Question
Description Acceptable. One perpetrator of this event, Stanislas Maillard (“MY-yar”), later participated in the October Days. Astronomer Jean Sylvain Bailly became mayor following this event, whose perpetrators paraded around the city with Governor de Launay’s severed head on a pike. This event was partially caused by the dismissal of finance minister (*) Jacques Necker. Although it caused an immense amount of damage, this July 14th event freed a mere seven prisoners. For 10 points, name this 1789 event in which revolutionaries seized control of a Parisian fortress at the start of the French Revolution. ■END■
ANSWER: storming of the Bastille [accept any answers indicating the attack, raid, etc. of the Bastille fortress]
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Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oren Schwartz | USN MS | USN C | 33 | 15 |
| Daniel Guo | USN A | Vanderbilt | 38 | 15 |
| Liam Mooney | USN B | Merrol-Hyde | 43 | -5 |
| Ben Butler | Merrol-Hyde | USN B | 44 | 15 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 100% | 33% | 38.33 |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | N | 11 | 100% | 73% | 18% | 43.00 |