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| # | Answer | Category | Player | Awards | Region | Grade | Celerity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borgia family | Italy | Jack Van Nostrand |
  
| Canada | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .700 | 19 |
| 2 | Glorious Revolution | Britain/Ireland | Lexi Terman |
 
| New Jersey | Fr. | .841 | 20 |
| 3 | Alexander the Great | Eastern | Alexander Koutsoukos |
| California | Fr. | .770 | 20 |
| 4 | Magyars | Eastern | Mazin Omer |
| Massachusetts | So. | .874 | 20 |
| 5 | Denmark | Scandinavia | Vikshar Athreya |
| Washington | Jr. | .799 | 20 |
| 6 | Portugal | Spain/Portugal | Michael Coates |
| California | Grad. | .715 | 19 |
| 7 | Venerable Bede | Britain/Ireland | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .489 | 16 |
| 8 | Augustus Caesar or Octavian | Ancient Rome | Eric Wolfsberg |
| California | Grad. | .613 | 17 |
| 9 | Winter War | Russia | Jack Van Nostrand |
| Canada | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .624 | 18 |
| 10 | Bayeux Tapestry | Britain/Ireland | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .862 | 20 |
| 11 | François Mitterrand | France | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .629 | 18 |
| 12 | Wilhelm II of Germany | Eastern | Kevin Lei |
| Canada | Sr. | .785 | 20 |
| 13 | Greece | Eastern | Alexander Koutsoukos |
| California | Fr. | .844 | 20 |
| 14 | Nikita (Sergeyevich) Khrushchev | Russia | Michael Coates |
| California | Grad. | .855 | 20 |
| 15 | Thomas Becket | Religious | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .586 | 17 |
| 16 | Italy | Italy | Nick Jensen |
| California | Grad. | .835 | 20 |
| 17 | Manchester | Britain/Ireland | Alexander Hardwick |
| United Kingdom | Grad. | .840 | 20 |
| 18 | Romania | Eastern | Alexander Koutsoukos |
| California | Fr. | .738 | 19 |
| 19 | Prussia | Eastern | Kevin Fan |
| Canada | So. | .737 | 19 |
| 20 | Black Death or bubonic plague | Eastern | Tomás Aguilar-Fraga |
| California | So. | .802 | 20 |
| 21 | El Cid | Spain/Portugal | Eric Wolfsberg |
| California | Grad. | .751 | 19 |
| 22 | Battle of Verdun | France | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .732 | 19 |
| 23 | Thirty Years’ War | Eastern | Pranav Veluri |
| Indiana | So. | .640 | 18 |
| 24 | (Saint) Pope John Paul II | Religious | Arjun Gadiyar |
| California | Fr. | .590 | 17 |
| 25 | Louis XIV of France | France | Nick Jensen |
| California | Grad. | .797 | 20 |
| 26 | Balkan peninsula or Balkans | Eastern | Jakob Lippert |
| Michigan | Jr. | .792 | 20 |
| 27 | Egypt | France | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .659 | 18 |
| 28 | (Saint) Joan of Arc | France | Chauncey Lo |
| New York | Jr. | .915 | 20 |
| 29 | Winter Palace | Russia | Michael Coates |
| California | Grad. | .783 | 20 |
| 30 | Marcus Tullius Cicero | Ancient Rome | Varun Sikand |
| Connecticut | Jr. | .818 | 20 |
| 31 | Sicily | Ancient Rome | Varun Sikand |
| Connecticut | Jr. | .850 | 20 |
| 32 | Amerigo Vespucci | Italy | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .664 | 18 |
| 33 | Battle of Stalingrad | Russia | Jakob Lippert |
| Michigan | Jr. | .746 | 19 |
| 34 | Charlemagne | France | Nick Jensen |
| California | Grad. | .884 | 20 |
| 35 | Pope Pius IX | Religious | Seoan Webb |
| United Kingdom | So. | .803 | 20 |
| 36 | Minoan civilization | Eastern | Alexander Koutsoukos |
| California | Fr. | .789 | 20 |
| 37 | Spanish Civil War | Spain/Portugal | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .776 | 20 |
| 38 | House of Hanover | Britain/Ireland | Michael Coates |
| California | Grad. | .789 | 20 |
| 39 | Trajan | Ancient Rome | Nick Jensen |
| California | Grad. | .605 | 17 |
| 40 | Napoleon III | France | Vikshar Athreya |
| Washington | Jr. | .806 | 20 |
| 41 | Erwin Rommel | Eastern | Kevin Fan |
| Canada | So. | .565 | 17 |
| 42 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Britain/Ireland | Alexander Hardwick |
| United Kingdom | Grad. | .774 | 20 |
| 43 | Saint Patrick | Religious | Jack Wolverton |
| Missouri | Jr. | .344 | 14 |
| 44 | Norway | Scandinavia | Eric Rosenthal |
| New York | Grad. | .789 | 20 |
| 45 | Christian Democratic Union (of Germany) | Eastern | Jakob Lippert |
| Michigan | Jr. | .571 | 17 |
| 46 | Cardinal Richelieu | France | Varun Sikand |
| Connecticut | Jr. | .865 | 20 |
| 47 | Herodotus | Eastern | Eric Wolfsberg |
| California | Grad. | .829 | 20 |
| 48 | Council of Trent | Religious | Mazin Omer |
| Massachusetts | So. | .829 | 20 |
| 49 | Malta | Eastern | Junu Song |
| California | Fr. | .749 | 19 |
| 50 | Nuremberg | Eastern | Michael Coates |
| California | Grad. | .740 | 19 |
Celerity is the fraction of the question that had not been read at the time of a buzz (for which a correct answer was provided). 1.000 is an immediate buzz, .500 is an answer given halfway through the question in terms of time on the sound recording, and .000 is an answer given at the very end.