Question
At the French Academy, Voltaire was goaded into kissing cheeks with this diplomat, who was credited with snatching the “scepter from tyrants” in a motto by Turgot. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this diplomat who had flings with women like Madame Brillon and thrilled French society with his fur cap while serving as Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785.
ANSWER: Benjamin Franklin [or Ben Franklin]
[10m] Franklin may have proposed to a salonnière who used this Latinate place name as her surname. A client state that Revolutionary France established under this name faced the “war of the sticks” and the bourla-papey revolt.
ANSWER: Helvetica [accept word forms of Helvetic or Helvetii; accept Madame Helvétius or Helvetic Republic]
[10h] Franklin’s two-word reply to questions about the American Revolution may have inspired this song that calls for “aristocrats to the lamp-post.” It is one of three popular French Revolution anthems alongside “La Carmagnole” (“kar-mon-YOLE”) and “La Marseillaise.”
ANSWER: “Ça ira” (“sah ee-RAH”) [or “Ah ! ça ira”] (Meaning, “it’ll turn out fine.”)
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Summary
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| The Jeam Team | Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
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| The Oldest Men in the World | Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| The Empire Bikes Back | LMM's LLM MLM | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
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| BHSU B | We Need New Names | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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