTexas D9210
Mitchell Hackett (D2)Central OklahomaVassar A10810
Zaid Asif (D2)NYU BMcGill E11110
Dylan Dexter (D2)Ole MissOregon State12510
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BArkansas12610