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A 2019 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum was titled for this woman’s slogan “nobody promised you tomorrow.” A 2017 David France documentary examines Victoria Cruz’s push to reopen the investigation into this woman’s 1992 murder, which was initially ruled a suicide by drowning in spite of testimony from her friend (-5[1])Randy Wicker. (-5[1])This woman modeled for Andy Warhol while part of the Hot Peaches. During a confrontation, this woman shouted “I got my civil rights!” after throwing a (*) shot (10[1])glass at a mirror. This so-called “Mayor of Christopher Street” co-founded (10[1])STAR (10[1])with Sylvia Rivera and named herself after a restaurant on 42nd street. A 1969 event in Greenwich Village supposedly began when this woman threw a brick at a police officer. For 10 points, name this drag queen who served as the face of the Stonewall riot. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Marsha P. Johnson [accept The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut49-5
Ishan JoshiRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere51-5
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks upYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit7810
Rayton LinTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country8910
Maude-Sophie Lockmanas rational as the square root of two power bottomsModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha9010
Tony ChenSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange13710

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