Question

It’s not Macon, Georgia, but this city’s Cannonball House is located across from the Esplanade that hosts its Military Tattoo. This city’s Gilded Balloon, Underbelly, Pleasance, and Assembly make up its “Big Four” venues. In this city, local stone was used to build the Canongate Wall of a government building designed to mirror an extinct volcano called Arthur’s Seat. Heavy investment has gentrified this city’s port area of Leith (10[1])(“leeth”). The world’s largest performing arts festival is this city’s Festival Fringe. This (10[1])city’s castle is at one (10[1])end of the Royal Mile, which ends in the east at Holyrood Palace. This city is connected to the county of Fife (10[1])by the world’s second-longest cantilever bridge. For 10 points, what largest city on the Firth of Forth is the capital of Scotland? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Edinburgh (“ED-in-bur-uh”) [or Dùn Èideann]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Noah DeanKenyonOhio State B6810
Simon ZimmermanOhio State ACarnegie Mellon A8010
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan State8510
Cole PolleyMichigan DCarnegie Mellon B10710
Elie AounCase Western ACase Western B13010

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%85.67
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%94.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%86.33
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%84.67
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%82.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%70.60
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%104.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%71.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%95.25
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%73.10
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%13%85.00
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%66.33