playing tennis - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

George H. W. Bush engaged in this activity with Michael Armacost and Akihito a few hours before he barfed on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi (20[1])Miyazawa. (20[1])Facilities for this activity were popularized by Louis X (“the 10th”) of France, (20[1])who died shortly after engaging in it. (20[1])A barefoot Calvin Coolidge Jr. engaged (20[1])in this activity (20[3])at the White House (20[1])before (20[1])developing a fatal blood poisoning. When she was arrested for treason, Anne Boleyn was watching people (20[1])partake (20[1])in the (*) “real” version of this activity, usually played indoors. An unfinished Jacques-Louis David (10[1])painting depicts a facility for this activity at Versailles where the Third Estate (10[1])agreed to not disband (10[2])in a dramatic (10[1])oath. (10[2])For (10[2])10 (10[1])points, what Victorian sport is the focus of Wimbledon? (10[1])■END■ (10[11])

ANSWER: playing tennis [accept playing doubles tennis or lawn tennis or real tennis or court tennis; prompt on playing sports or doubles or exercising]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Benny Feldman	Hastings	Richard Montgomery A	23	20
Varun Venkatagiri	Innovation Academy A	Lambert	24	20
Jun Lowenhar	Hunter B	Chattahoochee	35	20
Chris Yoo	Thomas Jefferson A	Heights	42	20
Soren Gjesfjeld	Bloomington	Detroit Catholic Central B	48	20
Anuj Damle	Freeman	Stevenson B	51	20
Ethan Bosita	St. Mark's	Hunter A	51	20
Robert Wang	Livingston A	Johns Creek A	51	20
Colette Kendrick	Winston Churchill B	Okemos	55	20
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Great Valley	56	20
Eli Casey	Norfolk Academic Guild	Saint Joseph	72	20
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson B	Lightridge	73	20
Yaj Jhajhria	Canyon Crest	Johns Creek B	87	10
Zee Ebert	Carl Sandburg	Maggie Walker B	100	10
Theodor Martin	Carbondale	St. Thomas	104	10
Brodie Henry	West Point	Solon	104	10
Sky Hong	Choate Rosemary Hall	Cincinnati Hills	107	10
Orion Brey	Owensboro	James W. Robinson	108	10
Pranav Aiyar	William Fremd	McLean A	108	10
Nate Stewart	Maggie Walker C	Elkhorn North	109	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Thomas Jefferson C	109	10
Ben Hellman	Georgetown Day	Maggie Walker A	110	10
Krikor Hachikian	Belmont	Kinkaid	119	10
Shawn Syed	University Lab	Barrington	120	10
Russell Dillak	Northmont B	Beavercreek	120	10
Saathvik Koneru	Detroit Catholic Central C	DuPage County AT	120	10
Krish Nathan	Hoover A	Winston Churchill A	120	10
Hari Veginati	Stevenson A	Innovation Academy B	120	10
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson D	Livingston B	120	10
Carter Pisocky	McLean B	Mexico	120	10
Jacob Hansen	Walter Payton A	Richard Montgomery B	120	10
Keerthana Krishnan	Seven Lakes	Detroit Catholic Central A	120	10
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	St. Xavier	120	10
Leo Xiao	Walter Payton B	Hoover B	120	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	34	100%	35%	0%	90.18