Question

Rabbi Joshua told one of these people that bodily resurrection occurs via the almond-shaped luz bone. In the Talmud, these people include a ghost who inspires his nephew to write the Targum Onkelos and the convert ancestor of Rabbi Meir (“meh-EER”). After arriving in a coffin, Yochanan ben Zakkai (“YO-ha-non ben za-KYE”) prophesied that his host would become one of these people and requested him to “give me (15[1])Yavneh and its sages.” One of these people indirectly names the standard system of niqqud (“nee-KOOD”) diacritics, since a city (*) named for him was home to scribes who used stringent error detection methods (10[1]-5[1])to create the Masoretic Text. The phrase “may his bones be crushed” (10[1])follows Talmudic (-5[1])mentions (10[1])of one of these people (10[1])who (-5[1])executed the (-5[1])Ten Martyrs. (10[1])Jews may avoid walking under a structure named for one of them (10[1])that (10[1])features a relief (10[1])of a captured menorah. For 10 points, (10[1])name these rulers whose forces suppressed the Bar Kokhba revolt and destroyed (10[1])the Second Temple. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Roman emperors [or emperors of Rome; or caesars until “Caesarea” is read; or princeps; prompt on emperors or synonyms of ruler, but reject “kings” or “dictators”; prompt on Romans or gentiles or non-Jews; prompt on Roman generals] (In the Talmud, Onkelos is Titus’s nephew and Nero converted to Judaism. The Masoretes invented the Tiberian system of vocalization in the city of Tiberias.)
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1593%7%27%127.57

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Charles HangLes MissourablesNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)6315
Christopher SimsThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH95-5
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet9510
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence10710
Jorrest WeintraubThe Jeam Teamwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything109-5
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ANJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)11010
Aidan MehiganFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!var merchants11510
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes Backit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown116-5
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer118-5
Kenji ShimizuI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Dyatlov Passement incident12010
Matt BollingerBHSU Bsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone13210
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLisan al-Quib13310
Halle FriedmanThe Oldest Men in the WorldAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret13610
Caleb KendrickWe Need New NamesPunished "Venom" BHSU14310
Eric ChenBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyMindgoblin of Little Hobbes15510
Conor ThompsonGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago15910
Nathan ZhangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see15910
Eve Fleisigit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThe Empire Bikes Back15910