Question

In the leadup to this event, a former friend of its subject was uninvited via a phone call from Evelyn Lincoln due to fears that his marriage to Swedish actress May Britt would upset southerners. (15[1])A speech at this event (15[1])promised that “we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe” for the cause of liberty. A myth claims that this event caused American men (15[1])to stop wearing hats. (15[1])Leonard Bernstein composed a fanfare for (15[1])this event that premiered (15[1])during a (*) gala (-5[1])produced by its subject’s Rat Pack associate Frank Sinatra. (10[1])This event established a precedent by inviting a cultural figure who, because of bright sunshine, had to recite the line (-5[1])“The land was ours before we were the land’s” (10[1])instead of “Dedication.” (10[1])For 10 points, an exhortation to “ask what you can do for your country” (10[1])was given at what event where Robert Frost (10[1])read “The Gift Outright”? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy [or inauguration of JFK; prompt on presidential inauguration] (The first sentence refers to Sammy Davis, Jr.)
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Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y12100%50%17%99.75

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tejas RajeBHSU BNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)3415
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the WorldBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy3915
Jorrest WeintraubThe Jeam TeamI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)7215
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARELisan al-Quib7615
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team8215
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone8615
Chris RayWe Need New NamesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer89-5
Charles HangLes MissourablesA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence9810
Rohan Khervar merchantsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago118-5
Anuttam Ramjiit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see12710
Jim FanMindgoblin of Little HobbesAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH13010
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythinggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet14410
Joel MilesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerWe Need New Names15210
LouLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicagovar merchants15710