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 (10[1])has gentrified this city’s port area of Leith (“leeth”). The world’s largest performing arts festival is this city’s Festival Fringe. This city’s castle is at one end of the (10[1])Royal Mile, which ends in the east at Holyrood Palace. (10[1])This city is connected to the county of Fife 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■

ANSWER: Edinburgh (“ED-in-bur-uh”) [or Dùn Èideann]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Conor ThompsonIowa StateWinona State6010
Foster HughesMinnesota BWisconsin B8810
Aaron MarchandCarletonWisconsin A9810

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