Question

A war named for this city ended with a decisive Austrian victory at Tolentino that forced out a king who was styled the “First Horseman in Europe.” This city was briefly ruled by Henry II, Duke of Guise after a revolt over exorbitant taxes levied by the Duke of Arcos during the Thirty Years’ War. Kings of this city built a massive Baroque palace whose extensive gardens feature a “Grand Cascade” by the fountain of Diana and Actaeon in the town of Caserta. This city was briefly governed by the fisherman Masaniello (10[1])during a 1647 revolt. Spanish rule over (10[1])a kingdom named for this city began with its conquest by the Aragonese king Alfonso V and continued under the Bourbon dynasty. For 10 points, what city in Campania (10[1])was the primary capital (10[1])of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies? (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Naples [or Napoli] (The king in the first line is Joachim Murat.)
<Northwestern A, European History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia CVassar A9110
Aum MundheRutgers ANYU B9810
Patrick TorreMaryland APenn B12710
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale AHaverford A13110
Owen MimnoNYU AGeorge Washington B13810
Nathan ZhangCornell BGeorge Washington A13910
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeMaryland B13910
Kaiben BennettHaverford BPenn A1390
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AHaverford B1390

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