Question

While traveling through the town of Valdaracete, Charles V was stunned by an intersex master of this activity who went by the name of Esteban. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this activity championed by Domenico Angelo in the 1700s. German students were proud of “smites”gained through a form of this activity called Mensur.
ANSWER: fencing [prompt on fighting or sword-fighting or dueling]
[10e] In the 1500s, intersex people like Antide Collas were forced to confess they made a pact with the Devil before being executed in this manner. Joan of Arc was executed in this manner for breaking “divine law” and dressing as a man.
ANSWER: burning at the stake [accept word forms such as being burned at the stake; accept equivalents such as being lit on fire or incinerated]
[10m] A propagandistic “Marvelous Discourse” on this person accused her son Henry III of being intersex. This person is traditionally credited with instigating the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
ANSWER: Catherine de’ Medici [or Caterina de’ Medici; or Catherine de Medicis; prompt on Catherine or Medici]
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Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y623.33100%100%33%
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y621.67100%67%50%
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y110.000%0%100%
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y420.00100%50%50%
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y320.00100%67%33%
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y427.50100%75%100%

Data

YaleBard0101020
Columbia CColumbia A0101020
GathererColumbia B0101020
Lehigh BLehigh A10101030
NYU ANYU B10101030
RutgersNYU C0101020