Julius Caesar’s civil war - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

Note to moderators: read answerline carefully. Description acceptable. Pharnaces II (“far-NAH-case the second”) attempted to take advantage of this conflict to retake land for the Kingdom of Pontus, (20[1])but was swiftly defeated. (20[1])In the final battle of this conflict, a misunderstanding about the movements of troops under (20[1])Labienus (20[3])(“lah-bee-AY-nus”) led to a rout at Munda (20[2])in Hispania. (20[4])Prior to the (20[1])siege of Alexandria, a leader in this conflict cried upon being presented (20[1])the seal ring and (*) severed head of his rival. (10[6])That rival in (10[1])this conflict was killed (10[1])on orders from Ptolemy XIII (10[1])(“the 13th”) after his army (10[1])lost the Battle of Pharsalus. (10[1])This conflict began after a general remarked “the die is cast” (10[1])and crossed the Rubicon River. For 10 points, name this conflict between two members of the First Triumvirate. (10[1])■END■ (10[8])

ANSWER: Julius Caesar’s civil war [or the Bellum Civile; accept any description of a civil war between Caesar and Pompey the Great or Caesar and the Optimates; accept a civil war amongst the First Triumvirate before the end; prompt on answers describing a Roman civil war by asking “between whom?”; prompt on answers describing a war fought by Julius Caesar that do not specify a civil war; reject any answer that refers to a different Caesar like “Augustus Caesar”]

= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
John Thrower	Freeman	Saint Joseph	24	20
Robert Wang	Livingston A	St. Mark's	28	20
Hari Veginati	Stevenson A	St. Thomas	43	20
Liam Reed	Maggie Walker B	Maggie Walker C	44	20
Andrew Evans	McLean B	Lightridge	44	20
Deven Hagen	Thomas Jefferson A	Hoover A	44	20
Edward Kim	Johns Creek A	Hunter A	50	20
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	Okemos	50	20
Hazel DePreist-Sullivan	Hastings	Barrington	52	20
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Heights	52	20
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson B	Mexico	52	20
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson D	Strake Jesuit	52	20
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Johns Creek B	55	20
Edward Burros	McLean A	Walter Payton A	67	20
Varun Venkatagiri	Innovation Academy A	Belmont	76	10
Andrew Li	Winston Churchill B	Chattahoochee	76	10
Jacob Koewler	James W. Robinson	Fairfield County AT	76	10
William Shi	Richard Montgomery B	William Fremd	76	10
Vikas Kothari	St. Xavier	Owensboro	76	10
Joshua Studee	Walter Payton B	Choate Rosemary Hall	76	10
Zee Ebert	Carl Sandburg	Elkhorn North	79	10
Josh Fan	Richard Montgomery A	University Lab	83	10
Spencer Thomas	Durham AT	Detroit Catholic Central B	88	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central C	West Point	91	10
Nick Murray	Detroit Catholic Central A	Alabama Cyber Tech	96	10
Aiden Dombrosky	Hoover B	Cincinnati Hills	107	10
Aditya Khambekar	Seven Lakes	Great Valley	125	10
Soren Gjesfjeld	Bloomington	Lindbergh	126	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Northmont B	126	10
Sanjay Shanmuga Perumal	Lambert	Kinkaid	126	10
Ryan Fitzgerald	Northmont A	Livingston B	126	10
Andrew Tsui	Canyon Crest	Maggie Walker A	126	10
Varun Sathyajeeth	Solon	DuPage County AT	126	10
Eli Casey	Norfolk Academic Guild	Stevenson B	126	10
Aryan Desarapu	Beavercreek	Thomas Jefferson C	126	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	35	100%	40%	0%	79.71