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A print depicting a figurine of this color served as an oracle for the family of Captain HM Raleigh in a humorous Punch article. This color forms the background of an artifact whose opposite sides depict War and Peace, with a king presiding at the top of three registers. A figurine of this color has a body decorated with lotuses and was discovered with three broken legs. (-5[1])The Met’s unofficial mascot, (*) William, is a figurine of this color, achieved by glazing a quartz-based paste called faience (“fay-AHNS”). Alternating bulls and dragons decorate a structure housed at the Pergamon Museum built from bricks of this color. A stone of this color imported from Afghanistan was used for the Standard of Ur and Ishtar Gate. (10[1])For 10 points, gold on the mask of Tutankhamun alternates with stripes of what color made from lapis lazuli ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: blue [accept Egyptian blue; accept lapis lazuli until read; accept ultramarine; accept turquoise] (The first line is about how William the Hippo got his name.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael AgadisPittMaryland66-5
Chris ScheriRITPenn State12110
Patrick TorreMarylandPitt14110

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